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CLUBS WILL CONSIDER
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Service clubs, women's clubs, ana
civic groups from all Imperial VAL
ley will meet at the Ell Centro
Chamber of Commerce Feb. II to
hear the symphony orchestra play
and consider formation of a SYM
phony orchestra association. The
meeting was scheduled at pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-31
Well Qualified

Well Qualified
Harold Schweitzer, please disre-
gard: Were not squealing on any
one)
Two youngsters were noticed
marching proudly down an E. Cen
tro street with a Pekingese on a
leash. They were walking the dog
and a passerby, the meanie, halted
them and said:
Here, you can't do that. Under
the dog quarantine you aren't Of
age to lead dog"
The children turned up their re-
5pective noses and replied:
Please note We are both holding
the leash and our combined ages
are 22r
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-31
CONTRACT AWARDED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. UP)-
The maritime commission today
awarded a s5,98O,0OG contract to
Western Pipe and Steel Co., San
Francisco, for construction of two
C-3 freighterS.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-31
WEATHER

southern California - Generally
clear Friday and Saturday except
early morning fog and low clouds
coast areas and increasing cloudi-
ness north portion interior valleys
Saturday; little change in temper
ature.
Record for "a hours ending at
5 d. m. Friday:
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-31
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
REPUDIATES WILLEIE


the presidential candidacy of Wen
dell L. Willkie, today editorially
rejected his leadership as a "hoax
and said WILKES opponents car
grin broadly as the Germans in
Norway when Mr.. Quisling was pre-
sented
(Vidkun QuiSling is the Nazi-
sponsored premier of Norway
so it came to pass that the
president of a great public utility
company, backed by international
bankers, supported by the cham
payne anu caviar liberals OF the
east, was nominated in Philadel-
phia," it said.
There wasn't any good to be got
out of him. And let that be les
son TO all of US
Referring to WILKES progress as
the barefoot boz of Elwood" who
offered the Lincolnesque honesty
OF the midwest with the charm OF
'voodoo practitioners, the editorial
charged that throughout the cam
paign he CWillkieD save away one
issue after another, domestic as
well as foreign
The editorial termed the cabinet
appointments of Secretary of Wal
Henry L. Stimson ana Secretary Of
Navy Frank Knox. Republicans, as
"a pair of oli gentlemen" who
yielded Ito the overstrain OF ambl-
ton = and CHASING them with
Willkie said their party would Just
forget them"
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-31
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sent back. sans charges.
The Filipino admitted he came
over in 1929 and was sad. But then
he got an idea:
Say . . the first one you can't
find that came over after 1884 .
III be himl
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-31
COAST BUSINESSMEN TO
ATTEND Ell CENTRIC MEET

A delegation of San Diego busi-
nessmen will attend the Associateds
Chambers of Commerce meeting in
Ell Centre Feb. % to hear discus
sions of redistricting and reappor-
tionment of senatorial representa-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-01-31

was expected to cause a dispute on
the floor of the Young Republican
Federation convention. Some of the
l,5OO delegates attending the Des
MoineS convention were outSpoken
in their criticism OF WILKES ac-
tionS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
Moscow Admits
.5O-MiIe Push
BY Germans
International New. Service Cable

MOSCOW, Aug. IA. - Russian
counter-attacks are hammering
the enemy on four fronts, the
Soviet government asserted today,
but the Reds admitted that
Smolensk has been evacuated and
that the Germans have advanced
so miles TO Staraya Russo, 160
miles south-southeast Of Lenin-
grad.
Another marine victory was
claimed for the Russians, with the
sinking Of a 15,000-ton German
tanker by a Russian submarine in
the Baltic Sea.
Following a 24-hour lull, accord
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
Moose Baby Show
Draws Loaf Entrants

Detroit Chapter 337, Women OF
the Moose. announced today that
1,047 babies have been registered
in the baby show conducted this
month by their organization.
Health examinations Will begin
Wednesday. August 20 followed
by a preliminary beauty show
contest for the selection Of the
most beautiful girl and boy babies
Final showing OF babies will be in
Masonic auditorium.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
Stand by. Adolf

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-QNS)
The Moscow radio today re-
lated the following anecdote
about Adolf Hitler which, 1t
said, was current among Ger
man soldiers. according TO
broadcast picked up by CHS:
"On visit TO the eastern
front, Hitler asked a soldier
what his last wish would be
should Soviet shell fall near
him. 81 would wish the sol
der replied, that my Fuehrer
stood beside me-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14

ing 10 Russian official announce
ments, large-scale fighting was
resumed on all fronts from the
Ukraine 10 Finland.
RAILWAY CENTER
The newest center Of fighting
Staraya Russia, is an important
railway town on a branch line Of
the Leningrad-Moscow route. Be-
cause the town is south Of Lake
linen. and because previous Rus
sian communicates told Of fighting
in the SoltSy Sector southwest
of the lake. the latest announce
ment indicated that the Germans
are striking IN a new direction in
an attempt 20 cut off LenIngrad
from the south
The noon communique. however,
said nothing Of Importance" &C.
CURED on any front during the
night.
Explaining the terse communi-
que. the official Communist Party
newspaper. Pravda, stated.
significant and serious events
lie behind Soviet communiques
which say nothing of impOr-
lance on the front
THE German offensive IL
being smashed by the Red
army, which Is exhausting the
Mani military strength"
Finnish and German troops. II
was revealed, are maintaining
their redoubled offensive on the
Karelian Isthmus towards Lenin-
grad from the north.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14
Fuehrer
At Front
I'm Ukraine
BY PIERRE j. HUSS
Intn News Service stan Correspondent

BERLIN, Aug. 14.-Bad weather
and Russian counter-attacks are
Ihandicapping German offensies
on the Ukraine and other Soviet
fronts. Nazi military authorities
conceded today. but they insisted
that the German war machine con-
tinues to roll onward in spite of
ali obstacles.
AS Chancellor Hitler looked on.
the smoke of destruction billowed
above Kiev and Odessa when the
great south Russian cities were
subjected 10 heavy artillery fire.
The communique issued by the
German high command merely
confirmed that Nazi troops had
reached the Black Sea between
ODESSA and the Bug River estuary.
Operations on other fronts
are proceeding according to
plan," the statement added.
The German air fleets, mean
while, kept up attacks on Black
Sea shipping in campaign TO cut
of possible Russian evacuation by
sea Military officials said the
luftwaffe sank six and badly dam
aged II Soviet merchantmen in
Black Sea ports up TO yesterday.
The lutwaffe destroyed two
transport ships totallng $4,000
tons and seriously damaged FIVE
additional large vessels"
AT Odessa. kiev, and on the
Smolensk and Leningrad fronts in
the north, the Germans admitted
that powerful Soviet counter-at-
tacks were being made repeatedly,
but the Germans said that the
Russian blows were beaten off.
SHIPPING POUNDED
necessarily pounding shipping
as Odessa turned into another
Dunkirk," the Germans announced
that the luftwaffe bombed and
heavily damaged a 5,000-ton mer-
chairman off the Black Sea coast.
forcing her crew TO beach her.
a 6,000-ton Soviet craft sus-
tanned a direct hit and limped
back to Odessa with list.
Soviet planes "ineffectively"
bombed the Rumanian Black Sea
port OF Constanza during the
night and Nazi pursuit planes re-
portedly shot down one Red flier.
GRIP ON BLACK SEA
a direct threat TO the Crimea
is developing with the German an
nouncement that snvading troops
stand at Ochakov. on the Black
Sea 40 miles east of Odessa.
This move for the first time fore
shadows a Nazi grip on the Black
Sea above the DardanelleS-and
this element was regarded in
Berlin as the reason for Sun
days Anglo-Russian guarantees 10
Turkey.
German military authorities said
a cleanup is continuing east of
Estonia. while in the far north the
Firms have pushed past Tuulus in
the direction of the Swir River.
Military Observer Kirchoff, at
tached 10 the German air force,
ported today that Marshal
Semyon Budenny'S headquarters
on the southern front recently
were hit by surprise raid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14

ing 10 Russian official announce
ments, large-scale fighting was
resumed on all fronts from the
Ukraine m Finland
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-14

See Papa and Mama Donne. the famous Quints and
their numerous brothers and sisters . as they look
today! Compare the resembances Of the Quints and
the other Dionne children shown in these
remarkable pictures, the FIRST photos Of ALL the
Dionne Quint Family TOGETHER.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
X OF A NATION"
CLOSED FOLLOWING
A PROTEST

New York-Following vigorous
protest by the national office and
New York branch of the NAACP.
and other interested groups and
individuals, the showing Of "The
Birth of a Nation" at the Ambas-
sador Theatre here was terminal
ed two days ago.
The picture was scheduled for a
prevue benefit performance for
Bundles for Britain" on February
8, but upon the urging of the MA
| ACP. and other Negro civic groups
"The Birth of a Nation" was not
shown, and -Four Feathers" was
| substituted in its stead.
Walter White, secretary of the
National Association for the AID.
vancement of Colored People, wa,
informed by a telegram from Bun
dies for Britain, Inc, that it haC
cancelled its acceptance of this
benefit showing because of it.
sympathy and respect for the col
! ored people of America"
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
Negro MdChinistS Employed At D c. Navy Yards

Washington, Feb, II CAMP -
Progress in the fight against dis
elimination against Negro skilled
workers in the U. S. Navy yards
was noted this week in the employ
ment of more than a score of Ne
gro machinists at the Washington
Navy yard following their gradua-
ton from the apprentice school
here.
At the same time. it was learned
that between Is and 20 more Me-
gro workers have been accepted as
trainees in the apprentice school.
Following graduation, they are ex-
pected to receive immediate en-
ployment in the Washington Navy
yard as machinists third grade.
The banning of Negro trainees
from both private and government
owned ship and navy yard appren-
tice schools has been protested by
Negro organizations in various
parts of the country. These pro-
tests have been made to the Ma
tional Defense Advisory commits
sion and the problem has been
turned over to DR.. Robert c. Wea-
yer, administrative assistant IN The
division of labor supply.
Negro enrollees at the Wash
ington Navy yard credited part Of
their success in finishing the APP
prentict curse and receiving civil
service appointments 10 the direc-
tor of the apprentice schoc
"Once the bans were broken
down and we were permitted to en-
ter" n of them explained, "the
director protected us from any I'M
fair charges of incompetency
which were made by prejudiced su
pervisors.'
Inc success III Tie NasHAHS'0H
Navy yard is expected to inspire
other local groups to continue to
fight against bans in other private
and government owned ship and
navy yards. The pay scale of the
machinist is from $7.48 to 1911
Ger day in the Washington Navy
yard.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
SENATOR LODGE CITES DIS
-FRANCHISEMENT AS DEFECT
IN PRESENT SYSTEM

Washington, ID. C.-In a state
ment read into the Congressional
Record of January 81, by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Republic
an from Massachusetts, in support
of a Joint resolution introduced by
him calling for a constitutional a
mendment to provide for the pop
ular election of the President and
Vice President of the United Stat
es disfranchisement of the Negro
is cited as one of the defects in the
present electoral college system.
Citing seven other defects in the
present system, Senator Lodge
concludes with the following state
ment:
THE eighth defect is the tend
ency of the present system to dis.
franchise the Negro. Under q
system in which no minority votes
are counted, there is scant incen
tive to bring out the Negro vote
Under a system where all minority
votes are counted there is reason
to call forth a wider public partic.
ipation in government, because ey
en- though a voter is in the min n
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
DAVIST
TAKE OVER
THIS WEEK

Washington, Feb. II tANP) =
Branding false all statements to
the contrary, Brig. Gen. Benjamin
C. Davis, spending a couple of
days in Washington, declared he
Was on his way at present to FIT.
Riley, Kans., where he would take
command of the brigade of cavai-
ry regiments there this week.
Calling Gen. Davis attention to
an article appearing in the cur
ent issue of News-Week which
states:
Gen. Davis. due to retire next
June after AZ years service, is now
on leave and rumors at Fort Riley
have limited that he may never ac-
tually take over the command.
The General said he was travel
ing leisurely. but he vas supposed
to report to the new command at
the end of the past week.
Many stories concerning Gener-
al Davis have appeared since his
promotion and appointment but
for the most part, he has Ignored
all of them, particularly those with
reference to the i'll feeling OF Ne
gro soldiers toward him.
At the time of his command of
the 369th regiment in New YORK,
Gen. Davis was one of the most
popular men ever to officiate in
that capacity and many of the
members of the crack regiment
freely expressed themselves as say
ing they had never s%oldiered, al
though they had been members of
the outfit for a number of years,
until the %colored colonel took over
the command. There was no i'll
feeling among the enlisted men con
corning Col. Davis and they felt
that the regiment had been better
ed.
In this particular regiment, Col.
Davis had the cooperation and full
support of an entire staff of Ne
gro officers, whereas in his new
assignment as Gen. Davis he will
have only one colored officer and
that will be his son. The new
command is to be known as the
Fourth Cavalry brigade, composed
of Negro troops with white offic-
ers, excepting of course, his son
and personal aide, Capt. Benjamin
o. Davis, Jr.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
WILLIAM PICK EMS TO SPEAK
BEFORE COLLEGE
CONVOCATIONS

Pittsburgh, Feb. IL CAMP -
Washington and Jefferson col
lege in Western Pennsylvania, has
invited William Pickens, NAACF
director of branches, to speak be.
fore "convocation' of all students
and faculties, il was learned here
this week. Exact date of the meet
ing has not been set but it will be
held the latter part of April or the
first week in May.
According to the college chap.
lain this will mark the third time
Dean Pickens has appeared there
fer the convocation address. In
June the dean will also speak for
the Institute of international Rela.
tons in Wichita, Kans and in the
city of Grinnell, Iowa. Vice.
President Henry A. Wallace is
sponsor of the Institute of the In
ternational Relations.
During his long spring-summer.
cross-country jaunt, Pickens vii
address meetings at NAACP
branches in New England, Penns
ylvania, Ohio, Michigan. Illinois
Missouri and Kansas. Enroute Re
will address some of the biggest
U. S. forums, including the Chic.
ago Educational council and other;
in Milwaukee, Detroit and Cinein.
matt.
April 1926, Dean Pickens vii
go to the University of Missour
at Columbus, for several seminars
with the Missouri Association fol
Social Welfare.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

SOLDIERS
w ORRY
LOUSIANIANS

Alexandria, La, Feb. IL (ANP)
Considerable difficulty is being ex-
perienced by authorities in regul-
ating the conduct of soldiers in
the 32nd division of the national
guard which is encamped at Camp
Beauregard here.
Members of the 32nd are from
Wisconsin and have for the most
part had limited contact with col
ored people or, for that matter,
with urban conditions anywhere.
For the most part they are free of
prejudice.
This fact vas so pronounced
that when they first arrived in
camp, leading local white citizens
called upon a prominent Negro cit
izen to ask him to use his influence
with the colored girls of the town
so as to prevent their parading "a
bout the streets of the city on the
arms of the white soldiers. The
white group contended that in the
first place it was bound to lead To
racial trouble and in the second
place it showed lack of pride in the
young colored men of the town
when the Negro girls would des-
ert them so easily. No comment
was made about the white girls
who flocked about the vicinity of
the camp.
Taking advantage of the inclin-
ations of the northern youth, var
ious immoral establishments are
said to have sprung up. The re-
suits has been a shower OF tele'
grams and letters from parents
and citizens in Wisconsin, direct
ed to their senators and congress
men and to military officials here
at Camp Beauregard, protesting
that houses of prostitution which
have been permitted to spring uE
must be closed.
The military authorities have
posted notices governing the con
duct of the guardsmen but insist:
that they have no jurisdiction ovel
the civil community. City author
tiles at Alexandria have been fort
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

? Lyeurgus C. Curry, 2612 Corby St,
was refused the opportunity to work
as a Senior clerk as he had been as
signed by the WPA. office. Curry re-
ports that upon reporting for work he
was asked by the foreman Of the pro-
ject if he had ever worked as a mater
ial clerk on WPA. Curry answered no
that he had not. The foreman then
told Curry to go back to the WPA. of
flee and be reassigned as a laborer-
Curry, who has had three years at
Morehouse University and One year at
Omaha University Law School, asked
Morrissey to write the request out,
which he did and asked Curry to take
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
AME, GROUP EXPRESSES
CONFIDENCE IN WILLIAMS

Kansas City Mo, Feb. IL CAMP
Support and unlimited confidence
in and with" Bishop Noah w. Will
liams of the AME. church, has
been expressed by the AME. Min
isterh Alliance of Greater Kansas
City whose Missouri branch is
headed by the Rev. F. F. Moten,
and whose Kansas branch is he0d-
ed by the Rev. j. Edward Foster.
Rev. S. S. Frazier serves as secre-
tary for the entire group.
Resolutions giving their approx
al of the prelate were adopted by
this group because of a fight a
gainst Bishop Williams by a small
group of laymen in California,
who want him removed from off
ice.
Declaring that they are "unam-
imously convinced as to the good
will, sincere intentions, and sound
wisdom of our present episcopal
head" the Kansas Citians resolved
that 1--WE express ourselves as be-
ing unequivocally with the admin
istration to the extent that we
shall defend his episcopal author
ity when and wherever it is nee.
essary".
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
BROTHERHOOD WINS PAY
INCREASE FOR CNW PORTERS

} The Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters has just concluded the
negotiation of wage agreement
with the Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad, involving buffet ear,
coach and parlor car porters, that
secured for them increases in pay
ranging from $3.50 for In charge
buffet car porters to 500 for in
charge supervising porters per
month.
The agreement committee con
sisted of A. Philip Randolph, In
ternational President, M. P. Web
ster 1st International Vice Presi-
dent, and Theodore Brown, one of
the members of the porter person
mel of the carrier.
The settlement of the dispute he
tween the railroad and the Broth
erhood was affected by Mr.. John
f. Murray, one of the mediators of
the National Mediation Board.
Observation-Disclosures
Fort Bragg N. c.; and Fit. Living
ston, La.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
~vura WV, y .Hs,-EslHy~Nw
NEGRO TO BE
REPRESENTED
~PROPORTIONATE NUMBER
WILL SERVE IN ARMY
"-SECY. STIMSON

ILL Dbh L I'm ANN
Washington, D. c.. Feb. Secre-
tary of War Stimson today told a
delegation from the American
Youth Congress that "the colored
population will be represented by
its proportionate representation in
the United States army"
Stimson gave an impromptu talk
to pickets who paraded in front
of the war department with plac-
ards charging Jim Grow" discrim
nation against Negro troops.
He told the youths they ought
first ITO be sure of the facts
Il am the first secretary of war
he said, "to have appointed a col
ored officer to be a brigadier gen
eral in the United States army,
that is, Brig. Gen. Benjamin o.
Davis.
81 am the second secretary of
war who has appointed a color9d
person as civilian aide to the sec
rotary of war. And finally | am
now starting the organization of a
pursuit squadron to be composed
of colored personnel, including pill
OTIS"
The squadron, he explained
would be organized and trained at
Tuskegee, Ala. Training of some
of its personnel already has been
started by the civil a~eronaItics
authority. he added. e
%hNkNN
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
TO CALI ITO PHYSICIANS
WITHIN 60 DAYS

Washington, Feb. II (ANP) -
Following through on its recent
announcement that Negro physic-
ians would be called for service.
the war department issued an or
der that ITO physicians would be
called within the next go days tol
active service at Fort Devens
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
APPOINTED TO
NAVAL ACADEMY

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 10-Appoint-
ment of Charles Toussant Gadson,
jr., Is, a Negro, to the United
States Naval Academy at Annap-
oils, Md. was announced today.
The youth, a graduate of Tilden
Tech in 1889, and now a sopho-
more at the Illinois institute of
Technology, was appointed by Ar
thur ". Mitchell, Negro congress
man from the First Illinois dis
trict.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15
SEE AND HEAR MIR. w. M.
KUNOLD

ir his travels through Mexico
and South America with moving
pictures in Technicolor with two
comedies included. This is some
thing very unusual ami if you fail
to attend you will miss a treat.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

the message to the assignment
clerk at the WPA office. Curry
returned to the WPA. office f1r
further assignment but did not
produce the note from Morrissey.
Curry waite. four days for assign
ment and did not receive one. Fin
ally he turned Morrisseys note and
his assignment slip over to Arthur
B. McCaw the President of the
Omaha branch of the NAACP. and
explained his plight.
McCaw called Raymond Brown
of the Omaha Urban League and
S. E. Gilbert of the Omaha Star,
both of whom are members of the
NAACP., to serve on a committee
to wait on Mr.. Tietsort, Personal
Director at the WPA., who explain
ed hat his office would not be able
to give any information regarding
the matter until he frs. talked to
Mike Morrissey, foreman. At the
time the committee was leaving
the office, Mr.. Curry was handed
a notice to report for work at oath
and Pratt St., as a clerk. A photo
static reproduction of Morrissey's
note and Curry's assignment were
secured by the NAACP. AND
sARE REPRODUCED BELOW
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

This picture will be shown at Beth
el AME. church Thursday, Fcor-
nary 20, 1941 at 8 p. nj. under the
auspices of Captain No. /, Mr. II.
l.. mi ley. Don't miss this sensa
uoral picture
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

Washington, D. C.-Associate
Justice, James C. McReynolds who
was one of the few remaining mem
bers of the so-called conservative
group on the High bench of the
Supreme Court, retired Feb. |. He
is 70 and has served since 1914.
The above picture was made in
1899.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

ity in his own state, he may not be
in a minority nationally.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

TO OPEN
THE MID CITY
BREADSHOP

Get your bread, cakes, pies. rolls
both fresh and day old from the
Mid-City Bread Shop, which will
open In the Omaha Guide Building
2422 Grant Street in the near fut-
ure. Convenience and economy
combine to give the most and best
service. Watch for opening.
The Omaha guide., 1941-02-15

ed into the position Of. declaring
their town "entirely moral" In
the meantime the war department
is seeking to develop additional
recreational facilities within camp
so as to keep the soldiers more
contented in their own environs.