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The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
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heading of numerous. brt the audi
ence mainly composed of music Low.
ers and a few musicians of some lev
ell would have appreciated a bit more
of Washington's talent display.
We think hat Mr.. Washington de-
tracts from his artistry by putting his
knee on the piano while announcing
a selection.
Intermission followed thus:
In the fourth and concluding group
came the spirituals "MotherIess Child
by Burleigh; Sweet Little Jesus Boy
by MacCimsey; 81 Stood on De River
of Jordan" bv Burleigh; and Prices
'My Souls Been Anchored In De
Lord.
1t is commonly believed that only
the Negro can sing spirituals with
effect. Mr.. Briggs lived up to this
commonly accepted item and really
treated the audience in his final group
of selections. The initial number was
very well rendered. The softness and
tenderness Of Sweet Little Jesus Boy"
affected the audience very much SO.
The third selection was masterfulIy
done. The melodious piano part added
to the beauty Of the number. 1t seems
as e Mr.. Pri~~e lad his hea-. anI his
sould in the finale number Of that his
soul really was anchored in De l.,
This would have closed the program
had not Mr.. Briggs thrilled the mass
throng with his deep rich quality voice
floating over the Amvet's Club, so they
clamoured for more.
Mr.. Briggs returned to do one of Mr..
Washington's own compositions "Let
Ue Break Bread Together. This song
has a way Of sneaking into your IT.
ward feelings and Briggs could sneak
it there.
The happy, smiling audience de-
parted well pleased with having spent
an afternoon ~enioyably. Talking
with one another they expressed whole
hearted desire for a repeat perform
ance. Orchids to the artists for their
work and we all bid them God speed.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
PLACES FOR REGISTERING
FOR THE VOTERS

Notice is hereby given hat special
places for the registration Of voters re-
siding in the city Of Omaha have been
provided as follows to wit:
NORTH OMAHA AREA
North Branch Omaha Public Library,
29th and Ames Ave. Basement. North
Entrance.
Mondays and Tuesdays Nav 20, q.
Urban League Community Center, at
2213 Lake Street; Fridays and Satur-
days, May IL and 10; "a and Is.
BENSON AREA
Fire Engine House, Goth and Maple
Sts.; Wednesdays and Thursdays, MAJ
q and %.
SOUTH OMAHA AREA
South Side City Hall, oath and 20"
Sts., Fridays and Saturdays, May II
and Is; "a and Is.
All Of the above places except So.
Side City Hall will be open from l
P. NJ. to 9 P. NJ. South Side City Hall
will be open from 9 A. NJ. to 9 P. NJ.
The above schedule is subject to dis
continuance in the event of lack of re-
gistrations. Voters who prefer to do 50,
may register at the Election Commits
sioner's Office at the Court House dali
ly from $3.50 A. NJ. to 4:30 P. M. ex-
cept Saturdays to II noon.
Commencing Saturday May 25, and
extending through Friday, May 3lst,
the Election Commissioners Office
will be open until 9 P. M. each day.
All voters Except those voting by
mail because Of absence from Douglas
County } who have not registered here
tofore, or who have otherwise, since
their last registration, by marriage or
otherwise, since their last registration,
changed their names or residence, must
register in order TO vote at the Primary
Election June IL, 1916, and such vo-
tiers are respectfully urged to register
at their earliest convenience and there
by avoid unnecessary last minute on
g~estion.
Registrations will close Friday, on
May 81, 1916 at 9 o'clock P. M.
Dated this 9th day of May, 1916.
JOSEPH A. VOJIR
Election Commissioner
Douglas County, Nebr.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
HEALTH INSTITUTE HELD
FOR BEAUTY SCHOOLS

The Institute Of Health dealing with
Social Hygiene was held exclusively
for professional and student beautici-
ans Monday, May Is. The Institute
was sponsored by the State Dept of
Health and the Althouse- Northside,
and Watson Schools of Beauty. The
luncheon meeting at the Sharp Inn Ca
fe was presided over by Mrs. Christ
inc Althouse. Mr.. Oscar Hummel was
the guest speaker
The second session took place at
the Urban League with about SIS in
attendance. Mr.. Ryland Melford of the
State Dept. of Health presided. Medi.
cal movies and slides we're shown and
speakers were DR.. Wesley Jones and
Mrs. Maude McCarter.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
PUBLIC
SOUGHT IN METHOD OF
RAISING FUNDS

Public reaction TO a proposed plan (
further reduce the number of money
raising camDaigns Is sought Nv The
Board of Governors of the Omaha Com.
munity Chest. Letters this week were
sent to the boards of directors of its
member agencies and to a representa-
tive cross section of contributors to the
annual campaign inviting these and ot-
her contributors to express their opin-
ions.
Traditionallv. the Chest has opera
ted on the principle 10 include in its
goal only operatinq funds which its
agencies we're unable to obtain from
fees. e%ndowments or other sources.
mo provision has been made for
depreciation or capital improvements
Morris E. Jacobs, Chest president. said
Now after % years, the Chest agen-
cies have accumulated needs and are
seeking permission for supplementary
campaigns.
While the Chest is svmpathetic and
appreciates the necessity for certain
projects, it must at the same time be
concerned with the reaction on the
part Of the donors and with the ulti-
mate influence of these numerous cam
paigns on the total amount to be made
available for all agencies for operation
through the annual Chest drive.
Present articles Of incorporation pro-
vide that no member agency may put
on a campaign, bazaar, etc.. for any
purpose whatsoever without approval
of the Chest Board.
Wisely or unwisely, the Chest board
has in some instances granted permits
sion to ONE agencies to put on a cam
paign for capital improvements. Mr..
Jacobs added. The Board is therefore
confronted with the problem Of allow
ing all agencies such permission. or
put a definite stop to all such Camp
aigns and work u with the agencies
an overall solution.
"The only feasible solution of this
problem would appear to be the amen
ding Of the articles in such a manner
as to provide that no member agency
can be permitted, even by the board
of governors, to put on an individual
campaign for capital expenditures. OBJ
v%iously if such a change were made it
fould become the duty Of the Chest TO
assume the obligation of allocating
funds for agencies capital needs.
The Community Chest was organic
ed to unite in one annual campaign,
the appeals Of accredited organizations
willing to subscribe to Chest principles.
THE Chest board is of the opinion
that continued drives by these agencies
will sooner or later abolish the use
fulness of the Chest to its agencies,
Mr.. Jacobs said,
While authority is vested in the
Chest governors, the reaction from the
agencies and the public is sought as
a guidance before any amendment to
the present Chest constitution are un-
dertaken. Obviously, it is impossible
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18

the salesman has left and the flattercd
and ;oefuddled mother has read and
grasped the meaning of the contract
she has signed, she finds she is obi
gated to pay a substantial sum. The
price may ever be more than that Of
one of the better standard encyclope-
dias, the Bureau warns.
In this scheme, copies of the actual
books are rarely shown, and the pro.
spect is shown only photographs. ac-
c%ompanied by verbal slick-talk by the
salesman who subtly leads the pros
pect TO envision them as just like the
ones Of a well-known publisher she
has already seen in a neighbours house.
The full extent Of her error does not
become evident until the imitation on
~cvclopedia arrives by express some few
weeks later land after the salesman
has left town J.. She also discovers too
late that there is nothing in the writ
ten contract to support he saleman's
oral assurance Of money back if you
aren' satisfied.
Read befo e vou SIGN and hewa~e
of gift offers is the warning which the
Better Business Bureau stresses as the
most important safeguard against this
and similar schemes. If it isn't in the
contract, dent count on any saleman's
promise being fulfilled.
To help track down frauds Of this
kind and drive them to cover, the Bet
ter Business Bureau urges local ciIi
zens to renort nromr-lv 70 the Bu~e-r
prv case IN which tho 1--we heAn -
timized. Better yet, call the Better Pr
siness Bureau whenever in doubt, Be-
fore You Sign. Bureau services are
free.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
The Road
to Health
Carl TT F-Vrp b. E. T. TAYLOR,
NJ. D. ST Lou'S. Missouri

\ v-ung ri-l II a family recently
moved to our town is unable TO hea-
out Of one ear. The mother told me
recently that her daughters deafness
resulted fro man attack Of scarlet fever
in childhood.
Deafness in children can often be
traced to scarlet fever. This is one Of
o@v~-o' %consrunncNs which may follow
the disease. Scarlet fever strikes mos
often at children under IS years Of
ace. although adults may catch it too.
While there are not as many outbreaks
of scarlet fever to day as there were
Il 'ew years ago. # is a dangerous d.
sease and is easily spread from one
person to another.
l remember a time when four child
rem in a nearby rural school came down
with it. In this particular case, we saw
that the children had caught the dis
ease because thew drank unpasteurai-
zed milk which had been handled by
a person who had scarlet fever. The
milk the children drank had become
infected with scarlet fever germs. If
the milk had been pa~steurized. the
germs would have been killed and the
children would not have become ill.
People catch scarlet fever by coming
in contact with someone who had the
disease. The germs may be conveyed
from one person to another by direct
contact or by drinking u~npasteurized
milk or cream handled by the infected
person.
Scarlet fever develops after exposure
to the germ. The first sign is a sore
throat, which may be proceeded by a
slight chill. In a short time, the EN-
p~erature rises. The fever may go high
as l04, los or even l05 degrees. With
in 48 hours a rash appears on the skin.
1t is bright scarlet in color and lasts
several days. The child is usually i'll
for three or four weeks and should be
kept in bed at least that long. He must
NOT be permitted to go out before the
end of six weeks.
1t is important that the patient with
scarlet fever be kept away from other
people because they may catch the
disease from him. He should be put
10 Dcu III d IOOlH ny nlluScll VI SCHl "
a hospital which cares for people with
catching diseases.
If the child is kept home, one per
son should be responsible for taking
care of him and no one else be allow
ed in the room except the doctor. The
person caring for the patient should
wash her hands thoroughly every time
she leaves the room and before she
handles any food lest she convey the
germs to other members Of the family.
Any other children in the family
should be sent away from home if pos
sible. If this cannot be done, they
should not be allowed to go near the
room where the patient is.
A doctor should be called in as soon
as the child becomes i'll. He will know
what medical care the child needs and
will also advise the mother on how to
get a public health nurse to help the
mother take care of the patient.
AS / have mentioned previously, one
of the dangers of scarlet fever is that
it may weaken some organ of the body
SO that other illnesses follow. The most
common complication is ear trouble,
which may cause deafness. The kid
ncy and the heart may also be afected
by scarlet fever. To prevent complica-
tons, the scarlet fever patient should
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
USDA OFFICIAL FAVORS NATL
HEALTH LEGISLATION

Testifying on the National Health
Bill before the Senate Committee on
Education and Tabo-, assistant Sec'y
Of Agriculture Charles F. P-annan an
%nounced to dav that the Wagner-Mur-
ray-Dingell Bill has the full support Of
the Dept. Of Agriculture. and | am con
WINGED that is has the backing of the
farmers of America.
Anpearing as the representative Of
the Secretar of Agriculture, MI. Bran
nan read a prena-ed statement which
emphasized the fact that the rural por
ton Of the population ratee up A.
nercent Of the total. and therefore, has
a large interest in the consideration Of
any national health program.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18

DREAM STUFF

An able CRADLE recog-
'nizes dream bait when she
sees it. A smooth junior
is fashion-wise, that is.
She picks a dress with the
stagline of the younger
set in mind. A strictly de-
vastating smoothie, like
this Fashion Frock OF the
Week, for instance.
All the lit of a field of
dancing daisies has been
captured in the eyelet en-
broidery yoke and midrlff
that gives a come-hlther
charm to this SweeTeen
heartbeat. The brief
sleeves are hardly sleeves
at all but a delightful ex-
tension of the shoulders,
And the skirt swings out
from a wide midrif of ex-
quisite eyelet embroidery.
A lov.able teen-ager
picks a dress that is cut so
simply but adorned so ex-
quisitely that it combines
the freshness Of morning
with the enchantment Of
moonlight!
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
FREE ENCYCLOPEDIAS COST
DOTTNG PARENTS PLENTY

"Your child is one of a chosen few
in this city who have been selected to
received a free set Of encyclopedias
Such is the bait used to hook hun
dreds of otherwise cautious parents,
through their most vulnerable spot,
pride in their own offspring, according
to the Better Business Burear.
The Bureau reports that one of the
catch-as-catch-can publishing compan-
les which trade on the reputation and
demand for encyclopedias created by
the well-known and established pub
fishers, has been active in various re-
sidential areas of the city recently.
The proposition which opens up as
a free set, to get the salesman's foot
in the door soon appears to involve a
small charge for annual supplements
to the encyclopedia. Ultimately after
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
WI "
OMAHA GUIDE?


EditoriaI-by Geo. H. McDaris, Advertising Manager
1. To present to the highly concentrated Colored citizenry
of Omaha and territory, a complete summary of the WORTH
while happenings and accomplishments Of the Negro Race
in Omaha and throughout the world, T~ruthfulIy and with
out unnecessary racial agitations, that they may become
better ~neighbors.
2. To deal with the Social side of their news. An under
taking which the cosmopolitan papers do not feel equipped
to deal with in full detail as yet.
8. To provide honest and honorable employment to
young Colored citizens, trained to follow the vocations of
printing and journalism.
4. To offer a reliable source of Advertising for the
Merchants who sell Millions of Dollars worth Of Material to
this Negro Group each year.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
EIks Endorse Galloway
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367, Chairman of Committee on ar
rangements.
Col. R. McAlister has been appoint
ed State Commissioner of Transpor-
tation for the entire Western Divi-
sion. Contact is now being made with
several Railroad Companies on the
possibilities Of an excursion to he
Convention to be held in Buffalo, N.
Y. in the latter part of August. 1t is
the wish of Iroquois Lodge. Cherokee
Temple, and the Antler Guard that
the Midwest be well represented at
the Annual Convention. All persons
interested in the trip to the I'VE
ton are asked to get in touch with
Brig. Gen. Emery Hickman or Col.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18
CALLOP TO VICTORY
WITH GALLOWAY

Dear Friends:
| learn hat one Of our great men
is running for the Senate in the June
Primary Election. We must get be-
hind this man, not because he is
colored, but because he stands TO-
the rights of all men, regardless of
color or creed. Mr.. Galloway is Act
& Editor Of one Of the greatest
papers west of Chicago. Courageous,
fearless, he is a labor man of no
small ability. He stands with labor.
Br. Galloway has been a resident of
Omaha for many years, most Of the
time in business. so let us Cailop to
Victory with Galloway.
Signed. w. H. Triplett
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18

MONROE, MICH.-"Driving a
tractor over rough, uneven farm
land no longer is the bumpy,
'hang-on-for-dear-life' job it used
to be. For smoothness, it's like
driving the family sedan on SUM-
day."
This was the report of the
farmer who drove here in his
automobile from his home several
hundred miles away to take de-
livery Of a new hydraulic, easy
ride tractor seat at the plant Of
the Monroe Auto Equipment
company. He was the 100,000th
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18

to write all $4,000 donors to the Chest
but Mr.. Jacobs has invited all coniri-
butors to express their o%ninion by wri-
ting the board at 1856 World Herald
Building.
The Omaha guide., 1946-05-18

buyer of this new postwar prod,
uct of the country's largest indie
pendent make- O. hydraulic shock
absorbers.'
Combining tine action Of direct
double. faction hydraulic shock abb
sorber, variable rate coil spring
and stabilf r, the seat fits all
makes AM models of tractors
built since -937. 1t cushions jolts
and side t tlsts of tractor drie-
ing, and d rates with equal eff
ficiency wl-ner the driver is an
80-pound or a 200-pound
farmer.
Evening star., 1946-09-08
EWING GALLOWAY

of breaking up on the shoals of the
shocking housing shortage and high
cost of living. This is a problem that
goes much further than the jurisdic-
ton of a legal calendar"
Judge Valentine is seconded in
report by Cancellation Judge Georgia
P. Bullock. which shows startling
increase in CT cases involving chill
dren within the past three months.
In April. the Cancellation Court
heard approximately 40 cases of
which 10 were CI. In July the
ratio jumped to IS out of 69.
with only few exceptions" says
the kindly. graying mother confessor
of the Cancellation Court, made
quate housing, with all its tragic
variations, is the villain of the piece
We could have reconciled most of
these couples with decent room or
apartment or little hope. But our
hands are tied
Housing troubles can be roughly
divided into three categories: %
overcrowding with in-laws and lack
of privacy; (2) separate living quar-
tiers for husband and wife; (0 diff
Guilty of securing home loans under
the CT Bill of Rights.
Here are some typical stories:
The Case Of It. Il.
1t. JOHN R., married five years
and the father of a three-year-old
boy, came back from overseas four
months ago. During his absence, his
wife had given up their Hollywood
apartment and moved in with her
mother so that she could work and
have the child cared for by her
parents. Then 1t. r. moved in. too.
For the first few weeks after Johns
return, Mrs. r. and his in-laws lived
with Johns irritability. his craving
to be alone. c'For four years I've
had to live with people l didn't give
a damn about. Now l want room.")
Mr.. and Mrs. R. tried to find place
of their own but couldn't afford to
pay outrageous bonuses landlords
demanded. Finally he applied for a
home loan under the CT Bill, but
Evening star., 1946-09-08

cAMERlcA's sky1ocketing dirorce
rate is one of the most serious prob
lens we faee Today. In 1900 one
marriage in l3 ended in divorce: in
1926 the figure climbed to one IN
sesen. This yea, gloomy statistics
doom one marriage in esery fse. The
tragedy of broken homes is studied in
the latest THIS Is AMERICA This
Week Short, From Courtshib TO
Courthouse" produced BY Frederic
Ullmon, j1.. for RKO-Pothe.
The editors Of THIS WEEK pre-
sent below case histories which high
ligM the conditions underlying this
national problem.
AEANY of Los Angeles County's
N SO Superior Court Judges used
to open their sessions with a short
prayer. Nov" wryiy observes one
of the judges, we open our courts
with a divorce"
Prayer has become casualty of
Los Angeles staggering divorce rate,
which, since the first of the year. has
maintained an average of 5000 cases
monthly - the highest rate in the
nation.
And the most disturbing aspect of
the problem is that 60 per cent of
all these suits are filed by returning
veterans.
1t has been generally accepted
that CT divorces are the product of
hasty marriages and general mis-
mating. What is new. and even more
disturbing. is that this latest out
break of veterans divorces cannot
be blamed upon individual bad judg-
ment. When GI breakups due to
improper housing conditions show a
Is per cent increase in three months,
the blame must be assumed by
society in general.
IN my opinion" says Presiding
Superior Court Judge Dudley 5.
Valentine, the middle-class family
which could best be counted on to
come through the war hysteria in
good shape is now showing evidence
Evening star., 1946-09-08
From Courtship To Courthouse
THIS is AMERICA This Week Short

his application was refused. Quarrel
ing with his wife and in-laws became
a 24-hour ordeal. Last week Mrs. r.
was granted her interlocutory decree.
In another case, three sisters, all
married before the war, came home
to share fve-room house with their
parents while their husbands were
in service. When the men came back
some months ago they found it
necessary to move in also. Every
body got underfoot. Recently one of
the couples was offered a small
apartment If they left their dog
behind. The husband refused to 60
without the dog; the wife insisted
the dog be given away. Over such
a small irritation came a divorce
granted few days ago.
American Tragedies
SGT. L. came back from two years
overseas to find his wife and baby
living temporarily in Los Angeles
dormitory for servicemen's wives.
For three months he unsuccessfully
tried to find a home. When his wife
was eventually told she would have
to move, she gave up the ghost and
went home to her parents in the
Middle West. After securing an un-
contested divorce, Sgt. L. turned to
the bench and asked, what was
the use, Judge? What was the use?"
Each day the court hears new
American tragedies. The ex-Wac
who gave her baby away for adop-
ton 80 that she and her CT husband
could take an apartment mo chill
dren allowed). The captain who
came back after four years in the
Pacific, lived with his wife and
mother-in-law as he looked for
decent job, then deserted his family
to join the 500 Club - vets unem-
ployment compensation.
Several veterans, completely dis
heartened by the housing situation,
sought escape by divorcing their
wives and volunteering for foreign
service with the Army.
The worried concern of jurists,
sociologists, educators, churchmen
and public c-spirited citizens who
study the trend is voiced by Judge
Bullock: The veteran seems to be
losing the very thing he fought for
above all else - his home. The
housing situation threatens to ex-
plode into national menace unless
something is done -. This situa-
ton is beyond the powers of a judge
or social worker. 1t is problem for
the government of the United States
and the people it represents"
Divorce lawyer Samuel Hahn is
equally emphatic: MY office files
are study in veteran Illustration
and disillusion. The accumulating
hate of the veteran toward his
government, his country and his
people is a DANGEROUS thing.
Let those in charge of veterans
housing, CT Home Loans and serv-
icemen's welfare remember this
we'll"
But perhaps these words of COM
bat veteran best sum up the
problem. He told the Cancellation
Court:
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1946-12-01

BE attend the slst annual the Jewish War Veterans
II in Atlantic City the Thanksgiving weekend General
G Eisenhower chief Of staff Of the u Army gives his
ion personally National Commander Maxwell Cohen. whom he
we'd his Office Department. Washington c. Paying tribute
more 10000 Jews who died in service during World War IL and
the made General Eisenhower said that
sm gallant performance of these is characteristic Of the
ice the Jewish soldiers have rendered in all wars.
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Entered as second-class matter June Is,
1913 at the Post Office at Detroit. Mich.
the Act of March 3, 1873