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About The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195? | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1948)
' Lincoln 3, Nebraska Thursday, July 15, 1948 m j *i¥01aioisif* ^ivis m Contribuio ■ # • «ars of > Loyal Service to Race Honored for Work In Education And Civic Leadership Mr. Norman Q. Hubbard, student at the University of Ne braska, has been a transient visitor to Lincoln since the late 30s. His interest in the welfare of the Lincoln Negroes however, is like that of a regular citizen. His curiosity as to conditions and facilities in education, housing and employment as it affects the Lin coln Negro can be equaled only by one whose life has been IP devoted to the general care and welfare of a people. Mr. Hubbard received his B.A. degree from Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri. He earned a masters degree from the University of Nebraska in 1941, and is now working toward a ph.D. degree. For 16 years Mr. Hubbard was head of the department of mathematics and vice principal of the Senior High School in Co lumbia, Missouri. Foi* the past three years he has been teaching in the High School and Lincoln Junior College in Kansas City, ^ Missouri. Mr. Hubbard is also a musician and has taught band in the Fred Douglas High Schood at Colum bia, Missouri. He is a war veteran and is taking advantage of the G. I. Bill of Rights while working on his doctorate degree. Mr. Hubbard was recently hon ored with a certificate given by Opportunity, publication of the • National Urban League for services for the good of the com munity. He recently won membership in the Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity at the University of Nebraska. '/ - Named to Va. School Board ROANOKE, Va. (ANP). Dr. Harry T. Penn, Negro dentist of Roanoke, who some months ago won membership on the local democratic executive committee, was one of two new additions re cently appointed to the city school board. His duties began July 1. The other member is J. Bar clay Andrews, an insurance man. Dr. Penn and Mr. Andrews were appointed for three years. Dr. Penn’s appointment was the culmination of efforts of Roanoke Negroes for several years to get a number of the race appointed to the school board. Negro Chosen To All Prep Baseball Team In Los Angeles LOS ANGELES. (ANP). For the first time during the postwar era a Negro was named to the all city baseball team by the Helms Athletic foundation in Los An geles, last week. Although he played on a last place team, Du ane White, 18, was named all star shortstop. White batted .425 to rank third in the city. He refused several offers to play profes sional baseball in order to con tinue his education. He plans to enter Compton Junior college in September. MR. HUBBARD Netv Catholic Hospital in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM. (ANP). Ground was broken here this week at Ensley, a suburb, for the first Catholic general hospital for Negroes, reportedly in the world. The new hospital is be ing sponsored by the Holy Fam ily mission. A campaign is under way to raise $250,000 to add to the $60,000 on hand for con structing the first wing of the building. It will contain 60 beds, plans calling eventually for a 200 bed institution. Father Frank Wade, editor of the Catholic Week, was the prin cipal speaker. Lionel Baxter, prominent layman, served as master of ceremoneis. Behind the beginning of the hospital is an inspiring story of the work of the Sisters of Char ity, Nazareth, Ky., who came to Ensley seven years ago to begin their work in a clinic at the re quest of the mission fathers. Sister Mary Octavia, now in superior, succeeded by Sister Alice Martha who gave way to Sister Mary Osctavia, now in charge. They carried on their clinic work and added a ma ternity ward with six beds in 1946. The new building grow out of the success of their work. Plan Suit To Equalize Schools RICHMOND. (ANP). Funds for a suit to compel Princess Anne county to equalize educa tional facilities for Negro and white children have been set aside by both the NAACP office and the state conference here, it was revealed last week. The NAACP has been ready for months to go into the courts to force a showdown on the nasty situation in the county, but hesi tant Negro leaders in Princess Anne have continued to look to the school board, the supervisors and the efforts of two referen dums on bond issues which were defeated in both instances. A spokesman for the NAACP state conference said last week that victory is practically assured once the school equalization is sue is carried to court in view of recent Federal court decisions on similar cases in which equal school facilities for the two races were ordered by the court. NAACP Will Study Voting And Housing Plans for getting out the Negro vote in Lincoln and for investigat ing the housing situation here were discussed by members of Lincoln chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the Urban League Friday night. The association will encourage voters to examine the records of all candidates and vote as they see fit in November, said Rev. Robert L. Moody, president of the senior chapter. He empha sized that the association is non partisan. A thorough study of the housing situation was planned for the near future. The association will at tempt to discover some means for providing adequate housing for minority groups in Lincoln. Rev. Mr. Moody was recently a delegate to the 39th annual con ference of the N.A.A.C.P., June 22-27 in Kansas City, Missouri, and gave a report on the confer ence. Dr. Frederick Jordan Speaks on Americanism By L. Carroll Unland Town Meeting of the Air, which was broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday night July 6, was heard locally over radio sta tion KFOR and was sponsored here by the Central Electric and Gas Company. Dr. Jordan took a unique view of Americanism in that he ex pressed the opinion that Ameri canism is more of a potentiality than a reality. We have a grow ing, changing way of life, in his belief, and as our way of life im — i ii f- HMMMHMMflQe DR. FREDERICK D. JORDAN proves so we approach American ism. Although Dr. Jordan did not say so directly, it appeared that he felt that the status quo was too far short of the ideal in which most Americans believe, to have any part of it labeled “This is Americanism.” Dr. Jordan did say “Americanism is an unborn babe struggling to be born.” His feeling is that American ism is a lot of ideals and princi ples by which we hope to live a good life, a clean, constructive life of growth and service—so long ‘Continued on Page 2) Dr. Gerald Kennedy Elected to Bishopric PA/ Courtesy Lincoln Journal DR. KENNEDY Catholics Ask Better Education For Negroes NEW ORLEANS. (ANP). A program, calling for sweeping improvements in the New Orleans I school system for Negroes, was adopted last week by the Arch diocesan Council of Catholic women. This report was sent to Supt. Lionel J. Bourgeois of the Orleans Parish school board. Improvements asked for by the women include: A new building program for colored to be started immediately; employment of Ne gro teachers given priority in al location of funds, better repre sentation for colored on the planning board to set up the pro gram. Medical service for Negroes be improved, and more Negro nurses hired in proportion to whites, and the adjustment of schools for handicapped Negro children to establish needs for such services. Police Raids a Wallace Meeting CHICAGO. (ANP). Presence of a Negro student at a Wallace for-President meeting held at the home of a white University of Chicago student probably caused the false arrest of 15 party mem bers, they revealed this week. The 15 members, meeting at the home of Mrs. Lola Davis, were arrested on complaint of the building janitor, Conrad Val entine. They were taken down to the Hyde Park police station and charged with disorderly con duct. The women were taken to the matron’s quarters at the city’s main police station at 11th and State street Law professor Richard Watts of the U. of C. had them released after securing bond. The follow ing dgy charges against them were dismissed by Judge Joseph Druker in boys court. Hyde Park district police also have a reputation for harassing interracial gatherings in this area. When they arrested the group Capt. Matt Murphy branded the youths a “bunch of Communists.” The students were drinking iced coffee when police made their entry. A search of the house for evidence of “Com munism” revealed nothing to the police. They did not even find any liquor in the apartment. Miss Lacefield said that the janitor saw her enter ,and made two trips to the apartment after she arrived. St. Paul Pastor Gave His Services Wherever Needed Dr. Gerald Kennedy, pastor of St. Paul Methodist church will soon leave Lincoln to take up his post as bishop in the Western Jur isdictional conference of the Methodist Church. Dr. Kennedy, having just turned forty years of age, is one of the youngest bishops in the history of the church. He came to Lincoln from Palo Alto, California in October of 1942 to take over his third pastorate. Since his coming to Lincoln, Dr. Kennedy has figured in many community activities. Currently he is president of the Council of Social Agencies. He is a past president of the Lincoln Ministe rial Association. He is a member of the boards of trustees of Bryan Memorial hospi tal and Nebraska Wesleyan Uni versity. He is a member of the board of directors of the Y.M.C.A, and Goodwill Industries. He is a member of the chamber of commerce and until recently was a member of the Kiwanis club. He is a member of the sing fest committee and was chairman of Pinewood Memorial bowl. Va. Denis See Civil Rights As ‘Slavery for Whites’ RICHMOND. (ANP). By a pe culiar twist of logic and slave psychology Virginia white demo crats see in the civil rights pro gram for Negroes the enslave ment of the white population. The logic is if Negroes enjoy civil rights, whites will be slaves. This is the kind of appeal that white leaders made last-week at the Virginia democratic state convention. The keynote speaker assailed President Truman’s civil rights program as a “hydra headed federal bureaucracy... leading the 48 states and their people into bondage.” The warning was uttered by W. Taylor Murphy, of Warsaw who added: “The illusion of ad ditional civil rights is what the program offers. Control of the destiny of the American people is what the program seeks.” Though Virginia democrats have President Truman on the party’s black list in this state, there were signs during the opening %days of the convention that the revolt movement, was losing momentum. Packinghouse Workers Choose Vice President CHICAGO. (ANP). Although he had been attacked for the failure of a recent strike, Ralph J. Helstein was re-elected president of the United Packinghouse Work ers union last week. A Negro, Russell Lasley, was elected a vice president of the un ion at its annual convention. He replaced Philip Weightman. Other officers returned to their posts were Lewis J. Clark, secretary treasurer, and Frank Ellis, vice president. Lasley reached his high position after being a member of the union for only seven years. He was born in Des Moines and lives at Waterloo, la. He is married and has two children. His mother lives in Chicago.