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The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
Midwest To Get Golden Spike"
For World Premiere Celebration

For the first time since driven
to complete the first transcon-
tinental railroad May 10, 1869 al
Promontory, Utah, the original
last golden spike will leave Cal
ifornia for a heavily guarded trip
to Omaha, in honor of the world
premiere there of Cecil B. De
Miles "Union Pacific" and
Golden Spike Days April 26
to 20.
The spike will be the central
exhibit at a mammoth historical
exposition at the City Auditorium
in Omaha during the four-day
celebration.
The property of Stanford Uni
versity, special permission was
obtained from the institution for
the trip only after a carefully
detailed plan of protecting the
priceless collectors item was
approved there. It has been con-
tinuously in the vaults OF the
Wells Fargo bank in San Fran
cisco until a few weeks ago when
it was made the main attraction
OF the San Francisco exhibit on
Treasure Island at the Golden
Gate Worlds Fair. Following
the Mid-West's exposition, the
spike will again be returned to
its place in the fair.
Securely sealed in its specially
constructed safe made up of
heavy steel plates and locked
with both a time and combina-
ton lock. the spike will leave
San Francisco under heavy
guard Monday morning. April
"a, and will arrive in Omaha
Wednesday, April IS. Enroute ii
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

Secretary of the National Negro
Insurance Week Committee, which
is sponsoring Insurance Week,
May 8-13, who has contacted Negro
school principals throughout the
country advising them of the ma
tional essay contest for junior and
senior high school students on the
subject: "Tae Relation of Insurance
Service to the Economics of the
Negro" First prize is 800, second
prizo $50, and third prize $25. Es-
says are limited to 500 words and
may bo turned between April ] and
May 18th to Mr.. Young at 2107
Dryades street, New Orleans, New
Orleans, La, or Mr.. G. w. Cox,
chairman of the committee, 112
Parrish street, Durham, N. c. Dur
ing Insurance Week the goal of
twenty million dollars in new busi-
ness has been set, and awards will
b made to winning agents at the
18th annual convention of the Ma
tional Negro Insurance Association
in Los Angeles, Cal. July 12-14.
Calvin Service.)
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

Yes, we have CLEANED from the
Emancipation Proclamation the
mud of patronizing policies. and
various sentimental social ideas,
certain civil rights enjoyed by 9TH
er Americans. But we have rot
beer granted the right to lift our
economic status, and laws, declar-
atoms, ard social movements will
not achieve this. Only mass coop
Grafton in the intense directioning
~ purchasing power, will make
our dream of democratic existence,
realiza5le. Only careful project
ed and well organized campaigns
of the do not buy where you
cannot work" variety, the abolition
Of sentimental appeal, and the ex-
pert management of cooperative
by amassed capital, will enable US
TO grasp the total significance of
democratic freedom.
Today, our troubled planet is
studded with localities where the
exercising of cooperative rights is
regarded as a crime, and the free
dom of group expression has been
abolished In our country, we r
striving to preserve some of these
rights and privileges which stem
from democracy, while the Negro
suffer handicaps that tend to smo-
ther him into oblivion. Think what
out chances would be for free ex-
preston under any other form of
government. Therefore it becomes
the duty of each Negro to get
behind this drive for economic
self-sufficiency, through mutual
cooperation.
Get behind this idea of greater
directed purchasing, and aid Mr..
Peacock in his valiant efforts to
sell democracy through the me-
dunn of elementary economics.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
PRESIDENT WILLIAM GREEN
OF A. F. OF l.. SUPPORTS
NATIONAL NEGRO
RAILROAD WORKERS
CONFERENCE

New York April 20-It was
stated at the international Head
quarters of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters by A Philip
Randolph, international President
that William Green, President of
the American Federation of Lab
or has given tentative assurance
that he will address the conference
which will be held in Washington,
D c., May 10 and 20 for the
purpose of discussing the problems
of Negro railroad workers and
exploring ways and means of eff
fecting some solution of them.
President Green expressed his III
terest in and support OF the con-
ference.
Reports from different sections
If the country nil.cyia o broad
interest among Negro railroad
workers of a large number of diff
ferent crafts and sections of the
railroad industry, in the confer
enee according to Mr.. Randolph.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
Hon. Robert A. Taft At
Howard University

Speaking a few days ago be-
fore the Seventy-second Charter
Day Dinner of Howard University
in Washington, Senator Robert A.
Taft, Republican, of Ohio. took oc-
casion to point out to Negroes
some of the dangers they face if
present conditions in this country
are not soon changed.
He pointed out that the colored
people on WPA rolls were TIN eat
tened to serfdom." 1t was his con-
tention that the Colored people
would best be served by govern
ment stimulating jobs for them
whsre they would have an oppor-
tunity to carr mors than "a bare
existence
AS a matter OF fact, Senator
Taft said, the whole New Deal
movement toward Government re-
gulation and RECOMMENDATION was
more of a threat to the colored
C than it is to the rest of the
Nation" When the government
undertakes to fix wages, working
hours prices and other practices,
he explained, there is real dan
ger hat the colored people will
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

will have a heavy armed guard
twenty-four hours a day of Union
Pacific and American Railway
Express special agents and
other carefully picked guards.
At the historic ceremony at
Promontory, Governor Leland
Stanford of California and Union
Pacific Vice President Thos. C.
Durant sealed the rails from the
east and west by each tapping
the golden spike with a silver
headed maui. DR.. Ray Lyman
Wilbur, present President of
Stanford and former Secretary
OF the Interior, is expected to be
in Omaha to take part in the Of
fetal opening of the exposition.
Seventy-five to one hundred
thousand visitors II ON all over
the country r expected to at
tend the World Premiere of
Union Pacific" and Golden
Spike Days to see such Holly
wood notables as Cecil B. De
Mile. Barbara Stanwyck. Joel
McCrea. Martha Raye. Lloyd
Nolan, and many other top-flight
motion picture personalities who
will be personally present. Rail-
roads are offering special rates.
The World Premiere has been
hailed as the biggest thing for
the Midwest since the famous
Trans-Mississipoi Exposition of
40 years ago. 1t will have such
features as four great street
parades, a mammoth costume
ball to the music of Vincent
Lopez and his land. and an In
dian encampment. The entire
city of 225. 900 people will be in
gay 1869 costumes.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
Alabama Teachers
Pay 5000 To Launch
Equalization Salary
Fight

Mongamery, Ala. April 49,
Backing up their unanimous appro-
val with an initial cash contribu-
ton of 5000 b. a campaign war
eest, the Alabama State Teacrer's
Association session here Satur-
d y voted full support for a fight
L. a.uslize the salaries of Negro
an white teachers in the state
Tn figh., which will be conduc-
ted by E committee If prominent
citizens. together with the Nation
Ell Association for TIC Advancement
It Colored People, represents the
third state in which the NAACP
has fully launched its drive to abol-
i3h tho discrimination salary sched-
ule faced by Neg1n teachers in
states where segregated schools OBJ
tanned. Preparations are under way
for conducting similar campaigns
in Tennessee, Florida an Louisiana
Taurgood Marshall, assistant la-
gal eoansel for the Association ed
dressed the teachers on the tetfl-
nique of conducting tie drive. Mr..
Marshall will develop the legal
phrase of the campaign.
"A white person with a Bache-
lor's degree has a salary range
with a five dollar yearly increase
f.om SIC to nine years of $50 to
$50. A Negro with identical train
ming and experience enjoys a sal
any range with a two and-a-half
dallor yearly increase from n to
nine years of $64 to 500. Tiis is
as of September, 1887"
Members of the citizens commit
tea include: DR.. E. w. Taggart, a
naflynal member of the NAACP
tho Rev. F. D. Thompson, pastor
OF Birmingham's 18th Street Bap-
tiss Church.; James E. Kelly, grand
secretary of tn eElks; Damon Lee
Jr., s. ]. Bennett, Mrs. Dovie Bro
oks, and DIR. J.. W. Dowdell, presi-
dent of the Bessemer Civic Lea
quo
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
Cottage Pudding

IL cups sifted cake flour; Ia
teaspoons double acting baking
powder; Il teaspoon salt; 4 table,
spoons butter or other shortening;
1 cup sugar; 2 egg yolks, well
beaten; IL squares unsweetened
chocolate. melted; n teaspoon
vanilla: 4 cup milk; 2 egg whites.
stiffly beaten.
Sift -four once, measure, add
baking powder and salt, and sift
again. Cream butter thoroughly,
add sugar gradually and cream
well. Add egg yoiks and beat
thoroughly; then chocolate and
vanilla. Add -four. alternately with
milk. beating after each addition
NIL smooth. Fold In egg whites.
furn into sf4ssed pan, 8x8x2
inches. Bake in moderate oven
1926 IT, 80 minutes. or until done.
Remove from pan. Serve warm or
Old y / pam or whipped cream.
sn =.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
Report Shows
Number of Aliens
Dropped Ly WPA

AS O. resus. of COMPRESSION al az
ton barring aliens from further
Employment on Work Progress
Administration work 1880 per
ployment for failure to comply
with provision of a new law Col
oacl F G. Harrington, Admins
sratof, announced today 1t is an
ticipated that about 10000 of
those dropped will subsequently be
abba to comply with this provision
"a the law and will be eligible fcr
Reinstatement.
In order to comply with the
provisions of Public RESOLUTION
No. l of ths Seventy-sixth Con-
r~ss. persons employed on Works
Progress Administration projects
were required to file an affidavit
tc,'Iying as to their citizenship
status. Employees who failed 70
file this statement were dropped
from employment on March 8,
1898. In some cases persons who
wero dropped will later be able
to establish their citizenship sta
tus, Colanel Harrington explained,
and cons luently the number OF
employees finally dropped because
o. alier status will be reduced.
Before the enactment of the res
olution, it had been permissible to
mplcy aliens who had declared,
p.ior to June 81, 1888, their in
tentions to become citizens of the
United States.
Project employees terminated
from WPA program because of
failure to comply with citizenship
provisions of public resolution No.
1, 10th Congress:
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

Note: Mr.. Arthur G.. Banks
Jr., a constant reader
and supporter of this
column, gives his views
of the Colored Econo-
mics Situation.
Mr.. Peacock's keen knowledge
of the economic needs Of the Col
ored American, is always solidly
based upon the idea of mutual CO.
operation among this great minor
ity He ssoutly advocates pertici-
patton in the American business
scheme, through the demium of
creating market demands, by care
full and directed purchasing He is
constantly exhorting the great
mass of Negroes to buy where
their money will guarantee them
a place in the economic scene, and
thus gain greater happiness
through infreAsed standards of
living ACQUIRING there from.
What Mr.. Peacock does not say,
although it might be implied, is
that this cooperation is really the
test by which we may easur the
Negroes fitness for Democracy.
Although certain channels of en-
deavor are always closed to him,
the Colored man a always fall
back ON mass cooperation.
Certain disgruntled groups who
are constantly advocating political
and social revolution for the pur-
pose of establishing a better gov
eminent, fail to remember one
thing: How do we know the Ne
gro will fare better in another
system, if he has failed to under
stand the present? To compre-
bend the present capitalistic order.
you must participate in it, and
cooperative mass buying and self.
sufficiently is one way to do it.
In other words the Negro has
not properly tested the possibili-
ties of a democratic order and
logic leads us to conclude that
he has not tested modern demo-
cracy.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

A. Care the tales which my
and kids tell about my mar
true?
Ans: There seems to be
some truth in the tales which
have been told you concerning
chc man. More than a little
will remain as truth after
shaving off a few corners of
exaggcrations. | would like to
suggest that you go back to
your home city this Summer.
even ii only for a visit.
Lonesome Lover-I have beer
going for a girl for nine years.
have have numerous attempts &
Has she got me tricked
Ans; Ne, she does NOT
have you tricked, neither
could she do so if she wishes
TO. But she certainly does
have you eating out of her
hand Your failure to stick
TO your decision is due to your
will-power. So long as you are
willing to be a mouse, instead
Of a Man, she will continue to
u.s. YOU for a good thing.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

NJ. b. r. - ! have two small
grandsons and their father died
My daughter has married again
and should let her have them o
must | keep them?
Ans: Keep them if the
daughter will permit it, as they
have grown attached to you
now. If she prefers to have
then with her then there is
. nothing left to do but consent.
The children will be well cared
for with her and they will no
doubt spend a lot Of time with
you.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

M. CT do not understand tn,
ovil that has come upon me an.
az caused me to lose my job. Wi
| regain the position?
Ans: You were very unfor-
tunate in losing your position.
CT. cumstance mot some unseen
cvil) was the reason for tho
loss. You will not be able to
regain this job soon, but you
can securo another if you sin
cerely try. Go back to the man
who you worked for two years
ego, he will be able to place
you again.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

o PLEASE tell me will thi.
idea | have in mand ever bring m,
success and tell me just what tt
do about it?
Ans: This little idea of
your will cost a small fortune
to put over. Your only hope
then is to secure the backing
of someone with influence and
capital. You can't ever hope to
handle this thing entirely by
yourself. See if you can't in
terest the right partys to
back you.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

get the worst jobs in the worst
industries"
"Under anything resembling re-
ginentation," asserted the son of
inc former President, "minorities
arc not likely to do the regiment
ing or have much to say about
where they viii be fitted into the
social picture"
And So" Senator Taft eontin-
uei, "the colored people, even
more than anyone else, are in
terested in CIve1llment policies
waich will stimulate private in
dustry, and stimulate the creation
OF moro jobs and more p~rosperi-
ty. If those provided, then the
education provided BY Howard Uni
vtIsity and many other institu-
tons will show to colored leaders
the means by which they can go
forward.
"1hey will always have to fight
against certain narrow prejudice
such as that which seems to have
excluded Marian Anderson from a
proper auditorium in the city of
Washington and has excluded them
from employment in various in
dustries But in that fight they will
have the support of the white
people, and all of the intelligent
white leaders. Your goal is equal
opportunity, the same goal as
that of every other American"
Senator Taft pointed out that
ne colored people above all 9TH
ers were interested in maintaining
the American Constitution and in
dependence of the courts in order
that no matter what the majority
in any community may be, no
matter who elects the legislative
body or the Executive, the colored
man may receive from independent
judges a fair trial in the protec-
ton of his Constitutional rights"
He said we were witnessing what
had happened to minority groups
in Germany and Russia where a
Constitution and independent court
were lacking. Protection of all
minority groups was the duty of
tho Government, the Ohio Sena-
tor declared. One those rights are
protected the colored man, like
tn white, must loook to his own
initiative and efforts to make
progress, assisted, but not con-
trolled by the Government" Taft
asserted.
The solution of the problems of
tho colored people, he said, it not :
Government assistance or the pas
sing of laws.
mo government" Taft contin-
ued, "has ever poured out so gen.
erously money for relief and mon
ey fer work relief like WPA as
the present Government, And yet
today, after many years, millions
of men are unemployed and an
undue proportion of colored peo-
pie are unemployed. We must be
grateful for the government act
ion, tiding many men and women,
ever the emergency of the depres-
sion, but it is not much of a sub
stitute for real jobs, and it does
no. provide an economic basis on
which progress can be actively
continued
"Ln fact, should the present on
dition become permanent there Is
a real danger to the colohed peo-
pie. Government relief cannot do
much more than provide a wage
basis, very little, it at all above
the needs for a bare existence
"If more and more of the color
ed people drift on to this WPA
scale, it will leave them ultimate
ly in a kind of economic se%rvitude
akin to serfdom. The man on WPA
has no opportunity to go forward.
He receives only enough to pro-
vide a bare existence and cannot
DO of the slightest assistance in
bringing real progress to the
race"
-oOo---
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

din & 8, m e n
claInor for them
and women find
them e a 20
prepare well,
we offer a real
pudding recipe
FOR your consid-
GRAFTON today.
Chocolate
COTTAGE PUDDING
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

G 'nsrei you, bat remer Der
that you aren't marriei to her
g ~ and she has a perfect
r.ght TO have other friend.
The only time she will give all
be. time to enc friend is after
she is engaged.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

G. K.-God told me in a dream
to write you and ask you if
should sell my home and move ou
70 California.
Ans: You certainly had an
unusual dream. My advice to
you would be to keep your
your home. You don't don't a
thing about California and
don't know a soul out there.
You have a little cash in the
bank. Why don't you take an
excursion trip to the Worlds
Fair in San Francisco and you
could find out for yourself
what life in California was
like.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

NJ. l.. CT am a constant rea J.
er of your column and il rea..v
t%icl;'.s me the way you get folks
told. Is my boy friend as serions
as he pretends and viii we ever
marry?
Ans: Within a period of one
year, you will be Mrs. F d.
j..
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

T. Tt am contemplating or
dering a tombstone from a dis
lance and | wish 10 know if il
would be all right
Ans: Quite all right for you
to do so The stone would sent
you by freight and if this is
what you desire, go
ahead and place your order. 1t
is very likely you could pur-
chase one much cheaper in
your own district.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
Calvin's Newspaper Service
TESTED RECIPE
FYdeces Zee Barton.

THE proof of the pudding is in
I the eating. Never a truer word
was written. AS children like pud-
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

NJ .O.-Where can | order sons
medicine for pyorrhea of ths
gums?
Ans: Man preparations r
CA the market for treating
gums, but you would be play
ing safer To call on a dentist
and let him trea. you as well
as prescribe the right kind of
medicine.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

l. w. ST. want to marry this
man, but he says that he is afraid
of another woman and connot
marry me now. Should l wait?
Ans: Love and earth wait
on no man. Everyone has on
ly a certain number of years
life ahead of them 1t is your
right to be able to enjoy as
many of them as possible. He
will never marry you, because
he is in LOVE WITH HER.
E. B.-I have been hampered as
to what l should do. Must l go
away this summer?
Ans: Yes, do. You need the
change, and when the fall of
the year rolls around you
will be like a different person.
The change will do your
nerves good.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

A. L. LII love my church and
have made quite a name for my
self here but | have the urge to
go away as | am sure that as long
as | remain here | will neveI
marry and | would like a home OF
my own with a nice Christian
husband.
Ans: You Z nightly de-
serving of a home and a good
husband. A change would do
you a world of good. You could
bake up your church activities
some place else just as we'll
as you are doing there and |
feel that new acquaintance
will bring joy into your life.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

Y. L RI am 4 graduate from
High school in May and | love
music, dramatics, dancing. and ad.
venture. I am love hungry too.
Dc you sec any success in any OF
these things for ne? | thank yoo
in advance.
Ans: This summer you will
have your longing for love and
adventure satisfied. A young
man engaged in educational
work VII be spending he sum
men months in your little town.
And will you two have a BIG
TIME TOGETHER.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

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The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

t. support. | live on a farm and
have managed to buy two mules
but | fear that l am not able to
do the work. Won't you help to
get another way of earning a liv-
ing for myself and children?
Ans: | regret that | am una
BILE to furnish you with any
definite information. Pm sure
q change is indicated soon.
Try to do the best you can on
the farm with the help of your
two oldest boys AS you are
still comparatively young, |
would suggest that you try to
find another responsible nan
whom you could marry.
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22
SELLING DEMOCRACY
ECONOMICS

By Arthur c. Banks, Jr
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

d. L. B.-My husband died and
left me with seven small children
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

S. w. Ell am in love with j.
NJ. B. and | understand she is
checking with anther guy and is
this true? Will I be successful with
her?
Ans: The girl in question
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

Division Of Statistics
Works Progress Administration
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

BUYERS GUIDE

BY Clarence Fl. Peacock
2;e2;22;Sa;%A;SS2;SSA;e
M ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "a,
The Omaha guide., 1939-04-22

L. B. C.-Does my husband love
me or did he come back just for
convenience?
Ans: He loves you and the
reason he returned to you was
because he was terribly un-
happy and realized that he
couldn't be satisfied without
you. Stop FINDING FAULT
with him and appreciate him,
as he does want to be happy
with you again.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-26

l. John B Diamond, Treasurer of Montgomery County,
Maryland do soemny that the aforegong statement
of Receipts and Disbursements is true and correct to
the best of my knowledge and belief
JOHN B. DIAMOND
Treasurer, Montgomery County.
Subscribed and this 9th day of October 1882
(SEAL)
Edith P. Allnutt, Notary Public.
To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners:
I hereby certify that have audited the Report of
Receipts and Disbursements of the Treasurer for Mont
County for the twelve (12) months period from
July l, 1888 to June &c. 1885, that the Report is in
accordance with the books of the Teasurer except
adjustments shown and that the total Cash Receipts
and Disbursements shown in agreement with the cash
control kept in the Office of the County Commissioners
under my direction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-26

SPECIAL STREET IMPROVEMENT TAXES
Citizens Committee, Section Chevy Chase
Levy 1851 .....@ IOz-oV
Citizens Committee, Section Chevy Chase,
Levy 1888 l,l35ll
Citizens Committee, Martins Addition, Levy
1887 Observation-Disclosures. 1887
Citizens Committee, Martins Addition, Levy
1888 .... 9s249
TOTAL .......................... 2,942.97