Volume 1. Number 30 Taacaln X Nebraska May 2. 1947
The Lincoln Branch of the N.
A.A.C.P. will start its member
ship kick off Tuesday May 6,
^ 1947 by a visit from Mr. Le Roy
E. Carter, Assistant Field Cecre
tary, from Kansas City, Missouri.
The meeting will take place at
the Lincoln Urban League build
ing where refreshments will be
served free.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Present members are urged to
renew their memberships.
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Personal Mention
Visiting Rev. and Mrs. R. L.
Moody over the week-end was
Mrs. Marie Calloway, 1422 No.
22nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
Mrs. Mary Lewis is reported
•somewhat improved after being
ill for sometime.
Mrs. Wm, Becks and daughter,
Mrs. Louise Patterson of Be
atrice, Nebraska were in the City
Wednesday.
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dr. McMillian to speak
Guest speaker for the Rural
Ministers Association Monday
noon, May 5 will be Dr. Aaron
McMillian, Missionary to West
Africa. Lunch will be served at
11:45 in room 2—second floor of
the YMCA, following the lunch
a program will be presented un
der the direction of Mrs. Grace
^Hadsell, and Dr. McMillian will
speak. The public is invited.
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DELEGATES TO ELECTORIAL
COLLEGE
Among the delegates attending
the Electorial College to be held
at Leavenworth, Kansas, Wednes
day, May 7, will be Miss Belva
Spicer, Solomon A.M.E. Church,
Grand Island, Nebraska; Mrs.
Rubie Shakespeare, Calvary A.
M.E. Church, Hastings, Nebraska;
and Mr. Clyde W. Malone, Quinn
Chapel A.M.E .Church, Lincoln,
Nebraska. Lay-Delegates from
Kansas City District and the
Omaha District over which Dr.
#ohn Adams and Dr. L. S. Goolsby
preside, will elect five delegates
from this number for the General
Conference to be held at Los
Angeles in May of 1948.
VOTE! Tuesday May 6.
May 6th is election day. The right to vote is a priviledge
and a duty. To have the opportunity of saying, who your
city officials shall be should not be overlooked.
To have the candidates recognize publicly the needs of
the Negro people of Lincoln and to pledge themselves to
promote and cooperate with any and all issues that will accord
the Negro first class citizenship and full democratic rights, is
an unusual experience that must not be overlooked.
We urge you to vote for these candidates who will re
member to give the Negro every right as a citizen of this great
Democracy—sharing according to his ability with no regard
to color or race.
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COMING EVENTS
Flower Pageant date was
changed to Wednesday, May 7th,
at 8:15, at the Urban League
building. Mrs. Clyde Coulter is
chairman—Mary Bethune Liter
ary and Art Club, Sponsoring.
May 16—4-H Program, Fun Night
May 17—Volunteers Party
May 5—Dr. Aaron McMillian,
—Y.M.C.A. — Guest Speaker
May 11—Mother’s Day Breakfast
at Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church
Sponsored by the Wee Modern.
Club. Serving from 9:30 to
10:30. All are invited. Please
get your ticket in advance.
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WORKS TO PROMOTE
BETTER RACE RELATIONS
In a recent interview with
Freddie Washington, pianist, for
the Calvacade Orchestra recently
appearing here, it was discovered
that they concentrated not only
on the musical aspect but were
directly interested in eliminating
racial barriers.
There are ten members of the
band and a songstress—four of
them white, all working under the
direction of a white manager. Mr.
Washington stated that the ex
periment had worked successful
thus far, and they are all very
optimistic .
BAPTISMAL SERVICE
Rev. Targo O. McWilliams, Pas
tor of Christ Temple Church of
Christ (Holiness), held baptismal
services at the Mt. Zion Baptist
church, Tuesday evening. Those
baptised were: Mr. and Mrs. Nol
an Self, Mrs. Margie Turner,
Patricia and Catherine King,
Fletcher and Walter Gill. Assist
ing the pastor was Mr. Alfred E.
Simms. Mrs. Mary L. Ashley of
Omaha attended the service.
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ANNUAL YARD CLEAN-UP
The Lincoln Urban League will
start its Annual Yard Inspection,
May 12. This is the event that
has increased yearly conscien
tiousness of home-owners through
out the city. Prizes are awarded
for beautification, clean-up and
improvement.
REVIVAL OF FEP FAILS
The Legislature Friday after
noon refused to revive LB 421, the
Fair Employment Practices Bill
killed last week by the Labor
Committee.
Senator Harry A. Foster,
Omaha, introducer, who repre
sents most of Omaha’s Negro
population, moved to raise the
bill. The vote was 11-13 with 19
not voting.
The bill would have prohibited
most employers from denying
work to any one because of race
or religion. Opponents said the
principle is a good one, but that,
the bill is impractical because
prejudice cannot be eliminated
by legislation.
Secrecy an Issue
When it killed the bill, the La
bor Committee used a written,
secret ballot. It is believed
to have been the first time a com
mittee ever balloted in that way.
That became an issue in the at
tempt to raise the bill.
The secret ballot was designed
to prevent other committee mem
bers and the press from knowing
how a committee member voted
on LB 421 and two other labor
policy bills acted upon at the
same meeting.
As it turned out, the secret bal
lot did not conceal any member’s
vote on LB 421. The vote was
6-2 to kill the bill. The action of
Senator Foster and Senator Prich
ard indicated that they were the
two members of the committee
who voted against the killing.
That shows the other six mem
bers of the commttee present that
day voted to kill it.