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The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Tools Of Tryants

Human ~gullibility sometimes has no apparent limit. Every sue
cessful tyrant, ambitious cynic, or plain demagogue has recognized
this fact. Hitler was a past master i'll the art Of deception, and ex-
planned his formula in brutal frank passages in Mein Kampf. 1t
simple. People ire suspicious Of small lies but fall for the
grand lie.
Right now, for example, a lot Of sincere persons and some not
so sincere are promoting the colossal falsehood that the way to a
better society is through rapid expansion of the authority of govern
ment- They have become so confused or wry hat they have iden-
titled their cause with the highest ideals of the liberal. They see to
it that their every act wears a halo Of liberalism" or "progressiv-
ism" as contrated to the conservative "reachonaries." The way the
press al times confirms the deception is more than a little sickenfng.
Recently a national wire service release in a large western newspaper
was captioned, Liberals for Public Rail, Power Seizure" The story
quoted the Progressive Citizens Of America" who condemned Amer.
lean public service industries and advocated prompt seizure by gov.
eminent to create the conditions for a richer and better life for
all ..."
There is no country in the world with a more efficient group
of basic industnes-power, rail, oil, coa-than the United States
The products and services of these stringently Regulated, heavily
taxed industries III small items in the family budget, and families
in America enjoy their benefits to an extent undreamed Of any
where else IN the world. So why do the selfstyled liberals attack
these industries with such intensity? What about the really expen-
sive necessities of life which initiation has carried to staggering price
levels? The bitter truth is that or socalled service industries are
the key to the form of government which we will eventually have
in this country. They are owned by hundreds of thousands of pi-
vate citizens. They employ millions directly and and tens Of millions
Indirectly. If government owns or dominates them, it will control
the. people. Absolute economic power always leads to absolute
political power.
America must be wary of abuses Of liberalism and false slogans.
These are the tools with which tryaHts deupe fools.
The mar who succeeds above his fellows is the one who, early
in life, clearly discerns his object and toward that object habtually
directs his powers. Even genius itself is but fine observation streng-
thened by fixty of purpose. Every man who observes vghantly and
resolves ~steadfasty grows mconsciously into genius-Bulwer.
The hired man had finished his first month on a farm at a very
busy time.
We'll, boss I'm leaving" he said. "You promised me a steady
job.
k~11 - II IL .:+ % ,IoI L. ~Jor
( "No," replied the man with a wry grin, there's at least 3 hours
in the middle Of the night when I've nothing to dc"
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
American Meat Packing

From a humble beginning 300
rears ago, meat packing has grown
o become n Of the nations larg-
st industries. Meat packers In the
United States produce more than 20
billion pounds of meat annually.
From five million farms and
ranches in every state the meat
packers purchase 127 million cattle,
calves, hogs and sheep to make into
steaks, roasts, stews, sausage items
and canned meat, as well as utiliz-
ing ~by-products for many pharma-
ceutica1 and manufacturing items.
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Record History

Hieroglyphic, or picture writing,
on stone by ancient Egyptians
which has been deciphered by his
torians tells the story Of the early
Pharaoh dynasties thousands Of
years before the birth Of Christ.
Writing on clay or stone was mans
first attempt to leave his history
and that Of his fellowman to future
generations. Later the Egyptians
made a writing material from the
papyrus weed. a tall reed that grew
In the marshy land long the Nile.
It was used as early as $500 B. c.
and it is from the word papyrus
that nanar derived its mama
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
An Open Letter
To The Editor

Dear Sir:
Picture yourself in the days of
the frontier, when Nebraska was
Indian country and every man
went armed about his job. There
was no law to depend on, no gov
ernment-the law and the govern
ment a couple thousand
miles away, on the East Coast.
No one had any real protection
except self-protection. Because
that was so, each individual per-
0 had to be quicker at the draw
than his neighbor. and sometimes
had to act aggressively in order
to protect his interest and his very
life. Often a group of men would
form a posse and 60 afer a gang
ster, catch him and string him up.
They had to take the law into
their own hands. The only way
they could punish a lawbreaker
was to break the law themselves.
Does that sound familiar? Com
pare it to the international situa-
ton today. It's just the plight the
naions of he world are in right
now. They each have to arm, to
make bombs, and other weapons
of war, to prepare for attack. And
because they prepare, they are Of
ten attacked. The only way a
group of nations can punish a law
breaking nation is by going to war
against it. We have no interna-
tional government.
You may say, What about the
United Nations" Well, the U.N.
isn't being used by the nations
right now. It's being used by
passed; for instance, the Marshall
plan to help Europe get on its feet
again is a United States plan
it did not 60 through the U. N.
The U. N. will never be trusted
as a real basis for cooperation !
as long as nations do not use it.
It is definitely the best thing
we've got, but it needs strength
It needs some important
amendments. If we want peace.
We can work to get our Senators
and representatives to recognize !
the need for these amendments.
The U. N. must be changed into
a real world government The AS
sembly would become the legis-
lature. like our own Congress:
the Security Council would fill !
the executive function; and the
International Court. of Justice.
now without power, would become
powerful and respected Sup
rene Court Of the World.
Under such a World Government
the threat of war removed the
people TO the earth could mingle
true fellowship. No National
government would be forced to
deprive its citizens Of liberty in
order to wage war. Nc foreign
country would attempt to divide
peoples Of one country by
nate in order to conquer it-as
Germasy divided Fnarce. and tri-
ed and almost succeeded in divid-
America. In war time
minorities suffer most-No longer
would there be a need for a
national army with Jim Crow
segregation and discrimination.
And it is very likely that the rest
the world wouldn't allow race
hate in 60 on in this country.
A world government would
climate war and be better for
everyone than what we've got now
Let's work together to achieve it.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Mallory
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Original ALLOW

Prehistoric ornaments Of plati-
num hammered over gold were
found in the graves Of the priests
and kings of the ancient Indian in
habitants of Colombia. This was
probably the original idea Of com
bining the two rare metals to obtain
the two-tone color effect for jewelry.
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
END or sTEREoTPYING OF
NEGRO ARTISTS

E1erdlQ Is HOW Ii Liz
unique position of having every
major motion picture studio care
fully observing its efforts to eli
inmate the stereotyping of Negro
artists Jack Goldberg declared
at a Herald Pictures executives
luncheon.
Goldberg, who is president Of
the new company, pointed out
| that the results of Herald's efforts
, will decide the roles the Negro
| performers will be given in the
future. TT il UP to US" Goldberg
! said, ito make sure that an actor
will not be type cast according
to the coIc.' IF his skin or the way
he prays.
Outlining the history Of such
| progressive efforts i'll the motion
picture Fl q, Goldberg emphaized
the fact ina. the major companies
had all made an attempt at CIV
ing the Negro artist a chance to
display his tulr dramatic talent.
However, he value these anti-bias
films could have had was destroy
ed by the very obvious effort each
of these films seems to have been.
Rather than admit that the
Negro actor could compare favor
ably with the white performer,
the studios kept casting him in a
stereotyped series of roles. 1t call
ed the talent of the Negro great
NEGRO talent rather great tall
ent', We of Herald Pictures be-
lieve that good acting and good
pictures are of primary import
ance-ard talent does not come
in COLOR
1.-THE future plans Of Herald
Pictures Goldberg explained,
fall in direct line with our basic
premise-that drama is color
blind. Our first production. Boy!
What a GIRL" was received en-
Enthusiastically HI movie going
audiences in spite of some criticism
from sceptics who said, you can't
mixed Negro and White actors as
ordinary people and sell the public
OH it.
Our sesond picture, 'Sepia Gin
derella.' which was world premi-
cred at the Apollo Theatre in New
York on July Is, features a fine
mixed cast incla.ina the noted
picture star Freddie Bartholomew.
while other studios have tried
to combat prejudice by waving a
delicate finger and whispering
naughty, naughty, what you're
doing is %irtolerant, our produc-
tons Fave eliminated any color
| line. The results have been re-
markedly satisfying"
Goldberg explained that in order
to carry out this fight successfully
Herald P:c.lies had decided to
release a minimum of 6 full length
productions every year. He also
announced that the new film COM
pany was in the market for best
sellers that have, heretofore, con-
sidered taboo for screenplalys.
sidereI taboo FOR screenplays.
Don't forget that the motioI
picture industry's spotlight is cent
cred on US. Goldberg concluded,
Lets stay right in the center Of
it,"
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Alloy Is Strong

The green color Of emeralds is
due to small quantities of chromium
in the jewels. When this same
chromium is added to steel along
with nickel, the resultant alloy is a
hard, strong, wear-resistant metal,
nickel-chrome steel, often used in
gears and axles.
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Industrial Uses

Milk is used in a wide variety Of
industrial products such as plastics,
textiles, paper coating, paint, glue.
films, pharmaceuticals. insulation.
fertilizer. insecticides, penicillin,
plaster. dyes, animal feed. preserva-
tives. explosives. ~electroplates
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Land OF Quarters

Africa Is the land Of quarters. One
quarter Of its area is forest and
husband. one quarter is grass land.
n quarter is desert and the re-
manning quarter is cultivated. World
Book encvclonedia disclnsee
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
New York Leads

New York City has more tele-
phones than any city in the world,
with a tosal Of 2.218. 900. This com
pares with 1890. 900 in all Of South
America.
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
DIue az wedding

The wearing Of something blue at
the wedding was ancient Israelite
custom which suggested a blue rib
bon for the bride-blue being the cot
or Of purity. love and edelity.
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Handled Many Times

Iron ore is handled FIVE times
from the time 1t is removed from
the earth until it emerges from the
furnace as liquid metal.
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02

--latest statistics show that the
United States has more than % tele-
phones for every 100 inhabitants,
compared to % telephones per 100
inhabitants In the world as a whole.
The Omaha guide., 1947-08-02
Only Huruenot Church

Only Huguenot church in Amer
lea Is at Charleston, S. G. It was
founded in 1887.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

time that some of our war-born
services are diminishing, some of
our peacetime demands are higher
than ever. The services to veter-
ans of the Douglas County Chap
ter will demand a large per cent
of u budget for 1947. In addition,
we must have an ample e
for anticipated disasters during
which we will be expected to feed.
shelter, and rehabilitate an un-
known number of victims"
The campaign chairman, in
pointing up his message to the
solicitors, said that he had been
informed by National Red Cross
Chairman Basil O'Connor that pre-
liminary estimates of national
needs show gross needs of AZ mil
lion dollars, 10 million of which
is to be held as a disaster relief
emergency fund for the aid Of
disaster victims wherever neces-
sary in the United States. The
chairman added that the needs of
almost 1000 Red Cross chapters
throughout the country cannot be
met this year for less than 80 mil
hon dollars.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
Fair Ray
By GEORGE S. N
President Of Harding College
SeorcyA Arkansas

industry. His attitude, I was told
by everyone, is typical Of tfir
Swedish labor leader. He shuns
Communism or state socialism
He wants individual freedom, not
RECOMMENDATION of peoples lives.
Fair Play HONEST-TO-GCCD-
is the Key NESS fair play, mani
Tested through a
spirit of fine cooperation on the
part of every group that conf
petes in the game of economics,
is the key to the prosperity Of
this small but great country. The
people think of competition =
real active competition - as the
basis of prosperity. None Of them
suffer the illusion that state man.
agement of industry could pro-
vide effective competition or the
prosperity equivalent to that Of
private enterprise.
There is much that we could
emulate in Sweden. This fair
play and competitive spirit goes
right down to the shops and fac
tories, $50 of which are oper-
ated on incentive plans based on
piecework, or on bonuses paid for
certain achievements. There are
floors for wages, but no ceilings.
This means thar those willing to
work harder may Earn more than
the minimum. This rule rightly
belongs in our own American ira
d~itions, but let US not forge. it.
A Swedish labor leader told
me: "Piecework is the chief
means Of increasing production.
That's why most Of our industries
have it. This enables a good
worker to earn more than a lazy
worker. Our workers all agree to
it, so it is a happy situation. We
realize that high productivity Of
fefs the only means of sustained
high wages. | am amazed that
people everywhere do not recog-
nize this principle"
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
aha Guide-if not, why not?


Army and Navy officers were in
a meeting on January 10 in Wash
ington, DC, to make an %explanat-
ion of the merger of the A and N.
u S. Congress OK's the Exten-
sion of the Luxury tax on Jan. Is.
AME. Bishops have a scuffle in
a contest meeting in a court room
in Philadelphia, Pa, on January
IL. Bishop Sims and Bishop
Green were involved.
A IA year old boy told police of
San Francisco, Calf. of the stick
ups he made in Missouri. He was
traced by the FBI.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

SWEDEN does not even approx
mate the wealth in natural re-
sources of Russia or America, yet
her per capita income is far above
Russia's and is almost as high as
Americas. What is the secret of
this prosperity? For 20 years |
have been trying to find the for
mula for national prosperity in
observing nations all around the
world. What is it that gives
Sweden - a country the size of
Oklahoma and Arkansas, with
limited natural resources-an in
dividual prosperity that puts her
high in the renning?
Ifound everywhere in Sweden a
spirit Of wholesome living and fair
play, and I discovered also that
these things were based upon the
strong religious foundations of
the people. During the week l
spent in the heart Of Sweden's
largest city, I saw not a single
drunk nor any indications of
lewdness, things which are so APP
parent in the parks of London and
New York.
Typical THE SPIRIT Of fair
Attitude play and honest COM
petition is manifest in
every quarter in Sweden. People
count more on it and talk more
about it and mean it more sin
cerely than any people I know.
For example, the man who is re-
sponsible for running the affairs
Of Sweden's trade unions wants
industrial corporations to make a
reasonable profit.
He wants to maintain private
ownership and management. He
wants fair play between labor
and industry. He wants wages
kept at a level that will assure a
market for the greatest volume
Of goods. He wants cooperative
understanding between labor and
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

NEW ORLEANS - Southern
prejudice against unions is giving
way gradually to constructive ac-
ceptance of the basic right of
workers to organize for economic
security"
That is the assertion of DIR.
George w. Snowden, AFL Or
ganizing Committee coordinator
for Louisiana, who addressed the
first winter forum of the Cosmo-
politan Club in the Central YMCA
before a large gathering last week.
The South has been emerging as
a powrful sector during the last
decade, Mr.. Snowden said, adding
that all studies indicate this trend
will continue and that the section
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
SOME SERVICES LARGER
NOW THAN IN WAR, RED
CROSS SPOKESMAN SAYS

Although the Douglas County
Red Cross chapter and the ma
tional organization have reduced
war-inspired programs and war
time budgets. pressing needs for
funds to amplify other services,
particularly in relation to veterans
calls for the full attainment of the
1947 financial goal.
TT is true that our operating ex-
penses for services to the armed
forces have taken a drop in keep
ing with the reduced size of our
Army and Navy" according to Ed
Schmidt, campaign chairman, in
a message to the campaign work
ers. TT is also a fact that we are
using cash reserves on a local and
national basis. But at the same
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

III otherhoods came into existence
in the middle of the Nineteenth
Century. These unions have deye-
loped. through trial and error, well
formulated patterns of organic
ing that give the AFL a decided
advantage in a membership drive.
-Of special Importance in the
drive will be the aid by District
SO of the United Mine Workers.
This special division is a cort of
catch-all organization and is the
answer to the plea for industrial
unionism within theAFL. Because
of the affiliation of Distinct 80
with the name of John L. Lewis.
many workers, Negro and white,
prefer it to either the strictly
craft unions Of AFL or the CLIO
industrial unions"
DR.. Snowden informed that
there are a quarter million Ne
groes in AFL unions in the South
and that the organizing drive pro-
poses to enroll two million by
1850.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
me Walters Column
BY n. w. Smith

BY n. w. Smith
Blackstone hotel walters in the
front line on service.
Regis hotel and White Horse Inn
walters going good at all times.
F~ontenelle Hotel walters on the
improve on service in a very fine
way.
Paxton Hotel headwaiter and
streamlined crew of walters on the
up and go on service at all times
with a smile to all guests and their
friends.
George Upton and H. w. Smith
on a shopping tour in the Central
Market
Musician headwaiter and quick
stepping crew at the Omaha Cham
Der of Commerce very much out IN
front.
Omaha Club walters and Captain
Earl Jones serving with a smile at
all times.
Walters Key Club on the i'm
prove on serving and entertaining
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
Southern Prejudice Against
Unionsis Giving Way Gradually

long considered the last major
redoubt of open shop anti-unior
sentiment in this country is pain.
fully realizing that industrial
growth seem inevitably to come
together.
Social Change Altering
Southern Opinion.
Southern opinion, the billiard
university economic professor stat
ed, as reflected in the daily press
and employer-dominated journals
influenced by the war, industrial
expansion and Federal labor pol
icy, is not suddenly pro-labor,
Southern opinion. he explained, is
accepting the observation-disclosures
not by any means welcoming it.
OF the nearly seven and a quar-
ter million members in AFL
unions, almost two and a quarter
million r in unions in the 10
Southern States1a far cry from
the quarter million members 10
years ago. Since the start of the
organizing drive. in the South. he
ACu, ACdiiy ZUU,UUU new
members have been added to the
AFL rolls. The goal for the first
campaign year is a million new
members, it was explained.
To Concentrate in
Low-Pay Industries
Special fields Of organizing &C
tivity will center in some of the
principal low-pay industries, such
as lumber mills. paper and pulp
mills, chemicals, dairy products,
rice mills and laundries, DR.. Snow
den revealed.
THE AFL started the campaign
with the rather excellent founda-
ton of craft unions long establish
ed in the South" the coordinator
continued. "Harbor and construc-
ton workers, and some railway
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

Service Squadron 10 (the float
ing base for the invasion of Okin-
awa) supplied fighting ships, be-
fore they jumped off, with enough
oil to make a train 238 miles long.
with enough left over to heat TO-
900 homes for a year; with enough
gasoline to run 10000 American
automobiles for a full year; and
with sufficient fabrication oil to
allow for a complete change Of oil
in $1,000 automobiles.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
The Week
BY n. w. SMITH

BY n. w. SMITH
A n hundred and fifty pound
German shell exploded in Minden.
Holland on January 10 and killed
20 persons.
Federal Judge Michael o. Igoe.
of Chicago, denied citizenship to
John Victor Mirrioe one of the in
s~tructors at the Chicago univers-
ity-the Judge had information
that he was a Russian.
Reports to PHILIPPINE military
headquarters OF January 10 that
Filipino military police had been
fighting skirmishes with armed
japanese stragglers.
A student at the Ann Arbor.
Michigan university, was arrested
and charged by one Of the goods
with rape. His name was Glenn
A. Whittle.
A southern Pacific RR. train
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
Something You Should
Not Joke About!

So If female functional monthly
disturbances are causing you to
suffer from pain, nervous dis
tress and feel weak, restless, SO
cranky and irritable that you
almost turn into a 'she-devil'-
on such days-THIS is SOMETHING
YOU SHOULDN'T JOKE ABOUT. Start
right away-try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to
relieve such symptoms. It's ia
nous for this purpose. And don't
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
HUSBAND, WIFE GET
FEDERAL

A husband and wife were fined
a total of $50 and sentenced to 12O
days in Jail Wednesday by FEEDER
al Judge j. A. Donohoe.
Mrs. Gladys Richardson McCray
Fl, of 2124 North 9th avenue was
charged with forging and cashing
four government bonds for a total
of $3.50.
Her husband, Willie McCray, 81.
was charged with cashing the forg
ed bonds for a total of ST..
Judge Donohoe sentenced each
to 60 days in Jail and fined each
$40.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
ARE YOU JuSTA


Nature may endow you with
breathtaking beauty, a lovely
curvaceous figure. She may be-
stow gifts on you that make you
a brilliant actress, a leader in
your class at college, sought
after at dances, or a charming
wife and mother.
Yes, Nature may do all this.
And yet you may find your face
mockingly slapped if you suffer
these distressing symptoms,
which so many unfortunate
girls and women do.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

forget 49, Pinkham's Compound
DOES MORE than relieve such
monthly pain. This great medi-
cine ALSO relieves accompanying
nervous tension. irritability.
those tired-out, mean pick-on-
everyone feelings-when due to
this cause. Taken regularly
thruout the monJh-Pinkham's
Compound helps build up resis-
lance against such distress
very sensible thing to do. Just
e if you, too, don't remarkably
benefit! All drugstores.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

to all patrons.
Read the Omaha Guide for all
the News!
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25

was wrecked on January 10 near
Bakersfield, Calif-7 persons were
killed.
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-25
Beer Retailing
Attains Higher
Standards

When the Soil Conservation
specialist goes to a farm he
goes as a friend, and often
makes helpful suggestions.
Nebraska beer retailers also
have a ''helpful advisor
the Nebraska Committee of
the U. S. Brewers Founda-
ton. This agency works con-
stantly to help retailers avoid
law violations and bad prac-
tees which are against the
public interest. They are
helped to be a credit to them
selves, to the beer industry and
to the community.
When conditions in a tavern
are found to be unsatisfactory
a Nebraska Committee eau
ton usually brings a quick
correction. If some persist in
bad practices the Committee
submits the facts to legal
authorities for action.
Self-regulation thus keeps Ne
braska taverns operating in the
public interest.