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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-08-26
BARBAKiSM EtElNE.

me horrible lynchng and mutation of an aged
Christian minister revealed an affidavit by the son
of the VICTIM None of the ustfcations commonly set
forth in behalf of ynchers offered in this instance The
murdered man owned farm which coveted by
whites because of reported discovery of oil on the prem
ses In effort to protect his rights the owner had
sought the advice of lawyer This fact seems to- have
aroused the covetous whites to high pitch of anger
Deliberately they planned to make way with the owner
To get possession of the rich farm they killed the old man
and his off the place.
The scene of the mob murder is in Mississippi Con
gresham Rankins domaine. Thus the ynching was com
mitted in the from which Representatives and SEN
ators elected term after term by small proportion of
votes Through the seniority rule they become heads of
powerful Congressional committees they make laws
the rest of the country but they shake their fists
in the faces of Northern and Western members vocer
ousy states rights and white supremacy and defy
outsiders to interfere with their monopoly of ynchng
although its disgrace smeared the entire nation
The pity of it all is not just the poverty ignorance and
selfsolaton of the South it is the nations cowardy
ceptance of its shame through prolonged failure make
ynching Federal crime punishable in Federal courts
While civilization is suffering hard knocks in the glo-
bal war; every should be taken to protect and adj
civizng processes here at home. Germans have
tortured and massacred millions of Jewish civilians We
have grown so caous that Germany no longer openly
denounced barbarous There may be little danger that
Northern and Western communities will underrate
sacredness of human life though is made humliangy
clear to all the world that murder is not considered
crime the South Few Southern leaders will be outspok
in condemnation of the acts of the Mississippi mob.
But had the outrage occurred in Japan newspaper head
ires would about the savagery of the little brown
onese! AS is since the fiendsh wicknedness took
r2ce in the United States which like to call civilized
the Japs doubt already using valuable mater
ie for broadcasts to South America and through the
O~;o
murders and all other forms of race-ratred if there
honest intent to seek amcable relations with South Am
orleans Both Republicans and Democrats should
ter up courage and pass Federal ant-ynchng bill. 1t
true nchings have declined but the ynchng impulse
will lnger.
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dav and was presided over by
Oscar w Adams, supreme
chancellor, whose home is in
Alabama.
Oscar H. Fitzallen was elect
ed secretary and T N L Nunes,
treasurer, of the benefit de-
partment. Two representatives.
VIM A Howard and T n L
Nunes, were elected to attend
the supreme lodge convention
in Columbus, o, in August 1945.
Mrs Sarah A Stratmon,
grand worthy counsellor, and
all her staff were reelected in
the grand court of Calanthe.
Pythian officials reported
that the lodge Is in excellent
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the principles for which we
are fighting. 1t is our boun-
den duty as the greatest or
ganization. in America to see
to it that we get all Four Free
domS."
In a resolution, President
Roosevelt was highly praised
for his Executive Order Great
ing the Fair Employment Prac-
tice Committee, which has been
an effective agency in improv-
ing the morale and economic
circumstance of the colored
group.
The Shriners represent the
views of virtually all of Prince
Hall Masonry with a member
ship of more than a quarter
million leading colored men in
every state in the Union.
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financial condition with more
finances than ever before and
that there has been a large
increase in membership,
The Pythian session on Fri
day followed all-day exercises
on Thursday when the newly
purchased Calanthean Home
at $50 Columbus ave was for
mally dedicated ana a pubic
mass meeting was held at
night in Col. Ave Zion church
The next Pythian conyen-
ton will be held in Springfield
in July, 1915.
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amount Of constructive work
was accomplished. The address
of the retiring president, Miss
Roberta J Dunbar of Provi-
dence, r 1, was most inspiring
as were the reports of the va
rious departments. Two thou
sand dollars was expended
from the Scholarship Loan
Fund, Mrs Elizabeth Carter
Brooks, chairman, for the pur-
chase of war bonds.
A Post War Planning Pro-
gram, presented by the De-
partment of Education, Mrs
Inez Evans, chairman Of
Springfield, Mass, was adopted.
Mrs Nan Trap of Boston,
chairman of the Legislative
Department, Mrs Vivienne
Stokes of Boston. Economics,
and Mrs Sarah Lee Fleming of
N Haven, also made excellent
reports.
Miss Mabel Diggs, Mass, Or
ganizer, presented a new club,
the Women's Community and
Civic Club of Portsmouth, N H,
and Mrs Florence Heggie Tav-
lor, Editor of the Northeastern
Journal, made splendid re-
port. DR. M Cravath Simpson,
Boston, chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, al
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RESENTED BY U. 5. TROOPS
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Can Go Anywhere

In recent days certain commentators have expressed
pous horror over the resentment of Coored troops against
Axis prisoners against Axis advocates of aryan supre
macy who allowed to travel and enjoy more free
doms than the mcrow restricted coored men who guard
them. Only months ago these same Axis prisoners
were firing shot and shell brave Allied troops That is
why they prisoners the only why they are
prisoners Simply because of them surrendered when
they were beat suddenly changed their allegiance for
the winning side should not change their status in the
least But that what certain foreign policy" politicians
are dong We are told not to Offend these sacred Naz
prisoners lest anger their alleged pro-Ally govern
ment factions in Europe This the tune we are hearing
To-Day and Is being played at the expense of loyal Am
ercans. Naz prisoners enjoy front service in the
south but loyal coored must eat in the back Naz
prisoners can enjoy free travel high wages and laugh
and sheer at loyal coored troops hemmed in by Hitler
laws What is natural than coored soldiers resent
ing the taunts of their enemies? Why there any sur
prise the West Coast affair? Why much hypocrisy?
III In Bosom Too
both the AP dispatches and radio newscaster Drew
Person submitted one-sded report of the Fort Iawton
l"dent last week All of the blame was heaped upon the
c""d nothing told of their side of the story This
be eXnectod Here Boston for weeks efforts were
-" made TO coddle AXIS prisoners Strong pressra
eod to hide the fact that the prisoners were
c''ve and ARROGANT. They had been given wrong i'm
rss'on Of this country from visiting friends and relatives
S"e Of them began to feel they owned the pace and
t could work and do thew nleased But citizens Of
and tho local nress busted this prisoner racket wide
o"Nn and ran it out of town. The incident was similar
- ~" @+ Tort awton stone fiobt Has the APP FORGOT
T'S p"arson FORGOTTEN? Or hos the fact that colored
me" we're involved changed and biased the situation?
V'-,.II-'t NJo.L
men iitlef and Mussolni riding hieh wide and
"S"uSome bombing and burning dark and whte-skinned
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drove about a quarter of a
mile from my fathers house.
They kept telling me that my
father and I were. smart mig
gers for going to see a lawyer.
Three Of them remained in
the car with me; three walked
up to my fathers house. Some
time later, 1 saw three men
returning with my father.
They were Noble Rider, Har-
per Dawson, and another man
Il can't remember whether it
was one of the Rider brothers
or Spillman) Noble Rider and
the other man were walking
on either side of my father
while Dawson walked behind
him kicking and punching
him. When they reached the
car, the made my father get
in the front seat. They all got
in the car.
my father begged them and
prayed with them not to hurt
him or me as they drove down
the road. Two of them kept
beating me as I sat in the
back seat. Some distance down
the road. they stopped the car
near a side road where there
were lots of thickets. Let's
take them down here, one Of
the white men said. They tod
my father to get out of The
car. He got out and started TO
run from the road. One Of the
men leveled the shotgun and
fired twice at my father. One
reloaded the gun, the other
two ran in the direction my
father had taken. The man
who reloaded the gun ran OH
in that direction also, then l
heard another shot. I begged
the men in the car to spare
my life.
"a while later, the other
three returned. They all talked
in low tones behind the car.
They told me they gave me Ten
days to get off the place and
clear off my tenants.
"I went to my sisters. house
and told them what had hap
pened. The news spread.
Church meeting broke up and
we all went down to where my
father lay in the thickets. We
saw my father dead, shot three
times in the back and some
one said his arm was broken.
Nearly all of his teeth had
been knocked out, and his
tongue was cut out.
constable George Hardwood
and the high sheriff held an
inquest and gave the verdict
that my father had met his
death at the hands of I'M
known parties"
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procedure in this state, but he
was asking Georgia to extend to
Powell the same treatment ac-
corded in numerous other cases
where defendants have been pa
rolled after serving three years
of a life sentence" e."
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though unable to be present,
sent a fine account of her la
bors in this particular field.
The same was unanimously
received and the resolutions
adopted.
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The Poet S Corner
IgNYIW1W1WVgW8QT1INIIM
CONFINEMENT
By ST. CLAIR KIRToN

Dedicated to Mrs Leonoro Wiioms Of Cambridge Moss,
blind shut-n two of whose serving with the armed
forces in the Poetic and European theatres Of Wor
Within her calm, serene abode,
Contentnent radates her charms;
And ever overwhelmingly,
I She welcomes all With 0utstretched arms
To her, life is a constant Joy
In spite Of all its changing scenes;
~ BY faith she: sees its destinies
Shaped by the Hand on which she leans
The challenge of adversely
Transforms itself before her will;
And like yon gloomy nnountain-haze
Into refreshing dew dists.
And so from morn til eVentide,
From thence into the lonely night;
Life with its vague complexities
Can blossom into MONDAY light.
Copyright 944 by St. Clair krteA.
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voice had lost none of its re-
sonance and power, at which
the listeners marveled, as they
had when they heard him az
his recent recital.
Ernest OBanyoun, genial
master Of ceremonies, intro
duced the following program:
Invocation, DR. w o Taylor;
selection, Columbus Ave church
choir, DR. w o Taylor, Direc-
tor, Gladys Perdue at the or
gan; Baker Male Quartet, Ev-
erton Johnson, 1st tenor; Mar
tin Johnson, End tenor; S II
Baker, 1st bass; Ernest OBan-
youn Substitute End baSsl );
remarks, DR. w o Taylor; two
songs and encore, Newman
Smith, tenor; three songs, Ina
Rapier, soprano; Dorothy Lit
Teton, at the piano; introduc-
ton of Harold Rubens (pian-
iSt) who took a bow but did
not play; remarks, Mrs Flor
ence Murray; two violin, So
lections, John Murray. re-
marks, Charles Henry; two So
los, Ruth Ellison; letters from
Clarence Cameron White, Rev
w Harold Deacon, rector st
Peters church, (white) Cam
bridge where Mr. Richardson
has sung for As years; re-
marks, Rev A A Perry, pastor;
solo and encore, William II
Richardson; presentation, LII
liam Williams, Chairman OF
Committee; benediction,. DR.
Colbert, visiting Presbyterian
minister from Baltimore.
Besides Mrs Lillian williams,
chairman, others on the COM
mittee of arrangements were:
Mrs Clara B Christian, Secy;
Mrs Charlotte Timbers, Asst
secy; Mrs Minnie Driver,
Treas; Mrs Estelle Ancrum
Forster, Asst Treas. The ushe:s
we're: Mrs Alice Benjamin, Mrs
Clara B Christian, Miss Flor
ence williams, John D Barnes,
Mrs Ella B Hayes and MIS-
Minnie Driver.
Nova Scotia born, Mr. Rich
ardson has spent practically al
Of his life in Boston where he
has stood for the highest cul-
ture in music. In his earlier
career he contributed freely
of his talent to. all the Great
er Boston churches and has
sung at most Of the prominent
musical affairs of the city. He
q ccietad at the debut in Boston
of Clarence Cameron White IN
1908; encouraged the then. I'M
known Roland Hayes in 1912,
singing with him in several
concerts; took part in all but
one Of operas Theodore Drury'
the first to try operas in BoS-
ton. Mr. Richardson has sung
in every one of the. United
States including Cuba, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands
His travels have enabled him
to acquire a splendid know
ledge of French, German, 1tal-
ian and Spanish. Besides the
classical programs he gave
costume programs with the
late Maud Quincy Hare from
the Orient to the tropics. At
his studio at 295 Huntington
ave. equipped with device for
recording students voices, ne
has a large class of colored
a nd whit pupils. The
veteran singer attributes the
long life of his voice to the
fact that he had the right
foundation.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. Richardson Is highly ap-
preciative of the honor cltl-
zens of Boston bestowed upon
him and wishes to thank COM
mittee, participants on the
program, ushers, patrons and
all who contributed to toe
great success of the birthday
celebration.
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minortes alike, the who Axis prisoners in
this country struttng around in boasfu pride of
playing for the winning team But with defeat and
cowardy cries of kamerad" these are now gorifed
heroes with the high sounding title of co-belligerents
few days following the coored troop incident these
begerent Axis prisoners staged revolt against being
shipped to work in the Pacific from Fort Lawon Many
editors stuck this out of sight The revolt staged
because the prisoners didn't want to work under fire
sympathetic explanation given to partially justify
the revolt Yet about 70 percent Of loyal coored troops
are said to be forced labor service outfits and many
under fire constantly Are Axis prisoners too good to do
the same work as loval American boys?
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Probe By Congress


We heard Drew Pearson last Sunday brand the West
Coast coored troops towards, but that word right
fully belongs with those and radio commentators who
have been afraid discuss the unequal conditions affct
ing mrow restricted troops 1t also belongs to those
who have been afraid to equaze conditions Mr. Pear
son and others seemingly have carefully avoided this sub
iect AS for cowards the better fits the "aryan
Axis prisoners who surrendered in ndisgusngy unsur
passed numbers without fight whe nthe going got hot
in Africa and Italy Coored men have surrendered
in such numbers and the socaed inferior Jap has
such disgrace to his record The real towards among
often not the principals engaged in ugly Incidents
but those of us who by quiet ID neglect to do
nothing to prevent such happenings ming for post
war peace without present and pos ar equaities for
coored citizens is just much wasted hot air Moreover
we strongly suspect that Drew Pearson and the AP will
do far good prasng loyal coored troops than by
commencing our worst enemies. Unless the gentlemen
concerned willing to tell all sides of the stories in
vovng coored troops they ought to keep quiet entirely
The fact that Congressional Committee with the full
support of veteran organizations will investigate the
proven coddng of Axis prisoners proof enough that the
coored lads at Fort Lawton had grievance whether we
approve their methods not Under conditions
colored prisoners would have been machine gunned
worse And there wouldn't have been any Axis head
lines about it either
The Omaha guide., 1944-05-27
USO NEWS

The staff and volunteers at the
18th Street USO CLUB had another
busy weekend entertaining service
men in this vicinity. A door count
Of tose visiting the club showed that
more than 1000 service men were
made welcome at the club. Rooms
were secured over the weekend Tor
more than 400 Coffee, sandwiches,
cake, cookies, peanuts and cigarettes
donated BY the Volunteer Council Of
Organizations, Mrs. Cateron, 3rd
grade OF Lake School and the Prin-
cess Club were served free Of charge
"A Mothers day cake was donated by
the Eureka Art Club. All these and
the many other services rendered
were in line with our constant policy
OF making your USO "A Home A
way from Home" for our boys.
Volunteer Meetings.
MO LuIC nlCCllnSS &6G DSa WIN
the Volunteer workers during the
week. At the senior hostess meet
ing, Thursday evening the director
and staff had a pleasant time dis
cussing with the faithful seniors
plans for broadening the services rem
dered and for making our work more
effective. Plans were also discuss
ed for organizing the senior ohstess-
es. 1t was decided hat at a call
meeting in the near future, officers
would be elected and committees ap-
pointed.
The lounge room Of the club was
packed Friday evening with Junior
h~ostesSes present for their meeting.
The director and staff discussed with
them What Makes a Good Junior
Hostesses?" Interesting events for
entertaining the soldiers were plann-
ed. These plans include a June for
NAL at Fonteneile park, a hike and
The Omaha guide., 1944-05-27
Gil HOMECOMING

What fun we had at the home-cOm-
ing OF the Technical Sergeant Roy
James Wilson. He was on a 81 day
leave from Salinas Garrison Ford
Order. California Accompanying him
was MS wife who formally wa.
Miss Gertrude Sheldon. Her home
IS IN Colorado Springs. Colo. She
is a teacher Of music in the Lincoln
School OF Atkinson, Kansas. For
2 weeks the couple visited his mother
Mrs John Anderson OF 2OIO North
2tth stree Oh their ar1Tvd, II III
city hey were showerrd with gifts
from MS and he' iclatrGu and friends
II &c was a Inner give e NJ,
o- while here By his mo a. Mrs.
] hi Anderson. They were a,so 81
tel tanned By Miss Betty St. Werc
dinner guest OF Mr. and Mrs. Wr1
H. Thomas. There was a surpri>-
dinner IN their honor given by a.
aunt Mrs. Myrtle Turner, Cousin
Mrs. H. J. Kinney and Mr.. and
Mrs. Greenfield all Of Omaha.
On Sunday morning the couple
visited the Mt. Calvary Community
Church 18th and Grant SITS which is
pastored BY the Rev. r w. Johnson
During his leave the couple visit
ed her sister and aunt in Tulsa. Ok
lahoma. They returned to Atkinson
Kansas and were guest OF his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Dysart.
and aunt Miss Mamie Ray. Mr. and
Mrs. George Ed Kenford OF Atchin-
son gave a surprise shower for them
They also received gifts from her re-
latives and friends. There Sgt. VIII
son was guest at the Lincoln School
at a musical recital directed BY his
wife Mrs. Gertrude Sheldon Wilson.
She will reside in Kansas and
teach music throughout the duration.
The couple returned to Omaha and
spent the night with his mother Mrs.
John Anderson before returning to
duty On his arrival back he was
informed OF his new promotion.
The Omaha guide., 1944-05-27

Washington, DC, May "A (PPNS)
How n Negro girl, a commodity
clerk for a war price and Rationine
Board IN Saginaw, Mich, worked
out a system for keeping track Of
applications for extra shoes, easing
the burden Of the ration board and
saving time for the families who ap-
ply, IS q well-known story IN hen
community. the Offive OF Price Ad-
ministration said.
The OPA national office in Wash
ington released the story this week
as an example OF the type Of comm
unity service being performed BY
many of the members OF its local Of
fees.
Miss Ruby Turner, the Saginaw.
commodity clerk, among her other
luties, processed applications Tor sup
Elementary shoes. Families with a
number OF small shoot children are
the most frequent applicants. The
Genesee county Board No. 1 found
one Of its chief problems to be de-
termination OF the merits Of the
need for shoes.
The system Miss Turner devised
enables her to. see at a glance how a
family's shoe leather should hold Up.
Previously, the clerk would have 10
60 through a number Of application
forms
Miss Turner used ordinary filing
cards and filled out one for each
family applying for extra shoes. On
the back of the card, she listed all
members Of the family and on the
front she male notations as to when
each membre was issued a supple
mentary shoe stamp. This saved
hours Of time and eliminated a search
through hundreds Of applications.
The new system was put into OPP
Grafton several months ago BY Miss
Turner and is being watched BY 9TH
er boards, which may adopt II. The
members Of her board were impress
ed with Miss Turner's initiative and
efficiency and the local daily news
paper published a picture and a fea-
ture story on her work.
The Omaha guide., 1944-05-27

CHURCH OF THE LYING GOD
1906 North oath Street
Rev. s. K. Nichols, Pastor
Rose NJ. Oliver. Reporter
Sunday School GAS am.
Morning Service 1I-3O am.
Evening Worship 1870 pm
Friday night Women's Work 8 pm
We had a grand Sunday School
with a lovely attendance. We all en-
joyed Sunday very much Come out
and be with US IN our Sunday school
W. have an Adult class also. Sister
Jennie Lewis IS making our schooi
more interesting each and every sun
day.
Morning Worship was grand. Our
Missionary Willie Long delivered Z
wonderful message, which was enjoyed
BY everyone. She is a wonderful
speaker.
We are expecting our pastor Rev.
5. < Nichols TO be with US Sunday
May %. He has been out OF the city
for the past 3 weeks visiting his fam
lily in Chicago after spending several
days there he went to Little Rock.
for a short stay with relatives.
While being in the city he preached
for Rev. "A. S. Mayfield Friday and
Sunday morning and night and sever
al was added to the Church. He also
healed several.
Rev. Nichols and Rev. Aayfield
spent a few days IN Texarkana and
also Fl Smith. Ark, after which
Rev. Nichols joined DR.. E. J. Cain
Of Okla. City. Okla, for a few days
before returning here.
He claimed He was having a won
derful time.
Visitors are always welcome. The
Women's Work will meet al the
Church each Friday night at 8 pm.
The Omaha guide., 1944-05-27

breakfast, a roller skate party, and
a picnic Officials Tor the Junior
hostesses viii be elected al the next
meeting
Trip TO Kearney
Forty Junior and Senior hostesses
made the trip to Kearney Air Base
to entertain the soldiers there. The
elaborate preparations Il boys there
had made to have everything pleas
ant Tor Us attested to the fact that
they were anxious to have Us and
that We did something for their NOR
ale After a brief gathering in the
day room We retired to partake Of
a delicious meal served in tru Gl.
style After this delightful treat we
proceeded to The recreation hall
where all enjoyed themselves dancing
to the music Of the Kearney band.
The trip was a success in all res
poets. As one Of our senior host
esses recently said, If our girls in
Omaha were as we'll ch-aperoned as
they are on these trips, many moth
ers would rest easy Of nights.
A1tf1IticS for the Week
The weekly dance at Fort Crook.
"Wednesday evening. We leave
promptly al 800 pm.
Classes In conversational French
and Spanish, Tuesday and Friday.
7:3o.
Pool Tournament-Prizes, Satur-
day, 300 pm
Variety program at the club Sun
day evening.
The Omaha guide., 1944-05-27
HAVE YOU NET THE
BROTHERSY

While we enjoy these summer days
let u bear IN mind that old mal
winter must come again. and that the
Donovan Brothers have everything II
the way Of heating supplies and e
quipment to assure you OF a nice,
warm, coy home this winter. You
will always find these brothers con-
genial, courteous, cooperative and ap-
preciative OF your patronage.