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The Omaha guide., 1947-09-20
Omaha Urban League

Housing is still the number
one social problem which the
community must eventually
face. In addition to the over
all lack of sufficient number
of homes; the problem of Ne
gro housing is aggravated by;
(1)the low income of Negro
workers; (2)the rise in rental
rates due to the removal Of
DAP controls; (3) restriction
as to areas where the Negro
may rent or purchase homes;
and last the eviction of 70 Me-
gro families, consisting Of z86
persons from the Fontenelle
Logan and South-side Terrace
homes beginning in January
of 1913.
The newly formed Housing
Committee has hardly been
able TO even scratch the sur.
face in trying to meet these
problems. The committee did
make known to representative
agency, civic, and business
heads at a meeting in the
Council Chamber. the pro.
blem and plight of Negro
housing in Omaha and urgent
need for immediate action: AL
SO the Housing chairman has
brought the matter directly to
the Mayor.
Other projects which the COM
mittee has sponsored are;
advising the Police Depart
ment of the need for better
traffic control in the Near.
Northside district; holding Ar
educational mass meeting to
acquaint interested agen.ies
with the housing problems of
Negroes in Omaha and work
ing with other organizations
in the promotion Of better
homes, yards, etc.
Education
There is a communicating
among all citizens that our
educational institutions fall
short of the desired standard.
The problem is neither new
nor unusual. The Omaha sit
uation, as in other commun-
tiles, is the result Of school
neglect and indifference. The
~upsetting war yearsand the
shortage of qualified teachers
r contributing factors.
The Urban League is working
with the schools administrat-
i've heads and school princi-
pals to give impetus to the
solving of these problems. The
League executive has given
his services as race relations
advisor on matters effecting
Negro-white relationships in
the Omaha public schools.
The Race Relations Commit
tee has been the most active
committee in the League pro
gram. It has distributed over
fifteen hundred (1500) pieces
of appeal literature. It has
placed selected issues of pub.
locations on race and minority
problems in the high schools
and public libraries. It has
promoted a mass fellowship
serviceat Joslyn Memorial.
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-20

IN all Hollywood!-nAd Lilli Pa,
mer fell from one of those high
boy, 1880.bicycles while starring
In the same film-Bette Davis
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-20

Sweet Sea-
Inc Amazon river is sometimes
sn5wn as the sweet sea-"
The Omaha guide., 1947-09-20

'8IeI
Ut AIslI u1oII selelS psl!un. sql our
ps3npoIluI seM IeAoI3 uosmIIO
GIs1I moII I9AoLO
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Josephine Noone
Bride off. Il. Fox

The marriage of Miss Josephine
Margaret Noone, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas H. Noone of
Maryland Park, to Mr.. Edward Ar
mold Fox, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey E. Fox of Landover, took place
November in Seat Pleasant at a
nuptial mass in st. Margaret's
Church.
The Rev. Wilbur F. Wheeler Of
fciated at the ceremony, which was
followed by a breakfast for the we'd
ding party and a reception at the
home of the brides parents.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore an ivory satin gown
and lace edged veil draped from a
coronet of seed pearls. She car
ried a white prayer book overlaid
with a white orchid.
Mrs. Samuel A. Babcock was ma
stron of honor for her sister, wearing
a rose MORE taffeta gown. The
other attendants, Mrs. Arthur Pc
truccelli, and the Misses Margaret
and Elizabeth Fox. sisters of the
bridegroom, wore blue, pink and
aqua, and Miss Patricia Anne
Noone, sister of the bride, who was
Junior bridesmaid, wore white satin
brocade and net. All wore head
dresses to match their gowns and
carried old-fashioned bouquets.
Mr.. Harvey E. Fox, jr, was best
man for his brother, and ushering
duties were performed by Mr.. John
j. Noone, brother of the bride; Mr..
John L. Fox, brother of the bride
groom, and Mr.. John L. Arnold, jr,
cousin of the bridegroom.
Following a northern wedding trip
the couple will reside at 6804 Eye
avenue, District Heights.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Netps Of Wedding
In Germany

An interesting announcement
from Germany comes from Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. Miller G. White,
formerly of Washington and Macon,
Ga, of the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Jean White
to Capt. John Alton Tate. The we'd
ding took place in a small candle lit
protestant church in the village of
Konigstein, near Frankfurt, Ger
many. with Maj. c. x. Gunther
officiating.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and she wore an ivory
silk gown, veil held in place by a
coronet of orange blossoms and she
carried bouquet of orchids.
Mrs. B. L. NARROW, was her sisters
matron of honor and she wore pale
blue taffeta and she carried pink
roses.
1t. Edmund r. Preston was the
best man and the ushers were 1t.
John G. Hill and 1t Donald E.
Lamb. An honor guard from Capt.
Tate's company of the 18th Infantry
attended the couple at the church.
Following the ceremony reception
for about $50 guests was held at the
Cogen House Officers Club.
The bride was graduated from
Hollins College in the class of 1947.
Capt. Tate, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. William r. Tate of Pulaski,
Va, attended Virginia Military In
stitute. He received his army CON-
mission at Fort Benning in 1914.
During World War II. he served with
the 255th Infantry Regiment, 63rd
Division.
After a honeymoon in Berchtes-
gsden, Capt. and Mrs. Tate will re-
turn to the United States. where
Capt. Tate will be reaSsigned.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Arlmgt0n AAUW

The problem of displaced persons
will be discussed before the Arling-
ton branch of the American Asso-
citation of University Women at a
meeting at pm. tomorrow at the
Lyon Park Community Center. Miss
Martha Bieble, operations officer of
the Washington ONCE Preparatory
Commission of the International
Refuges Organization, will be the
speaker.
The program has been arranged
by the Legislative Committee, Of
which Mrs. r. L. Lamkin is chair
man.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Benefit Party

A benefit card party and candy
and cake sale will be given at 2 pm.
November % by the District Chap
ter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Colonists at the OAR Chapter
House, 1882 Massachusetts, avenue.
Proceeds will go toward the restora-
ton of the 18th century will book OF
Richmond County, Va, which has
been undertaken as this years
project in the groups program of
restoring historical documents and
deeds
Evening star., 1947-11-17
.ObH-Mrs. Glib
To Elect Officers

officers will be elected at . busi-
ness session of the National Capital
Opti-Mrs. Club to be held at 8:15
pm. tomorrow at the home of Mrs.
Harold Wild, 6116 Thirty third street
NV. After the meeting there will
be white elephant" sale, the pro-
ceeds of which will 90 to help the
National Capital Optimists in their
work for boys.
On Saturday a progressive dinner
will be given for members of the club
and their husbands at the homes of
Mrs. Edward A. Krause, Mrs. Walter
A. Neil and Mrs. Franklin A. Steinko.
Evening star., 1947-11-17

National WCTU annual member
ship enrolment week"
The executive board includes
elected officers and chairmen of the
District Union, as we'll as the presi-
dents of all the local chapters. The
District organization is comprised
of 26 groups here.
Affiliated groups include the Iota
Sigma Union, which is for young
matrons and business and profess
sional women; the Youth Temper
ance Council, for boys and girls Of
high school age: the Loyal Temper
ance Legion, for children in the
primary and elementary age group.
Evening star., 1947-11-17

the staff Of training. courses for
the British Drama League, the
Ministry of Education and the
Religious Drama Society. During
the war, she worked with YWCA
service centers, mobile clubs, the
Land Army and munitions factory
hostels.
The World Fellowship luncheon
of the YWCA, to be given at 1890
pm. Thursday, will have Miss Bina
Nelson of Calcutta, as guest speaker.
Miss Nelson, a student at George
Washington University, will assist
in the YWCA program until next
year. Her talk on Thursday will be
on the work of the YWCA in India.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Report Meeting Set
on WCTU Drive

Reports on a city-wide member
ship drive being conducted by the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of the District will be made
at an executive board meeting to
be held at 1890 am. Wednesday at
the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Caroline E. Coates, president
Of the District Union, is acting as
State director of the drive, which
is being conducted as a part of the
Evening star., 1947-11-17

and the White Ribbon Recruits, for
children under six years.
Special emphasis is being given
this year to the enrolment of men
as honorary or sustaining members,
without a vote. This is in line with
recommendations made last sum-
mer at the national WCTU con-
vention In Asbury Park.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
IYWCA Will Honor
: Foreign Guests

Two visitors from abroad will be
guests of the Washington Young
Women's Christian Association this
week.
Miss Diana Carroll, national
drama adviser to the YWCA in
Great Britain, arrives today to meet
with staff members of the organiza-
ton. Experienced in the produc-
tion of pageants, festivals and
plays, Miss Carroll is at present on
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Spring Wedding

| Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas George
Polls of Washington have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Irene N. Polls, to Mr.. George
james Cardy, son of Mr.. and Mrs
George Thomas Cardy of Detroit
IAN early-spring wedding is being
planned.
Evening star., 1947-11-17
Turkey Supper Scheduled

The Woman's Society for Chris
tian Service Of the Colesville Meth
odist Church will sponsor a turkey
supper from to 7:30 pm. Wednes-
day at the church,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

down. The junior colleges are we'll
equipped to furnish the answer to the
educational problems of our young vet
terans. They are able to furnish a high
er education in the veterans w home
town, thus relieving him of the prob
lem of housing. They are able to make
up his deficiencies in high school
credits. They are able to give him the
best possible foundation for specialized
university training"
Surely with such concentrations
from three distinguished Americans, the
people of New Hanover County will not
turn a cold shoulder to the proposal to
establish a Junior college in Whining
ton when they have opportunity to cast
their ballots in the forthcoming cleo
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
Junior College Endorsements

The high place the junior college has
come to occupy in the educational world
is verified by three outstanding Ameri.
cans-two Presidents and the head OF
the Veterans Administration.
On January 7, 1914, President Roose-
welt wrote Mr.. Walter C. Eells, execu-
tive secretary of the American Associa-
ton of Junior Colleges:
The junior college has now become
a robust %youngster in the family of
American educational institutions. Nv
particular interest at present centers
IN the part that the junior college NAV
play in providing suitable education for
many OF the returning soldiers and sal
Tors. These men and women will wish
IN many cases terminal courses which
combine technical or other vocational
preparation with courses which assure
a basic understanding of the issues
confronted by them as American and
world citizens. It seems possible, there
tore, that the junior college may fur
1llsh the answer to a good many of these
needs
On January 16, 1916. President Tru-
mar wired Winifred R. Long, acting
executive secretary of the Junior Col
lege Association, on the eve of the AS
soclation's convention in Chicago:
The extension of general education
and of terminal college grade voca-
tlonal education represented by the
Junior colleges in this country consti-
tutes a real contribution to democracy
in education. Social, economic and
political conditions prevailing through
out the world can be solved only in terms
of q heightened period of education made
available to an increasing proportion
of the population"
On January II, 1916, General Omar
N. Bradley, chief of the Veterans Ad.
ministration, wrote Mr.. Lawrence L
Bethel, president of the Junior College
Association, at New Haven, Conn.,, also
on the eve of the Associations n~ationa
convention:
college training is today more i'm
portant than ever before The month.
ahead will offer a great challenge an(
manifest opportunity to our educators
The load will be heavy. To those thous
ands who are just graduating from higl
school and continuing their education
are added thousands of veterans return
ing from the armed forces to resum
their interrupted educations.
! "We cannot let these young peopl
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

a long time compared with some
things for instance, compared
with h e time it takes light to
travel a mile.
We / likely 10 think a second
the shortest part of time that is
worth mentioning, but a second is
a period of time so long that
light, radiant heat and electricity
could travel almost as far as the
moon in such a time.
The wonderful thing about see
ing is that it takes such a small
fraction Of a second for all the
things to happen which are neces-
sary before we can see. Compli-
Gated chemical changes have to
take place in the living cells Of
the curtain at tn e back of the
eye. These changes have to pro-
duce special nerve : currents.
These run along the eye nerves
first to a group of cells in the
lower part of the brain, and then
along another set of nerves to
the real ''eyes'' a group of
nerve : cells at the very back of
the brain. Something happens in
them, and then we say we see.
The marvel is that only a few
hundredths of a second are need
ed for so much to happen.
Copyright. 1916, By The Grolier
Society Inc. based upon the Book
of knowledge
distributed BY United Feature
Syndicate. Inc.)
TOMORROW: Animals h
Backbones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
DO WE SEE A THING AS SOOo
AS WE LOOK AT ITo
Your Income Tax

@. After filling in my 1916 tax
return l find I'm entitled to a re-
fund of S44. 80. I also have to file
q declaration of estimated tax for
1947 and according to my figures
Ill owe the Treasury about $50.
Sosthe Treasury owes me money
and l owe it money. Is there any
reason why I can't ask to have
the $44. 80 refund credited on my
1947 estimated tax, then estimate
nv 1947 tax at $44. 80. the amount
of the refund, so the Treasury
won't have to pay me anything
and I won't have to pay it any
thing?
A. No. In fact. it's a first-rate
labor-saving device all around. a
simple canceling-out process.
Estimate your tax for 1947 on
the top line of the declaration
form at s44. 80. On line 4 of the
form, which reads: LESS: Credit
for overpayment shown on 1916 re-
turn enter the sum of S44. 80. Put
zeros on lines 6 ard z, file the
declaration. and relax.
The point is that your estimate
of your 1947 tax is just an esti-
mate and need not be too accu-
rate. You can guess that it will
be $44. 80 just as easily as you
can guess it will be $45, s48 CT
$50.
The law requires that your esti-
mate be ait least 80 percent Of the
final tax. Assuming your original
estimate of $50 to be about right,
80 per cent of $50 is $40 and you're
safe estimating your tax at $44.8O
you will not have to pay a tax
penalty.
@. I'm a dentist and let the
Marines last October. I was not
very active professionally during
the last months of 1916 but l sold
some property at a profit in De-
cember. My total income subject
to tax for 1916 is about 5000,
but 1 expect to earn at least $40
GOO during 1947. Is it true that
if I estimate my tax for 1947' as
the basis of my estimate 7 can
avoid tax penalties for an insult
ficient estimate?
A. Yes, strange as it seems. All
thority for the proposition is para
graph II of the Treasury instruc-
tions for form 1O40ES. which
reads:
This penalty chat is, the penal
ty for Understanding will not
apply if the estimated tax for 1947
is computed on 1947 income at 1947
rates and exemptions. and is paid
OH time in equal installments or
IS paid ahead of time"
In your case the privilege which
tfe law allows should permit you
TO hold OF to many hundreds O.
collars which otherwise you would
nave to turn IN to the Treasury
that is, hold on to them until
a1arch Is, 1913, instead of paying
them out in quarterly installnent
during 1947!)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
First Round A Draw

The first round at Moscow ended
IN a draw. The Russian Foreign Com
mlssar, Mr.. Molotov, and the American
Secretary Of State, General Marshall,
both showed skill in sparring, but at
the end neither had an ADVANTAGE.
Mr.. Molotov unexpectedly demand
ed that the China question be placed
on the agenda. General Marshall count-
cred with a proposal that the Peace
conference discuss limitation of Allied
troops in occupied areas of Europe.
Neither put his proposal across. Mr..
Molotov declared he would like a little
time to ponder the Marshall suggestion
and General Marshall replied he want
ed to think ove the Molotov plan.
1t might be thought that consider
Ing the weighty problems scheduled
for the Moscow Peace Conference, the
flrst session was a tame affair. But il
is a notable fact that both the lead.
ing eiooldlole' VI ooAerS - as you WlSf
- obviously were feeling each othel
out, in the of battlers in tn,
squared ring, and had no intention O.
seeking to plant a powerful blow il
4 vulnerable spot on the other.
The bout is just beginning. Their
will be plenty of short hooks and uppe
cuts and possibly clinches before tn
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
HOW DOES A FLY WALK ON
THE CEILING?

AAO 0SIo 4AAAA Wv
THE CEILING?
1t is not quite certain why the
fly can walk upside down. When
a fly's foot is examined through
a miscroscope, two membranes.
or cushions, can be seen. These
are covered with tiny hairs.
each with a disc at the end. 1t
is these discs which enable the
fly to walk on the ceiling. but
exactly how they work has never
been settled.
Some scientists believe the
discs act as suckers - that when
a fly walks on the ceiling, a
vacuum is formed between the
disc and the plaster, 50 that the
insect is held up by the pressure
of the air. Against this theory is
the fact h a t, when the air is
drawn out of a vessel in which
a fly is walking upside down, the
insect does not fall off.
Other scientists believe the fly
is able to hold on t., means of
a sticky substance coming from
the under side of the foot. Each
hair would seem to be a tinv tube
for conveying this liquid from the
little pouch in which it is pro
duced. pouring it out as required.
HOW is A TIRE TESTED:
Tire manufacturers use three
methods of testing their pro-
ducts. First. by the use of their
own fleets of cars which they call
test fleets; second, b means
Of information supplied by taxi
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
The Book OF

cab companies and other compa-
MES making daily use of large
numbers OF automobiles: and
third, by specially devised ma
chimes.
A test fleet is very advan-
tageous because it may be sent
to different parts of the country
to test out the wearing qualities
of tires under varying conditions,
and to determine h e sizes and
types Of tires that are best
adapted to different localities.
The manufacturers often make
contracts with taxicab companies
to keep a record of the per
formance Of the tires used, and
in this way information is
secured as TO the particular sizes
and types which successful
for heavy traffic.
The third way of testing tires.
by special testing machines.
gives specific information that
cannot be secured by the first
two methods. There are many
problems relating to speed. Ii
ability to blowouts and tensile
strength of the fabric and the
like, which must be solved in
this way.
DO WE SEE A THING AS SOON
AS WE LOOK AT 1T:
Seeing. like every other kind Of
sensation. takes time. From the
instant that the light strikes the
curtain at the back of our eye
to the instant that we see it is quite
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
Police Situation Murkier

The resignation of four of the five
members Of the Civil Service Commits
sion strengthens the hope that the Civil
Service Law may be revised. How it
will be changed is something else again.
The police are understood to be will
ing for the City Council to go outside
the city for a chief. The firemen are
said to be standing out for their chief
to be named only from their own force.
AS Representative Kermon has pub
lcly announced on numerous occasions
that so long as the members of their
department wanted the present law to
remain in effect he would consent to
no change, but as the police are said
to favor an out-of-town chief, the situa-
ton apparently resolves itself into a
need for drafting of two laws-one af-
fecting the police and the other the
flremen.
Whether this is the only way out
of the present difficulty is not so i'm
portant as that something be done. and
done quickly, to bring order and dis
cipline into the departments.
These four designations do not clear
the civil service skies. Rather, they
create new clouds. So long as one men,
Der remains in office the Civil Service
Commission will continue to exist. but
without a quorum it cannot function.
The remaining member could receive
from the Council a nomination for chief
OF police but could not act upon it alone.
Lacking appointments to the vacant
memberships on the commission, or
enough to constitute a quorum, the
nomination would lie over for twenty
days, at the end of which period it
would become effective automatically.
But there is no assurance that this ar
rangement would be approved when
the commission roster were filled. A
chief thus coming into office would
be out on a limb as long as his appoint
ment lacked confirmation. In such
circumstances he would be only a straw
boss, and discipline, so necessary in
the efficient service of a police depart
ment.
Whether two laws are put through
ire legislature or the existing one
changed to meet an imperative demand,
the need for prompt action by our leg
lslators to correct existing conditions
is indisputable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Wrltten TOT La
l flew out to Chicago recently
and spent an interesting eve
ming with William McGhee and
Maynard D. Adams, two members
of the Chicago team that captured
the national mems team-of-fou1
title last December. This victory
made both McGhee and Adams
Life Masters.
We were discussing today's
hand, which was played in a
duplicate game, and we thought it
surprising that a number of West
players %overcalled with a heart.
North and South made six
spades at five or six tables because
in most cases a heart was opened.
For some reason players hesitate
to lead an ace against a six-bid.
Ihey are greedy and want their
aces to capture kings and queens.
AS McGhee pointed out, a trick
is a trick and the important thing
is to take it at the proper time.
With a heart opening, the losing
diamond In dummy was discarded
on declarer's good heart before a
trump was led.
Adams give an interesting out
line OF reasoning that should have
prompted East to lead the ace OF
diamonds. even though West had
bid hearts. South had shown =
terrific hand when he jumred the
Did Of n spade to four spades.
and when North went from four
to six spades, he also showed a
great deal of strength. Therefore
Adams said, Vests overcalI of one
heart could not have been made
on hlgh-card strength; there were
rot enough high cards in the deck
for that. Also, North's six. snads
DID showed that he could take
good care of the heart SUIT. There
ore. this wa the time 10 lay down
inc ace of diamonds and win the
al-impoftant trick,