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Evening star., 1941-10-29
Two Alma Mater Tits
Put OIiphont on Spot
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-Elmer
(Ollie) Oliphant, former gridiron
great, will be torn between two de-
sires Saturday. At the Polo Grounds
that afternoon PurGue-where Oil
phant first won fame-plays un-
beaten Fordham, while just a few
blocks away in Yankee Stadium
Army-where Oliphant won all
America ecognition-tangles with
Notre Dame.
Oliphant now is life insurance
official.
Evening star., 1941-10-29
Basket League Planned

A mems basket ball league for
Arlington County will be formed
tonight at a meeting in Washington
Lee High School at o'clock, accord
ing to an announcement from Buck
Richardson, director of physical ed
ucation. Those wishing to enter or
sponsor teams are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1941-10-29
By PAUL J. MILLER.

Playing with consummate skill
against World Blindfold Champion
Georges KoltanowSki of Belgium,
local chess aces A. Y. HesSe, l.. w.
Ferris and w. w. Pearce WreSted a
hard-won draw from the visiting
master at his recent exhibition at
Hotel Parkside.
The game lasted AZ moves. Here it
is play by play:
Evening star., 1941-10-29

By J. PAUL TAYLOR, England. cercs 1915.
Black MEN.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
q? YOU MUST
REGISTER
SERVICE
REGISTRATION "A

On July 1st, every man in the
State of Nebraska who has reach
ed his 21st years, since October
16, 1910, and before midnight of
July 1, is required by law to reg
lister with his local Selective Ser
vice Board.
On this registration day, the sec
ond in the history Of the country,
youths MUST register with 3heir
local board. If sickness or other
incapacity should prevent their
personal attendance at the local
board office, special registrants
will be provided to register the
men at their homes, or wherever
they might be.
On the day of registration, local
board offices will be open from
z a. m. until 9 p. m. to allow each
and every youth to register. AL
though the offices will be open I'M
til 9 p. m. and although every
convenience will be used to regis
ter the men with the least diffic-
ulty to all involved, it is request
ed that the r~egistrants do not
wait until the last moment to reg
lister as this will seriously handi-
cap both the registrant, and the
registrars.
selective service r%egistrant who
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
This Week In Religion
and Thought
BY ROBT. L. MOODY

What Next?-
Many people have wondered
what would be the result Of the
Russo-German Friendship Pact.
1t has been predicted that zone or
both of the parties involved was
using this only for his conven-
fence. Probably TIT whole world
was shocked by the sudden dec
laration of war by Germany on
Russia. None Of US ordinary peo-
pie know how b why. But it
does appear that the need Of food
and a-strong morale are the I'M
DERIVING causes
But whatever the cause may be,
we want to know what attitude
we should take toward our newly
found friend Russian Oommun-
ism? Which is the more danger
Gus, goddess Russia or ruthless
Hitler? If these two dictators
double-crossed each other, what
shall we expect either one of them
to do to us who are avowed enem-
les?
Many Americans have wanted
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

The judge found in favor of
Rev. Crowder and against the
plaintiffs. The evidence showed
that a majority Of the members
favored Rev. Crowder, and the
court held it could not interfere
with their decision within the
church, unless there were property
rights involved. None was in
volved in the lawsuit.
The testimony showed also, that
the church was paid for sometime
ago, although the membership has
never been large.
The Rev. Mr.. Crowder has liv-
an upright life in the commun-
ity for twenty-five years. He was
the first pastor Of st. L.uke's
church and has remained at its
head since it began seven years
ago.
His friends, and there are many
Of them, r glad he was the win
new in the lawsuit which proved
to be without merit.
Mr.. w. B. Bryant, the well
known Baptist attorney, repres-
ented Rev. Mr.. Crowder and Mr..
Paul Hoffman, (white) represent
ed the plaintiffs who lost the case.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

prove this democracy" President
Malcolm S. MacLean of Hampton
Institute wired the Institutes
thanks to President Roosevelt for
this powerful statement and add
ed that 1--WE hope that this policy
a be speeded up in practice and
effect in the armed forces as well
so that ambitious and able young
men may fly fighting ships man
naval guns and be trained in the
new mechanical divisions"
Dr.. lMacLeaq's complete tele-
gram to President Roosevelt on
Monday, June 16, follows: eve,
who are responsible for educating
and training for both the defense
effort and for continued building
of this democracy are deeply CRATE
full for your powerful statement
of policy against discrimination to
the Office of Production Manage
ment this morning. Your state
ment further unites all Negroes
and other minorities in the comp
lete effort to defend, preserve and
improve this democracy. We hope
that this policy al be speeded up
in practice and effect in the arm
ed forces as well so that ambitious
young and able young men may fly
fighting ships, man naval, guns and
be trained in the new mechanical
divisions"
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

on the registration day of July J.,
has more than one place Of resi-
dence may choose the one which
he wants recorded on his registra-
ton card as his place Of residence
to determine the local board that
will always have jurisdiction over
him.
In addition to the listing of the
residence of his choice, the regis
trant may list a mail address.
This address may be the same as
the residence, or it may be anoth-
er, where he will receive his mail
more readily.
1t is also emphasized that ALL
ALIENS MUST REGISTER at
the Federal Building, this regis
tration Of aliens to include those
who are q on July 1, or who have
reached 81 since the last registra-
ton, in addition to all aliens be-
tween the ages of 81 and 36 years,
who have entered this country
since the last registration day,
October Is, 1910, but who have not
been registered. No aliens can
serve in the United States army,
or any branch Of the armed forces
of the United States unless he has
filed papers of his DECLARE
TION OF INTENTION Called
first citizenship papers) to become
ca citizen Of this country.
THERE is A STRICT PEN
Atty FOR FAILURE TO REG
lister. ANYONE WHO COM
Els WITHIN THE QUALIFIC-
ATOMS ABOVE STATED
MUST REGISTER,
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
NAACP BLASTS C. H
FOR BYRNES' A

New York-A barrage of critic
ism is aimed at Congressman Ar
thur w. Mitchell Of Illinois this
week for the letter he wrote to
President Roosevelt endorsing Sen
ator James F. Byrnes of South
Carolina for a vacancy in the Su-
preme Court.
Mitchell had read into the Con-
%gressional Record of June 13, his
letter to the President, in which
he praised Byrnes highly, with
Byrnes' reply, which began "Dear
Mitchell" ignoring the ordinary
courtesy of the usual Congress
ional salutation my dear Congress
man" or my dear Mr.. MITCHELL
or even Dear MI. Mitchell"
The NAACP. which has long
fought Byrnes for his unsavory
record on race and labor questions
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

to see this thing happen, but the
outcome is not SO easy as one may
think. If Rsssia loses, Germany
will have just that much more IN
direct help against England and
the United States.
Hitler will ask for peace at his
price with all things in his favor.
# the Russians wins, whatever
peace treaty that IS formed will
have to take into account the Rus
sian Philosophy Of World Social
ism or Communism. We like the
anti-discrimination policies, but
the anti-religious and subjugation
to the state is depIored. AS cit
liens Of a democracy, we should
study these things through and
reach a wise conclusion.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

stated that Mitchell betrayed his
constituency and the Negro peo-
pie Of America in even consider
ing endorsement of a man who
has shown at every point his det-
ermination not to extend political,
social or economic equality to the
Negro. A letter like MitchelI's
the NAACP. said, takes back to
Uncle Tom days.
In the exchange Of compliments
Byrnes took pains to point out
that the Mitchell letter was "un-
solicited, perhaps in an effort to
prevent it from appearing to be
a political schtme. Byrnes' reput-
alton as a shrewd politician is ex-
ceeded by few, but he is unquali-
fled either by temperament or
training to fill a position on the
highest court in the land.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
FoRMER oMAHAM. "a. sMGLE70A-c1ED For ONE OF AAACPs MERIT AWARDS

John Andrew Singleton Of
Jamaica, New York, former O.
mahan, who was well known in
Omaha's social, business and
political world, was among the
NAACP's ten names to receive
a Merit Award.
NAACP. NAMES TEN FOR
MERIT AWARD
New York Three women and sew
en- men are this years winners of
the merit award given annually by
the NAACP. to the persons who
have contributed most unselfishly
and actively to the work of the
Association during the year.
The ten winners will be present.
ed with their awards at the Sat-
urday morning and final meeting
Of the NAACP. 32nd annual conf
erence which opened Tuesday,
June "a, in Houston, Texas.
They are Mrs. Lille M. Jackson
of Baltimore, Mr.; ]. l.. LeFlore,
Mobile, Ala; Mrs. Gertrude B!
Stone, Washington, D. c.; DR..
James J. McClendon, Detroit,
Mich; DR.. John A. Singleton,
Jamaica, N. "; G. F. Porter, Dali
las, Texas; Miss Eta Stanton,
Talladega college, Talladega, Ala;
George B. Murphy, ST., Baltimore,
Md; Levi S. Byrd, Cheraw, S.
c.; Allen F. Jackson, Hartford,
Cam
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
KENTUCKY NEGRO BUILDER
GETS $4,000 CONTRACT

The Plato Construction Comp
any Of Louisville, Kentucky has
just been awarded a 100000 con-
tract to build houses at Camp
Taylor, KY. The houses are being
built for defense workers. And
according to the Urban League
Secretary at Louisville this is the
first instance in which a Negro
contractor has been awarded such
work.
Mr.. Plato is receiving every CO.
operation from the Building Trad
es Council of Louisville and gov
eminent agencies.
The Louisville Courier Journal
has been urging fair treatment Of
Negroes in defense industries both
by way of employment and the
letting of contracts to Negro build
ers, and in cooperation with the
NAACP. and the Urban League,
the Plato contract is the result.
Mr. Frank Curry, office manag-
er in the Department Of Public
improvements, Omaha, a former
Kentuckian, who was a prominent
contractor in Kentucky, told a
Guide representative: 4 saved
this clipping for you that you
might see how fair the Kentucky
whites are toward Colored Peo-
pie. Mr.. Plato started work IN
the building trades as a hod car
rier for me. And although our
fortunes have been reversed, / am
proud of Mr.. Plato's success.
The Courier Journal report on
work for Negroes shows that A.
600 of them are employed at
Louisville in defense industries
and housing and point out that
more would be employed if more
of the workers were skilled.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

devoted to discussion Of five phas-
es Of the national defense pro
gram, with emphasis on employ
ment in industries having defense
contracts, training for defense
jobs, placement by employment a
gencies and the role of unions in
the struggle of Negroes to get
jobs.
Among the speakers and discus
sion leaders were Carl R. John
son, Kansas City, Mo-, DR.. Robert
c. Weaver, of Washington, D. c.;
Horace Cayton, Chicago, H.; Err
nest Marshall, Detroit, Mich; Sid
ney R. Redmond, st. Louis; J. L.
LeFlore, Mobile, Ala; and Will
lam HI HASTE, w. J. Trent, DR.. Ira
DeA Reid, Dean William Pickens,
and DIR. Frank S. Horne all of the
government offices in Washington
d. c.
Thursday night was Youth night
at which Buell. G. Gallagher, pres
ident Of Talladega college, ITALIA
dega, Ala, and Madison S. Jones,
jr., youth director of NAACP. were
principal speakers Walter White
NAACP. secretary, presented win
ners of the NAACP. essay contest
with their prizes.
The final evening session is Fri
day when Richard Wright, author
of Native Son will receive the
Spingarn Medal, presented by Ell
mer A. Carter of New York, men,
Der of the Appeals Board of the
State Unemployment Fund. Primo
ipal address will be delivered by
Walter White.
To give support to the March on
Washington July /, the conference
has been shortened by n day, so
that the final session will be Sat-
urday morning, June %. This
will be a business meeting where
the resolutions will be adopted and
the time and place Of the next
meeting determined, as we'll as the
conference mmbers of the national
nominating committee for the
board of directors will be elected.
Also on the program will be the a.
ward of Merit Scrolls to ten per-
sons for outstanding NAACP work
during the year and Of the Thai
heimer prize of $50 to Birmingham
Ala, adjudged the best branch of
the year.
Badges worn by the delegates
indicated representatives from:
Alabama, Arkansas, California,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi-
ana Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mex
leo, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Virginia, West Virginia, Washing
ton, Wisconsin and the District of
Columbia.
Sessions are being held in Good
Hope Baptist Church, Wilson and
Saulnier streets, where the Rev.
A. A. Lucas is pastor. Mr.. Lucas
is also president of the Houston
branch Of the NAACP. and presi-
dent of the state conference of the
NAACP. branches.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
ARRESTED AND HELD FOR
ALABAMA AUTHORITIES

Mr.. Ernest E. Bridges and Mr..
James w. Turner, of Tuskegee,
Ala, who for the past few weeks
have been in Omaha, we're arrest
ed by Detectives Dudley and Mat
thews on Monday evening. The
two are being held by the Omaha
police for the Alabama authorit-
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
REV. JAMES CROWDER WINS
LAWSUIT

About three months ago trust
ees Thomas j. Renfrow and Allen
Collier of st. Luke's Baptist
Church, brought a suit in The
Douglas county, District Court to
GUST Rev. James Crowder as pas
tir. The case was tried last week
before Judge John Rine.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
NAACP. DELEGATES TOLD
AMERICA
BELIEVE
IN ALL MEN
OR GIVE UP
FOR HITLERISM
Herbert Agar, Louisville Editor
Sounds Call for Real Democracy
at Opening Session of Meeting
At Houston

Houston, Texas, June "a, Eli
Their America must believe in and
fight for the high principle of "all
men" to be free and participate in
a democracy, or she must renounce
her ideals and admit Hitler is
right.
This was the declaration Of Her
bert Agar, editor of the Louisville,
KY, Courier Journal, in his adj
dress opening the 32nd annual con-
ference of the National Assccia-
ton for the Advancement of Col
ored People here. Mr.. Agar, who
is also national chairman of Fight
for Freedom, Inc, with h~eadquar-
tiers in New York, was scheduled
to speak on the franchise and the
Negro, but broadened his speech.
to include the great creed Of true
Americanism, embracing all cit
liens,
The keynote address for the Ma
ACP was delivered by Roscoe Dun
jee, editor of the Oklahoma City
Black Dispatch. Mr.. Dunjee, al
SO a member of the national board
of directors of the association, re-
asserted the challenge Of the N.
AACP. to American democracy
and demanded full citizenship
status for Negro citizens in all
phases of American life. He re-
counted the successful work of the
association n several fields and serv
ed notice that in these times Of
stress the cause of the Negro,
which he declared was identical
with the cause of democracy,
would be pressed unrelentingly by
the NAACP.
Welcome addresses were given
by Mrs. Ora Lee Terry for the
Houston branch and by Phillip
Hamburger, city commissioner, for
the City of Houston.
National Defense
With the Reverend o. Clay Max
well of New York presiding the
Wednesday evening meeting was
h%ighlighted by a talk by A. Phil
lip Randolph, international presi-
dent of the Brotherhood Of Sleep
ing Car Porters, who spoke on
Employment in Defense Indust-
ries," in which he mentioned Pres
ident Roosevelt's recent state
ment requesting full i%ntegration
Of Negroes into the national def
ense program and its tieup with
the March on Washington for jobs,
scheduled for July 1. w. Robert
Ming, Jr., of Washington, D. G.
in his speech on THE Negro in
the Armed Forces" dashed at the
treatment of the race in the Army
and Navy.
The entire day Thursday was
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
OMAHA MINISTER SELECTED
TO ATTEND INSTITUTE

Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of the
Cleaves Temple CINE. church, at
18th and Decatur Streets, left
Sunday for Jackson, Tenn, where
he will attend an Institute for
Ministers held in Lane College.
Rev. Story was selected along
with nine other ministers from
this Conference on merit bases TO
attend this school for ten days.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

which Negroes received it, that
caused this statement of the chief
executive. But he has not gone
far enough. This is an all out
fight for democracy and private
industries can well ask why the
chief executive does not practice
what he breaches.
"Wihy does he not with a stroke
of the pen eradicate entirely dis
elimination, segregation and ex-
clusion in the government which
he heads? When this is done the
March on Washington can be a
celebration of a second emancip-
alton.
"The slogans to be carried in
the march have not yet been print
ed. By his executive orders he
car indicate the nature Of these
slogans. A serious problem affect
ing national unity can be solved
now by the chief executive"
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

les. The charge on which they
are being held is unknown. The
pair have been living in a trailer
which has been parked in the
Of the Johnson Drug store.
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28
HAMPTON PRESIDENT ASKS
ROOSEVELT TO SPEED
DISCRIMINATION POLICY IN
ARMED FORCES

AIIMEU FUhCES
Hampton Institute, Va.,-Hail-
ing President Roosevelt's memoir
andum last week to William S.
Knudsen and Sidney Hillman, 0
directors of the Office of Produc-
ton Management as a statement
that further unites all Negroes
and other minorities in a complete
effort to defend, preserve and inn
The Omaha guide., 1941-06-28

Many Americans have wanted
Evening star., 1941-08-11
River Report,

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry. Potomac clear at Great
Fails.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
CAPITAL lcurrent month 20 date).
Evening star., 1941-08-11

ONCE after q session Of the court
martial. Why I was denied a
public appearance before the court
l don't know. Ny sentence was
read to me. I was told that l had
three days in which to make up
my mind but was warned If my
appeal was rejected, the sentence
might be doubled or tripled. Il
had just heard of the case of
French locomotive engineer who
had appealed against sentence Of
10 years for having smuggled
escaped war prisoners across the
line. He lost his appeal and was
sentenced To death. He was re-
p-ieved later by Hitler on an ap-
peal from PetainJ
/ said that I would appeal and
hoped to have the sentence, which
was unjust, tripled. They asked
why. I suggested that then my
government would intervene. But
it already had, as I learned a few
days later when my appeal was
simply returned because of new
developments"
Then the nightmare of Dion
prison. Then release and then
at the Spanish border an attempt
by General Frances police to take
me over. This the Germans could
not allow, as the exchange agree
ment called for my safe arrival in
Portugal. And being the masters
in Spain, they did not allow it..
tcopyrisht, 1941, By North American
| Newspaper AllisnceD
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Report

shed by
coudiness lowest
tonight mostly cloudy with
gentle southy winds
tonight becoming moderate southwest tomorrow.
coudiness tonight tomorrow
cloudy hunderstorms and somewhat higher
temperature
with showers and local
occasional light rain beginning west po
tonight.
Virginia and with occasional rain tonight
followed hunoerstorms ano
higher temperature tomorrow afternoon
Evening star., 1941-08-11
Musical Revue Tonight
At Treasury House

A musical revue featuring wash
ineton youngsters who give their
talent to aid the sale of Defense
savings bonds and stamps will be
staged tonight at Treasury House,
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
The Stars of Tomorrow will be
presented by Charles Demma at
$50 pm, following a concert by the
Army Band between 7:30 and 8
O'Clock.
Miss Peggy Moran, Universal star
let. will be the guest at Treasury
House tomorrow, which has been
designated Alexandria Post No. "a
Day. Presented with an inscribed
baton and made honorary majorette
by the Alexandria post, she will
autograph Defense Saving Stamp
albums.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-08-11

went on with his denunciation, "You
are an international trouble maker,
an incendiary, like Col. Donovan in
Yugoslavia" q was very proud)
10 add to the confusion I tried
10 answer both at once, told Dog
bite, Vikar was a Catholic convert,
which is true, and told Swivel-eye
that 1 was just reporter, so help
me.
1t was Swivel-eye who got the
floor. He was believing, Come on
now, confess-you are an agent OF
Churchill and of the Comintern."
had been forced to stand up and
I was tired. I said somewhat wear
lily that he ought to make up his
mind which, that the Comintern
and Churchill were two separate
and distinct institutions. I said
that in fact I thought the Germans
had some kind of pact with the
Bolsheviki.
This was in April. Stain had not
vet made up his mind and Hitler
had not yet made it up for him by
launching the blitzkrieg against
him.
BIames Donovan for War.
Swivel-eye was in flood. You are
like that man of evil, Donovan again
I was fiattered}, who has just
plunged Yugoslavia into the horrors
of war. But he had help, he had the
Comintern. We know all about it."
This was news to me. the first
intimation I had that all was not
we'll between Berlin and Moscow.
Tired and bewildered. I said
wouldn't answer any more questions
unless my inquisitors made better
sense. The officers of the military
tribunal went out for recess. So did
the French inspectors.
Swivel-eye bolted the door and,
standing close to me. said, Now
you'll talk! We know how to make
'em talk"
Desperately tired, I simply said,
'I was a police reporter in America.
We know how to make EN- talk,
too, but I have never yet seen a de-
tective lock himself in room with
a man twice his size" I can only
think that he found the situation as
silly as I did. He turned, unbolted
the door and went out.
I followed and asked the way to
! the bathroom. A soldier took me
down a long hall. I was about to
close the door behind me when
Swivel-eye charged up and stood In
it. mo you don't" he said.
1 protested. He stood his ground
and I mine He held the door open
and beloved mostly in German.
couldn't catch it all-that I'd better
watch out, that if I tried to escape
I'd be shot like dog.
Assuming as much dignity as one
can when interrupted in a bath
room, I said that he seemed to
forget that I was not alone.
What do you mean not alone'?'
In the most sententious tone ]