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The Omaha guide., 1942-12-05
ST. JOHNS AME CHURCH

The theme of patriotism was the
order Of the day at st Johns last
sunday There was a wonderful
sermon at the morning service de-.
hvered by the pastor on the Christ
Ian and American flag sgt. Biv.
ems dedicated the two flags and the
se'v e. flag honoring the members
IT .orr church who ha ~ entered the.
armed forces.
At ne evening snrvi'e - s.r.
'fIne Chtr;t. Club )rnscntei a vel !;
~'HlIresrives kit deo tin. tic ~
gro's contribution of loyalty to tho
The Omaha guide., 1942-12-05
CENTER
NE WIS

A day of festive happiness was
exemplifiad Thanksgiving day at
the Soldiers and Sailors Recreation
rooms when over $50 soldiers and
their lady friends, and many beau
tlful hosteSSeS, partook of a most
tasty and deliberately appointed din
ner. Served buffet style from the
very attractive table which was set
to reveal the Spirit of Thanksgiv-
ing, trimmed with the traditional
decorations of the Season and a
large pumpkin followed out and fill
ed with fruit. The table was an Oh
Get of splendor laden with the raj
atable and delicious food that
brought "ah's' of delight and salts.
faction from the happy diners. That
the dinner was G success, one need
ed only to note the expressions or
delight and gear the words of
rraise that came from our soldiers.
AS an added treat through the Of
forts Of Sgt. GeorEe Bivens. Dream
laid hall was secured and Basie's
Bombadiers, IA fine young men who
by day do their part in aiding the
mass production of Bombers at the
Glenn L. Martin Bomber plant, do
mated the music for an evening OF
dancing and socializing. The sold.
iers and their guests had a very en-
joyable time. A sight that could
have made your heart happy was
when Sgt Bivens had the orchestra
play the Star Spangled Banner anG
to e our boys stand at rigid al
tention-every inch a soldier. 1t
made us proud of them.
On last Sunday, the public had a,
opportunity to enjoy the beautiful
surrounding of our center, when we
held u Cigarette Tea. The ad-
mission was a pack of cigarettes
that will be used by our soldiers
here at the Center. With three
large candles at each end Of the
table and a centerpiece carrying out
the motif of winter, covering with
silver and crystals, the table was
indeed beautiful. Assisting with
our guest and Serving at the tea
table were many attractively attir-
ed hostesses. While a lovely time
was had by all. Many cartons and
packs of cigarettes were received.
for which we are indeed grateful
and that shall bring much pleasure
to our soldiers.
Don't forget our Bingo party
that will be held at the Elks hall on
December 4th. The admission will
be % cents. Please support this eff
for as the returns will be used to
The Omaha guide., 1942-12-05

We had lovely service through
out the day. our pastor being back
in the city preached a soul stirring
Sermon Sunday morning and Sur
day night. Everyone was delighted
to have him back. While being IN
Little Rock to the Convention he
preached at the First Baptist church
of that city. He also ran a meeting
for the Church of the Living God
9th and Pulaski st. Rev. A. S. May
field is the pastor there.
Bishop F. c. Scott of Okla. City.
Okla. is calling him the second time
to run a meeting. Bishop L. M.
Musgrove of Tulsa, Okla, and his
people calling him also Rev. A.
M. Harrell of Kansas City. Our
pastor is in a great demand.
God is still healing and working
miracles and special miracles thru
him. His gift makes room for
him: Prov. 1916.
He is planning a great meeting be,
fore leaving again. So watch this
paper for the time.
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flag. In the morning the members
of the AWvS in uniform served as
ushers while the other members of
the organization sat IN a body
lending additional atmosphere of
patriotism. Both services were
well attended and a spiritual treat
was the reward for those who bray
ed the chilly winter days to be pres
ent. Mr.. Charles Young and Mrs.
Mary Benning united with the
church at the morning service. St
John extends sympathy to Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor Morrell on The death Of
their daughter, Tillie Ann We are
still asking for bricks. your co1trl-
button along this line will be ar-
preciated. 3d.
COMING EVENTS -
Sunday, December 9th will be
quarterly meeting and Holy Com
munion.
Tuesday, December Sth we are
holding our quarterly conference as
well as our Bible study class. After
the service there will be a chitter-
ling supper. Remember to attend
the Missionary Inspira.'onal meet
ing December 10th, morning and
evening. Members from various
larts Of the state will attend. Dec
ember 18th the famous King S0lo-
mons Wedding il be hald-this is
ore affair you will no. want to miss
according to the plans this prom
ises to be a very fine entertain
melt.
come to st. Jonns and receive
the personal greet:n. If warmth
ard ~friendsh;3 frola Mr.. and Mrs
ST. John.
Ruby Reese. z, nrt.r.
The Omaha guide., 1942-12-05

forces to reconstruct the morale
and spirit of Negroes for a new
militant drive to beat back the It'd
es of reaction and save the cause
Of democracy not only for the Ne
gro but also for the masses Of
white workers throughout the ma
ton who are lovers of true democ-
racy."
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ed. That ANY sacrifice is prefer
able to the horrible fate of Poland,
Norway, France and other nations.
That those sacrifices must not be
made grudgingly and slowly. if
an attempt to save some of the
trimmings of our way Of life is not
to risk losing that way of life it.
self
WORK. FIGHT ....SACRI-
FICEr Those three words answer
for every single soul in the land the
question, What can we do to help?
Some must fight the actual battles
on land, on e and in the air. Some
must work to supply what is need
ed to carry on the fight. All must
sacrifice many things dear and
pleasant, to assure a future of free
dom to ourselves and those who fol-
low after.
IN SUMMARY
On this anniversary of the attack
on Pearl Harbor, a united and free
nation, confident in it's strength,
will
~ Honor and remember the men
and women who have already given
their lives in this struggle.
G) Give thanks to God for it's
survival of the unprovoked attack
of ruthless enemies.
90 Clear-headedly assess what
has been done in one year Of war,
and what lies ahead to be done in
terms Of Notwithstanding.
az Rededicate its strength, its
time, its wealth and its very life
to preserving a concept of life more
precious than individual life itself
Ito Notwithstanding for
all that is contained in the Bill Of
Rights and the Constitution of the
United States Of America.
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maintain the Center.
Dolores WINFIELD, Reporter.
UP TO DATE

The Up-To-Date Club held their
Penny Carnival Friday. Novem-
Der 81. 1t was a great success aud
the girls wish to thank each and ev-
eryone that came.
Dec. 4th we will have our Bus
mess meeting. All members are
asked to be present.
F~lorentine Crawford, Pres, Bar.
bara Jean Edwards, Reporter, Mrs.
Leona Stone, Sponsors.
The Omaha guide., 1942-12-05
SUB DEBS

The Sub Debs met Saturday after
noon Nov. 2Sth at the home of Miss
Helen Marie Bradley. A very in
teresting discussion was carried or.
The subject of War Marriages.
Some very important ideas we-e
brought out. After the discussion
the hostess served a lovely lunch
con.
The next meeting will be Satur-
day Dec. 18th, 1912 at the home Of
Miss Bertha Davis, $3.50 Grant st.
Rozella Thomas, Pres, Florentlne
James, Reporter.
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THANKSGIVING GUESTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Justus, Mrs.
Daisy Banks and Mr.. and Mrs. II.
Z. Smith all of Omaha, were Thanks.
giving guests in the home of Rev.
and Mrs. G. d. Hancock in Kansas
City, Kans., and enjoyed a very de-
lightful dinner party in the Han.
cock home. There were Is guests
present and a wonderful time was
enjoyed. They also visited in Kan.
a City, Mo-, with relatives.
The Omaha guide., 1942-12-05
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD

CWFF, 1906 N. oath St,
Rev. S. K. Nichols, Pastor,
Rose oliver, Reporter
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Remember Pearl HarbOr

Continued from page u
international good faith, with a
clear conception of the sacrifices
called for and a flaming determin-
alton to See the job through.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09
OUR NAVY PAYS THE PRICE

The fighting now going on around
Guadalcanal Island represents the deter
mined effort of fighting power to recap
ture lost ground Heavy losses may be ex-
pected by both sides.
1t is significant that Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox points out that our naval
forces, operating in the Solomons, are in
ferior t0 those of the enemy. This is a Serl-
Gus situation and, while we wait for news
of the outcome of the battle, we might in
auire about the reason for our plight.
The Navy of the United States entered
upon our present wars without adequate
ships to do the job. While the Navy has
been considerably enlarged under Presi-
dent Roosevelt, it remained a one-ocean
navy when the seven-ocean war began.
This condition was the result of our dis
armament folly, policy of national econ
omy at the expense of adequate defense and
the pacifist attitude of many people in the
United States.
0AaLThere is no use to blink at the truth
American ships are being destroyed and
American sailors are losing their lives
around the Solomon Island because of
foolish national policies, promulgated and
followed in this country after the first
World War
The price is now being paid for econ
omy in years of peace, promulgated and up
held by Americans who chanted that no
body would ever attack the United States =
Unfortunately, the price is not being paid
by the economy-group and the pacifist-
group whose policies almost led this coun-
try to its own destruction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

- WILL always seek the truth and print 1t
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or 10 applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece OF any person. clique.
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by individual or organ
izaton; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions print only news that will elevate
va
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09
LATE FAREWELL

Many residents declared we were
lucky when Saturdays hurricane passed
harmlessly south of Key West
Certainly, any town a hurricane
misses IS lucky, but situation, not luck has
accounted for many hurricanes that passed
near to Key West without striking it.
Thirty miles east of Key West, the
most terrific hurricane in the history of
the Florida Keys was throwing up walls of
water 40, SO, 60 feet high as it tore through
the Gulf Stream in northeasterly direc-
ton. It was o'clock in the afternoon, and
Weatherman Kennedy, studying his
weather-map, remarked:
'The good Lord surely blessed Key
West when He tucked it here in the west"
That was the Labor Day hurricane Of
1885, and hundreds of Key Westers fami-
liar with hurricanes consider it to be by far
the worst that has ever occurred in this part
of the world AIT least two men who sur
vived on Matecumbe said they felt conf
dent the wind attained a velocity of more
than 200 miles an hour, and weather bureau
officials say that barometric readings were
lower than those of any other hurricane.
Now, that terrific hurricane would
have struck Key West if we had not been
tucked in to the west. Had our position
been due south of Miami, or even of Mate
cunbe, the hurricane would have dashed
us in all of it's fury The same thing is true
of other hurricanes that have passed east
of us without doing us any damage, but had
we been out on the line Of the upper Florida
Eeys they would have struck us full force.
Back nearly quarter of a century
ago, some Miamians were wont to speak OF
Key West as the hurricane city,. Yet, in
the last Fl years, we have had but one hur
ricane, that of 1919 The Citizen took Mi
amians to task many times for their as
pensions about Key West being "hurri-
cane city,.
Since then, Miami has had two or three
hurricanes and several near-hurricanes,
but The Citizen says now, as it said then,
that it does not wish to see hurricane hit
any place 1t says now, as it said then, that
nobody knows where a hurricane is going
to hit, and it has cited Weather Observer
Richard W. Gray's physical imposslbility'
fiasco of 1926 when the hurricane OF that
wear was down in the Caribbean, recurved
and devastated Miami.
Our tucked in" position has saved us
on several occasions but there may come
time. as such times have come before, when
# will not save US. Hurricanes hit any
where, sometimes in Florida and sometimes
thew take notion to hit up in the New Eng
land States. as one did in September of
1888.
Saturdays blow took our hurricane
season beyond what we consider its end
October. We are happy to bid it late fare
well.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09
KEY WEST in
DAYS GONE BY
FROM FILES OF THE CITIZEN
of NOVEMBER 9. 1882

Ballots were cast by 3,l60 vot-
ers in Tuesdays election and all
the Democratic nominees in Mon
roe County were elected with big
majorities. Karl o. Thompson.
Democratic nominee for sheriff.
was elected over Cleveland
Niles, the incumbent; Ross c.
Sawyer, also Democratic nominee
for clerk of the Circuit court.
won out over George V. Perpall;
Ray ElwoOd, Democratic nom
inee for constable, won out over
John F. Roker.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09
MURDER on the
C@ADlZaII1 3: :ze ';s:s

On second thought, Todd fig
ured, maybe this was the oppor-
tunity he was looking for Maybe
if he took the job he could get
tazen to advance him part of his
,alary-say half year's-that
would be at least $500. That was
half the amount Duke needed. It
vas a possibility.
Susan found out about Todd's
Ter on a fast double play-Lutt-
I'll to Jane to Drake.
Somehow. Susan knew she was
supposed to form some kind of
opinion = her private opinion
but an opinion nevertheless. But
every time she caught herself
thinking about it she stopped
short of the complete answer.
If Todd Malone wanted to go
TO South America he could go.
If he wanted to join the air
force he could join.
If he wanted to take a rocket
ship to the moon, he could.
In other words, she told her
self, she didn't intend to let her
self become involved in even a
remote manner If he should come
to her and ask for an idea she'd
be glad to give it to him, but
Susan wasn't counting on seeing
him. 3
He had made up his mind and
that was that. The more she
thought of his wooden headed
ness the more she thought he
should go to South America and
get himself lost in some nice i'm
penetrable jungle.
The Small Glass Bottle
THE next day Susan got a
phone call from the manager
of Varsity Hall. the bachelor
quarters where Phil HUMPHREYS
had lived. There was book with
her name in it, and a picture of
herself which had been among
Phil's effects. If she cared to get
them back she could drop by and
pick them up at the desk.
Susan didn't particularly care
to get the picture but she remem-
bered she had loaned Phil vol
ume of modern poetry that she
would like to have She walked
over after her last class. The
manager wasn't there but the
housekeeper was. The housekeep-
er. stoutish, pleasant woman
named Mrs. Woods got the book
out of a cupboard
at was such shame about our
Mr.. HUMPHREYS she said, handing
the book to Susan. 'He was al
ways so pleasant, always had a
joke and a smile for me. He was
devilish one, too," she sighed.
do you know" she continued.
Il was bringing him some fresh
linens to his room and he'd Just
come home after having a drink
or two. He liked the stuff, Mr..
HUMPHREYS did. Anyway. he'd al
ways have his joke with mI. He
took up a tiny small glass bottle
of some greenish-silver stuff from
his drawer and said if he as much
as dropped it the whole house
would be blown higher than a
kite"
Mrs. Woods shook her head.
He had me scared for a minute.
the way he handled that thing.
and then | knew he must be hav-
ing one of his jokes"
Susan smiled grimly. Phil was
always full of jokes. Especially
when he'd had few drinks. Like
that night in Tony's when he
touched off the news about Todd's
father. A.
Susan thanked Mrs. Woods, put
the book under her arm and
walked out.
"a nm anxsffuuAa
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

:. 1t has been often noted that taxation
is --the power to destroy. Racketeering
could be destroyed in like manner by i'm
posing heavy fines on the culprits, in Miami
Beach, for instance, they are fined as much
as-$300 But the imposition of Jail SEN
fences would cool off this gentry and put
halt,tc the law infractins more quickly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09
WHO KNOWS7


General Wavell recently Sc
lected the SIX greatest generals
IF history. He mentioned others
Can YOU identify then bv na-
tionality and tell app-0ximately
when they fought7l
]. Who was Belisarius2 n
what century did he fght2
= Frederick the Greaf2
3 HannihaI2
4 Scipi0 AfriCanus?
5 Napoleon Bonaparte2
Q. Duke of Wellington
Z. Robert r Lee
8 Duke of Marlboro
g. GuStavus Adolphus2
10. Julius Caesar?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

Genator Norris, defeated in the recent
election after serving 80 years as senator,
must feel embttered at the treatment by his
constituents, though at his age he may take
the defeat philosophically He did not de-
sue to run again, but did so on the insist
ence of President Roosevelt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09
Chapter 70
The Offer

TODD and Hazen walked out
of the stadium together to
Hazen's car. Most of the traffic
had melted away by then and
they had little difficulty.
'I'll come straight to the point. e
Hazen said bluntly. You know
I'm an engineer, l assume. Well.
I'm taking over a tremendous
project down in South America
next June. It's big. Really big
he emphasized. Were going to
have small army of men work.
ing down there-Americans and
natives mixed. Maybe four or five
thousand, and about 80 per cent
of them aren't going to have
their families with them.
'Those men are going to need
planned activity to help keep 'em
happy and that's where you come
in," Hazen went on. Il want you
to come down there when you
graduate and set up and direct IAN
athletic program for those men.
In addition. you'll. be sort of an
administrative assistant to me-
You'll be doing me great SER
vice, and what's more you'll lie
doing those men and your coun-
try an even greater service.
81 can start you at fifty a week
and all your expenses. / hope
you'll find that satisfactory" said
Hazen, because you're the man
l want"
Finally Todd said, South
America-why l don't know-it
seems like a swell opportunity.
but"
But what?"
why do you want me?" Todd
asked him simply.
Hazen kept his eyes on the
street ahead. Il know exactly
what's in the back of your mind"
he said easily, so I'll put you
straight right away. | know ev-
erything about you that need
to know, including little I'M
pleasantnesS you've had lately /
think I'd have picked you any
way, but it happens I went to
Pete Bailey and l told him l.
wanted State athlete to do this
job for me and asked him to rec
ommend a man. You were it."
1t was a little too much for
Todd to think about then. and
there. He was little bewildered.
'I'll have to give It some thought.
Mr. Hazen. just don't know. I
was considering the air force"
"Of course" Hazen said. Take
your time. Give you a month"
Jeepers!
EDDIE was all excited when
- Todd told him about Hazen's
offer. "Jeepers it's wonderful"
Eddie enthused. You're going to
take it, of course. You can't af-
ford not to. Not because of the
money, but think of the expe-
rience, the opportunities it pre-
sents."
There was an undecided look
on Todd's face. at sounds swell"
ne admitted. "Wisr | knew. May
be I ought to write Dad. He
might have an angle on it. Also
thought we were going to join
the air corps together after grad
uation."
Eddie made an impatient ges-
ture. "Sure we were. but don't
you realize you'll actually be do
ing as much down the as you
could in the air force. Look it
squarely in the face"
''I've got a month TO make up
my mind. I'll probably change it
Twelve time in those 80 days"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

Q-How does a girl get a job
ferrying planes overseas?
A.-Write to Air Transport
Command, War Department,
Washington. But don't write
unless you are between Il and
35, high school graduate, and
a licensed pilot with more than
500 hours of certified flying.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

g The Japs have been known as Won
dg:lul.pcople; but too wonderful to be
tlslp as many have found out even before
te war. Japs made wonderful servants
the world over, and if master did find his
Jap servant pouring over his charts and
standings of his local harbors-well, each
to-his tastes, the trusting master said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

ne american youth of 18 or 10 years
GRACE has just what it takes to be good
S0'dier-mental keenness, enthusiasm and
lGve of adventure. That is why the Army
iS<<now Offering him his choice of any one of
1@ branches of service upon his voluntary
enlistment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

Moving down opposition on
many fronts, the Democrats to-
day were in complete control Of
the Seventy-third Congress. In
dications today are that the Dem
ocrats have a majority Of so 10
100 in the House. Incomplete re-
turns give Roosevelt 472 electo-
raj votes, and Hoover, So. The
popular vote prbably will reach
the 100000 mark.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

roe county. the many changes
that have taken place in legal
procedure since the beginning
and told briefly Of the promin-
ent figures that have contributed
10 that history.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

Q.-My divorced husband and
l have both remarked. We have
a small son. Now, both my nus
bands are in the army and both
have given my son as a depend
ent. From which will | receive
an allotment for the child?
A.-Either can make an allot-
ment but not both.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

= Cairo, the biggest city in Africa,
seems to have just claim for more lie
bensraum". 1t occupies only eight square
miles, yet has population of 13 million;
while Detroit, with the same population
occupies more than 100 square miles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

Mrs. Margaret Maxwell was
an arrival yesterday on the Ha-
vana Special from Miami for
brief visit with her parents, Mr--
and Mrs. Wilson Sawyer Of Pearl
street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

Three medals, one of bronze
one of silver and one of gold. are
to be given as prizes to the mem
bers of Battery Z, 250th regi-
ment, Florida National Guard, for
different activities carried on
among members of the local COM
pany. The donors are Major
William " Albury and Lieuten-
ants Leslie Russell and w. Cur
ry Harris.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

Approval of the plan to start
Identification and mosquito Grad
ication work on the Keys has
been received by the local Coun-
ty Council for unemployment re-
lief, from Tallahassee. Operations
will begin on that stretch of road
on Key Largo running from the
main highway to Anglers Camp.
This is the only piece Of road
owned by Monroe county, ali
other roads having been taken
over by the State Road Depart
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

TOday's Editorial Public opIn-
ion Is a tremendous power and
the hfe-blOod of a civilized com
munity. Even the most powerful
in every community stand III
awe of its force.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-11-09

loaded in Alaska was an in
scription. From breech to muz-
zle, it read, $50 Solly. Please"
The gun has gone into firing
position.