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The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
NEW ERA ASSOCIATION HOLD
SECOND QUARTERLY MEET

The Second Quarterly Board
Meeting of the New Era Assocla-
ton Rev. F. P. Jones, moderator
was held with the Morning Star
Baptist Church, Rev. G.. E. White
pastor on January 1917, 194i.
This meeting will be long remem'
bered because of it's spiritual en-
thusiasm, and interest shown on
the part of all who attended. The
Holy Bible" was the general theme
Rev. A. w. T. Chism was the ins-
tructor of the Bible Study period.
Rev. C. @. Hickerson, and Mrs
Northcross each delivered al
dresses taken from the general
theme which were helpful and i'm
pressiwe. The sermons preached
by Rev. J. T. Carter, and Rev.
Goodlett, were appreciated by all.
The future of the Baptist Is
bright with signal lights of prog
ress. Plans were made for an In
stitute of Christian Education TO
be held March 1928, sponsored by
the Association and Atxiliaries,
under the Auspices of the Sunday
School and BTU. Congress, Mr.. j.
w. Dacus, Pres, and under the di-
rection of the Dean Rev. G. H..
Nicks. To this end the Moderator
is rallying all forces.
Plans were also perfected for
the raising of funds, and jther
materials for Western Baptist
Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. The
fifth Sunday in March was set a
part for a memorial service to the
late DR.. l.. K. Williams, late pres
ident of our National Baptist C'n-
vention and Vice President of the
Worlds Baptist Alliance.
The moderator severely condemn
ed the ~cowardly and unchristian n
dictment made against DR.. L. X.
Williams, by the so-called liberal
list, and religious experimentali.t,
the Rev. Powell Jr., of New York
City at the close of his statement
he appointed a committee to draft
resolutions protesting the indict-
ment, and reaffirmed the love and
confidence to the ideals and lead
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
MUSICIANS TO
HAVE SYM
PHONY ORCH

Sunday, January 10. musicians
from the WPA. band and other or
chestras organized at the Urban
League for the purpose of building
up a symphony orchestra which
will specialize in the classics of the
old masters. There were over %
to attend the initial meeting.
The officers elected were: Ben
ME Brown, president; George Bry-
ant, director; Joseph Drake, Sec
rotary; Evelyn Battles, treasurer;
and Henry Washington, librarian.
Rehearsals will begin Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 and anyone in
Omaha who can play an instrum.
ent is eligible to try out for a
playing position in the orchestra.
Over forty musicians are expected
to be present for the initial re-
hearsal Sunday afterternoon. For
further information call WE. 5000.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
THE ELECTRIC
INDUSTRY
READY FOR NATIONAL


The Nebraska Power Company
and the electric industry are fully
prepared to meet all the electric
power requirements of national de-
Tense as well as any peace time
needs of industry, j. E. Davidson,
president of the company. said in
a radio address Friday night.
There is, therefore, absolutely
no need for further spending of
the peoples money for either ell.
ectric power plants or Transmission
lines" he declared. Government
money can best be used for the
production of planes, ships, tanks,
guns, ammunition and other de-
Tense supplies which should be fin
anced by the government. By con-
centrating government spending
and energy on direct activities.
greater protection will be furnish
ed your son and mine, your family
and your neighbours family.
Somewhere in Omaha, electric
ity is making tents for soldiers
camps, shells for their guns, pre-
pairing food for their meals, and
shoes for their feet.
4The Nebraska Power Company
can supply dependable electric
power for every defense need in
this territory" he continued. For
example, a new munitions factory
near Valley or North Bend. with
their populations of 1000, might
easily require 5000 horsepower,
nearly twice as much as any pres
ent manufacturer is u compahys
territory. This power would be
available because Valley and North
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The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
This Week In Religion
and Thought
Keeping Democracy Alive
BY ROBT. L. MOODY

Keeping Democracy Alive
At the time of this writing, Pres
ident Franklin d. Roosevelt began
an unprecedented third term. He
expressed the main task that lies
before, namely, to keep democracy
alive. The President said that
democracy was not dying but that
there are three phases that must
be preserved. He said that it is
not enough to feed the bodies and
instruct the minds in the defense
of democracy but the spirit of de-
mocracy must be kept alive.
AS a minority group. we have an
interesting part or stake in the fu-
ture. Admitting hat we have
not realized the full blessings Of
the democratic ideals, we have To-
thing to gain by dictatorship as
we view the fates of others. We
may best keep the spirit OF free
dom alive by studying and under
standing its objective and by
practicing tolerance among our
selves. VIZ can intelligently let
the majority group know our COM
mon interest and also our know
ledge of the discrimination and
imperfection that exists in Il
present democracy.
We can point out how these i'm
projections will not only kill the
body and mind of democracy, but
prejudice will kill the spirit which
is vital to any individual and ma
ton.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

CHICAGO A strong resolut-
ion condemning the War Depart
ment's plan to establish an all Ne
gro pursuit squadron as a part, of
the United States Army Air Corps
was adopted by the National Air
mems Association here Friday.
At the same time, the association
made up of Negro flyers through
out the country, voted to intensity
its campaign to have Negroes IN
tegrated without regard to rac in
to the United States Army Air
Corps which presently bars Negro
es.
According to under secretary of
War Patterson, the squadron con-
sisting of a ground crew of 400
men, 33 pilots and 81 planes. will
be set up at Tuskegee institute in
Albania where a flying field and
other facilities will be provided.
The ground crew, according to
the announcement will be trained
at Chanute field, Illinois, for sew
eral months before going to the
southern school. The squadron,
it is understood, will be command
ed by a white officer.
Cornelius R. Coffey who in adj
dition to being president of the
Chicago chapter of the association
is also national president. in COM
menting said the action taken Fri
day is in line with the associat-
ions policy.
Our fight for entrance into the
air corps has been long. We do
not intend to compromise now.
Both the army and navy have
stressed tradition in arguing a
gainst the abolition of segregated
units.
I'm the air corps there is no
tradition either favorable or UNI
favorable to complete racial inter-
rogation. If we permit the estab
lishment of a Negro unit it will be
establishing a precedent which will
be hard to break down.
WED rather be excluded" Cof-
fey said, Ethan to be segregated.
There's no constitutional support
for segregated units and the only
traditions existing in aviation as
know it, are ones which would
make complete Indignation sane
and logical
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
JUDGE HERBERT RH0ADES
FAMILY FORUM SPEAKER

Judge Herbert Rhoades was pre-
scented as the main speaker on the
third Family Forum of the Urban
League. In his talk, he stressed
the fact that broken homes were
the cause of Juvenile delinquenc-
les in rs percent of the cases.
Where was a normal family life
and a strong church background,
the cases of delinquency in homes
were almost negligible. He said
that 1000 divorce cases and 1000
juvenile delinquents had passed
through his court during the year
1910.
He pleaded for the audience as
sembled to prevail upon the public
officials to spend more money for
saving the lives of youth even II
it meant a sacrifice of good roads
He placed the value of boys and
girls beyond that of material dew
elopment.
Judge Rhoades was introduced
by Mrs. Gertrude Craig who pres
ided. She said that he disliked
flowery introductions and she felt
that that was not necessary In his
case because his excellent work
had created sufficient respecs in
the minds of the audience.
Rev. G. d. Hancock. Pastor OF
Clair Chapel, made q brief talk OF
the relationship of the home
church and social agency. His
talk was accepted with a grea'
deal of enthusiasm by the 80 or "
person present.
Other persons on the program
were Mr.. Vercylee Norvell, Mr.
Booker Washington, Mrs. Lols
Smith, Mrs. Marie Brantley anC
Miss Fmmelyn Washington. In
vocation was given by DR.. A. J.
Cule, Pastor of the First Christie;
Church and the bene diction was !e'
by Rev. George Hubbard, Paoto'
&c Union Memorial ME. Chnts.h.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

inion, involving a challenge by the
Missouri Pacific Railroad corpor-
alton in Nebraska of the interpret
alton of the law by state officials.
Justice Stone said a decree is
sued by a lower court for the vail
road "must be reversed" and that
the reversal must be accompanied
by instruction. to the district
court to dismiss the bill of COM
plant"
The railroad contended officials
"wrongfully construed the law SO
as to require the discharge of col
ored brakemen" and the employ
ment of white members of the
brotherhood of Railway Trainrnen.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
COMPLIMENTS EDITORIAL

Van Avery Sporting Goods Go.
1912 Harvey Street
Omaha, Nebraska
January IS, 1871
Omaha Guide,
2418 Grant Street,
Omaha. Nebraska.
Gentlemen:
Permit me to compliment You on
the splendid front page Editorial
entitled dollars Can't Buy Yes
terday".
The people of America must be
aroused to the dangers confront
ing them and they must realize
that the Administration we have
in Washington is not capable of
handling a great project like our
National Defense. 1t is only by
being able to make ourselves
strong and powerful that we can
resist the onslaught of foreign ma
tions. What your paper and ev-
cry other paper should preach to
the American people is that this
nation must not engage in any wal
until it is first strong enough to
defend itself and then be capable
of taking an offensive action. !
sincerely hope the time will never
come when our country will be
forced into the European war and
all of US should do everything we
can to keep America at peace.
With all good wishes, | am,
Yours very truly,
James C. Van Avery.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

ership of our smitten chieftain.
The committee is Rev. Chism,
Goodlett, Williams, Mrs. Haynes,
Mrs. Northcross, and Mr.. Dacus.
The Woman's Auxiliary led by
Mrs. C. Haynes is bringing things
to pass, Our motto is "We can.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
TRAIN CREW LAW ATTACK
DISMISSED

Washington, Jan. 24-The Unit
ed States Supreme court ordered
dismissal of an attack on the en-
forcement of Nebraska's full train
crew law in such a way as e re-
quire a railroad to discharge Ne
gro brakemen and to employ white
persons instead.
Justice Stone delivered tho OPP
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
SWIFT & co,
DEVELOPE
NEW TREND
IN TREATMENT OF
SHAREHOLDERS

A new trend in the treatment Of
shareholders was developed by
John Holmes, president of Swift
and Company, in his address at the
annual meeting of shareholders
January 16, 1941.
Nh. Holmes, in his address out
lined in considerable detail one of
the branches of the business and
took the shareholders into his con-
fidence as to the conduct of that
branch of the business.
After the meeting, he stated
that it was his intention at the
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
Condemn Plan
TO Establish All Negro Air Squad
u. s. FORMS NEGRO AIR


Washington (NNs)-Two hours
after Yancey Williams, a Negro
filed suit in U. S. District Court "a
gainst Secretary Stimson and four
Army chiefs, demanding admission
to the Air Corps, Underseeretary
of War Patterson announced an all
Negro pursuit squadron would be
formed in February.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
THE NEGRO
AND
NATIONAL
DEFENSE

to every phase of the defense pro-
gram, needs the aid of an enlight-
26th, has been designated as a day
of nationwide meetings to pres
ent the facts from pulpits, rost-
runs and in public meetings. The
Association sets down in this brief
manner a few of the discriminate
Dry facts uncovered by its investi-
cations and interviews.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
A IN RECITAL

Booker Washington, Negro plan
list, was heard in recital last even
ing at 1870 o'clock at Central Uni
ted Presbyterian church. Fifty
sixth and Leavenworth Streets. A
pancake supper was served at $50
p. m.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
SAFETY MEETING

The Northside Chauffeurs club
held a safety meeting at the Urb-
an League center, 2213 Lake St.,
Friday night. Speakers were the
Police Commissioner Jepsen; Ep-
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
GRADUATES


At the graduation exercises Of
Central High school which were
held at Benson High school on
Wednesday night, January %,
194l, the following pupils received
diplomas; Martin l., Anderson,
Harold Bogus, Arthur Herring
ton, Warren Phillips, Mary Justus,
Jeanne Terrell, and Verdell John
son.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

hiram Marks, president of the Om-
aha Safety Council; Rev. F. c.
Williams, pastor of Zion Baptist
Church and DIR. j. ]. Jones.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
SERVICE

"The Act says there is to be no
discrimination. But the Act also
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The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

There will be an NAACP. Mass
meeting at st. Johns AME. Church,
22nd and Willis Avenue, on Sunday
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
THE ARMY

"The War Department will pro-
vide training for Negro officers
if proper progress of such indiyid-
uals is shown" What is meant by
proper progress" is not known.
Negro volunteers are taken only
for service in Negro regiments.
No Negro has yer served either
as an officer or as an enlisted man
in the Marine Corps.
During the past thirty years one
Negro has beenl graduated from
West Point. At present there T
five Negro officers in the regular
army, three of them are chaplains
and two are combat officers.
There are five, hundred Negro
officers in the Army Reserve. Up
to the middle of September not
one of these Reserve Officers had
been called for service or training.
Negro regiments of the regular
army are employed chiefly as
grooms and horse attendants for
officers and cadets at West Point
or various forts.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

YJanuary the 10Th. There
will be a program in the
interest of the National
Defense Program in an at
tempt to secure equal OPP
%portunities for Negroes.
There is a special request
for everyone to attend
this program.
The main speaker of the
meeting will be Atty. H. J.
Pinkett.
Arthur Nee Jaw, Pres,
Mrs. J. A. Williams, Sec
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

Much has been
said about the
Negro in Nation
al Defense, but
few facts have
been = published
p~ortraying his
plight. The N.
AACP., in its eff
forts to have the
Negro complete
ly i~ntegrated in
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
THE AIR CORPS

Typical letters sent to Negro
applicants for the Air Corps are
as follows:
Applications from colored pers-
ons for flying cadet appointments
or for enlistment in the Air Corps
are not being accepted"
"Your interest in flying is ap-
preciated and your application has
been recorded for further consid-
Grafton in the event facilities be-
come available for training of col
ored flying cadet officers"
Last year the airport at Glen
view, ILL.,, was designated a a
training spot for Negroes in the
Army Air Corps, but not a single
Negro has been enlisted in the
Army Air Corps and sent to Glen
view for this training. A few Ne
gro students have been given the
most elementary training in avia-
ton by the Civilian Aeronautics
Board at five Negro colleges but
none has been permitted to enlist
for further training in the air
corps.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25

Several NeRro mess attendants
who wrote letters complaining a
bout the discriminatory tactics pra-
cticed against them by Navy Of
ficials were dishonorably discharg-
ed by the Navy Department.
No Negro has ever been grad
uated from Annapolis and only
two Negroes during the past sew
enty years have been permitted to
enter it.
The Omaha guide., 1941-01-25
THE NAVY

after many years of experience
the policy of not enlisting men of
the colored race for any branch
of the naval service except the
messmen's branch, was adopted to
meet the best interests of general
ship efficiency"
c. w. Nimizt, Chief of
Bureau Navy Dept, Bur
eau of Navigation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-25
SANTA CLAUS EXPECTED

It seems that no sooner do we demolish one tur-
key this time of year than another of the big birds
lays his head on the chopping block and leases to
be eaten.
Thanksgiving is but a memory this week, with
most of the after effects off and the Juneau
druggists are putting in new orders for sodium BIZ
carbonate, in preparation for the after Christmas
and after-New Years trade.
We don't know exactly how many shopping days
there before Christmas about rs think We
fear however, that this is all too few and that by
the time get around to doing shopping it
will be almost too late. After Christmas every year,
we resolve that the next time Wen do our shopping
early We hope there are mighty few other shoppers
this year who will put the chore off long We
are afraid we will, else the stores will be awful
mess on December "a.
We do know that this year perhaps never
before, Juneau is going to take on the Christmas
spirit. We know that because we have been talking
with the Juneau Chamber of Commerce committee
in charge of Christmas preparations.
Letters have already gone out to merchants
throughout the city urging them to get their Christ
window displays in place by December l. and
the merchants, understand, have promised whole
hearted support in this movement to make Juneau
overflow with Yuletide appearance.
Then too the Chamber of Commerce is arrang-
ing for a quarter hour Christmas radio broadcast
every noon, beginning December g. with loudspeakers
on downtown streets so Christmas carols and other
Santa Claus features be enjoyed by shoppers
Most important, probably, is a contest being
sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, which will
500 in prizes distributed to the three residents
OF the city who do the best job of outside Christmas
decorating at their homes. The prizes are worth
while. Best decorated home in the city will receive
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-25
Smile, Oh You, Smile
New York Times)

New York Times)
One of the invaluable privileges which go with
life in decadent democracy is that of waking up
in the morning with a liverish sensation and the
firm belief that nothing good can happen; swapping
at the little woman she tros in with the coffee
and toast; growing at the younger generation be-
it is starting off to school with egg on its
chin, and, in short to quote apt phrase from a
recent Fascist party bulletin issued in Rome, in
dulgng in doubts, uncertainty decisions and sad
ness" citizen of a free country at such moments
is permitted to exhibit "a critical, destructive spirit
which is incapable of rendering clear, positive values
to social life but is only capable Of denying them.
Social life, indeed! Who, under such circumstances
wants to be socable?
In Italy, under II Duce's inspiring leadership
such things cannot be. Those who give way to
melancholy still live in the shadow Of the past and
must be considered the most dangerous enemies.
No penalties mentioned, but they unquestion-
ably severe. The worth while, under fascism is
the man with smile. About all that those of us
who live in democracy and who kind of like it
here can say in rebuttal is that, though we don't
smile all the time, when do smile we mean it,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-25

for quiet-spoken Democratic Nation
al Chairman Ed Flynn.
The President can thank his hand
some political lieutenant that the
outcome on this momentous fight
wasn't another skim f-the- teeth
victory as was the draft extension
measure last summer.
1t was Flynn's quiet behind-the-
scenes work, particularly with the
New York delegation, and not Roose-
velt's last-minute letter promising
forceful action on the disturbed
labor front, that swung enough votes
to save the Administrator from an
other hair-line majority.
Flynn's yeoman efforts were par
ticularly notable because only the
week before he had taken re-
sounding public rebuff from the
President in the New York City
mayoralty fight. Roosevelt's en-
dorsement of LaGuardia, repeated
on the eve of the election, was bit
ter medicine to Flynn, who was
vigorously backing O'Dwyer.
But in contrast to the group of
Southern congressman, who bolted
TO the isolationists because of per-
sonal pique over the labor situation,
Flynn rolled up his sleeves when
Roosevelt sent him an SOS and
went to bat with everything he had.
Ensconced in a hideaway office of
Speaker Sam Rayburn, Flynn talked
to small groups of waverers brought
off the nearby floor by Democratic
Floor Leader John Mccormack. To
them, Flynn made only one argu-
ment.
THE nations security is at stake
on this VOTE he said. Under these
circumstances all other considera-
tons must be laid aside Whatever
your personal grievances are, as
patriotic Americans you must up
hold national unity in this crisis"
To the New Workers., who were still
boiling mad over what they consid-
cred the Presidents "unwarranted
intrusion" in the mayoralty scrap,
Flynn declared that national inter-
ests came before local politics. This
plea coming from him had telling
effect and kept a number of the
delegation on the reservation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-25
WakefieId's
Aw akeninq

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 25. -
Jimmy Calleran, Piedmont League
umpire, told this tale at a loop
directors meeting here.
He was working behind the
plate when Dick Wakefield, De-
troit's $45,000 rookie, came to bat
for Winston Salem. Catcher Ed
die Phillips of the opposing Rich
mond club came up Tuning when
a ball was called.
1T was too low" Calleran told
Phillips.
Wakefield joined in the debate
saying:
That pitch was low 1t was
right around here"
Calleran and Phillips almost
dropped their masks when Wake
field, paid the biggest bonus ever
given a collegian when he left the
University of Michigan for the
majors, swept his hand a good
three inches above the knee.
Il saw Wakefield after the
game" Calleran said, land tipped
him off that in the Piedmont
League it was strike clear down
to the knee"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-25
AN OMP EXPERT?

Representative J. Hardin Peterson
of Florida phoned the OPM minerals
division requesting a steel priority
for a phosphate plant in his dis
trict.
This metal is urgently needed for
the construction of large phos-
phate washing machine he ex-
planned to the young OPM official
to whom he was referred Opera
tions in this plant are being held
up because the washer now in use
is old and constantly breaks down.
AS you probably know, my State is
on of the worlds biggest producers
Of phosphate
THAT may be so" was the cool
reply, but you haven't convinced
me that priority should be issued
In this case. After all, soda water
isn't essential to the national de-
Tense"
SODA water!" exclaimed Peter
son. Who's talking about soda
water?"
That's the principal use of phos-
phate. isn't it to make soda
Water?"
Young man" said Peterson, Sc
verely, Il don't know where you
came from or how you qualified for
your job at the OPM, but thought
every school-boy knew that phos-
phate is the chief ingredient of fer
tilizer."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1941-11-25

Mccormack is one of the fastest die
tators on the Hill. His office staff
calls him "letter-a minute" man -.
Jimmy Roosevelt, assistant to Col.
William Donovan, Co-Ordinator of
Information, is studying German as
special student at Washington
university Out of 531 members
of Congress the only one who has
done anything about putting halt
to the outrageous abuses OF the
franking privilege, recently exposed,
is Wisconsin's Republican Senator
Alexander Wiley. Although himself
an isolationist, Wiley strongly dis
approves the misuse of the Thanking
privilege by the isolationists and
has introduced bill designed to put
an end to the abuses.
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