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Wool Bed jackets, $3.50
Women's House Sill ippers, 81

pairs womens house slippers in rayon pile
twill Assorted colors in broken lots and sizes to
us pairs Women Leather Shoes black brown Group include
and caskn. Low and medium heels
Broken lots 10 Were $3.50 and NowS3 81
w&L-Noth Building SECOND FLOOR
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Women's Tunic Suits, s38

W ere y5y.75
80 women's tunic suits of wo
that can be worn with a skirt o
1412 to 26h. +
Is Misses and Women's Win
ter Coats of wool suede and
monotone in fitted styles. As
sorted colors in sizes 10 to 18, 40
to AZ. Were $34 and more.
Now $3.50
W&L-North Building COATS AND SUI
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SaUe II, IL and More

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Misses Royon Dresses, s5.'s

Less than half price
SO of these rayon dresses in
some solid blacks. Sizes 10 to
~. Rayon Dresses in one and
two-piece styles. Assorted color
prints, stripes, and solid colors.
Sizes 10 to 18. Less than half
price. Now w--------S3.95
W&E-North Building MISSES DRESS
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Misses Wool Sweaters, s3's5
Were S5.05 and more

100 these sweaters in cardigan and pulover style
short with long sleeves In white and
pasteIs Sizes 81 to 40.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
EAGRAM DISTILLERS
REFUSE TO HIRE NEGRO
GIRL IN SUPERVISORY
POSITION

CHICAGO Joseph Seagram
and Company, liquor distillers,
have revealed their true colors III
refusing to hire a young woman
supervisor who met all their re-
ouirements but one. Her fatal
mistake was being a Negro. This
discrimination practice of a ma
ior distiller selling thousands of
gallons of liquor to Negro con-
sumers each year was made
known to an agent of Home Cir
cult. the Magazine for Bronze
Women, in Chicago last week.
About a month ago, Miss Gloria
Johnson. 81 E. 46th ST., Chicago,
answered an ad in the Chicago
Sun which stated that a large con-
cern wanted college graduates for
supervisory positions in the COM
pany's plants. Miss Johnson states
that an agent of the company in
terveiwed her and gave her the
necessary blanks to fill out, after
he learned that she had earned a
BIS. degree from the Univerity of
Illinois in 1914. The blanks called
for no designation as to race color,
or religion.
A short time later, the company
officially notified Miss Johnson
that her application had been
accepted and she was instructed to
report to Louisville, KY, April list,
for a supervisory training course
conducted by the company. In
addition. she was promised theop-
portunity to take graduate courses
in colleges there.
Miss Johnson, who has been a
teacher in the Chicago school syS-
tenn. was currently employed by
the War Assets Administration.
She resigned this position and ap-
peared in Louisville as directed by
the Seagram personnel supervisor
A place to stay had been arrang-
ed by the company in a white
home near the bottling plant. Miss
johnson reported that she was ad-
mitted into the home without a
question and went out to do some
shopping.
Upon her return she was notified
that a telephone call had request
ed her to report to the plant office
Immediately. Arriving there, she
was asked if she were colored. She
was then informed that the COM
pany could not use her as it was
against southern policy to place
colored girls in supervisory posi-
lions over white workers. The only
concession that the company
would make was to reimburse her
for the travel expenses and to try
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12

Burke's response has all positive
indications, only by continued and
united efforts will these issues
become realities.
Organizations or groups who
aim without hesitancy to promote
hate and prejudice have no place
in the community and democracy
of ours. They Must Go!
The Congress aims to stimulate
an aWareness in the members of
the Negro ace of their own prob
Inns and the conditions which sur
round them and to create an in
terest in the community in order
that a steering committee might
be formed with representatives
of all organizations. Such a com
mittee would represent a united
front of representative leader
ship.
TIL interest of the Council is in
working or the problems which
face all as a group, and has to
date interceded to get Negro stu
dents admitted to the Nebraska
College of Barbering.
The management after several
conferences with tn Council, prom
ised to accept the applications of
Negro students for the next
class. due to the fact the existing
quota was filled.
The Congress also interceded in
behalf of N of the Union Pacific
walters, who was fired without a
hearing and came to the Council
after his local Union representa-
tive refused to help him because
he was in arrears with his union
dus. The Council was able thru
its efforts and by forming a unit
ed front of said walters cowork-
ers, to get a hearing for him be-
fore the deadline date.
AS a result of the hearing the
waiter was reinstated with all
seniority rights unimpaired.
Other aims of the Council are
as follows:
C1) Jobs for Negroes in all pub
lie utilities.
~ Equal Opportunity for Ne
groes wherever they spend mon
ey. @W7 ~
(3) For all measures which cor
rect the evils of discrimination.
jim crow and civil liberties.
A membership in the National
Negro Congress means a vote to
advance this program.
a. An enlightened citizenry to
become an intelligent non-parti-
san voting element.
If anyone desires further inform
alton about the Congress, call the
President, Mrs. Thomas E. Hayes,
ia. 1866.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
Jour
|CUEST .
Column
FOR BETTER HEALTH
edited by VERNA p. HARRIS)
*N*

Better health for all Americans
is obtainable.
In a democracy no person should
suffer ~needlessly or die by reason
of the lack of proper medical at
tention. To assure to all people
equal opportunity to the best med
ical care modern science offers is
a responsibility of our govern
ment. Great strides have BEEN
made toward bringing necessary
health and medical services to all
u people, regardless Of where
they live, their color, or their in
come, but more can and must be
done to reach that goal.
We know that the death rate for
Negro babies is higher than for
white babies. We know, too, that
at the time of childbirth more
Negro mothers die than white
mothers. 1t is common knowledge
that in many parts of our country
the hospital and other health facil-
tiles for Negroes are often entirely
lacking Or shockingly inadequate.
1t is the lack of adequate health
services for Negroes that explains
their favorable social economic life
of the Negroes contributes to their
lower health and medical standard.
What is needed to bring to the
Negro child and mother all the
health and medical services need
ed?
The answer is more physicians,
more nurses, more hospital beds
more Of everything in the way
Of health and medical care SER
vices. And not only must there
be more professionally trained per-
sonnet and more hospital care In
addition, we must show people how
best to use their community health
services. These requirements for
better health a be achieved. The
last Congress increased the a
mount Of funds available to the
Children's Bureau for grants to the
states for health and welfare pur-
poses from $11 200, 900 to S22, 900
900 for the current year. This in
crease in funds will enable the na-
ton to do more for Negro mothers
and children. These funds can be
used to employ health and welfare
personnel and to purchase health
care for physically handicapped
children. 1t will enable State
health agencies to develope special
projects to meet particular prob
lens in the several States and to
enable more persons to be train
ed as doctors and nurses than
otherwise would be possible.
These funds cannot do the whole
job of making services available
wherever they are needed. But
they will be a big help to the stat
es in meeting their urgent prob
lens, and particularly those states
in which the need is greatest.
People everywhere have a res
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12

NEW YORK Emerging from
her elongated silence and seclusion
for the past months, the famous
danceuse TondaIeyo, (Wilhelmina
Levy, erstwhile Broadway night
life hostess and movie star of Her
aid Pictures, "Sepia Cinderella, :
is returning to the footlights with
her interpretative dance.
Tondaleyo & Her Bayou Dancers
the name of her new act is COM
posed of four male terpsichorean
artists who portray dances of the
old Mississippi Delta. This smart
idea conceived and executed by
Tondaleyo has brought together a
troupe resembling a Broadway
production, inasmuch as she en-
gagged a great staff of master
minds to prepare her act for the
topflight stage. Among whom are
Felicia Sorel, photographer, who
staged 'Lysistrata;" Carlos Pet
erson, former Radio City Music
Hall Ballet Director. Buster Hard
ing, composer and music arranger
for Artie Shaw. Woody Herman,
ct cetera; Costumes by Forrest
Thayer; all under tn supervision
of Henry LeTang, noted director
with studios at 107 West 44th st.
The dancers with Tondaleyo are
Al Bledger. Frank Green. Bill
O'Neil and Bob Christian.
Tondaleyo's comeback to the
dance is upon the request of many
producers and agents who have
failed to find others to replace the
splendid results that have marked
her rise to fame. Walter Win
chell, in his column proclaimed her
"A famed named dancer"
In the Pittsburgh Courier, Billy
Rowe said. The lovely who sch
orched the Nation with her inter
pretative dance" And. it is old
wit to remember that She drove
white men crazy in the film
white Cargo" and corralled the
raves of the critics in her dances
in the flicker, Stormy Weather.
Her intimate contacts with fam
JUS celebs, white and colored at
her famous Swing (52nd) Street
bistro from Broadway to Holly
wood was the talk of the nation,
in blending all races, colors and
creeds into a melting pot of De-
mocracy.-F. S.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12

vice available to the next Of kin
of all World War III dead.
THE next of kin Of all World
War III dead will shortly be receiv
ing letters from the War and
Navy Departments asking them to
signify their wishes for perman-
ent burial for members of their
families who lost their lives dur
ing World War IL" Miss Norton
said.
The Chapter has been informed
that all next Of kin will not re
ceive their letters Of inquiry at the
same time. In fact, the letters
from the War and Navy Depart
ment will be mailed out to next of
kin according to a fixed plan for
the next Is months. Miss Norton
said that anyone wishing an ex-
PLANTATION Of the program, assist
ance in filling out the forms. or
any other help or information in
connection with this program,
should seek the services of the
Home Service workers at the Red
Cross Chapter House. According
to Miss Norton the Chapter House
office hours r from 500 A. M.
to 500 p. M. weekdays, and $50
A. M. to 1890 p. M. on Saturdays
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
Professional Upstairs
To Be Led By 3 Choirs
"a PROVISION OF GOD"
TOPIC OF REV. CHILDRESS

Rev. E. B. Childress Of st. John
AME. Church, 22nd and Willis
Avenue, has chosen as his subject
for the opening Pre-Dedication
Service at 10:45 a. m. Sunday,
April 18th, "a Provision of God"
He will deliver this awe-inspiring
sermon after the Professional by
the st. Johns three choirs, the
Senior Choir, the Watchmen's
Choir, and the Junior Choir.
At 8 p. m. Rev. j. B. Brooks of
Allen Chapel AME. Church, will
deliver the sermon and the Rev
Childress will administer the
Holy Communion to the member
ship. The Senior Choir will furr
,ish the music for this service.
At 7:30 p. m. the Presiding Ed
er of the Kansas City District of
the Nebraska Conference, Rever-
end John Adams, Sr., will deliver
the sermon and tn Watchmen's
Chorus under the direction of Mr.
Il. L. Preston will sing.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12

out of the District Court of the
United States, Eastern District OF
North Carolina. Wilson Division
Subsequently, the Federal Court
in North Carolina agreed to a
change of venue to the United
States District Court, Southern
District of New York, for DISPOSE
ton Of the draft charge, and on
March 28th, 1947. the defendant
pleaded guilty and received a six
months suspended sentance with
probation for one year.
He is now being held by the New
York City police in connection
with the charge of being a tuglt-
i've from justice on a warrant IS
sued by the State of North Caro-
lima. Extradition papers will prob
baly be presented to Gov. Dewey
for his signature within the next
few days
The NAACP pointed out, in a
letter to Governor Dewey, that En-
gram has shown he has success
fully rehabilitated himself. He is
regarded highly by associates as a
law-abiding person of sobriety,
honesty and trustworthiness. his
employers have given character
testimonials. The letter conclud-
ed. 1--WE feel that it vas an un-
fortunate series of circumstances
involving him in his present pre-
dicament. We feel that under the
circumstances of this case the re-
fusal by you to sign his extra
dition papers will be justified.
We trust that under any circum-
stances before action is taken you
will give us an opportunity to dis
| cuss this matter with you furth-
err"
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12

possibility to learn as much as
possible about the health and med
ical care problems of their own
neighborhood and community.
Assistance must be sought from
persons qualified to help assess
community health resources and
health needs. Groups of citizens
can look to their local and State
public health officials for explain
alton of available health resourc-
es and services that r or can be
made available to them.
When physician services are
lacking or insufficient and clinic
and hospital facilities are nom
existent or need Strengthening,
the people people in the comm
unity can turn to their local and
State public health officials for
help Many people write FEEDER
al agencies, such as the Childrens
Bureau, for special help and adj
vice.
When more funds are needed to
provide services that are lacking
or that should be extended, the
people can express their concern
to their elective officials. More
and better health services can be
achieved through joint action of
the people and their public offic-
ials.
All our forces must be mobiliz-
ed in the interests of bringing OPP
portunity for better health and
medical care to all members of
our population. Financial aid
must be given to those areas with
insufficient funds to provide a
basis minimum of health services
and care. No child Or mother
should go without required care
for reason of race, economic, sta
tus. or residence.
Health assurance is a peoples
cause.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
GOV. DEWEY ASKED TO
BLOCK

New York. N. Y. April End A
legal tangle which is slowly but
surely strangling the man unjust
" caught in it was revealed today
by the legal staff of the NAACP,
which has requested permission to
discuss the matter with Governor
Dewey.
The man involved is Arthur FL
wood Engram of North Carolina,
His unfortunate series of miShapS
began in 1871 when he was alleged
to have inflicted an injury with a
knife upon a women at a time
when they were both intoxicated.
Several years later he reported for
a physical examination at Local
Draft Board 2, Wash County, Roc
XIV Mount. N. c.. and at this time
he was arrested on the assault
charge, tried. convicted and sent
enced to eighteen months.
Engram states that he did not
he couunderstand the procedure,
that he could not make himself
understood that the complainant
had forgiven him and did not de-
sire to prosecute and that he was
denied right of counsel or an ap-
neal. Three months later he escap-
ed from a proson farm. He did not
report back to the draft board or
advise it of his new address He
was unable to appear originally for
examination by his draft board
as he was arrested on his way into
the draft board.
After his escape, Engram work.
ed at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va,
for a year and a half where he
rose to the portion of first grade
helper. He came North and for the
past two years he has been en-
ployed as a delivery man for the
Nomis Produce Co., 2542 Broad
way, N. Y. c.
On December 9th, 1916, he was
arrested in New York City on a
warrant for violation of the Selec-
tive Service Law in failing to re-
port for induction and notifying
his local board of his change OF
address. This warrant was issued
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
C OUNCL NATL
Leads Fight Against Discrimination
And All Forms of UnAmericanism

relationships. The issues were as
follows:
ID If the School Board condon-
ed the rental of School buildings
to groups whose aims had been
authenticity proven to be for the
purpose of promoting racial dis
elimination and instituting re-
strictive covenants in connection
with this issue the Board was ask
ed to take immediate steps to pre-
vent such a group, the Kountze
Park Improvement Association
from holding further meetings in
Lothrop school.
(2) That Colored Teachers be
assigned to teach in schools thru
out the city system and not be
relegated to two schools attended
only by Colored pupils as Long
and Howard Kennedy. The reas-
on being given that such a move
would promote better racial un-
derstanding and ease existing
racial tensions and barriers.
90 That courses in Negro his
tory be instituted in the school
curriculum in order that both rae
ial groups may become CONVEX
SAINT with the contributions of
Negroes in all fields of our civil
ization.
The members of the School
Board and the audience manifest
ed much interest during the pres
entation and the members of the
Board asked many pertinent ques
tons relative to the subject. The
President of the Board promised
that the group would take these
matters under advisement.
In a followup of the visit to the
School Board, a delegation of five
persons including Messrs. A. r.
Goodlett and Walter L. Seals,
President, and Executive Board
members of the Ideal Improve
ment Club, Mrs. George w. Dun
can, a member of the Lake School
PTA., and rM. and Mrs. Thomas
E. Hayes of the National Negro
Congress, conferred with Supt.
Harry A. Burke on Wednesday,
March &c, on specific commit
ments relative to the request
! made at the School Board meet
ing.
Supt. Burke promised to cooper
ate to the fullest extent to bring
the request of the group to a re-
atty, and stated that each point
which we presented had definite
merits He further promised to
work toward the assignment of
Colored teachers throughout the
city after a study of problems
and prevailing conditions. He
concurred that Negro History
should be an integral part of the
school curriculum and felt sure
that there would be little diffic-
ulty in getting same to be taught
] in the system Even though Supt
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
SPIRITED DEBATING
AT
ANNUAL EVENT
Next Tuesday Evening
AT Elks' Hall
ELkS' ORATORICAL
CONTEST

The Improved, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks of the
World in inaugurating these Or
atorical Contest, national in their
scope, are hopeful that in this
way a force will be put in motion
that will result in directing the
minds of all America to the in
justice Of Race determinations,
and will aid in the correction of
these great evils.
Our Order, in the name of hui
mainly, urges all of the students
read and study the Constitution
of the United States, especially
the 18th and 18th Amendments
thereto, and generally discuss the
same; we desire every public
spirited person to aid us in this
effort, and especially invite and
request the teachers and clergy
men to assist us.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
TO RETURN
TO CLAIR Me PARISH

This coming Sunday, April 18th
1947, will mark the closing of the
sixth years work of Rev. and
Mrs. c. c. Reynolds as pastor of
the Clair Methodist Episcopal
Church, 22nd and Miami streets.
This has been the banner year of
their pastorate. This past Febr-
uary a twenty year old mortgage
on the church property vas liq-
Undated. when the church men,
bership, rallied to their leadership
in raising $3888.86 in five months
and received a grant from their
General Board of $4,000. For
the first time in the history of
Clair Chapel, all of its property
both church and parsonage, is
fully paid for and free of debt.
The membership Of Clair has
been increased over four hundred
under the leadership of Rev. Rey-
nolds. A fine congregation greets
the Pastor each Sunday morning
and the spiritual tide of the chur-
CHI, is always high.
This coming Sunday morning,
Rev. Reynolds will preach from
the theme. I'VE Make Ourselves.
Mrs. Reynolds will sing Lord L
Have Tried.
In the afternoon at 3 O'clock,
Clair Church is sponsoring an APP
probation Service for Rev. and
Mrs. Reynolds. The Pastors and
members Of all our churches have
been invited to attend this serv-
ice. Each Pastor is to bring greet
ings. The Pastors and Churches
that cannot be present r asked
to be represented with a Love Of
fering.
The Rev. r. w. Johnson and his
Choir of oMunt Calvary Comm
unity Church, will have charge of
the service. Music will also be
FURNISHED by the Drama League
Quartette and the Mems Chorus
of Pleasant Green Baptist church.
We cordially invite the many
friends of Rev. and Mrs. Reynolds
to attend this Appreciation Serv-
ice.
Rev. and Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs.
Alberta Jones lay-delegate, and
several other members will leave
mkt Tuesday morning for their
Annual Conference in st. Louis,
Mo. Rev. Reynolds will return to
Clair Church for another year it
is believed.
The Omaha guide., 1947-04-12
MICHIGAN NAACP DEMANDS
HOMES FOR SAGINAW VETS

Saginaw, Mich. April 3rd-Mov-
ing to secure homes for Negro CTS
in Saginaw, Michigan, Attorney F.
l.. Robinson, representing the Sag
NAV branch of the NAACP. in
cooperation with the National leg
al staff of the Association. has fill
ed suit on behalf of John Henry
Smith and other Negro CTS sim
llarly situated to compel the CITY
of Saginaw to admit Negroes
without discrimination to the 200
temporary veterans housing units
provided by the Federal Public
Housing Authority.
Only about forty units in the pro-
ject remain incomplete and e
n hundred families have already
been admitted to the project, but
the complaint alleges that no NEG
70 applications are being consider
ca, and no Negro families have
neen admitted to the project. More
tnan ninety Negro CTS in desper-
ate need Of housing filed applica-
lions for admission.
The complaint requests the court
10 issue an order to the appropriate
city officials directing them to
consider Negro applicants upon
the oasic OF need, without discrim-
nation because of race or color
and states that failure to provide
units for Negroes because Of dis
crlmlnation is a violation Of the
Fourteenth Amendment of the TT
). Constitution and of the rights
guaranteed under the Michigan
Constitution.
A temporary injunction has been
secured preventing the placing of
any further families into the pro
Ject until the decision of the cues
ton presented. The case will be
argued on April 22nd in the Cir
cult Court of Sawinaw County