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The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17

fences in beth America and Europe
where he studied extensively at
various European universities.
At the conclusion of Father
Wilson's talk, Father BaFarge
gave a brief address, in which he
expressed appreciation of the OPP
portunity to meet a large number
of new colored friends; and said
that the question of race relations
he thinks, is largely a matter OF
Individual contacts each individual
making a good impression on the
other.
Editor George K. Hunton spoke
briefly of his experiences in in
terracial work, and invited all
present to visit the newly opened
DePorres Interracial and Cultural
Center, 20 Vesey street.
Judge Watson Pays Tribute
Judge James S. Watson was
paid a high tribute by Mr.. Cal
vim, who said he has made a line
record on abe bench which re-
fleets credit not only on his group
bus on the entire judiciary of the
c;tv .Judge Watson then paid trl-
bute to Father Wilson as a scholar
and a higa churchman; said the
people cf Harlem were proud Oh
him and that his own people from
the Islands are justly proud OF
him. He told the guest of honor
that all present regretted that ne
must leave and return to his post
in Jamacia, but wished him Don
voyage and high success IN MS
work at home. He welcomed Faith
err Wilson back to America when
ever he found it possible to return.
Calvin Given Vote of Thanks
Judge Watson then moved that
tho audience give a rising vote OF
thanks to Mr.. Calvin for having
taken the initiative in making pos
sible the meeting at which Father
Wilson had found so many new
friends, and at which so many
new people had been able to meet
Father Wilson personally and
therefore more able to appreciate
his scholarship and worth.
1t was announced that Father
Wilson would sail for Jamaica on
June 6.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
HISTORY IN THE
MAKING

For the first time in the history
of Elkdom in America, the Off
GERS of Omaha Lodge Number SO
BPOE Elks in person extended an
invitation to the IBPOE of w LODI
go Number 90 to join them at 9th
and Leavenworth Streets in a pa
rade from there to Hanscom Park
to commemorate Flag Day Ser
vices.
Hats off and in hand to Omaha
Lodge Number 80 BPOE Elks for
showing their spirit of tolerance
in this commemorated services.
a new day and a more fully coop
May it be the opening wedge for
which these two Americas own
Grafton in the great principles for
lodges stand for.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
LOCAL ATTORNEY SPEAKS
AGAINST FONTENELLE
HOUSING PROJECT

Atty. H. J. Pinkett spoke against
the new Fontenelle housing pro-
ject Tuesday morning at the City
Council meeting Mr.. Pinkett sta
ted the present Fontenelle hous-
ing project was net serving the
purpose it was intended to serve
when built. He stated that one
tenant lived in the present Fon-
tenelle apartments who owns two
drug stores and there are three
tenants living in the Fontenelle
Apartments who are in clerical
positions drawing better than 5000
2 month salary. He also stated
that there was one tenant who
owns a ten Thousand dollar home
in Bemis Park district and had
rented his own home out and is
now living in the Fontenelle apart
ments.
The Mayor at this point inter-
rupted Mr.. Pinkett and asked him
to please name the party who
owned a ten thousand dollar home
and lived in the apartments. At
ter some persuasion by the Mayor
and a few moments of hesitation
on the part of Atty. Pinkett, he
said the mans name was Mr.. Ben
Handler. At this point Mr.. Klus-
nick intercepted Mr.. Pinkett and
asked if Mr.. Ben Handler was in
the Council Chamber and if he
was would he please stand. Mr..
Handler was asked, "Do you own
a ten thousand dollar house in Be-
mis- Park Addition" Mr.. Hand
Ter answered no, he did not and
never did W such a home.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
TWO. CONVCTS ESCAPE IN
STORM, CORNERED AND
SHOT DOWN BY GUARDS

Little Rock, Ark, June 8 AMP
two colored convicts, Archie
Goodwin and James Patterson,
who escaped last Thursday when
a high wind demolished their
stockade at Cumins State prison
farm. later cornered and shot to
death by trusty guards. Prison
officials said the men were killed
by two Negro TRUSTEES when they
sprang on one who was beating
through the woods between Cum
MINIS and Guold, Ark.
The shooting followed In the
wake of a spring storm of great
violence which injured many,
caused damage elsewhere in the
state estimated a million dollars.
Slain Convict Goodwin was serv-
ing 81 years for assault with in
tent to kill, burglary and grand
larceny; Patterson was serving z
for burglary and larceny.
Another convict who escaped in
the stockade break returned vol
unfairly to the prison camp, and
questioned by officials as to his
attempted escape, he said" just
took to the woods for safety
Several prisoners were injured
when the stockade collapsed.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
MIR. GILBERT SPEAKS IN
INTEREST OF THE NEW
APART
MENT PROJECT

Nh. S. Edward Gilbert, editor
of the Omaha Star and President
of the Negro Chamber of Com
merce, appeared at a meeting in
the City Council Chamber Tues
day morning and registered his
approval in favor of the addition
of the new Fontenelle Apartment
project. Mr.. Gilbert called to the
attention of the City Council the
u~nsanitary condition of many of
he Negroes present homes and
70 the fire hazards of the homes
in this district.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17

Katherine Hepburn, dynamic star of stage and
screen, today was presented in a new role-that of a
model for the Spirit of Tolerance in a patriotic pos
ter painted by McClelland Barclay, noted illustrator,
for the nationwide independence Day Ceremony of
the Council Against Intoleralre in America.
The poster, which will symbolic the American
Declaration of Tolerance and Equality, initiated by
George Gordon Battle, United States Senator W.
Warren Barbour of New Jersey and William Allen
White, co-chairman of the Council, will be reproduc-
ed on billboards in Times Square and throughout the
nation.
Miss Hepburn, now appearing in the Broad
way hit play "The Philadelphia Story consented to-
model for the painting after she had been selected
by Mr.. Barclay as the American woman who, in the
minds of American citizens, "best symbolized the
Spirit of Tolerance
Nh. Barclay himself will direct the work of
transposing the painting from the original canvass
to the Times Square billboard. He will work on the
scaffold at the Billboard next week, when the job of
painting begins.
The independence Day Ceremony will entail
adoption of the Declaration of Tolerance and Equal
iy at thousands of community patriotic celebrations
throughout the nation on July Fourth as part of a
program to afford a stirring national rededication
to American ideals Of tolerance and freedom as set
forth in our Declaration of Independence the Coun-
ell announced.
The Declaration has been submitted to the
Governors of the 48 States for approval and signat-
ure and will be presented to Congress after the In
dependence Day observance.
Among the outstanding leaders of American
civic and patriotic organizations who are serving ON
the Independence Day Committee of the Council are:
Walter W. Head, President, Boy Scouts of America;
Colonel James A. Moss, President General, United
States Flag Association; Isador S. Worth, National
Commander, Jewish War Veterans of the United
States; Owen A. Calvin, National Commander, Dis
abled American Veterans of the World War; Joseph
Berning, Supreme President, The Catholic Knights
of America; Lester F. Scott, National Executive,
Camp Fire Girls, Inc. Frank L. We'll, President,
Young Mems Hebrew Association; Alfred ]. Kenn-
edy, Past COMMANDMENT Chief, Spanish War Veter-
ans-1898; Mrs. Ray F. Schwartz, Executive Direc-
tor, Young Women's Hebrew Association; Robert
B. Handy, Jr, Adjutant General, Veterans of For
eign Wars of the United States; Mrs. John French,
President, National Board, Young Women's Christ
ian Association; DR.. Edward J. Mccormick, Grand
Exalted Ruler, Grand Lodge, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks; John E. Manleg, General Sec
rotary, National Council, Young Mems Christian As
sociations; Mrs. Bess Duncan Wells, National Pres
ident, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
PETER MEHRENS SPEAKS
AGAINST NEW FONTENELLE
APARTMENT HOUSING
PROJECT

Mr.. Peter Mehrens, a member
of the Board of Education, and
who ran high in the Negro distr-
let for City Commissioner May 8
viciously registered his disappro-
val of any new Fontenelle apart
ments being built. Mr.. Mehrens
talked at length and after con-
GLIDING his argument against the
new project, he kept up a whisp-
ering campaign from one Commits
sioner to another during the rest
of the Council session. Mr.. Meh-
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17

the Gavagan federal anti-Iynching
bill reached the $4,000 mark, Of
ficials of the NAACP. reported to-
day.
The association is seeking 100,-
900 of these signatures. The time
limit has been extended indefinite
ly it was said, in order to permit
a full cross-section of the entire
country to express support of the
bill.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
FOntenelle Housing Pro-
ject Is Again Put Off
Another Group of Landlords Had
Their Say

Under Mr.. Allwine's direction,
Tuesday Morning, June -, quite
a few apartment owners and one
gentleman who represents the
Plumbing Association, three in
dividuals spoke against the new ad
dition to the Fontenelle apart
ment project After listening to
several arguments against the
project, the council put the mat
ter off another week.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17

lists. An interesting feature of the
commencement exercises was that
on June 1. The commencement
speaker was DR.. John Ellis Turner
A. NJ: LII. D., president of Lew
iston State Normal School, Lew
iston, Idaho, the father of DIR. E.
L. Turner, president Of Meharry
Medical College.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
DIR. LENNON AGAIN SPEAKS
AGAINST THE FONTENELLE
APARTMENT HOUSING
PROJECT

DR.. G. B. Lennox appeared in
the City Council meeting again
Tuesday morning and expressed
his disapproval and reasons for
not approving the Fontenelle a.
partment housing project.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
30 UP o. M. ID.
A T MEHARRY

Nashville, Tenn, June Is (C)-
Thirty candidates for the M. d.
degree were announced by Me-
harry Medical College last week;
and 5 for the D. d. S.; II for the
degree of Graduate Nurse; and 8
for certificates as Dental Hygien-
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
$4,000 SIGN ANTI-LYNCHING
PETITIONS; TIME LIMIT EX-
TENDED

New York, June 9-Averaging
five thousand a week, signatures
TO petitions calling for passage of
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17

rens is the owner of a large block
of apartments on Webster street.
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
THE HON. WALTER w. HEAD
IEX-OMAHAN ON NATL COUN-
GIL AGAINST INTOLERANCE
IN AMERICA

Katherine Hepburn Serves AS Model for Spirit of
Tolerance In Painting by McClelland Barclay for
independence Day Ceremony of the Council
Against Intolerance In America
The Omaha guide., 1939-06-17
City
Edition

W EAIHEk
Weather outlook for the
period June II to June IT
Upper Miss. and lower
Missouri Valley, general
ly fair 1st of wk, showers
middle, fair again toward
close; temp. near or be-
low normal north, near or.
above normal south por-
ton.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-08-31
PREPARATION FOR FIRE

''Prepmaton for fire fighting will often mean the
difference between and ruin release of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
ect of adeuuate preparation the part of fire depart
ments AS points out 1T has not been uncommon in
fire service consider fire stations only as block houses
outposts housing and equipment which would go
action somewhat blndly when called by alarm Of
fire. And when this is the circumstance the fire depart
ment how we'll trained and equipped is obvious
ly at seI;ous disadvantage knowing little nothing Of
what it is liz ely to encounter.
Modern fire fighting methods, like modern warfare,
mast be based upon the most exact knowledge of the be
havor of the emmy And to achieve that, every member
of the fire department must know the general conditions
of mercantile and manufacturing areas and the locations
theatres churches and other crowded places Plans
be made the best and efficient method of
approach both bringing equipment to the fire and In
fighting itconfusion and congestion waste precious
minutes and be the of tremendous unnecessary
losses of life and property Effective inspections of build
ngs made periodically taking into consideration
all factors involving life hazards for occupants and fire
In the of important buildings the fire depart
should have plans showing floor arrangement stair
ways, elevators exposures. etc.
What is true for urban fire departments is likewise
true for rural Country fire fighting units should COM
petey survey the territory they and know excaty
the location Of FARMS roads, fields, etc.
And mere is vital roin-fire fighting groups which
haven't made surveys should repair their failure and Go
it immediately Fire doesn't always wait until tomorrow.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-08-31
CHAMBER of COMMERCE, ATTENTION

Would you turn thumbs down if going concern were
to send its president you with the following proposition?
We vrll not ask you for gift of land we will not
demand tax exemption for period of years will
ask you bonus of any kind if establish plant
in your city and guarantee monthly pay roll of $4,000
1t seems highly improbable.
Yet that eXcaty what the Townsend Plan contenl-
plates aid to recovery in your community It expects
nothing from you except your good will 1t will provide
the elder citizens in your community with monthly
nuitie otang $50 OOO This money must be spent within
thirty days after the date of receipt Necessarily those
who have been the thin ice of desperation will spend
that money home So your bank cearngs naturally will
rise
But, you say will not be taxed for that under your
transaction tax proposal? You will The tax you will
bear is percent each business transaction you
But if else to you and guaranteed your
business would increase under plan he had, you
would gladly pay that up to 10 percent the gain
in business volume.
This Is only one of the reasons why business men all
over the country, especially who active in the
development of their community through its Chamber
of Commerce, should welcome the Townsend Plan by
joining tie Townsend National Legion which is dedicated
to the task of enlightening all business about the
Movement nat will increase business at cost of only
percent each ransaction-Townsend National Weekly
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-08-31
ALESSON FROM HOLLAND

The American people can learn valuable lesson
from TIE ifeguards at the beaches Of Holland!
For according to item in the Dairynens League
News York these guards make practice of drink
ing glass milk every hour to give them greater
durance.
Medical men and d'eticians often observe that the
per capitp consumption of milk in this countryby both
children and adutsis lower than should be- in the
interests health Few foods contain much nutritive
value as milk few palatable and few are less
expensive national milk consumption double more
that existing today would result in market betterment of
the average standard of health And incidentally would
mean great deal to the dairy farmer, who has been
faced with excessive production consumption
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-08-31

Business continues to look up in many lines Nothing
comparable to boom is in evidence, but the slow and
steady Improvement that in time back contii-
ing
General forecast is that there will be substantial
fall upturn
Important factor change in feeling the part
of Industrial leaders. There pleased by the
relatively conservative attitude of the last Congress- and
regard evidence of rightist swing in public opinion
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-08-31
NO GUESS WORK

The function of life insurance is to take guesswork
out of tie unknown.
fortune in invested capital real estate may dis
appear almost overnight Life Insurance. if the contract
is met by purchaser seldom fails. You know before
hand precisely what you gettng-and you get right
on the dot when the tire comes.
No man knows whether he will be able to leave An
adequate estate when he dies, whether he will amass
sufficient capital to him comfortable ndepend
emf old age To make those things is the principal
service of life insurance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-08-31

''Tne miracle maker may build up the hopes of The
multitude hut the miracles will continue to lack enduring
substance '-Arthur E. Morgan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05
Housing Authority
Survey Reveals
New Home Needs
Continued from page u

degree of congestion or overcrowd-
ing" Major Lee said, "the county
authority will press further its
request to the United States
Housing Authority for funds with
which to construct new housing
for such families.
"Unsociable and insanitary
overcrowding exists in all of the
communities investigated. Every
body knows that hundreds of new
homes have been built in this
county in the last few years, but
not one brick has been laid for
families of low incomes. They
have been crowded together in
some cases in most discouraging
surroundings.
"In one place on Tucker road
near Ednor seven persons are liv-
ing in two rooms; in Spencerville
Ii persons are living in a four
room house and paying $40 a
month for it. At Pine Hill, IL
are living in five small rooms ;
in Emory Grove near Gathers
burg Ia of one family live in four
rooms, and at another place near
Pine Hill six persons, all women
and children, are living in one
room in a stable"
Major Lee said that similar
conditions exist throughout the
county and it is the intention of
the county housing authority to
alleviate the plight of rural fam
lilies first, providing the United
States Housing Authority ap-
proves the proposed projects.
He declared there is an acute
shortage Of even sub-standard
housing for low-income families
and many men, even those getting
SIS to $40 a week, are resorting
to renting or buying small plots
of undesirable ground and are
building shacks on them of what
ever materials they are able to
scrape together.
Lee declared "these jerry-built,
ramshackle dwellings are worse
than Stun houses to begin. They
cannot be properly heated and
sanitation is out Of the question
for them. Yet they are about
the best these men can do since
there is no rental property avail
able for them"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05

would cost the lives of over mil
lion men.
Turning the pages of history
back to the Battle of Verdun dur
ing the World War recalls to our
memory those words of the French
General Petain-"T They Shall Not
Pass. The proof of how terrific
and courageous was the Germans
attack, how heroically gallant was
the French defense, is today shown
by the 100000 Black Crosses of
the enemy and the 425,000 White
Crosses of the French, marking the
graves of those who fell in battle.
1t took II months to settle this
issue. A year and a half during
which time 1000 French 75's roared
incessantly. AS men dropped, their
places were Immediately retaken.
Wave after wave of gray-clad
Germans swept across. the Valley
of Neuve Chappelle. only to be
dropped in their tracks. More
waves took their places. Action on
both sides was almost "Robot
like, but nevertheless human
courage and human action FREEDOM
mated.
Will this be the case today?
Should the highly mechanical and
presumably irresistible German
mechanical army meet the French
poilu in his so-called immovable
Maginot line?
My opinion is that blood, human
sacrifice, will again play its tragic
but vitality important part in the
phrasing of "They Shall Not
Pass.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05

Oct. 18-Woodfeld Grange Com
munity Fair. Exhibits will
be entered from $3.50 to 1870.
Those who do not have ways to
bring their exhibits notify Ruth
Green, Phone Damascus 1884.
Thursday, Oct. 19-Baked chicken
supper to be held in Laytonsville
school, for benefit Laytonsville
Parent Teacher Association.
Thursday, Nov. 2 - Washington
Grove, church supper.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05
FOR SALE

To Close Estate-5-room house,
West End Park, all modern i'm
provements, 2 acres of land.
Equipped for small chicken farm
of 1000 layers, brooder house,
1000 capacity. Terms Cash.
Very reasonable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05
Coming Events

Oct. Z = The Wesley Grove Ladies
Aid will hold an Oyster Supper
at the hall in WoodfieId.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05
st. Luke's Lutheran Church
Redland
Ralph Hershberger, Pastor

n Ralph Hershberger, Pastor
1000 A. M. Sunday school lesson
on life of Christ.
HOO A. M. Church paper SER
mon. "The Whole Earth For
Christ" on Isaiah 6:1-8.
1870 P. M. Choir and congrega-
tional singing practice.
500 P. M. Bible lecture on "Old
Testament Wisdom Books.
Wednesday:
1870 P. M. Personal work lesson
on Elbow To Use The Memorized
Word With Those Lacking Assur-
ance".
Thursday:
500 P. M. Ladies Aid discussion
OF ''The Holy Christian Church.
Social hostesses = Mrs. George
Shaw and Mrs. Pete Brown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05
BASKET BALL
SEASON NEAR
Schedule Calls For Games
During Week And Sunday
Afternoon

Now that the softball season
has come to close and the base
ball year is just about over the
sports fans of Rockville and vicin-
ity are wondering what they will
do with their evenings and Sun
day afternoons.
Well, it won't be long before
basketball season starts and when
the Rockville A. A. gets their boys
and girls teams under way the
sports fans should find plenty of
enjoyment and excitement follow
ing them through their schedules
which usually hold out up until
the middle of March. The bas-
RETAILERS expect to play several
nights each week as well as Sun
day afternoons.
The players on the basketball
court will not be strangers to the
many Rockville citizens who have
enjoyed watching softball this
past summer, either.
Looking back over the roster of
last years boys team we find
such familiar names as Fred
"Ossie" Lanier and Gordon
"Sully" Mills of the Business Men /;
Karl Becker of the Marines; Hor-
ace "Hershy" Hershberger of the
Lawyers; Bob Lee, the Boys Club
first-baseman; Jack MARYLAND, who
has been holding down second
base for Pepco; .'Bucky" Anders,
the slugger from Reeds; and Lam
bert Durbin of the St. Mary's
aggregation. The Rockville base
ball team supplies another tosser
in the form of "Blackie" Stearn
and then Hershberger is base
ball man also.
Many new faces are expected
to be seen in the gym this fall,
among them two of the Business
Mems players, Bill Jobes and
Paul Sheckles. Dawson "Moose"
Wootton, who played the infeld
for the Firemen, is expected to be
in this years lineup. William
Wilder "Moon" Evans, shortstop
with Judge Gassoway's Lawyers,
was somewhat of a sensation on
the court at Maryland U. several
years ago and may play some
amateur ball this year.
The girls team is related to
softball also. There is Margaret
peggy" Lanier, who played first
base for Joe BIRTHS Soft Ball
ballers, and who is Fred's wife;
"Toottie" Howard, the shortstop,
whose hubble is "Stuff" Howard,
Reeds catcher, and also manager
of the Rockville baseball team.
"Teenie" Anders Nusbaum, who
has two brothers and a sister in
softball. Bucky is with Reeds,
Norman with the Boys Club and
Dolly is one of Joe BIRTHS very
best. Nellie Mae Norris is the
sister of Pat and Maurice Norris
of the Marines, and "Curley''
Hutchinson is the sister of the
Firemen's three Hutchinsons and
the Boys Clubs "Boy" Hutchin-
son.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-05
Ladies' Aid Holds
First Fall Meeting

About sixty members and guests
were present at the first meeting
Of the Ladies Aid Society, held
Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Charles E. Becraft. Hostesses were
Mrs. C. E. Becraft, Mrs. H. W.
Becraft and Mrs. Lee M. Howes.
During the business meeting it
was decided to give dinner and
bazaar, Thursday, November End.
Further details will be announced
later.