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what is currently happening in my
beloved Southland, where 1 feel
Mrs. Roosevelt, despite reactionary
forces seeking to deter her, has set
examples in fortitude, and has CIV
en- expression to truth, justice and
brotherhood as it has never before
stemmed from high and exalted
places.
1t is fitting that the Southern
Conference for Human Welfare
should sponsor this testimonial,
where tonight we may honestly and
fearlessTy race some of the chal-
lenges tina just from the relation
ship the Southern section of the
United states sustains to national
welfare.
First individuals and nations
find great difficulty between ideal
and practice. For seven long years
the Southern Conference for Hum
an Welfare has been honestly at
tempting to snatch democracy from
the ritual, converting it into a liv-
ing, breathing thing down in the
Southern section Of the United
States. Tonight we report of our
stewardship.
In addition to the First Lady Of
the Land, whom we honor we thank
God hat there has been aroused
such fortnight resolute clarions
for freedom, Justice and fair play
as Justice Hugo Black, Governor
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A Greater
Omaha Guide

The Publisher of The Omaha
Guide, wishes to to it's
many friends and readers, that on
and after March gath, 1916, we are
going to double the size of our pa
per from a four page IL EN-. 8 col
umn paper to a s page, II EN-, 8
column paper for your services.
In 1889, December Gath, we had
a very bad fire with no fire Insur-
ance. The interior OF our building
was Quilted by the flames, in fact
our plant was almost a total wreck.
The greater part of our equipment
was put out of commission. We
have been five years replacing our
equipment and improving the inter
ior and exterior of our building.
We are now in a position to give to
this community, the best newspaper
service any newspaper has yer
given to the citizens of this area.
Our motto for is years has been,
The Readers Of our columns are
the Boss of our Business''-Our aim
is ITO Serve You in the way you
want us to serve" If we error in
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To make The Omaha Guide a
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MS make this goal by sending to US
each week, all of the local news of
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Due to the manpower shortage,
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Ellis Arnall of Georgia, Senator
Claude Pepper of Florida. Editor
Mark Ethridge of the powerful Lou
isville Courier Journal, Mr.. Frank
P. Graham, president of the Univ
ersity of North Carolina, DR.. HON.
er P. Rainey, Ex-President of the
University of Texas, and our be-
loved board member Miss Lillian
Smith. These distinguished Amer
leans and thousands of other Sou
therners are in a certain sense the
ripened fruit of our labors.
Democracy is education. ! new
er realized this so much Is recent
~, following the meeting of Sou
thern Editors and Writers in At
lanta, Georgia L was in New Or
leans week before last, ana 1t was
there I heard an outstanding Geor-
gian say that the Atlanta meeting
had 50 stimulated truth and fact,
that it stymied and paralyzed the
tanned the poll tax. 1t proves con-
clusively the imperative need Of I'M
relenting spirits who in the cause
Of freedom will be as harsh as
truth and as uncompromising as
justice.
We need more radio talks that
expose the right thinking, more
pamphlets hat evil, and
more conferences where men and
women are willing to standup and
make open confession respecting
what is wrong with our social or
der. Only, and in proportion as we
are willing to honestly and frankly
evaluate our patterns of living, will
we be able to make progress, and
the cause Of civilization and NOR
atty advance
| think the current war has ex-
posed many of the serious defects
in our Southern sanctuaries which
are definite challenges to democ-
ratio society. The wal has uncov-
cred irreputable conditions Of IL
literacy and disease regarding
which we have hitherto known
little. 1t is a condition that af-
fects the welfare of the entire ma
ton We who have gathered her,
tonight are resolved that some.
thing shall be done about it.
1t is a national, not a Southern
salamity, when we suddenly real
ize that a large percentage Of on,
Southern man-power, both blacl
and white. is not intelligent enough
or physically fit, to participate il
! Continued on page -
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Nurses Bill means that when Nurs-
es are drafted for Military Duty,
Negro nurses will be called and as
signed without discrimination or
quota.
Mrs. Thomasina w. johnson, Leg
isIative Representative for the Al
pha Kappa Alpha Council said that
several attempts were made to
have the amendment voted into the
bill when it was in the House Mil
itary Affairs Committee. At the
last attempt it was lost by a vote
Of IA to ~. However, after much
effort, il was finally passed on the
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First Anti Discrimination Amendment
Passed By The New Congress

Washington, March 1.-THE first
anti-discrfmination amendment to
be passed by the New Congress is
now a part CT the Draft Nurses
Bill, the National Non-Partisan
Council Of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority announced.
Introduced by Representative
Clarence Brown (R), Ohio, sup
ported in speeches by Charles r.
Clayson (R), Massachusetts; Frank
Hook CD. Michigan; and Adam
Clayton Powell. Jr., CD, New York
the Amendment passed the House
on Marcel 6. Action on the Draft
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WeII-knoWn
Mason Dies
George B. Evans Dies;
Buried in Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln,
CHARTER MEMBER OF
LEBANON LODGE NO. 3,
A. F. & A. NJ. OF NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Nebr,-George B. Evans
6s, well known Mason throughout
this part OF the country, died Sat
urday evening, March 3rd at a To-
cal hospital. Mr.. Evans had been
a resident of Lincoln for 80 years
and had taken an active part in
civic work He was a member Of
Newman Methodist Church and at
the time of his death, was Chair
man of the Trustee Board and Su-
perintendent of Sunday School, a
position he had held for years.
Mr.. Evans was a charter member
Of Lebanon Lodge No. 8 A F. &
A. NJ, and served in all the various
offices. Master al several differ
ent times. He was a member of
the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
AF&AM Of Nebraska, Prince Hall
Affiliation, Past Deputy Grand
Master and at the time of his death
Right Worshipful Grand CCFC.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
EIenora Evans, sister Mrs. c. ".
Hudspeth, East Orange, New Jer-
sey and other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon from Newman
Methodist Church with Rev. r. H.
Powell officiating assisted by Rev.
o. J. Burckhardt, Rev. T. t. Nc
Williams, Sr., Rev. A. Chambers.
Rev. R. Bell, Masonic Rites were
in charge of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge. Honorary Pa1lbear-
ers were officers of the church and
burial was at Wyuka cemetery.
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.CIeaves CINE.
To Hold Revival
Noted Tennesseean,
Rev. A. L. Turner to
Conduct Services

The Cleaves Temple CME. church
at 18th and Decatur street Of which
the Rev. T. ]. Douglass is pastor,
will conduct a Revival Meeting, be-
ginning March 25th to April 9Th,
1916.
The Revival meeting viii begin
1t $50 pm, March 25th as official
ly announced
The Rev. A. L. Turner of Mem
phis, Tennessee will do the preach
ing at this great Revival.
The Rev. A. L. Turner is a fine
preacher and we want the public to
hear him each night at $3.50 pm.
1 am inviting all the Church and
ministers to help US carry on this
meeting.
Rev. T. j. Douglass, Pastor,
Cleaves Temple CINE. Church.
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SAYS NEGROES PAY s37 .34S,02e
IN PREMIUMS IN Iss7-CO.
REFUSES TO HIRE NEGROES


Dear Friend:
Employment will decrease 4O%
to 500, according to statements OF
responsible public officials, when
the war in Europe is over. 1t is
automatic that Negro workers will
suffer greatest I'm any large scale
Iny-Offs.
W. want you to join with us in
preventing this as far as possible
NOW. How? BY attacking the
problem at its roots. For If we
are TO enjoy peace and democracy
at home after the war, then every
citizen. every workr must be pro-
vided with full employment, and an
opportunity 10 work regardless Of
Race. Creed. or Color.
For example: the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, a SIX
billion dollar corporation, has
grown fat, aided in large
by the millions of dollars paid an
nually into its Golfers by approx
mately ~ million Negro policy
AAOlQCIS. 1Clr Lil4S Sidnl INSTITUTION
hassteadfastly refused to employ
trained, able and qualified Negro
workers, except, in such mental
jobs as porters, etc. or the many
thousands Of Metropolitan employ
ees. less than o are coIored.
What, you may ask can be done
about it? AS you know. you can't
fight a six billion dollar corpora
ton without money. So here's
what you can do to help. In order
to open a gigantic National Drive
for jobs in an industry in which
you put SO much money, we are
asking YOU generous cooperation
by contributing your share 20 our
$4,000 Campaign Fund.
This money will be used for the
following:
a. Employ a trained staff for
publicity and ~promotional work.
b.. Distribute literature through
out the nation, secure paid news
paper ads. and radio time to bring
our cause to public attention.
c. Maintain picket lines around
Metropolitan offices.
d. ampaign for a Negro to be
nominated to the Board of Direc-
tors of the Metropolitan Life In
urance Company.
Your help, your contribution,
your lending a hand now. will
speed us on to attainment of our
goal. Fill put the below coupon
today, and eturn it promptly with
your remittance. Don't delay, don't
hesitate. Back up our home front
attack.
F~raternally yours,
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH.
Send your contribution today to:-
AIdrich Turner. Treasures
MARCH ON WASHINGTON
MOVEMENT, INC.
2OS4 event Avenue, New York
II, New York
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of Omaha Our present location is
a monument of his foresight
Jimmy Jewell is a follower in
his fathers footsteps as a man OF
integrity and as a business man of
Omaha Recently released with a
honorable discharge from the army
where he served as laison person
between army and local USO Club
he is certain to be a valued person
on the management committee.
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Going Away for Easter?

Going away for Easter? Why
not walk downtown today or to-
morrow if you like-Go by the way
of North 18th Street and when you
get in the 800 Block, just two
blocks North Of the Postoffice, on
the West Side Of the Street-if
you please look up to your right
until you see MARCUS CLOTHING
SHOP, the place for high class
merchandise in a low rent district.
Yes sir, all kinds of costume jewel
ry, extra fine luggage for that
Spring vacation trip, also all kinds
of working mems clothing.
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The Omaha Guide =
Morale Builder

572d Ordnance Ammunition
Company
APO 562 co Pm New York, NY.
rs February 1945
Editor of Omaha Guide
242O Grant Street
omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Editor,
This is Acknowledgement of re-
ceipt of the Omaha Guide. 1t was
truly a morale booster for my
comrades and myself, who are
here In France doing our small
NIT to make this world a peace
full place to live. My e wishes
for the Omaha Guide and its high
level Of journalism.
S-Sgt. Reuben Blackburn, Jr.
572d Ordance Am. Company.
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One of Our Foremost
Labor Leaders
TO SPEAK AT PILGRIM
BAPTIST CHURCH. MARCH 20

The Omaha Urban League is to
present one of our foremost labor
leaders t speak here on March 20.
The current drive for members by
the Membership Committee is pro-
crossing very well according to
Mae B. Taylor, chairman of that
committee. They are looking for
ward to raising the number to
1000 members and to have a very
successful meeting on March goth
at Pilgrim Baptist Church, at 500
pm. Tickets to hear Mr.. Town
send will be your 1945 membership
card plus zoe.
willard S. Townsend was born in
Cincinnati. Ohio, in 1895. He
graduated from the Walnut Hills
High School in 1912 and continued
his studies at the Royal Academy
of Science in Canada. He was a.
warded the Doctor Of Laws degree
by Wilberforce University last
year.
He was vice president and presi-
dent of the local organization of
Chicago red caps and, under his
leadership. a number Of organized
groups of red caps formed the In
ternational Brotherhood of Red
Caps. He was their first presi-
dent. In 1910, this organization
changed its name to United Trans
port Service Employees Of Amer
lea and broadened its jurisdiction
to include other railway service
employees. He again was the I'M
animous choice to head the revamp
ed organization. In 1912, the Ut
SEA voted to affiliate with the CLIO
and gained jurisdiction over red
caps, dining car employees, Pull
man laundry workers, Pullman
shop workers, train porters, and
air line service employees. Mr..
Townsend was placed on the Exc
cutive Board of the Go.
In addition, he is Vice President
Of the National Urban League;
member Of the Chicago OPA War
Price and Rationing Board; Vice
President of the Chicago Union
for Democratic Action; Secretary
of the CIO Committee to Abolish
Racial Discrimination; member Of
the Board of Directors American
Labor Education Service; member
of Board Of Directors, Parkway
Community House; member of the
National Executive Committee,
Workers Defense League; member
Of the Omega Phi Psi Fraternity
and member Of the Fund Raising
Committee, Atlanta School of Soc
ial York. He was selected in a ma
tion-wide poll as one of the twelve
outstanding leaders in race rela-
tions for 1912 by the Schomberg
Collection OF the New York Public
Library. He is a member of the
Mayors Committee on Race Rela-
lions, Chicago; member of the Ma
tional Citizens Political Action
Committee, CTO; CTO Representa-
tive to the Cuban Labor Confer
ence. Havana, uba; member of Ma
tional 10 Housing Committee on
Latin tAmerican Affairs.
Mr.. Townsend is married and
they have one son, willard, Jr.
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Jimmy Jewell Named
to USO Committee

The Management Committee of
the oath Street USO Club, has been
strengthened by the addition of
Mr.. James Jewell, together with
the present membres Of the Comm
ittee give the club a strong group
to rely upon for advice and guild
ance.
for a member on the committee.
He is the son Of the late James
Jewell Sr., who back in 1928, thru
wisdom and foresight, built the
building which now houses the
club. 1t was Mr.. JewelIs dream
that this structure would be an IN
strument Of usefulness for Negroes
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0L1
Bill Preece, coming down
from his cabin in the hills
to be honoled by Negro
and poor white statesmen. think as
he guarded the door Of the peoples
legislature with an oId~-fashioned
cap and ball pistol hitched around
his waist?
What was on the mind Of Uncle
Bill Preece, who had fought for
Abe Lincoln and the Union in the
cedar brakes around Bull Creek,
when he heard the black statesmen
and the white statesmen talk for
the first time in the South's history
about the public schools and the
free vote?
That question has worried me for
a long time as I've listened to the
mountain folks around Bull Creek
tells stories about Uncle Bill Preece
and his boys who had refused to be
concripted in the armies of slav-
cry, but who formed their own
Texas army of freedom fighting
under the banner OF Abe Lincoln
and the Union.
1 was born on Bull Creek in the
Texas cedar brakes. 1 found the
answer to my question just a short
time ago when | attended the com
bined Southern-Western regional
meeting of the National Negro Pub
fishers Association meeting at New
Orleans down in Louisiana.
And ] reckon thai Old Man Bill
Preece from Bull Creek thought
h same things that his great
grandson from Bull Creek thought
as I listened to the new black
statesmen of the South talk about
the things which Southerners OF
both colors want and need.
SCHOOLS VS.. COTTON PATCH
1 think that something stirred in
my heart as 1 heard the black stat
esrCen-the South's Negro editors
talk about equal schools for all the
South's children Of both colors. L
reckon hat Uncle Bill Preece was
thinking of his boy, my grandfath-
er. who never went to school more
than three weeks, as he heard a
Texas Negro legislator sponsor the
first bill for free education in my
home state. 1 guess 1 was think
ing of how 1 was kept in the cotton
patch and out of school when I
heard Negro editors rise up to talk
about better schools and better
ways Of education for what will be
a better South.
1 reckon that I must have thought
what my grandfather was thinking
when 1 heard the black statesmen
from the editorial desks pledge ev-
erything that they had to give the
South's people of both colors the
ballot. For when your grandfath-
err and my grandfather could vote
together. back in Reconstruction,
they could also work together.
1 salute the Negro editors of the
South and of America-wortny sons
of the black statesmen who gave
the South it's first birth Of freedom
L can tell you after attending this
meeting in New Orleans mat free
donl is being reborn in The South.
[ reckon hal it is being reborn
up on Bull Creek in Texas as it is
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Floor OF the House.
Congressman Brown, CR) Ohio.
and Clason, (R), Mass, were able
to carry the entire party; while
Congressman Powell Cd. New York
and Hook I'd. Mich.) carried all the
Democratic members except a
mere handful Of die-hards. The
AKA-Non-Partisan Council had
worked unrelentingly in getting
this amendment passed i'll the
House. Mrs. Johnson stated that
no less than 800 OF the Congress
men had been contacted in person
on this amendment.
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ran high.
One Of the Negro Seabees, Charl-
es w. Mcdonald, Motor Machinist's
Mate, Second Glass, USNR., 81 West
Glenwood Avenue, Akron, Ohio,
said: Upon leaving the ship the
men in my group were each given
five rounds of ammunition. As
our landing boat approached the
beach, the officer in charge, Lieut.
enant Arzie C. Hall, Civil Engineer
Corps, USNR-, whose wife, Eva A.
Continued on page A
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largest sum on the building fundS
drive. hicago's director DR.. S. W.
Smith Of 1866 S. State has formed
Century and Super-Century clubs
for contributors of 800 or more.
Thee Chicago women already in the
Century club are Mesdames Maur-
ice r. Hebert, Joshua NJ. Brown and
Ruth Smith In the state of Miss
ouri Drs. R. A. Ellis, L. V. Miller
and A. w. Craddock have gained
memberships in the Century Club
ATLAS Newsphoto Service.)
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MeHarry' Dream

This is a sketch Of the proposed
5000. 900 Alumni-Student dormitory
TO be built on the medical schools
campus next fall Groundbreaking
ceremonies will be a highlight OF
the commencement exercises on
Sunday. September 16, when alumni
from all over the country will be
present. The honor Of turning the
first dirt will go to a representative
Of the class that contributes the
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weeks paper for the announcement
of the new added features of nat
ion fame hat we will carry each
week for your entertainment.
Thanks a million for your consid-
Grafton of the above matters. Can
we count on you for your full COOP
Grafton.
The Omaha Guide Publishing Co,
2420 Grant Street.
Omaha, 10, Nebraska.
c. c. Galloway, Publisher.
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Asks Navy Probe Of Findings in
Hunger Strike
Of Negro Seabees

Port Hueneme, California, Thor
ough investigation by the NAACP
Of the recent two-day hunger
strike, of 1000 Negro Seabee mem
bers Of the 4th Construction Bat
talon who protested discriminat-
ion in awarding of Naval promot-
ions, reveals a story of violent rae
ial antipathies, thwarted ambit-
ions and broken promises
According to the report made by
Norman o. Houston of the Los An
geles NAACP, who interviewed %
members from the personnel of the
oath and S0th Construction Battal-
ions at Camp Rousseau, a great gap
exists between Negro and white
personnel; and a still greater gap
between the Negro personnel and
white officers;-In describing the
esries of discrimination situations
which led up to the strike, Mr.. Hou
ston submits the following teSti-
mony as representative of unanim-
Gus sentiment of all but one of the
members iterviewed in the 34th Bat
TALON: They had men of ability
and leadership in the Negro person
mel of the unit. While overseas,
Negro personnel made possible the
advancement of many white first
class petty officers to chief petty
officers, most of whom were trans
'ferred out of the unit upon return
to the United States.
Men stated that while they were
overseas they were promised that
as soon as they were qualified as
to technical skill and time in ser
vice that they would be given ap-
propriate promotions. Later the
promise was changed until when
they got back to the States. Now
that they have been back in the
States since last ctober and expect
an early return to foreign service,
no appreciable change has been
made on the part of the command
ing officer to give the advance rat
ings.
Instead of providing training
courses and encouraging the up
rating of Negro personnel to first
class men and chief petty officers
a group of white petty officers,
first class, and chief petty officers
were brought into the Battalion
for positions of Leadership. These
men average inferior to the Negro
personnel, yet they will be given
the opportunities for advancement
and become their superiors once
the Battalion is ready for overseas
assignment or out of state assign
ment.
1T is a naval custom for chief
petty officers to have separate
mess and living quarters and all
other ratings to mess and live to-
gether, but in this battalion they
complain that regardless of rank
all white men are put into separ-
ate mess lines and are given sep
arate and the most preferred quar-
ters, and that while white petty
officers are lounging in their quar-
ters Negroes of comparable rat
ings are out doing the most men
ial kind of chores. 1t was stated
that while in camp Negro person
6nel takes care of most of camp
duties whereas white personnel
have little or no camp responsible
tiles"
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MEN CMPLAIN OF
OFFICERS

In pointing up the maneuvers
and hatred existing between Com
handing Officer Mclean, a Simon
Legree" Mississippian, his execu-
tiv oefficer, Lit. Commander c. ".
White, and the men under him in
the oath b., Mr.. Houston stated,
The men accuse Battalion Com
mander Mclean, and his executive
officer, 1t. Commander c. ".
White, of violent racial antipathies
as is expressed in their attitude
that a Negro has no rights that a
white man is bound to respect.
They also complained that while
they were overseas he refused to
allow them to accept invitations
from white units to compete in
athletic contests; and that he took
it on himself to go into Oxnard and
ask white business places not tc
! serve them; and that at one time
he caused to be maintained separ-
ate heads for his white and Negro
personnel The Commander, in or
der to prove the incompetence o.
Negro for leadership, picks tn.
wrong men as examples of leader
' Continued on page p
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being reborn along the bayous of
Louisiana and in the pine thickets
Of Georgia
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THE LIVING
SOUTH
CBY HAROLD PREECE)
Copyright, 1915, by New South
Features)

I've often wondered
what ran through t h e
mind Of my great grand
dad when he was serving
as door keeper of the first