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* . VOL. 7, No. 4 Lincoln 3, Nebraska—Official and Legal Newspaper November 27, 1952 I.fe '■ ^ ■" ' ' ' iI Today a deep feeling of thanksgiving must surely fill the heart*of every Ameriean! Let us express our thanks by attending the churoh ef our ohoice on Thanksgiving Day. There, in quiet meditation, we will realize fully the wealth of blessings we enjoy because we are Americans! I __ Lincoln Debaters Defeat Washington ST. LOUIS, Mo. (ANP)—The Lincoln University School of Law debating team went all the way to the semifinals before falling before the orators from Washburn University School of Law. Thus, Lincoln became the only St. Louis Law school team to reach the ( semifinals, which distinction she also attained in 1951. The present-day “Demothenes” debated over the rights of an alien, prohibited by law from be coming a citizen, to recover prop-j erty which was confiscated under j a state law which prohibits an ' alien from owning land. Student teams from more than; 60 other law schools across the, United States participated in the( regional competitions of the Na tional Inter-Law School Meet Court held last week at Wash ington university School of Law. The Bar Association of St. Louis in collaboration with the Association of the Bar of New York sponsored the tourney. Lincoln earlier in the tourna ment had defeated Washington university, to earn a berth in the semifinal event. Members of the Lincoln team include: Daniel W. Bowles Jr., Miss Betty Lou Dotson and James H. Booker. In addition to St. Louis, re gional competitions are being held in the following cities: Boston, Buffalo, New York, Washington, Philadelphia, At lanta, Detroit, Chicago, Tucson and Norman, Okla. . e TALLAHASSEE—The 1951 Or ange Blossom classic which the A and M Rattlers won 67-6 over the North Carolina Eagles, was broadcast over a s t a t e-wide hook-up. _ ' TALLAHASSEE—President and Mrs. George W. Gore, Jr., of the Florida A and M College occu pied a box seat,at the 1951 Orapge Blossom classic. * ij Postdoctoral Fellowships Open to Candidates _ | RAHWAY, N. J.—ANP) —Mercfc Senior Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Natural Sciences for 1953-54 now are • open to candidates, the National Research Council, Wash ington, announced this week. All fields of physics, chemistry, and biology, and preclinical medi cal sciences are open to applicants for the fellowships. • The fellowships carry stipends of $6,000 and traveling expenses, and are offered to citizens of the United States with Ph.D. equiva lent in physics, chemistry, or biology. Candidates also must have at least three years of postdoctoral professional experiences in their major field, only one of which may have been fellowship work. Further information and applica tion blanks may be obtained from the Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitu tion ave., Washington. Miss Williams Honored By New Orleans National J.L. NEW ORLEANS (ANP)— Miss Fannie. C. Williams, elementary school principal and prominent local civic leader, was honored here last week at the 12th annual Founders Day Tea of the New Orleans chapter of the National Junior League. The affair was held at the palatial home of the chapter pres ident, Miss Harriet Powe. More than 150. persons heard representatives from numerous organizations tell of the work done by Miss Williams for the civic, social and cultural improve ment of the community. Among groups participating on the pro gram were representatives from the Urban League, YWCA, Na tional GouncU of Negro Women, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and the public schools of the ci^y. Under the supervision fti Mrs. McKenna, teacher at the Valena C. Jones school of which Miss William is principal, 12 students, representatives of school organ izations, paid tribute to their prin cipal. Each presented her with an American beauty rose. Miss Sadie Barrow, local teen jage director of the YWCA, told of Miss Williams’ work with the White House Committee on Youth. Mrs. Jessie O. Richards of the Committee of Personnel at Dillard university of which Miss Williams is a member of the trustee board, . presented the guest of honor with an orchid on behalf of the uni versity. The Junior League, noted lo yally for its work for social wel jfare and improvement in New Or leans, felt that the public should emade conscious of the work ne by such citizens as Miss WU-i ms. iM ' ? ’ ! ’ ' ’ NCNW Honors Mrs.Terrell As "Woman Of The Year" Today’s Thought Scripture Reading for the week —submitted for use by the Rev. T. O. McWilliams, pastor of Christ Temple Mission, 2149 U Street: I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me,, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5 Ike Accepts Invitation From NAHFA NEW YORK—(ANP)—Dwight D. Eisenhower, President-elect of the U.S.A., last week accepted memberslyp on the honorary na tional committee of the Negro Athletic Hall of Fame Association. • The Association will construct a building in Harlem, which will contain busts, trophies, momen toes, etc. of famous Negro ath letes. . In his message of acceptance, Gen. Eisenhower said: “I have always been interested in the problems of the minority groups and have been particularly impressed by the tremendous progress of the Negro race. I am convinced that much of this growth and development has been 'directly due to the inspiration and example of outstanding Negro [athletes. [Urban League Scouts Attend Church Service Girl Scout Troops No. 21, No. 31, No. 31A and Brownie Troop No. 17 with their leaders, Mrs. i Harry Peterson, Mrs. Sara Walker, Miss Robbie Powell, Mrs. Fred I Nevels, jr., and Mrs. John Hum-H bert and their assistants, Mrs. R. G. Nathan, Mrs. Edith Hill and Mrs. Ed. Todd will attend an an nual “Go To Church” service on Sunday, November 30, which will be held at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. church. Parents, relatives, and friends are urged to attend the service. Rev. John Harris, pastor of the church will deliver the message. WASHINGTON (ANP)—Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, outstanding national and international figure of several generations, was honored as “Woman of the Year”, at a banquet given recently at Howard university by the Na tional Council of Negro Women. Medical Care Study to Get Underway Soon The Urban League of Lincoln, Nebraska is interested in the medical care received by Negro residents of Lincoln during the past year. Mrs. Ruth Bondurant and Lyman B. Jeffries, both graduate students in the Graduate School of Social Work of the Uni versity of Nebraska, plan to make such a study in the next few months. The study will be given to the Urban League when the results are available. Not all families will be contacted. |t is planned that Mrs. Bondurant or Mr. Jeffries will visit approximately every third family and general questions will be asked, such as type of medical care received (hospital, doctor, visiting nurse), the type of care the family would like to re ceive and what some of the diffi culties were if the family had no received the care it wanted. No names will be used in th< final write-up of this study, anc any specific information will b< regarded as confidential. The pur pose of this study is to find out in general about medical care for [Negroes in Lincoln. The study I will start immediately and should be completed in about two months. The co-operation of those who will be asked,to take part will be greatly appreciated. Tulsa Gets Negro In Medical Society By Flossie Thompson TULSA, Okla. (ANP)—Dr. Charles J. Bate this week became the first Negro to be admitted to the Tulsa County Medical Society. Jack Spears, secretary of the society, said Dr. Bate was elected to “scientific membership.” This membership limits the member t9 participation in meetings which pertain to the study of scientific meetings, post graduate study, use of the library and other facilities belonging to the society. As a member of this Society, Dr. Bate also Will have the right to attend the meetings of the Oklahoma State Medical Associa tion and the American Medical Association. Dr. Ba*«e, a native of Tennessee, a graduate of Meharry Medical College and a Tulsa physician for 12 years, did post-graduate study in surgery at Cook County Post Graduate School in Illinois in 1944 and last summer. Dr. Bate recently was married to Miss Ercelle Pierson, sister of the late George Pierson Jr., pia nist and former accompanist of Etta Moten. Mrs. Bate, a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kans., is an instructor of physical education at Booker Washington High School. She is a member of [the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Among oiners nonorea Dy me Council were Miss Helen Ga hagan Douglas, former congress woman from California and emi nent actress, who served as prin cipal speaker on the occasion; Mrs. India Edwards, vice chair man of the Democratic National Committee; Dr. Inabel Burns Lindsey, dean of the school of social work, Howard university; Miss Margaret Garrty, interracial secretary of the Catholic Confer ence of Industrial Problems; Dr. Sadie Peterson Delaney, chief li brarian at Veteran’s hospital at Tuskegee; and Mrs. Phyllis Stan cil O’Kelly, director of Janie Por ter Barrett School at Peaks and president of the National Asso ciation of Training Schools in the United States and Canada. Mrs. Terrell was awarded for her courageous leadership during the year of 1952 in removing the barriers of racial segregation in th nation’s capital. The NCNW held workshop and study meetings in Washington last week with th regional directors, the local council presidents and Ithe program department instead • l of holding the annual convention I usually scheduled at this time. ; The national convention in the [ future will be held bi-annually. : The emphasis of the workshop meeting was placed on the pro gram development and co-ordina tion. A large number of NCNW executives from all over the coun try attended the two-day meeting which was climaxed by the ban quet. Program Outlined To Aid Graduates LOUISVILLE, Ky. — (ANP) — Miss Ann Tanneyhill, director of vocational guidance for the Na tional Urban League, last week said high school graduates are not getting enough help in finding jobs, she outlined a four-point program to help them. Miss Tanneyhill spoke at the opening session of the first annual Vocational Guidance Institute at Central High School here. The in stitute is one of a series sponsored by the NUL and boards of educa tions throughout the country. Pointing out .that the league ?o far had concentrated on opening up job-opportunities for the col lege-trained Negro, Miss Tanney hill called to following program to aid high school graduates: 1. To guide qualified young Negroes into occupations where there are shortages of man power. 2. To teach young Negroes there are rewards and satisfactions in other than white-collar occupa tions. 3. To draw in all the elemen's of industry—labor, management, etc., for conferences on job op portunities with students. 4. To help improve the relation ship between schools and the league. The league should act as a liaison between schools and em ployers, according to Miss Tan neyhill. I Charles Steele is executive secretary of the Louisville Urben | League. , , .