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The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

drafted while a member Of the leg
islature, If called to active duty IN
der a commission for which he has
been certified, his patriotic duty
would require him to resign from
the legislature and enter the army.
Mr.. Gilbert as a good citizen, wouii
do likewise, as would four Of the
white men in the field.
BY this process OF elimination,
theref Mr.. Galloway would be the
most likely one to be chosen with
the prospect of serving.
The primaries are to be held Aug
ust II, 1912 and Mr.. and Mrs. Voter
must be the judges when they vote
Our choice is Galloway, but We
will cheerfully abide by the prirn-
airy verdict OF the voters
GALLOWAY FOR SNATOR CLUB.
5th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
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Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge AF&AM To
Convene, July 18th

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
Of Nebraska Jurisdiction a. F. &
A. NJ. will convene in its oath Az
nual Communication wednesday,
July IS, 1912 at 9 O'Clock A. NJ. at
the Masonic Temple, 26th and Blon-
do Streets, Omaha. Nebraska
We are expecting a large attend
ance.
A. r. Goodlett. Grand Master,
Robert Harris, Grand Secretary.
]. Mcpherson, will give the well
come address on behalf of the city
Of Omaha and v. watson viii give
the welcome address on behalf of
the Masonic Lodges.
There viii be a banquet given
Tuesday night at 5 o'clock which
is open to the public in general
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11
C. GALLOWAY, ACTING EDITOR OF THE
OMAHA GUIDE FILES FOR STATE SENATOR

July End Acting Editor c. G. Gal
loway. filed as a candidate sor
State Senator in the Nebraska Leg
islature- He announces a brief
and comprehensive platform. as fol
lows:
l.. Make an About effort to
win the war
2. Safeguard our theory Of In
dividual Liberty.
9. Continue to give labor a
square deal.
4. Protect. defend and promote
Agriculture.
s. Help LITTLE BUSINESS as
wei as Big Business.
Nc new taxes and no Increase
in old ones.
T.. Provide ASSISTANCE FOR
THE AGED.
8. Be prepared to meet the prob
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FEPC TO EXPAND STAFF AND
BUDGET, NAACP TOLD

Washington, d. Especial t b The
NAACP Bureau) in answer to the
objections Of the NAACP board Of
directors to the creation Of a Negro
"catch-all" bureau. Malcolm S. Mac
Lean, chairman of the Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee wrote the
NAACP, June 26, that President
Roosevelt is not contemplating any
such scheme. Mr.. MacLean also
stated that the President has agreed
to extend the staff and budget Of the
FEPC and that the Committee l.
now in the process of planning its
expanded work. 1t Will extend its
facilities to awaken other ve-
ment agencies o carry out both the
letter and the spirit Of Executive
Order $500" MacLean said.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11
A DAY FOR THE AXIS

Keeping fit can no longer be con-
sidered the problem Of the individ-
ual alone. A day lost because OF
sickness that could prevented is a
day spent for the Axis. According
to 5 L. Pearlman, M. d., Director
of the Division Of Communicable
Diseases in the City Health Depart
ment, syphilis and gonorrhea are
the ace saboteurs in the military
and war production program.
The routine blood-testing Of ~
cry draftee has proved that the test
is OF vital Importance in u~ncovering
both suspected and unsuspected cas-
es Of syphilis. Thirty-two men ont
OF a thousand examined in OMAHA
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

Lewis. Frank r. Crosswaith, JACK
Altman and DR.. William Agar, all
members of the board Of the Union
for Democratic Action; J. Finley
Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the
Negro Elks; Mary L. Simkhovitch,
director Of Greenwich House; ana
Rachel V. Corrothers, executive
secretary of the Harlem Riverside
Civilian Defense Volunteer Organ
ization. Newbold Morris. president
of the City Council, also attended
the ceremonies at City Hall. Il be-
lieve that advances have been made
in combating discrimination" the
Mayor said, through the Presidents
Committee on Fair Employment
Practices. But we still have a Ions
way to go. Public opinion must be
aroused to support every move for
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

When Count Basic brings his Ia
nous band to Omaha on Tuesday,
July 14th he will appear at the City
Auditorium at 18th and Howard Sts.
Last year when the Count appeared
at the Dreamland, he packed in over
1900 persons to break all existing
records for Omaha. IN order to ac-
comodate the huge crowd that is
expected to attend this gala event
Jimmie Jewell, Omaha's ace pro
moter has secured the spacious.
newly decorated City Auditorium
with its highly polished new floor.
Featured in the band. is the 80
pound blues singing vocalist, James
Rushing.
In addition to the Count himself.
whose piano technique has amazed
musicians and critics throughout
the country. the Counts band feat
ures a remarkably fine rhythm Sec
ton. Joe Jones on drums: Walter
Page. bass fiddle; Freddie Greene.
guitar and Basic on piano provide a
section that Benny Goodman des-
cribes as being 'tunequalled.r
The Counts band has appeared at
Carnegie Hall twice during the past
two years in concerts of popular
music that drew rave notices from
critics.
Harvard University recently voted
Count Basic its favorite among
dance bands. The Count has played
for the smartest college proms thru
out the country. including the Uni
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PROMPT REDRESS OF
JUSTIFIED GRIEVANCES OF
NEGRO PEOPLE
Is NEEDED FOR FULL
SUPPORT OF WAR EFFORT
SAYS EARL BRoWDER

SAYS EARL BROWDER
Support for the war requires
prompt redress of the justified griey
nee of the Negro people. Karl
Browder, general secretary Of the
Communist Party, told a crowd Of
10000 pesons at Madison Square
Garden Thursday July 2 in his first
public address in nearly two years
Speaking a tan Independence Day
rally under the auspices Of the New
York State Committee OF the Com
munist Party, Mr.. Browder termed
the white supremacy" dogma Of the
Southern bourbons one OF the grea--
est dangers to the U. S. in this war,
tending to drive away from us our
allies and potential allies in Asia.
Africa and part of the Americas"
Mr.. Browder was recently released
fom Atlanta penitentiary by action
of President Roosevelt after he had
served IA months of a 4 year sen
tence on the charge Of violation Of
a technical Passport regulation.
Many Negro leaders Joined in the
fight to free Mr.. Browder. the cen
tai issue of which was that Mr..
Browder's excessive sentence was
due to his political beliefs.
Communists never did and viii
not make any concessions to the
Ease theory Of white supremacy
MI. Browder said. He predicted
that "the shame of a Hitler-like race
discrimination would be wiped out"
during the wars course.
Our treatment of Puerto R1can
patriots constitutes a disgrace,
Mr.. Browder said, urging hat Puer-
to Rico be dealt wit has a Latin
American Nation"
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al campaign presested by Mr.. Don
Warner State Director Of v. ID. Ell
ucation 70 rthe Nebraska State Dep.
of Health.
DR.. r. A. Fray division of n. Il.
contol for the Nebraska state
Health Dept. revealed startling facts
about venereal diseases. He has
just returned from a years study
at John Hopkins University.
DR.. s. A. Perlman seeks to have
the educational campaign fit in with
the Clinic facilities now set I'd 10
eradicate these diseases in Omaha.
Efforts will be made to hold meet
ings before all organized groups in
Omaha
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

Mayor LaGuardia signs first pet
ition presented by Union for Dem
ocratic Action to President asking
for elimination of discrimination in
ASKS BAR ON DISCRIMIN-
ALTON AGAINST NEGROES
IN ARMED FORCES
Mayor Fiorello Fl. LaGuardia fer
mally launched a nationwide cam
paign of the Union for Democratic
Action &c eliminate discrimination.
against Negroes in the Armed Fore
es by signing the first petition to
President Roosevelt in the presence
of a distinguished inter-racial COM
mittee headed by DR.. Frank King
don. president Of the Union for De
mocratic Action. The UDA expects
to gather 10000, 900 signatures to
the petition.
II sign this petition gladly" tire
Mayor told DR.. Kingdom and the del
egation. which included Fannie
Hurst, noted novelist: Aired Baker
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we're rejected because of syphilis.
1t is the duty Of every citizen to
make himself or herself fit for this
war effort. The blood test is one
first step. The medical profession
is organized to cure syphilis where
and when found. DR.. Pearlman urg-
es every citizen of Omaha to or
ganize the home, organizations and
industries for examinations, and to
report TO their physician any sus-
picious sores, rashes. or symptoms
not otherwise explained.
At a special meeting of the Coos
dinating Committee on Negro Health
Friday June 26th the Coordinating
Committee approved the education
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

New York. Wendell L. WiIlkie
will be the principal speaker July 10
at the closing mass meeting Of the
33rd annual conference of the
NAACP in Los Angeles, Calf. if
was announced here.
MI. Willkie, who has several times
blasted the treatment accorded Ne
gro Americans in the war effor-.
particularly in the navy, is expected
t otell a huge crowd in the Shrine
auditorium the role and stake Of
minorities in the worldwide strug-
gle, and the rights which a democ-
racy owes each Of its citizens.
With Willkie on the Sunday af-
ternoon program will be Waiter
White, NAACP secretary. Music
will be furnished by the Festiva Ne
gro Chorus Of Los Angeles, direct
ed by Hall Johnson.
Theme Of the conference will be
Victory Is Vital to Minorities."
Discussions viii lcenter around the
Negro in the war effort, touching
upon employment, civilian defense,
housing, armed services, health.
A day viii be given over to tie
subject, Protecting Civil Rights
During an Emergency" and speak
ers will deal with federal and tate
laws, criminal cases, police brutal
jty, the franchise, and education
The conference will be welcomed
at the opening session Tuesday
night, July IA. by Thomas L. Grit
fifth, Jr., president Of the Los Angel
es branch. keynote address will be
given by Roy wilkins, national as
sistant secretary, New York. A
short address OF welcome is sched-
uled to be given by Governor Culbert
Olson.
The place Of the Negro in war
time employment viii be outlined
by DR.. Malcolmn S. MacLean, chair
man Of the Presidents Committee
on Fair Employment Practice, and
president Of Hampton Institute, in
his speech July Is. On this prog
ram will be Mrs. Charlotte Bass,
editor of the California Eagle.
Friday night. July IL. will see the
formal presentation of the 9th
Spingarn medal to A. Philip Rand
olph, international president of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Port
ers. The presentation speech will
be delivered by Bishop J. A. Gregg
of the AME. Church, and a national
vice president Of the NAACP.
Among other speakers at various
sessions will be Roscoe Dunjee, Ok
lahoma City; E. Frederic Morrow,
national assistant field secretary;
Gloster Current and DR.. ]. ]. Nc
Clendon, Detroit: Crystal Bird Faus-
ct, Washington. ID. c.; Thomas n.
Roberts, U. S. Department of Agri-
culture; Amos T. Hall. Tulsa; Wal
ter Hardin. UAW-CIO, Detroit; Carl
johnson, Kansas City. NO.; Mrs.
Lille NJ. Jackson, Baltimore; and
George NJ. Johnson, assistant IKE
cutive secretary Of FEPC. Washing
ton, D. G.
Conference headquarters will BE-
in Second Baptist Church, oath and
Griffith avenue, where the Rev. ].
Raymond Henderson is pastor. All
sessions will be held there except
the Sunday meeting July 10. which
will be in the Shrine auditorium.
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justice to all our People"
In presenting the petition to the
Mayor, DR.. kingdom said:
In a war for Democracy we
should begin by exempiifying dem
ocracy in our own country. The
outstanding aspect Of our undemo-
cratic practice is discrimination a.
gainst Negroes. The obvious place
to begin fighting against discrim-
ination is in our Armed Forces. We
are therefore p~ettioning the Presid-
ent to take action to eliminate such
discrimination, ard we are asking
you, Mr.. Mayor, as an outstanding
exponent Of democracy. to sign the
first petition. thus launching the
Union for Democratic Actions cam
paign to obtain TO- 900. 900 signatures.
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from
cttft0'd c W. f he'll

Far be it from me, c. c. to corr
ment on anything political in or a.
round Omaha, but since you filed
for the Nebraska Legislature. Fifth
District, On July End. many people
have stopped me to talk to me about
your possibilities: while a few have
even questioned me as to your M
ives. But what could I tell them.
other than to confirm the fact that
you have filed?
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

versity Of Pennsylvania; University
OF Virginia; Amherst, Princeton,
Harvard, Yale. Michigan and many
others.
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w.: ;;;;: I'M what are We Fighting for?

VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES
AND DOLLARS FOR VICTORY
NOW SPEND AT LEAST SI.09
A WEEK FOR WAR STAMPS
AND BONDS
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

them off their feet and they would
not stop to reason things out until
the next day.
On one occasion he was, logically
and factually on the wrong side Of
a debate, and he knew it. However.
he Possessed considerable mother
wit as well as %oratorical persuasive
powers, 50 he got up and spelled out
his line and as usual, the audience
didn't stop to think things out, but.
for the moment at least, they all a
greed with him. He knew that the
moment his opponents put in their
logic and their facts that he wa
swamped. so what did he do?
Well. this is actually what he did
do. In his closing remarks he sail:
Now you people know that 1 am
right. You know hat my opponents
will try to belittle me. and try to
out-talk me. so why waste any tirle.
All you people that know I am
right-and you all do-just leave
this meeting now with me and while
we r right We'll stay right"
And do you know c. c. when that
old campaigner left the hall so many
others left too that they couldn't
commander a quorum and the meet
ing had Il be dismissed.
cen
There's a good news release in
your mail this week, c. c. The sub
ject is: What Are We Fighting
! For?" 1t will, undoubtedly. be pub
I Iished elsewhere in this issue, ana
if you need any additional campaign
fodder you surely can interpret, ami
enlarge upon, for local consumption.
some Of the facts given in this part
ocular release, which be sure 70
read.
Continued on page IS y
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

Just as I am writing this message
I am seeing for the first time the
platform Uinotyper's copy for front
page story on which you intend to
campaign. No need to comment on
the eight points. The readers will
do that..-.and how
What appeals TO me as being of
human-interest however is your
closing statement:
I especially desire the votes of
all men and women who at one
time or another have been hard
UP" or broke" My competitors
may have all the others"
I haven't the slightest way Of
knowing the histories of all the VO-
ters in the Fifth District but from
q general knowledge Of human nat
ure elsewhere, I would say that if
you, Or any other candidate for that
matter, could get the votes Of al
those who have at some time been
hard up or broke" that your
nomination would be assured.
CEN
That statement is somewhat ike
an old campaigner with whom / was
once ASSOCIATED. He was a brilliant
orator. He could take any side OF
a subject and SO enthuse his aud
fence that he would virtually sweeT
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I%% # G%4~ Nebraska Saturday, July II, 1912 Our 18th Year-No % City Edition. SC Copy
WlLLkIE TO ADDRESS NAAcP MEET IN Los ANGLE!

VICTORY IS VITAL TO MIN
ORITIES" IS THEME OF 33rd
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OPENING JULY IA; NEGRO IN
WAR EFFORT TO BE MAIN
TOPIC
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

New York. Wendell L. Willkie
will be the principal speaker July 10
at the closing mass meeting Of the
33rd annual conference of the
NAACP in Los Angeles, Calf, if
was announced here.
The Omaha guide., 1942-07-11

5. Be prepared to meet the prob
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Got His Revenge With Bedbugs

sion to go up TO his old room
and have a good look around.
Then it was but the work of
a minute for the revenge seeker
10 release the bugs in two beds
and different parts Of the room
and walk out.
Almost Immediately the pay.
ing guests began to complain and
the broken-hearted landlady tried
every known method Of getting
rid of the worlds most unwel-
come visitors. Finally pro-
fessional eXterminator had to
come and gas the tiny creatures
10 death. The whole house was
upset and filled with fumes for
a week.
The lady of the house. who
had a reputation for keeping an
immaculate place, had pretty
good idea where the bugs had
come from. She confided her
suspicious TO her son who hap
pened to be a policeman and he
decided to trail his mothers ex-
roomer.
= One night he saw the former
lodger entering a saloon and de-
cided to follow. 1t wasn't long
before the suspected man began
to brag about how he had set
tied old scores with his landlady
and in considerable detail. At
that moment the officer stepped
up and arrested the too-talkative
braggart.
The judge didn't know just
what to do with case of this
kind but he settled the matter by
making the culprit pay for all
the different treatments" plus
the final gassing, and he fined
! the man 500 besides.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

PORTSMOUTH, New Hamp-
shire. thinks it has discov-
cred the meanest man in the
world.
Until last Fall. this individual
lived in a certain rooming house
OF the city Then he was asked
TO move because he got drunk
and nearly set the place on fire
by smoking in bed.
He changed quarters grudging-
ly enough but swore he'd have
his revenge on the landlady. And
he did.
First, he put an advertisement
in the newspaper in a nearby
town, offering to pay ten cents
EACH for bedbugs.
The world being what it is,
he had little trouble assembling
a couple a dozen of the little
creatures which he divided be-
tween two bottles.
Then he called at his former
home, related a cock-and-bull
story of having mislaid an i'm
portant letter. and got permits
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Observation-Disclosures ST.CECILlA

heat unbearable, but she re-
manned cool and comfortable,
without perspiring. y
Then the magistrate sent a
minion to cut off her head as she
sat In the bath, but after three
tries she still lived. and because
the law said beheading must be
accomplished in three strokes
they couldn't think what to do
next. and therefore the blessed
saint was left to die slowly.
which was the cause why all the
neighbors, stopping in to try to
help her were converted. Then
she died. and st. Urban carried
her to his cemetery. to rest be-
side her husband, her brother
in-law, and Maximus.
This story has remained de-
servedly famous through the
centuries. And II Is easy to un-
derstand why. for not only was
st. Cecilia celebrated for her
mastery Of the organ but for her
piety and high ideals. She was a
good woman and charming, a
true saint, and by the strength
of her faith converted her hus-
band and others who loved her.
(ThA Eudl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
"Steadfast," said she.

"Steadfast." said she.
II waste my time" said he.
Sacrifice to the god"
I'm not blind ike yourself, T"
said she. II can tell the differ
ence between a god and a piece
of stone"
After more talk in the same
vein he ordered her to be taken
home and boiled alive in her
bath, where the public wouldn't
be watching and she couldn't
make converts. So they built a
red hot fire under the tub,
and the executioners found the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27

The magistrate. furious at this
collapse Of discipline. ordered
the three men into the arena
with a strong guard about them,
and himself looking on to be sure
there was no further slip. To
Valerian and his brother he Of
fered a second chance, but in
stead Of sacrificing to the idol,
they knelt down side by side,
bowed their heads and shut their
eyes. So the magistrate waved
his hand, and the sharp knife
shaved their heads off clean.
What have you TO say TO
that ?" said the magistrate to
Maximus, the officer.
II saw their souls gliding up
to paradise" said Maximus,s :and
a host of angels attended them"
Warned by the impression the
answer made on all who heard
IL, the magistrate asked no more
questions but ordered him fog
ged to death, and when this was
done Cecilia, according to the
story. gathered up his body, with
the bodies of her husband and
her brother-in-law. and their
heads, and buried them all in a
plot in st. Urban's cemetery.
Why the magistrate let her go
freely about this work of decent
piety the faulty text does not
say, nor how or when she was
rearrested and brought back to
the arena. But the magistrate
waited patiently. and before she
came in sight a busybody ran
ahead to say she was convert
ing the guard sent TO fetch her.
So the magistrate examined her
severely. and from their CONVEX
sation, which is remembered in
full, we see that she made no
attempt at all to convert him
but on the contrary courted
martyrdom by bold defiance.
What kind of woman are
your"
Il am a woman gentle born"
Il mean" said he, what's
your religion or faith ?"
IF that's what you meant"
said she. you didn't put the
question the right way. Never
ask one thing when you mean
something else"
What makes you so rude ?"
said he.
I'm a sincere person and con-
scientious," said she.
do you forget you are in my
power" said he.
Human power" said she, lis
no more than a balloon. A
needle point lets out the wind"
"As a plain matter of law"
said he, you may now renounce
your errors and go home free"
It's a foolish law" said she
The error is on your side. ''''"'
Sacrifice to Jupiter" said he,
cor take the consequences.
She laughed. Your mind Is
weakening. What would the
consequence be if l obeyed you!"
My, but you're proud" said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-27
Whof the Canterbury ToIes Are

HE Canterbury Tales Of the classics of all
literature They written Geoffrey CHANGER poet
warrior diplomat and royal pensoner about 1887 and
famous for the pictures they give Of life the 4t century,
The tales supposed to have been told by various members
OF pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral In England to while
the time John Ersne celebrated author of Private
Life Of Helen Of Troy relates these tales delightfully."-
the benefit Of readers Of The American Weekly Edmund
Duac, famed English painter etcer, makes them vivid
his incompatible