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The Omaha guide., 1941-11-08

the Presidents cabinet.
3. Federal control Of the educa--
tional system and a federal law that
every child must have an high school
education.
a. Assist in the furtherance Of
research by our scientists and help u
historians to prove that civilization
was founded in Africa. No passports
to any foreign country until he or she
can show proof Of visiting every state
in America, by showing a certificate
OF registration from the governors
office of each state. Help US to see A
merica first, and spend Americas
earning with American citizens,
5. Establish a political influence
which will bring about our pro-rata
Of higher appointments made by our
chief executives, especially in our
army. Demand appointments by the
chief executive to be absolutely on alb
ility and merit, and not color. Give
our Negro boys appointments from
first sergeant to colonel in the army
if they are qualified for the job. We
are n of the few minority groups
that can be trusted in time Of war not
to turn traitor to our country.
6. Stop graft in politics by pass
ing a federal law making Election day
The Omaha guide., 1941-11-08
LOCAL PLATFORM

Race prejudice must 60. The
Fatherhood Of God and the Brother
hood of man must prevail. These are
the only principles that will stand the
acid test Of good citizenship in times
Of peace, war and death.
/. We must have our pro-rata
of employment in business to which
we give u patronage, such as groc-
cry stores, laundries, furniture stor-
es, department stores, and coal COM
panies in fact every concern which we
support. We must give our citizens
the chance to live respectfully. We are
tired Of educating our children and
permitting them to remain economic
slaves and entering into a life of
shame.
2. Our Pro-rata Of employment
for the patronage to our public cor
porations such as railroad companies,
the street al company the Nebraska
Power Co., the Northwestern Bell
Telephone Co., and other establish
ments we are forced to support by
right of franchise. Also our p~ro-rata
of employment in return for the taxes
we pay in our city, county, state and
federal government.
3. To encourage the establish
ment of a first class hospital, that we
may get the best there is in medical
science from our doctors whom we
know to be nearest to us, also to en-
courage a high respect for them and
encourage more of our girls to take
nurses training.
A. A one hundred percent de-
pertinent Of our citizens in our public
and private places of business, espec-
tally in street cars. If we are to be
respected we must act respectfully es--
pecially in public places where we are
constantly before the public eye.
5 A one hundred percent mem
bership in the Omaha branch Of the
NAACP. should be had to encourage
the efforts put forth by the founders
Of this organization, and to assist the
general office to establish a five mil
ion dollar endowment fund to main
tain the operating expenses, and to
further the principles Of the NAACP.
for all people of all races. American
citizens must be educated to a higher
principle and a more thorough under
standing Of ~inter-racial relationship
so that III country may in reality be
a government of the people, by the
people, and for the people, in whole or
in fact. TIT
The Omaha guide., 1941-11-08
NATIONAL

/. Fight for the passage Of the
NAACP. Anti-Lynching Bill, thus
stop the shameful lynching Of Amer
lean citizens.
2. One Of our Negro citizens in
The Omaha guide., 1941-11-08

eOmaat Uda A Paper with Purpose FOmded on the Principles of mieN OrR Race to Dur Cz
WOn snnSa upnUUm RAG InePadom which your ddEpbyedhe was write by c. GaMwy,o one
thee ofoumes ofh the nahaG Guide Oct l5 1926 and published tn first issue ofheO mahaG Guide Eel p
E&I The onhaGu deS Unnecessary Institution ht thee unmunym whnh tsaves That's why has wealth
many storms Om127Mh tn present day. 1874.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Street Surfacinq
McChord Ready

street surfscing is being laid
this week in the new non-com-
missioned officers housing area at
McChord Field as one Of the last
steps in completing tn. i00-unit
project.
Now the work begins 10 assume
the appearance OF a neat little VII
Isge. which il will be when the 50
two-family buildings are turned
ever To the government July is.
Many Of the units are complete
now and ready for government
acceptance. but the air corps
won't be ready to take over. 1t
Is understood, until all families
have been given customary notice.
There were several minor DELAYS
IN completion Of units due 10 de-
lsyed arrival Of some of the unit
facilities to be built into the
houses: oil-burners. refrigerators.
etc. However all such materials
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Pick Representative
or Senate Position

HEHALis Lewis county com
niasionsfs Wednesday appointed
state Rep. Virgin n Lee 10 nll
the unexpected term ~ state sen
Guy Balfour. Who resigned iast
Monday 10 become district super
visor for the national youth adj
ninistration.
Howard Mott. centralia Repub-
liean. runner-up for the house Of
representatives position In the last
election. was appointed 20 succeed
Lee. Mott 10 a farmer. granger
and school board member.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Soldiers Freed
After Z Months

Rare IL the case when q man
can serve two months in tho state
reformatory st Monroe, then get
released with HI. record completely
clean.
But such happened 10 Ernest
Bierkelund. 10 and chsrivs p.
Williams. n. Fort Lewis soldiers.
who were back in the army We'd
nesday after the wheels Of law had
reversed themselves for some dis.
tanee down the legal highway.
on May the two young men
pleaded guilty and were sentenced
by Judge Joseph A. Mallory 10 10
years at the state reformatory on
a charge Of grand larceny involv-
ing the theft Of so3 in cash from
a beer parlor' acquaintance ON
April 80. The young men were
arrested by police.
Some way or another the judg-
ment was dated April ~" thus
having the men sentenced before
the crime was committed. Thus.
when IN. soldiers hired legal ooun-
sci after refusing such at tho time
of their pleadings. tho error vss
discovered and formed the basis
for a new hearing before Judge
Fred G.. Remain.
Brought back from Monroe. the
young men told the court their
story. presented testimonials from
prominent citizens In their califor.
MA home towns SO Judge Re
mann vacated the sentence and the
judgment The prosecutors office
followed suit by diminishing the In
formation.
And 80 Bjerkelund and Williams /
are back IN the army. sadder and /
wiser after their Monro. expert ]
enes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Catholic Daughters
Open 18th Convention

NAsHfNGTHoN me Catholic
Daughters q America opened their
18Th biennial convention here with
delegates from IS states. Panama.
Puerto Rico. Panama Canal Tone
Alaska and Canada registering
After registering ths delegates
attended servtces At the Frances
osn uonsstsry.
Ths convention opened fornsiiy
sifn pontifiozl usss a. tns
cathedral Of 81 Matthew the
Apostle Tuesday b. the Most Rev.
Auieto viOysnni cicognani. spoS-
tolic delegate % the United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Sam Stocking. Jr.
Rotary Speaker

An analysis Of the value and
danger Of public opinion polls ~lli
entertain members Of the Tacoma
Rotary club Thursday noon e. the
Hotel Winthrop. Analyst will De
Sam Stocking IT.. a former mem
Der Of the faculties q the Harvard
Business school and University Of
Toronto.
Also on the program Will BE-
music by me & p = summer
fehooi hand. MADE up u IS Ore
ron ard Washington hizn sehool
STUDENTS ard directed ~ Andrew
Lonsy u Ia Crsnoe. Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
28l Traffic
Mishaps Here
Five Killed and SO
Hurt During June

Eve persons were killed tire,
- them pedestrians. ard - wer,
injured in zs1 traffic accidents ir|
Tsooms and vicinity during June
according n the police DEPART
n1snts monthly report
Traffic arrests during ths month
included - for speeding - for
drunken driving. five for reckless
driving and six for negligent div
ing
OF p cars stolen N Tacoma. II
we're recovered by the motor d.
vision.
In the juvenile division. Capt.
= W. Gardner conducted 213 out
side Investigations and granted l46
interviews Matters dealt with in
cluded five cases OF arson. three Of
burglary. and IS Of disorderly con-
duct.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

Edward r. Stettinius IT.. direc-
tor Of priorities Of the office Of
production management. Is pleased
with manufacturing results to
date. But 10 overcome the acts Of
reoalcitrants he created three
fold plan OF publicity. restriction
Of supplies and court action.
That United States war-supply
production is showing good results
is revealed in British advices that
needed arms and mechanical equip
ment are coming through 10 Eng
land as expected and that about
IS ships a month are making de-
liveries 10 Egypt via the Atlantic
or Pacific routes to the Red sea.
OLD STORY Reliable advices
tell of new spirit of Washington
cooperation with business. The
Administrators one great need
now is production. The only way
to get production is through ex-
perienced management. Not the
long list OF corporate official
names heading the office Of pro-
duetion management and the con-
spicuous absence of New Deal
brain-trusters. II is proof that the
concept Of capitalism the creator"
wins over the concert Of labor the
political asset. Observe: Commu-
nism, in its war emergency, Is ob-
liged To appeal To capitalism for
help. Looks like wars necessities
we're swinging the pendulum from
eft tn right.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

! FREEZE WAGES - Here 10 =
gllmmer OF light fer business and
industry. Federal Price Admins
traitor Leon Henderson owns up
that wage increases can no longer
be absorbed by industries already
operating at capacity.
Corporate officials a., 81 the
belief that Henderson, remark
suggests that the new price con.
troll bill 10 be presented 10 con-
gress will carry a section provid.
ing authority to freeze wages as
suggested here.
WAGE PLAN-Washlngto data
are that labor IL resping harvest
In wages as a result of the defense
program. All sorts OF ideas are
being cooked up 40 that the coun-
try can get a cut out OF labor's
take.
The plan liked best is that in
order to avoid inflationary effects
all wage increases be in the form
OF defense bonds and stamps and
held in trust for employees until
after the emergency or when no
threats Of initiation overhang.
Washington opinion IL that no
honest labor leader would refuse
such an offer since 1t helps his
unions members save money and
at the same time co-operstes with
the government 10 assist In H.
nancing defense costs.
REPORTS ARE THAT-Phiia-
delphia Company's preferred is
sues bought for attractive yield
:. Electric Storage Battery also
bought for yield. same goes for
United Fruits shares Trad
ing positions held in seagrave pre-
ferred because Of sI425 in divi-
dend arrears; common has specula-
tive following =. = w. Bliss
shipments averaging so per cent
ahead OF last year.
Kaufman Department Stores
dividend reasonably secure: same
goes for X. n Macy and other
merchandising units Philip
Morris earnings continue 10 ex-
pand Massey Harris 10 revise
capital setup this official
Mccall Corporation MT by higher
raw material labor and tax costs
>. Union Tank Car shares held
for yield Truax-Traer Coal
IN the black this off
eial =. Jewel Tea benefits from
increased consumer spendIng
power
Investment managers apprsiss
Van Rsslte shares as reasonably
valued LehiKh Valley Coal
preferred held because ~ S2s.25
in dividend arrears Smart
money going into White Motors
. Oliver Farm Equipments de-
Tense contracts expanding i
And. that Containsr Corp. doing
nicely on defense orders. makes
boxes for shell and cartridges.
canned food shipments under lease
lend act and targets for rifle and .
gun practice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Sumner Grocery
Damaged by Fire
/. Another Bloze Is
Bldmed on Child

i SUMNER IRE winch dsxsis
sapsa in ths refriksratrr condenser
~ ne meat department. - ~
: SUMNER Crncerx esused consider.
? shls asnsgs - ~. store r,lssssx
evening rhs hisss sss ttsccvsrss
~ Grant WarNtss snd 80. esil
under Say working IN stored .ss-
da.t snd frame partitions Az
nacnis fumes hsnrered m. IRE 81
nsrtment 10 sauas extent The -.
TIRE store ~as nlisd with dense
smoke
r Child f1rc. nssstsck
The Allan Blum property. rtaf
) the King county line on the east
! valley highway about four miles
! from sumner. wss the scene q
, raging IRE Monday afternoon.
+ The fire Was started by q small
girl playing with matches near :
haystack. Damage IL estimated =.
well over $4,000 The loss includes
= two-story barn and farm equip
ment. carpenter and maehinist
tools and two outboArd motors. =
badly damaged garage and care
takers house n. Blum family
had lust purchased the property =
month $40 and iost many house
hold articles which had not hssn
unpscked snd were stored in tho
barn The rural equipment from
District No. l answered tho call
and brought the confiagration I'M
der control eeforv IL reached the
main residence.
Pea Harvest Ready
variety of bush peas. nsw Ia
thus locality. are about ready for
harvest Ray kiyohsrs. Sumner
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Australia Building
Bomb Proof Tunnel

sfD>E Australia A new
traffic tunnel being built between
Sydney's cosmopolitan king
Cross square To the eastern sub
urbs Is being made bomb proof for
shelter purposes. In event Of raids
IL will accommodate 1000 people
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

farmer. hss plsstsd ~ acre. ~
~ J y Murphy tract re $50
variety ~ fsas Erpw q aheat
three feet hlEs ~ tsis 70 ths eatx
sereaxs II rs TYP In Pierre
county. II rs tFyous pro~~s 80
ecssf'ai ara - eausi quality uIth
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

bought direct by federal agencies
are now on the grounds and in
stallation is progressing rapidly.
Curbs and cutters are in. and
paving Of streets this week will
allow the few days necessary TO
finish off grading Of yards and
grounds and application Of the top
soil which will be seeded to lawns.
Woodwork & Cornell. Inc, are
the contractors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

ficisis - Txsn Putnam. president:
Heuer Nicholson. vice president.
william Harten. secretary. Hslrh
Weaver. treasurer New members
On me heaFd q directors are 1T.
W " Mitchell. c. y puzIr<ff< art
Harry BARTER
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

vine pas = !. 10y proh.ha- 81
ssssr growers ~lu adopt - "a
go
sumner Rotary officers started
their yearly sutsss az tuesdays
meeting - - eiuh. re 49, e
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
Trade Winds" by Schneider

NEW IORk-A National Association of Manufacturers
survey dscoSes that of Is major industries active de-
Tense contracts most all producing according schedule
ahead of government requirements Shortages Of skilled
this year
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
500 CARS Oh CHEhHIEs
NtSATeutr IN. 1a4t ~

- crop will probably total 700
cars when final shipments are
completed. u Wa estimated ~
packers. Ia 1870. z3i cars we're
shipped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

Your Post master can tell you
hoz n invest IN e. = Defsnss
Bonds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10

pisrsiy f.iisS -sh zoos. -s,~ -ssi csv.,.ss
~ ,syes ss,iis 'ssssss. ti.ssssss sss. ss.sss
pattern. both 'sp s.s sssss~. p,pss .ssss.
Cot s.ss T7ssl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-10
ALL WOOL BLANKETS

ss---s' ts-a ,hss lest ysss'. ss,ssi iooss -ss
10 ssisd pssssis s~s sssp ,sss sssSss o~s,s
sss,ss1 ssssss % ssIl1 sslsss. fsss 18Th q" s.ys~
sss,s ssea,ss. sssh-,sesases. ssss T7seo zee
y7ssA. Gset
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Loddings Dip
But Top 1910

WASHINGTON Dec y Load
ingS of revenue freight during the
week ended December 20 totalcd
7aS GOT cars. a decrease -n-S-A2S
ears from The previous week, and
an increase Of 10O.942 cars from
the like week a year ago accord
ing 10 reports to the Association of
American Railroads.
The total last week also showed
a gain Of al .305 cars over the like
/ $50 period and were the largest
for any like week since 1929
The decline of Ii per cent from
the previous week was less than
seasonal This lifted The Dow
Jones carloadlng indcX-l926-1940
inclusive eeHalS 100 TO a new rec
ord high of f245 from 1876. The
previous record was 1928, attained
in the week ended Nov %,
The gain IN the December %
week over 1910 amounted 10 14.5
per cent and over the like 1899
period il was 226 per cent. In
the previous week the gain over A
year ago was 90 per cent. and
over two years ago it was 10 per
cont
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Rough on Soldiers

Even the men in The army may
have a rougher time because Of
the necessity for getting the full
est war benefits out Of the avail
able rubber supply Foamed lateX
cushions are used in tanks for
crash pads on airplaneS and for
seats on parachuteS These may
be made Of some other material 20
save rubber. With shipping space
AZ q premium. more rubber can be
carried in vessels when il is in the
form Of dried smoked sheets the
uSual way rubber is imported.
Liquid laleX, from Which the
foamed rubber cushions arc made
is largely water and 81 requires
more shipping spa &C than the
dried form
NcXt summer the rubber pro-
gram will be hard on people who
like 10 swim. Women will have 10
do without bathing caps In 1899.
rubber companies made j 500 600
bathing caps Swimming suits have
been made OF material that lncor-
poraieS rubber thread Tho now
tangled women'S suits made on
ircly Of rubber will be thing OF
the past during tho emergency.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Hollywood Worried

Even Hollywood will have 20
look around for substitutes. Rub
Der is used there 10 make things
that simulate the real article for
Photographic reasons. The motion
picture industry has used rubber
TO make prehistoric monsters.
masks. and latcX is worked INTO
frst-class cobwebs One picture has
II alligators and 30 boaconStric-
tors of rubber
The traditional Macy parade
with its inflated giants and gro
tcSque figures Of rubber will be
a repetitious affair next year I'M
less restrictions on rub Der arc
eaScd before then.
The reduction IN production has
not YET taken full effeCt hGcatiSe
the government permitted manu-
facturerS 10 complete products all
ready in process when the tempo
sqN order 10 suspend output Of
civilian goods was issued Just be-
fore tho war began the rubber
industry was employing approx
matelY 10000 and some ~ 900 Of
these were working in Akron. Be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Trend to Realism

In fairness. il IN ould he
chronlcled that in recent years
economists have shown a grow
inc trend toward realism. They
have sometimes b o en- handi-
capped. by statistical technique.
which too often took tho form
OF single entry bookkeeping
which neglected 20 relate indi-
Ndual situations 10 the totally.
When the economists tools arc
improved by the use of double
entry bookkeeping concerning
The totals Of tho national econ
omy. they viii proceed with a
higher degree Of certainty
In "A war period, when emo
tional criticism OF men i'm au-
thority is resented. students are
on Soundor ground when they
stick 10 factual presentations.
If they do this and point out
10 administrators m advance
that some of their calculations
do not add mp correctly the So
called theorists viii contribute
To American strength and TO
ultimate Victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Forbes
Killers Overthrow
Can Come as Hunger
Spreads in Europe.
BY r.. c. FORBES
thout food, hunger and death

Without food, hunger and death
The overthrow of Hitler very
can come from the
hunger so widespread among the
peoples under his rule.
From all accounts he has
stripped every slave" state OF
food for his army.
All history reveals that hunger
breeds revolution. There is hunger
throughout the continent OF Eu-
rope. Even before the end Of this
winter upheavals embarrassing 10
Hitler may erupt
AT least two of GermanyS three
chief enemy countries are. thank
heaven, well supplied with food.
the United States and Russia.
You and / have read from time
10 time about rationing of food in
Britain. But | doubt anything
brought home 10 us the reality Of
the situation half as wildly as the
widely published reports from
Washington that Britain's prime
minister Winston Churchill. de-
rived a thrill when he was served
two eggs for breakfast at the
White House. BrltonS are allowed
one egg per week The head Of the
British government INDUCES IN no
special privileges, any more than
the royal family.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Women's Garments Cut

The rubber industry has do.
veloped rapidly growing market
for products made OF IN ber
thread particularly in thing
women wear The old fashioned
corset with laccs and bone sup
ports may come hack 10 Supplan,
the modern girdle and 'founda
ton garments that are made o.
elastic thread civilian product
that Will have 10 be eliminated
d uring the emergency Rubber
thread is also used in making gar
tors hosiery tops. shoe tops and
underwear tops. In 1899. Q 700
600 pounds Of rubber thread were
produced.
Some Of Tho noW products the
industry has introduced and that
arc now widely used VIII have "a
give way 10 war products CuSh-
ions for automobiles. mattresses
for home and hospital and cuSh-
Joining for Pullman and other train
cars have 10 a growing extent
been made Of foamed rubber latex
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Earlicr The market had worked

Earlier the market had worked
iTogularly lower.
Turnover picked mp shortly as
tho market rallied TWo-hour
sales were near a million shares.
heaviest Saturday volume this
year.
SteclS also were prominent on
the recovery United States Steel
and Bethlehem each running up
more than a point
American Telephone. Nester-
days weak spot, rallied better
than a point Case, Allied
Chemical and Du pont were up
about as much at their best
levels.
There were some weak spots,
Coca-Cola tumblcd > points IN a
new low. while American Can was
down 2l2 before meeting support.
United States Gypsum and Union
Carbide were down a point at
their lows.
Elsewhere fractional gains were
IN the ma iorlty
The curb market turned in an
active session today, but the gen
cral price trend was extremely
mixed throughout.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-28
Must Be Practical

In hard boiled world. har-
aSScd by war and by looming
pcrpleNlng postwar problems,
economies, If they are 10 I've
worthy of their hire. must at
tempt 10 be practical. This
prcsuppoScs willingness 70 re-
late their inquiries 10 Contcm-
porary problems and data as
revealed by objective fact-find-
ing tools. This calls for more
national bookkeeping and less
metaphysical speculation.
The weakness of the cCOno.
mist in public and corporate adj
miniStrarion has been in failure
to relate specific problems to
the totally situation. Ere
quently. theorists were handi-
capped in their ability TO think
problems through because OF a
failure 10 consolidate individual
accounts. BY putting each indi-
vidual problem in the proper
setting and relating it TO the
totally situation in war and IN
peace, economists can hcIghten
their. usefulness and improve
their priority rating in war
time