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come indispensable to American
life Mr.. Davidson said

OOAAAO
life Mr.. Davidson said
you men are the company. Up
on you rests it's destiny" he told
the veterans. "You represent a
combined total of 1,210 years OF
service with u company. 1t Is
this experience and your hard
earned judgement and sound ad-
vice that has been so precious to
our organization in broadening
our efforts, acquainting new en-
ployees whit heir duties, making
them sense their full responsible
ity to our customers. To each of
YOU it is my sincere wish that our
association will continue for many
years to come.'
Quoting a verse:
down to Gehenna, or up to the
y throne,
He travels fastest who travels
alone"
Dale Holland, member of the
company's legal department, pro-
ceeded to pick that statement to
pieces as "sheerest bunk" No
man, he said, can progress if he
travels alone. The management
Of the Nebraska Power company
and its employee personnel have
travelled together in building a
company that stands high among
companies throughout the coun-
try for high quality service.
Ed Shields, of the meter dep
artment, who has seen the comp
any grow from $50 meters on its
lines when he started work At
years ago, to more than 10000 to-
day, responded for the veterans.
He took no credit, he said, for hav-
ing served the company nearly fit
ty years because throughout that
time he had received only fair
dealing, and relations throughout
the employee personnel and with
the company's management has
been pleasant. The company, he
declared, was the finest in the
world for which to work.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02
80 VET EMPLOYEES
N GUESTS OF
NEBRASKA POWER

| .Thirty-nine veteran employees
| who have served the Nebraska
Power company 25 years or more
| were honor guests of the comp
any at a banquet, Wednesday ev-
ening, October %, at the Athletic
| club, at which five bronze plaqles
a service honor roll, wer unveil.
ed.
The plaques, which will be plae-
ed in the company's power plants
and offices. were unveiled by Vice
President Roy Page who introduc'
cd each of the thirty-nine veter-
ans whose combined service lee
ord with the company totals 1,210
years. Their wives also were
present, joining with the depart
ment heads and their wives in
paying tribute to these veteran
employees.
Seated at The speakers table
were Edward Shields and Fred H.
Deppe, Oldest employees and their
wives. Mr.. Shields has completed
Al years and Mr.. Deppe 46. years
with the company.
Other veterans who were honor
guests, and their length of SER
vice, are: Thomas B. Wilson.
Thomas Penny. 98 years; Richard
7 Weaver, Thomas N. Crosby, q
years. Herbert S. Salisbury, Leon
ard 5. Gilbert, 35 years; Peter H.
Jasperson. "a years; Leo E. Ware
Council Bluffs, William R. Hasel-
ton, Maurice A. Lacy, 33 years !;
Carl l.. Abbott, Alfred G.. Smith,
Christopher j. KENNY, William
K. U%rquhart. 81 years; Claude c.
Chapman, Ashland, Harry Light
hall, Irvyn H. Mcneil, Olney P.
Stickney, 80 years.
Frank ]. Moylan, Ernest L.
Hecht, Lyman Meek, Henry O.
Hampson, 20 years; Reginald H.
Andrews, Edward E. Conley, Will
liam j. Krug, Mike P .Labus. Jer-
ONE Aylesworth, John A. Wolf,
28 years; Joseph E. Pechac, Wal
ter S. McGrew. Louisville; Harry
B. Florkee, Council Bluffs, 81
years; John F. O'Neill, miles Will
son, Ross A. McCandless, George
F. Lacy, Council Bluffs; James
M. Moylan, &c years; Martin Nor
Jensen, 25 years.
In paying tribute to the veter-
ans, President j. E. Davidson
briefly sketched the birth and
growth of the electric industry,
built by men of courage and faith
who were drawn to it in its IN
fancy some forty years ago.
1.-THE more | come in contact
with the personnel of the electric
industry, the more l realize and
appreciate why our service has be-
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02
VIM. ]. "Bin' MALONEY WELL
QUALIFIED FOR JOB

William J. "Bill' Maloney, can
didate for the office of Douglas
County Clerk, is well qualified for
the position which he is seeking.
For the past % years he has
been engaged in the MANAGEMENT
and operation of the successful
plumbing establishment which
Dear his name. His success as a
BUSINESS man testifies to his hon
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NTll llI7lI7ITNTINT7NlTI1IT 7
Political ADVERTISEMENT
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IT is YOUR DUTY AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN TO VOTE NOVEMBER 5
Supreme Court Hears Residential Segregation ca

Washington, Oct. % (ANP) For
the first time since 1917, the ques-
ton of residential segregation was
argued in the suprme court of the
United States, when on Friday, the
famous Chicago case of Hansberry
VS.. Lee was presented.
For the defendant, Mr.. Hans
berry, Attys. Earl B. Dickerson,
Loring B. Moore, Truman Gibson,
Irwin Mollison and G. Francis
Stratford, appeared and with Atty
Dickerson presenting the case, APP
parently scored heavily with the
members of the Court.
With the full court in session,
Chief Justice Hughes presiding,
Mr.. Dickerson stood before the
bar and ~masterfully pointed out
the facts on which he brought the
case before the supreme court on
an appeal from the verdict of the
supreme court of the state of H.
inois.
UNFOLDING the decision of the
lower courts of the state. the case
was before the United States Su-
preme court to test the validity of
| restrictive covenants.
During Mr.. iDckerson's argum-
ent, he was frequently Interrupted
by Associate Justices Felix Frank
furter, Hugo Black, McReynolds
and even the chief justice himself,
all of whom sought Qualification of
points in question. Mr.. Dickerson
| acquitted himself most creditably
on the stand in the concensus of
opinion among the lawyers pres
| ent, which included some of Wash
| ington's most brilliant legal minds.
Growing out of a case where a
group of white owners had drawn
up an agreement among themsel-
yes some years ago to not sell
their properties to Negro tenants,
the ramifications of the case have
been bitterly fought in the Chicago
courts up through the highest
courts on the state of Illinois.
Representing the opposition
was Atty. Mckenzie Shannon,
white, son of the famous Chicago
attorney, Angus Shannon. Mr.
Shannon's case was not as con-
cisely nor as clearly presented as
that of his opponents and the
members of the court, who seemed
to have an especially comprehens-
i've grasp of the situation especial
IL Justice F~rankfurter. left little
| uOuDI III ulc m1hOo VI INT GlOWAC0
court room as to the outcome.
Should the court render a dec
Lision favorable to Atty Dickersons
client the effect will be far reach
! ing. However there is no indie
alton just how far the court will
go in this practise of tenant COW
enants.
Jubilant over the handling of
the case, the Chicago lawyers feel
that this cause which the Illinois
courts settled on a case known as
tie Burke-Kleiman case, involving
a similar though disputed action,
will bring about radical changes
and more respect for the cohstitu-
tional rights of Negroes to own
and live in property which they
are able to purchase.
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02
HOME RULE FOR TIL
COUNTIES

Mr.. Charles c. Galloway,
Omaha Guide,
2418 Grant ST.,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Mr.. Galloway:
Your attention is called to the
enclosed reprint Of an editorial
appearing in the West Point Re
publican, written by E. M. Won Sc
ggern, immediate past-president
of the Nebraska Press Association
and an active member of the Uni
cameral Legislature.
The proposed constitutional am
endment discussed In the editorial
is strictly non-political in nature.
Since it permits home rule for
counties it is a definite move for
ward in the interest of better gov
eminent. In a few words, the a
mendment Is the first stes toward
permitting voters in any one
county to decide On their own
form of government. Should TINS
amendment be approved in Nov
ember then the next step would
b. an enabling act by the iegisla-
ture setting up the specifications
under which the people of a coun'
tv might vote for a change IN
their form of county government.
The average county in Nebraska
Is well governed under the present
system and the people would not
care to vote = change. Yet some
counties have a peculiar situation
or problem in governmental oper-
a,surar ufmHHmUWWH
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02

DuAOAAA uIbAS HOLD
lt Is expected that Dwight Girls
void will be elected as Governor Of
Nebraska Tuesday. He has made an
active, aggressive campaign and has
visited every section of Nebraska.
Mr.. Griswold is editor of the Cor
don Journal and former president
OF the State Press Association. He
Is also a former State Commander
Z the American Legion and served
three terms in the State Senate
1925, 1927, 1929. This experience
together with his active Campaign
has given him a wide knowledge of
the interests of the various sections
OF Nebraska. His sympathetic un-
nerstanding of the problems of the
people of the agriculture state has
won him many friends.
He surely has the
training and experience and viii
make a splendid governor.
political ADVERTISEMENT
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02

per. Thank you in advance for
your cooperation.
Very truly,
Assoc. of Omaha Taxpayers
by w. l.. Pierpoint.
HOME RULE FOR COUNTIES
reprint of an editorial appearing
in The West Point Republican,
West Point, Nebraska, Sept. 26,
1910, written by the editor, Sen
ator E. M. Won Seggern)-
s+s
There are many big issues in
the coming election OH which the
people must give their decision.
There are also issues that will be
placed on the ballot which are of
Importance, but which for the mo-
ment are overshadowed by nation
al issues.
A constitutional amendment,
called "Home Rule for Counties"
will appear on the ballot. The pro-
posal seeks to amend the constr
tuition relative to the election of
county officials. AS the constitu-
ton now reads in substance, i re-
quires that all County officials, no
matter in what capacity they may
serve, must be elected. If the a
mendment is adopted. it will per-
nit, when people so vote, to APP
point officials for certain posit-
ions.
In 1884 the people of DOUGLAS
county, voted by a large majority
for a county manager. The man
ager was to be appointed by the
county board. The matter was test
ed before the Supreme Court for
it's eonstitutionality. The court
held that the constitution did not
provide for the appointment of
county officials and therefore the
peoples will could not be adopted.
The opinion of the court gave
rise to considerable study by those
who are interested in efficient
county government. The part in
the constitution relative to elect
ions has been there since 1875.
Since that time progress has plac-
ed many problems before county
boards that were not thought of
in the early days. There was
very little county business at that
time that necessitated highly skill
ed technical requirements. To fill
such positions it is more desirable
that it shall be done by appoint
ment by such officials as have the
proper authority.
It is generally recognized that
Douglas county has many probl-
ems that do not exist in any other
county, in the state-it is desirable
that there should be a broader
base on which the county may OPP
crate. A further study however
revealed the fact that there are
many of the smaller counties in
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02

old. married and the father of five
children. He is a lifelong resi-
dem of Omaha.
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esty, integrity, efficiency and ab
ility to eliminate waste.
Mr.. Maloney is forty eight years
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02

ations which could easily be rem
edied under this amendment. The
people in such counties by their
own vote would get action at once,
without going before the legislat-
ure for special legislation to strai-
ghten out the matter.
We believe this information is
of sufficient interest to your read
ers to justify it's reproduction, in
whole or in part, in your newspa-
per. Thank you in advance for
your cooperation.
Very truly,
Assoc. of Omaha Taxpayers
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02

Wendell
Willkie
SPEAKS TO YOU!
l. "If elected | shall continue relief for those
who can not secure gainful employment
9. ~ will abolish discrimination in the admins
tration of relief and | will strive to find
creative work for Negro as well as for e-
cry other man."
:. at is imperative that the leadership of AM
erica give the Negro an opportunity to be
creative and to participate in the greatest
enterprises of American life"
4. mo man in America looks upon the hideous
crime Of lynching with more condemnation
than do /"
5. "Mob violence shocks the Conscience of the
nation and legislation to curb this evil must
be enacted"
6. "If elected, under my administration there
shall be no discrimination between people
because of race, creed Or color in the APP
pointments to Federal positions. That man
who serves as my subordinate who makes
any such discrimination will be fired on the
spot"
Z. 81 will carry out the Republican Platform
pledge to the Negro by seeing to it that Jim
Grow departments in the Federal Govern
ment are eliminated, and that Colored cit
liens are appointed to any branch of the
Federal Civil Service to which they are
qualified.
8. 81 will give the Negro a chance to be heard
before Government takes its decisions af-
fecting his welfare and rights denied under
the New Deal"
9. 81 do not believe in discrimination in the
Army and Navy. | do not see why Coored
boys should not be allowed to be trained as
~aviators, the same as other boys"
10. 81 believe the Colored citizen needs the lead
ership that can protect the civil liberties of
every group. | pledge myself to give you
that leadership"
WENDELL WILLKIE
The Omaha guide., 1940-11-02
Experienced,
. Capable
A Good
Friend
(BY NAT HUNTER)

For 20 years John L. Barber
and | were fellow employees at
the u. S. National Bank.
| know he is trustworthy and
capable and always is pleasant
to deal with.
I know John l.. Barber will
be fair to the Colored race and
l want to recommend him for
your vote and support.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

AS you read these words millions
of Christmas cards willN be in the
mails. on their way to people living
in different parts of our continent.
Already vast numbers have been
delivered, but thousands of railway
cars, speeding in many directions,
contain further loads of them.
The Christmas card custom has
become strong part of the holiday
time. More cards are mailed than
presents.
Although a card does not hold
the same place as Christmas pres
ent it reminds friends of our good
wishes for them. No matter how
kindly our thoughts may be most
Of us do not have enough money to
buy presents for all our friends. In
stead of doing so we can mail cards
to them and show we are thinking
of them during this season of the
year.
Christmas cards may be made
either of thin cardboard or of heavy
paper. In either case they remind
us of the important process of
paper-making.
Think of how much the world
would lose if we did not have paper
of any kind! There would be no
books no newspapers, no magazines!
No letters would pass through the
mail, at least none written on paper
In ancient times some letters
were not written on paper Thev
we're marked on clay tablets or on
Evening star., 1940-12-24

uh-lee," I know from personal ex-
perience in the service that this
call, especially at 5 o'clock on a
wintry morning, is known by a
number of other variations, all of
them much too pungent to permit
of recording here.
Yes, reveille is the real surprise
word of the week, for here are the
dictionary listings:
First choice-ree-VAIL-yee.
Second choice: rev-uh-LEE.
Third choice-REV-uh-lee.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented)
For free pronouncing test No. 2,
entirely new, send stamped (3-cen0, g,
self addressed envelope to Frank
Colby, care The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

20 per cent for three no-trump;
nothing for any other bid.
Question No. 63S.
Today you hold the same hand
but the bidding is:
You Maier Jacoby Schenken
Pass Pass IA Pass
90
What do you bid? ANSWER to-
morrow
Released by the Bell Syndicate, rnc.)
Evening star., 1940-12-24

Soldiers, n-SHUN!
Steel yourselves for shock, and
remember, please, that 1 did not
write the dictionary:
The first-choice pronunciation for
the name of the famous Il can't get
EN- up bugle call is not "REV-uh-
lee!"
The word reveille is from the
French. In that language it is pro-
nounced approximately ray-vay-
YAY. In the British Army it is
called either "ree-VELL-ee" or "ree-
VAL-lee."
While the usual pronounciat ton
in the United States Army is REV
Evening star., 1940-12-24

VESTS normal lead is the king OF
hearts, and dummy wins with the
ace. South next draws one round
Of trumpS, and then switches to
clubs. The club king and ace are
followed by a club ruff, and dummy
Is entered with the postponed
second round of trumps for another
club ruff. Dummy regains the
lead with a heart ruff and a dia-
mond is returned from the dummy.
At this point the stage is set for
the key play of the hand. Instead
Of flnessing the queen of diamonds,
South illnesses the nine. AS it
happens, that forces out the king.
and the rest is easy. But even if
West had been able to win the
trick with the ten or jack of dia-
monds, South would still make his
contract. West would either have
10 return a diamond up to South's
Rce-queen or lead heart and allow
dummy to discard diamond while
South ruffed. Note also that it
does East no good to put up the
ten of diamonds on the first round
of that suit That allows South
TO play the queen and retain the
ace-nine as a tenace over East's
ten-seyen.
The play is rather neat one and
is based on the fact that there is
less risk In cashing the high clubs
with a trump still out than in
banking everything on the success
, of the diamond finesse.
X X
Yesterday you were Oswald
Jacoby's partner and, with neither
side vulnerable, you held:
ALB
OK 5
OK AZ
40 J73
The bidding:
Schenken You Maier Jacoby
Pass Pass Pass IA
Pass CD
Answer-Bid two no-trump. Since
your partner is fourth-hand his
bid must be sound, and you can
safely show your maximum pass"
Score 100 per cent for two no
trump; 70 per cent for two dia-
monds; so per cent for two clubs;
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D Maier,
oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken,
worlds leading team-of-four. inventors
y the system that has beaten every
Nher system in eXistence)
Evening star., 1940-12-24
Don't Take NV
Word for 1t
ReveiIIe
BY FRANK COLBY.

Noun. A call, sounded by bu-
gle, at about sunrise.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
-Christmus Card History

Rag paper is used to this day,
but it is more costly than other
kinds. In modern times it has been
learned that things besides rags can
be employed to make paper. Back
in the year 1900 book was printed
on paper made from straw. Forty
years later step toward making
paper from wood pulp was taken.
Today a great proportion Of our
paper is produced from wood pulp.
The paper used for printing news
papers is composed almost entirely
of wood.
Cardboard, or pasteboard, is
product of paper. Several sheets of
paper are pasted together and are
placed under strong pressure. At
the end we have a sheet Of card
board.
Christmas cards date back almost
a century. We have a record Of
them in England as early as 1874.
"a Gor s, general interest section of your
Riddles, games and puzzles will
be found in the "Funmaker" leaf
let. If you would like a copy
send Scent, stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope to me in care
of The Evening STAR
1A~e& ta4
Tomorrow: Merry Christmas.
Evening star., 1940-12-24

Huge rolls OF ne,USprint paper
running through cutting ma
chine.
states. Such letters were clumsy to
handle as compared with modern
letters.
The first kind of paper, so far as
known, was ''papyrus. 1t was made
from reeds which grew in the Nile
River. Perhaps as much as 1000
years ago the people of Egypt used
sheets of that paper.
The first rag paper appears to
have been made in China about
1000 years ago. The art of making
such paper did not spread to Europe
until more than 1000 years after it
was first made by the Chinese.
Evening star., 1940-12-24
"A Deep Finesse

About a month ago you wrote
about the excellent bidding of this
hand" writes a reader. "Al you
said about the play was: The con-
tract was far from a laydoWn, but
South's careful play earned IL
tricks without excessive difficulty
I'm sorry to say that my difficulty
in seeing the correct play is ex-
cessive. I always run up against
two diamond losers. Don't you?"
North dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
First Baptist Church
Marks 138th Birthday

Speaking at the 138th anniversary
dinner Of the First Baptist Church
last night, Senator Josh Lee, Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma declared that
churches are a major factor In
democracy in the United States.
christianity is fundamental to
the progress Of a nation" said Sen
ator Lee. THE great men who put
their stamp on this Government got
Evening star., 1940-03-08

ship In the First Baptist Church Of
Oklahoma City, was unanimously
elected an associate member Of the
local First Church.
DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, executive
secretary Of the District Baptist
convention, announced that he and
DR.. w. o. Lewis, executive secretary
Of the Baptist World Alliance, would
draft . letter to the Rumanian gov.
ernment today, thanking 1t for al
lowing religious freedom to Baptists
by lifting an edict closing Baptists
churches.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

teams. will be represented ty Ed
ward J. keenan, and George A.
Christy. They comprise one Of the
society's three teams now taking
part in intercollegiate debates.
Princeton will be represented by
Robert Ginsbeyg and John M. Ely.
The uegaAve side win Be argued
by Princeton
In addition to Justice Stone,
judges will be G. Gould Lincoln
political writer Of The Evening Star
and, Paul D. soearman, general
counsel Of the Federal Trade Com.
mission.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

their inspiration from the fountain.
head Of the church."
The several hundred attending
the celebration, including japanese
Ambassador Kensuke Horinouchi
and Nine. Horinouchi, members Of
the Baptist church, paid tribute to
five women whose total length Of
membership is 28s years. They were
Miss Mary E. Cunningham, who has
been connected with the church for
81 years; Mrs, Harry G. Pearson, "a
years; Miss Flora Nichols, S. years;
Miss Ivy M. Dickinson, so years, and
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, So years.
Senator Lee, who holds member
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Georgetown Deboters
Nee: Princeton Tonight

Princeton and Georgetown Uni
verstty varsity debate teams will
argue the question Of American isola-
ton tonight at $3.50 o'clock In Cas-
ton Hall, with Associate Justice
Harlan Fiske Stone Of the Supreme
Court serving as chairman Of the
Board Of Judges.
The Philodenic Society, which
furnishes Geor1etoWn's varsity
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Four .. c. Policemen
At Truffic Institute

Four Washington policemen are
among the 81 trafnc police officers
from 10 States who are now students
at the 11th Trafnc Omcers' Train
ing School, conducted by the North
western University Traf1ic Institute
at Evanston, Ill. They are Pvts.
Anthony Richitt, J. F. Ryan, o. l..
Smith and Sergt. Paul Sullivan.
The three weeks course. which
began Monday, will end March -.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

The instruction program coverf all
phases Of Municipal trafnc saiety
programs with special emphasis on
accident investigation, the use OF &C
cident records and trafnc law en-
forcement.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

A reception will get under way .
kalf hour earlier.
Miss Mary N. Winslow, represent
ative Of the United States On the
Inter-American Commission Of
Women; Miss Helen Hironimus. sup.
erintendent Of the Federal Peni.
tentiary for women under construc.
ton at Dallas, Tex, and Justice
James w. Morris OF. District Court
will speak at the banquet.
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Women's Bor Group
bunauet Tomorrow

The Women's Bar Association Of
the District Of Columbia will hold
It's 23d annual banquet at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow In the Mayfiower Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

Mining Of diamonds and other
precious stones In increasing In
Brazil.