Volume 2, Number 34 Lincoln 3. Nebraska Thursday, June 3, 1948
Local Girl Employed on
UN Campus by Dr. Palmer
Seek Practical
Experience in Job
MISS JOYCE WILLIAMS,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Williams, 2236 “R” street, ‘began
work June 2nd for Dr. Palmer,
statistician, College of Business
Administration, University of
Nebraska. Miss Williams will
be employed during the sum
mer session and will return to
her studies on the University of
Nebraska campus for the fall
semester. Miss Williams is ac
tive in social and church affairs
in the city.
Colored Methodist Episc.
Rev. C. P. Rains of Cleve’s
Temple CME church of Omaha
will speak for the CME services
at 2030 “T” Street on June 6 at
3:45 p. m. His choir will sing.
The local congregation, of which
Rev. O. L. Alford is pastor, meets
on the 1st and 3rd Sundays.
NAACP Ingram Fund
Raised to $29,894.67
NEW YORK.—This week’s con
tributions to the Ingram Defense
Fund totaled $1,342.41, raising the
amonut of money collected thru
the NAACP for the defense of
Mrs. Rosa Lee Ingram and her
two sons to $29,894.67.
First Interracial Nursery
In St. Louis to Open
ST. LOUIS. (ANP). Si. Louis’
first interracial nursery school,
the Nursery foundation of St.
Louis, will open June 1. Mrs.
Clotild Ferguson, a graduate of
the Atlanta University School of
Social work, will be the director.
The nursery was developed
from a plan originated by Rabbi
Ferdinand M. Isserman. More than
300 citizens have joined the foun
dation and provided funds to op
erate the nursery for one year.
It will be located at the Centen
nial Christian church.
Royall to Quit If
Army Drops Bias
WASHINGTON — Secretary of
Army Kenneth C. Royall recently
showed his true Southern colors,
according to Drew Pearson in his
Tuesday morning “Merry Go
Hound” column.
Pearson revealed that in a se
cret hearing before the Senate
Armed Services Committee last
week, Secretary Royall repudiated
the anti-segregation views of his
Commander - in-Chief, President
Truman, and told the senate com
mittee that if the President’s rec
ommendation on eliminating seg
regation in the armed forces were
put into operation “I will no
longer be Secretary of Army.”
According to Pearson, Secretary
Royall, a native of North Carolina,
made it clear that he would never
cooperate with the President’s
Civil Rights message which di
rected armed services chiefs “to
eliminate the remaining instances
of discrimination as rapidly as
possible.”—Selected.
Negro Bus Company in
Baton Rouge Ordered to Quit
BATON ROUGE, La. (ANP).
Altho the city of Baton Rouge has
ordered the Negro buses off the
street by May 15, they are still
running, it was reported last week.
Because these buses have reduced
racial friction on city buses and
has provided good service to mem
bers of both races, many citizens
have protested the edict.
Supreme Court
Covenant Ruling
Stirs Empire
LONDON. (ANP). The recent
U. S. Supreme court ruling out
lawing racial restrictive covenants
is causing many repercussions in
the British empire, especially here
in Great Britain, in the Union of
South Africa and Australia.
This decision spotlights South
Africa, Britain and Australia as
the only countries in the world in
which the color bar is a legal prin
ciple enforced by state action. It
may have far-reaching effects
upon “white supremacy” legisla
tion in South Africa where the
Ghetto act is in force, and in Rho
desia and East Africa where simi
lar color bars exist.
Things are already happening
in Australia. In Melbourne uni
versity students met and con
demned the action of Arthur Cald
well, immigration minister, in de
porting and threatening to deport
non-white citizens. The Evening
Standard here wrote:
“Resolulions held that such ac
tion was inconsistent with friend
ly relations with neighboring
countries and asked the govern
ment to alter its policy and make
amends for the wrong already
done.
“The students asked for assur
General Smuts
Suffers Defeat
In South Africa
Gen. Smuts was defeated for re
election from his constituency of
Standerton.
Smuts, who had taken a lead
ing part against the British in
the Boer war, became one of the
world’s elder statesmen. He led
the Union of South Africa on the
British side in both World wars.
He was a strong advocate of the
United Nations and was a lead
ing advocate of the League of
Nations after World war I.
* * *
Announcement of the defeat
of Suts by 224 votes in his own
district came with startling sud
denness Thursday night and was
followed swiftly by a swelling of
the anti-government trend in
other districts. Smuts, 78, has
been prime minister since 1939
and also served in that post from
1919 to 1924.
Dr. Malan is a 74-year-old
former clergyman of the Dutch
Reformed church.
The nationalist press described
the developments as a “revolu
tion.”
Malan is an outspoken isola
tionist and his nationalist party
advocates segregation of the na
tives.—Courtesy of Lincoln Jour
nal__
ance that married couples would
never be separated and that peo
ple who have lived in Australia
for a long time would have the
right to remain.”
The reconsideration of the race
question by the United Nations
Committee on Human rights in its
proposed bill for human rights
should be made now. A clause
similar to the 14th amendment to
the U.S. constitution should be in
corporated into this bill.
“White” South Africans must
remember that the natives out
number them four to one. Aus
tralians should remember that
they were saved from being con
quered by the Japanese not by
Europeans, but by Asians, Pacific
peoples and Africans. They should
reflect that no color bars exist in
the U.S.S.R.
By all tests of manhood colored
men have proved their claim to
all the rights, privileges and im
munities of a citizen of any coun
try.
Randols’ Yard Is Prizewinner
BEAUTIFICATION WINNER—Mr. and Mrs. George Randol, 1029 Rose, won top honors in the yard
beautification competition sponsored by the Urban League. Their yard is shown above.
i t Courtesy Lincoln Journal.
Top honors of the 16th year
Lincoln Urban League yard and
home surrounding beautification
program were awarded to Mr.
and Mrs. George Randol, 1029
Rose.
During the program, 268 homes
of Negro families in Lincoln were
inspected. Prizes were awarded on
the basis of cleanliness and beauti
fication. Decisions wete deter
mined largely on the evident ef
fort of the individuals or families
achieving either objective.
Winners were:
BKA UTIFICATION.
Mr. and Mrs. George Randol, 1029 Rose,
first.
Mr. and Mrg. James Fuller, 2244 S,
second.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Bass, 1900 Vine,
third.
Honorable Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Colley, 847 Sum
ner.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Artis, 1965 Vine.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bell, 1945 Vine.
Horace Colley, 1745 So. 11th.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Davis, 724 No.
22nd.
CLEAN-UP.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Starkg, 1945 U,
first.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, 427 No.
22nd, second.
Mrs. Lillian Robinson, 2105 Vine, third.
Honorable Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. McFleld, 2047 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd King, 2238 R.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Carter, 2340 No.
9th.
Mr. and Mrg. Raymond Botts, 2041 S.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Olll, 2208 T.
Judges said that many *t>f the
homes inspected included win
ners from previous years which
are still being maintained at the
prize winning level. The judges
gave particular mention to this
list, including some previous prize
winners
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Williams, 2525 So.
14th.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Dean, 1018 Rose.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bowen, 1600 Whit
tier.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Todd, 2267 Y.
Mrs. Mary Shelby, 927 Plum.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Young, 1215 No.
23rd.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hightower, 1924
T.
Mrs. Norman Caesar, 1922 T.
The yard inspection committee
was composed of Mrs. Anna New
ton, Mrs. Doris Bowen and Fred
Nevels.
Miss Winston in Concert
Twice by Wowen’s Gub
Wk ■ a s r«k
JFiscoimn City
Invites Negroes
To Settle There
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (ANP) Ne
gro citizens are welcome to the
town of Sheboygan any time, Edi
tor C. E. Broughton of the Sheboy
gan Press said last week in a letter
to Dan Travis, Millwaukee editor
of the Chicago World.
According to Travis, the News
paper man complained that very
few colored people come to She
boygan. He said in that town there
are no anti-Negro laws of any
kind.
“The Sheboygan Press and She
boygan certainly present an in
vitation for Negro veterans to
settle in a community where the
majority of the people are just
and peace loving,” the message
said, according to Travis.
Dr. Tobias Wins Medal
Dr. Channing H. Tobias, won
the thirty-third Spingarn Medal
awarded annually to a Negro
American “for distinguished
achievement.” Another likely can
didate might have been Walter J.
Edwards of Oklahoma City who
erected a $300,000 hospital out of
his own funds and has erected 500
FHA homes for Negroes. Perhaps
he’ll get the sixty-third Spingarn
Medal! Selected SCHYLER.
Youthful Artist
Sings Soprano
MISS WINIFRED WINSTON,
youthful and talented artist,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Winston, 1942 “S” street, will
be presented by the Mary
Bethune Literary and Art Club
at the Urban League auditorium
in a recital of songs on the occa
sion of her 15th blVthday, June
25th. This will be the second
birthday recital sponsored by
the Mary Bethune Literary and
Art Club for Miss Winston.
Educator of
South Africa
Likes the States
BY R. W. SHAKESPEARE.
The Rev. E. A. Lawrence, min
ister and educator of South Africa
has consented to write a feature
article at least once a month for
the benefit of “The Voice” read
ers.
He was born
in Capetown
February, 12,
1895, where he
received his ed
ucation and was
qualified to
teach in 1913.
The Rev. Mr.
Lawrence was
1918 and gave an in
teresting account of his 7 chil
dren; three of whom are qualified
teachers; one who is a trained
maternity nurse and three who
are learning trades.
The Rev. Mr. Lawrence entered
the ministry in 1922. He is at
present principal of the largest
A. M. E. School in the Cape Prov
ince with an enrollment of over
500 children and a staff of 14.
“This is my first visit to the
United States although my sec
ond election as delegate to the
General Conference,” the Rev.
Mr. Lawrence stated in an inter
view at Kansas City, Kans. “I am
much impressed by the country
and its people and am looking for
yard to my next visit in 1952.”
The Rev. Mr. Lawrence was
among the prominent members of
the foreign delegation and served
on several committees. He was a
great influence in passing much
of the legislation at the A. M. E.
General Conference. He will be
happy to answer any questions
and to write on any subjects of
interest dealing with South Africa.
Writes Book on
Change to Negro
CHICAGO — (ANP) — Eight
Wnths ago a white clergyman, the *
Rev. Kenneth L. Patton, of Madi
son, Wis., startled the world by
crossing the racial line and declar
ing himself a Negro.
Today, the Rev. Mr. Patton who
changed over to fight racial prej
udice in the United States, is still
a Negro. He is writing a book,
“Come on Over,” of his life as a
colored man.
“I have no regrets whatever,” he
said. “Some 300 persons, about two
thirds of them white, wfote to me,
and they approved my action
about three to one.”
Two New York state legisla
tors introduced a bin making it
unlawful for :t motorist to drive
so slowly as to exasperate other
motorists Into recklessness.
