Lincoln Maj
Fraternity _
Regional Director
Of Nebr.-Iowa Area
. Charles M. Goolsby’s succession
of Mr.-Robert Myers of Omaha as
regional Director of the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity in this area is
in conformity with the attitude
recently expressed at the General
Convention that young men, es
pecially undergraduates, be given
a chance to serve the organiza
tion. The announcement was
made in a letter from A. Maceo
Smith of Dallas, Texas, vice-resi
dent for the Southwestern juris
diction.
Goolsby will be organization*
representative to chapters at the
'University of Nebraska, Univer
sity of Omaha, Creighton U, Union
College, Iowa State College and r
the University of Iowa. This is
the first time that an under
graduate has received such an
appointment in this area.
Lose Jim Crow
Train Suit
WASHINGTON.—Three Negroes
who sued the Southern Railway
Co. because it made them sit in
the colored section, lost their case
yesterday.. The Interstate Com
merce Commission dismissed a
$15,000 damage action against the
railway.
Vasti Brown, Lillian Falls, and
Murial Holcombre said they
bought through seats from New
York to New Orleans on the de
luxe “Southerner” and were
forced to move into a car reserved
for Negroes after the train passed
Washington.
They said accommodations were
inferior, and caused them to be
come ill and require medical
treatment. Each asked $5,000
damages.
The commission described the
" train as “an aristocrat” in the
. coach service field. It said Ne
groes were subjected to “preju
dice and disadvantage” in-being
made to move from reserved seats.
The railroad said the New York
ticket clerk violated instructions
in selling the three seats in a
coach “assigned for occupancy by
white passengers.”
The ICC said laws in most
Southern states require racial seg
regation of travelers, and ruled as
it has in previous similar com
plaints:
“We have concluded that de
fendant furnishes white and Negro
passengers accommodations on the
Southerner that are substantially
equal.”
The Supreme Court has ruled
that a state cannot pass laws re
quiring Negroes to sit in certain
parts of buses in interstate com
merce. It has also ruled that
Negroes must be given’equal serv
ice on dining cars of railroad
trains.
N. J. Negro Runs
On 3rd Parly
EAST ORANGE.—Dr. Ulysses
Campbell, 35 Negro dentist, was
selected Tuesday night as the
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Kids Enjoy
‘Story Hour’
Mrs. M. K. Winston has for the
past several months been carry
ing youngsters from the kinder
garten through the second grade
ages to the City Library each
Saturday morning. “The Story
Hour” there has been of intrinsic
value to the improvement of the
youngster’s minds. Each child may
carry home as many as five books
to be read during the week. When
they return to the City Library
Saturday mornings, they often
see moving pictures and cartoons.
Hats'off'to Mrs. Winston for her
efforts. March 20th marks the
end of the present series. -
third-party candidate for Con
gress from the 11th District here.
Selection was made by the
Wallace-for-President Provisional
Committee, which consists of the
New Jersey Independent Citizens’
League^ and representatives of
municipal wards of the district.
The incumbent Congressman is
Frank L. Sundstrom, East Orange
Republican. —selected.
NAACP Completes "Mercy
Drive**; Plans For Dinner
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Inter-raeial
Education
;
TRENTON, N J. (ANP). The
new integration of colored and
white students as well as teach- j
ers in the city's school system
! has given proof, even to the du
bious, that this work can be done j
without conflict.
| The only drawback here seems !
to be the shortage of teachers,!
1 however, and the local school
system seems to be reluctant to
hire more Negro teachers. What j
is needed most is a qualified home
economics teacher, immediately,
and elementary school teachers.
Today, Negroes attend practi
cally every school in the city. Al- I
i though only 40 Negroes are teach- j
: ers in the whole system each
j school has at least one or two!
of thqpi. All teachers have mixed
! classes.
It has been observed, though,
! that certain groups of Negro
pupils have not been very good,
i and often create bad impressions, j
This is not the general case, and !
the city’s now inter-racial school
system evidently has a promising
j future.
Civil Rights
And Murder
MOBILE, Ala.—A w'hite me
chanic here admitted beating a
Negro to death in an arugment
over President Truman’s civil
rights program, police said.
The Negro, Rayfield Davis, 53,
had been “badly beaten,” the
coroner said and returned a ver
dict of murder. The mechanic,
Horace M. Miller, 20, told police
the Negro told him, “Pr^ident
Truman is our good friend and
he will give us our equal rights.”
Both men were employed at
the Brookley Air Force Base.
—Selected.
Tnskegee Authors of Bodks in AT Honored
TUSKEGEE FACULTY MEMBERS who are authors of books published in 1947 were honored in a
special program recently. Left to right are T. M. Campbell, agricultural field agent, who wrote “The
Movable School Goes to the Negro Farmer;” Dr. Oliver C. Cox, head of the social science division,
author of “Caste, Class and Race;” Mrs. Jesse P. Guzman, editor of “The Negro Year Book for 1947;”
Dr. I. A. Derbigny, Dean of Administration, writer of “General Education in the Negro College”
and Dr. Joseph E. Fuller, head of the mathematics department, author of “Mathematics for Students
of General Education.”
Washington, D. C., Speaker is Expert
In Field of Better Race Relations
Gives Talk
DR. KNAPP
“Attaining Balance in Life” was
the theme of a talk given by Dr.
Royce H. Knapp to members of
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
last Sunday at the Student Union.
He approached the subject from
three important angles. “First
there must be balance between
private success and civic responsi
bility; secondly, balance be
tween intellectual development
and social life; and thirdly, a
balance in personality expression
as evidenced in diversions, dress,
and tastes,” he declared. He
further pointed out that a well
rounded person will have interests
outside his chosen field. Dr.
Knapp’s talk was the first in a
series planned by the student
group.
Card of Thanks
I wish to thank the many friends for
their thoughtfulness during my illness.
The beautiful cards sent have been a
great source of inspiration and comfort.
MRS. WALTER R. COLLET.
1035 Rose.
The Lincoln branch of the
NAACP was successful in its at
tempt to give financial aid for
the*legal defense of Mrs. Rosa
Lee Ingram and her two sons at
Americus, Ga. The 39-year long
battle «which the NAACP has
waged is unique. In recent years
it has fought against restrictive
covenants, disfranchisement, edu
cational inequality, job discrim
ination and gross court injustices
of which the Ingram case is typi
cal.
The NAACP is fortunate to
have secured the blessings of the
Lincoln people in this quest. The .
Lincoln Branch can fight for the
Ingrams and others like them if
you continue your help. If you
haven’t contributed to this “case
of mercy,” your contribution will
be acceptable. If you haven’t se
cured a ticket for the mass meet
ing and dinner on April 7th, do
so today! If you haven’t* taken
out a membership or renewed
your old membership, there is no
better time, than now!
We fight not only for the In
grams as individiuals, but to stay
the hand of others who would
similarly trample upon the rights
of Negroes because they are Ne
groes.
The final list of contributions
is as follows:
Northaide Church- of God.a.. 119.45
Quinn Chapel A. M. E, Church ... 12.81
Mt. Zion Baptist Church. 10.25
Christ Temple .. 10 00
C. M. E. Church. 5.00
St. Paul A. M. E. Church (Beatrice 3.00
Church of God in Christ.. 2.69
Newman Methodist Church.. 2 60
Friends from Elliott School. 6.00
Elks Lodge . 5.00
R. R. Men's Benefit Club.... 5.00
Mr. George Fenger. 5 00
Lincoln Voice ..'. 2.00
Mr. L. E. Aylsworth."V. 1.00
*90.00
Virginia Court
Gives Decision
RICHMOND. (ANP). Mrs.
Lottie E. Taylor managed to get
her point over in the Virginia su
preme court of appeals here last
week. The court ruled that the
state disorderly conduct law can
not be used to maintain racial
segregation on buses.
Mrs. Taylor was appealing a
verdict handed down by the Fair
fax county circuit court in favor
of the commonwealth. She was
charged with disorderly conduct
for refusing to move to the rear
of a bus on the driver’s orders.
The woman boarded a bus in
Washington on Sept. 12, 1946,
bound for Brightwood, Va. The
bus driver asked her to move to
the rear section reserved for
Negroes. She refused. The driver
stopped at the Fairfax court house
and obtained a warrant charging
her withr disorderly conduct. She
was fined $5 and costs.
However, the evidence was that
her refusal was not accompanied
by any loud talking or other
breach of the peace. In a unani
mous opinion, written by Justice
C, Bernon Spratley, the supreme
court held: “It is clear from the
evidence that Mrs. Taylor, an in
terstate passenger, was requested
to move her seat because of her
race and color, and that her re
fusal to so move constituted th£
real basis of the charge against
her.”
The court dismissed the case.
