¥t»iwn»« 2, WwW W. _Lincoln 3, Nebraska_ Thursday, December 11, 1947
All Not Lost In Museum Fire
Dr. Pattere;>^ Says Check
Up Intact
Mu'"11 ..red
WitL a^' <o Damage
TUfc. vaNP). The fire which ravaged the
Carver fo* early last Nov. 24 did not destroy all the
contents, a wording to a statement last week by Dr. F. D.
Patterson, president of Tuskegee institute, on whose
grounds the foundation stood.
Dr. Patterson said that an ex
amination of the building revealed
that the files of Dr. Carver, along
^ with those of the foundation, are
™ apparently intact with little or
no damage. A cursory examina
tion of the entire museum “sug
gests that a good bit of this ma
terial may be restored.” At first
reports, it was thought that the
building and all of its contents
had been completely destroyed.
Greatest loss through the fire
was of the paintings and needle
work. Every painting was dam
aged, most of them beyond any
possible salvage value. Four or
five were said to present possi
bilities of restoration.
Most badly damaged section
—< was the area which contained the
needlework exhibit, where Dr.
Patterson said there is “little
hope that much of real value is
left.” In the laboratory proper,
other than the bottles which ex
ploded from intense heat, the re
minder of the exhibit remained
unburned, but did suffer con
siderable water damage.
The fire broke out around 4:30
a. m. and the fire whistle blew
about ten minutes later. Though
no determination of the blaze’s
origin can be made at present, the
location of the fire in the build
ing suggests that it might have
burned for an hour in the front
but partially unexcavated part of
the basement before reaching the
back and where laboratories were
located. No students were in the
laboratory that day, but founda
tion staff members were in the
building until 10 p. m. Saturday.
It is believed that defective wir
ing or spontaneous combustion
initiated the blaze.
The floor caved in on the end
of the building farthest from
Dorothy hall and partitions in the
basement or ground floor were
burned. The walls of the build
ing, of practically solid brick were
unhurt. Some of the fire reached
the ceiling and burned a hole in
a small area. Little damage was
£) done to the roof structure.
The building and equipment
wrere covered by insurance, and
the foundation is awaiting the
final report of the fire under
writers as to adjustment of the
major cost of restoration.
“We cannot, of course,” said
Dr. Patterson, “be compensated
for the loss of the paintings and
other personal effects of Dr. Car
ver which are unreplacable. It is
my feeling that the restoration of
the building should be in terms
of as nearly fireproof construction
as possible. Few things could
4f have happened on our campus
that would have been more de
pressing to our spirits because of
the widespread realization that a
labor of love, sacrifice and real
genius was in great part de
stroyed."
Urban League
Breaks Utility
Job Bias
New York, November 20, 1947:
The first Negro white-collar
workers were hired by the Cleve
land Electric Illuminating Com
pany this week, marking the suc
cess of long-time negotiations by
the Cleveland and the National
Urban Leagues to break the utility
company s job bias. Announcing
the employment policy change,
Clifford Minton, Industrial Rela
tions Secretary, Cleveland Urban
League, said that the new em
ployees would have every oppor
tunity for advancement.
Although the Cleveland utility
company has always employed
Negro workers, this is the first
break away from the “traditional
Negro” job category. It is the sec
ond private utility firm in Cleve
land to employ Negroes as white
collar workers. The Ohio Bell
Telephone Company, while not
yet hiring switchboard operators,
has employed Negroes as collec
tors, commercial representatives
and clerks.
White Collar
Survey Due
A complete survey of Negroes
in white-collar jobs around the
country will be released to the
public by the National Urban
League before the end of the year.
The survey, being made by Leroy
Jeffries, Assistant Director, Indus
trial Relations Department, will
show results to date of an inten
sive campaign begun by the Na
tional and Urban Leagues more
than two years ago to integrate
Negroes into the utility and retail
merchandising job fields, as well
as other non-Negro private con
cerns such as banks, insurance
companies, law and manufactur
ing firms.
“Privately-owner businesses,”
Mr. Jeffries stated in discussing
the survey, "are the hub of the
American economy. The best
measure of the Negro worker’s
participation in the country’s
economy is the extent to which
he is integrated into these ‘basic’
job fields.”
Fourth Singfest
Fourth of the Christmas com
munity singfests will be held at
St. Paul Methodist church Sun
day evening at 8 o’clock, under
the sponsorship of Lincoln Minis
terial association and Women’s
Division of the Chamber of Com
[ inerce.
GENERAL EISENHOWER GETS FIRST 1947 CARVER CHRISTMAS SEALS—General of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower is shown above receiving the first sheet of 1947 Carver Christmas seals which
are sold to aid the activities of the Carver Foundation at Tuskegee Institute. The presentation was
made in General Eisenhower’s office in the Pentagon building, Washington, D. C. Numbers of the
Carver Seal Committee, Inc., of New York, the sponsoring group are, left to right, Mrs. Lovette W.
Harper, Julian B. Thomas, Mrs. P. L. Bailey, Mrs. Sadie M. Anderson and Percival R. Ricketts.
Interest High in ’Force,
P. V. Fruit Bowl Battle
SAN FRANCISCO. — This
spxawling San Francisco Bay area
has apparently gone somewhat
batty on the subject of Dec. 14,
first Fruit Bowl game between
Wilberforce of Ohio and Prairie
View of Texas.
The game to be played at Kezar
Stadium, looms as a sellout due
to the potential drawing from
some 100,000 Bay area colored
and avid white grid fans who
have seen many football stai’S
such as Kenny Washington,
Marion Motley, Bill Willis and
Buddy Young—to name a few,
but have never seen two teams
entirely composed of Negro stars.
Everyone from the San Fran
cisco daily sport writers to the
urchins who barely can remember
Miami Bars
Boston High
BOSTON. — Just because the
Lynn Classical High School foot
ball team has two coloxed players,
the High School Orange Bowl
game officials have decided to bar
the New England scholastic eleven
from competing in the Miami con
test.
The two players are Paul Pitt
man, a back and Tom Smith, a
tackle, who have played stellar
ball for Classical.
Orange Bowl director, Robert
B. Mulloy, was quoted as saying:
“We don’t play our boys against
Negroes. Lynn Classical has two
and so is definitely out.”
This is a direct contrast to
Southern Methodist’s stand on
Penn State.
Quotations
Not Thou from us, O Lord but we
withdraw ourselves from Thee.
O Lord of Life, help me this day
to begin to be more alive.
their home town in Texas, are
eager to see the first Fruit Bowl
game.
Wilberforce, boasting one of the
best teams in the Midwest and a
backfield which is, perhaps, the
greatest in the history of the
school, will display to California
fans such outstanding stars as
Walter Sellars, a great ball carry
ing stylist, and San Francisco’s
own Verdese Carter and Albert
Gilyard.
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Doby Set For
Hardwood Season
NEW YORK. (ANP). Larry
Doby, Cleveland Indians baseball
player, is one of the stars signed
to wear the New Harlem Na
tionals basketball uniform when
they take the floor on Monday,
Dec. 8 at the Golden Gate Casino.
Opponents for the crack aggre
gation will be the American
League All-Stars.
Charley Isles, Puggy Bell,
Johnny Isaacs, Benny Garrett,
names known wherever basket
ball is played, will compri* the
, first line for the Nats.
Hastie Praises
Clark’s Stand
WASHINGTON. (ANP). Gov.
William H. Hastie of the Virgin
Islands praised Atty. Gen. Tom
Clark this week for the stand he
has taken in restrictive covenants
cases now pending before.the su-«
preme court.
“In asking the high court per
mission to file a brief attacking
restrictive covenants as un-Ameri
can, Clark has proved himself to
be the most liberal attorney gen
eral we have had,” said Hastie,
who was here during the week for
a series of conferences on Capitol
hill. #
Hastie pointed out that both
Attys. Gens. Jackson and Biddle
expressed themselves as liberals,
but never took such positive ac
tion as Clark is now taking. The
governor said he was going to call
on Clark and thank him person
ally for his stand.
Clark says that he had ordered
briefs prepared to be introduced
in the covenant cases to be re
viewed next week by the high
tribunal, because restrictive cove
nants are contrary to the Fifth
and 14th amendments and to the
public policy of the United States.
Hastie said he believes this
move made by the justice depart
ment will carry its weight with
the supreme court. This also im
proved our position in interna
tional affairs, Gov. Hastie as
serted.
Club Plaur Party
At Urban league
The Mary Bethune Literary
Club will have their Christmas
party during Christmas week at
the Urban League. The guests
will receive gifts ajid there will
be a gift grab bag for members.
The room will be decorated with
chrysanthemum and with their
club colors, blue and white. The
party will be semi-formal.
Last week they had an interest
ing program. Winifred Winston jgggj
accompanied hy Mrs. Eugenia
Bwwa rendered a aole. Jl 1111 1111ll1™
