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The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
ssFTRST'' AT L. U.

A FIRST" AT l.. U.
Mrs. Thelma Thurston Vor-
ham, assistant professor of
journalism at Lincoln Univer-
sity (Mo.) School Of Journal
ism is the first Negro woman
elected to Theta Sigma Phi,
national honorary society for
women in journalism, and the
only woman to serve as editor
of an official Army publica-
tion. In the various areas Of
her preparedness, Mrs. Cor
ham has served with the Bans
as City and St. Louis Calls, the
Crisis, the Sunni California;
and Ivy Leaf; has done pub
licity for the West Coat
NAACP and is author of a var
iety of published feature ar.
ticles, poetry and fiction
"Aquarina" is a book from
her pen.
Marley to Richard r.. Cor
ham of Berkeley, CAL, she had
taught at Hampton institute
before coming to Lincoln the
current semester. She is an
AKA sOrOr.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
ATTORNEYS WIFE PASSES

Mrs. H. J. Pickett, 2118 No. 18th
St., wife of Attorney H. J. Pickett,
died Tuesday morning January 20,
1913.
Mrs. Pickett, a long time resident
Of the city of Omaha, leaves to mourn
her passing, besides her husband, a
sister, Mrs. Matte E. Williamson Of
Chicago, ILL.,; Fred d. Banks, a neph-
ew in Omaha; Mrs. Francis Elliot,
niece of Denver, Colo, and a host Of
friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Pickett
was Friday morning at 10 a. m. from
the Myers Funeral Chapel with the
Reverend Charles Tyler officiating.
Interment at the Forest Lawn Gene
terry.
Myers Funeral Home in charge Of
burial.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
RECENTLY PASSED

Mr.. John 0. Bradford, 48 years,
202O No. 22nd ST, died Friday at
a local hospital after an extended III
ness. Mr.. Bradford had been a resi-
dent of Omaha twenty-seven years,
and was a member of Zion Baptist
church. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Matte Bradford, Muskogee,
Okla; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Smith,
Oakland, Calf, Mrs. Stella Hogan,
Bryan, Texas; niece, Mrs. Patsy Clay,
Oakland, Calf, and other relatives.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon from Thomas Mortuary
with Rev. F. C. Williams officiating
with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Willis Dean holland, age two and a
half years, 2623h Charels ST., died
Tuesday after a brief illness at a To-
cal hospital. He is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis D. No
land, ST.; sister, Norma Jean, of Oma-
ha; grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Daniels, Mineola, Texas; grandmother,
Mrs. L. c. holland, Kansas City, Mo-,
and other relatives. The body is at
Thomas Mortuary.
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

, some unit of the state government
is in contempt" of the courts ruling.
Roscoe Dunjee, editor of a Negro
newspaper here and a national direc-
tor in the NAACP, said the organiza-
tons legal staff is to meet Tuesday
in Washington, D. c., to plan future
Illegal steps.
Mrs. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, the
Negro seeking admission to the uni
versity's law school, will not attempt
to enroll in the newly created law
school but will stand on her applica-
ton for enrolment at the state uni
versity, Dunjee said.
Accompanied by Dunjee and
NAACP officials she visited the state
university at Norman Monday morn
\ing and filed application to enroll.
Propose Separate School
A few hours after her application
was accepted the state regents an
inounced at a special meeting the .es-
Establishment of a Negro school of law
here as a branch of Langston univer-
sity, the states only Negro college at
Langston, Okla.
An honor graduate of Langston uni
versity, Mrs. Fisher first sought to en-
roll in the state university law school
two years ago. Denied admission be-
cause of the states laws requiring
separate schools for Negroes, she ap-
'pealed to the state coutrs and finally
ito the U. S. supreme court.
In establishing the separate law
school, the regents sought to comply
with a state supreme court order is
sued Saturday in line with the federal
supreme court decision.
The state supreme court directed
the regents to provide equal law
school facilities for Negroes as soon
as they are provided for white per-
sons, but without violation of the
Oklahoma statutes requiring separate
schools.
L can't see how the regents can
give us a school next Monday which
is equal in faculty and facilities and
the ~40-year-old tradition Of the Okla
homa school," said Dunjee. :
The regents left details of getting
the school under way Immediately
and registration of Negro applicants
to a committee of five members. The
program calls for classroom facilities
at the state capitol and use of the
state law library there. DR.. w. Page
Keeton, dean of the University of
Oklahoma law school, is to recon-
mend faculty members to be en-
|ployed.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
George H. Mel Davis,
Promotions Director.
eenaasa
ditions Of the Negro in Omaha.

0A@OhS - az A'O6AO Ia OAAidiAus
The Membership Campaign this
yae rwill be from January 26 to March
l. However, the Urban League ac-
cepts membership throughout the
year. A regular one year membership
will again be $l.00. A years subscrip-
ton to Opportunity or Negro Digest
magazine win cost an additional $I.OO
and $3.50 respectively.
Mr.. Willard Carr of 1854 Burdette
ST., is assisting Mr.. Harris and the
Board of Directors in this Campaign.
Mail your membership to the Urban
League Office, sos So. 18th St., or
give it to MI. Carr or any Board mem
Der.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
RETURNS TO MUSIC
PROFESSION

The exotic and charming Bertha
Davis Jackson has returned to the
music profession after an absence of
four years. Mrs. Jackson rendered a
piano solo Sunday afternoon at the
Zion Baptist Church, that was an in
spiration to all young musicians. Mrs.
Bertha Davis Jackson is a former
student of the Pinkston School of Mu-
sic, where she received her musical
training from the prominent Mrs.
Flora Pinkston. Mrs. Jackson taught
in the Normal Department of the
Pinkston Conservatory of Music. Be-
sides being a very fine musician, Mrs.
Jackson is one of the best dramatic
actresses of the city. Mrs. Jackson is
booked for many engagements. She
is the mother of two sons and a promi-
nent figure in social and religious ac-
tivities.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

Fats and oils 10 4 desperate need
~ rel Europe" says Merete kIeL
pere, ~ she arrives from Stavan-
zee, Norway, aboard the IS Amer
ca. Merete, who came to this
country to 90 to school, hopes that
American women keep up e~onscien-
ious fat salvage, because used cook.
mo fat that 10 turned over to the
neat dealer helps relieve the Worlc
shortaae Of fats and oils.
Extend Gravy
Canned mushrooms and their
juice not only add to the flavor Of
gravies, but also extend the gravy.
Chinese Rice Poor
Because Of poor milling. shipping
and cooking practices. Chinese rice
is of inferior quality.
Vitamin Stockpile
Vitamin A for winter health is
supplied in large quantities
through eating fall greens.
Strengthen Pockets
Strengthen pockets at the corners
with a few stitches to keep from
tearing.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

Station, and by patronizing the mer-
chants who make this broadcast pos
sible. To make this broadcast a uc-
cess will entail hard work and initia-
tive. This venture can be just as u &C.
cessful as we care to make it, and we
need the publicity and favorable pub
Ii copinion, and prestige that viii
come to our city through It. The adj
vantage, both temporary and perma-
nent, to be derived from it, are such
that it should appeal to all of us. So
let's all get out and pull for Harry
Besse. The Omaha Guide is proud to
be apart Of such a worthwhile under
taking.
George HI. McDavis,
Promotions Director.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
ORGANIZE P.T.A-

Hope Lnthern School, Goth
and Corby streets, organized a
Pr A. recently with Mrs.
Gwendolyn Hadley president.
MIR. Ralph Wagner: vice.
president; Mr.. Walter HaGsey.
secretary; Mrs. Mary Mason,
treasurer. Meetings are to be
held the first and third We'd
nesday of the month i'm The
church basement.
.chkhr,nle bsieFM7 T T
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
THE MORTIMERS RETURN FROM
|VACATIONINC IN NEW YORK

Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Mortimer are
back in the city after spending a few
weeks in the Big City. While there
they made the rounds of the famous
Mite Spots, including "Smalls." They
also saw many former residents of
Omaha. In all they had an enjoyable
time; but said the weather was far
from cooperative.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

TEN years ago discussion Of tolerance and civil liberties in
l. general on the airwaves was rare. Today, individual stations
and most networks have grown up. Minority group problems of
daily life are almost a matter for regular programming. Among
the networks sassiduously taking the lead is the COLUMBIA
BROADCASTING SYSTEM. The "CBS School of the Air" (Mon
thru Fri-5 PM) forthright1y attempts to show the falacy of
discrimination. The webs yearend documentary, Among Our
selves" was a real blow at bigotry. MICS Public Affairs" pro-
gram (Sat-245 PM) is another which presents frank and open
discussion of community, civic and religious matters. The latest
tolerance slant is the use of one-minute musical jngles. Origi-
mated by New Yorks independent WNEW, they are being sung
over more than 500 stations; appeal particularly to children. AS
a major medium of mass communication-and a relatively young
one-radio is doing an improved and vital Job of helping Ameri-
cans to attain their national ideals of democracy.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
NEGRO VOTE MAY BE
DECISIVE, WHITE SAYS

New York-Predicting that the Ne
gro voters will play a significant and
potentially decisive part in the 1913
election in II key states, Walter
White told the 9th annual meeting
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, "All
who love democracy must use their
ballots wisely and unselfshly to the
end that the best candidates are
elected, irrespective of political party"
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority met Sun
day, January Is, 1913, at the home of
Soror Lucyle B. Avant. A very inter-
esting meeting was held which includ-
ed the election of officers for the year.
The following were elected: Basileus,
Soror Lucyle B. Avant; Anti-Basileus,
Soror Eloise ]. Taylor; Crammateris,
Soror Ethel d. Dean; Philacter, Soror
Pearl r. Gibson; Tamias, Soror Beat
rice Jackson; Epistoleus, Soror Edmae
p. Swain.
Plans were completed for the cele-
bration of Finer Womanhood Week"
which will be from February 22-Feb-
ruary 20. The week will be celebrated
with several affairs betting the oc-
casion. During this week an outstand-
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

Oscar Eugene Jones, Jr., age two
weeks, 2204 Maple ST., died Thurs
day at a local hospital. He is survived
BY his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Z. Jones', Sr.; a sister, Norma Lee,
of Omaha; grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Jones; grandmother, Mrs. Irene
Willis, of Centerville, Iowa. Services
were held Saturday morning from
Thomas Mortuary, with Rev. 7. HI.
Reynolds officiating with burial at
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

ing Woman Of the Year will be named.
Public services will be held on the
fifth Sunday in February at the Pill
grim Baptist Church at ii o'clock.
The Rev. Charles E. Tyler, minister
of the Hillside Presbyterian Church
and a member of our brother Frater-
nifty, Phi Beta Sigma, will deliver the
message.
We were happy to welcome back
Soror Asilee Dotson, who has been
out of town, and Soror Edgar Camper
who was reinstated.
The next meeting will be February
l, 1948, at the home of Soror Beatrice
Jackson, 2908 No. 18th St.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
Sportcaster Bill Brandt of MUTUAL, !

Sportcaster Bill Brandt of MUTUAL has
selected his outstanding personalities of AT on
his Inside of Sports" feature daily, 7:45 PM).
In the group were Brooklyn LIST baseman
Jackie Robinson, U. of Illinois track star Herb
MCKINLEY, and heavyweight Jersey Joe Wal
colt, who nearly upset champ Joe. Louis .
is in its fourth broadcast-year. "a Young
American" a penetrating analysis of race re-
lations and inter-group attitudes, is being of
Canova to become adjusted to polite suhurhan
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
WITH THE WEBS:

WITH THE WEBS: :
In case you missed the 40-voice choir of
Howard University Sunday morning over B
CLOS AND they're repeating this Sunday, Jan.
"a. offering spirituals and religious music /.
Designed to aid individuals and groups COM
batting juvenile delinquency, the Lou Costello
Bud Abbott Kid Show every Saturday I'll AND
over b is one of the best on the air. These
two gagsters have gone all out to build better
citizens of teen-agers . OF definite interest
to every former CT is the NBC veterans
Journal, devoted to the interest of vets and
their families (Sat.-2:30 PM). There is a one.
to cover local activities of vets groups and !
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
Mentally III in America

approximately seven million per-
sons in the United States are men,
tally Ill and their care costs the
public more than ITS million dollars
a year.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
Arthur Sampson, S. years, died Fri


day at his home, 1902 Binney St., aft
er an extended illness. MI. Sampson
had been a resident Of Omaha thirty
years and was a member of Emmanuel
Community Church. He had been en-
Iployed at a 1oeal packing plant twenty
years. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lena Sampson, Omaha; daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Sampson, Lincoln, two
brothers, Mr.. Walter Sampson, Chi
cago, ILL.,, Mr.. Asa Sampson, Law
renee, Kans.; granddaughter, Miss
Louise Perkins, Omaha; cousin, Mrs.
Arnetta Sayer, Kansas City, Kans., and
other relatives. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon from Inn
manuel Community Church, with Rev.
E. F. Ridley officiating, assisted by
Rev. Foster Coodlett. ~Pallbearers, Mr..
Harrison Brown, MI. Clifton McKin-
ney, Mr.. Emmett Mason, Mr.. James
White, Mr.. Sylvester Waite, Mr.. Ed
Jackson. Burial was in the family plot
at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

When Halyard Patterson's mother first
bought him a piano in Fresno, Cal- neither
realized that one day he would be a regular
feature attraction on bandleader Horace Heidt's
road talent show. Waving a baton since 1923,
meiot mas a nationwide reputation for giving
from a different city each week (NBC-Sun.-
IO:5O PM) HEIDI tests various local contestants.
In Fresno recently Patterson was one of the
hopefuls. 80 promising was his KEYBOARD ar
tist - Heidi promptly signed him as !
re ,uiar W / the show. To top it off and to
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
Half Have Lights

Fifty-three per cent of the nations
farms now have electric service.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
NEGRO GIRL ENROLLS IN
U. OF OKLAHOMA LAW SCHOOL

Norman. ONa.-The University of
oklahoma announced Monday 1t will
accept the enrolment of Mrs. Ada
Sipuel Fisher, 2-year-old Negro, in
her fight to gain admission to the in
stitution's law school. The honor grad
uate from Langston University, who
took to the U. S. Supreme Court her
fight for admittance, was to enroll
Monday. The Court orders Oklahoma
to grant her equal and immediate ed
ucation with white students.
Signal honors should go to Attor-
neys Amos T. Hall of Tulsa and
Thurgood Marshall of New York City,
land the NAACP. Late News Release
Monday night read, University of
Oklahoma Regents are going to Sc up
a separate school for Mrs. Ada Sip
uel."
NEGROES PROTEST
OKLAHOMA PLAN
Charge Evasion of Supreme
Court Order
Oklahoma City-The legal battle
of a 23-year-old Negro woman to
enroll in the University of Oklahoma
law school Tuesday was headed back
to the United States suprmee court.
which only last week directed the
state to establish equal law school ia
~cilities for Negroes and whites.
A Negro school of law established
here in a surprise move Monday by
the Oklahoma state regents for higher
education was branded by Negro
leaders as a Jim GROVE law school,"
At a mass meeting here attended
by some 900 Negroes, James E. Stew
art, president of the local chapter of
the National Association for the Ad-
vanement of Colored People, said the
associations attorneys will go back
to the supreme court to contend tina
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

readers that this program should have
a definite place in the life Of our COM
munity, and should have the active
support of every Social and Civic or
ganization.
The Omaha Guide wishes to invite
all other organizations and individuals
to join in making this program a sue
cess in order to establish a precedent
for this locality, to which our ace
may look forward to for months to
come, and which we hope may en-
courage others.
, But this is only half the story. To
assure the permanency of this rel
ture, we must have the active help
and cooperation of the whole com
munity. There are many ways you
can help, mainly by writing the Radio
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

Holland, our butter ration Is 5 ounces every two weeks" says Mira.
j.. c. Bruenino. who Is greeted by her son Hans, az she arrives in
America for the first time. "Fats are piufuIly short In Europe, and fats
are what make other slim rations paiatable. We are grateful to AmerL
can women who save used cooking fat, and make greater shipments
of food fats possible" she explained.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
MAIN STEM DERBY, UNIQUE
RADIO PROGRAM ATTRACTS
CITY-WIDE ATTENTION

Saturday, January IT,, 1948, was a
red-letter day for the colored citizens
of our locality and marked a mile
stone in endeavor. We wish to take
this opportunity to thank the Metz
Brewing Co. for their part in making
it possible. I am referring to Main
Stem Derby" presented by KSWI,
KFMX, featuring Harry Besse, one
ri our esteemed colored citizens. Nh.
Besse is well deserving of this oppor-
tunity, as he is well liked and re-
spected by white and colored. The
Omaha Guide is proud Of its small
part in making this a reality. We wish
to take this opportunity to inform u
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
SHOW TIME:

Saturday laugh getter $3.50 PM), this show is a "must" on your
listening schedule An hour-length production of the mem
oraole Green Pastures" will be aired on the Ford Theater show
Sunday, Feb. l (NBC-5 PM).
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
COUNCIL BLUFFS MERCHANTS
I'VE HARRY BESSE" VOTE
OF CONFIDENCE

Whole rage OF huVcItiScIICINS OPOIH
sored by Appreciative Merchants
Hats off to the Council Bluffs Mer-
chants for donating a whole page to
Main Stem Derby" and Harry
Besse." No greater testimonial could
be given than their gesture.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24

only ~: Mrs. Heidi a registered teacher, is tutoring him while
he IS with the aggres ion.
12o4s ~ Ey-=-sEz ran r;u r...... 49,.
The Omaha guide., 1948-01-24
PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK:

10 cOVeT local aCtlVNleS OF vets grOupS and news of Sectional
Veterans Administration Offices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-17
FIRE AT KODIAK
 CANNERY

KODIAK. Aug. 17-tR-A strong off-shore wind aided volunteers early today in controlling fire that broke out last night at the Kodiak Fisheries cannery at Port Bailey, 40 miles northwest of Kodiak
 A Coast Guard PBY plane which flew to the scene reported there were no casualties.
 First reports of the blaze had requested aid in evacuating vil- lage residents and cannery work CTS.
 Extent of the fires damage was not clear in sketchy reports receiv-. ed here. The pier area on which the cannery is located was reported in flames, but late reports said the blaze was dying down and un- der control Fuel tanks and bar racks were spared, it was indicated.
 Fishermen coming from the Boring Sea to Kodiak. reported that smoke and flames were vis- ible several miles at sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-17
BILL SIGNED BY
 PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. l7-iF-- President Truman signed into law last night the credit curbs he called only "a tiny fraction of what we need to fight imitation.
 But when the new restrictions on time payment buying and on bank reserves go into effect re- mains to be determined.
 Some version of the old one-third- own-and-only l5-months-to pay rule probably will return some time next month.
 The Federal Reserve Board said 1t will lay down all the rules and fix and effective date later this week, probably Friday.
 The Board will administer the anti-inflation bill passed by the special session of the Republican, dominated 80th Congress earlier this month.
 MT. Truman accompanied his signature of the bill with his prom ised blast of criticism at the law makers. The COP chiefs came righ' back at him. There was familiar ring to the arguments from botf sides
 The President said the bill repre-. sents only feeble response" to tht demands of the people for strong measures to restrain the rising cos of living.
 . He said there is right way and 2 wrong way to fight imitation.
 The right way. he insisted, woulc have been to give him power tt reimpose price, wage, rationing profit and other wartime controls
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-17
INFERIOR DEPT.
 ADMITS II WILL
 GRAB MORE LAND
Whereabouts of New land Withdrawals 10 Be
 Kept Secret

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-iRt-In confirming an Interior Department proposal to withdraw additional Alaska agricultural lands from set clement. the Director of the Bureau of Land Management declined to- day to disclose the location or ex- tent of the areas.
 tThe Alaska Development Board reported last week it had been ad- vised of a plan for three new with drawals).
 Bureau Director Marion Clawson said the withdrawals are proposed to aid future settlement if Congress approves legislation suggested by the department
 1 Clawson said they will be lin po- 1 tential agricultural areas
 At present, he told reporter. the details are in the recommendation stage and subject to change. Clawson said the restrictions on settlement will precede classified
 tion of the lands for future coloni-
 zation.
 The department, he explained, is sponsoring legislation to waive some
 of the usual homestead require
 ments in the case of Alaska. | Congress is being asked, he said,
 to provide some government aid to settlers for clearing farm tracts and
 to eliminate the requirement that
 settlers live on their farms.
 Waiving the residential require ment, he said. would permit settlers
 to group their homes, buildings, and power and water facilities and thus eliminate some of the hardships at tendant to periods of severe winter weather when farming operations are not possible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-17
ALASKA RAILROAD WOULD ADVfRSEIY
 AFFECT SEATTLE
President of Great North- ern Railway Says Project
 Unjusfified Economically

SEATTLE. Aug. 17--lR-Enthusi- asm in Seattle for a railroad to Alaska, is misplaced" Prank J. Ga- win, President of the Great North ern Railway, said in Seattle yester- day.
 He said railroad to Alaska from Prince George. B. C., would in- evitably adversely affect the busi- ness Seattle now does over it's water front.
 The opinion was given in response to the question. What effect would a railroad to Alaska have upon Seattle business generally and up on the cross-country business the Northern Transcontinental Rail- roads do particularly"
 The. Great Northern President said he doubted American railroads could successfully compete for trans continental business consigned to Alaska.
 "The southern terminus of such road would be at Prince George where it would connect with the Canadian Nationals Prince Rupert Branch" Gavin said The Cana dian National, if it desired. could set up a rate structure which would require all freight originating, say, in the east and middle west to be delivered to the Canadian National at Windsor, Ont, Winnipeg, or sim liar other eastern and middle-west- ern exchange points
 Gavin said he was not opposed to railroad if it were built for req sons of military security. but he said it could not be justified on economic grounds. He cited the im- mense volume of traffic which comes across the United States on the northern transcontinentals to Seattle docks for shipment to Alas ka, and he said much of that volume could be expected to fall off with a railroad built Northward.
 T was in Seattle at the time of the Alaska Gold Rush, he said and saw Seattle start to become a city at that time. It has become a city because it is the outiitting point for the Territory