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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-02

Pvt. Douglas r. Neal. 1859 L.
sure avenue. is a graduate from
the radio school at Scott Field. Ill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-02

week they are giving shows here
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22

able to make trips TO distant
points because they can't dig up
n load for a return trip. 1 guess
they'll just have to keep their
trucks In the garage"
From the viewpoint Of trucking
within a given city, however,
spokesman for United Parcel Serv-
ice, which handles deliveries for
stores in is major
United States cities disagreed with
both men.
1.-THE ODT has done marvel
Gus job In Its transportation
CODE" he said.o They have APP
preached the problem with an
entirely realistic and practical
viewpoint.
ITO say that exceptions won't
he granted In some cases where
truckers must make deliveries
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
Truckers Split
Over Effects Of
Curb
BY ROBERT C, MCCORMICK

BY ROBERT C, MCCORMICK
Init New, Service star Correspondent
NEW YORK. May \22.-Spokes-
men for the nations trucking in
dustry disagreed today on effects
of an Office of Defense Trans
portation order curtailing truck
ing activity by Is per cent.
AS the June l date neared,
when the order. designed TO save
tires and gasoline, becomes effec-
tive. predictions of its effect
ranged from death of the gindus-
try" TO "the best thing that could
happen"
Among severest critics, Hugh
Sheridan. an impartial consultant
in efforts to iron out several con
fusion" details, asserted that the
order banning long-distance hauls
unless the trucker is assured of a
return load means the end Of
much OF my business"
MAY MAROON HIM
nSuppose, he argued, "have
a load to deliver at Montauk
Point. 1 can't take it out there
unless I get load In Montauk
to bring hack to New York
City. II do 20 out, and can't
get n return load. I cans come
back. So I'm stranded In Mon
tauk."
Declaring that use of the COM
mon carrier on these trips "is a
duplication OF effort" Sheridan
said many of the new regulations
will increase the use of gasoline
and tires rather than provide a
saving. He also hit an order ban
ming more than one delivery 10
any one point in single day.
NO TIRE SAVING
"AI a businessman has to. do
after he makes his lone deliv-
cry TO a single point is to call
me-" he said. 81 then 20 out
and make q second delivery.
Then he calls some other trucker
and he makes the third delivery
and so on. Does this save tires
and gasoline ?"
The ideas Of Sheridan. an EN-.
lployer, were echoed to some extent
by Michael J. Casual, international
vice president of the Brotherhood
of Transfers and Chauffeurs, who
estimated more than 200,0 900 of the
unions 650,000 members would be
thrown out of work by the order.
1.-THE whole thing Is impracti-
cal" he said. Unless some sort
Of compromise IL worked out.
the truck owners are In a worse
spot than we are. They'll lose
lot Of business by being un-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
Obituaries
Mrs. Mcclellan
Funeral Services Set
for tomorrow

Services for Mrs. Kathleen Nc
Clellan. S6, will take place tomor-
row at 10 a. m. in the Parsons
Street Little Flower Chapel.
Burial will be at Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
Mrs. Mcclellan. who was a
of st. Patrick's Church
for 40 years and later member
of the Little Flower Chapel, died
Wednesday. Surviving are three
sons: Dr. Robert Mcclellan DIR.
Andrew Mcclellan and George D.,
and five daughters: Clara. Mar
garet. Mrs. B. E. Bray. Mrs. Paul
Marco and Mrs. Carroll Traxier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
Charles 5. Smith
Oil Company Executive S
Rites in Cleveland

Funeral services for Charles S.
Smith. 81. oil company executive,
will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow
in Cleveland.
Mr.. Smith, general sales man.
ager for the White Star-Ohio
division of the Socony-Vacuum
Oil Company, died here Wednes-
day. He had been in the oil refin-
cry business for 81 years and
came 10 Detroit from Cleveland
when he was appointed to the
Socony-Vacuum post.
Surviving are his wife, Martha
son. David H., and two daugh-
ters, Miss Frances G. Smith and
Mrs. Winifred Rush OF Pitts
.burCh, Pa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22

to remote places without re-
turn load Y foolish. The whole
idea will work ont very Nicely
While admitting that the orders
will cost some drivers and helpers
their jobs. the spokesman said TINS
was more than offset by loss OF
men 10 the armed forces and de-
Tense industry.
AT present" he declared, I'VE
have an acute labor shortage"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
New WPB Food Setup

NEW YORK, May % (INS).-
A new overall food requirements
committee is being set up under
the War Production Board and 1t
probably" will be headed by
Secretary of Agriculture Claude
"A. Wickard, WPB Chief Donald
NJ. Nelson disclosed today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
CLOAK TRANSPARENT

CLOAK TRANSPARENT
"But this cloak Is transpar-
emit" she added. 1T cannot hide
the reality before our eyes.
"In the Fatherland again ter
ror has made flow the blood OF
martyrs and more threateningly
its unsparing fist has been
raised against innOcents," Her
Majesty said. at Is not even
allowed 10 you to show your
horror, while you must for
while hide your sorrow deep In
YOUR heart. Therefore l tell you
now what is till forbidden to
you.
81 say that the tide Is turning.
Every hammer blow in the ever
extending factories and work
shops of Great Brain and the
United States brings the turn
nearer.
MATERIAL PILES UP
"The stocks OF war material
pile up higher, new ships and
planes are being delivered In
increasing quantities. Unremit-
tingly, hundreds Of thousands
and hundreds Of thousands are
being trained for the crushing
Of the usurper.
1.-THE time Is certainly coming
when the tyrant will go gnash-
ing his teeth and weeping In
remorse. But II will be too late.
"They cannot take away our
spiritual possessions, our ma
tional soul, our will to be free
at whatever cost. BY their ter
ror they attempt to cloak their
weakness and their com ng
DOWNFALL. But this cloak Is
transparent. IL cannot hide the
reality before our eyes.
But IL Is exactly with this
reality before our eyes that
remind you of my advice to he
resointe but caution. One care
less word may endanger you and
others and may damage the Inn
portant work awaiting you In
the near future"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-22
War Tide Turns
Against Axis,
.Wi|he|nnind Says

ALONDON. MAY % QNS).--The
people of tho Netherlands were
told bv their queen today that the
tide of the war is turning against
the Axis.
Queen Wilhelmina. spea X n &
over Radio Orange, station OF the
Netherlands government in exile,
declared that the increasing pro-
duction Of war materials in Ameri-
can and British factories was
caily bringing the turn nearer.
She attributed the current wave
Of terrorism in Holland by the
Nazis 10 a German attempt to
cloak their weakness and their
r0ruirr- rfowrfafi. u
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
WALLER EXECUTION STAYED
TO MAY 10 BY GOV. DARDEN

Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr.
Of Virginia has granted a stay of
execution to Odell Waller, "a year
old sharecropper of Gretna. vir-
ginia. who had been sentenced to
die March Doth for the shooting
of his planter landlord in a dispute
over crop shares. The stay was 10
May 18th.
The stay was granted by Gov.
Darden on March 18th, after he
had received the printers proofs
of attorney John T. Finerty's pet
ition to the Supreme Court Of the
United Stotes for a writ Of Cert
iorari. The governor was warmly
thanked for his action by the
Workers Defense League, national
labor defense agency with head
quarters at 112 East 18th Street,
New York City, which is handling
the sharecropper's appeal for a
new trial.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21

sustain the cause of Civil Liberty
when it is properly brought b.
fore it.
These successes have been poss-
ible only because in the early
years Of the Association, the lead
ership vas able and sincerely de-
voted to the cause which it as
poused- They set the example Of
moral, intellectual and financial
integrity And the people through
out the Nation supported them.
And thus the NAACP became r.
srected and feared all over Amer
lea.
Its work in the various comm
unities has been carried on bv IN
paid workers who believe in ifs
cause. Upon such workers Won
must depend through the cominz
years, for they are giving the kind
Of service which MONEY CAN
NOT BUY. Therefore, more and
Continued on page E@3)
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21

The British Government in the
last few weeks has appointed Sir
Stafford Grips as q special Com
missioner TO India to work out a
plan for Indian Freedom. The
British press, and the British
Prime Minister, however, points
out that the effort to achieve unity
Of India faces the problem OF
Hindu and Moslem enmity; the
enmity which the British have cul-
tivated for the $40 years since the
chartering Of the East India Com
pany.
Meanwhile, Japan knocks at the
gates Of India
Our sympathies go out to Sir
Stafford Grips. an able and SIN
cere man, who must undo in a
brief period, the mischief done by
Britain for more than three humid
red years
India may not be free, but if she
is not. the day of British exploit
alton is over.
The British have had their
chance, the best of any Colonial
power Of history and they have
failed in the Orient; they r fail
ing in Africa, because they have
been blinded by "A Color Comp
lex; That all non-white races
are inferior, and therefore, must
always be the "mudsill" of the
races of mankind.
The lesson which the British are
learning in India may well be
learned by white men the world
over, including the Western hem
isphere in particular.
The darker races may also learn
a lesson from the tragic failure Of
Britain in India And if, in the
changing order the darker races
shall be foremost once again, let
US make very sure that in suca
q society, the strong shall no more
Cypress and exploit the weak. May
the dark men rather teach that
strength is given to the strong
that they may help the weak and
helpless. If they pursue such a
course, and white men, in the cycle
of time, shall in the distant days,
again be clothed with power, civ
ilization will not suffer, because
the lessons mankind shall have
learned viii be those of human
service. Britain lost such a chance
in India.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
ATTENTION BOARD OF
DIRECTORS NAACP

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
mas been one Of the most service
able organizations to appear in
the field Of human rights since the
New England Abolition Society.
It has performed very helpful SER
vice through legal means to hold
such ground as the Negro has and
to make additional gains. N
spite of all that has been done.
lynchings still occur; mobs still
have their own sweet way in cit
les North and South and the Uni
ted States Congress refuses to
pass an anti-mob law.
Progress has been made. We
have learned to organize a fight
Tor civil liberty; the fine art Of
propaganda; how to utilize the le-
gal means at hand for our defense
and protection, and we have learn
ed that THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES, viii
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
LINCOLN URBAN LEAGUE TO
HOLDSTATE WIDE MEETING

The Lincoln Urban League an
nounces a Statewide Conference
on I~nterracial Social Action and
Negro Participation In War and
Past Wars
The Program viii be held at the
new Urban League Community
Center 2030 T St Prominent
men and women throughout tia
state viii participate.
The program is as follows:
ONE DAY NEBR. coNFAB
SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1912
AGENDA
9:Oo-9:30-Millard T. Woods,
Lincoln, presiding Executive Sec
rotary, Lincoln Urban League.
Prayer. Rev. L. S Goolsby
President Lincoln Ministerial Al
lance.
feelings - Il -.
Weatherly, President Emeritus
Lincoln Urban League.
THE REASONS FOR
THE CONFERENCE
by Trago T. McWilliams Indus
trial Secretary, Lincoln Urban
League.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
lature.
4:15-5:15-
POST WAR PROBLEMS

lature.
4:15-5:15-
POST WAR PROBLEMS
Mr.. Thomas Mahammitt, Om-
aha. Volunteer Worker, presiding.
D-iscussants: Raymond r. Brown
Executive Secretary Omaha Orb
an League; Dr.. G. B. Lennox @
maha Medical Association, Past
president Omaha Negro Chamber
of Commerce.
Benediction: Rev. c. A. Shaw,
Lincoln, Pastor Newman NE.
Church.
5:15-6:O0-RECESS
6:OO-7:3OADINNER
Rev. o. ]. Burkhardt, Lincoln
Pioneer Nebraska Civic Worker,
presiding.
Remarks: Charles Davis, tx
allied Ruler, Omaha Elks.
Summary Of Conference: Rev.
John Adams Sr.. Omaha, Presid-
ing Elder AME. Church.
8:O0-1O:O0-SOCIAL RECRE-
ALTON.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
LOCAL OMAIIAN TO OPEN
CAFE ON NORTH SIDE
New Tophatter Cafe To Be One Of Oud ShowpIaces

astic awards and first prizes in
national art contests; a spacious
floor lined with palms, and an en-
tire wall devoted to m~odernistic
art work Its staff of mattresses
will be neat and courteous in SER
vice to the patron, and the kitchen
staff win consist of experienced
cooks and helpers.
The Cafe win specialize in chick
en-, steak. roast beef and roast
pork dinners, and also a variety
in sandwiches. a well balanced
program viii feature the opening
nights ceremonies.
Manager Of this Cafe is William
L. Davis. formerly a student Of
Fisk University and a former din
ing car employee of the Union
Pacific Railroad and co-managers
with him are Mr.. Delmar Burris,
and Mr.. Dewey Matthews. two
popular young men and adept Ut
the art of business methods.
Mr.. Davis urges all of lss
friends to be present at the open
ing.
The paintings On the walls Of
The Tophatetr Cafe, to be opened
up soon have been valued at $500.
This is the only Cafe on the North
side with art murals of value. This
work is the credit Of Mr.. Paul Glib
son, the artist
Says Attorney Johr Adams. ST..
quote: This painting is a monu-
ment to any great artists work"
The tender fried chicken In this
Cafe is a choice product and the
favorite of several families.
tn ewaitresses and help have re-
ceived special training in service
SC that the patron may be pleased
at all times.
The Tophatters Cafe shall be
opened daily from HOO a. m. 70
600 a m of the mex day.
The beautiful lounge in the Top
Hatters Cafe and take to fit has
been the skilled work of Mr.. Mel
vim Curren the carpenter, and Mr..
Samyeul Mitchell, the upholsterer.
The managers and employees Of
the Cafe invite your patronage
daily.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
GREATER SHARE IN WAR
PROGRAM URGED FOR
NEGRO CITIZENS

Lester B. Granger. executive
secretary of the National Urban
League of New York City, was q
Lincoln visitor Monday. Mr..
Granger vice president of the A
merican Association of Social
Work, a former Dartmouth ath-
lete and veteran of World War /
In which he was an artillery offic-
er, spoke to a group of Univer5-
ity students at the Urban League
in the afternoon. He addressed
the members of the Urban League
board in an evening session held
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
10:15-11:15 (b)
THE PART or n

or changed as to deprive any cit
izen or class Of citizens of the
United States of the right to vote
who are entitled to vote by the
institution herein recognized"
That constitution, he said, con-
tanned a provision that "an citiz-
ems OF the state are hereby declar-
ed to possess equal civil and polite
al rights and public privileges"
His second point was that the
poll tax as a prerequisite to vot-
ing "is an institution which is dis
criminatory and was meant to be
SO BY those who enacted such leg
islation-" In support of this point
he quoted a speech made by Car
ter Glass, Senator from Virginia.
a THE constitutional convention IF
Virginia which adopted the Viz
ginia Constitution Of 1902 Glass
declared then: THE chief purpose
of this convention is to amend the
suffrage clause Of the existing
constitution 1t does not require
much prescience to foretel that
the alterations which we shall
make viii not apply to all persons
and classes without distinction
We were sent here TO make distinc
-tions. We expect to make dis
tinctions. We will make distinc-
tons"
Also testifying in support Of the
Pepper bill were Mrs. Sherwood
Anderson, of Marion, Va, repreS-
enting the National YWCA, and
Mrs. Kate Bradford Stockton, Of
Allardt, Tenn, who said she rep
resented the dirt farmers of the
Tennessee hills. A statement sent
by the Southern Tenant Farmers
Union, the organization represent
ing Southern sharecroppers and
farm tenants, was received and
placed in the record
DR.. Will Alexander former adj
ministrator of the Farm Security
Administration. and DR.. Fran
Graham. president Of the Univers-
ity of North Carolina, presen-ef
written statements to the sub
committee
Phillip Murray, president Of the
CLIO; William Green, president o.
the AFL; representatives of tn.
raileay brotherhoods; BENJAMIN
Marsh, Of Peoples Lobby; and AL
bert Hamilton. of the Socians'
Party, were expected to testif-
before the end Of the four day
hearing.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21

at the YMCA.
His topic was. The Current
Program of the National Urban
League. Mr.. Granger in an in
spring talk told of the National
Urban Leagues program in the
present day crisis. He stated that
the Negro should insist upon full
participation in defense activities
and the military effort.
SPECIAL guests Were Louis w.
Horne, executive secretary of the
Lincoln Community Chest, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond r. Brown
of Omaha Mr.. Browi, executive
secretary of the Omaha Urban
League introduced Nj. Granger.
Willard T. Woods executive seer
tary of the Lincoln Urban League,
presided
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
ROOSEVELT POST TO GIVE
FREE LUNCHEON TO BOMBER
PLANT EMPLOYEES SUNDAY

All employees at the Bomber
plant are invited to a Free Lun-
cheon at the American Legion
Post No. 80 Hall, oath and Bu-d-
cite Sts., Sunday March ., at 1
P. M. Good food and plenty of
Free Beer.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21

A Of the week
THE BRITISH In INDIA

About 16OO a y queen G
beth granted q charter to the East
India Company. Its purpose wa
TO extend British trade and, as ms
tory shows, to make of India a
British colony. BY gradual steps
from peaceful penetration" thru
trade and commerce. India became
not only a British possession but
rhe richest one under the Crown
During the years Of British oc-
cupancy of India and government
tai Administration, there have
bAan several rebellions against
British exploitation Queen VIC
toria. two hundred fifty years AZ
ser the East India Company enter
ed India, issued a proclamation In
which it was declared to be the
purpose Of the British Government
TO admit freely Indian natives into
the government service. In the
same decree, Victoria proclaimed
herself 10 be Empress Of India"
without consultation with or the
consent Of the Indian people.
For two and a half centuries be-
fore the Victorian Decree, British
agents had been carefully encour-
aging division among the People
of India. They subtly arrayed
Hindu against Moslem and Moslem
against Hindu and other lesser ele
ments of the population against
each other and against the Hincu
and Moslem elements Of the pop
ulation. The British anticipated
that one day the cry would arise
for Freedom of India. and then
they would answer, we would like
70 grant If, but there is no unity
among the Indian People. Thus
they are answering today as the
People of India demand a FREE
INDIA
It is the old formula, ''divide
and conquer. which the British
are nov using. But they cannot
escape the responsibility for con-
ditions in the India of today. They
have been influential in India for
more than three centuries; they
have been dominant there for two
hundred years. During that time
the British have taken from Inlla
hundreds Of billions of Dollars in
wealth. But the per capita wealth
Of the People of India is the least
to be found anywhere in q civilized
land; here we find the highest Per-
centage of illiteracy and a larger
number Of human beings in the
throes Of degradation than can be
found anywhere else on earth.
The present population Of India
is 390,OGO.OO0. Threefourths Of
them are Hindus, 100000 are
Mohammedans.
For many years great Indian
leaders have agitated for Indian
freedom. Under the leadership
of Mohandoes Gandhi and Nehru,
Nationalism has become well nigh
irresistible. During World War
One the cry for Dominion Status
for India was strong and the BIT
ISL Government half heartedly
promised it. But after the war
was over the British leaders claim
ed that Indian Factions cannot
get together and until they do,
Britain cannot grant Dominion
Status, or Independence"
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21

The Tophatter's Cafe, destined
to be one Of Omaha's leading din
ing places, is to be formally open
ed Thursday night. March &c, 1912
at 900 o'clock, at oath and Ersk-
inc Street. This Cafe is to have
a luxurious lounge, beautiful wall
paintings, which have won schol-
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
9:30-10:15 fa)
WOMEN'S A IN

THIS WAR
Mrs. Mary Jones Gamble, grad
uate University of Nebraska, Nor
folk, Nebraska, Presiding.
Discussants: Mrs. Blackburn,
General Secretary Northside
Branch, YWCA, Omaha, Nebraska
Mrs. Vyola W. Miller, Lincoln Case
worker, Lancaster County Relief
Bureau, Mrs Katherine Moore,
Lincoln Civic and Church worker
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21

The first class Of Negro pilot
in the history of the U. s. Army
Air Corps was graduated at the
Advanced Flying School, Tuske-
gee. Ala, March z, waen wings
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
PRESS

Burt F. Newton, Teacher Adult
Education Department, Lincoln
Public Schools presiding.
Discussant: f. G. Price, Repre-
sentative Associated Negro Press
Omaha, Nebraska.
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
~11:15-12:00 (c)
NEGRO YOUTHS

NEGRO YOUTHS
VIEWPOINT
Miss Pomona Banks, lincoln
Student University of Nebraska,
Presiding.
Discussants: Miss Jane G. Nav.
Falls City Senior Wesleyan Univ
ersity; ]. Westbrook Mcpherson.
Record Clerk. Douglas County
Court, Omaha.
1901 :3O-LUNCH.
Piano music John McTVi Ham5,
Clyde W. Malone Bard TenbeT
Lincoln Urban League, Prc5iding
REMARKS: DR.. M. Z. Arnhclt,
President Lincoln Urban League.
DR.. j, NJ, Reinhardt, University
Of Nebraska Past President, Lin
coin Urban League.
1.20-2-0n-PECECC
The Omaha guide., 1942-03-21
2:00-3:30 (d)
EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS
PECULIAR TO THE
NEGRO WORKER

Rev. Charles G. Blooah, Ea5s-
ings, presiding.
Discussants: no minutes eacal
Willard Duncan, Beatrice; A. 3.
McCaw. Omaha; Henry Black, O.
maha, Retired Postal Department
EMPLOYEE: William Patrick. Grand
Island: Miss Lois Anne Herrdon.
Fremont.
3:3o-4:15 (cl
THE CIVILIAN DEFENSE
PROGRAM
DR.. Cra-e7ce Singleton. Omaha.
Member Selsctive Service Board,
presiding.
Discussants: Ray L. Williams,
Omaha, Attorney at Law. Mem
Der Nebraska Advisory Council;
John Adams, Jr. Omaha, Attorney
at Law, Member Nebraska Legis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-02
TRAFFIC CRASHES
 CAUSE l84 DEATHS
TwO-Thirds of New Year Holiday Casualties Laid
 to Traffic
(Hy United Press !

Traffic accidents caused two-thirds of the New Years holiday deaths despite the restrictions tire rationing and decreased auto production have placed on motoring, United Press survey showed today.
 The nation counted 184 deaths from various violent causes on New Years eve and New Years day, and l21 of those lost their lives in traffic accidents.
 Number of traffic deaths was far less than year ago, when the United Press recorded a total of 142 during the New Year holiday. For the past month, the National Safety Council has issued frequent warn ings to drivers, calling for special care on the highway to reduce acci- dents which hamper the nations all-out defense effort. The council had warned that 4,050 highway deaths in November were pushing the 1941 total toward the all-time high of 39,643, reached in 1887.
 The first holiday fatalities of 1942 included five men who died in an army bomber crash in New York five members of 8 Mexican family in Texas in 8 fire started by a stove explosion; three guards at the crim- inally insane section of the Bridge water, Mass, state farm slain by two inmates attempting escape; 8 farm worker in Alabama and another in Tennessee, killed by tornadoes.
 California led the list of states with 26 deaths, 25 of them from highway accidents. New York was second with IS, Massachusetts had IS, Pennsylvania IA, and Texas 13.