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Negro Representatives Introduce
FEPC Bill in Missouri Legislature
Jefferson City, Mo. —(ANP)—
In a precedent shattering move,
two Negro members of the Mis
souri legislature, William Massin
gale (D., St. Louis) and James
McKinley Neal (D., Kansas City)
put the issue of outlawing job dis
crimination squarely before that
body on Wednesday of last week.
Massingale and Neal introduced
the FEP bill after a careful study
of the New York and California
measures which they used as
guides in drawing up their pro
posal.
The act provides penalities
against unions and employers
who discriminate against workers
because of race, color, religion or
national origin, and is the first
time legislation of this nature has
ever been introduced into a Mis
souri assembly.
The authors of the bill would
place the administration of the
measure in the hands of a fair
employment practices commission
of five members, to be appointed
by the governor, with power to
investigate and hear charges. In
addition, the commission would
be given the authority to order
the hiring or reinstatement of
persons discriminated against
with or without back pay. De
cisions of the commission would
be made subject to review by an
appropriate court with the limi
tation that review must be com
pleted within five months.
Massingale and Neal have al
ready felt the sting of discrimina
tion at the public lunch stand in
the capital building. They were
also offered a segregated office.
Both have reclared their intention
to oppose such undemocratic
practices as long as they are in
the assembly.
Campus News
Chancellor R. G. Gustavson of
' the University of Nebraska as
guest speaker at the annual Lin
coln Urban League dinner Wed
nesday night expressed his views
toward racial prejudice.
Dr. Gustavson asserted that ra
cial prejudice was worse than
either religious or class prejudices
because the victim isn’t respons
ible for the color of his ancestors.
Chancellor Gustavson’s attitude
toward racial democracy gives a
ray of hope to Negro students at
tending the University. Perhaps
some of the prejudices practiced
on the campus especially in resi
dence houses and in competitive
sports will be eliminated.
This week’s interviewee was
Miss Oneda Eloise Jones, the
eighteen-year-old daughter o f
Mrs. C. C. Jones of Omaha.
While a student in Technical
high school Eloise was a member
of Girl Reserves and participated
in graduation exercises when she
graduated in June of 1946.
Miss Jones was crowned Queen
Auroa XVI in the annual Coro
nation celebration, June 3 spon
sored by St. Phillipps Episcopal
church, of which Eloise is a mem
ber.
Last fell Miss Jones matriculat
ed in the University of Nebraska
and is majoring in Home Eco
nomics. She plans to specialize in
textiles.
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What's Doing in Alliance!
Beatrice Motley, reporter
Mrs. Ben Nelson recently re
turned from a visit in Omaha and
a short stop in Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Niekens
entertained a few guests in their
home at a party Thursday even
ing, January 23.
Mrs. Bert Harris Jr. arrived
in Alliance Wednesday, January
22, after a visit to lelatives in
Washington.
Virgil James R. Motley, depart
ed from Alliance Sunday, Janu
ary 26, to enter into the Rocky
Mountain A.A.U. Boxing Tourn
ament in Denver, Colorado.
Edgar Sayers is reported as do
ing nicely. He hopes to recuper
ate sooner than the doctors have
predicted.
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COMING ....
^ TO LINCOLN AND TO GOLD'S
STARTING SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1st
“OPERATION PALETTE”
a traveling caravan of 100 original
paintings and drawings by officials *
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U. S. Navy Combat Artists
will be on exhibit on the 4th floor at GOLD'S
for six days, through February 7th
(Above "A U. S. Cox'n . . . Riviera Invasion"
by Commander Albert Murray, USNR Official
Navy Combat Artist.
(No charge for Admission)
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llth and O Streets Phone 2-1211