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The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14
WE,
BY MARY McLEOD BETHUNE.

Recently was riding in a train and became engaged in cas-
ual conversation with an Englishwoman sitting opposite me. An
airPlane suddenly swooped low over our car, the drone of its engin-
g momentarly making further talk impossible, and ] was shocked
TO see tins woman crnge in fright and slide deep into her seal. She
recovered herself instantly and, with a embarrassed laugh, explain
ed that the sound still took her back to the days Of the blnz and the
robot bombs in London.
The incident gave me food for thought. / recognized its i'm
plicaions. IL came to me with a shock that there is scarcely a man
OF woman in the world today who does not carry some scar from
rectly the devastations Of val, bear or scars.
The sacrifice of 100000 men and women to the conquest OF
tyranny was bitterly painful. But it would be bearable if we could
now believe that tyranny, bigouy and oppression arr dead. They
are mott
IL i true that even before the war, we had more than our share
of discussion and strife among racial and religious groups. They
were deliberately stirred up by malicious evil human beings who
ihriyed on hate and could only foresee success for themselves
through the seviiude of others. When such tactics were exercised
on an international scale, we went to war. Having fought that war
TO a victorious conclusion, we were justified in feeling that the fore
6 Of evil had temporarily, at least, been stopped in their tracks
That they have not i the terrible scar We carry.
We, Of our race, are ~anguished by the vicious intolerance
that still prevails ii our country. L~ynchngs, threats, job discrimin
alton, polIIax statutes, elections Of public officials who thunder
their devotion TO the myth Of white supremacy ----those are not the
things our veterans hoped to come home to. But we arc not the
only victims. In the end, all humanity will suffer, for our civiiz
alton ! not secure and peace cannot endure until every human being
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EDNA& &~ by ERIC HASS
E1l - cAA4 ~. WEEKLY PEOPLE


Released by Calvin's News Service

George Bernard Shaw once wit
lily observed that Kings are not
born; they are made by universal
hailucination~. We a report at
least one monarch who is an ex-
ceptiOn 70 the rule. He is King
Juda" of Bikini King Juda"
owes his title. not to universal
hallucination. but TO the ignorance
and racial arrogance Of the US
Navy and newsmen who covered
the recent atom-bOmb tests. Ad-
miral Blandy apparently just as
slmed that Juda was a king. At
any rate, the press described him
patronizingly as a "dark-skinned
short and muscular ruler and
Judas fellow Bikinians as his 1856
subjects
Actually Juda is no more a king
or n ruler than I am. And il his
fellow Bikinians heard themselves
referred 20 as subjects, they would
BE- quite incapable Of comprehend
ing the picture. They have never
known what IL is to be ruled over
and the status Of subjects is so
alien TO the easy dignity of their
freedom that their nature is sim
ply not susceptible to an under
standing n what the term implies.
To understand the relationship
between Juda and his cnmnanions
requires at least a brief description
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EMPLOYMENT ASSN.
To Hold Benefit
for Isaac Woodland

N
The Community EMPLOYMENT
Assn, Inc, of Omaha, Nebraska.
is sponsoring a musical program
for che purpose of raising funds to
be sent to the Isaac Woodland
Fund. We are sure that everyone
has heard or read about the Young
Veteran of World War II whose
eyes were gouged out by a police
officer in South Carolina.
We want to express our SYM
pathy by coming out on the fifth
Sunday afternoon and doing what
we can to put over this program
for his benefit. We feel that we
should put all our forces together
and try to bring forth justice to
all the people and try to enjoy
ONE Oh the things that we are
rightfully entitled to. and that our
boys SO bravely fought for.
This organization is organized
o the purpose of helping n an
other and to bring about a better
relationship between all races.
Don't forget this program and we
will promise that you will eniov
yourself. The place will be an
nounced later. If anyone wishes
70 take part or make a contribu-
ton, you are welcome to do so bv
calling AT. 1865 or writing to 2sS4
Binney Street.
Welton Hogan, Pres, Erwin Nc
Swaine, Secretary.
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~DESIGNATES AMERICAN
TEAMWORK WEEK

Governor Dwight Griswold to-
day asked Nebraskans to take a
stand against racial hostility in
favor of true democracy, as he is
sued a proclamation designating
September 22-27, AMERICAN
TEAMWORK WEEK.. The pro-
nouncement issued in endorsement
of the theme of the National Ur-
ban Leagues 1916 Annual Con
ference, which meets in St. Louis
Mo-, during that week, was as fol
lows:
WHEREAS, The youth Of Ameri-
ca have fought in two World Wars
within the past quarter of a CEN
fury in an attempt to liberate the
world of tyrants and to bring free
dom to the peoples of the world
and
WHEREAS, In our own coun-
try there still remains much ra-
cial discrimination and injustice;
and
WHEREAS, The United States
cannot reach true greatness if di-
vided by intolerance; and
WHEREAS, The war has scat
tered three-quarters of a million
Negro workers and their families
far and wide across the country;
and
WHEREAS. More than a million
Negro young men and women ser
we'd in the armed forces Of the I'm
tied States in World War II;
NOW THEREFORE, /, Dwight
Griswold, Governor Of the State Of
Nebraska, designate the week of
September 1929 1916 as American
Teamwork Week and ask Nebras-
kans to take a stand against ra-
cial hostility to the end that Ne
braska and the nation may become
the true Democracy for which A.
mericans have fought and died..
The Urban League conference,
which opens September 25, mark
ing the 18TH Anniversary IF the
introduction of the Bill Of Rights,
will emphasize effective methods
opposing race hate and solving So
cial problems through American
teamwork" in local communities,
with the theme AMERICAN
TEAMWORK WORKS: Attacking
Postwar Problems in Race Rela-
TONS. It's five days Of workshop
sessions on employment, housing,
and community planning, will be
addressed bv white and Negro lead
r in industry, labor and govern
ment, and public welfare from both
the North and the South.
Governor Griswold's proclama-
ton is among several being issued
governors throughout the coun-
WV in endorsement &c Err
CAN TEAMWORK WEEK.
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mocratic lines.
The democracy of primitive so
ciety was destroyed by the Disco
very and growth of the idea and
institution Of private property and
the consequent division of society
into classes of exploiters and ex-
plointed, Of masters and slaves. In
its place rose the political State
which Karl Marx so aptly desert
bed as the executive committee of
the ruling class. And kings appear
ed. end subjects.
It is important to understanr how
the idea of government evolved. 1t
is important to understand how
the genius of primitive man, be-
ginning with zero experience. de-
veloped a democracy never equal
ed by modern man. 1t is i'm oatant
to understand this, not only be
cause it gives the mind sweep
and freedom by proving that SOC
ial institutions grow ike oroani-
SINS, but also because it is conclu-
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What Is 1t
We Do Want?
BY RUTH TAYLOR

Do we really want peace? Do
we want security? Do we want
PROSPERITY? Do we want a chance
to live our own lives in our own
way?
No, this is NOT an article again
st war. 1t is not against anything
except s~elfishness. For. if we could
lick selfishness in men and nations
we could master any and every
trouble that besets us.
W. cannot ENFORCE peace,
either in industrial or in interna-
tional relations. But if men honest
~ want peace they can have it.
because they will put aside selfish
interest to achieve the large goal.
A lawyer friend of mine tells me
he always starts out by trying to
make his client see his opponents
side of the case. That once he
M
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cAA4 II Z. WEEKLY PEOPLE

OF primitive POlyneSian society. 1t
is a simple society but one in which
the idea of government is already
well developed. It's basis is primi-
tive communism and cooperation.
There r no classes among these
people, no private property, hence
no need for police and courts and
other instruments of coercion
whereby, in civilized society, one
class holds another class in SUBJ
lection.
As for Juda, he is a chief. He
wasn't born a chief. as is so GEN
orally and enormously assumed
by civilized people when speaking
oftribal societies. He was elected
democratically by the adult mem
bers of the group. He was cleo
ted chief because his fellow Blk
kinians respect his judgement and
character and he will remain their
chief as long as he retains their
respect. For the council which
raised him up can also strip him
Of his office.
l make the point not merely to
expose the racial arrogance of the
Navy brass and newsmen. After
al, not many citizens of imper-
ielist powers escape indoctrination
along these lines. And the belief
is fairly general that dark-skin-
ned people are inherently unfit for
7elf-government e.. leastwise until
they have first enjoyed the bles-
sings of the white mans benevo-
lent tutelage. Being purblind thru
Ignorance and arrogance, it is I'M
derstandable that the admirals and
their publicity agents should sim
Dly interpret Judas relationship
20 his tribe in terms of their own
experiences and limited knowledge.
| make the point mainly because
I think it worthwhile to remem-
Der that allour ancestors passed
through the stage of social devel-
opment reached by Judas tribe.
Among primitive men the idea of
government developed over tens
q thousands of years. What is
more, whether it was the pre-his-
toric Greeks or Romans, the Nor
oics. the American aborigines, At
r1cans or Polynesians, the idea of
government developed along de-
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LET'S HAVE MORE OF THIS

There may have been a time in
recent years when not too many
Christian clergymen were aware
of the dangers to our country
stemming from bigotry and pre-
JUDGE. But that time is rapidly
passing. if it hasn't passed away
altogether.
A good example of the alertness
of Christians to the threat presen-
ted by the forces of prejudice to
the security and peace of our free
society came only this June from
the Rev. John Safran, Methodist
minister in Marysville, Michigan.
AS told in TIME for July LIST,
the Rev. Safran was addressing
a high school graduating class and
had the courage to depart from the
platitudes often common to such
occasions to remind his audience
that some things in this land were
not what they ought to be.
I'VE refuse to face race pro-
blems", he declared. There are IS
million American Negroes who are
only enjoying a second-rate citi-
zenship. And we don't have to
look to the deep south to find peo-
pie who believe in the supremacy
OF the White race. He found some
sore spots in his own community
pointed them out with unreIieyed
candor, and concluded that if his
hearers were really interested in
the Kingdom of God they could do
something about it by being fair
n just to the Negroes who lived
nearby.
Nor is this all. MI. Willard john
son, assistant to the President Of
the NEW YORK TIMES in which
ne drew attention to the fact that
while we hear a good deal about
the revival of the Ku Klux Klan.
we DO not hear so much about
lhe counter-movement. And the
commencement, Mr. Johnson
remarked, has strong Champions
among the clergy. "Clergvmen of
Atlanta denounced the Khan in
~scathing tones" he wrote. $50 did
the clergy of Knoxville, Miami
fnd a dozen other cities where
Nlan activity has been reported
me southern Baptist Convention
largest denomination in the south
recentlv c""""~1ned participation
OF Christians in any hate move
ment.
Well said. -nrd well done LET'S
have more of it!
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MR.. ELLSWORTH w. PRYOR
PIONEER OMAHAN. BURIED

MI. Ellsworth w. Pryor, age "a,
died September 5th at his home,
1414 North 25th st. Mr.. Pryor
was a pioneer Omahan. having
been a member of st. Philips Epis-
copal Church for the past IS years.
He was employed as Steward at
the Omaha Club for 10 years and
at the Chamber of Commerce for
IL years, during these So years
Mr.. Pryor became acquainted with
many prominent citizens, including
six Presidents Of the United Stat
es.
Mr.. Pryor leaves to mourn his
loss, a son, Ellsworth P, Pryor, a
sister Mrs. Carrie Trimshaw of
Washington, d. O., four grand
children and seven great-grand
children. Funeral services were
held Monday at 10 a. m. from st.
Philips Church. burial was at For
est Lawn. Arrangements by Ny
r Funeral Home.
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sive proof of mans ability to adj
minister his own affairs. In other
words, the fact that primitive man
achieved a workable democracy
gives the lie to those who assert
that man c7n never be trusted to
rule himself.
Will modern man ever achieve a
real and authentic 3T5-days-ayear
democracy think the answer is
yes. He will r~ecreate the demo-
cracy and fraternity Of primitive
people on the higher plane of ma
terial abundance. He will do this
by outlawing the institution of pri-
vate pro arty, ~abc1isning classes
and rain the State The rlan Of
government projected bv TIE treat
American N0rxi~t. Daniel De Leon
which would organize future so
ciety on the basis OF industrial
constituencies, is such a recreation
of the fraternity, equally and de-
mocracy the white man found. but
failed to recogniZe-at Bikini.
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Iii COMMON DEFENSE
(by Rev. William C. Kernan)

succeeds in this, he generally car
make the opponent see the clients
side. and the solution that comes
out Of a mutual understanding OF
each others position is peaceful
and permanent.
Personally l think that is a fine
way to handle any problem. But
how to go about it? First, we have
to be motivated by a sincere de-
sire to find a solution to our diff
ficulties, to do away with points
of disagreement. We have to act
as we intended to live together in
peace.
This does not mean giving in
or "appeasing". We have to stand
firm for principle, and not compro
mise or shilly shally. If we do, we
will find ourselves blosked off in
to a corne where we have to fight
just because we didn't make our
position clear in the first place.
Next we have to consider our
opponents side, and see if we do
not agree with some of his views.
o1lSC having lOuIlO IllSSG pOlIlIS VI
agreement, then we can honestly
and fairlvy work out a solution to
see that it will be just to both side
There is no peace of any kind
that will last unless it is founded
upon absolute justice. Over four
hundred years ago a great judge
said. Reason is the life of the
law nay the common law itself is
nothing else but reason. But how
often do we stay reasonable after
we get into an argument? We go
into it with a mental chip on our
shoulder, just looking for trouble.
We say we want peace. but do we
If we do-as individuals, as a
nation, we will work FOR it, not
AGAINST it. We can have peace. !.
both at home and abroad. The de-
cision is up to US. What is it we
DO want? Our own way, or a fair
deal for EVERY one?
The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14
The Walters
Column
BY n. W.. Smith

Mr.. Earl Jones enjoyed a fine
vacation at his old home in Nc.
Mr.. Chauncey Mcfarland of the
OAC cocktail lounge enjoyed a
vacation in the east.
Musician headwaiter very much
out in front and is booked to head
a group on the good will tour from
the Chamber of Commerce.
Regis hotel and White Horse
Inn serving with a smile.
Walters at the Hill hotel on
the job at all times.
Fontenelle hotel topping the SER
vice and going good.
Paxton hotel walters quick step
ping at all times.
Blackstone hotel walters serving
with a smile.
Mrs. Joyner the lovely popular
waitress of the OAC cocktail loun-
ge has returned from a vacation
in New York and Chicago and
Philadelphia.
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KING COLE TRIO DOES ITS
XMAS RECORDING EARLY

1t may be midsummer to the
rest of the world, but there was
a light snowfall in the New York
recording studios for Capitol re-
cords last week when the famous
King Cole Trio made its special
Christmas records for the 1916
Yule season. Incidentally, the ses-
sion marked the first time that the
trio has been heard with a string
section background. There were a
dozen violins. violas and cellos on
the date to fluff UP a musical Gu
shion for the brilliant trio.
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What The Bands
Are Doing
TEX BENEkE-GLENN MILLER
BAND TOPS MARTIN BLOCK
POPULARITY POLL

NEW YORK-The Tenth Annual
popularity poll conducted by Mar
tin Block, master of ceremonies on
WNEW's MAKE Believe Ballroom
has come to a close with several
surprising results. Tex Beneke and
the Glenn Miller orchestra provi-
ded the upset of the year as it no
sed out Harry James for first
place in the band division. Vaughn
Monroe trailed in a close third
place in the contest which drew
hundreds of thousands of votes in
all. Margaret Whiting stole femme
singing honors from 10 Stafford
and Dinah Shore, respectively. /.
and frankie beat out der Bingle
and Perry Como as the best male
singer.
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BLOOD DONORS Needed!

Mr.. George Watson. veteran O.
maha Real Estate Dealer. of 24I3
Lake St. underwent a major oper-
alton az St. Joseph's Hospital last
week. He is reported as doing
fair. but IS very much in need of
blood transfusions. Anyone wish
ing % donate blood may do SO by
reporting 10 the St Joseph's hos
pital in his interest
The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14
VAUGHN MONROE RECORDS
MAESTRO'S NEW SONG lit

The pleasure was all theirs when
the Vaughn Monroe orchestra went
into recording studios here last
week for a session of wax cuttings
but the profits of this session will
be all Vaughn's. Not only will the
maestro get the recording royal
ties as the featured artist on the
The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14
WALTER WHITES ACTION
SAVED INNOCENT LIVES

NEW YORK. August 29th-It
was disclosed al NAACS National
Office today that the prompt act
ion Of Walter White. in urging 1t.
Governor Fielding Wright to use
his powers 70 avoid threatened
lynchings during the recent episode
in Smith County. Blissippi had IN
The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14

doubleday saved many lives. A re-
liable source on the scene stated
He saved the lives of innocent Ne
groes who M doubt would have
been slaughtered wholesale.
According to the same source il
was disclosed that the situation
grew out of a fued among the
whites due to labor condition..
Since then it has been fairly well
established that the press was ac-
tually guilty of gross misrepresen-
tation since the Negroes never fl
red on either a a or upon the law
enforcement officers as charged.
Significantly, several Mississippi
white men have been arrested III
this connection recently.
OFOr Greater COUerage
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record, but he'll also get the share
or the profits which 60 to the song
writer, for the tune The Pleasure
is All Mine" which the band dis
ced was written by bandleader
Monroei
The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14
DARDANELLE TRIO SIGNED
TO RECORD FOR RCA VICTOR


Dardanelle, the lovely young
singer, pianist and vibraharpist
who captured New York a little
over a year ago when she started
a long term engagement at the
Copancabana, smart East Side
night club, has been signed to re-
cord with her trio for RCA Victor
it was announced today by Eli
Oberstein, head of A.
pertoire for the company.
Signed with her group to al
ternate on the Copa bandstand
with the Phil Moore Four and la
ter with the King Cole Trio, Oar
danelle's group was pitted against
two of the best known and music
ally finest instrumental groups in
the country. The merit of the trio
was readily proved when those
who came to hear Moore and King
Cole stayed on for set after set
to hear the young southern lovely
with her drawing volacls and in
fectuous piano and vibraharp.
Her contract at the Copa was ex-
tended from six weeks to nine
monthsi
Besides her playing prowess,
Dardanelle is q competent arran-
ger and composer. She has arran-
oed for such hands as Lionel
Hampton and Ray Mckinley and
even composed the theme song
which the Mckinley band origin
ally used.
In this years Esquire magazine
band poll. in which famous must
clans make their choices for the
new stars in the music business,
Lionel Hampton voted Dardanelle
as his favorite new star pianist,
and Art Tatum, the piano wizard,
voted her his favorite vibraharp-
list.
Dardanelle is married to Marvin
Scott, a society bandleader who is
in constant demand for deb dan
ces and social teas in the south
ern states. His band is currently
at a swank Virginia beach resort.
Dardanelle's trio will open in New
York again in about six weeks.
The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14
News of The
gsjp,;JY
and Reviews"

NEW ECkSTINE RECORDINGS
OAKLAND, Calif.-Billy Eek
slime, young Americas new sing
ing idol, will wax eight new sides
for National records in two SEES
sions in Los Angeles next week,
with Al Green and Herb Abram-
son of the National firm flying
eastward to supervise the Eek
slime waxings.
The popular bronze balladier,
who has smashed every existing
attendance record in his stay at
the Swing Club here, which winds
up on Sept. 10, will play a series
of one-niters in southern Califor-
MIA enroute to his opening Tues
day, Sept. IL. for two weeks on
stage at the Lincoln
Los Angeles.
A new Eckstine record hit the
market this week. with the rom
antic singing maestro wrapping
up a real oldie, I've Gotta Pass
Your House To Get To My House
and a new blues, "Aint Like That
No More.
The Omaha guide., 1946-09-14

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Advertise in The GUIDE
Hartford chronicle., 1946-04-20
Blackwood Draws With LaMotte

A series of uppercuts that played a symphony on the baby face LaMotta won the applause of the fans, many thought the lad won, but the bout was declared a draw by the judges. The fans were so peeved at the final decision that they milled around the ring for some time arguing with the off cials. LaMotta had boasted before the fight that he knew he could lick the colored boy and would catch up to him in the later rounds and knock him out. It was LaMot- ta who was almost knocked out in the 10th round.
Hartford chronicle., 1946-04-20
SWIMMING
By George A. Davit

 HARTFORD, APRIL 17-Ons of the most beneficial sports fol all-around exercise comes from swimming.
 Negro youth, as a whole, do not take swimming as being a very attractive sport. We find that col ored athletes are excelling in most of our major sports but swimming 1t has been proven that whenever Negro athletes extend themselves to excellence in any field of ath- letics, they become record break CTS. Why not swimming?
 The answer lies in the fact that our youth have not been taught its full importance in body build ing. In our schools where swim ming is taught most of our Negro youth desire only to learn enough to get the basic credits needed to pass the simple tests. Such attitudes should be analysed and explained. In weeks to come, I will attempt to clarify swimming and point out the inn portant points necessary to elim- mate present obstacles.
 (Follow this column weekly on swiming - by George A. David An American Red Cross Life .Say- ing Representative Next Week. ''FEAR.")