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The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
PICKEN,s LEAVE Is TERMINATED BY NJ A. A. G. P

. New York-At the June meeting
Of the national board of directors OF
the NAACP it was unanimously
voted not to grant Dean William
Pickens an indefinite leave Of alb
sence for reasons wholly unconnec
ted with his work with the Treas
ury Department, and that Dean
Pickens status as director OF the
branches of the NAACP is term;n-
ated as of June Is, 1912, the date
Of the expiration Of his present
leave of absence"
Mr. Pickens was first granted a
years leave Of absence in May,
1941, to work in the Treasury De
partment on the sale Of war bonds
and stamps. His request for an in
definite leave was considered at the
May and June meetings Of the board
of directors this year.
Decision Of the NAACP board was
largely based on Dean Pickens' let
ter printed May II. commencing
the Richmond. Va, Times-Dispatch
editorial Of April 26, in which state
ments were made accusing the Ma
ACP. the Crisis, the Pittsburgh
Courier and the New York Amster-
dam Star-News of stirring up trou-
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
ENTERS TRAINING SCHOOL

Mr.. J. Westbrook Mcpherson. who
was the first Negro to hold a posi-
ton as clerk in the County Court
appointed by Judge Charles J. Sou
thard, resigned to enter the army.
He viii take a six months radio,
signal corps and communication
course at a salary Of $4,000 Ter
month
Mr.. Peter Doss win also enter
training, completing the same course
Mr.. Doss was formerly in charge Of
the circulation department Of a 10
cal Omaha newspaper He special
izes in sponsoring food shows an
he has been working lately at tie
Bomber plant
o Both young men viii be indueted
by Uncle Sam as soon as they hav=
completed the course
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
BETHUNE TO OPEN 22ND
ANNUAL SESSION OF NATIONAL
NEGRO INSURANCE ASSN.

Birmingham, June is amp Tues
day evening. June %. the 22nd an
nual session of the National Negro
Insurance association will open at
the 18th Street Baptist Church. The
local arrangement committee, com
prising all managers Of member
companies. announces that all plans
are completed for the greatest ses-
sion in the history Of the association
Every phase affecting the wei
fare Of the Negro has been Wen
planned for discussion. Not only
viii discussions be held. but definite
plans for the solution Of various ec-
onomie problems facing Negroes
throughout America will be formul-
atsd.
Persons programmed on opening
night will be some Of the most out
standing personalities in America
Bishop B. H. Shaw, AME. Zion =
church; welcome on behalf Of the
city Of Birmingham, W. Cooper
Green, president of city commiss-
ion: greetings on behalf Of the cit
fzens, James E. Kelley. grand secre-
tary of the Elks, greetings on behalf
OF the fraternal organizations, Os-
cellor knights of Pythians, secrer-
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL

At last the Omaha City Council
has decided the case Of Mrs. Ruby
Eldridge and others against Sgt.
John Graham, growing out Of an
assault which Sgt. Graham com
7nitted upon Mrs. Eldridge and her
husband on March IS. 1912.
Below viii be found resolutions
adopted by the Omaha City Council
June 16, 1912.
RESOLUTIONS:
The complainant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldridge and the Omaha Branch OF
the NAACP. have ten days in which
TO appeal the findings and rulings
of the City Council to the District
Court. That question is now in the
hands OF the Executive Committee
of the Omaha Branch and they viii
take such action at the proper time,
as the facts warrant.
The facts and circumstances war
ranting it is now known at this
time. Whether or not Mr.. and Mrs-
Eldridge win bring suit for damag-
-es against Sgt. Graham and MS
bondman, they viii decide in the
near future. The vote Of the Coun-
ell was unanimous and apparently
was a compromise finding and judge
ment.
RESOLUTION BY COM. TOWL
Whereas, certain charges We're
filed against John Graham. Sar-
geant on the Omaha Police Force
on April 7, 1912 alleging that he was
guilty or conduct urbeeoming an
officer; that he used more force
than was necessary in connection
with the arrest Of one Ruby Eldridge
and,
Whereas, a hearing was commene
ed upon said charges on May II,
1912. and finally terminated on May
19. 1892 at which time the city
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
Convention Here

The thirty-seventh annual session
of the Nebraska Federation of Cei-
ored women's Clubs. viii convene
at Bethel Baptist Church, s0th and
r Streets. June p, %.
On Monday, June 22. there win be
a board meeting at I o'clock at the
Church, followed by a program at
5 o'clock BY the local Club and also
a reception.
The highlight of the convention
will be Mrs Camille w. Brigs &.
Atchison. Kansas, who will be the
principal speaker at the Tuesday
evening meeting, June %.
Mrs. Camille W. Briggs stands as
model in her community for her
church work, Campbell Chapel A.
NJ. E. church, her home missionary
service and as the fraternal leader
Of Heroine of Jericho. Kansas wo-
men have featured her as a worth
while leader.
She served on the National Schol-
arship and Loan Committee for 8
years; served five years as treas
urer on the Central Association IA
States): served as State President
four years and is now chairman of
the advisory board and president
emeritus Of the Kansas Association
Of Colored Women. These activit-
les did not lessen her home inter
ing her son, Clyde william Briggs,
who is now in the Officers Candid
ate Tranng School at Camp Lee, Va
she established the scholarship snd
loan fund which is named the Cam
lille Briggs Scholarship and Loan
Department" to help worthy stud
ents.
while attending the convention,
Mrs. Briggs will conduct a round
table discussion on the subject, The
club woman as an educator; first in
her home; second in her commun-
ity and third in her church"
The public in ivited to attend
these meetings and the women are
especially urged to be present
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20

ary church extension department Of
AME. Zion church; greetings from
state bureau Of insurance, Frank n.
Julian; response to greetings, Asa T.
Spaulding, Jr., president Of the as
sociation; guest speaker, Mrs. Mary
Mcleod Bethune, director Negro az
fairs, NYA and president of Bethune
Cookman College.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
Bishop J. A. HIamIett At Ceaves Sun, June 21st
J COMMUNITY CLEARING
COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING
CLEAVES TEMPLE,

The first Annual Meeting of the
Community Clearing Council viii
present as principal speaker Bishop
James Arthur Hamlett of Kansas
City, Kansas. at Cleaves Temple
Church Sunday, June 21st- 400 D..
m Bishop Hamlett is well known
nationally as owner and publisher
Of the Topeka Plaindealer in Topeka
Kansas. He served as editor of the
Western Index and the Christian
Index for II years. He was elected
Bishop Of the third Episcopal Dis
trict Of the CME. Church which III
cludes Kansas. Missouri. Iowa, Col
orado, Tennessee, Louisiana, and
Nebraska in 1922. He is a graduate
Of Lane College, Jackson, Tennes-
see, received his M. a. degree from
Northwestern University and Bach
elor of Theology from Garrett In
stitute, Evanston, Illinois. Bishop
Hamlett has distinguished himself
to the extent Of his field that hon
orary degrees have been conferred
upon him by Lane and Cannon Col
leges.
In addition to the main address
by Bishop Hamlett the following Of
ficers and Executive Committee
members will be installed by Rev.
B. E. Jones: Rev. L. A. Story, Chair
man, Mr.. Henry Black, Vice chair
man, Raymond R. Brown, Secret
airy, Mrs. Matte B. Gooden. Treas
urer, Committee members Atty
John Adams, Jr., Mrs. ]. a. VIII
Jams, DR. David Gooden, Rev. G. A.
STAINS, Mr.. J. w. Dacus.
The annual report will be given
BY the Secretary. Remarks by Rev
and special musical num- |
oers viii complete the afternoons |
T. A. Story, host pastor and Chair
program. Everyone is issued q
special invitation to attend.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20

"
EAAkNNNY
fro"
cttft0,d c ~ t6 he'll

c. c. How can I write this col
umn? As / sit here and write / am
listening to the services being con-
Quoted at the Mt Calvary Commun-
ity Spiritual Church You know
during their ninth anniversary week,
their services are being broadcasted
through a loud speaker and 1 csn
hear each word, and each song note
just as distinctly as though ! were
in the church
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
White Detroit NelUsn1an
Gives Americans
Something 10
Think About

/ His greatest numbers were in the
South What kind OF schools did he
have access to? Few, and bad. Be
fore emancipation, almost none;
there was no object in educating the
slave beyond the training of his
muscles to do the work required
Besides, if he learned to read, he
might get subversive ideas. After
the slave had been freed and male
citizen, the story differed but lit
tie. 1t was not entirely the south's
fault; that whole section had been
impoverished and disorganized BY
the war, and it was natural for the
white land-owning taxpayer to look
out for his own family before he
did anything for the Negro. There
fore the Negro got what was left
over, and that was not very good
He did the dirty and heavy work.
and was underpaid and it was as
much as he could do to stay alive.
did that fact lick him? 1t did
not He produced leaders who knew
that for the colored race a great
part Of the answer lay in education.
Somehow, by heroic efforts, thev
| founded schools and colleges. And
they proved that what the scientists
said was correct; that the Negro
could absorb education as well as
the white, and could implement it
as well as the white. In mental
capacity racial difference didn't
count for a fig
But in the back Of the Caucas-
Jan mind, and not very far back, lay
| two obnoxious ideas-miscegenation
and social equality. TIE former was
all right. if it was forced on the Ne
gro BY the white: the mulattos.
uuadroons and octoroons didn't get
that way by using hydrogen per
oxide. But the other was round, 1t
was all wrong. Every self-respect-
ing Negro today viii tell you that
either way it's all wrong. The Ne
gro doesn't ask for it. doesn't ex-
/ pect it. doesn't want it. But when
it comes to social equality. as dis
tinct from political equality. which
the law already recognizes he means
to get it, and he means to obtain it
bv the same means that the Door
and underprivileged white man got
it-by proving himself worthy of it..
and BY gradually overcoming the
prejudice that stands in his way
Where do you see the opposition
to this demand? Among the more
enlightened citizens? Or among
those who are in economic and to
a considerable extent already in soc
iaI competition with the Negro?
Some day. after we have shown
our faith in the East Indians, and
the Chinese. and the blacks of Afri-
ca. we may demonstrate our faith
in American democracy. and make
it real
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20

But upon my word I enjoyed IT,
The songs were SO sweet and ID
touching that my handkerchief was
constantly at my eyes and the Rev.
Johnson possessed the master show
manship Of talking for brief inter.
walls only and then would punct-
uate his remarks by either leading
or directing some rousing spiritual
to be sung Actually. c. c. this toak
the house down Everyone was
happy. never saw a choir so en-
thused- One feminine member act
uaIly got UP and danced before the
congregation: she was so happy and
80 full OF the spirit. Everyone clap
ped hands. I. myself. was on the
verge of making some physical dem
onstration Of my happiness And
then came the interlude. Yes. il
was an interlude. for some one else
got up to talk. and did he talk? Fl
talked SO long that I lost my enthus-
iasm that the Rev. johnson had
kindled in my breast.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
hATRON'S BODY FOUND
IN RIVER

Chattanooga, Tenn, June is tAN
PeThe body Of Mrs. Margaret Hy-
att McGhee was found in the Ten
nessee river last week after she had
mysteriously disappeared from her
home on West Fourteenth street
here. Mrs. McGhee, mother OF a
young daughter retired in perfect
health. according to the child Nor
ma Jean. Blood stains found in the
woman's bed led police to believe She
had been murdered and her bO1y
thrown in the river
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
Lauds Negroes For Their Progre
iveness-Flays Miscegenation,
Says Octoroons and Mulattoes
Didn't Get That Way by Using
Peroxide


,, DETROIT, June Is (ANP) Draw
| ing aside the mask Of insincerity
and apathy so typical Of the attitude
Of the average white American to
ward Negroes. W. X Kelsey, wide
" known newsman and student OF
race relations, last week gave De
troiters a heart-to-heart talk in his
column, the Commentator, publish.
ed in the Detroit News.
Almost without parallel in Amer.
Jean Journalism, Commentator KeL
sey's revealing article shunted aside
the hypocrisy Of the whites, dealt
/ body blow to the old bugaboo OF
miscegenation and social equality
and declared that science has proved
that the so-called white supremacy
is a myth, pure and simple
Writing on This America" Com
mentator Kelsey stated. in part:
There are a lot Of Americans
who have a lot to learn about Am.
erica.
For instance, there are those boys
at Dodge truck plant Of the Chrys
Ter Corp, who walked out because
some Negroes were sent to the plant
to work beside them. They wece
wrong on two counts. They wers
wrong because the Constitution OF
their UAW-CIO union recognizes no
distinction between Negro and white
and chiefly they were wrong because
the constitution Of the United Stat
es Of America recognizes no such
distinction. The UAW-CIO believes
in the American constitution, in .A
mercan democracy; believes that g
mans a man. for a. that, as Bobby
Burns once remarked when he rooE
a slap at the British aristocracy. L
is impossible to be Fundamentally
American, to believe sincerely in Tax
American democratic principle. anC
hold aloof from the Amercan-borr
Negro, the American-Born Chinese
or any other American citizen whose
complexion is different from that u
the majority
You may hold that though this
is American doctrine, it is neverthe-
less mistaken. You may insist that
: the white race superior. and must
be recognized as such. If you 40
you start a quarrel with the scient.
lists Science is pretty careless Ct
aims at truth. no matter how un-
pleasant the truth may be. And
! long -nourished popular beliefs. II
science holds that there isn't nie-
kels worth Of difference between
racial capacities
The white immigrant had .he
advantage Of our free schools, and
they We're good ones. But what a.
bout the native American Negrol
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20

iss TO perform duty as officers in
the WAAC, which is the aim in the
selection Of all officer candidates. "
Mrs. Lynch passed the mental al
ertness test, but was rejected after
a personal interview with the re-
cruiting officer More than $500
applications We're made in New York
for the quota 81 assigned to the
area
In answer to Colonel Pearson.
June u, the NAACP said it does
not presume to pass on Mrs. Lynchs
qualifications, but that it most earn
estly hopes that the WAAC viii
start off on the right track in init
iating a real democratic pattern.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20

At any rate. / went into

At any rate. I went into the
church. As usual I sought a seat
in the very rear. I generally sit in
the rear 70 that when ! become bor-
ed 1 can ease out Of the picture, but
in this respect made a mistake al
Mt. Calvary. / got in the rear all
right but I hadn't been there long
before the church became crowded
Even standing room was unavaIi-
able. And being in the rear I dis
covered meant being sandwiched in
a crowd whereby 1 was stuck for the
night For the exit entrance was
in the front and the place was tor
crowded to try to get out, so there
I stayed
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
LOCAL ATTORNEYS
MAKE APPLICATIONS

Three local attoreys have made aD-
plication to the army for the follow
ing positions: Atty. Jess Hutton for
the FBI; Atty billiard Crawford fer
Judge Advocate and Atty. Jonn
Adams, Jr-, for the Intelligence De
partment.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20

bic and creating ''interracial ten
sion"
The Association offered the Treas
ury Department cooperation in its
war savings program.
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
CCNI--

And I was in their church Sun
day night, too. From seven-thirty
until eleven O'Clock. Now. don't
for a moment think that I have be-
come a Saint all Of a sudden, for
haven't, and chances are never will.
but Sunday evening was sitting
out in front OF the office. having
nothing else to do at the moment
Kind Of blue and lonesome, and
watched SO many people going into
the church, and So many people
stopped by and talked to me Of the
services, ETC.. that finally MADE
up my mind to go in too
-CCM-
Now, you know me. c. c. I'm no
hypocrite. am not a religious fan
attic. 1 doubt If I am even religious.
True, from babyhood until manhood
1 attended church, in its various
branches, perhaps as a matter of
parental duty, but after reaching
manhood, and the more I travelled
around, and the more 1 have be-
come acquainted, and familiar, with
church fanatics. the less respect 7
have had for what they represent
ed And you must remember. G. e.
that for a period in this life I was
actually the secretary to a Bishop.
Now, if a secretary to Bishop
cant learn to respect that Bishop
or whatever or what he represents,
what can poor mortal Of flesh and
bones do?
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
Mrs Camille ". Briggs to Speak At Annual
GRAHAM CASE COMES TO END

Council took the matter under ad-
visement, and,
Whereas, the City Council has
duly considered and weighed all The
evidence adduced at said trial.
Now, therefore. be it resolved by
the City Council Of the City Of O.
maha,
That John Graham be and be
hereby is found guilty Of conduct
unbecoming an officer, in violation
OF the rules and regulations Of Ehe
Police Department in that he used
more force than actually was nec-
essary in connection with the ar
rest aforesaid. but the Council finds
that there are extenuating circurn-
stances with the entire transaction
brought about ythe belligerant
and hostile attitude of tie com
plainant, Ruby Eldridge
(Adopted by the Council June 1s.
1922.
RESOLUTION BY COM. TOWL
Whereas, as the City Council has
this day found John Graham, Sar-
geant Of the Omaha Police Force,
guilty Of conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer in violation of the rules and
regulations of the Police Depart
ment in that he used more force
than was necessary in connection
with the arrest OF Ruby Eldridge.
complainant, and,
Whereas, the Council also found
that because Of the belligerent and
hostile attitude of the complainant,
lextenuating circumstances existed
in connection with the entire trans
action. which should be weigned,
valued. and considered in connect
ion with the fixing Of a penalty
herein.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the city Council Of the City OF O.
maha,
That in consideration Of the fore
going facts and findings Of this body
the Chief of Police be and he is
hereby ordered and directed TO adm
mister a reprimand to Sargeant
John Grahm as punishment for the
acts aforesaid
adopted by the City Council, June
16. 1922
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20

That wasn't the only church e.
perience, Sunday, c. c. No. not at
all, You know I had promised Mrs.
v. Duff, 1910 Camden Avenue. thai
would attend her church Sunday
The Church Of God in Christ-on
26th Street, between Grant and Frs
kline And. although, I am 10 relig-
ious fanatic, one Of the morale code
in the world in which I have lived
is to always keep your word. May
be that not necessary among the
church clique, but 1t has been nee
essary among the clique which lat
tended, because if you didn't keep
your word sometimes that meant
your life. At any rate I Went TO
Church, at the appointed time-el-
ever o'clock Another Omaha sur
prise Sunday school was not over.
was told to return at twelve.
did. And still Sunday School was
mo- over but waited. FinaH+.
when it was over J1e OF the cAUrch
Attendants usherei nc t. a seat 7
sat down and awaited the s5rti w
The Omaha guide., 1942-06-20
CCI-

Finally when the services w4te -.-
5Jlt 10 start one AZ the eff ,f.
came . me personally and asK~d
t. speak to me on FSIDE the "a -r
Can you imagine that. G. G. asking
member of the audience to 20.
OUTSIDE the church. When ] gat
outside the attendant said the
church officers had delegated him to
interview me to 80 why j came l1
that church. Imagine that. c. -
Having to explain why one comes
nntinueH w mage TO- Tt-
Arkansas State press., 1942-05-01
Bradley News
By A. E.SBrowp

COMMUNITY 'WUB The
Club met at the home of Mrs.
Brown In a regent meeting ON
Monday and an interesting bust
ness session and social hour were
held. TIE young women held a
lively discussion and adjourned to
meet next Monday with Mr., Young
as hostess,
VISITING Guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown this week is Miss
Ollie V. Halter Of Buckner. She
is reporting a lovely visit.
Mrs. Annie Scruggs of Califor-
MIA is visiting her mother in La,
who Is Mrs. Lulu Bell, as reported
by Mrs. Viola Young of Route 2.
St, Paul Baptist Church, Five
and one half miles from this city,
will hold special services on Sun
day, May 3. The sermon will be
brought by Rev. W. M. Jacobs of
this city, and other ministers will
be also in attendance 1t has been
announced that special Mothers
Day services will be held at the
church on Sunday, May 10.
Arkansas State press., 1942-05-01
Texarkaniians
IN THE
N I. w S

page-James Williams; Yankee
Harold Yancy; Goddess Of Lib
ertg -Gwendolyn Finn Miss
New York" - Mary Lee Brown
Mis- Pacific Charlotte Wheeler
The Farmer. William farehman
and Southern Belle, Helen Wy
att
klBLAH.R. B. Mitchell, prin
aipal The seniors enjoyed a ban
auet en- Wednesday Apr, p, Civ
en- by the 7,h and sth grades, with
Miss Flowers rs sponsor, and 9TH
er faculty members rs guest,
Everyone reported an enjoyable
time. Announcements! School pic
nic. Thursday, April ~. Drama,
opium Valley" at S p. m, Tues
day, May 5, Baeeaaureate Services
at 3 p. m, Sunday, May 3, and
graduation exercise I 3 p. m,
Thursday, May 7.
FuNERALS--JNO. J. JONES
Funeral Directors
KEELE, Mrs. Carrie-Funer-
al, April 81, from lis +, 9th St
Funeral Chapel.
LANE, Mrs. Mattie-From HUI
ghes Chapel, LongYiew, Tex.
MILES, Mrs. Glara--From st
Paul Baptist Church, Camden
Ark.
KING, Mr.. Wyatt-From New
Zion CME church, Kildare, Texas
Arkansas State press., 1942-05-01
Russellville News
Ruth Russell

Personal Social Miss lnez
Dickens was called to Prescott to
attend the funeral of an uncle,
Miss Inez Williamson has re-
turned home after spending the
past week in Kansas City, Mo-,
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Matte Chandler spent the
past week in Conway as guest Of
her mother and other relatives.
Mrs. Cleo Burns left Wednes-
day for Gary, Ind. to join her hus-
and who is employed there. they
will make Gary their home.
On the sick list this week are
Mrs. Jessie Foster and Mrs. Ida
Ross. we wish them speedy re-
cov@y.
Mrs. Leroy Webb was hostess to
the Lucky Go-Lucky Club Wednes
day night. A delicious hot lunch
con was served, Special guests
were Misses Lucille Baskin, Ma
bel Marsh and Marie Ridgell, Z.
high prize was awarded Mrs.
Ollie Mae Wilson A birthday
gift from the club was presented
Mrs. Thelma Jackson. The club
will not meet next week but will
have their second anniversary at
the Dreamland Dance Hall.
Mr.. Clarence Russell, Mr.. Robt.
Marsh, Mrs. Zettie Hendrix and
sons William and james and Mrs.
Ruth Russell motored to Fl. Smith
and spent the day with
relatives and friends. They were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
priss and Mr.. and Mrs John Glenn
Arkansas State press., 1942-05-01
BEBEE MEMORIAL CINE
CHURCH
Newport News
BY Arthur Williams

ST. raul NNuTcn NlSlth
The Rev. W. c. Wills, pastor of
St. Paul A. M. f. Church, and con-
gregation, were the guests OF Rev.
P. II. Greene and congregation at
Blacksmith on Sunday evening.
Attends Graduation: Mrs. W. b.
Black is spending the week end
in Talledega, Ala, attending the
graduation exercises of her dau-
ghter, Miss Villa Valera Black.
Enroute home they will visit re-
lative in Paduch, Ky. and Nash
Vile, Tenn. The graduate is the
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. W. b.
Black.
Visiting: Mrs. B, H. Littlejohn
of Boley, Okla, is visiting relatives
and friends here. Many pleasant
courtesies have been planned for
her.
III. Still on the sick list are
Mesdames Emma Daniels, Vern-
eata Miller and Dezzie Lot.
Revival: Elder Watson conduct
ed successful revival at the
Morning Star Baptist Church.