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The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
BURMA, THE ROAD TO INDIA

Burma, part of ancient India, is
rapidly being taken over by the
Japanese, the natives of Burma AID
ing Japan against the British, writ
ing in this way another chapter Of
the failure Of British Colonical Pol
icy in the Far East.
The white Europeans have been
in India for four hundred years.
During all these years they sowed
DRAGONS TEETH; now they are
reaping the WHIRLWIND of de-
feat and disaster. And thus the
curtain is being rung down on the
centuries old drama in which a
handful of white men ruled and ex-
plotted and degraded hundreds Of
millions of dark men, women and
children that they and their famil-
les might live in comfort; many of
them in luxury.
Civilized men everywhere regret
that this question had to be sub
mitted to the ~arbitrament Of war for
settlement. BUT 1.-THE JUDGE
MENTS OF THE LORD ARE
TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ALTO
GETHER".
The people of the United States
need to re-examine their actions to-
ward the American Negro in the
light of their professions. They
need to re-read a few Of the sayings
of Thomas jefferson. One applies
here:-During his public life, the
Armenians were prosecuting the
Greeks, and a neighbor said to JEFF
ferson, How l pity the poor Greeks"
Jefferson turned and looked at sew
eral of his colored slaves and said:
I'VE have Greeks at our own door,
The morale is obvious.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
THE ELDRIDGE CASE

The more we probe this Eldridge
case, the more we are convinced
that Mrs. Eldridge has been greatly
wronged in the recent case, but was
grievously wronged in another case,
about which the city Prosecutor
threatened to expose her during tie
trial involving Sergeant Graham.
The story about that complaint is
interesting. One of the detectives
of the Omaha Police Department,
without a warrant. Illegally arrest
ed Mrs. Ruby Eldridge On or about
the 18th day of July, 1941. On the
following day an illegal complaint
was filed by the City Prosecutor.
The case apparently was continued
to August 1, 1941. The records
show that on August /, 1941, sonl4
kind Of proceeding was had on :he
void complaint. Judge Dennis e.
O'Brien fined Mrs. Eldridge $50. 90
and costs on the void and that he
had no legal right to find Mrs. Ed
ridge guilty thereon and impose a
fine.
In connection with this case at
the Police Station Mrs. Eldridge
was finger printed and photograph
ed and copies of these records pre-
sumably SEM to the Federal Bur
eau of Investigation in Washington
ID. c.
Mrs. Eldridge was without couns-
Ell in the case in the Police Court.
however, she appealed her case after
being fined $4,000 by Judge O'Briea
and she was found not guilty in The
District Court by Judge Frank NJ.
Dineen. Nevertheless, the rogles
gallery at the Police Station is still
contains the photographs Of Mrs.
Eldridge and her finger prints, also
All this is illegal and this whole
case should be laid before the City
Council. And after the Graham
case is disposed of, Mrs. Eldridge
should bring a MANDAMUS ACT
ION to compel the Police depart
ment to surrender to her the photo
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

company will extend this time, at
tempting to answer calls, received
up to noon one day, some time dur
ing the day following. Calls receiv-
ed after noon will be serviced the
second day following.
This system will permit the Nab-
raska Power Company to combine
calls of various localities, and will
materially help cut down mileage
an dwear on tires. 1t will also help
make it possible for the company to
continue good service to all electric
customers during the war. The new
time ALLEGATION will apply to:
/. Service calls of all kinds.
2. Connect orders.
;. Disconnect orders.
4. Special delivery orders IF any)
II making this announcement Mr.
Page said that while some custom
ers might forget to call at first TN
til they needed service, the company
felt the public would appreciate the
Necessity for this step and make ev-
cry effort to cooperate. THE JIM
portant thing" he said, lis to con-
tinue complete service in spite If
the war. This plan will greatly help
make that possible"
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
EDITORIALS
CONTINUED from page II

when this was said the soldiers at
the front were using molasses for
sweetening coffee, the sugar having
disappeared somewhere between the
people and the soldiers.
In order to win the war, officials
must be honest with the public.
They give out long statements about
price control; that they are going 10
do this and that about rising prices,
but prices continue to rise. Indeed,
they have been rising in this area
ever since our allies entered The
a And when the United States
was attacked by Japan, impetus
was given to the rising trend. And
thus far the public has had
FLOODS OF OFFICIAL TALK A.
BOUT PRICE CONTROL, but nc
PRICE CONTROL.
We must make a united effort
and all artificial h~indrances must Is
swept away STARK REALISM
must prevail, if we mean to beat
Germany and Japan.
They must be beaten. Therefore
let US proceed to win the war in
1912.
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ing. if we are to achieve our goal,
LET'S ORGANIZE!
GEORGE r. EDWARDS.
SWING MUSIC TAUGHT
AT PINEY WOODS SCHOOL

The Symphonic Swing Band of
the Piney Woods School, Piney
Woods, Mississippi, that was re-
hearsing for the beginning of a new
season in June has temporarily been
divided into two groups because of
the wide spread demand for the
Piney Woods School girl band.
The Senior group under the direc-
ton Of the Misses Myrtle Polite and
Thelma Perkins are travelling IN
Georgia while the Junior Rays =
the other half of the Symphonic
Swingsters are filling dates in Tex
as and La.
The Junior group played for The
Delta Jaberock" in Jackson, Miss
issippi last Friday night and in New
Orleans and Baton Rouge for the
first after Easter dances and have
created almost a great a demand for
their services as the original Rays
of Rhythm. They are under the d.
rection of the Graham twins and
Miss Yvonne Plummer formerly Of
London England, who created quite
a sensation not long ago on the
Major Bowes Hour and later travel
led with one If his units.
The Piney Woods School has gain
ed such a wide spread reputation for
the teaching Of Swing music not
only for girls but boys as well that
it has caused the teaching of swing
music to be changed from a Depart
ment to a Division Of the Institu-
ton.
Students are writing in from all
over the country.
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graphs and negatives and all fin
ger prints. The record referred to
here is open to the public. The case
in the District Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska, was entitled The
State of Nebraska, VS. Ruby Eldridge
Docket "A, Page 425.
THE OMAHA GUIDE, nov as
down through the years, reminds
you that ETERNAL VIGILANCE
is THE PRICE OF LIBERTY.
We expect to see right triumph
over wrong in the case of Mrs. Ed
ridge and Mr.. Eldridge before the
Omaha City Council.
We expect to see the City Council
by its action in the present case,
make it clear, once and for all, that
police officers must themselves obey
the law.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People has
waged its fights all over the nation
within the law. 1t has insisted that
all men and all races and colors and
creeds must observe the laws of the
land. 1t is insisting now that the
public servants of the police depart
ment observe them. 1t is the res
possibility of the City Council to
see that is done.
We shall watch the City Council
in the Graham case and learn whe-
| Their or not German Gestapo meth
! DDS shall be tolerated in the Police
force Of Omaha, Nebraska.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
Get


On Thursday, April 16, three Ne
gro girls went to work at Swift and
Company's packing plant located
here in Omaha. Two Of these girls
are working in the pork trim depart
ment and one in the dressing de-
partment.
The girls are Pauline Cochrane.
Mary Jones and Laura Averett-the
first Negro women to be hired al
this plant in the "a years it has
been operating here.
A great deal of credit for break
ing down this barrier must be given
to a young Negro led, one J. G. Har-
is, who is carrying on a very mil
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

getting youngish ideas in my head.
Perhaps | shouldn't go automobile
riding with young folks?
oh, yes, l met your competitor.
S. Edward Gilbert, of the STAR.
Almost forgot, G. g., Elder n. j..
Allen Of the Church of God in Christ
wants US to attend the 9th Annual
Elders and Workers State Meeting,
the week Of May 18th at 2319 North
26th Street.
Since you said you wanted this
message by Monday morning, G. Z.
Ill have to tell you the very latest
next week as l have to run along
now and find a registration place
Uncle Sam is calling-so you can
tell from that I am aging rapidly.
Look for my message next week.
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
SAVE YOUR TIRES

Akron, Ohio-Pixpage- With
total war here, with its attendant
restrictions and with ration ne
of automobile tires, every auto
mobile driver is vitality concerned
with conserving the tires, he now
has on his automobile. If simple.
rules, such as those outlined above
are followed, tire health" a b
preserved and thousands of tons
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
POWER COMPANY ASKS
COOPERATION OF
ALL CUSTOMERS

Because of the necessity for con-
serving automobile tires insofar as
possible. the Nebraska Power Com
pam is asking the cooperation Of
all customers in extending the time
between requests for and the comp
letion of service calls, according 20
an announcement made today by
Roy Page, vice president and gen
crai manager Of the company.
In the past, every attempt has
been made to complete all calls re-
ceived by noon of any day during
the same day. After May 1, the
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02

of rubber saved annually, accord
ing to engineers Of The B. r.
Goodrich Company. Every time a
motcrist drives with under int,at-
ed or out of line tires takes curv-
es too fast, drives at high speed
for long distances, slams tires to
a sharp stop, or bumps curbings,
rubber is being damaged or des-
stroyed and tires worn out premat
urely.
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CCM-
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
liant struggle for his people in the

liant struggle for his people in the
packing workers union at the Swift
plant. Mr.. Harris, a memebr of the
Swift local executive board, intro
duced the resolution on the floor of
his union hat was responsible for
the change in policy of the company.
He was also a member of the comm
ittee that took the resolution to the
management, and he kept the COM
mittee functioning until the manage
ment gave an answer.
While a great deal Of credit goes
to Brother Harris, we cannot over
look the position of Local No. At
and its very progressive stand on
this question Of such vital import
ance to the Negro people.
I'm sorry to say that only a small
percentage of the Negro men ein-
ployed at Swift and Company are
members of the Union, but I sine
erely hope that they will immediate
ly join their union and help Brother
Harris carry on this fight, for this
battle has just started. 1 also hope
the girls who went to work at Swifts
will not only join the union, hut
will become members of the Girls
Home Defense Club, which is the or
g~anization that launched this cam
paign to get jobs for Negro ONE
in the Packing House industry.
The following is the resolution in
troduced by Brother Harris:
WHEREAS, We the Members Of
Local No. At, CIO, in conformity
with it's Constitution believe in e
DUAL Opportunity for all Workers,
regardless Of Race, Greed, Color or
Religion and
WHEREAS, The President of
these United States, thru Executive
Order of recent date, decreed, that
no discrimination shall be practiced
in Defense Industry against any
Worker, because Of Race, Greed, Col
~ ~ Pa1ioiop and
WHEREAS the Nebraska Legisla-
ture 1910 Session did pass a Bill
which was approved bv his Honor
Dwight Griswold, Governor of the
State, and said bill did become a law
of said State, and
WHEREAS, said Bill did decree
that there shall be no discriminate
ion in Defense Industry of said
State practiced against any Work
er, because of Race, Creed, Color
and Religion, and
WHEREAS, the Swift and Comp
any is a corporation and has stated,
'That no change in its employment,
at it's Plant located at 81 and @ ST.,
Omaha, Nebraska, would be made
at this time which would permit the
employment of Negro Female Wor-
kers within Said plant, and
WHEREAS, we the Members Of
Local No. AZ, CLIO, feel because of
the National Emergency existing in
America, a change in it's Employ
ment should be made Immediately 10
the extent that Negro Female Wor-
kers be given an equal opportunity
to make application and be hired, at
it's plant located at 9th and @ St.,
Omaha, Nebraska.
BE IT THEREFORE, RESOLVED
by the Members of Local No. Al,
CLIO, that it respectively request
said Swift and Co., a corporation,
to change its Employment policy
Immediately at its Plant at 9th and
Q Street, Omaha, Nebraska to the
extent that Negro Female Workers
be given an equal opportunity TO
make application and be hired with
in it's plant at Omaha, Nebraska.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED
THIS 14th DAY OF March, 1912, by
Local No. Al, CIO. 1 close by say
The Omaha guide., 1942-05-02
A MESSAGE
TO
GALLOWAY
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SCOntlnued from page -
c. In the morning / went to the
st. Johns AME. Church, 22nd and
Willis. Quite a crowd there, toe i'll
GLIDING the soldier boys from Fort
Riley. The Pastor, Rev. f. F. Rid
ley, who introduced Chaplain John
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Welfare Unit S
Move Approved

Transfer of the bureau of in
vestigation from the County
Building TO the offices OF the
county welfare on Forest avenue
was tentatively approved today by
the board of auditors and the
county welfare commission and
the auditors are working out a
plan 10 effect the transfer and
present il at meeting Friday.
II was pointed out that the
bureau is really collectio n,
rather than an investigative
agency. and as most of it's work
concerns welfare clients IL could
be operated more efficiently and
at "A saving by the welfare COM
mission.
At the same meeting the audi.
tors suggested the welfare COM
mission cut its staff as IL now has
pol employees when the case load
is way down, the same number OF
employees il had when the load
was up. However, the commission
said the employees do great many
more jobs than they formerly did
so the commission was instructed
TO bring in a list of the added
duties.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Busy
To Report
.HerOiSIll
Times stan Correspondent

FORT CUSTER, June 24.-Two
Fort Custer soldiers who were too
busy to report the rescue OF two
fellow soldiers while on maneu-
vers in Louisiana last fall. today
were awarded medals, according
TO an announcement by the war
department.
Sgt. Harvey II. White and Pfc
James +. Carrow. members of an
engineer unit training locally last
year. plunged into swollen
stream during the maneuvers 10
pull Corp Charles b. Wilson and
Pvt.e Roman j. Gritzen 10 safety
after they disappeared beneath
the water in full equipment.
They then used artificial respira-
ton on Wilson 10 revive him.
Too busy 10 make a report. they
said, they continued on their task.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
164,079 Holders Of
u. ). Steel Common

NEW YORK. June Painted
States Steel Corporation common
stockholders of record May 20,
last. numbered l64 .079. an increase
of 1873 over the l63,9 43 reported
as of February 20, last On May
20. l94l. there were 164 ,S73 COM
mon holders. There were 65.959
holders of u. S. Steel preferred on
May /. last, an increase of las
since January 80 when they num-
bered 1924. On May >, 1871. there
were $3.50 holders OF the senior
issue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Father Burned
Saving Children

Critically burned in rescuing his
two children from their flaming
four-room home in Taylor Town
ship. Peter Drohomer, 80. today
was near death in Wyandotte Gen
Ieral Hospital.
The children. JEANNE. ). and
Allen 4. received only minor burns
as Drohomer threw them out the
window before he was caught by
the fire. An exploding kerosene
stove in the kitchen of the house
at 109l0 Baraga avenue, was
blamed for the blaze.
Firemen said that Drohomer's
wife. Helen. had started the stove
to heat water and then returned
to the bedroom she shared with q
Mrs. Alex Drohomer
Trapped by the flames, both
women escaped by a window.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Plant Expansion
Sndgs Housing
il Bdtt|eCreek
Time. staff Correspondent

BATTLE CREEK, June "a,
With army officials complaining
of the high rents and the housing
shortage in Battle Creek and with
hundreds of civilians asking aid in
finding homes, the city housing
committee today faced additional
worries with the announcement
that the Wilcox-Rich Company
was expanding its plant facilities
TO include several thousand more
workers.
At cost estimated at several mil
lion dollars, the Wilcox-Rich di-
vision OF the Eaton Manufacturing
Company has started construction
on the new building in Twenty
second street. New employees of
the plant, large number OF
which may be women, are TO be
drawn from the vicinity of Battle
Creek, il is hoped.
The new building is being fl
panced by the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation and will be
owned by the government. The
plant is engaged in the manufac-
ture OF war supplies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Blood Link
Genealoeist Says Roosevelt
Churchill Are Cousins

NEW YORK. June "a qNSl,-
President Roosevelt and British
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
are eighth cousins once removed,
according to Conklin Mann, noted
genealogist.
Mann. editor of the authorita-
tive quarterly New York Genoa
logical and Biographical Record,
said he traced the relationship
when he discovered that 10-year-
old John Cooke was a passenger
aboard the Mayhower in 1920.
He traced the relationship
through Cooke who was followed
to America by Sarah Warren.
later TO become Cookies wife. The
union resulted in three daughters
Esther. Sarah and Elizabeth.
Mann said the President
mother, the late Sarah Delano
Roosevelt. traced her descent 70
both Esther and Sarah while
Churchill's mother. Jennie Jerome
of Brooklyn, N. Y. who married
Lord Randolph Churchill, traced
her ancestry to Elizabeth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
N-Hour Week Plan
For Nurses Deferred

A proposal to place nurses ir
city hospitals on a 40-hour week
faces another weeks delay follow.
ing the objection of Councilman
William A. Comstock. Under the
city charter, a single objection by
a member of common council
places any controversial matter or
the table for one week.
The proposal was recommended
to the council by Mayor Edward
-. Jeffries Jr. Cost would be
$3.50. 900.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Civil Air Patrol
MdneuverS Set

First mass maneuvers of the
complete Michigan wing of the
Civil Air Patrol were announced
today by Commander Sheldon B
Steers.
Steers ordered all groups and
personnel TO report Sunday morn
ing at Brooks Airport. Marshall
west OF Jackson, for review anC
inspection.
According 10 advance plans.
more than 300 aircraft will begin
assembling at the field at 5 a. m.
and land on a two-a-minute sched-
.ule until mobilization is complete.
Gov. Murray ID. Van Wagner
has been invited 10 attend the in
spection of the u squadronS at
10 o'clock.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
BIRTHS
BOYS


Boys were born to-
Louise Alderman. 22e4 Earlmont. BerkIey
Evelyn Apostolou. 500 Emerson.
! Pointe
Rita Battle. 5000 Burns.
Mary Benson. 1923 Elmira
Caroline Berra. 1890 Lakeview
Margaret Burkhardt, 56s7 stanton.
Stephanie Barty, $3.50 Goldner.
Verna Blazejewski. 4744 RiopeIe.
Agnes Beagan 1873 Oakheld
Erva Bracher. 1865 Field.
Constance Brown, 655S Stanford.
Monica Bolda. 1868 Wisconsin
Bette Bates, $500 Parker. Dearborn.
Una Connolly. 1910 Marlowe.
Rose Covault, $500 Maybury Grand.
Fern Connell, si69 Rathboue.
Rose CiaramitarO 2503 Concord.
Anne Connolly. 1929 Harvard road.
Estele Ciupak. i26 North Rosevere, Dear
Elizabeth Cassidy. i347 villa road. Biz
Ann cEajkowski. 3sis Eldridge.
Helen Dudas, 52i2 Coplin.
Adele Doyle. 50e3 Montclair
Bertha Donaldson. 92l7 Charevoix.
Jeanne Darling. 1tlo Lee place;
Louise Eberts, 1880 Twenty-third, Wyan
Ruth Esser. 13iis wnfred.
Reva English. s156 Hccla
Agnes Ellul ll7i5 Broadstreet
Rose Ferrars. 236 wilmington. Ferndale.
Madeline Felix, 1901 Washtensw. AM
Arbor
He:en Gordon, 1885 Meyers road.
Evayne Geler. 1911 Alcoy.
Mary Golka. $40 Harding.
Mary Green. 1852 Williams
Elizabeth Grant. 1888 Justine.
Viola Glinski. 1903 Leisure
Lucille Holmes, 1856 Central.
Juanita Halfacre. 1852 Avery.
Gertrude Henri, 1890 Homur.
Mamie Henry, 1921 Theodore.
Ruth Hansford. 1927 Concord.
Mary Jolly. 225 Ashland.
Bessie Johnston. 1912 Patton.
Helen Jerambo, 1882 Harold
Rita Jeter, T90 Dickerson
Nina Kehrer, 1882 Sparkling.
Ann Konn, 62s2 Canton.
Hida Kearney, 1921 Mansfield.
Hattie Kozlowski, 1870 Lyman place
ThelmA Laiinsky, 417s Thir,ieth
Jean Leblanc. $50 Knodell
Helen Leicht. 1928 Emwood.
iGenevieve Leila 1882 Waldo
Mary lambert. 14is East Forest
Marie Machala. 57i2 Lawndale.
Grace Marshall. 1862 Military
Jayne MikQias. $500 Iroquois
Dorothy Malone. io4s wsyburIn. Crosse
Kathryn Monroe, 1904 Brewster.
Virginia Marx. 1877 Maple. River Rouge
Clara Murray, 1850 Holcomb
Sylvia Masters. 5000 Fifteenth.
Ida Mondro. 20O2 sharon
Madeline Magdalena. 1927 Baldwin
Lena MCCOol. 1858 Plainview.
Syhil Mckinney. 3i59 Eastlawn.
Mary Noonan 2i53 Junction \
Stephanie Nsstanski. 4907, ogden.
Jean Neil 6O56 Hecla.
stella Bara 1884 L,oveit
Regina q Brien. 1927 Heating
Wanda onyako, 7i23 Milton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-24
Soldiers Asked
To Hunt Rubber
Times stan Correspondent

FORT CUSTER, June 24.-Sol.
diers at Fort Custer today were
instructed TO join with civilians ir
the attempt to salvage all SCRAP
rubber possible.
I'm an order issued by the post
nmand, soldiers living off the
post were asked 10 comb then
homes for any type OF scrap rub
Der which might be turned over
to the post salvage office.
Not only is the personnel en-
gagged in saving scrap rubber, but
for the past year has watched con-
tinuously that none of the defense
metals have been thrown away
and that articles containing ma
tsrials in which shortages have &C.
Cured. are conserved.