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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-04-14
Martha Society
Business Social
Meeting Friday

A combination social and business
meeting of the Martha Society will
be held Friday, April Is, at 1870 D
m. IN the social parlors of the
N orthern Light Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. M. S. Whittier and Mrs.
Burrass Smith will be hostesses for
the afternoon. aslAla
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24

will soon be going out, NECESS.
AIRY TO FILL OUR QUOTA BE-
CAUSE THE WHITE MAN MUST
TAKE THE NEGROES PLACE.
"Now if we strip the county Of
white men, leave Negroes here
who r not interested in working
there is going to be trouble.
why should we permit this idle.
ness, when U boys are giving
their lives on battle fronts all over
the world?
THE thought has occurred to
me. that if you, as governor Of the
state, could issue a work or fight
proclamation, to be followed by
each mayor over the state, all done
at the same time with plenty Of
publicity, it would have a good ef-
feet. Law enforcement officers
could then follow it up. and make
them work, or go to Jail.
Eat least, let me urge that you
carefully look into this situation,
for in my opinion, unless some
thing is done, we are headed for
trouble.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24

benefits Of the service. Even in
part Of the Constituted law, it is
now without reluctance and protest
that the USS permits it's men to be
separated.
The United Seamen's Service is
one of the agencies composing the
National War Fund, which will
soon launch its nation wide drive
in cooperation with local War
Fund campaigns. The fund con-
sists Of Is other war relief and
service agencies. Among other a.
gencies included in the drive are
the USO., War Prisoners Aid, Uni
ted China Relief. Russian War Re-
lief, Refugees Relief and others.
The National War Fund was on
ceived to economic time and over
funds for the various war agenc-
head expenses in the Collection of
les which have heretofore been
conducting their individual func
raising Campaigns. Winthrop w.
Aldrich is the president Of the
board Of directors and DIR. Chann-
ing Ill Tobias is a member of the
board.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
"City's Credit Cited

THE city Of Omaha has an en-
viabe record in financial circles
We must be careful not to leopard
ize Omaha's fine credit standing.
The people can rest assured
that any action that is taken will
be in their best interests"
Towl issued a Separate statement
voicing virtually the same senti-
ments except that it contained no
reference to the question Of local
demand for sale of Nebraska Power
and carried an additional para
graph which read:
We desire to have the legal adj.
justments of our home rule Char
ter to safeguard the interests of
the city of Omaha in all of its de-
partments. regardless Of the dis
position Of the property"
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24

MYTH YOUR responsibilities,
wv. can you afford to let a Head
ache, Muscular Pains, Functional
Monthly Pains or Simple Neural
gia slow you down? DIR. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills have been bring
ing relief from these common dis
comforts for nearly sixty years
Countless American housewives
consider Anti-Pain Pills almost
as much of a necessity in the
medicine cabinet, as is -four in the
kitchen cupboard. They have DR..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills in the house,
many Of them carry these little
pain BELIEVERS in purse or hand
bag. They are prepared for these
minor aches and pains that some
times occur in almost every family
ARE YOU? DR.. Miles Anti
Pain Pills III pleasant to take
and do not upset the stomach.
Get DIR. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
at your drug store. Regular
package Is tablets Use, Economy
package LIS tablets $1.0O. Read
directions and use only as direc-
ted.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
We Think of Nebraska
as the white Spot"

The name white spot, and the
very conservative reasons therefor,
are known throughout the country.
But suppose Nebraska Power
Company becomes a municipal or
governmental enterprise, managed
politically.
If that happens, Nebraska will
quickly become known as a state
where state socialism" is being
tried out with one important IN
dustry, unanimously, 100 percent.
There won't be a kilowatt of cleo
tricity generated or distributed in
the state which is not generated
or distributed by the public; one
great important business controlled
by the state and politicians.
And then, what OF the white
spot" reputation?
Nebraska will be hailed by the
Socialists the honest ones and the
dishonest ones, the schemers and
the dreanlers, the teachers, the
professors, the philosophers. as q
proving ground for state Socialism.
If socialized medicine is 10 be
attempted on a grand scale, lets
see if it won't work in Nebraska"
If the food business,-which is q
truly vital business to IL plLpl@,
is to be placed in the hands of the
states or municipalities, let's all Of
us center on Nebraska.
MANY people, and some Of them
in fairly high places,-are now
thinking of having the food bust
ness designated as a public utility
The next step will be state control
And why not try it out in Nebras.
ka"? Nebraska will be the perfect
example.
/ don't know what kind Of u 1pot
we will be once a basic industry
becomes safe controlled, but l a,
/ to you the COLOR will no Longer
1e WHITE.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
The Case of The
Nebr. Power Co.

suade the Mayor and Council from
proceeding with necessary steps to
accomplish public ownership. Such
opposition. if it represents the will
Of a majority Of the people affect.
ed, should prevail. But il the 3D.
position is merely the expression
OF minority groups, Seeking to sub
serve their private advantage con-
trary to the wishes of the public
at large, then the opposition should
fail.
In order to guard against the
possibility that minority opposition
might prevent public ownership Of
the electric utility in Omaha, I
sponsored Section 4 Of the Bill.
That Section provides a simple rretb
-od by which the voters of the City
may require the Peoples Power
Commission to be appointed. ,o--
outstanding that the Mayor i.
Council have refused to act, and
may further require that the cleo
trio utility be appropriated by con.
domination proceedings in a Count
of competent Jurisdiction.
l call Your attention to the fact
that the Bill did not pass with the
emergency clause attached, and
therefore will not become effective
until August 2Sth of this year,
With best personal regards, L am
Very truly yours,
Signed r. b. CROSBY.
Speaker of the Unicameral
Legislature.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24

the city.
"A group of Omaha citizens COM
posed oe w. J. Coad, w. Dale Clark
I.cris J TePoel, Samue! Reynolds,
l. m +. Campe11, H. M bushnell.
I. L Davis, Don b woodward,
tieraid Collins and L. O. Barr,
have been appointed to work with
y~Lr city council to make a study
af the situation.
There is nc general demand in
Omaha for the sale Of the Nebras-
ka Power Company. This comp
any. This Company has furnished
our City with splendid service and
is a fine citizen.
However, if the company is to
be sold, the city of Omaha should
have a study made by it's own civ
dc leaders together with the city
council to ascertain what is best
for our citizens.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
WHO MADE
THE DEAL?

And why this fictitious issue Of
breaking faith with the legislature?
L b. 2O4 was conceived in the
first place to make it impossible for
Consumers Public Power District
Uhe State protect to buy Nebraska
Power Company. The following
paragraph from an editorial in the
Omaha World Herald. March rs.
this Year, stated the situation. in
truth. and as the people understood
it:
The question is simple: Shall
this great public service cor
poration come under the owner
ship and control Of the COM
munity it Serves. or shall It be-
come an appanage Of Consum-
ers, and be operated from Col
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
"City Is Protected.
SAID MAYOR and COUNCIL

The Mayor and city Commission
went on public record on May 20,
1912 with a formal resolution which
said in part:
"The Mayor and city commiss--
toner's of the City of Omaha desire
to go on record that they have fun
confidence in the contract which
the city now has with the Nebraska
Power Company and the American
Power and Light Company regard
ing any sale of the local electric
Company.
IF the Nebraska Power Comp
any is going to be sold, the city
will have every opportunity to pro-
tect the interests Of the people of
the city.
There is no genera, demand in
Omaha for the sale Of the Nebras-
ka Power Company. This company
has furnished our city with splen.
did service an dis a fine citizen.
THE City of Omaha has an en-
viable record in financial circles.
We must be careful not to leopard
ize Omaha's fine credit standing"
If anyone pormised the legislat-
i've that Omaha would buy the Ne
braska Power Company and put it
into political operation even though
it DOES NOT have to be sold and
even though the state project Con
sumers) CANNOT buy it, who made
the deal?.. Who assumed the
authority to make the deal?. The
people Of Omaha didn't vote on it
1.-The peoples only representa-
tives, the City Council, didn't make
any promises. In fact, the City
Council and the Mayor last sum-
mer, isgned a public statement in
which they said they didn't want
the Nebraska Power Company sold.
What is it all about anyway?
LET'S LEAVE NEBRASKA
POWER AS 1T is.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
Haven for 5000 Negro
Maritime Seamen

More than 5000 Negroes sailet
the seas on the ships Of the United
States Merchant Marine, Carrying
supplies to the war fronts Of the
a survey made by the War Ship.
United Nations, it was revealed in
a survey made by the War Ship
ping Administration. This mum.
Der constituted n tenth Of the
entire merchant marine force.
our merchant seamen are at
work on the most grueling trent
of the war. The ratio Of their loss
es is 400 percent higher than for
our armed forces.
They wear no uniforms, march
in no parades, take no bows; but
they ore Drawing torpedoes, aeria!
bombs, seas Of flaming oil, mach
inc gun fire and cunningly placed
mines, days and weeks in flimsy
life rafts-rackeod with hunger,
cold and maddening thirst.
Realizing that these men, indis-
pensable to victory, must be ac-
corded recognition and benefits e.
quail to those in uniform, the War
Shipping Administration took the
lead in the launching of the United
Seaoman's Service in 1912 to adj
minister to the needs and morale
of marine workers.
The USS provides for American
merchant seamen. both in home
and foreign ports, medical service,
rest and recuperation centers and
recreation clubs. 1t is the n a.
gency born of the war which does
not countenance discrimination in
any form. 1t is generally conced-
ed that the merchant marine ser.
vice is one 3 fthe most democratic
institutions now taking part in the
war.
In every seaman's center where
ever possible, democracy is pract.
iced and officials go as far as
they can in their attempts to SEE
to it that all merchant seamen, re-
CARELESS Of Color, enjoy the same
the South where segregation is u
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24

Things, Mr.. Reader, that you
yes you, need TO know. The
Omaha Guide, your servant
invites you to read very care
fully the following letters and
statements of facts. Yes. it
indeed concerns your present
and future interests. doubly so.
knowledge is strength. Know
the facts for yourself.
If there Is anything in these
letters and statements that
you don't thoroughly under
stand, Mr.. C.. c. Galloway,
Publisher Of The Omaha Guide.
has made a special study Of all
letters and statements herein
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
A Question for the
People of Omaha
Who Made the Deal?

Why all the fuss about l.. B.
204?
Why not leave Nebraska Power
Company as it is?
Nebraska Power Company does
not have to be sold. And if the
present owners should be told in
the future to Sell, Omaha is under
no obligation to buy.
The following telegram to Char
les r. Starr of the International
Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers
from the Securities and EXCHANGE
Commission proevs the above State
ment:
May 81, 1943.
"CHARES E. STARR
5O1S Lafayette Ave,
Omaha, Nebraska
Relative wire May 20, 1943 con-
corning Nebraska Power Comp
any. This Commission has en-
tered no order specifically re-
curing American to dispose of
its interest in Nebraska but did
on August 22. 1912 enter an order
Under Section IL CB) ~ Of the
Public Utility Holding Company
Act requiring the dissolution of
American Power and Light Co.
parent holding company of Ne
/ braska and Directing respond
ents to submit a plan for Americ-
ans liquidation. This order has
been appealed and American has
not submitted a plan Of liquida-
ton. Any disposition in commit
ance with such dissolution order
may be either by sale or by dis
tribution to security holders or
some other appropriate method.
Neither the Act nor the order
obligates the City OF Omaha 10
purchase.
Milton II Cohen,
Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
Legislative Speaker
Writes Mayor

Hon Dan b. Butler,
Mayor, City of Omaha,
Executive Office,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Mayor Butler:
This will acknowledge your let.
ter OF June 18th, in which you state
that some opposition to the appoint.
ment Of a Peoples Power Commits
sion Is being expressed. You ask
my views on the matter.
My purpose, in supporting Legis.
lative Bill 204 in its final form.
was to establish a process through
which the will Of the people Of O.
maha and surrounding territory.
Gould be adequately expressed.
The immediate issrc in the maj.
locality Is whether the electric urn
ity should become publicly owned
or whether it should continue 70 be
privately operated. In Section 2
on the Bill. that choice is first civ.
en- to the Mayor and Council of O.
maha, they being the elected repre-
sentatives of the people most direct.
~ affected. As such representatives
II Is their function to determine
whether public ownership Is for
the best interests Of the people at
large and whether a mojrity Of the
people desire public ownership.
l anticipated before the Bill was
enacted into law that there might
develop vigorous opposition to tbs
creation OF a Peoples Power Com
mission, and hat this opposition
might be sufficiently strong to dis
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
Mississippi Stirred
by Race Issue
Continued from pare II

(contlnued IRON page -
not going to pay the new 20 per.
cent Withholding tax. that they will
work up to the amount of their ex.
emption and quit work the balance
Of the week. This is a situation
that will lead to trouble.
Grenada county in the last draft
call June) sent about so percent
married men, and l understand the
July call will be about 100 percent
married men. The June Call for
Negroes was 60 odd, and the army
retained only IL, Sending the res.
of them back.
THE feeling among white peopl,
here is that the army does not
want any more Negro soldiers
That married men with familics
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24

Of explaining any portion Of
the five letters and statements
Of facts that you do not thor
oughly Understand.
Again we repeat, that know
ledge is strength. Know the
truth for yourself. Read the
full contents OF this article.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
umbus, Nebraska?

LIB. 204, the new law, makes It
impossible for Consumers or any
other State project to buy Nebraska
Power Company and thus create a
great State monopoly. Since the
law keeps Consumers out, what
else is wanted and by whom?
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
mo Disposal Ordered
Issued. -.
LEO BOZELL RECEIVES
ANSWER TO INQUIRY

ANSWER TO INQUIRY
u. S. Securities and Exchange
Commission,
18th and Locust Streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Public Utilities Division
July 10, 1943
Mr.. Leo B. Bozell,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:-This is in further ack-
nowledgement of your telegram of
July z, 1943, in which you inquire
as to whether this Commission
issued, prior to 1941, an order re-
quiring Iowa-Nebraska Light and
Power Company to dispose Of any
of it's properties or to otherwise
comply with the indignation or cor
porate simplification provisions of
Section II of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act.
AS stated in my return wire, this
Commission has not issued an order
directing such action, either prior
to the date of the sale of the com.
| pany's Nebraska electric propert-
les in April 1941 or thereafter.
However, l should like to surnaar'
ize certain circumstances which are
related to this matter.
AS you probably know, Iowa
Nebraska Light and Power Comp
any is a subsidiary of Continental,
Gas & Electric Corporation, which
is a subsidiary of The United Light
and Railways Company, which IL
turn is a subsidiary of The United
Light and Power Company, AL
four of the above-named holding
companies, as well as American
Light and Traction Company, are
holding companies of this holdine
company system within the mean
ing of the Act, and are registered
as such under said Act, Iowa-Ne
braska, while essentially an operat
ing company, has the status Of /;
holding company by virtue of it
ownership of all the stock of Mary
vile Electric Light and Power Co
On March 8, 1910. the Commiss
ion instituted proceedings agains
United Light and Power and it.
subsidiary Companies dncludin,
Iowa-Nebraska) for the purpose Il
determining what action was nee
essary and Should be required I,
be taken to limit the operations O
the holding company system q
each Of the registered holding Com
panies (which then also include,
United American Company to
single i~ntegrated public-utility sys
tenn. together with such other bust
nesses or additional systems a.
might be retained under Sectio:
IL 0) ~ of the Act. on Decembe,
s, 194S, separate proceedings wer,
instituted by the Commission .
gainst the same companies AZ,
their subsidiaries for the purpos
Of determining what action should
BE taken by such companies 10 es
fectuate the corporate simplficat
ion provisions Of Section II %, @
of the Act.
In this latter order. TIL Comm.s
that it had reasonable grounds I,
sion alleged. among other things
believe that The Corporate struc
ture or the continued existence. Oh
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24

and has held several Conference
els with all parties concerned
in the above matters. Mr.. Gal
loway will be in his office at
2420 Grant ST.. Omaha Guide
Building. every Friday from 9
am. to 8 pm. on July 80,
Aug. 8, 10 1s4s for the purpose
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
Don't Read This Unless.

You strive for the beterment Of your future and private freedom are
Civic-minded- -. are interested in the future wel-being Of your loved ones
and your community OF which you are a vital part. ARE YOU INTEREST
ARE! Then read this artice-.-Read it again and YET Again
clip it out for future reference.
The Omaha guide., 1943-07-24
Council Stand on Power
Deal Put in Record
SAYS CITY'S INTERESTS
WILL BE PROTECTED IN
ANY EVENTUALLY

Statements issued Friday by city
commissioners, assuring the public
that the city Council will protect
omaha's best interests in connec-
ton with moves of the Consumers
Public Power district Of Columbus
to purchase the Nebraska Power
company, were made to formal rec
ord today.
The text of the statement signed
by Mayor Dan Butler and all con-.
mlssioners except Park Commits
sioner Roy FOWL, follows:
The mayor and city commission
ers ~ the city Of Omaha desire to
90 on record that they have fun
confidence in the contract which
tie city now has with the Nebras-
ka Power Comp@n. . -. 5n a
lean Power AID Is { com77 Y
garding any sale Of the local eiec-
trio Company.
PRAISES NPC SERVICE
If the Nebraska Power comp
any IS going to be sold. the city
VII have every opportunity to pro-
tect the interests of the people of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-01
GANDOLFO To CHECK
ON TAX EXEMPTION
APPLICATIONS FILED

County Tax Assessor Claude
Gandolfo's office will be closed to-
morrow and remain closed for two
or three days while he and his as
sis'ants check their books to de-
termine how manv taxpayers.
who could have obtained exemp-
tons under the law, failed to file
the required information, and
bow manv failed to make returns
on intangibles and personal prop
crtv
As NJ Gandolfo explained. all
TIA reformation must be obtained
from the records before he can
berin to make up his tax roll for
this wear.
Just how manv taxpayers did
rot obtain exemptions, Mr.. Gan
dolfo said he did not know exact
". but that he thought the num-
Der ranges from so to rs. Under
the law thew will be obliged To-
pay full taxation on their prop
critics.
The number of exemptions filed
total 1,741.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-01
RUSSIANS PUSHING.
TOWARD SMOLENSK
RED ARMIES SLOWED DOWN
DUE TO MUD AND WATER
IN MANY PARTS
On, Associated rress,

MOS low. Aprsl 1.-Two
mighty Russian armies. slowed up
by mud and water. as result of
spring rains and thaws. are com
tinuing TO push their way today
toward Smolensk.
The water so completely covers
the terrain that the Russians are
unable to discern abandoned en-
envy trenches, as a result of
which Reds sometimes step into
neck-deep water.
German batteries, in attempts to
stop the Reds, have kept up de-
sultory firing night and day, as
they fall back closer and closer
toward Smolensk.
In the Donetz Basin, the com
munique stated. Axis forces have
not yet succeeded in crossing tho
Donetz River. Three attempts this
morning to span the river were
frustrated. the last by dive bomb
ers as well as heavy artillery.
The report added that German
dive bombers attempted to break
IN the advance of Russian spear
head, but IL planes were shot
down by anti-aircraft fire, the
statement concluded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-01
MRS. HARRIET BUFFUM,
COMPOSER OF SONGS,
NOW VISITING TN CITY


An interesting visitor to the
city is Mrs. Harriet Dustin Buff
fun who is one of 26 persons in
the United States to receive hon
orable mention in the Song Hit
Guild Project in search of talent.
The advisory board was coinpris-
ed of Paul Whiteman, Kay Key
ser, Billy Rose and Guy Lombardo,
who announced Mrs. Buffum's
manuscripts showed unusual
promise despite the fact that she
just missed top honors and the
publishing of her song.
Mrs. Buffum has been publish
ed, in five national anthologies,
composed the lyrics to twenty
songs, one of which was broadcast
over a national hook-up. She won
prize for poem on Armstrong
rugs.
Poems and songs by Mrs. Buff
fun have appeared in numerous
newspapers including those pub
lished in New York, New Hamp-
shire. Florida. and had presenta-
tons over radio.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-01
ALLIES CONTINUE
THEIR ADVANCES
GERMANS AND ITALIANS re-
PORTED TO BE FLEEING
TOWARD TUNIS
dRx A.secintea -.r...,

my hHsoftute0 tNHAJ
ALGIERS. April 1.-The Amer
lean divisions in central Tunisia.
the British Eighth Army in the
southern area and the British
First Army in the north continue
to advance rapidly today. as the
Germans and Italians flee toward
Tunis. from the central and south
sectors. and toward Bizerte. from
the northern sector.
The official report did not di-
vulge the distances the Americans,
under Lieutenant General George
S. Patton, and the British, under
General Bernard L. Montgomery,
have advanced since yesterday.
The only comment about their
movements was that their forces
probably will converge at some
point in the Tunisian eastern
coast line north of Gabes.