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VOL.6 No. 25 Lincoln S, Nebraska Official and Legal Newspaper April 17. 1952 ^ Negroes Win Right to Use Kansas City White Pool KANSAS CITY, Mo.—(ANP)— Negroes last week won their right to swim in Kansas City’s Swope Park swimming pool, but prob ably will not use it for some time to come. A United States district judge ruled that colored persons shall be admitted to the pool. The city has maintained the Swope pool for white persons and the Parade Park pool for Negroes. In awarding the decision to three colored persons who filed j the suit, Judge Albert A. Ridge said the Parade Park pool was not equal to the one in Swope Park. For that reason, the judge < added, the city’s refusal to admit Negroes to the white pool is a de nial of equal protection under the 14th amendment to the fed eral constitution. Immediately after the decision was handed down, David M. Proc tor, city counselor, said the rul ing would be appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme court “because of its importance to the people of Kansas City.” He said operation of Swope pool prob ably will continue on a segregated basis until the case is settled. Mrs. Esther Williams, Miss Lena P. Smith and Joseph M. Moore were plaintiffs in these filed by the local NAACP. The three col ored persons charged that they had been denied admission to the pool solely because of their race. Attorneys for the plaintiffs were Thurgood Marshall, NAACP special counsel; Robert L. Carter, assistant special counsel, and Carl R. Johnson, president of the lo cal NAACP branch. The NAACP attorneys also at tacked the validity of the segre gation practice, contending that segregation is discrimination and therefore unconstitutional. Judge Ridge, however, made no ruling on this issue. In his opinion, the judge pointed out that segregation in the city’s swimming pools was based only on an unwritten policy of the Park department and not on any state law or city charter provi sions. Style Revue Held j At Urban League More than 90 models were a part of the Urban League’s annual style revue entitled “Into Spring.” Mrs. Betty Woods, who was in charge of the program, was mis tress of ceremonies. Navys, browns, yelljjjws and reds were among the popular col ors selected in the new spring out-fits. The tiny tots looked adorable in their organdy dresses and straw hats and a number of them were wearing white gloves. Many smart numbers pictured in the magazine, seventeen were modeled by Miss Betty Bradley. Other entertainers on the pro- , gram were Mack Hunt, an ama teur magacian and a piano se lection by Jackie Lintz. Miss Frances Lewis, general chairman was ably assisted by Miss Mary Sampson, Mrs. Evelyn Anderson, Mrs. Betty Lintz, Mrs. Beulah Bradley, Mrs. Frances Robinson, and Miss ketty Wilson. Mrs. Mary McWilliams fur nished piano music for the revue. — Nurse Trainir Scholarship a*' x Provident H CHICAGO, III. (AN* >me 10 scholarships have been made available for nursing training at Provident hospital in Chicago, 111., to honor graduates of accredited high schools. Four of the scholarships al ready have been awarded. Appli cations now are being accepted for the remaining six. Applicants must be between 17 and 35 years old. They must have been grad uated from their high school with a B average or rank in the upper third of their class. ' Donors of the aids to nursing aspirants are the board of trustees of Provident hospital, Dr. James M. Allison, the medical staff, Carl Roberts Memorial, the women’s auxiliary board, the department of education of the Elks, the Jun ior Service league, H. H. Kendall, the H. H. Wanzer memorial, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ward Sea bury. Hero J, Policeman _ ^v_«. _ John Kwasi Oppong, youthful Gold Coast hero, recently became a member of the Gold Coast Police force. Oppong is holder of an award presented by the Royal (British) Humane Society for his bravery in saving the lives of three small boys last August. He saved three small boys from drowning in the Volta river on a dark, windy night. He won the bronze medal and certificate of the Humane Society. At that time (he was a prefect at the Methodist Senior school in Senchi. He is now (stationed at the licensing office in (Accra, the Gold Coast.—(AJNP) HEADS OF NEW NUL DE PARTMENTS—The National Urban League announced this week assignment of senior staff executives as directors of three newly-created staff posts in a The National Urban League this week announced the establish ment of three new staff posts in a major reorganization voted by its Board of Trustees to meet the nefeds of defense-impacted com munities caused by the migration of large numbers of Negroes from the South. In making the announcement, Lester B. Granger, executive di rector of the nation’s oldest in terracial social service agency working for equal economic op portunity, described the newly created posts as part of the League’s plan for meeting new demands for increased services in health, welfare and housing. One of the new activities is already in operation and the other two will be initiated on July 1st. The first new post is that of Western Field Director. W. Miller Barbour, formerly executive sec retary of the Denver Urban League, began this assignment on January 15th with headquarters in Pasadena, Calif. From this van tage point he will direct the de fense emergency operations in the Pacific Coast and Mountain States areas in the League’s program being carried on in cooperation with the United Community De fense Services which is financing the operation. The second new post, that of director of the newly-created major reorganization of its serv ices. Left to rfight are: W. Miller Barbour, Western Field Director; Reginald A. Johnson, Housing Department Director; and Nelson C. Jackson, Community Services Director. Housing Department, will be undertaken as a full-time assign ment on July 1st by Reginald A. Johnson, now Field Services Di rector and Housing Coordinator. Under the new setup, Mr. John son will devote full time to hous ing, working with public agencies, private building and financial in terests in the field. He will also coordinate housing activities of the 60 local League affiliates in 30 states. Nelson C. Jackson, present di rector of the Southern Field Di vision of the Urban League lo cated in Atlanta, Ga., will move to New York to assume the po sition of Community Services Di rector on July 1st. Mr. Jack son will have the responsibility for coordinating community or ganization activities of local Urban Leagues, and will also con tinue the supervision of the South Field Office. In his new position, he will take over the field services activities now be ing carried on by Mr. Johnson. The reorganization, which brought about a shift of senior' executive staff, was the result of the recommendations made at re cent NUL annual conferences that more national professional serv ices be made available to af filiates in order to be of the greatest usefulness in their re spective communities. Request for Inactive Status Granted General 1951 Traffic Deaths Increase 1600 Over 1950 HARTFORD, Conn.—(Special) 1 —Nearly two million casualties, the worst automobile accident toll in the nation’s history, were re :orded in 1951, according to fig ares released today by The Tra ilers Insurance Companies. Last year’s traffic deaths to taled 37,100, an increase of 1,600 aver the 1950 mark. The injury ?ount soared to 1,962,600, more than 160,000 over 1950, the Hart ford firm reported. The death and injury totals are highlight statistics from “Lucky \ You,” eighteenth in the annual series of traffic accident data booklets published by The Trav- 1 elers. The company collects and < analyzes accident statistics from ] each state. 1 More than 13,000 persons were killed and 570,000 injured last year by drivers who were ex ceeding the speed limit, according to the report. Excessive speed was “far and away the most dan gerous mistake in driving” In 1951. More than 11,000 drivers under 25 years old were involved in fatal accidents and 416,000 more in personal injury accidents, the figures reveal. Pedestrian experience in 1951 is termed “an Island of en couragement in last year’s ocean of accidents.” A comparison of 1951 with 1950 shows that pe destrian deaths were “held in check” while injuries were re duced by nearly 9,000. [Three Magazines Receive Lincoln U. Awards JEFFERSON CITY, Mp.— (ANP)—The first Lincoln uni versity School of Journalism awards for contributing signifi cantly to the field of better hu man relations have gone to three national magazines. The magazines are the Ladies Home Journal, Tide and the Na tion. Formal presentation of the awards will be made at the Head Liner Week Award banquets on the Lincoln university campus April 25. The journalism faculty chose the winners. Ladies Home Journal was chosen for its discovery of Miss Elizabeth Vroman, a Nogro au thor whose story “See How They Run” appeared in the June 1951 issue and later earned her prize money totaling some $2,000. Tide, a trade organ, was se lected because of its articles on the Negro market, and the Nation, a weekly magazine, for its race t" " . DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER WASHINGTON, D. C.—The re ease of General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in Europe will be effec tive June 1, according to a White House announcement. Eisenhower formally assumed the command in Europe on April 2, 1951—so his letter was dated exactly a year from the time he took on the task of building a ! defense wall against possible Com munist aggression. He stated that he considers that the specific purposes for which he was recalled have been largely ac complished. I Eisenhower, World War II leader and a five-star general, was on inactive duty and presi dent of Columbia University when I Truman asked him to take the IEuropean assignment. ! while June l is the effective date of his release, some of his supporters anticipate that he may jbe able to return to the United (States somewhat earlier—provided I his successor is ready to take over sooner. Eisenhower asked for return to “inactive’' status. This will re store him to the position he had before he took on the command and will maintain his military connections. In that status, Eisenhower will be subject to some military reg ulations. This could place limitations on campaign discussion of past mat ters of high policy which still re mained classified as secret, even though the reasons for actual mili tary secrecy no longer exist. relations features. Meanwhile, result in the second annual National Scholastic Essay Contest disclosed that Edward L. Foggs, senior, Sumner high school, Kansas City, Kan., won the $100 first prize. Second prize, $50, went to Miss Barbara Graves, junior, Washington high school, Reidsville Baptist seminary, Kan sas City, Mo. .1-il SUBSCRIBE TODAY SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN TO THE VOICE Now in Progress The response to our call for subscription renewals to The Voice during the past week is most gratifying. We express our appreciation for your co-operation. If you receive a reminder about your subscription. Won’t you mail in a renewal at once? We need your support to . • • • increase The Voice staff • double circulation • extend news coverage DON’T DELAY.SUBSCRIBE TODAY!