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The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
CAPTAIN RISKS LIFE TO SAVE
MESS ATTENDANT I.

Washington. Sept. 23 amp Al
though the names Of one of the
men involved was given, the bri-f-
est communique on the loss Of the
USS. Yorktown, told Of the heroisIh
CT the cmmander of the ship, Capt.
Buckmaster, "the Old Man. who
leaped into the surging seas and
grabbed a wounded mess attendant
hoisted him into a whale boat,
where only one sea remained ami
threshed about swimming in the
water until he was pulled aboard a
life raft and saved.
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in South Omaha. In addition 20
these Omaha Community Chest ag-
e~ncies, the fund will be allocated to
war service groups serving tn
armed forces. and to relief agencies
helping civilian victims in our ALI
ed nations.
Mrs. Erwin, formerly the execu--
ivo IF North Sida Branch Of the
YWCA., recently returned to Oma-
ha from New York where she serv-
ed On the national board of the wv.
supervising its work with Negroes
over the nation.
Speakers are available to explain
facts about the drive at meetings Of
civic and private organizations. Tel
ephone Speakers Bureau, IA. 1892.
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permit, that we will move toward a
true democracy, that we will regis
ter ourselves as wanting to give
full citizenship to everyone, 50 that
our boys, all our boys, whether i
this or some other country, viii
have the opportunity of expressing
their preferences and judgements in
all matters pertaining to their gov
ernment."
Mrs. Bolton has been a stauncn
friend of Negro measures in the nal
Of congress whenever she has felt
them sound an dhas Supported meas
ures which were liberal regardless
Of their effect upon people of any
particular group.
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
LITTLE ROCK TEACHERS CASE
MAY BE HEARD BEFORE JURY

Little Rock, Ark, First open
trial in a suit to equalize teachers
salaries since the famous Norfolk,
va. teachers salary ease, will POD
ably be held here soon, according
to Thurgood Marshall. NAACP spec
ial counsel, in this city last week to
confer with attorneys for the scho Il
board and with the Negro teachers
association.
The case viii be tried on its issu-
Is. and Mr.. Marshall stated that the
school boards lawyers have agreed
to waive rules FIR taking deposit
ion, thereby making possible speedy
action in the suit.
The Little Rock school board has
consistently resisted efforts ny the
teachers to obtain equalization, ans
wering the first petition filed by the
Negro teachers for equalization by
distributing some extra funds on an
unequal basis, making the differ
entail even greater.
The teachers came back with
suit filed in February Of this year.
Again the school board attempted
10 scotch equalization with a mot
ion to dismiss which was heard on
May 20 and which was not upheld.
In this latest action, the issues
viii be brought into the open. Mr..
Marhhall, who with Attorney Seip-
10 A. Jones, is handling the case for
the teachers, states that after rec
lords have been checked, the teach
e-s win be ready to 90 to trial.
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26

CHARLES WASHINGTON. young
Omaha sportsman left Saturday
night for lakewood Junior College
in Huntsville, Ala, This is his
first year in College. Charles was
very actice in sports and civic work
while in Omaha. He was a member
of the Inter-City Youth Council,
the Senior Boys Advisors Commit
tee, the Urban League, and a num-
Der Of other groups.
He has made quite a number Of
speeches and lectures both over The.
radio and to Important organizat-
ions. His last pubic lecture was
made over Radio Station KOWH On
September Srd, the subject Race
Relations and the War
Also quite active in his church
work. he was a member Of the Sen
ior choir, and also the Young Peo-
pies Choir.
He is the son of Mrs. Julia Wash
ington, 2O37 Florence Blvd.
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
NEGRO NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS ASSOC.
BEHIND "ALL-OUTo
SCRAP DRIVE
September %, 1912
Dear Publisher:

Dear Publisher:
1 have been requested by our Pras
ident, Nh. William 0. Walker, 70
write you about a matter which is
serious and of vital Importance to
our war effort. AS you probabi
now. the War Production Board
IS confronted with a very urgen
ICED for scrap metal. Recently
Mr.. Donald Nelson, Chairman c.
The War Production Board, called a
meeting of newspaper executives to
discuss this problem and to solicit
he cooperation of all newspapers
4 an About Salvage Drive. I
attended this conference, and it is
my pleasure to pass on to you the
information discussed at the se5-
sions which were held in Washing
ton on 1eptember 4th.
AS you have probably noted i
the daily press, the American News
paper Publishers Association has al
ready begun its campaign. 1t is the
sincere hope Of Mr.. Donald M. Nj
son and Mr.. Walter NJ. Dear, Pre-i-
lent of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. that FL
newspapers. white as well as Negro
will cooperate together to achiev
the ends of this drive in their res
pective communities.
This is the first time the Federal
Government has called upon US to
undertake an important overall ! b
in our war mobilization. Therefore
this invitation should serve as a
challenge to cur Association.
Inasmuch as the campaign is bas-
ed largely upon the initiative of the
local newspapers in the several ccm
munities, no nationwide plan ha
been developed for the scrap col'ec
tion. 1t is suggested that you cor
tact your regional salvage managa
FIR suggestions and ideas. The az
tached list viii tell you The nam
a7d address OF your regional off !
ed. One point, however. is Va
important. and that il you shorI
'0sune and maintain the leadership
in your own community.
We can make a definite contribd-
ton towards the war effort mi
show the real power Of the Negro
Press. Start the work today By
contracting your local salvage COM
mittee and let me know your pro-
gress, for it is important that we
know the total amount Of scrap col
lection stimulated through our 49,
~sociation.
If you have any further questions.
please feel free to get in touch with
me.
Sincerely yours,
John M. Sengstacke.
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
fEpc Under Virtual Dictatorship OF Manptwer Con mission
% ABSoRB WEAvER GROuP: E 100000
NAACP TELLS PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT

Washington. D. c. Especial. Ma
ACP Burcau). In a new and
stronger objection to the transfer
Of the Committee on Fair Employ
ment Practice from indie pendent
status to the War Manpower Com
mission, the NAACP told President
Roosevelt, last week. that the chair
man Of the Commission has mad9
clear that the Committee can nola
public hearings only as and if he APP
proves and that field representat.v-
es of the Committee are subject TO
the control Of area officers under
he War Manpower Commission"
War Manpower Commission char
man is Paul ". McNutt-
The President issued a statement
on August III. after numerous com
plants had reached him about The
transfer in which he said that the
intention of the transfer was 20
strengthen. not to subme-ge
49,. the Committee and to investi-
gate. not to repeal. Executive
Order SSO2."
The NAACP told the President
last week; we submit that this
does submerge and does not streng-
then the Committee and il obvious
~ contrary to your purpose and in
tent"
Walter White. NAACP executive
secretary, stated this week: the
present method of control If the
FEPC. where Mr.. McNutt, insteaI
of the President has the final say as
to what Investigations shall be
made and what shall be done with
the results Of the INVESTIGATIONS
goes beyond the powers even he..d
by the President. The situation has
reached the point where it would
almost be better to have no Commit
tee on Fair Employment Practice
than to have one which is ham
strung and completely controlled to
fool people into thinking that it
will protect their rights
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
Randolph Recognizes Violence
In CAPITOL March
Cby ERNEST E. Johnson

New York, Sept. % AMP.
Philip Randolph national direcror
of the March on Washington move
ment, gave clear recognition to the
possibility of violence in any pro-
jected march upon the capitol when
he addressed 800 persons at a mec5-
ing in the Golden Gate ballroom
here Friday, but heavily anderson
ed his determination to stick to the
objective. 1T is written in the
scripture" he declared ominously,
that there is no remission of sin
without the shedding Of blood" He
said this immediately following a
recitation of the sins Of government
that have been practiced against
Negroes.
The meeting was sponsored by the
local division of the MOWM for The
purpose Of permitting the national
director to make his undelivered
speech, originally scheduled for the
Madison Square Garden demonstra-
ton in June, and to permit the pUb-
lie to see the play presented thai
night which told eloquent1y Of ths
Negroes complaint with democracy
in America.
MI. Randolph began with a hope
and desire for a victory of the Uni
ted nations over the axis but saw no
Certainty" of a new order" in
such a victory unless we press now.
He held that the conference APP
proach to a solution Is now made
quate. that pressure must be exert
ed. Thus the establishment Of The
movement. He Justified its exist
ence by citing similar methods be-
ing practiced by the American J G.
gion, the famous bonus army, the
Daughters Of the American Revo.u-
ton labor organizations and other
special groups. He criticized tns
transfer Of the Fair Employment
Practice committee to the War Man
power commission.
Mr.. Randolph called the federal
government itself the carrier" Of
the germ Of race discrimination
and pointed t o the tendency Of Arr
erican soldier abroad to transplant
their home grown prejudices to he
soil Of ordinarily unbiased cuntries.
He complained Of the refusal Of the
President to confer with him on NJ
or problems although he always
finds time to talk to representatives
Of AFL and Go, or other groups
seeking a hearing. The trouble, Re
said is that ''the President has no.
been made 10 understand tndl Negro
rs are an important factor in the
American economy" The director
here reiterated the intention of lis
organization to go forward with the
march. I'VE have no intention Of
his organization to abandoning the
march, he stated. This is cur
major strategy and the MOWM VIII
lead such a march. Personally 7
have no doubt that the march viii
be necessary during this war to Il
the President and the nation know
that the Negroes are not going I
take a licking from Jim crow lying
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
SUBMISSIVE ELEMENTS"

Wherever there is more than or
binary commotion among Negroes
the attention of the country is dir
ected towards ferreting out the ar
tivities Of 'subversive elements.
Whenever certain Negro elements
become FESTIVE under the chatting
pressure Of prejudice and seek re
course to measures of resentment
the work Of "~subversive elements"
is suspected. It seems as if sight is
lost Of the fact that Negroes +
human and seek like humans to re-
lieve in time of crisis the painful
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
HELP YOURSELF BY HELPING
THE L s. WAR AND COM
MUNITY FUND CAMPAIGN
UP ~MID-CITY-LET

WAKE UP MID-CITY-LET
US GO OVER THE TOP.
A important part in the Uni+ed
war and Community Fund Camp
align to raise s8OO.Ooo from October
19 to 2s will be taken by Division
H, of which Mrs. Walter Erwin is
chairman. Mrs. Erwin is shown
here discussing the official camp
align poster with Mrs. w. ]. Nc
Martin. the general chairman of all
residential district divisions. Benz
fitting from the drive will be the
Urban League. the Colored Old
Folks Home, North SIDE branch Of
the YWCA., and Woodson Center
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
ANOTHER OMAHA GIRL HAS
MADE GOOD

Miss Mary Heddy Virgins who
has recently graduated from the st.
Agnes School of Nursing has been
appointed as school nurse for Pal
mer Institute at Sedalia. North Car
DINA.
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
BETWEEN THE
E S
is
(BY DEAN GORDON b.
HANCOCK FOR AMP

THERE is CONFUSION
The old adage. BE sure you are
right and go ahead, sounds good
but will not stand close inspection.
One can never be sure one is right,
for it will take a thorough under
standing of all creation to make one
sure that n is right. Hegel haS
it right when he said that every tn
sis has its antithesis and Ella
Wheeler Wilcox was approaching
the truth when she said,
II know as my years grow older
And my eyes have clearer light;
That in each rank wrong some
where
There turks the seed Of right
The person who debates with him
self toe long the matter Of being
vactlv right is lost at the begian-
ing. Very often we must get right
) we 60 ahead. In the curren+.
conflict wherein the natiins are
locked in mortal combat, it would
be fine to have time to really ascer-
tain more nearly just who is who
in the realm of right. The axis ma
tions and the United nations botn
cannot be right. From where we
stand the united nations are right
and upon this conviction we proceed
even unto the death.
Dorothy Thompson said in one of
her recent releases that a soldier
from the fornt wrote her that he
was confused. AS with him most
probably It is with millions Of sold
iers along the far-flung battle fronts
in many lands. 1t is even SO here
at home that many of us are conf IS
ed. There are reasons for fighting
and there are reasons for not fighf-
ing; but when we consider the con
sequences of not fighting with those
Of fighting, we resolve to fight unto
death. But this resolution does not
resolve our confusion.
Why would English soldiers be
confused when Great Britain refus-
es India the very thing for which
she is fighting: Why would not a.
merican soldiers be confused when
The resurgence Of Negrophobism il
this country runs counter to all Lha
principles which commit them 70 a
bitter war unto death against the
foreign elements which complement
the Negrophobes in this country.
There is confusion when isolation
lists with their isolationism threaten
to hand over our nation 10 Hitler
an his %henchmen without a struggle
There IS confusion wherever nations
and men will not do unto others
what they want that others do unto
them. There will be confusion az
long as one man wants to lord it
over his fellowmen.
Let US cease doing our utmost III
til all issues are clarified and all
confusion is dissipoted. We have
the long. long, future to untangle
issues but we must win this war 10
have a hand in the untangling. Woe
unto us if we have to sit at The
Beautiful Gate of the nations while
Hitler and his henchmen ponder the
grave issues of human destiny. Con-
fusion will be less COMPOUNDED with
victory for the united nationsi
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26

down.

down.
IF the President wants to stop
our agitation then let him stop dis
elimination. If Negroes are afraid
to fight and go to Jail for their
rights, then they should be made to
get off the earth so that men of
stout heart can do the job
Mr.. Ranolph close his addresse
with the reading OF Claude McKay's
poem If We Must Die and was
greeted with a timultuous burst Of
applause.
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
WRITE TO FDR TO RESTORE
FEPC TO INDEPENDENCE

wv dsiihStOH ~. ".
Washington, D. Every
organization, labor union, frat
ernal and religious group ana
every branch Of the National
Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People and in
terested individual is urged by
the National NAACP office to
send kilograms or to write
strong letters appealing for the
restoration Of the Committee on
Fair Employment Practice To
completely Independent status
with an increase in staff. The
letters or kilograms should BE-
addressed to President Franklin
D. Roosevelt, The White House
Washington, D. c. The NAA-
CP- states that the FEPC can
not be effective under the con-
troll Of the War Manpower Com
mission.
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26

ed to command the vessel. The
Booker T. Washington's ere will
be composed Of both white and Nc
gro officers and men.
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- 94OAe4LAo IOLLON
SECRET" MEETING WITH
McNUTT
Washington, Sept. 22 amp Con-
fiicting stories without confirmation
circulate throughout Washington
concerning the issues of utmost
Importance to colored America
What did Paul ". McNutt do about
the Presidents Committee On Fair
Employment Practice when ne met
with that group on Friday2
It is reported that the full INN
ittee did not meet with Mr.. McNutE
Of the War Manpower commission
under whose administration the
committee now functions Pres
ent. according to information were
Chairman Malcolm Mclean ana
committee members Brophy, Dick
erson and Webster. Some state
ment was made by Nj. McNutt but
it i further reported that a special
meeting Of the full committee is h.
ing called for next week.
A sidelight on this situation e--
pressed by a close friend or the
committee was that this attendance
showed an intent OF breaking %
the group.
A second INSIDE information
said that the FEPC had been grant
ed all Of the power it requested.
That it has been given a budget or
half a million dollars; that it had
absorbed all Of DR.. WeaverTs stair
now distributed among the man
power commission regional Offices
that it had absorbed his office per
sonnet. files and correspondence
Continued on pagesaF2)
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Liberty Ship Booker T. Washington
named for the late Negro educator,
Will be placed in charge of a Negro
captain, the maritime commission
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26

announced
The commission Hug Mulzac Of
Brooklyn, the only Negro to hold a
m~tster's certificate, had been assign
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
Negro To Command Liberty Ship
Named For Booker T. Washington

Marian Anderson, cele-
brated contralto, will be
on hand to christian the
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26

ship when the 10000 ton
vessel is launched.
Washington. d. c.. Sept. 23-The
The Omaha guide., 1942-09-26
FEPC TO ABSORB WEAVER
GROUP
GET 100000

MANY STORIES FOLLOW
SECRET" MEETING WITH
McNUTT
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
Strike Evacuates
College Hospital

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Oct. 3
-UP)-Building service en-
pioyes went on strike against
the University of Minnesota
today and attendants began
cvacuating patients from the
University hospital.
The strike was called by the
police building service employees
union (AFL) which established
a picket line around the univer-
sity campus including the stad-
ium where Minnesota plays the
Iowa Naval Cadets today.
Ray Amberg hospital superin-
tendent, said not enough build
ing service employees remained
on the job to maintain the
health and comfort" of the 375
patients.
"We have only five persons
working in the kitchen, and no
elevator operators, janitors,
laundry workers or dishwash-
ers." Amberg said.
"Our staff has been reduced
by about two thirds"
Norman +. Carle, business
agent of the union, insisted,
however, that enough building
service employees remain on duty
10 continue operation of the
hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
Henderson Orders
Price Ceilings on
Almost All Food
Total Rent Control to
Follow in Few Days
Under New Powers

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.
(UP) = Price Administrator
Leon Henderson, acting un-
der the Presidents anti-in-
flation directivas today es-
tablished go day emergency price
ceilings, effective Monday, over vir-
tually all food items. The order
freezes quotations at the highest
levels for the five day period Sept.
28-Oct. 2.
Henderson also announced that
within the next few days he will
issue rent control regulations re-
quested by Mr.. Roosevelt, covering
every dwelling unit in the country
not now under regulations.
The new freeze order increases
from approximately so per cent to
30 per cent the coverage of price
control over the average family's
food budget.
Effective Monday. he price CELL
ings on food retailers. wholesalers
and professors will be frozen at the
highest quotations for the five day
period at which hey sold the follow
ing items
Butter, cheese, evaporated and
condensed milk, eggs, poultry, flour,
dry onions, potatoes, fresh and cam
ned citrus fruits and juices, dry
edible beans, cornmeal and mutton.
OPA officials explained that after
Continued on Page 6, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04

tered in the committees work.
ing under the county council Mem
bers of the county committee de-
clared it would be necessary to
effect a complete reorganization in
some phases of defense work be-
cause those formerly in many of
the positions have moved away or
gone into military service.
Charles Bratton, chairman of the
county council, urged that immedi-
ate reorganization be brought about
so that the defense organization
might be maintained and prevented
from becoming ineffective.
Elmer Sears of BraWley will rep
resent the county defense council
on the agricultural manpower COM
mission.
It was decided to ask 1t Johr
Kepley of the State Guard to helr
select personnel for a bomb squac
to be trained in schools of instruc-
tion established by the govern,
ment.
These trained bomb handler,
would later instruct others.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
Defense Council
Lacks Monpower

Imperial cOunty's defense set-up
faced the winter with a personnel
badly depleted because of depart
ures to military service and war
industr1 work. it was revealed at
a meeting of the Imperial County
Defensr: councm IN FL Centro Fri
day night.
Even the county council had to
make some changes in it's member
ship because of the resignation of
several members
Fern Young of Calexico was ap-
pointed to take the place of Fred
Proscol as head of the Calexico
council and Clvde F.. Powell Of
Caliratria appointed to take the
place of DR. w. D. CHATTER as head
of the Calipatrja defense council
The new appointees were to repr-
sent their CITES on the county
colarCil.
w. T. Livingston was appointed
head of the county committee of
human resources and skills He al
ready had been appointed head
of the ground observation corps by
the fourth fighter command. He
took the place of Joe Snyder, re-
signed.
Principal difficulty in the matter
! of personnel, however, was encoun-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
GRAND TOTAL-923 tons.

Calipatria after a delayed start
entered the field with 20 tons donat-
ed before the committee had a
chance to get an organization start
ed to work This week end, how
ever, the drive in Calipatria was
scheduled to begin in earnest.
Westmorland committees planned
to work all week -end and said they
had large amounts of scrap metal
spotted in county areas and had
arranged to collect it.
Calexico committee members de-
clared they have not even touched
the rural areas around the city
but would enter that pha5e OF the
collection ca lpaign shortly.
Holtville adults prepared to as
sist the Future Farmers Sunday ir
hauling in large donations from the
country.
Imperial committees arranged {
work Saturday and Sunday to keer
the lead in the donations Of SCRAP
metal to the war effort.
The largest cities in the county
Brawley and Ell Centre, Jagged be-
mind the smaller cities and were
submerged in the dust cast by the
activities of other towns.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-04
Victims Of Fire
Buried at Border

Funeral services we're conducted
in the Assembly of God tabernacle
in Calexico late Friday afternoon
for the three little girls burned to
death in an unoccupied house south
east of Ell Centre Thursday
June Pauline, 4, Fern a, and
Jackie Lou. 2, Springer lost their
lives in the house they set afire
while playing with matches. June
Pauline was a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Springer and the other
two children daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Springer,
After triple funeral services the
girls were buried in Mt. View
cemetery.