The Omaha guide., 1946-05-11
Former Omahan, Rev. John S. Williams G.
ODE STREET
and thereabOuts
-by p. LEWIS

AAON 49, ~ AO
our families? Recently there have beer
numerous crimes in our neighborhooo
ranging from petty thieving to muir
der. Law enforcement OF Crime Waves +.
Which shall it be? We can sit timidly
by and wait for Hoodlumism to enguli
our neighborhood, hoping that it will
not reach our homes and families Oh
we can cooperate with the law enforc.
ing agencies; demanding that Floaters
with no means Of visible support and
criminal morons be cleared out. We
can also help by not letting our young
sters roam the Street at night, lest
they become entangled with these cri-
minal floaters and bring disgrace on
on themselves and families.
Individual Liberty is a priceless po-
session, But it does moi give anyone
the privilege to modest others without
their approval or consent.
Crime and Vandalisms are the ene-
my of Decency. Neither can be con-
doned and shouldn't be tolerated. Our
Street must be made Safe, Pleasant,
and Prosperous for each and all of us.
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PLAY BALLi AT the Ball Park on
2lst Street activity is at its highest.
The Stands are crowded with the old
and the young, some screaming at the
sight of a long hit or a close play at
home plate. Many of the Star Players
are men recently discharged from the
Armed Forces and of course they hold
the spotlight, but the up and coming
youngsters are by their playing ability
giving the returned Vets a tough way
to go in order to hold their berths.
The North Side Merchants, 4 C's,
Jackson's Cafe, and the H. S. S. are
four teams pretty evenly matched. Big
Husky, Marty Thomas, the director Of
the League, is a familiar figure. He so
leisurely and cody umpires the bases
as well as directing the play. If you
are looking for late afternoon entertai-
nment, just forget your troubles, take
the children by the hand and dash off
TO the ball park for an afternoon Of
excitement and recreation.
1t is a known fact that | am a fam
liar sight on Our Street and often l
may be seen rambling into the differ
ent clubs and cafes, but there is one
young man, | know, who patrols oath
St. as much or even more than l.
| said to Ernie Trappier, when | ran
into him on 24th and Lake Sts., "Joe
St. Clair informs me that you can be
'sesl anytime after eleven a. m. on
the Street. Is that true?" He looked al
me strange like, then laughed and said:
I'VE are making only one trip on the
Road a week now and | have lots of
time on my hands, but | want to ask
you this: If Joe sees me on the Street
so often, he must get down here quite
a lot himself?"
''The Whole Towns Taking a
farce in three acts is now in rehearsal
at the Urban Center. They had a char
acter who had to be dumb, untidy, sim
pie, tight and old. Can you imagine
who they thought would fit the char
acter best? Yes, you guessed, it, Yours
Truly, in person, and all these years
| have been trying TO impress my
friends as being an intelligent, hard
working and generous young man J j.
Really it was a let-down, but after tax
ing a gander at the many young ladi-
es seeking parts, | would have gladly
accepted the scrubbing job in the bull
ding. Such comely ladies as Miss Lula
Montgomery, Miss Francis Bell, Miss
Lottie Wright, Mrs. Villa Gordon,
Mrs. Susis Williams, Miss Mae B. Tay-
lor, Miss GENEVA Burney, Mrs. Dell
Moore, Mrs. Wave Madison and Mrs.
Crayce Bradford, were there trying out
for parts; posing, walking, singing,
talking and learning posture control.
Mr.. D. Crooms, Mr.. Harvey Carter,
Mr.. Arthur McCaw, MI. Harold White
side and Yours Truly, went through
almost the same routine, a little ner-
vous, somewhat embarrassed, but hav-
ing fun.
The Omaha Sepia Players, ably dir
'ected by Lee Aitchison, are now in
serious rehearsal, hoping by their effort
TO give TO the public, a finished comedy
worthy of their name.