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The Omaha guide., 1942-02-21
7 r HOUSING FIGHT
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TO USE M NOW; 80
VISIT WASHINGTON

Washington, February 10 CANE
Thirty-two irate Detroiters storm
ed on Washington early Wednes-
day morning, dissatisfied with the
sudden turn taken in what had
been considered the final impos-
ition of the Sojourner Truth De-
Tense homes after bitter verbal
battles had marked a previous Wis
it of a delegation to Washington
resulting in what at that time
seemed an apparent victory for the
Negroes.
Officials in Washington learned
that dissension in the Detroit
council led to the latest flare W,
when a councilman had the mat
ter reopened after the mayor, the
Detroit Housing commission, the
defense housing coordinator AMI
the administrator of the PWA had
agreed to a decision TO permit
Negroes to live in the houses.
The nine man council was split
in a lie vote, four to -four. when
this councilman, who comes up for
reelection this year, brought the
council q proposal which it is al
legged he had wrangled from the
Ford management to the effect
that Ford was giving gratis to the
city a site he previously purchas-
ed for a tank proving ground. This
site is or the side of the railroad
tracks and far less desirable .fa1
any other site obtaindble.
The councilman, said 70 be a
graduate of Notre Dame and de-
pending upon the Polish v9te to
return him to the council. made
his offer which threw a monkey
wrench into the whole works. The
mayor, put on well Kncwn spot,
debated what TO do then with the
Sojourner Truth homes since to
all intents an dpurposes the new
site was for the use of Negroes.
Feeling a high in Detroit when
the 80 delegates decided to come
direct to Washington to determine
what is to be done and whether
a local politician, anxious for re-
election, should dominate the scene
or whether the federal government
as represented by Baird Snyder
and Charles Palmer would have
the final say as to who was to &C.
cupy the nearly ready defense
houses.
Wednesday at 4:3O, the delegat-
ion held a conference in the audit
orium of the old Interior building
attended by Baird Snyder, III,
Charles Palmer, defense housing
coordinator; Leon S. Keyserling,
acting United States Housing ad-
ministrator, and Col. Starr of the
Continued on page 1879
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TO BE TRAIN IN DUTIES
FOR ONE MONTH

New York, Feb. Is CAMP 49,
Six Negro clerical employees ware
added to the staff of the New York
Telephone company here last Mon
day. following completion of three
years of negotiations with the
company by the New York Urban
League, through Charles Collier,
Jr., industrial secretary. Those
selected were Donald G .Da;nmond
Miss Doris Foster, Miss Adelaide
P. DeFrantz, Miss Yvonne G. Ma
son, Miss Emlaena Jones and Miss
Amelia A. Cooper.
The ~selectees are to undergo
training until the middle of Narch
at which time they will take over
the company's branch office To-
Gated at 126th ST., and Lenox ave.
Here they will take care of all bus
mess in the Harlem area, such as
recording telephone orders, send
ing out and collecting bills aud
checking on change of addresses
of subscribers. White employees
in the Harlem branch are to be
transferred to branches in white
districts, said George r. Duns-
paugh, manager.
Aiding the Urban League in Sc
curing the employment of these six
colored workers were Councilman
Stanley Isaacs, former chairman
of the board of the league; Coun-
Gilman Adam c. Powell, Jr., many
individuals and organizations.
In addition to placing the six
in clerical positions, the league has
also been instrumental in securing
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HIGHER COURT UPHOLDS
MARIE MANTELL TERM

The state supreme court at Lin
coin upheld the three year reform
atory sentence given Marie Man
tell, Omaha, on a charge of shoot
ing with intent to wound" her
sweetheart" when she found him
with another woman.
The boy friend, Herbert Tool, n
of pip Grant Street, was struck
in the chest, but the other shots
directed at two women seated with
him in a tavern June 81, 1910,
went wild.
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ELKS CIVIL LIBERTIES DEPT
INVESTIGATES LYNCAING

ROBSON r. REYNOLDS
GRAND DIRECTOR MAKES
TRIP, INCOGNITO,
TO SCENE
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IS CAMP -
Hobson r, Reynolds, grand direc-
tor of civil liberties IBPOEW.,
conducted his own investigation
last week into the lynching at ST.
keston, last January 25. Reynolds
whose appearance in no way re-
fleets his racial identity, quietly
entered the sleepy little southern
town located in Missouri's "boot-
heel' cotton section, secured quar-
ters and as quietly proceeded to
gather evidence and fats from the
townspeople.
When asked how long he remain
Led in Sikeston, Reynolds stated,
IT vas there long cough to discov-
er what / wanted to know. . . that
the real cause behind Cleo Wrights
lynch-burning was the determin-
alton of a prejudiced minority to
intimidate and scare people SO
that their efforts at securing their
civil liberties and economic free
dom guaranteed by the constitu-
ton and laws Of the land would be
discouraged, and in order to for
ever brighten them out of their
natural ~yearnings to stand forth
fearlessly as American citizens"
AS to his racial identity being
dicovered by the whites, Reynolds
rejoined, Nobody asked me what
I was, and I certainly didn't go a.
round with any sign on my back.
They will find out soon enough,
and most likely to their own en-
barrassed surprise and constern-
alton"
MI. Reynolds conferred official
ly with the civil lbertes depart
ment of Greater st. Lous Lodge
No. 1912 whose four c~o-drectors
Attys. DAVID M. Grant, George L.
Vaughn, John "A. Davis, and Sidney
R. Redmond, are outstanding mem
bers of the Missouri bar. Attys.
Grant, Vaughn and Redmond, hold
official positions on the staffs of
the circuit attorney, attorney gen.
eral and city counselor, respect
lively. At this conference, also
attended by A. Oliver Thornton,
exalted ruler, and DR.. L. B. How
ell, medical director, the question
of presenting the facts uncovered
at Sikeston to the department of
justice at Washington was discus
| sed
While in st. Louis, Mr.. Reyn-
olds also joined in conferences
with officials of the NAACP and
along with DR.. G. 3. Key, grand
district deputy, pledged the coop
Grafton of Elkdom throughout
| greater st. Louis in supporting a
silent parade to be held in that
city Feb. % in protest of the Six
eston lynching.
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In anniversary dance.

an anniversary dance.
Theme Of the Ball was For F.
quality in National Defense and
parties came from Philadelphia,
New Jersey and the entire state
ofof New York.
A telegram of greeting from
Walter White, NAACP secretary,
who is in California, was read by
Roy Wilkins, assistant secretary.
Mr.. White, expressing his regret
at his inability to be present said
"Your support will materially help
the NAACP to do a better job dur
ing the war crisis and the critical
postwar period"
Other anniversary celebrations
are being held by NAACP branch
es throughout the country during
the week.
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Clio AND AFL LAUNCH DRIVE
FOR NEGRO WORKERS

Chicago, February 10 CAMP.
Clearing the decks for an intensi-
fled drive to organize all morgan
i7ed workers in the Negro COM
munity, the regional office Of CIO
United Construction Workers Or
ganizing Committee ANNOUNCED
this week the appointment Of
Hammond Sewer as full time or
ganizer for the union.
According to Sewer the Cen
struction Workers Organization
Committee, headed by John T..
Lewis brother Danny, is making
careful survey of local business
establishments to decide which C
them need the benefit of organiz
alton the most"
I'VE shall pay absolutely no at
tention to paper jurisdictions Sc
gier declared, I'VE are going after
those workers who need u.s."
Meanwhile Mary Redmond, fiery
organizer for the Garment Work
ers Union, AFL, continued to hold
lively organizing meetings at
Forum hall to organize workers
of H. A. Satin and Co., one of the
largest unorganized garment shops
in the city.
"Most of the 425 sewing mach
inc operators at Satin's r color
ed" Miss Redmond declared. I'VE
are trying to make them realize
that the stronger Negroes become
in the union the more we can
break down discrimination in var
lous shops"
The Omaha guide., 1942-02-21
WHITE PRESTIGE SUFFERS
WALTER WHITE TELLS u.
OF CALIFORNIA

Vt Wilt OniNIA
Berkeley, Calf. White prestige
is being lessened in the world each
day until the Japanese are defeat
ed, Walter White, NAACP secre-
tary told the convocation of stu
dents and faculty members of the
University of California at the oh
servance of Lincoln's birthday
here.
1.-THE dark forces of greed, based
on skin color, continue to work
their evil way in the world" Mr..
White said. Part of Japan's the
DRY as to the United States is due
to our condescending and some
times contemptuous attitude to-
ward the japanese because their
skins are yellow and not white.
after Pearl Harbor Negroes
We're. ready to give their lives for
their country. They were told in
a curt reply by the Navy that
there could be no change in reg
ulations which might have raised
them from a position of menials."
Mr.. White also lead a discussion
group at the international House
at the University of California
here February Is, an don Febr-
uary II, addressed the convocation
of the University Of California at
Los Angeles in that city. He
will continue his tour of the Pac-
ific Coast visiting NAACP bran
ches and other groups.
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that community becomes quickly
marked by widespread gambling
and prostitution
Continuing, Rev. Carey decla--
ed, II then added that this was
not a matter affecting a few poo
pie but that 10000 900 Negroes all
over America were being shut out
of new communities and condemn
ed to live in restricted areas and
squalid neighborhoods because
real estate experts contend that
we don't keep clean that which we
have. We ought to keep the south
side clean because Negroes all ov-
err America will be affected by
how we run it."
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OVER 5000 JAM SAVOY FOR
NAAcP BIRTHDAY BALL

New York-More than 5000
persons jammed the Harlem's
famed Savoy Ballroom Wednesday
night, February IL, when the MA
ACP Birthday Ball with the
bands of Lucky Millinder and the
Savoy Sultans playing for one Of
the largest crowds ever to attend
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LOU SWARZ PRESENTS
VARIED AND ENTERTAINING
PROGRAM IN WICHITA

Wichita, Kansas, February 20
(ANP)-Saturday evening Lou
Swaarz, nationally known Zeta
artist, in solo dramas and mono
Iogues was presented by the Wich-.
tia City Association of Colored.
Women at Roosevelt intermediate
School auditorium and captivated
her mixed audience with her clev-
er and ineligible presentations.
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On her way to bigger things is
Dolly Bell, basso contralto, recent
first prize winner on Major Bowes
Amateur program over the coast
to- coast network of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Dolly, whose home was Flint,
Michigan, before she accepted a
position in New York, had no idea
that her solo Deep River would
lead to first prize, a cash award of
$3.50, and an engagement with one
of Major Bowes' Units.
Dolly is one of the first winners
in the new Amateur program COM
petition, which also awards a Sec
ond prize Of 800.
CAMP
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Raj TAXI
LICENSES, FINED $25

Charged with operating a taxi
without a license, Horace Craw-
ford, 2525 Decatur Street, was
fined $25 and costs today by Judge
Perry Wheeler. Officers testified
Crawford made three trips to town
in the morning, filling his a with
paying passengers each trip.
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WE ARE FIGHTING FOR
LIBERTY DECENCY AND
MANHOOD SAYS M'lEISH
AT NATL. URBAN LEAGUE
31st ANNUAL MEETING
DINNER IN NEW YORK

OlSI ANNUAL MEETING
DINNER IN NEW YORK
New York, February 10 (ANP)
Americans have overcome the
confused thinking and the disrupt
i've influences that divided this ma
ton during the six years before
Pearl Harbor, and while still hat
ing war, today believe wholeheart
edly in the war and will most GER
tainly win it." said Archibald Mac
Leish director of the Office of
Facts and Figures, here Wednes-
day night. The occasion was the
31st annual meeting and dinner of
the National Urban League held
at the Aldine club following the
annual business meeting of the
league and round table discussion
session held at Tussell Sage found
alton.
Speaking to 400 government Of
ficials, army officers and private
citizens assembled as members and
guests Of the Urban league, Mr.
Leish declared, you can't tell me
land I don't think you can fell
many people in this country-that
the American people are in any
doubt as to what they are fighting
for. And least of all can you
make us believe that American
Negroes are in doubt.
american Negroes realize, as
we all realize, that the American
dream is still, in many parts, a
dream. They realize that there
are imperfections in American de-
mocracy and that the efforts to
perfect it have been slow and diff
| ficult. Indeed, American Negroes
realize both the i~mperfection and
the difficulties with an especial
sensitiveness for they have suffer
ed much from both. But it is for
this very reason that American
Negroes have a particular under
standing of the cause for whico
this war is fought. They Under
stand, as no other group in this
country, perhaps, can understand,
! the inward meaning of this strug-
gle. -. the meaning carried Sc
truly and so simply and so unfor-
| gettable by the Presidents mes
1 sage on the tate of the union.
1.-THE American people under.
tand, and understand very well,
that it is liberty and decency and
manhood we are fighting for and
that we will most certainly, most
questionably win all three"
Among other speakers at the
dinner were Miss Pauline Red.
mond, associate director, division
of youth activities, Office of Civil
an Defense; Roy Wilkins, editor OF
the Crisis; Lester B. Granger, ex-
ecutive secretary, National Urban
League; William H. Baldwin. l.
Hollingsworth Wood, Commission.
Ell Lawrence M. Orion of New
York City Planning Commission
Elmer Anderson Carter, member
Unemployment Insurance Appeal:
Board, New York State Depart
ment of Labor; Shelby Harrison
director Russell Sage foundation:
1t. Col. Edward o. Gourdin, 372nc
infantry; Noah Walters, manager
Laundry Workers Joint board ala
DR.. Sadie T. M. Alexander.
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LYNCHING PROBE
FACE RACE RIOT
is SIKESTON, MO-. THREAT

NAACP. Investigators Find No {
Whites Who Saw %Lynching Will
Testify Town CLOSED to Out
siders'
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, $3.50. White ci:-
izens in Sikeston, will not testify
against each other in any prosecu-
for guilt in the lynching of Cleo
Wright there January rs, and they
use the threat of a race riot to
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SIX NEGRO CLERKS HIRED
BY TELEPHONE COMPANY
openings for several porters and

garagemen with the company. The
cooperation of the NYA, YMCA,
and YWCA, in recommending
many of the applicants to the lea
que and the company was also
mentioned by the Urban League
Secretary.
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ROBSON r. REYNOLDS
GRAND DIRECTOR MAKES
TRIP, ~INCOGNTTO,
TO SCENE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
Tennis In Cuba


 Havana, Oct. 90 -(UPl-- United States players continued to pace the field today In the inter American tournament sponsored by the Cuban Tennis Federation at the Club Gu. haneleco.
 Only two U. 6. players suffered defeat yesterday--D0gls Hart and uardnar Mulioy, both Of Miami, Fla. Marta Gonzales Lavarga paired with Mulloy to defeat Miss Hart and Rene Nodarse. 7-e, e-3, e.a, com. pletlng c match interrupted by darkness Wednesday.
 Later, Bertha dartnia and Pope Augero defeated Miss xAvagga and Mulioy, S-a. o-T.
 Pauline Detz of Los Angeles, Callg., teamed with Joffre Eche- vary, Cuban doubles champion, to trim MlEtha MedeEso and Ricarcc Morales. 0-a, 6-i.
 Tn the only singles match, Fran. cisco Eegura os Ecuador. defeated EehsyarEy, e-A co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
DUDLEY CONTINUES TO STAR AS PRO

Chicago, Oct. 30-(SpeciaD-Bill Dudley's one man campaign to put Pittsburgh back on the football map is keeping the former Virginia star in the statistical spotlight. Dudley leads the National league in ground gained, kickoff returns and punt returns and at the moment enjoys the distinction of being the only player to rank first in three depart ments of play.
 He has handled F punts for an average return of 12 yards and car ried back eight kickoffs for an average of 28 yards to lead Dante Magnani of Cleveland. Magnani also has gathered in eight kickofts but has brought them back only 2l.5 yards on the average.
 Rookie Star
 Ernie Steele, a high striding rookie safetyman from the Univer- sity of Washingtno. became one oi three runners-up to Dudley in punt returns when he carried back 8 kick 30 yards for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears for one of Philadelphia's two scores Sun day.
 Bulldog Turner. burly Bear cen' ter. dropped Q pass from Tommy Thompson in the Philadelphia game, after he seemingly had 1t and thus ended at four the string of games in which he has had on' or more interceptions. Meanwhile c. Brock, Green Bay center. niovec up to tie Turner by Snaring twt Detroit passes. Turner and BrocE both have five intercepticns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
GREAT GRID GO RATED TOSSUP;
 ARMY FAVORED
B. C. 2-I Over Georgetown and Ohio State Only 7-5
 Over Wisconsin
By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Stan QnrresnNndentl

NOmAGeU 6ES8S Se8M O0kTGSpUUueuGJ
 New York, Oct. 30-(UP)- Georgia's streamlined backheld, led by All-America Frankie Sinkwich, drives against the mountainous line of Alabama's Crimson Tide tomor- row in battle of undefeated teams which has divided the south and headlines the college football lay- out.
 It's to 5 and take your pick as the game between these two great teams, both undefeated and united, overshadows one of the best pro- grams of the season.
 Featured sectional tits send un- beaten Army against Pennsylvania'S $ powerhouse with the Cadets 8 6-5 favorite in the east; undefeated Ohio State a 7-5 choice over once tied Wisconsin in the midwest, and UCLA's bowl-bound speedboys a 3-2 favorite over improved Stanford on the coast.
 The Georgia Alabama bout black outs a horde of close games in the south. Other southeastern confer ence games send Mississippi State, LSU and Vanderbilt out as favor ties against Auburn, Tennessee and Tulane. Undefeated Georgia Tech holds a 6 to edge on Duke with North Carolina chosen over North Carolina State and Wake Forest holding an edge on Clemson. In the southwest, undefeated TCU is 8-5 over Baylor, and Texas and the Texas Aggies both are 7-5 choices over SMU and Arkansas respec- lively.
 B. c. and Princeton
 Boston College, on it's great rec ord to date, ruled 2 to over formid- able Georgetown. Ivy league games installed Princeton 8 to 5 over Har- yard with Yale-Brown even money and Columbia Cornell to 5 and choose. Once-tied Penn State waS 8 to 5 over West Virginia; Colgate 6 to 5 over Holy Cross; North Caro- lima Pre-F1ight a 3-2 choice to hanc Syracuse its first setback, and Ford. ham-St. Mary's even money.
 In hee midwest, Notre Dame after a greac comeback, was a pro- hibitive 4 to choice over the Navy Missouri held a slight edge on Great Lakes Naval Training Station witt Iowa Pre-Flight holding 7-5 over Indiana. Detroit's clean record made 1t the choice over Marquette. IT the Big Ten, Michigan-Illinois wa! 6 to 5 and pick; Iowa 2 to ovel Purdue, and Minnesota 8 to 5 ovel Northwestern.
 In the Big Six. Oklahoma was tn choice over Iowa State, Ne braska over Kansas and Kansa \ State over Wichita.
 Three Pacific coast games. in ad dition to the UCLA-Stanford tilt made California an to 5 selection over Oregon, Washington -Oregol State even money and Montana ia vored over Idaho. Tn the Big Sever Brigham Young, Colorado and Utal drew the nod over Utah State Wyoming and Colorado State re spectively.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
(Reg. U. S. Pat. OR.) By JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Oct. 30.-(UP)-Hand- some Claude Shane, son of Cleve- land jeweler, has wrapped up g. black diamond in the person of Jimmy Bivins.
 Shane and Bivins are in town to watch tonight's heavyweight battle between young Tami Mauriello of the Bronx and Lee Savold of Pater- son, N. J. The winner will tangle with negro Bivins of Cleveland at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 27.
 Regardless of who wins tonight's Garden engagement, Bivins will be favored heavily over the victor on Nov. 27. He has what 1t takes. Bivins-a grotesque figure, with long legs and ape-long arms, and squat, broad-shouldered torso hopes to become the "interim heavyweight champion" And he probably will.
 This Bivins boy graduated into the big time largely because of the confidence in him held by Claude Shane. There was the day in Nov. 1889, for example, when Charlie Shane, Claude's father, walked into the Jewelry store and saw the slow motion negro, and said, "What goes on here? This guy is So slow and useless, I'll toss him out myself, if you don't do it before me"
 But the jewellers son, Claude, re- piled: Listen dad, this guy I've hired as porter will be light-heavy- weight champion of the world. Beal with him while. He's the greatest natural fighter you've ever seen"
 Young Bivins continued as portel in the Shane jewelry store until he had registered so many victories that he was considered a genuine threat to the light-heavy or heavy weight crowns. While porter in the store, Bivins got $20 for his first professional fight. But Ii months later he got $500 for a bout. And when he tangles with the winner of tonight,s Mauriello- -Savold bout, he should knock down at least $10,000
 This money will mean little tc Bivins, who has arranged for a home for his wife and two daughters. But he will insist upon the proper per centage every time he losses leather Tn this connection Bivins is more or less a failing freak. Until he steps into the ring he is a slow motion guy. who does crossword puzzles in the dressing room. But once the bell sounds, Jimmy Bivin! goes to town.
 Bivins, who probably will be { wartime Joe Louis-the latter! title being frozen while Louis is 1T the Army-would like to take { tune-up fight in Detroit, before tan. g1ing with the Mauriello- -Savolc winner. But the jewellers son Claude Shane, says, Nothing doing You're signed for Madison Squar, Garden, and you're not going t leave that New York debut to flgh in a Michigan ring"
 So-the black diamond, and hi Cleveland manager, will show thei wares in the Garden, Nov. 27 Meanwhile Manager Shane 1 laughing of any angles. that nligh menace Bivins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-30
IVY REGRETFULLY
 GIVES UP BOXING

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 3O.-(UP)- Bobby Poison" Ivy, one of the ranking featherweights in the coun- try, today announced his retirement from the ring.
 Ivy, whose real name is Sebastian Demauro. said he would seek a job in 8 local defense factory. The Poison" as he is known fondly here by his admirers, is 26. married and has two small children.
 Ivy's last fight was against Lulu Costantino here week ago. c spectacular affair which ended in Q draw. Ivy then came in close to l35 pounds, nearly 10 pounds over his normal fighting weight.
 But. despite his excellent show ing in this fight. Ivy's friends cons tinued to urge him to quit the ring, and today he made up his mind He has been beaten several times in recent weeks and his low point was reached her last summr in q bout with Willie Pep. the new local geatheTweight hero.
 Pep pounded him meFcllessly throughout the fight. and Ivy failed to land one heavy blow. The Poison, without . sting, va knocked out in the 10th round.