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The Omaha guide., 1945-11-03
JEWISH JOURNAL HITS
OAR BAN ON HAZEL SCOTT

New York-The refusal o. The
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton to allow Hazel Scott, pianist.
the use of Constitution Hall in
Washington, DC, for a recital is
scored in an editorial in "OPIN-
ION" a national Jewish monthly.
The editorial, written by Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise. declares:
America has been given furious
" to think by the recent perform
ance of the OAR. Their denial to
Hazel Scott, a gifted artist of the
Negro race. of the privilege of Civ
ing a recital at Constitutional Hall,
in Washington serves to tell anew
of the descent of the OAR. They
have indeed descended to depths of
characterization. which are not
nearly as serious in their implica-
tions to the Negro race as to their
own organization. If the word
reaction was substituted for the
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term ~'revo'ution', men would know
exactly where the OAR stands. 1t
is evidently ready to become an in
strument of reaction and of divis-
i~venesS in American life.
1T is good to note that not a few
members of the OAR have already
threatened to resign unless the res
olution be r%escinded. But even the
resolution will not be enough. Mem
berS of the OAR must dare to do
battle that it again become an AM
erican institution and not an instru
ment of Facism and it's intolerance
es. The decision not to permit Haz
-el Scott to give a recital. in Con-
stitution Hall is a grievous afront
not only to the artist, but to her en-
tire ace Above all, it is a lament
able reputation of the ideals Of
those from whom the Daughters of
the American Revolution proudly
claim decent"
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Discuss Appointment of
Guardians for IncOmpet-
ent Negro v S

Washington, DC.-After a con-
ference October 25 with represent
atives of the National Negro Pub
fishers Association. the NAACP and
leading figures Of the National
Medical Association, General Paul
Fl. Hawley. assistant surgeon-gen-
eral and chief of staff of the hos
pital division of the Veterans Ad-
m~inistration, promised that he
would personally visit 'non-segre-
gated institutions of the Veterans
Administration and proceed as rap
idly as circumstances permitted to
integrate Negroes into these insti-
t%utions."
At the conference which General
Hawley held here were DR.. T.. /.
Robinson, president Of the National
Medical Association of Los Angeles;
Mrs. Mabel +. StaGpers. National
Association Of Negro Graduate
Nurses; Carl Murphy, Louis Laut-
Ter n Roy Garvin Of the Negro
Publishers Association; DIR. A. C..
Terrence. Opelausas. La; DR.. l.. II.
b. Foote, Tallahassee. Fla. DR.. Mon
tague Cobb and DR.. Charles Prud-
homme of Howard University;
Jesse Dedmon, Jr., and Walter
White Of the NAACP.
General Hawley. obviously inn
pressed by the united opposition to
segregated facilities in the Veter-
ans Administration. promised that
he would make a personal visit to
non-segregated facilities and would
proceed as rapidly as circumstance
es permitted to integrate Negroes
in non-segregated institutions.
Among the topics discussed in the
one-hour conference was the APP
pointment OF guardians for incom-
petent Negro veterans.
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President Truman was urged
last week by the Omaha Progress
i've League to begin a series Of
weekly radio talks to ecure public
support for his program.
The CPL at its regular bi-month-
ly meeting adopted a resolution
calling upon the President to go to
the people for support that it al
legged Congress was not giving him.
1t attributed the lack Of Congress
ional support to the coalition OF
Republicans AND Southern Demo.
crats which blocked legislation adj
vanced by the late President Roose-
Welt in the las years of his term il
office.
Truman was urged t begin a
series Of weekly Is minute radio
talks at a regularly scheduled ev-
ening time, giving his views on cur
rent legislation. Pointing out that
the President has been on the radio
twice this week and will be on a.
gain Tuesday. this time to present
the Administrations position or
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A Personal Letter
To You...

THE VISITING NURSES ASSN.
OF OMAHA
sos City Hall ia. p231
A PERSONAL LETTER TO YOU
Dear Friend:
You would have been fascinated
as I was, had you been with me
last Monday. I spent the day at
the VIVA Physical Therapy Center
in the University of Nebraska Dis
pensary Building. And a full day
it waSl All morning patients came
in for Observation-Disclosures, mira
red and ultra violet lamp treat
affin bath. massage, and exercise.
The whirl pool bath intrigue me
and 1 was sorry that it was not to
be in operation that day. All the
equipment at the center has been
provided by the Elks but the SER
vice is given by VIVA personnel.
The weekly scheduled is a full one
1t is outlined briefly for you in the
box to the right Of the page.
If the morning had been busy,
it suffered by comparison with the
afternoon. The children came,
some brought by their parents. 9TH
ers by a volunteer driver who calls
for them at their homes and re-
turns them after the treatments.
The Kenny pack was given to all
polio patients. The packs. cut to
size are taken from boiling water.
spun drip dry by centrifugal force,
and applied to leg, shoulder. hip -
any part to be treated-and wrap
ped in wool. Each child is given
four packs.
After that came the exercise, and
I saw pain M fun all mixed up. 1t
was with conflicting emotions that
/ watched smlla knuckles turn
white. teeth clench. little faces
come up red-but with a grin, a
real grin. They can take 1t. those
kids. 1t hurts-you can see that In
their eyes-but there is no fear
there. And they are ready for
more of the strenuous routine that
is helping them regain the proper
use Of muscles weakened by nerve
injury. or in guarding against bad
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Negro School, Founded
with 8 Pupils, $1.65 Cash
Now Big Institution
STORY OF PINEY WOODS
GROWTH TOLD IN READERS
DIGEST

How the Piney Woods Country
Life School. launched "on a pine
stump" near Jackson, Mississippi in
1909. with three illiterate pupils
and S1.55 ir Isl h.- grown to a
$3.50. 600 plant. with 1902 acres Of
well-tended land and 440 pupils
from Is states, is related in Nelson
Antrim Crawford's article in The
Readers Digest for November. con
densed from The Rotarian.
Founded by Laurence Clifton Jon
es, Missnuri-born, northern edu-
Gated Negro who tuInel his back
on good Jobs and c:'lf1rtlhl. Nv
ing to frrrg practical education an"
opportunity to members of his
race" the Piney Woods inStitution
has sent out to rura! communities
~tt,usandS of trained farmers and
mechanics ard hundreds of COM
retent teachers, the author saws.
To-Day 80 teachers. mostly Negro.
offer first-class vocational training
in a long list of trades. Through
the extension department of the
school which reaches 5 1000 Negro
es annually, and the influence of
its graduates three-f)urths of the
colored farmers in two adjacent
counties now own land. the article
says.
Graduated from the University
of Iowa in 1907, Lauresca Jones
went to the deep south. where he
had never been before, worked as
a farm hand and porter and event
ually started teaching his three ill.,
literate boy pupils. Although the
author cites instances Of the school
receiving early assistance, he mali
es clear hat the institutions sue
cess is attributable chiefly to it's
W efforts. THE school has five
handsome brick buildings and TWEEN
ty frame structures" he notes.
students made the brick. cut the
lumber and put up the buildings.'
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BOSTON BUSINESS MAN
PRAISES TROOP CONDUCT

Boston. Mass-Praise for the con
duct of Negro troops in Europe
was voiced here last week by God
frey L. Cabot, Boston businessman
and member of the famed New En-
gland family.
In a letter to Walter White. N
ACP executive secretary. Mr.. Ca
bot wrote:
Il just returned from a trip to
England and France, being almost
wholly in London and Paris be-
tween August "a and October l and
l am glad to report that. among
the many thousands of American
troops which I saw in those two
cities and elsewhere. and of which
perhaps SO were colored troops.
neither saw nor heard of any mis-
conduct. Everywhere the Americ-
an spirit of good will and courtesy
seemed to prevail"
The Omaha guide., 1945-11-03

New York City-(CNS) Morris
Ernst, counsel for the American
Civil Liberties Union is asking the
Treasury Department to investigate
the $500. 900 fund the Communist
Party collected for the Scottsboro
boys.
Although the Communists claim
ed tax-exemption, expenses could
not have exceeded $50, 1000. he charg
ed. Ernst feels that the American
public has a right to know as to
what has happened to the rest :
the money. especially if it has been
used. ito finance secret under
ground organizers operating for
the Communists in the trade union
movement"
His statement was made public
by Benjamin F. McLaurin, Repub-
lican and Liberal candidate, who 10
days ago challenged his opponent,
Councilman Ben Davis for an &C
The Omaha guide., 1945-11-03
Uutherans Seek More
at Services

The Lutheran Church, 30th and
Corby Streets, w. c. Ollenburg,
Temporary Pastor, will hold Divine
service again next Sunday at this
fine church, beginning at 10 o'clock
q were present last Sunday at the
first service, but we are sure that
more will be present as time goes
on.
The Bible is the source-book OF
all our teachings. 1t contains all
Christian knowledge and that nee
essary for life. The Bible is the
The Omaha guide., 1945-11-03
DETROIT NAACP LEADER
AT LONDON YOUTH MEET

New York-Gloster Current, eXe-
cutive secretary of the Detroit Ma
ACP arrived in England last week
aboard the Queen Mary as a dele
gate to the World Youth Confer
nee being held in London October
81 to November 8.
The Detroit branch of the NAA-
CP is the largest in the country
with "a. 900 members. From his
long experience there as tn execu-
tive secretary, Mr.. Current is fam
liar with labor and political prob
lens, with the policies of Americas
greatest industrial concerns. with
housing in a ~congested urban COM
munity, and with problems in edu-
cation since Detroit has one of the
largest municipal universities in
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ingly", she emphasized.
The school strikes started on
September l at Froebel high school
in Gary. where Negroes n whit
es have gone to school together for
over twenty years.
Miss Jensen's report continues: -
The school strikes in Chicago are
undoubtedly the result of mounting
group a~ntagontsms. These antag-
onisms can be traced to the CONN.,
unity's failure to alleviate over
crowding in housing, discriminat-
ion in employment and in the lack
Of success of various civic groups
The Omaha guide., 1945-11-03
SUBVERSIVE GROUPS
BACK GARY SCHOOL
ROW Say, NAAcp Investigator

Chicago, Ill-Contrary to the
stories in the daily papers, the
school strikes in Gary, Ind, and
Chicago give real evidence of being
fomented by an organized group or
groups, according to on-the-spot
Investigations made by Miss Mona
Jensen of the NAACP New York
office.
TN Gary not only former known
Bundists are active but also follow
ers Of Father Ccughlin, Gerald L..
X. Smith and members of the Ku
Klux Klan," Miss J~ensen said. "All
have a stake in this Froebel school
strike and they are acting accord
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posture habits-even making it
possible for many to discard the
braces. The orthopedic and physic-
al therapy specialists on duty we're
probably the two busiest people in
Omaha. 1t was hard work. But it
is worthwhile work. AS / watched
I thought of the many people who,
like you, make all this possible
through your contributions to the
Community Chest. You know Of
course, that the VIVA is a Red
Feather Agency.
MRS. HARRY S. BYRNE. Pres.
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streets.
ORDERED FROM CAB
On the way back, she alleges. the
driver picked up the two men at
gath and Cunning streets and in
stead Of taking her to her destina-
ton started with the new passen-
gers for South Omaha.
At 10th and Jefferson streets,
Miss Smith asserts. the men ordered
her and the driver from the cab at
the point of a gun. Both attacked
her and one of them again inside
the cab, she alleges.
AS a result, Miss Smith asserts
she has suffered great mental and
physical shock, and permanent phys
ical injuries.
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confinement were highly dispropor-
tionate to the o~ffenses proved.
1t was requested that Jackson be
Immediately restored to duty and
given an opportunity to earn an
honorable separation from the SER
vice. NAACP's attorneys for Jack
o are Thurgood Marshall and his
assistant. Robert L. Carter.
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER
MONDAY
a. m. Treatments-Adults
p. m. Polio.
TUESDAY
a.. m. Scoliosis
p. m. Treatments
WEDNESDAY
a.. m. City Hall Consultation
p. m. Polio
THURSDAY
a. m. Crippled Children's Clinic
p. m. Treatments
FRIDAY
a. m. Scoliosis
p. m. Polio
SATURDAY
a. m. Treatments
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the country. He is thoroughly
familiar with the program of the
NAACP, having been active in the
work from his student days at
West Virginia's State College which
gives him a background of inform
Negro youth.
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Omaha Progressive League Urges President
Truman To Begin Series Of Radio Talks

the current ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
controversy CPL President David
b.. Bleicher said that the local or
ganization hoped President Truman
would keep it up. Bleicher said
that President Roosevelt through
his fireside chats maintained con
tinual personal communication
with every American citizen.
At the same meeting the Cpl
wired Senator Wherry of Nebraska
urging support Of OPA Administra-
tor Chester BowIes in his efforts to
maintain ceiling prices on homes
and to extend price control beyond
June 81. 1916. 1t warned that fail
ure to support OPA would result in
runaway initiation and aid that
workers. farmers and all other
consumers want to see the price
line held"
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ADVERTISING A JOBS

Advertising peps up America
stimulates us all makes us
want better things.
1t does more than we know to
make America America.
Some people think that Amer
lea is what it is because it has
grown in population. Heck. China
and India have grown in popula-
ton. and look at them!
Advertising has helped in
crease our national income, our
standard of living, our fun of liv-
ing.
1t has brought better things to
US for less money by getting
thousands of people to want them
simultaneously and thus making
mass production possible.
And mass production makes
Jobs.
Therefore, advertising makes
Jobs.
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An Is year old youth last Satur-'
day confessed his participation in
the rape of a 20 year old woman
and in robbing her and a cab driver
the night of October "a. Police In
spector Fred Franks said Wednes-
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Word of God. 1t is the Book Of
Books. 1t is Gods final revela-
ton to man.
Come to the service and hear
more about it. You and your friends
are invited.
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THE VISITING NURSES ASSN.
OF OMAHA
sos City Hall ia. p251
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30

lit was really funny about
the weight. l put Leroy on the
scales and he weighed $50
pounds, tho same that he
weighed the day of the fight
But when some Of the curious
fans at the gym asked what he
weighed l said l27 pounds,
little white lie for which I hope
am forgiven.
"Well, that news swept
through the gym and elsewhere.
The rumor was that Willis was
OVertrained and worried and all
that sort OF thing. Well, you
now how worried he was II
you saw him Friday night In
the ring with Fontaine.'
Futch said Willis weighed about
13l pounds in the ring giving
away probably four pounds, since
Fontalne, who tipped the scales al
133 pounds az wolghlng-ln time
was believed 10 have picked up g
couple Of pounds after being or
the scales.
While Futch says il is possible
for Willis 10 make 126 pounds. the
featherweight limit, and be strong
the 20-year-old Detroit mittstel
is being pointed for the light
weight division.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Father Dies
Daughter Born

Funeral Services for Harry
WIfuCkI- ID -EHFH4eF- BASKETBALL and
sandlot baseball player, Will be
held at Assumption Church. Lovett
and West Warren. az $50 a. m.
Wednesday with burial in Holy
Cross Cemetery. He died last
Saturday
~~Twelve hours after his death his
wife. Wanda, gave birth 10 a
daughter. She has another daugh-
ter, Arlene, s. The Wituckis live
al $3.50 Thirtieth
Witucki. an lnficlder. played
with such teams as Skrzycki. Alt
weiser, f & 3, Suffrlns, and Con-
sumerS Ice.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Thank Y0H!

The Detroit Times is deeply
appreciative Of the splendid coop
Grafton given by the City of De-
troits Park and Recreation De-
partment which helped TO make
the 23d annual Skates Derby at
Belle Isle Sunday the greatest in
the % years of the event.
AS the movie gal said to the
CTS you were all just Won
derful' and that goes for
Hubert Johnson, Jack Roehl, Meta
Eckel, Ray DeRosier, that bunch
of guys who were busy with
brooms out on the ice and making
bets on Bozich in every race,
Harry Eichoff at the mike and
oh, just everybody Ken Hall.
impreSario, was so happy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
LEO HAYDEN

Hayden third. Time. "a tnew state record
old mark held BY Aryid Friedund made
IN lq3SI.
$50 yards-Won by Fletcher Bozlch sec.
ond Hayden. third, Time 20
44o ysrds-Won By Borich. Fletcher sec.
.ond Thomson third Time 40.
SENIOR WOMEN
Polnts-L0rslne sable iio. Dorothy E1inis
90 Mary Locke 40
Locke iflft Time. as.
|gzO yafds--W0n by sable kulnl5. second
Locke third Time I so
INTERMEDIATE BOYS
P0in's-DUn Lcrpsla 100 Jerry O.fCrkamp
and Mario Trafeii 60 each. John Springer.
10 Thorn Thomas. 10.
NlIr-W0n by Trafe'i Leppala. second
.Oidenkamp third Time 09.2
. 4AO ysfds-Won by rrafeii LernalR sec
ond Oideukamp third Time rf0.B
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS
poInts-pctty Johnson 90 Mary Place 20
shirley Gigcns and Jenny Pouf'Hvsh 30
each
Place. second Jenny R0maiowsh third
Time. = 30.
JUNIOR BOYS
Points-Russ Hunt 100. Dick Fritz go,
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Beats Jimmy Thomson by z Yards

They long, 1.-THE Leo Hayden pack
last of the Silver Skates 2me grind racing with
had shown before maybe it's something that
skater when he for those blades but there denying
that stretch drive OF LeoS
He bazed by Jimmy Thomson by yards for
Thomson the nunnerup
HaydenS terrific finish complete Thomson
moved front lap
TO be his year long last
But wasn't in the book for Jimmy to win, skater in his
thfeS and all
Hayden had TO beat Ray Fritz
the first winner OF Silver Skates back 1923 Thomson
Haydens SILL.
AS thrilling both derby finishes they equaed
their intense sensational drama the
Boca Mchgans leading skater and Bobby Fitzgerald of Min
neaposMord holder
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Pardon His Laugh

II have 90 laugh a little when
/ recall the first time Fontaine
boxed IN the gym. To keep
willis from getting down too
fine l had him Timber up only.
Besides. we didn't want Fon-
taine 10 get a look at the real
Willis,
II guess Leroy looked pretty
bad. At least, l read what Fon-
taine said in the papers about
the Kid with the skinny legs
And, Of course, the fans
who saw Leroy work were as
unimpressed as WAS Fontaine.
You may remember the betting
odds which had favored Willis
turned TO Fontalne. That's the
way we wanted things. Then
the pressure is on the favOrite.
And. OF course. they took a
big bound the day Fontaine
knocked young Simmons IA
sparring partner1 through the
ropes. To make IL look all the
worse for Willis we fooled 'em
all on the boys weight.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Conrad Shoots Mark
BY DON GILES

Joe Conrad a member Of the
Iush Rife Club set season mark
Yesterday by firing an individual
score Of 1872 out of possible 200
20 lead shooters in both the Ma
'onal and American leagues In the
Southeastern Michigan Rifle and
Pistol Association weekly rifle
matches
Conrad a small arms instructor
for the Irish Clubs preinductee
craftsmanship training school,
combined a perfect score IN the
prone position with a g. standing
for his mark.
As result the Irish Rifle Club
today shares the lead with Great
lakes Steel IN the National
League with two victories against
no defeats.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Times pho,f

Dave Kimbau Bob savage and bob Tssker 20
22o yarf5-W7n by Hunt. Fritz. second.
Kimhau. third
44O ysrds-W0n BY Hunt Friz. second:
Taskcr, third. Time. Ala
JUNIOR GIRLS
Poin's-Dc!ores Nicholson so, Joyce Ango,i
CO. Joyce War.cl 40
44O yarts-N0n by Nicholson. AuFoft. sec.
1ut Wrrpel trirt Time 81
$50. wi'e-H11 ry AnKOtt Nicholson sec
1ud WorpcI third Time l-dS4
JUVENILE BOYS
printg-uist Klein go Bob Fpskorn 30.
DICK Classen ! o. Jack Reaut 20
JUVENILE GIRLS
Points-Pa' Nicholson 10. E'inor janigcEew-
ski 90, Gloria Narya 20 Dolores NaTva 10,
MIDGET GIRLS
Points-klice Springer 60. ChAfiene Huse-
man 40. Sharon Murphy 20. .N
MIDGET BOYS
Poin's-nick Roberts 20 Milton Hsndrinos
30 Dick Gowstch 40 Charley Mccarthy 20.
CRADLE BOYS
prints-GcorEe Kyle tSarinawl co. Chester
NichalFh 40. Fritz Cuenfhcr 10, Don SIC
Mullen New Baltimore 10
CRADLE GIRLS
Points--Joan Wanhhla 60. Charlotte Mason
40 Sharon Murphy 10, Joan whittingham 10.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-30
Rated IL.
He's Rnducled

PHILADELPHIA Jan 90 up
Ron Nnrtrcy. power BITTER at
're Philadelphia f1uaes was ac-
.arfr7 for military r,loo today
The induction o' Norrrey came
Joss than ono month after be was
oIasNftd 3-F
N1rthev SAID ho was placed iu
If orr Jan O. and then 0n JAN
15. without notification of any
change In hIs classification. was
ordered 10 report for Induction
Jan 1S
lie applied faT naval service
la,t Friday mr was rejected he-
cause Of pgnrtsf.i car drum
that previously had him classified
1-AL.