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The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

secretary of the Omaha Home
issued the following statement:
The officers and members of
our Home Owners Association
are elated to known that there
has been no general blanket in
crease on small home owners as
demanded by various pressure
groups.
"A careful survey of all figures
released by the County Assessor
show that the largest amount of
increases will be borne by busin-
ess firms and industrial proper
ties.
The personal property valua-
ton increase totals $24, ,984, 864-
composed mainly of intangibles-
stocks, bonds, bank deposits, etc.
Approximately 70 percent of
the total increase in real estate
valuations of $14,473,390 is on in
dustrial properties and large bu-
siness firms.
IF the courts sustain these fl
cures, Mr.. Stepanek stated, much
additional revenue will be avail
able to the various governmental
agencies, which should be a ma
jor factor in solving their pro-
blems. The Assessor is to be con-
graduated on a job well done''.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
N. A.A.C,P:
Hits Order
Suspending
Enlistrnents

NEW YORK-Officials Of the
NAACP revealed today that the
number Of letters written by Negro
vets expressing bitterness over
conditions they find upon returning
to civilian life have reached alarm
ing proportions. Although the
shocking Isaac Woodland case nov
being carried on by the NAACP
has spurred the most comment
from vet writer's. the recent ar
nouncement by the War Depart
ment that Negro enlistments are
no longer wanted by the armed
forces has resulted in a furry Of
bitter comment. 1t is usually
pointed out in these letters that
the irony of the situation. where
the War Department issues slch
a directive at the same time IL
tightens draft defer
ment provisions, is not lost on
these Negroes who only a short
while ago were fighting to rake
the world safe for democracy
Walter White, NAACP .Execu-
tive Secretary, commenting on the
suspension of Negro enlistment
also called attention to the fact
that many Negro CTS, taking adj
vantage Of the Army's offer Of sell
ection of theatre privileges for re
enlistments, found after enhstins
for another hitch were then told
that the order virtually meant fcr
white only. Thus Negroes who had
reenlisted for service in the ETo
found themselves signed in avain
but excluded from ETO. I know
of at least one instance where a
CT has preferred to be taken ts
the stockade said Mr.. White. The
War Department is guilty of con-
scienceless. undemocratic practie-
e1 When it bars these Negro vets
FROM Deacetime army after
drafting them for the shooting
war continued Mr. White, The
NAACP stood against discrimina-
ton and segregation when we were
at war. 1t stands for an end to
discrimination and segregation now
that we are at peace.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

est and education in problems Of
international relations and world
peace. They are sponsored by a
local committee. composed Of Mrs
G. K. Ross, religious education dr.
rector Of the 1st Central Congrega-
tional church, Miss Elizabeth Jus-
dan. executive secretary Of the
Northside YWCA, Rev. f. E. Eric
son, pastor Of the Central Park
Congregational church, and Mrs
Ruth Wiles, group work secretary
of the Community Welfare Council
These students volunteer their
summers for this community ser
vice and are prepared to speak to
civic clubs, churches, young peo-
pies societies. farm and labor
groups and other community or
ganizations.
They are living at the Northside
YWCA and may be reached there
or through the chairman of the
sponsoring committee, Mrs. O. Is
Ross, telephone WA 1852.
The American Friends Service
Committee represents the religious
society Of friends (Quakers) in ma
tional and international fields of
social action. The committee was
founded in 1917 to carry on relief
and post war reconstruction in
Europe. It has since been engaged
in many projects here and abroad
to promote international and in
dustrial understanding and to of
fer opportunities for constructive
service, participated in and sup
ported by Americans Of all faiths
At the present time, the commit
tee is engaged in child feeding and
relief work in France, India, Fin
land. China and Austria 1t also
workers in the Middle
East and many parts Of Europe to
It'd refugees and people displaced
by the war. Such relief is always
given impartialy on the basis of
need and without regard to race,
creed or color.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

the body, he jumped out an up
stairs window injuring his leg.
Mrs. Ross was found lying on the
front sidewalk to her home and
taken to Doctors hospital in a
police ambulance where she was
pronounced dead on arrival.
Domestic difficulties were given
as the cause of the tragedy.
A restraining order against Ross
had been issued previously.
Z After surrendering Thursday
morning, Ross told Inspector
Franks that he had wandered out
of town on foot after the stabbing
where he discarded the knife. He
was taken by detectives in an eff
fort to locate the weapon.
The couple were parents of a
3 year old son who is now stay
ing with relatives. Mrs. Ross was
planning to take a Job with a oath
ST., concern. Her hu-band va5 en-
ployed by the packing industry.
The body of Mrs. Matte Ross
was taken to the Thomas Funeral
Home and Burnell to the Myers
Funeral Home. Arrangements had
not been completed for either bur-
ial Thursday morning.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
Demand
Speedy
Action

NEW YORK, July 18-The Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People announc-
ed today that its offices in New
York's Freedom House had been
deluged with angry messages from
shocked Americans from every
part of the country demanding ac-
tion speedily in bringing the sad
istic South Caroline troopers who
gouged out the eyes Of a Negro
vet TO justice.
The case Of the 27-year-old vet.
Isaac Woodard, whose eyes were
gouged out by Aiken, South Car
olina police only three hours after
he'd been discharged from Camp
Gordon Ga, has started storm Of
protest which is rapidly assuming
national and international proper
tions. A correspondent for British
and Indian newspapers described
it as one of the most shocking ex-
amDles Of race hate and sadism
he'd ever heard.
According TO q United Press dis
patch Of July IL, from Aiken. the
chlef OF police ]. M. Sprawls was
quoted as stating that there was
no record of Negro veteran being
taken from a bus and beaten by
police last February 18th as charo-
ed by the NAACP. Said Sprawls
we have given them every CO.
operation but the whole thing Is
a mystery as far as we know. We
have checked all the Negro am.
balances which may have taker
the reported victim to Columbia
but none of them know anythins
about it. None of the men on my
force know anything about it anc
there is no record of any such iii
cident anywhere in Aiken County
Oliver Harrington, NAACP Public
Relations Director, commenting or
Chief Sprawls' statement declared
This isn't in the least surprising
1t would have been more surpris-
ing if there had been a record on
the Aiken police blotter admitting
that two of their troopers had
gouged out the eyes of a veteran
just returned from the South Pa
cific.
In letter addressed to ATTY.
General Tom Clark, Walter White
NAACP Secretary stated that be-
cause it was felt that this natter
was one of interest to the War
Dept. we Immediately referred it
to the Secretary of War with the
hope that the War Department
would see fit to investigate the
case ad also to take some steps to
assist in rehabilitating Woodland,
either by granting him a pension
or by helping him to find some
sort of employment.
I'VE feel however that is is man
datory that the responsible parties
be prosecuted to the full limit of
the law and are requesting that
you Immediately have this matter
thoroughly investigated by the
Department of Justice and take
steps to punish the police officials
who are guilty of this heinous
crime.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

The article traces DR.. Julian.S
career, from his early dreams of
organic chemistry research at De-
Pauw University, through his stu-
dies at Harvard, his brief period of
teaching at West Virginia Stafc
College for Negroes. his appoint
ment as head of the chemistry a.
partment at Howard University
ana his later studies in Vienna IN
DER the world-renowned- DIR. Ernst
Spath. DR.. Julian carried forwar5
his experiments, aiding to his sta-
ture as a scientist, despite lack ~
money and at times inadeouata
equipment, and always having ~
face the additional barriers apainst
his race.
Today he guides the Glidden Con
panys staff Of so highly trained
chemists, and the company Is pre-
pairing to build him "maenificent
research Institute. ''But one onFv
needs to know Percy Julian" De
Kruif says, ITO realize that AZ AZ
he is only at the beginning of HIS
work.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
In Wake of Rising Prices
Action Urged
To Curb
Senator Taft

NEW YORK The National AS
sociation for the Advancement Of
Colored People urged it's Ohio
branches, home state of Sen. Robt.
A. Taft, to take immediate action
to force restoration of OPA. This
action came in the wake of fast
rising prices in all parts of the
nation. The NAACP branches were
urged to act in a telegram sent
from the Associations offices in
New York. The message signed bv
Walter White stated, National
Association urges you wire today
strong protest to Senator Robert
A. Taft, Senate Office Building,
Washington, D. c., against oppo-
sition to effective price control le-
gislation. Bureau of Labor Stat
istics announced yesterday prices
have increased IS per cent since
OPA ended June 3Oth Many pros
poets point to further runaway
initiation prices which work terri
Bile hardship on lower income peo-
pies. Get as many churches, la
Dor groups and other organizations
also to wire Taft so that he will
know sentiment of Ohio.
1t may be recalled that the MA
ACP became the first body in the
nation to call for a consumers
boycott of skyrocketing commodi-
ties when Walter White urged de-
legates attending the NAACP An
nual Conference in Cincinnati late
in June, to return to their branch
es to organize members and neigh
bors in a solid boycott. At that
time Mr.. White asked that only
bare essentials be purchased until
Congress was forced to act to re-
store OPA price controls.
1t was considered significant at
that time that both Mr.. White and
Max Lerner PM columnist and fea-
tured speaker at the closing ses-
sion of the NAACP conference out
of which new political action pro-
gram had been instituted, singled
out Senator Taft's activities in op-
posing price controls as being SER
iously detrimental to the welfare
of low income groups. Both speak
ers implied that the Ohio Senator
leading COP candidate for the
presidential nomination in 194S,
would do well to realize that most
Negroes are in the low income
groups now suffering from the ef-
fects of OPA's destruction.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
Frisco Dept Store
Ridicules
In tolerance

SAN FRANCISCO. California
Calvin's News Service Camp S
Department Store, one of San
Francisco's largest issued this
week a statement from the owner
Richard Gump. The statement was
printed on the back of each in
voice which goes to a customer.
1t read:
Art knows no boundaries, nor
differences in race or creed. In
Gump's 40 odd international set
tings, you'll find the nations uni
ted in paintings, prints, handcrafts
silver and interior furnishings. vi
sits to our Continental Room, Cam
bodian Court, Mandarin Room,
Georgian Room. Discovery Shop,
Art Galleries and Jade Room will
show how all nations have contri-
buted to finer, fuller life"
Interestingly enough, Mr.. GunIp
as a sidelight, admits he would
rather be a successful composer
than the very wealthy man he is.
His creative and liberal mind was
solely behind his business house
sending out such a constructive
statement to its purchasers.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

House, 3201 Farnam st.
The Peace Caravan, made up Of
young women college students,
have already spoken at Camp
Brewster of the YWCA, at a spec
ial meeting Of Omaha youth group
leaders, ministers and educators,
at the Omaha Venture Club, the
Aypha Omega Club, the Jewish
Community Center and the Young
Peoples Group of the Central Park
Congregational Church. They have
also told Of their activities over
stations KOWH, KBON and wow
Volunteer work with children at
the Hattie B. Munro Convalescent
Home, the Christ Child Society and
the Social Settlement of the south
side has been part of their activi-
ties in the city.
These young women were train
ed at an Institute of International
Relations at Earlham College, Rich
mond, Ind. They have come to stay
seven weeks in this community,
helping to stimulate public inter
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
HOME OWNERS ASSN.
Pleased with
Methods Of
Assessments

Figures recently released by
County Assessor Joe c. Stolinski
show an increase of more than
$39, 100000 in assessment valua-
tions on all properties subject to
taxation.
State Tax Commissioner, issued
a statement commencing Douglas
County Assessor Stolinski for do
a good job" in evaluation of
Douglas County real estate and
personal property.
Locally. Charles +. Stepanek
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
Henry P. Markham
Noted Singer
To appear Here
BY WiIbert c Lewis

Omaha music lovers will have an
opportunity to hear a concert ar
tist of rare ability in the person of
Henry P. Markham, lyricc baritone
formerly of Chicago but with pre-
sent headquarters in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Markham makes a yearly
concert tour in which he visits such
cities as Detroit, Chicago, New
York, Savannah. Ca, and numer-
Gus other cities. This year Mr..
Markham has included Omaha on
his list of appearances and will be-
gin his recital at $50 P. M. Fri
day, August End at Zion Baptist
church. He has selected several
classical and Gospel numbers for
rendition, but usually sings from
the inspiration he gets from his
audience or the occasion.
Elementary school and Sunday
school in Topeka, Kansas marked
the beginning of Mr.. Markham's
singing career, when as a boy he
sang on many church programs
and in school plays He continued
his career in high school, during
which time he won many singing
contests including a state music
contest. He climaxed his work in
music in high school by winning
the National Gospel Choruses and
Singers Convention Scholarship in
voice in 1887.
Later his work included singing
with the American Negro Light
Opera Company of Chicago where
he starred in light opera He is a
former minister of music in the 1st
African Baptist church of Savan-
nah. At present he is director of
the Gospel Choir of the Pilgrim
Baptist church of Los Angeles of
which Rev. B. w. Wade is pastor.
In between times Mr.. Markham
finds time to conduct his own stu
dio in voice training and appear
over the radio on frequent acca-
sions.
After leaving Omaha Mr.. Mark
ham has an extensive tour to COM
plete before returning to Los An
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

lnnumerable advances has the ef-
feet of producing a defeatist at
tltude among the minority group.
My principle reason for start
ing EYES was to provide a me-
dunn of expression for the notable
achievements among our group,
the young Negro publisher stated.
While he feels it is necessary for
the press to present the true pic
ture of the race in America and
the inJustices practiced against
them, Mr.. Ferguson concluded the
purpose of our magazine is to
chronicle the progress of the Ne
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
"EYES" PUBLISHER e4sgsa -
Speaks Before Ia. Lions Club

The colored and white press of
America should give as much at
tention to the progress and achieve
ment of the Negro as they do to
the reactionary forces affecting
the group Mr.. William G. Fergu-
son, publisher of EYES the Negro
culture magazine declared last
week before the Lions Club of
Waverly, Iowa.
Speaking before a regular ses-
sion of the civic organization, Mr..
Ferguson said the one-sided pre-
sentation of facts concerning his
race without recognition of their
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
PEACE CARAVAN
MEMBERS LECTURE
BEFORE SIR. GIRL SCOUTS

Monday evening, July %, the
members of the American Friends
Service Committee Peace Caravan
located in Omaha for the summer,
presented a panel discussion on
some phase of international rela-
tions before the Senior Girl Scouts
of Omaha. The meeting took place
at 7:3O pm. in the Girl Scout Little
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27
Man Soushtin Double Staying
SurrenderS To Police
was Overseas Veteran

William Ross. age %, accused
in the fatal stabbing of his wife,
Mrs. Matte Ross, =523 Tranklin
St, and Levon Burnell, 1929 Par
ker St, surrendered to police au-
thorities Thursday morning.
Detective Inspector, Fritz
Franks had signed two first-de-
gree murder complaints against
Ross Wednesday after the body of
Burnell, the second victim had
been found in garden at 2916
Seward St.. which is diagonal to
the rear of the Franklin st. ad-
dress. Inspector Franks said he
received a telephone call Thurs
day from Berry Holmes, a rela-
tive of Ross, who said the wanted
man had returned and was on his
way to surrender.
The fatal stabbings are said to
have occurred about 1915 Tuesday
night when Ross is purported to
have returned to get two shirts.
According to reports Mrs. Ross
was stabbed through the heart
with trench knife which Ross
an overseas veteran, said he OBJ
tanned in Germany. Burnell was
pursued and received cuts about
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sound
photo-The CIO created a five
man executive board to lead it's
controversial PAC to a new inten-
sliied political war under the ban
ner of the late Sidney Hillman.
Photo shows: left to right: Will
lam Pollock, Sect. Treas. of Tex
tile Workers union; Jack Kroll. v
P of Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers, former assistant PAC chair
man under Hillman. who was ma
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

STU.
Mr.. Wilbur Schields, president Of
the Lions Club Of Waverly ann
ounced thai Mr.. Ferguson would
make a return trip to the city as
guest of his firm, the Schields
Bantam Company.
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

med Director of PAC to carr on
the day to day activities; David J.
mcdonald Sect. Treas. of United
steel Workers and George F. Ad-
des, Sect. Treas. of United Auto
mobile, Aircraft, Agriculture I'M
plement Workers. (The 5th men,
Der, Julius Emspeck, Sect. Treas.
of United Elect, Radio and Ma
chlne Workers was not present
at time photo was made).
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

geles in the fall. The singer will
be presented by the Rheubennette
Of Zion Baptist church of which
Rev. Felix c. Williams is pastor
The Omaha guide., 1946-07-27

soon be placed before us. There
are not many cooks that can pre-
pare a meal like Mrs. Charlie Cor
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon will be sur
prised to see this in print. but the
many who know them will tell any
one that there are no two finer
people on this earth, and what
more can anyone ask from this
world, than to be loved and ad-
mired by so many.
1 have been trying to catch the
the four young ladies who make
up the Peace Caravan for an in
terview But I have never seen
four women so busy in all my life.
Misses Winifred Walker, Susan
Gitt, Margaret Wilson, and Patri-
cia Fritz, have been so busy at
tending meetings, lecturing, and
holding discussions, and sometimes
three, but so far, four of them ]
have not seen.
The work they are doing has
been very successful and is very
important. They are to be congra-
tulated on their extensive efforts
Our community is more than thanh
full.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-18
Iran Situation Increasingly Tense

WASHINGTON, Mar. Is, (P)- With a single week remaining un- til UNO's Security Council meets, the Iranian crisis neared the breaking point. Russian and American relations tensed percep- tibly as a steady stream of reports of new difficulties and sensation al incidents in the strife ridden middle eastern country brought these latest top developments:
 Ono-An American vice Consul at Tabriz, Robert Rossow, was de ta'ned half an hour at a Red Army post Friday. This was three days after United States told the world that instead of pulling out of Iran Soviet forces were m OVin g through Tabriz deeper into Iran.
 Russians expressed regret tor the State Department here. It said t attaches no significance to the incident.
 TWO-While little of what is happening in Tehran squeezes through the tight light of secrecy. one report was officially forward ed here. It came to light that Russian diplomat in Tehran warn ed Premier Sultaneh that Russia would consider it an unfriendly act if the Iranian government should reopen its case before the United Nations Security Council. There is no evidence however that the Iranian Premier in any way modified his earlier word to the United States that the govern ment of Iran will present it's case. Three-American officials best estimate of the possibilities at the moment are that the Russians may try either to break the Pre- mier's resistance, or pull off a coup d'etat, and put a new gov- ernment in power. The immediate Soviet objective will be to get of
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The Nome nugget., 1946-03-18
STRIKES
 At A Glance

A Back to work movement cuts the idle to 558,OOO. Another drop of 175,000 is in prospect with the expected early return of General Motors employees. Major devel- opments:
 Automobiles - The early re- sumption of auto production by General motors Is anticipated af- ter CIO auto workers of thirty union locals vote overwhelming approval of the strike settlement.
 Electrical Appliances - 100000 CIO united electrical workers are returning to their jobs in General Electric plants, the union an- nounces the ending of the walkout which halted General Electric pro- duction of electrical goods since January fifteenth.
 The reopening of 150 San Fran cisco machine shops in shipyards. employing 50,000 workers was set for today, after a twenty-week strike of 12,0O0 machinisst.
 Coal-Lewis is to get the mine owners answer today to United Mine Workers contract demands. Only two weeks remain to nego- tiate a contract before the April first date set by Lewis for pos sible strike.
 TACOMA. Mar. IS, RD--Three hundred drivers halted city bus service here as negotiations be- tween representatives of the mo- tor coach employees union, AFL, and the Tacoma Transit Company, with the U. s. Labor conciliator, broke down. The union demands $1.32 an hour wage rate, the com pany offered $1.15.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-18
Statehood Body Elects Officers

Representatives of the Alaska Statehood Association met in Jun eau on March l2, and elected off cers for the coming year. Elected were: Mrs. Evangeline Atwood, Anchorage, President; Mrs. A. H. Nordale, Fairbanks, Vice-Presi- dent; Rev. Roy E. Olsen, Ketchi- kan, Vice-President; and J. L. Nc Crary, Anchorage; Secret r y = Treasurer.
 It was voted that all officers will be ex-officio members of the As sociation's Territorial Cen tr Committee.
 The meeting also voted to en- gage George Sundborg to do fac tual study on the statehood mea- sure sponsored by the association.
 The immediate purpose of the organization, Mrs. Atwood said, is the obatining, compiling and dis semination of facts pertaining to statehood for Alaska for the ref erendum vote next fall.
 The membership at present, she said, is about $50.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-18
Communists In
 Key Army Places

HONOLULU, Mar. Is, P) - Maj. Gen. Charles Willoughby, in telligence officer for General MacArthur throughout the war, said last night he was convinced that Communists were infiltrating key positions in the United States army. He discussed the recent transfer of two newsmen from the Pacific "Stars and Stripes" for a negative report" on loyalty check.
 Willoughby told reporters the placement of certain individuals started in Washington, and went all the way down." How and where they were placed was prob ably by a prearranged plan."
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-18

The House unanmiously passes the basic science bill, also the bill authorizing city councils to pro- vide for garbage disposal systems, zones, planning commissions, also tipping salaries for election judges and clerks to fifteen dollars by liquor licensees similar to the pre- vious bill, except it adds penalties for minors falsifying their ages.
 By Huntley to regulate the Peterson.
 Hanford introduces hours for grading, inspection and labelling of potatoes. Veteran act in the Sen
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