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The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
Rose Summers

Mrs. Rose Payne Summers, age
73 years, of 2734 Parker Street,
expired Tuesday May 8, 1856 at a
local hospital.
She was an Omaha resident 33
years and longtime member
Of the Stewardess Board Of Mt.
Calvary Community Church.
She is survived by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roosevelt Manuel of
Omaha; grandchildren, Melvin,
Raymond, Clarence, Odell and
Juanita Manuel all of Omaha; 2
sisters, Mrs. Lena v. Williams of
Omaha, Mrs. Cecilia Riley of
Omaha; 4 brothers, P. L. of Kan
sas City, Paul of Pine Bluff, Ark,
Clabourn and James of st. Louis,
Mo-; 4 nieces, Mrs. Leila Shelton
Of Mobile, Ala, Mrs. Shenetta
Day of Pine Bluff, Ark, Miss LOU
emily Williams of Omaha, Mrs.
Lena M. Edwards of Omaha; 6
nephews, Leecurtis, Lloyd, Link,
Lewis and Leonard Williams of
Detroit, Mich, Lafayette Williams
of Omaha.
Funeral services were held
Monday May IA, 1856 at 200 pm.
from Mt. Calvary Community
Church with Rev. Roy w. Johnson
officiating assisted by Elder G.
H. Taylor, Rev. Sis. Mosley, Rev.
Harry jenkins, Rev. Mildred Jack
son and Missionary Sis. Bryant.
Interment was at Graceland Park
Cemetery.
Pallbearers Messrs. Hilliard
T h pson, George Douglas,
Henry Stewart, Haywood Douglas,
Robert Dixon and Rev. Willie
Ross.
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
Tv NETWORKS CAREFUL
TO BAN RACIAL LYRICS

Hollywood, Calf. (CNS) TV net
works are in an all-out but quiet
drive to end all lyrics in songs
which are offensive to races.
Especially are they deleting words
offensive to Negroes.
At NBS-TV "Ole Black Joe" by
Stephen Foster has been banned
for years and other Foster songs
have had words changed, at CHS,
too. 'Darky" is out of "Old Ken
lucky Home" and in "Swaunee
River, darkies have been changed
to children. Nanny" has been
blue pencilled from "Shortin'
Bread"-on the strength that it,
too, is offensive to Negroes"
CHS has changed "darkies" to
brothers and NBS has banned
blackface routines or stereotyped
Negro characters. ABC has not
gone as far as the two biggest net
works, but it, too, is keeping care
full eye on what's offensive racial
ly.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18

New York (CNS) EARTHA KIT
BECOMES FIRST NEGRO AT
PLAZA HOTELS PERSIAN
ROOM. Only the most sophisti-
Gated Of white stars play the fab
ulously wealthy Plaza Hotel in
New York. Such stars as Lisa
Kirk, Hildegarde-who makes it
her yearly visit-get to the Plaza.
Now an unheard of thing is about
to happen. The Plaza will have
a Negro performer and the first
one to break through is none other
than Eartha Kit, who recently
went to lunch with former Prime
Minister Winston Churchill of
Great Britian-a statesman who
grants precious few interviews
with anyone.
Meanwhile, back in Las Vegas,
Nevada another top fame artist is
making news. Hazel Scott is first
headliner in the history of Las
Vegas to double between the main
dining room and the lounge.
Jumping back and forth from one
section of the Flamingo to the
other, Hazel is doing squeeze
schedule" all because of her friend
AL Parvin, who owns the hotel.
She's on at three shows in the
Lounge each night plus two shows
in the main room-for a total of
five shows a highland finishing
up at $3.50 in the morning. No
other performer has been seen
that much in a night in Las Vegas.
The word "confidentiaI' so ang-
ers Sammy Davis, Jr. that he
wants no part of it after three
lurid stories from the magazine.
Even so, the magazines publisher
can't see it this way and has ap-
preached Sammy to record tune
by a local newspaper columnist
titled: "Shh-It's Confidential" T"
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
LIBERIA SHIPPING
INDICATED

Recent reports and comments on
foreign flag registration of ships
give a very one-sided and on some
points completely inaccurate pic
ture of the situation.
Shipowner's free to register
their vessels under the Liberian
Flag if they SO desire, but accusa-
tions - both implicit and implied
- that ships registered under the
Liberian Flag can ignore recog-
nized international Standards of
Saftey, employment and SO on are
entirely unfounded.
The Government of Liberia is a
member of the following Conven-
tions, and the provisions thereof
and the regulations adopted there
under apply to vessels registered
under the Laws and Flag of the
Republic of Liberia:
international convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1948.
International Load Line Conven-
tion,, 1880.
international Telecommun a.
ton and Radio Conferences, 1947.
No vessel is accepted under Ii
berian Registration unless all
classification requirements are ac-
cepted by the respective Classifica-
tion Societies.
The majority of tankers built
since the end of the last war are
registered in Liberia, which has
the most modern tanker fleet a.
float: Eighty-three percent of its
total tanker tonnage is under ten
years old, and sixty-eight percent
less than five years old.
The standard of crew comfort in
Liberian registered ships are as
high, if not higher, than in vessels
registered under other flags.
Wages are good and taxes are
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
Roosevelt
Scores
kefuuver

Representative James Roosevelt
Oem., Calif.), eldest SON of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, expos
ed Senator Estes Kefauver's
political expediencey" on civil
rights before a meeting of the
New York Young Democratic Club
this week.
Its no secret" Roosevelt said,
"that in Negro districts in Cali
fornia, Kefauver made pledges
which he contradicted in Florida.
Once he got to Florida, he obvi-
ously felt that he had to back
track"
When told of Roosevelt's state
ment, Mrs. Lois Dickson Irish,
Harlem civic leader, observed,
what Congressman Roosevelt
said is absolutely correct. Anyone
who has followed the primary
campaign closely realizes that Sen
ator Keauver's statements on civil
rights change from one day and
one place to another" Mrs. Irish
is co-chairman of the Stevenson
for President Committee of Upper
Manhattan.
Roosevelt represents predom-
inantly Negro Congressional dis
trict in Los Angeles, Mrs. Irish ex-
planned.
The late presidents son pointed
out that in California Sen. Kefau-
yer advocated that Federal school
aid funds be denied to any state
that does not practice integration.
But once Sen. Kefauver arrived in
Florida, the Congressman added,
Kefauver spoke from the other
side of his mouth, saying that "the
problem must be worked out grad
ually."
"Kefauver's about-face in Flor
ida was no surprise to me-" Mrs.
Irish said. "He has gone about
the country posing as a great
champion of civil rights, yet in the
Senate, where actions speak loud
er than words, he voted against
civil rights on six out of eight
issues, as recorded by the Wash
ington office of the NAACP.
Zone need only compare Kefau-
ver's statements on civil rights
when he was a senatorial candi-
date with those he makes as
presidential candidate to realize
the hypocritical nature of the
man." Mrs. Irish said. "Once
this is exposed, nobody will be
fooled by the Tennessee Senator"
Mrs. Irish added that Kefauver's
sorry civil rights record must be
placed in contrast with Adlai E.
Stevenson's splendid accomplish
ments on civil rights while Cover
nor of Illinois and "the sound and
consistent position on racial equal
ity that he has taken throughout
this campaign"
In another development in
New York City, John R. "Tex" Nc
Crary, noted television perSonali-
ty, spoke before a gathering of Re
publican advertising executives,
boasted that many of the individ-
uals in the audience had raised
money to get Kefatver nominated
over Stevenson in the Minnesota
primary.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
vss our E4S5 z9s 5S 1|R 3$5R SA}R 111 1f A1

from two shillings and sixpence to
seven shillings and sixpence.
Continuing, he added 1--WE have
to balance the advantage to our
fellow citizens in the West Indies
against the effect on our cost Of
living.
Il think that by the narrowest
of margins the economic advant-
ages to our fellow citizens in the
West Indies just carry the day.
For that reason and with less
reluctance than usual I find it
possible to agree to this further
increase in the cost Of living Of
the British Consumer.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
4th NAACP
Suit Worries
Virginia

Richmond, Va. (CNS) The filing
of the fourth suit by the NAACP
for integration in Virginia schools
really started things moving in
the state of Virginia, which had
just settled down to a "do-noth-
ing" program on segregation in
its schools. Now, Governor Stan
ley has called for an early meet
ing of the controversial Gray
Committee-whose task has been
to hold the line on desegregation.
Meanwhile, the NAACP at
torneys filed suit in Federal Dis
trict Court at Norfolk on behalf
Of 96 Negro parents and school
children and asked that Federal
Judge Walter NJ Hoffman give a
speedy hearing" and a temporary
or permanent injunction forbid
ding continued segregation.
This fourth suit was identical to
those filed in other parts of the
state 80 at Charlottesville, New
port News, Harrisonburg Counties.
A fifth one is being planned for
Arlington County School Board
which will probably be served
this week. A motion for prompt
enforcement of the Supreme
Courts ruling in the Prince Ed
ward County case is awaiting
hearing before a three judge Fed
eral District Court on July 9th.
Virginia is worried by all of this
action. 1t had planned through
the Gray Commission to avoid
Compulsory integration by assign
ing pupils to private schools,
should it have to. This has still
not been acted on. The new meet
ing of the Gray Commission is to
act on "any new proposals other
than those noted"
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18

In the radio relay, method Of
transmission, super high fire.
quency radio waves called micro
waves are transmitted from point
to point. They are focused like
light beams by the transmitting
antenna and like light beams, are
limited to a line of sight path. The
curvature of the earth causes in
termediate amplifying stations to
be required approximately every
80 miles. With the pin point TO-
cusing of the antennas, only "
watt, or the power of an ordinary
flashlight bulb, is required to
speed the microwaves from tower
to tower.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
Seein' Sfurs
BY Dolores Calvin

When Sammy turned a deaf ear,
the publisher continued on to Sam
my's recording company to influ-
ence him to record a tune of pub
licity value to the magazine that
has called him more names imag-
Unable. The CRUST of some peo-
plel
Louis Armstrong in England af-
ter 81 years from Her Majesty's
Isle, was sensational as usual.
Especially after he broke all pro-
focal regarding the royal family
and announced he was playing
especially for the special guest
in the audience - Princess Mar
garet." Satchmo got a lot of
publicity for that remark-several
front pages back homeland he
won lot of friends. Plus he car
ried lot of Her Majesty's loot
out of England.
''Mr. Johnson which closed May
5th on such a sad, fearful note
for it was good play that wasn't
fully appreciated-lost officially
100000 coming to Broadway. A
starring vehicle for Earle Hyman
and Josephine Premice-it gave
these youngsters a wonderful
chance. The distinguished name
of the theater-Cheryl Crawford
who brought "Brigadoon and other
notable shows to the white STEM
backed "Mr. Johnson" After A
performances, the play closed.
Dizzy Gillespie due home the
last week Of May after his terrific
tour of the near-East. He and the
boys are finishing up some Euro
pean dates before getting back
to the States. Harry Belafonte
made $500 in one night at
Columbus, Ohio. The troupe did
the SIS performance before an
audience of 1862.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
c Of G To
Honor
Gen. Potter

One of the city's foremost citi.
zens-Brigadier General William
E. Potter-will be honored at a
Publis Affairs Luncheon at the
Omaha Chamber Monday noon,
May 81.
The occasion will cite General
Potter's many services to the
community and the nation during
his tenure here as Division En-
gineer in the Missouri Basin, and
wish him we'll in his Forthcoming
assignment as Governor Of the
Panama Canal Zone.
The General will be sworn in
for that office at special cere-
monies in Washington, D. c., May
%.
Richard HI. Hitler, Public At
fairs chairman, said that General
Potter, as head of one of the
largest flood control and river
development projects in the ma
ton, "has gained a host of
friends and brought to near-com-
pletion one of the greatest and
most beneficial developments in
the midwest"
General Potter, who has devot-
ed % years to the profession of
engineering in the military SER
vice, graduated from the U. S.
Military Academy at West Point
in 1888. He received a masters
degree in civil engineering at
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 1888, and served
four years as assistant professor
of military science and tactics at
Ohio State University.
Between civil works and mill
tary assignments, General Potter
has had wide experience. He
made major contributions to
major water resources develop
ment projects in the country; he
constructed large scale military
installations in the nation and in
Alaska; he spervised nationwide
river control programs; and he
directed logistical planning for
the Normandy Invasion during
World War II.
'The Generals work and ser
vice to this nation in many pro-
jects during the years has earned
him a place and position of prom
inence," Mr.. Hitler said. .'We in
Omaha have been fortunate to
have him, not only as a top pro-
fessional in his field, but as a
friend and co-worker in the adj
vancement of our entire area.
His transfer is loss to our
community, but his future has
the best wishes of all of us"
Reservations for the May 81
luncheon will be accepted now at
the Chamber offices.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
LONDON NEWS

During the past weeks, the talk
of the City of London and indeed
the whole of England has been
nothing but Louis "Satchmo" Arm
strong and the ALL STARS-who
has been playing at Empress Hall
in London and other big cities.
"Satchmo" was at his greatest.
and virtually knocked everybody
out with his golden playing. He
was real gone'-in the highest
measure and had Her Royal High
ness Princess Margaret hopping to
the jive in her seat, and cheering
as loudly as the other thousands
OF fans, when she attended at the
Empress Hall. The Princess des-
cribed the affair-really wonderful.
His Royal Highness the Duke of
Kent who collects records of "Sat-
chino" was not to be left out of
the picture, and when he attended
one of the performances, he went
backstage in the dressing-room of
the dean of the faculty and spent
over an half hour discussing vari-
Gus aspects.
The Lords and their Ladies to-
gether with other titled ones also
had their piece-and so the hap
penings went on.
Indeed the greatest single sensa-
ton of the ALL STARS who ac-
companied "Satchmo"-was dear
and beloved Velma Middleton, who
'digged' the blues in such a man.
ner that she did not have under a
treble encore at each Of her ap-
pearances.
CUTE is hardly the word to
describe her method of operations,
but as | can find no other words
to describe the situation at the
moment. l am using it.
Velma the darling of Lon
don. will be remembered in Eng
land for a long time, and it is
only unfortunate that she could
not stop with us a while longer.
Althea Gibson, famed American
tennis star, whose recent victories
in Italian tennis has created a
worldwide stir - is listed as a
favorite participant in the coming
big tennis games at Wimbledon.
Edric Connor, talented West
Indian actor has left London with
party of five for Trinidad to do
picture called Fire Down Be-
low"
The party will be joined by Rita
Hayworth and Robert Mitchum.
Speaking in the House of Com
mons, 1t. COL. Marcus Upton,
Member of Parliament for Brixton
Little Harlem" Either
we pay more for our bananas or
we accept an increased number of
Immigrants from the West Indies
that is the choice we must face. I"
He was taking part in the discus
sion OF increased duty on bananas
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18

World light heavyweight champ
ion Archie Moore who is busy pre-
pairing to defend his title against
Yolande Pompey on June 5th, is
making a name for himself among
Britain sports-writers with his IN
usual charm and wit.
While his "jives" are on top, his
weight is in constant discussion as
he must get rid Of around twenty
pounds to meet the list. lib. limit
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
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paid to the Liberian Government
The numerous critical comments
would have carried more weight
had they been based on personal
investigation Of conditions On
board Liberian-flag ships rather
than on unsubstantiated and ten
dencious evidence.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
Telephone
Relay Is
Planned

relay system in the Omaha area
were announced today by w. A.
Alf, Omaha district manager of
the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Company. The new route will
start at North Bend, Nebraska and
proceed eastward through Wins
low, Nebraska, Mondamin, Iowa
and Portsmouth, Iowa to Elkhorn,
Iowa. From Elkhorn, it will go
south through Griswold, Iowa to
Red Oak, Iowa, where the route
terminates. The new route is be-
ing engineered and built by the
Long Lines Department of the A
merican Telephone and Telegraph
Company.
Historically, communica on S
routes, like highways, have gone
from city to city. This new route
will be like super highway which
goes from point to point avoiding
cities and congested areas. The
new system will tie in with cross
country express route by-passing
major cities.
Building contracts for new
buildings at North Bend, Monda-
min and Elkhorn have been award
ed the Geer-Meurer Construction
Company of Grand Island. These
buildings will range in size from
So to so at Mondamin to approx
mately 80 by So at North Bend.
A new type construction known
as sandwich" panels will be used.
In this method of construction,
forms are laid flat on the ground,
concrete poured, a layer Of insula-
ton added, and another layer of
concrete poured. After curing
period, the panels are tilted up
and placed by cranes. This type
of building is quicker to construct
and less costly to add to, if future
additions are required.
The new buildings at Winslow,
Portsmouth and Griswold will be
% by So and of conventional
masonry construction. The con-
tract for these buildings was a.
warded the Klinger Construction
Company Of Sioux City, Iowa.
Contract for the construction of
the so by u.s. building at Red
Oak will be awarded in the near
future.
The Elkhorn-North Bend section
will be available for service in
November of this year. The re-
naming section between Elkhorn
and Red Oak will be placed in ser
vice in February of next year.
The new system will be used for
long distance message service
only. Television programs being
carried on existing facilities
through Omaha will not be affect
ed.
The latest type Of microwave
antennas will be used throughout.
These antennas, which look like
giant cornucopias or horns of
plenty, can transmit or receive up
to 10000 simultaneous converse
tions as compared to the 5000 con-
versation capacity of the old type.
The antennas, a recent develop
ment of the Bell Telephone Labor
atories, are approximately 20 feet
long, tapering from three inches
in diameter at the base to approx
mately 10 feet wide at the top.
The mouth will be mounted atop
steel towers at each station. The
towers will range in height from
112 feet at Mondamin to 287 feet
at Red Oak.
The Omaha guide., 1956-05-18
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Britain Wild Oxen

Chillingham cattle are a breed
Of cattle preserved In the park Of
the Earl of Tankerville. supposed
to be the last remnant Of the wild
oxen of Britain.
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Nicaragua

The production Of gold b Mo.
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country. taking precedence over cot
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France has the highest mountain
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located at 1904 North
24th st. has moved to
1926 North 10th st. l
block north from Lake
st. on the north side
of North 10th st.
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