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The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22

Washington, Feb. II fANP) =
Atty. Gen. Robert Jackson last
week warned the District Bar as
ISOLATION. white, that its library's
closed doors were to be open to
Negro lawyers beginning April L.
Mr.. Jackson acted after the bar
association last December had re-
jected a compromise giving Ne
groes the use of separate rooms IN
the U. S. District Court building,
where the library is located. The
bar association, Immediately upon
receiving Jackson's orders, called
a meet lg of its board of directors
Mr.. Jackson wrote President
Francis w Hill of the bar ~associa-
ton that the associations court
house space and facilities must be
made available to all members of
the bar without discrimination on
account of race, color, religion Or
SEX
Colored attorneys have long been
working to breakdown the library
handicap. Judges who have rec
ognized the handicap often have
sent for books needed by Negro
trial lawyers.
Last year, Huver L. Brown, a col
ored lawyer. filed a formal com
plant charging that the ban was
unconstitutional, only to lose the
case. However, it brought atten-
ton to the situation and as a result
Jackson issued the order eliminat-
Ing a closed library for whites only
in the District Court building.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
BLEDSOE, FRIEND OF RACE,
NEW ASST. SECRETARY OF
AGRICULTURE

Washington, Febr. II amp -
Back In 1889 when the AMP was
establishing a foothold in Wash
ington, one of the finest friends
the organization had, and one of
the finest friends the Negro race
had in agriculture was Samuel
Bledsoe, a native of Memphis. 1t
was Nh. Bledsoe who arranged
bhe first interview with a presi-
dental possibility that the AMP.
secured when he managed this with
the now vice president, Henry A.
Wallace.
As a member of the department
of information in agriculture, Mr..
Bledsoe had his finger on the pulse
of a great many things. And
thru his outstanding efficiency In
that organization, and the great
work he did on his job, his many
friends are happy to know that be
ginning April /, Mr.. Bledsoe will
be assistant secretary of agricult-
ure. This promotion insures the
continuance of the many benefits
Negroes have had through agricul
ture and further assures them a
"friend in court"
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
ASSAIL CITY
FOR POLICY
RACKETS

Chicago, Feb. 18 CAMP POLICY
is milking the community of mil.
lions of dollars annually. declar-
ed Frazier T. Lane, spokesman for
the Law Enforcement committee, a
group of South Side citizens rep
resenting $50 business, civic and
religious organizations participate
ing in the drive against policy.
City authorities were charged
with failing to curb vice and law
lessness on the South Side, and
Lane said that members of the
commission have made plans for
carrying the fight, if necessary, TO
the United States attorney gener-
al"
The spokesman said too, that
complaints aired at the latest con-
ference of the commission charged
the police with laxity and the
Judges with too much leniency IN
handling gambling ISL He al
so announced that a mass meeting
and luncheon will take place Feb.
20 to press the campaign against
nolicv.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
COFFEY SAYS PROPOSED
BLACK SQUADRON AT
TUSKEGEE
MORE THAN
A GLORIFIED
CIVIL TRAIN
ING COURSE

CH1CAGO-The plan to set up
a jim Grow air squadron which
would exclude Negroes from train
ing offered at Kelly Field, popular
ly known as the "Wset Point of
Air" Is even more ridiculous than
the policy which calls for separate
units in the army and navy, yet
permits Negroes to attend either
West Point or Annapolis.
This was the substance of re-
marks made this week by Cornell
Jus R. Coffey, president of the Ma
tional Airmen's association after
he had been informed of the stand
taken by Walter White, executive
secretary of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People in support of the mir
mems position.
Coffey, president of the associdt-
ion which has consistently fought
for the Indignation of Negroes in
to the air corps without regard to
race, declared that the proposed
black squadron at Tuskegee as
outlined can be nothing more than
a glorifiedcivi | training course
According to Coffey, Negroes
under the proposed setup will be
required to finance themselves
during certain periods of their
training, whereas white youths are
not only given subsistence by the
government, but are paid $75 mon
thly from enrolment to complet-
ion of course.
Secondly, he pointed out. that in
spite of statements by the War
department to the contrary, it is
impossible to train at Tuskegee,
even though better facilities are
provided, flyers who can compare
with the graduates of Kelly Field
in Texas.
Before the army will commits
sion an air cadet, he said a candi-
date must go through a period of
rigid training at Kelly Field which
is perhaps the best equipped train
ing field in the world. If Negro
es are denied access to its facilit-
les, and they will be under the
present plan, it will be impossible
for them to compete with the
whites.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22

there Is a division there, where one
group uses a ritual and another
group does not. The minister of
the ritualistic group can conduct
services for the informal group,
but the minister of the informal
group cannot conduct services for
the ritualistic group, although he
can go part way in giving talks
and preaching sermons, but he
cannot administer communion and
such other beliefs of the creed.
One commanding officer. said
the colonel, in a big southern camp
has asked that no northern chap
lain be sent for the colored troops
in his outfit. There is a general
misunderstanding created when
this Is done and the northern chap
lains do not fit into the scheme
with the men as do the southern
chaplains who according to the be-
lief, r well schooled i nthe rae
ial aspects in their sections.
At present in the regular army
there are three colored chaplains
and from the reserves there came
four chaplains, leaving a big de-
ficit to be supplied.
Quietly, but efficiently Col. Ar
mold is working with the religious
institutions seeking the type of
men they need for this work in the
army, and although he dep!ores
the fact that most of the men will
be new in the work, he feels that
great good will be done when the
final selections are made and The
men are placed in their respective
camps with their respective units.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
Date Set For Texas "White
Primary" Case Conference

} Houston, Texas-Acting under
the new federal rules of civil pro-
cedure, Judge T. M. Kennerly, of
the United States District Court
here has set February "a as the
date for holding a preliminary
conference in the forthcoming
court action against the Texas
"white Primary" which is being
fought by the National Associat-
ion for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
The NAACP. on January 10, fill.
ed a case here on behalf of Sidney
Hasgett, a Negro voter who vas
denied the right to vote in the De-
mocratic primary last year. The
association seeks $4,000 damages
on the ground that the 18th am
endment to the Constitution has
been violated. Thurgood Marshall
special NAACP. counsel is expect
ed to come here in time for the
opening of the case. Other NAA-
CP. lawyers working In the case
include: w. j. Durham, of Sherin-
an, Texas; William H. HASTE,
Leon A. Ransom, James N. Nab
rit, and Robert Ming, Jr, all mem
bers Of the associations national
legal committee.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
NORTH CAROLINIAN OBTAINS
AWARD OF $4,000 DAMAGES

Goldsboro, N. c., Feb. II tANP
A $4,000 judgement was awarded
Jesse w. Jackson against his land
lord, Will Parks, for allegedly
twice wrongfully placing him IN
the State Hospital for the Colored
Insane. and for prosecuting him
for larceny without probable cause
Jackson sued for $4,000.
The jury which awarded the
judgement against Parks deliber-
ated for two hours after hearing
the ease for an entire week. The
plaintiff presented numerous wit
nesses who testified that Jackson
appeared mentally normal before,
during, and after his stay in the
hospital. The defendant offered
witnesses who testified that Jack
son spoke of hearing voices, that
he could turn the Little River in
to blood, that he had peanuts he
claimed he could sell for $50 .
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
FIRST LADY
WILL TESTIFY
AT SENATE HEARING ON
DISCRIMINATION IN NATL.
DEFENSE

New York-Mrs. Franklin d.
Roosevelt, Philip Murray. prasid-
ent of the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, A. Philip Randolph.
president of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters. and Lester
Granger, assistant executive sec
rotary of the National Urban Lea
que viii be among the prominent
witnesses to testify at a preIlmin-
airy Senate hearing to investigate
discrimination against Negroes in
National Defense, the National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People announced today.
The hearing, according to the
NAACP- is scheduled TO take place
in Washington, d. c. just prior to
the introduction of a resolution in
the Senate calling for an investi-
cation of discrimination against
the Negro in the governments ma
tional defense program. Introduce
ton of the resolution which is be-
ing sponsored by several senators
has been held up because of the
illness of Senator Robert Wagner
of New York, who with Senator
Warren Barbour. of New Jersey,
is taking the lead in organizing
the plans for pushing the resolu-
ton.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22

piece, and that he offered high-sal-
aried jobs to officials of the state,
hospital.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
INK SPOTS TO
BE GUESTS OF
BING CROSBY

New York (C) The Ink Spots,
one of Bing Crosbys pet guests are
going to appear on the crooner's
broadcast, Feb. 9th. But just
now, Bing is a little worried as to
what to have them sing. With
ASCAP-BMI war, still raging, the
foursome can't do any of their best
known hits, as eff / Did Not Care"
and Melancholy Baby. Guess
they'll have to swing "Jeanie with
the Light Brown Hair. One more
time won't hurt!.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
ARMY TO A FORTY FIVE
NEGRO CHAPLAINS

Washington, Feb. II (ANP) II
Forty-five Negro chaplains will
be needed in the army when he
full strength of our fighting fore
es are placed afield, said Col. VII
liam R. Arnold. chief of chaplains
in an exclusive interview with the
Associated Negro Press Thursday
morning.
Ranking as first lieutenants,
with pay rate at $4,000 per year
for the duration of the emergency
these positions offer an excellent
opportunity for the right kind of
man, Col. Arnold said.
One of the innovations instituted
in the new army is a chaplain and
a chapel for every 1000 men or
regiment. In one of the huge
army cantonements, there are IS
chapels-where almost every re-
ligious denomination in the army
can find spiritual comfort.
Selection of the chaplains will
necessarily be based upon the APP
plicant's physical fitness to stay
with the troops and to actually
serve the men under wartime con-
ditions.
1.-The job, as we see it," said Col.
Arnold, himself a Catholic with q
years army experience to his cred.
it, means more than just holding
a service of an hour on Sunday. 1t
means daily gatherings and work
ing closely with the men giving
them the advice they need and the
encouragement they demand.
81 am happy" he continued that
we got the wal department to sep
arate the morale division work
from the religious work. True, no
person is better fitted to carry On
welfare work than a chaplain. but
why saddle him with the response
tility of entertainments, recreation
and religious activities, when he
can be a greater asset a a work
er with the welfare man than as a
welfare mar.
zone of the things a number of
citizens can do in their communit-
les, which will be of help to the
army, especially those ministers
who are over the age limit of AZ
years, is to help clean up the COM
munities adjacent to the camps
where so much harm is done the
army. The army itself never harm
ed a man, but many a man has
come into the army who was not
fit to be in it. And the commun-
tiles adjacent to the army camps
are the spots where missionary
work needs to be DONE"
When the information first seep
ed out through letters to various
institutions concerning the avail
ability of we'll trained men to fill
these jobs. different denominat-
ions Immediately got busy to e if
their group would be called upon
to supply the necessary chaplains.
According to a religious survey
made by the census bureau, some
10 percent of the Negroes survey
ed we're Baptists, with the remain
ing 80 percent distributed among
81 denominations, excluding Cath
olics, who are said to have some
600, 900 included in their midst.
This makes an interesting prob
lem for the chief of chaplains, who
will beseiged with letters from re-
ligious denominations asking for
apportionment according to their
representation in the census.
However, Col. Arnold emphatic
ally declared that if a sufficient
number of Catholics were found in
a division (several regiments,) a
Catholic chapel would be built for
them and a Catholic priest proyid-
sd. And that we'll may happen.
In other instances, he said, es-
peciaEly among the Protestants,
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
SABU NEXT IN KIPLIN'S
JUNGLE BOOK"

Hollywood, Calf, Co That en-
ticing youngster. Sabu, is to be
starred in Alexander Korda's for
Incoming production of Rudyacd
Kiplings Jungle Book, (the fav-
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22

1t is a real privilege for me to come here and
meet with so manv an and women of the postal SER
vice. I mean mat very sincerely. My father spent
~forty-five years of his life in the New York Post Of
flee. So the fine spirit of the postal service is in my
blood.
My earliest recollections of the New York Post
Office date back nearly thirty-five years. My faith.
er's office was Room 5 in the old General Post office
on Park Row. Among his associates and fellow work.
ers in that room were three men. One was Billy
Greene, a Negro. Another was an American Indian.
The third was Henry Lippman, a Jew. AT that time
| was too young to realize that each of them repres-
ented one of the great minorities in American life.
In the tradition of the postal service, they worked to-
eether in harmony and friendship and understand
ing.
After my fathers passing, | lost track of these
men. Some years later, my name was published IN a
long list of those who had passed the bar examina-
ton in this state. I received one letter of congratu-
lation. 1t was from Billy Greene, the colored Postal
employee who had worked beside my father for SO
long. I treasure that letter.
So when your president, Mr.. Evans invited Inc
to speak here on this Lincoln-Douglas Day, | thought
of the lesson in practical democracy that | learned in
the old post office building. 1t was-that under our
American system, men of every race and color and
CICCu SdA dhu oAh oSSoANI
and happiness.
In fact. the rich traditions of the Postal Service
have given it an outstanding position among govern
mental agencies. The fact that members of all races
work together without friction in the Postal Service
disproves one thing conclusively. 1t destroys the
claim of certain elements in America that Negroes
cannot be given fair opportunity in our industrial
life because persons of other races do not wish to
work beside the colored man. The lesson of the post
al service must be taught everyone.
This actual mingling together in work is real
democracy, not lip service to democracy.
Freedom means more than political freedom.
Today we realize more than ever that 1t means eco
nomic freedom as well. And the problem of economic
freedom for the colored American citizen is one OF
the gravest problems of our times.
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas whom
we honor today, fought nightly for the full freedom
of all American citizens. If we would be faithful TO
the ideals of these men symbolizes we must insure to
all our citizens, colored as well as white, full econom-
ic f freedom and opportunity.
do not need to outline the problem. Each OF you
knows it better than l do. What is most important is
the attitude of all our people in reaching its solution.
Industrial employment is moving upward. I'm
happily this is due to a great international tragedy.
Industries are expanding with a rush. Factories are
being put up almost over night. Shipyards are re-op-
ening. Mechanics and technicians are being trained
on every side. All this while a great nation seeks to
re-arm and protect itself against totalitarian aggres
sion.
This drive to achieve maximum preparedness
CONTINUED on page 2
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22
'This Actual Mingling Together In
Work Is Real Democracy, Not Lip
Service To Democracy Lockwood

Address of Paul e. Lockwood, Executive Assistant
District Attorney on The Staff of Thomas Z. Dewey,
At the Third Annual Lincoln and Douglas COmmun-
ity Program of the New York City Branch OF Natl
Alliance of Postal Employees at the Abyssinian Bap-
fist Chucrh, 1872 West 138th Street, New York City,
on Sunday, February 8, 1941.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-22

orite with the Riddles. Lawrence
Stallings and Zoltan Korda are
nearly done with the screen play.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-11

The current number Of THE Goat"
official paper Of the Great Northern
railway, carries a page devoted to Hell
Roaring mountain and the ski course
built there in 1887 by the Whitefish
Lake Ski club.
@HeIl Roaring mountain Is named
after the torrent Of water that comes
tearing down the side Of the noun
tain In a series of waterfalls and emp
ties into Whitefish lake through three
mouths, says the article. eft Is the
skier's paradise. It is seven miles
north of Whitefish and has everything
that goes to make for ideal skiing
conditions. Northern Rocky Mountain
Ski association championships in
downhill and slalom win be held on
Hell Roaring mountain FEB. IS
and 16"
NASHUA-Nashua Royal Neighbors
elected Dora Dykstra as oracle; vice
oracle, Mary Demko; chancellor, Lena
Scholl; recorder, Lola c. Fisher; re-
ceiver, Alice Coday; marshal, Flora
Deane Holmquist; assistant marshal,
Alice Keil; inner sentinel, Della Sc
vier; outer sentinel, Gertrude Dishart;
Rose Brocksmith and Essie Mitchell,
marshalS.
1,a,av,a hoe fI,rea vica 4,raefday,te
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Warren, have
been celebrating Christmas in Butte
more than so years. Mr.. Warren came
to Butte in 1886, while his wife came
In 1888.
christmas was a sacred day then, E"
said Mr.. Warren. 1t wasn't CONNER
cialized like it is now, and as for a
good time, think we had more real
enjoyment than the younger genera
ton does today"
MIR. Warren. who is a native Of
Cornwall. England, said that singing
of Christmas carols played a proml-
nent part in celebrating the yule sea-
son when he was a young Butte miner.
"A group of us would get together
about 10 days before Christmas and
practice up on our carol singing, ne
said. Then on Christmas eve, we
would 90 from house to house IN the
community and Serenade those inside
We were always invited in for few
minutes OF Christmas festivity and re
freshments. IntoXicants were out OF the
question and no one ever thought OF
such q thing as getting drunk.
Christmas day saw reunions Of fam
flies and a gathering OF the various
clans.
Is Now IS
Mr.. Warren left Cornwall in 1884
and came to America. He stopped only
briefly in New York and pushed on
to Bakersfield. Calf, where he hoped
to get job as a ranch hand. Instead,
ne took a job as a helper in board
ing house where he remained for
year. leaving for Helena where he had
q brother. He arrived in Helena
few days prior to the opening OF the
Grand Central hotel, said to have been
the finest hotel west Of Denver at
that time. He got a job working III
the hotel and witnessed the grand
opening. A little later he went to work
at the Gloucester mine pronounced
Glouster), and in 1888 went to Butte.
He got a Job as ropeman at the Noun
tain View mine and has been there
ever since, being employed now as
Waterman He was rs years OF age on
Sept. % last.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-11
DEER LODGE PAIR
WE'D SIXTY YEARS
PIONEER MONTANA COUPLE HOLD
MANY ENVIABLE RECORDS
IN TREASURE STATE

Married in Deer Lodge Dec. %, 1880, at
ST. James Episcopal Church; Were
Second Couple Married in That
Church; Have Resided in Same
Home All But Months Of Life.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-11

Panama has three vice presidents.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-11

Mrs. Warren came to Butte with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Ham,
in 1888. She was born at Calumet,
Mich. Her parents moved first to Viz
ginia City, New, and to Butte shortly
after The Butte hill was dotted with
boarding houses in those days." said
Mrs. Warren. There were hundreds of
miners to be fed. Very few were mar
ried My mother had no intention Of
starting a boarding house but got into
the business by request. 1t came about
this way: When my family arrived
in Butte they found several old friends
who had boarded with us in Calumet
and they all liked my mothers cook
ing. So they prevailed on her to take
them in as boarders.
Meets Future Wife
Speaking of the matter Of Christmas
caroling, Mr.. Warren said that Is how
he met his future wife. L met her
one night when we were singing out
side q house where she was visiting,
he explained The group was invited
inside and we had a jolly evening. We
were married a year later"
Mr.. Warren said the Mountain View
mine was Boston & Montana company
property when he went to work there
as a cableman. He later was placed
III charge VI tlldb OCPoA llllSAle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren are the par
ents of three children, one Of whom,
Joseph Warren Jr., is cashier at the
Consolidated railway ticket office in
the Owsley block The other two are
Mrs. Ernest Hodge, who lives with her
husband in Centerville not far from
the home of her parents, while the
third, Mrs. Austin Mahan, is living
with her husband and two children
in California. Joseph Warren Jr. Is
married and lives with his wife and
two children at II Harrison avenue
MeaderVille