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The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
Airport Bonds Linked with
City's Postwar Development
Bond Issue Requires No Increase in Tax Rate

10 operating their planes with a
certain risk to their own equipment
might begin looking around" for
a sister city eager and willing to
provide an adequate airport to serve
as a main line stopping point for
transcontinental and border-to-gulf
travel.
The airport bonds, if voted by the
people. would provide for addition
al heavy duty runways paralleling-
several already laid, repairs to pres
ent runways before they COM
pletely fall apart" and more room
at the terminal for the hundreds Of
passengers and business executives
arriving and departing daily. Sew
eral national concerns already have
applied for space at the airport
terminal
Civic leaders have said that an
improved and repaired airport will
attract new business to Omaha.
increased employment of returning
veterans. a large percentage of
whom have been associated with the
air forces and expect and hope to
enter some phase of the aviation
field.
Omahans were informed by the
City Comptroller that voting ap-
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
your Bale tT Tsss:
Go to the Polls
& VOTE!
Seventh War Loan
Drive Starts Mon.

The greatest War Loan Drive in
World War III opens Monday, May
IA. as with Germany's collapse the
nation readies its for in
tensified action in the Pacific.
During the six weeks of the Sew
enth War Loan drive, May IA to
June 30. Nebraskans Will be asked
to lend their country 92 million
dollars. IS million dollars of which
must be purchased by individuals,
according to Dale Clark. War Fin
ance Committee Chairman for Ne
braska.
Announcement of We Day means
completion of only one-half of the
war. Mr., Clark reminded Nebrask-
ans. He said that the other a
of the war will be won when we
haveincreased and intensified our
efforts sufficiently to bring about
victory in the Pacific.
The Nebraska War Finance Chair
man pointed out that this year
there will be only two War Loan
drives instead of three, and that in
these two drives Nebraskans will be
asked to raise almost as much mon
ey in individual purchases as in the
three last year.
1T means that we must buy big
ger and more bonds in the Seventh
War Loan" Mr.. Clark said. "Only
by buying more can we make two
drives take the place of three ."
The intensification of the war a.
gainst Japan is the principal reas-
on that Americans must invest in
War Bonds. Mr.. Clark said. but he
added that there are countless 9TH
er reasons including the fact h a
the home-front must provide for
the care OF the sick, wounded n
disabled who require medical atten-
ton now and will continue to re-
quire it for some time to come.
Asserting that if the war should
suddenly end tomorrow every dol
lar OF the Seventh War Loan goal
would stflf be necessary. MFR Clark
| said that the amount asked for in
this drive has already been comm
tilted to the war effort. The re-
s~opnsibility rests with us, here in
Nebraska, and with the rest of the
nation to meet our quotas" he de-
clared.
The Allied Military Command has
estimated that it will take years.
not months, 70 crush Japan. and IL
that is true, Mr.. Clark said. the war
will he bigger harder and longer
than many Americans expect. W.
are the ones who must back it up,
pay for it"
He urged Nebraskans not to let
anything retard the job OF the home
front that has to be lone to back
up the boys who are doing the
fighting.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
NAZI OVERLORDS
AT HEIGHT
OF THEIR POWER

Hitler and his "supermen'
with all their stuffed-shirt pomp
and ceremony. Their promise to
rule the world has ended in de-
feat and humiliation. Arrogant
and ruthless, here, at the height
of their power, they have
brought only misery and suffer
ing to the German people, as
well as to those they sought to
conquer and destroy
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12

prevail Of the bond issue would
NOT raise their present rate Of tax
alton. The bonds would be retir-
ed, along with all other city bonds,
in 1851. and in no way would pre-
vent the voting of additional bond
issues in the future for an auditor
ium Or any other postwar purpose
Organizations supporting the air
port bond issue include: The Oma-
aha Sales Managers Association.
Benson Commercial Club, North
Side Improvement Club, West 20
Merchants Association, Omaha
Real Estate Board, Omaha Associa-
ton of Taxpayers. Exchange Club,
Tribe of Yessir. Cooperative Club.
Optmists Club, ~ceveral posts of the
American Legion, the South Omaha
Kiwanis Club, Central Labor UT n
and many others.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
Key Position to New
Zealand at San Fran
cisco Conference

The San Francisco Conference of
the United Nations moved forward
at an increased pace. its political
pathway clear.
orking assignments were handed
out to each of the participating ma
tions with definite jobs to be done
KEY POST TO NEW ZEALAND
One appointment of special in
terest was that Of New Zealand as
Chairman Of the Committee on the
International Trusteeship System
under the General Assembly. New
Zealand and Australia have views
on the control of mandates and JAP
aneses islands captured in the Pac-
ific differing considerably with the
desires Of official circles IN London
Belgium was put in charge Of the
Commission on General Principles,
which will draft the preamble,
Statement of purposes and principl-
es, Membership and general provis-
ions including the secretariat and
amendments. This is where the
issue Of the Atlantic Charter and
the adherence of the America to
principles of justice will come up,
as well as thai of liberalizing the
provisions for amending the Char
ter. To the PHILIPPINES went the
post of rapporteur for this Comm
ission. and to Lexaon that of assist
ant secretary general.
n,ra a1-p,ittaa ora included in
the Commission On one, that on
preamble purposes and principles,
the Ukraine will hold the Chairman
shin and Syria that Of rapporteur
On the other. that on membership
and general provisions, Costa RIGA
will be Chairman. Haiti rapport
eur for membership and Saudi Ar
abba for general provisions
South Africa obtained the Presi-
dency Of the Commission on the
General Assembly which will deal
with the problem of whether? the
Dumbarton Oaks proposals should
he modified to increase the rights
of the smaller nations in the Cen
era Assembly.
Panama received the post of rapp
orteur and Liberia that Of assist
ant secretary general for this Com
mission.
The Committee points structure
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wisdom and pledged support of
Haiti in contributing to and col
laborating with the principles of
peace and Justice laid down here
However. Panama was more fear
full in her declaration which out
lines for basic principles. Justice
Peace Foundation"
Inspired by the ideals of Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, World Citizen, the
Panama delegation to UNC 10 Will
support a World Security structure
based on the following ~self-evident
truths. Panama's Minister Jimenez
told yesterdays conference ~plenary
session.:
He started his speech in Spanish,
but said that for practical reasons
he would switch to English He
thereby saved the Conference CON
siderable time. for if he had spoken
in Spanish it would have had to be
translated into English. as Spanish
is not IN official functional Ian
guage of the Conference.
1.-The principal of quality of
states must be kept inviolate."
2-"An international Bill of
Rights must be written into the
World Charter, a statement Of the
essential freedoms and rights Of
the individual"
3-'Peace must be founded upon
Justice. On a peace not imposed
by force. But on the satisfaction
and tranquility of the spirits"
4-"Nations must recognize the
authority of international law over
their own and submit their disputes
to the Interpretation Of that inter-
national law by a World Court
During the week. representatives
from Liberia and Ethiopia also
spoke.
LIBERIAN VIEWPOINT
C. l.. Simpson. Vice President of
Liberia, asked the Conference to a.
mend the number of non-perman-
emit seats in this Security Organic
alton from six to seven. He sug-
gested that the seven nations should
be picked alphabetically, and thai
III ShOoAA NC - WV
until the panel of States is exhaust
ed.
ETHIOPIA SPEAKS
Bitwodded Makonnen E~ndalkata.
head of the Ethiopian delegation,
pleaded for a security council en-
powered to act Immediately to sup
press aggression. He recited the
fo:I.-1 f 49, ia - Natian0
to protect Ethiopia when that ma
ton was attacked by Mussolini's
legions. and called upon the dele
gates to build a much stronger
organization"
A note of irony faced the confer
ence in a plenary session when
General SHUTS of South Africa, one
Of the originators Of the Infamous
Mandate" system called for a de
claration of human rights" as a pre-
amble to the Charter of the New
World Organization.
AMERICAN VIEWPOINT
Aside from a number Of technic-
al Language" changes in the Dunn
barton Oaks plan, the American
amendments are understood to en-
brace these major points
/. Authority for the World Or
g~anization's General Assembly to
discuss and make recommendations
on exiting treaties to participant ma
tions.
q. Provision that by z vote Of
t~hree-fourths Of the assembly and
seven members Of the Security Coul
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
Announces The Opening
of Good Shepherd Store

Mr. Coleman DanEerfield announc
e the opening of The Good Shep-
herd Novelty. Notion and Grocery
Store. located at 26I5 Burdette st
II YOU don't see what you want in
this store. ask for it and the next
time you come in he viii have it. if
it's available There will he a sta
tionery department where Q may
he able to purchase cards for every
occasion. stamps. tablets, N-maiI,
ana other writing material. This
department is for your convenience
Don't judge the contents inside by
the little store front outside Come
IN and you VIII he surprised at the
adequacy OF this little store.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
Harold Preecel

Ahf hhNbtu IFettel
Congressman Wright Patman's
second son ~ my namesake. I'm
right proud OF James Harold Pat
man fighting overseas for democracy
as I'm proud Of all Of Dixie's boys.
white and Negro. who offer their
lives that All the peoples Of the
earth may live.
But Tim not proud 81 Congressman
Wright PatmaH's stand On the hous-
ing project hat was intended for
Negroes at New Boston. Texas. I'm
not proud hat Negro defense work
ers. producing the things needed by
James Harold Patman on the battle
front should have been denied
homes built bv toe for
them.
AZ . Texas white man. / protest
against the occupancy Of those
houses for white people when they
were intended for Negroes.
But, brothers. I don't think that
protests are worth a prayer down
below unless those protests turn in
% a program for action. I've seen
my Erandma's old turkey gobbler
swell up and get mad about some
thing. but hat cidnt Keep the axe
off his neck.
What kind OF housing program
FOR Negroes is going to come out of
the ruckus at New Boston, Is New
Boston going q be another memory
Of uunHHar nFHa. FFuhr i'm x-hfnh
Negroes lost because they had less
"a fight witR7
TEAR DOWN 'COLORED TOWNS"
Ever since the trouble al New
Boston I've been thinking that we
ought 10 put our heads together and
see that we start tearing down all
the miserable "Colored Towns" of
Dixie and start building d%ecently-
housed new communities where our
kids won't die from FLU and pneu-
monia because the rain pours
through the roofs and the wind
bowls through the walls.
Good housing is good insurance
for that next generation which will
give Dixie its next birth of democ-
racy. Maybe. our great Negro in
companies could help US
solve that problem Of housing il the
government gave Them a chance.
Congressman Wright Patman pro-
badly wouldn't vote for such a bill.
But why can't we push legislation
through Congress authorizing the
government to laon money for home
building to the Negro insurance
companies. these companies to re-
loan the funds to colored citizens
who wanted To put decent roofs
over their wives and babies.
The government could lend the
0,oney. say al two per cent. to the
insurance companies. The companies
would in turn. lend the money to
home builders at four per cent. I'd
bet anyone a ten spot against a
brass nickle that Negro Americans,
IN a couple Of years. would build
homes that would be fine nesting
places for those yong folks who
hold Americas future in their hands
r. surely as they hold their nursing
bottles.
It's something TO think about It's
something for Congressman Wright
Patman. who has generally supper
ted liberal legislation. 10 think
about too.
This doesn't mean hat | believe
the federal government should stop
building housing projects on its own
NV proposition about the insurance
companies is intended for people
who individually wan TO build
homes Of their own.
I believe that the insurance CO.
mpanies could measure up to the
job. Some or the best business ex-
ecutives In the country are Negro
insurance men. They've never failed
10 serve their pople OF their country
when they've had even a halfway
chance to serve.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
Edward. Killingsworth
Escapes with Minor
Injury in Plunge Down
Tuchman BLDG Stairs

About II a m Thursday, May
eth Mr. Edward Killingsworth of
the KiIlingsworth & Price Barber
shop. fell down the stairway COM
ing from Attorney Ray Williams
office in the Tuchman building 1t
seriously hurt. The Omaha Guide
office called the Doctors hospital,
where he was taken at 1880 p. m.
and was told Mr.. Kiningsworth
was treated for minor injuries and
had been dismissed.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
Raising of Bill of Rights Question
Left to Republics of Haiti, Panama

and observation-disclosures, Turkey
Rapporteur, White Russia.
Political and Security Functions
Chairman, Bolivia; R%apporteur. Do
minican Republic.
Chairman, ndia; Rapporteur
Guatemala.
T~rusteeship System-Chairman
New Zealand; Rapporteur. Luxen-
bourg.
Appointments to the Commission
on the Security Council which viii
control the use of armed forces tc
restrain aggression were-Presi.
dent. Norway; R~apporteur, Para
quay; Assistant Secretary-General
Honduras. offices on the commit
tees under this Commission were
distributed as follows: Structures
and Procedures, Chairman-Greece.
Rapporteur. Ell Salvador. Peaceful.
Settlement of Observation-Disclosures
ruguay; Rapporteur, the Soviet Un-
ion.
Enforcement arrangements-Ch-
airman, Ecuador; R~apporteur
France. Regional Arrangements
Chairman, Colombia; R%apporteur
China.
Entering its second phase, the
historic World Organization of ar
International Security began tc
tackle some of the serious prob
lens basic to a permanent world
structure to insure peace.
! 1t was apparent this week, how
ever that the Colonial issue would
not be raised in this Conference
! and also that the international
Trusteeship Plan" does not offer
! too much hope to the solution OF
the pressing Colonial problem.
While neither Ethiopia nor Liber-
ia asked for an international Bill
| of Rights, raising this question
was left to two small Central Am
erican Republics-Haiti and PaLa-
, ma.
Necessity Of intellectual collabor-
alton in the new world organization
now being drawn up at San Francis
| co was stressed in the sixth plenary
| session of UNC 10 yesterday by Ha-
titan Foreign Minister Gerard E
Lescot.
In its statement, Haiti Said:"Col-
liberation is necessary. Human
Rights Guarantees are asked"
Addressing the session in French,
Mr.. Lescot pointed out that the
Dictators used education to their
own ends and a repition of the use
of schools for purposes inimical to
peace and security must be prevent
ed in the future.
The Haitian Foreign Minister adj
vocated that legal guarantees Of
human rights be more explicit in
the World Charter declaring that
the principles of racial and relig-
ious non-discrimination are indis-
pensable in a just world organiza-
ton.
While needing modification, the
Dumbarton Cakes proposals will
receive the support Of the Haitian
delegation, Mr.. Lescot said as he
expressed the hope hat provisions
would be made for modification of
the organization to meet changing
conditions. Haiti has confidence
that the great powers of the World
Organization will unite effectively
to prevent any threat to the peace
Mr.. Lescot concluded by declar-
ing his confidence that the Confer
ence would accomplish its task with
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12

ell a new World Conference may be
called any time in the future for
revision of the Charter now being
drafted
g.. A dual trusteeship plan to
supplant the old League Of Nations
mandate system. This would place
strategic outposts under the Secur-
ity Council, and n~on-strategic bases
under the General Assembly 1t Is
designed to permit, for example,
American control of such strategic
islands taken from Japan as Two
Jima.
A. Principles Of Justice.
Direct insertion Of guarantees o.
the principles Of Justice" and hum
an rights in the Charter preamble.
The Omaha guide., 1945-05-12
NAZI "SUPERMEN"
AS THEY ri TODAY

FRANCE - Lucky to be pris-
oners, Hitler's fanatics met their
masters when they ran up
against ell-trained, well-equip-
ped American and Allied troops.
Two youngsters in the fore
ground gave their age as
eighteen but were judged to be
about IA years old. Grizzled
German veterans, behind them.
also show extent to which Ger
many scraped the bottom Of
manpower barrel. Nazi equip
ment, too, d%eteriorated proved
no match for American power.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

which only made tragedy dircr when it over
whelmod nor II was Il chiidlike infatuation with
Society rather than an ambition 10 shine that
proved Nabcllcs Nemesis For if Mabclle had been
merely ambitious, she might have been the first
american girl 10 reign European queen.
Prince Peter OF Serbia, who later became that
country king, fcl in love with her at first sight
IN Paris and begged her 10 marry him. But Mabele
turned him down 10 become a plain American
"MisSus' in 1900, the wife Of Clarence Moore, q
handsome man-about-Washington, d. c.
W/ITII him she knew great happiness until the
w first great tragedy of her life cnRuifcd Mabec
Titanic Grief fstrickcn, Mabce went into retirement
with her sons Jasper and Clarence Moore Jr
Eventually MaDalc married again Her second
husband Aksel Wichfcld nephew OF the then
Danish Minister 10 Washington. lie was younger
than Mabc.lc but he shared with her a tremendous
talent for tossing money TO the Winds
European headquarters OF the WiChfcld social
campaign were established in Paris But from the
French capital Nabclc hranchcd out to villas
leased AT Cannes, on the Riviera and the Basque
Coast al BIarIitZ For years she leased at staEgo,
ing cost Blair Castle, the Scottish ancestral home
Of the Dukes Of Athou, where she cntertaincd.
Reports OF domestic unhappinCss in the Wich-
field menagc became general IN 1880. Eventually
the couple separated bat Mabclc refused TO divorce
WiChfcld. even though be demanded il that he might
marry Fiji Wde44vT Lcidy Holden.
Bat Wichfcld got a Reno divorce in 1882, and
later married the Wldcncr hcfTcSS. Back in Paris.
NdTcIIe no longer could hide the fact that her
millions were gone.
The fashionable hordcs who had once fought for
invitations 10 her parties, now faded away, leaving
Mabelc virtually alone and all but penniless until
her death AZ the London homo of Lord and Lad.'
Portarlington, who had fetched her from Paris.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02


The Rev. Mr.. Grant was the rector OF the Church
OF the Ascension on lower Fifth Avenue, one OF the
most beautiful and fashionable Episcopal churches
IN New York - and Rita was a woman twice
divorced Announcement Of the engagement created
furor Immediately, Bishop Manning refused 10
sanction the marriage
GO THIS romance Of her middle years which
- might have meant at last peaceful and happy
life for Rita. was destined only 20 hCiEhtcn the
tragedy IN whose shadow She always lived For
three years, Rita and the Rev. Mr Grant pttcd
their wills and their love against Bishop Man
nIRgs adamant disaPProval Finally, in tho 1atc
spring of 1924, Rita and the rector announced
that their engagement had been terminated. Within
"A month. the Rev Nr Grant resigned his rector.
ship Within less than three years he was dead
This aging beauty who had once had the Stokes
millions at her command could not, toward tho
end pay a milk bll Of S237 Tho scale of her
cNtravaEanccS could boo measured in part by an
unpaid bill OF $1,000 for interior decoration. and
another of $1,000 for cloths. Her last posses.
sIonS were sold ~ auction to N3ti~fy her creditors
Finally in 1920 death released this unhappy
woman who had hNCd almost constantly with traE
edy since she was in her teens.
As Rita came 10 the end Of her sorrow laden
ginning 10 count the cost Of her reign as an inter.
wealth and happiness In 1893 Mabcllc Swift Moore
left from the millions she had tossed away in gain
ing foothod in Society here and abroad
Unlike Rita, she had known great happiness,
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

But already Rita
was suffering from
the illness that was
20 haunt her for
the rest OF her life.
Worry YER n er
sons cstrangcment
and the scandals al
ways just beneath
the surface Of her
life h a d un d T
mined her health.
Then, In 1918, the
Lydig m arridge q
"a IN O TO IA q n q
when Rita divorced
her second husband
ia paEiS- EE this
time, the beautiful
" m an was 50
accustomed 10 a
fantastically lavish
se4ie Of iivfng that
She could not even
cuNision any other
way OF life.
a few years after
the close OF the
war, Rita withdrew
m ore and m ore
from Society Then
began one Of the
most painful and
pitilul chapters in
the life OF this un-
happy woman who
hal s4uandered her
hcalth and her for.
tune on Society. In
August. 1927, the
Wo4.ld and His Wife
as Well as the -Four
Hundred were elcc-
tif.cd by the an
nounccmcnt Of Mrs.
Lydig's engagement
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

Wrecked Dreams and Ruin Come
to the Upper Crust as They Do
to Humber Folk. and fhe Bitter
est Heorfbreok of All Hits The
oSoy Moths Whom +he 400 Forbids
to Dance in It's Sacred Flame
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02


that followed the tragic
20 her grave
II was whispered far and wide that on
the first Of every month"; Nanderbts secre-
tary sent the beautiful Mrs. Stokes check for
5000 She strcnuouslY denied this tale especially
during the unhappy days when she was the princi
pa IN bankruptcy proceedings
Eventually. Rita remarked Her second hus-
hand -vF1s ttHtp ". Iydig. He had inherited
slIahl" fortune from his mother, who Was
HccksChcr In addition 10 money, DC enjoyed
pleasant place in Society. II Rita heretofore had
scntIIatcd in Ncw York'S -Four Hundred she WIS
now destined 10 blaze across its armament
She dazzlcd Society with her oNtravacaucc no
less than her beauty, and many began % wonder
how long the Lydg money could support SO much
oNoticism. But beneath her frivolous facade. there
was deeply charitable and kindly nature. She
became especially interested I'm the work being
done boy Now York's city hospitals for Impoverished
patients addicted 10 narcotics
Once again. because Of her interest iu narcotic
victims, there arose another sorry legend % plague
her until death Because Of her fraH appearance
and WaNcn skin. cruel whispers began 10 circulate
AuEh Society that Rita was Interested IN drug
F,nis because She, too was slave of drugs.
Always cnvclOping tragedy CirClcd closer 10 this
fatcful beauty II was quite apparent 10 Society
at the time OF the outbreak Of World War that
Rtas marriage TO Lydig a failure and that
II mad brought her neither true happiness nor
content And Lydigs action in joining the Russian
Army at the outbreak OF the war came a
drastic surprise 10 most Of his close friends
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-19

take of not covering 1t. In that
case, if West held the queen Of
clubs and East the ace, he could
make his contract.
He played low on the first
diamond and ruffed the second,
cashed the ace of spades, and led
a low spade to -dummy's jack.
He led the club jack, but West
covered and East won with the
ace. Another diamond was led
which DR.. Hooker trumped AMI
then played small club. West
won with the ten and led the
ace of diamonds, which doc"
trumped. Now he had two good
clubs in his hand. Nevertheless.
he trumped one Of them in dunn
my so he could take the heart
finesse, which was good.