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The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
Omaha Boy Conducts
Orchestra in Europe
MOSELEY JR. SUCCESS

Ambassador and Mrs. Char
les Ulrick Bay are giving a
dinner tbs evening in the Am
erican Embassy for the Diplo-
matte Corps and representa-
tives of the Norwegian govern
ment and the Norwegian De-
Tense. His majesty, the King,
and His Royal Higness, the
Crown Prince, have indicated
that they will be present.
On the occasion Of this fes-
tivity part of the U. S. Head
quarters Command Band in
Frankfort, the "Jazz Pirates"
have come to Oslo to play for
the dancing as we'll as for en-
tertainment. The band, Is men,
is a part Of the big military
band comprising "a men, who
Sc leader is Benjamin Durant,
a graduate of the Juilliard
School of Music in New York.
The conductor of the dance
band, "Jazz Pirates, is Sgt.
James P. Mosely.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

nth, Minnesota, G. P. Hauge-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, H. J.
Rairdon-Fargo, North Dakota,
and c. E. Hines Sioux Falls,
South Dakota. In each Of the
five states, there is also a State
Board of Directors consisting
of a State President, State
Vice Presidents, a State Sec
retary, and a State Treasurer,
or tate Secretary-Treasurer.
All officers are telephone
workers and carry on their
Union duties on an excused
absence babis without pay
from the Telephone Company
except for such time as is
spent in joint conference with
Company Management. We
feel that this is a distinct ad-
vantage to both the Union and
the Company because our Off
GERS are better able to under
stand and deal with the prob
lens of the workers.
CWA Northwestern Division
No. As is the successor to the
former Northwestern Union OF
Telephone Workers which aft
iliated with the National Fed
Grafton Of Telephone Workers
(Independent)
The Divisions general offic-
es are located at $50 Brandies
Theatre Bldg, Omaha Nebr-
aska.
Structurally, CWA North
western Division No. As is one
of 33 divisions of the Internal
ional Union known as the Co
mmuncations Workers Of Am
erica and identified by the let
ers CWA.
The CWA was formed i'll
June of 1917 and is the largest
labor organization in the tele-
phone field. 1t represents some
233,OO0 telephone workers in
contracts held by its 80 divis-
ions across the country. 1t is
not affiliated with either the A
F Of L or CIO but is independ
ent.
CWA is the SUCCESSOR ORGAN
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

Mr.. Madison S. Jones, Jr.,
Administrative Assistant to
the Secretary Of the National
Association for the Advance
ment for colored people to be
Guest Speaker in Council Blu
ifs, on Tuesday, April 9th at
Bethel Church, 10th St. and
Ave A at s 100 o'clock. Mr.. Jon
es was educated in the pubic
and high schools Of New York
City. Graduated from St. John
University in Brooklyn with
the B. S. Degree and studied
for the Master of Arts degree
in the faculty of Political Sc
ience, Columbia University
Graduate School. For many
months he was Acting Exami-
ner in charge of the New Eng
land region Of the Fair Employ
ment practices Committee wo-
rking in Boston. Cont fail to
hear this speaker.
Madison Jones to Speak at the
N.A.A.C.P. Mass Meeting on
April 5th, at St. Johns AME
Church.
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C.W.A. NORTHWESTERN
DIVISION NO. As

Negotiations began today
between the Communications
workers Of America Division
No. As and the Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company on a
new agreement covering wages
and working conditions for
Telephone Workers in the five
states involved.
The Union is asking for a
wage increase based on in
creases in the cost Of living and
the lag in wage increases in the
telephone industry when com
pared with wages increases in
other major industries.
Today's discussions were of
an exploratory nature and neg
citations will be resumed later
in the week.
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set the smaller wage adjust
ments which telephone worker
received in past years as COM
pared to workers in other mai
or industries. Telephone work
ers in the territory Of the Nor
thwestern Bell Telephone Co.,
for example, received an ager-
age wage increase of nine cents
per hour as compared to the
general pattern of fifteen cents
per hour in other major ndus-
tries in 1o47.
2. Improved Force Adjust
ment and Termination Pay
Contract Provisions.
With the advent of increas-
ed dial conversions, toll dialing
and the imminence of other tee
theological changes within the
telephone industry, the Union
will attempt to negotiate clau-
ses protectingNthe seniority and
employment rights Of tele-
phone workers and improving
the clauses covering terminal
ion pay for such workers as
may be displaced by such tee
theological changes within the
industry. The Bell Systems
program will displace an est
imated 100000 or more oper-
ators alone within the next
five years, not to mention the
effects on Plant, Accounting
and other workers. The Union
is not opposing these changes
but is merely asking for proper
treatment of telephone worker
affected by such changes.
8. Improvement In the Pen
sion Plan.
At the present time the Bell
System Companies are deduct
ing from the pensions of retir-
ed employees at age 65 one
half of the amount of any pri-
mary social security benefits
to which such retired employ
ees may be entitled. The Union
$ asking for the elimination Of
tbs practice. The Union is also
asking for the Companies pro-
vide for pensons, at the worker
option, for those workers with
Is years of service who are dis
placed because of technico1o-
gical changes within the in
/ dustry.
4 Other items to be bargained
for include shortened wage
progression schedules now
generally eight years in length
! narrowing of differences in the
wage levels existing between
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

as reason for not filing. that he
was afraid to; When the may
or said he could arrest anyone
on vagrancy charoes for mo
oching'; for example, asking
for a nickle for cup of coffee.
Lawrence Turner, one Of the
fellows, said, "By God, John
you can't do thatr' In saying
this, he shook his finger at the
mayor. This and the fact that
at times two or three were
talking at once, constitutes 'un
lawful assembly,, in a violent
and tunultuous manner, and
obstructing the administration
Of justice.
Two days latter the six men
were arrested. AT the Justice
Of the Peace court they were
found guilty. Coppock appeal
ed, while the other five could
not at that time see their way
clear to 60 ahead.
Mr.. Twitty remained in the
town over night, in a depot.
He did his job the next day and
left town without further mol
estration.
The officer who arrested
without a warrent, who falsely
accused the Negro Of vagrancy
in order to save face wishes
to make criminals out of six
other men. Could this be to
cover-up his actions of gong
beyond his duty? The defend
ents wondered.
There is much talk Of police
states these days. There used
to be a saying about people
who lived in glass houses. Not
a few people in Mississippi,
Georgia, and South Carolina
could tell you what a police
state is. Coppock and his five
co-defendents understand, too,
what is meant by police state
| We can understand the peo-
pie who ask that if the moral
political, economic and mill
tary weight of our government
can be used to prevent police
states abroad, why cannot il
be used at home to dislodge
police state governments, and
| to remove law-enforcement Of
| ficers who conduct themselves
! as if they were in a police state
! Just whom are the law-enforce
ment officials elected to serve
those who use prejudice and
the Fascist race superiority
idea to maintain their post.
ions of privilege, or the people
Russell Coppock,
Pacific Junction, Iowa
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
WHAT THE WELL DRES-
SED WOMEN WEAR
BY Hazel Green

Mrs. Ruth Gilliland was
wearing a beautiful beige hat
with very pale orchid colored
flowers and deep orchid color
ed veil. She was wearing
short length, white coat with
a dark green velvet skirt, and
a light orchid colored blouse,
and green lizzard colored
shoes and bag.
Mrs. Helen St. Claire was
wearing a beautiful black hat
with ascalloped brim and a lar
gre rose colored flower, and 4
pink flowered black dress with
black shoes and bag.
Mrs. Bryce Biagas wore a
beautiful black dress with a
large brimmed hat with pink
flowers and a gray viel, gray
blue and white checked coat,
gray scandel shoes, bag, and
gloves. Around her neck were
a pair of kolinskys.
Mrs. Ruth Bowers, ISIS BIZ
nney Street, was wearing a
very fine linen straw hat with
large green band and a white
flower. "A Burgundy colored
short coat. and a Balenciapa
colored stripped white dress
and white gloves, and Balencia
ga colored bag and sroes.
Mrs. Viola Littlejohn was
wearing a beautiful black 3
quarter length coat and a
black dress with patent leather
bag, shoes, and pink gloves. "A
lovely gray and pink flowered
hat with gray viel.
Mrs. Sally Thomas looked
lovely in her new length bla-
OK coat of gabardine. Black
straw hat, shoes and white
| gloves. "A beautiful white strip
ped black dress with a large
black Dow tied at the neck.
Miss Stella Horton was
wearing a beautiful navy blue
calf skin ankle strapped shoes
and bag. A small brim navy
blue sailor hat with small gree
n band of yelling and PINK flo
wers. She was wearing the
| new look dress Of light blue
with open work at the neck
line, a beautiful black milan
straw bonnet, with very del
icate black criffled lace a.
round the brim. A black bag
and gloves and short length
gray coat, and gun metal calf
skin shoes.
Lenda Skinner looked char
ming in her white rolled brim-
med hat and black light wool
coat Of three-quarter length,
with white blouse and a black
ballarina skirt. Black calfskin
bag and black calfskin plat
! form sole shoes.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

small and large towns to elm
mate nequities, upgrading OF
jobs where inequities exist, and
provision for arbitration in
connection with grievances.
CWA has its international
offices at 917 &C" Place, Nor
thwest, Washington |, D. G. Ii
is l3-member Executive Board
is headed up by Joseph A.
Beirne, President. Its Public
Relations Director is A. B. He
rrington.
CWA Northwestern Divis-
on No. As, Public Relations
Director is J. R. Hill, $50 Bran
deisI Theatre Building, Omaha
2, Nebraska. Telephone: AT
lantic 4999.
The State Publicity Direct
ors of the Division are:
Ia, A. R. Toepfer, 217 Jewett
Bldg, Des Moines, Iowa.
MINI, !. F. O'Reilly, 126 So.3rd
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nebr., R. w. Salisbury, $50
Brandeis Theatre Bldg, Oma-
ha Nebraska.
No. Dakota, A. G. Nelson, 1906
No. 4th St. Grand Forks, N.
Dakota.
So. Dakota, Irene Prev, 1903
South MINI. Ave-, Souix
Falls, So. Dakota.
3)n-Ny,dsiht' 'shlsNusd)Ds arr
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
It's Alleged --- Man
Shoots 3 Over Dice

apartment went downstairs to
his own place and returned
with a double-barrled shotgun
and 4 extra shells. He asked
for his money and was refus-
ed. He then blasted" with
the shot gun e shots) and af-
ter doing so fight insued be-
tween the other three. Jack
son then fled, leaving his shot
gun there at the scene. Hilda,
Roy and Willie were taken to
the county hospital and treat
ed there by DR.. Dolittle, Hilda
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

was treated for gunshot wou-
nd in right bullock, gunshot
wound in left forearm and
knife wound extending from
the left ear to the left creek.
Graham was treated for shot
gun wounds in back, Carr gun
shot wound in left hip and left
wrist. Graham was released
and booked for Investigation
Shotgun and extra shells and
green hat went into custody
Of the police station. They
were the property Of Jackson.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
Sweeter Than Sugar

A new chemical compound which
is said to be 1000 times as sweet as
cane has been discovered by Neither
land scientists. This new compound
Is a benzene derivative, to which
the chemical name 1-n-propoxy-2-
amino-4-nftrobenzene has been
given
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
Joe LOUIS GIVES $4,000
TO SYDENHAM; HOSPIT-
AL SEEK HALF MILLION

New York (CNS)-Long re
cognized as a good friend of
charities, ]. Louis, together wi
tn his managing team, sent S.,
900 to the suffering Sydenham
Hospital, the nations only int
erracial voluntary institution.
According to Sydenham's Ch-
airman, William H. Baldwin,
Louis's check sent donations
up to S182,OO0. Still Sydenham
is seeking a half million dollars
in order to clear up outstand-
ing bills.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
SENTENCED
Cecil Wright, 19 years old

OGCll w llSlll, - yGdlS Olu
ization to the National FEEDER
alton Of Telephone Workers
had represented tele-
phone workers for the preced-
ing nine years.
Members in CIV A come
from all over the country and
from all branches Of the tele-
phone industry. The CWA con
stitution provides also for the
acceptance to membership Of
workers from all branches of
the communications industry.
At present its members include
construction and maintenance
men, cable splicers, linemen,
installers, operators, Q offic e
workers, statesmen, engineers,
janitors and factory workers.
The Union has set itself the
objective, of bringing all tele-
phone workers into CWA and
is opposing all attempts to de-
vide up the telephone indust-
rvs workers among IBEW CA
FL), TWOC (CIO) and the
half-dozen other labor unions
having conflicting ambitions
to take over telephone work
ers. CWA takes the that divid-
ing up telephone workers a.
mong several different Unions
would weaken their effective
ness in collective bargaining
with the telephone industry
which is organized into the
Bell System and the United
States Independent Telephone
Association. When CWA was
formed last June it consisted OF
81 Divisions representing 22O,
600 workers while today its
33 Divisions represent 233,00O
workers and a number Of other
telephone unions are consid-
ering joining CWA at this
time.
CWA is getting ready to go
into bargaining with the tele-
phone industry on renewal and
modification of contracts VIII
ich expire this spring. About
100000 Of the $4,000 workers
represented by the Union are
covered by contracts that ex-
pire in the six-week period be-
tween April 1st and mid-May.
A great many of the Divisions
have already filed their 60-day
notices as required by the
Taft-Hartley law and the Of
her will file very shortly. (CW
A Northwestern Division No.
As filed their, notice on March
18th calling for termination Of
their wage contract on May IS,
1948.)
Demands of CWA this year
include:
l. Increase in basic wages, the
details to be worked out aroun'
the conference table.
The Union contends that
telephone workers must have
some upward adjustment OF
their basic wages to meet in
creased living costs and to off
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
SHOT AND CUT

Hilda eeder, 81, Of 12O4E
North 24th ST., Roy Carr, 48.
Of 12O414 North 24th St. and
Willie Graham, 48, Of 2411
Caldwell were shooting craps
and also Robert Jackson, g9,
of 1884 North 24th St. In the
course of the game an argue
ment developed about chang
ing the dice, and that in the
course of this arguement Carr,
allegelly took $500 Of Jackson
money. Jackson then left the
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
Discrimination Case

A discrimination case aga
inst Harket's Cafe with the
Greyhound bus station, was
called before the court Friday.
The defendent asked for con-
tinuance,
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
PETITION, To CLOSE BAR
MARCH 80

Mr.. and Mrs. Silverman of
Sam Flax Bar were not issued
their liquor licenses because of
numerous complaints of disor-
derly conduct, and have been
given the name as one Of the
most undesirable places. Rev.
Charles Favors spoke in be-
half of the committee, that
has petition of 800 signatur-
es, asking that Sam Flax be
closed.
The hearing will take place
April IS.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
HIGH School Instructor
Acquitted
THE POLICE STATE
Bv Russell Coppock

he AmenlCan way IS Chdr-
acterized BY some features not
at all related to the Democrat
ic Ideal. The phase Democrat
ic Ideal is understood to GOV
er all phases Of life, particular
ly the political, social. econom-
ic. and intellectual. This sub
iect would not merit discussion
were it not true that one Of its
features is SO prominent as to
seriously theaten the attain
ment Of the Democratic Ideal.
More than that, it is seriously
threatening the destruction OF
that democracy already attain
ed.
This prominent anti-demo-
cratic, un-American feature Of
the American way is the idea
Of racial superiority By it is
justified the destruction Of the
lives and property Of many cit
liens Of our country. By it is
justified the denial Of the right
of citizenship to many millions
of citizens. This is done both
in the case of whole sections of
the population, and that of the
individual citizens. 1t is as SER
ious and forebading in the lat
ter case as in the former. The
Poll tax, restrictive covenants,
and discrimination in employ
ment illustrate the application
of the superiority idea of whole
sections of people.
The superiority idea as ap-
piled to individuals will here
be illustrated by a case just de-
cided in favor Of the defendent
in the District Court of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. This case ill
ustrates two breaches of rights
of citizens. First, the right of
a citizen to move about the
country and seek work freely
and without molestation; and
second, the right of citizens to
defend the rights Of other cit
liens.
The case is entitled the State
Of Iowa versus Russell Cop
pock.
On the day Of October Is,
1o47, Alfred Twitty Negro
was in Pacific Junction, Iowa
working and seeking work. He
was transient. On alleged or
al complaint Of some residents
the mayor, John Lutter, in his
work clothes, arrested Mr.. Tw
itty without warrent. without
saying he was an officer. Yes,
this was after the mayor gave
Mr.. Twtty the fair proposit-
ion of leaving town or going
to jail. The mayor charged
him orally with vagrancy.
Some residents listened to
the mayors conversation with
Mr.. Twitty and could not a.
gree that action was justified.
Six of them (white), four vet
erans and one (Mr. Coppock)
a high school teacher, protest
ed against this action by going
to the home of the Justice Of
the Peace to witness against
the mayor.
These young men accused
the mayor Of prejudice in his
action and called his attention
to the fact that they just seem
ed to be in Mississippi. Most
other ACQUISITIONS of the mayor
/ were challenged and shown to
be without foundation. The
mayor said no one had filed a
charge against Mr.. Twitty, and
he would not. In court he gave
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

To the left: Band leader, Dur
ant. Right: conductor of the
dance band, James P. Mosley.
James P. Mosley Jr., gradu-
ate Of Technical High School
and son Of Rev. and Mrs. ]. P.
Mosley, 2904 North % Avenue,
is a member of the 427 Army
Band and the Jazz Pirates Or
chestra located in Frankfort,
Germany. He is making a su-
ccess as an Alto Saxaphone
player and flutist.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
Prominent Citizen is
Sluqqed and Robbed

up behind them and pushed
Mrs. Maggie MCGOWAN down
and then tusled with Mrs.
Pearl Green, after snatching
her purse, struck her, and fled.
They have a clue to the fellow
that it was. Mrs. Green stated
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

that we need some good Negro
leaders as we do not have any.
AS Mrs. Green was little dis
turbed as to the delav of the
officer who was to come out
Tuesday morning March 80, to
interview her about the case.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
BEATEN AND ROBBED

bEA EN AND NObbED
Mrs. Maggie Nc Gowan
2719 y North "a Street, and
Mrs. Pearl Green, 1884 Maple,
were on their way to Mission
Circle at 7::50 pm. Monday
night, March %. A man came
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

Jack Williams was asked to
be put under a peace bond for
bothering and beating his girl
friend. Even when she met
him on the street, he would
beat her. He even hit her in the
jaw and kicked her down the
steps Of her home. The Judge
asked if she was staying with
him at the time. She said, Yes,
ever since got out of jail
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
PROMINENT CITIZEN
DAC CCEC
PASSES

Mr.. L. sL. McVay, passed
Thursday night, 9 :O5 P. M.
April lst, l948 at the local hos
Dita1.
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03
Sluqqer Gets Only 8 DAYS
UNDER PEACE BOND

was sentenced to 9 days in
jail for the snatching Of the
The Omaha guide., 1948-04-03

purse Of Mrs. Pearl Green.
Evening star., 1948-03-24
Monaghan Wins Title,
And Bursts Into Soma
BY the Associated Press

BELFAST, Mar. 24.-Rinty Nor
aghan, the fighting Irish crooner
felt pretty good after he won the
undisputed world f1yweight cham
pionship from Titleholder Jackie
Paterson last night. He led the
crown in singing Irish Eyes Are
Smiling" and I'm Forever Chasing
Rainhows," He liked 1t, and the
crowd did, too.
Monaghan knocked out Paterson
in the seventh round of scheduled
15-round engagement.
Monaghan weighed 110%. His
Scottish opponent registered at four
ounces under the 112-pound limit
after taking off several pounds.
Loss of the poundage obviously
hurt the defending champion. Pat
erson kept out of range for six dull
rounds before Monaghan caught UP
with him in the seventh.
Monaghan connected with a hard
right to the head on Paterson went
down for a nine-count. He arose
and Monaghan resumed
the pursuit.
The Irishman opened up a two
fisted attack that sent Paterson
slumping to sitting position on the
canvas. There he took the ten-toIi
Evening star., 1948-03-24
CTS Give Away
Winning Stable
OF One Horse
By the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 24.-Wild-
cat Enterprises is getting out of
the trotting horse business, and
the one-horse stable has been
given away, it was announced to-
day by one of the organizations
members.
Two years ago a group of some
30 G1's from Bataan pooled their
service pay and bought trotter
for $4,000, naming it dependable.
1t was an investment for fun,
rather than profit" the CTS said.
Robert j. Bulkley, jr., a Wildcat
member, said the horse had been
given outright to its trainer, Gene
Pownall at Orlando, Fla.
dependable made money all
right" Bulkley, explained, "but
some OF our other investments
didn't pan out so we'll, so we're
sort Of curtailing our activities at
the present time" He didn't 20
into the other activities.
In two years of racing, Ex-
pendable has won more than
$4,000 on eastern and midwest
ern tracks. He bagged $7,257 in
1916. and fell just short Of $5,-
600 last year, Buckley said.
Evening star., 1948-03-24

form Egypt, Pa, but few If any
concerning his ability to come
through when the pressure is on.
Bob Carpenter, youthful Phil
owner provided the data.
You know his record in high
school and American Legion
ball" Carpenter said. What 1
like about the boy is his perform
ance under fire.
I'VE took the Phils over to Egypt
for an exhibition game, and with
all the hometown fans looking
on critically, Curt struck out II
of our men"
Wilmington, Del, was the next
stop in Simmons career:
AT Wilmington" Carpenter
continued, land appearing in his
first pro-game, he famed IA men,
with crowd of 5000 looking on.
Wilmington had to win a
game to finish in second place.
Simmons won it. The club had
to win its game in the semifinals
of the Shaughnessy playoffs.
Simmons won it. 1t had to win
in the final to make it league
champion. Again it was Simmons.
Then we brought him up late
last year. He pitched one game,
against the Giants. The Giants