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About The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1948)
him I, Nuxbn l» liaoh 1. lUnAi _ Ihnhi, Am I!. I*" III Bryan Memorial Hospital * To Admit Negro Students Applicants Late To Enter Fall Class Board prefers two girls instead of one. Considers welfare of students. For the first time in the city of Lincoln Negro students with necessary requirements will be accepted for nurse training at Bryan Memorial hospital, ac cording to Miss Mabel Johnston, Director and Instructor of Nurs . ing and Dr. Edwin C. McDabe, superintendent. The decision came as a result of action started by Bishop Gerald D. Kennedy, former pastor of St. Paul Methodist church, when Miss Frances Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton P. Lewis, was refused admittance about two years ago. Recently it was discovered that no favorable statement had been given and the Honorable Bayard H. Paine, supreme court judge of Nebraska, became in terested as a member of the Methodist connection and his concern resulted in the state • ment made to “The Voice” which was represented by Mrs. Rubie Shakespeare, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis and Mrs. Kathryne Favors, on Monday, August 9. It was believe by the board that two girls would be preferred in order that they may be com panions, but one girl would not be refused if two were not avail able. The decision came too late for Miss Lewis who has‘waited two years, and Miss Alice Duncan of Omaha University who is now employed at Childrens Hospital in Omaha, to enter the class which begins August 18 and an * other class is not likely to open until August 19^9. To qualify for the training one must be a high school graduate and in the upper V\ of the class; good physical condition; between the ages of 18-35; good moral and religious character and accept able references. Grads Appointed At Duquesne BATON ROUGE, La. (ANP). Two recent Southern university graduates have just been ap pointed graduate assistants in the department of biology at Du ll1 quesne university in Pittsburgh, according to information re ceived by Dr. Felton G. Clark, president of Southern university. Dr. Tage U. Ellinger, head of the department, has appointed Bernard Anderson of Houston, and Lewis L. White of Lake Charles, La., to the posts which carry allowances of $1,000 a year ij and free tuition to work on their master’s degrees in biology. They will be in charge of laboratory ffljjl classes. • m This marks the first time that Negroes have been appointed to the instructional staff at the Pittsburgh institution. Although only four other assistantships were available, two of them were given to Southern U. graduates, because of the high standards of Southern’s biology department, headed by Dr. J. Warren Lee. Polio Trainees Will Assist At Lincoln General Among persons receiving awards and certificates at the close of a two weeks class in Polio Emergency Volunteer Serv ice were Mrs. Dorothy Lewis, Mrs. Naomi Griggsby and Mrs. Dessa Delaney. The class of twenty-five gradu ates received their instructions at the Lincoln General hospital un der the direction of Mrs. Helen Steinman, R. N. Twenty of those graduating have all ready signed up to give help immediately as the hospital needs it. Mrs. Pearl Seaton, in charge of the Lancaster Division of the Na tional Foundation of Research has announced another class to begin in September. The complete course consist of 20 hours and those wishing instructions are urged to commence with the class and remain the entire 20 hours. For further information Mrs. Seaton can be reached at 3-6185. Urban League Glee Club to Sing at Bowl The Urban League Glee club under the direction of Mrs. Eu genia Brown will furnish the mu sic Sunday, Aug. 15 for the ninth singfest in Pinewood bowl spon sored by the Lincoln Ministerial association and women’s division. This group is composed of teen age girls who have furnished mu sic for various public programs and churches throughout the city. Blind Lincoln Mother Wins Electric Range in Contest LINCOLN, NEBR.—“Oh, Isn’t it beautiful! ” exclaimed Mrs. Alda M. Smith, 1743 J Street, blind homemaker, as she ran her fingers over the new Gibson Kookall electric range which she won as grand prize In a radio contest Just completed. Mrs. Smith, mother of two sons, submitted the winning entry on “Why I want a Gibson Kookall Automatic Electric Range.” The many safety features were among the reasons pointed out in her prize-winning letter. Control knobs on the range have been specially notched by Hardy Furniture Company, one of the Gibson dealers in Lincoln, to further aid Mrs. Smith’s sensitive touch. Mr. Smith, also blind, is employed teaching other blind persons to read by the Braille system. D. J. Townsend, appliance sales manager of the Omaha Appliance Co., Gibson distributors for Nebraska and Western Iowa, and F. H. Aarvig, regional manager for the Gibson Refrigerator Company, whose organizations co-sponsored the contest, made the presentation to Mrs. Smith. Kenneth and Harold Smith, 6 and 8 year old sons of the winner, seem to be enjoying the little ceremony. Left to right, above, are C. O. Swanson, Omaha Appliance representative, Mr. Aar vig, $frs. Smith, D. A. Wetzel, Hardjr Furniture Company, and Mr. Townsend. Democrats Drop Segregation At Headquarters WASHINGTON. (ANP). Racial segregation has been banned in the national headquarters of the Democratic party by the national committee, Chairman J. Howard McGrath announced last week. Other developments at party headquarters are as follows: The Democratic party has abolished its Negro division; the party will hire clerks, stenographers and other employes without regard to race, creed or color, and the party will soon pick a Negro assistant to the chairman. McGrath said that the commit tee “merely is being consistent” by adopting a policy recommended by President Truman for govern ment jobs and the armed forces. He did not say whether Rep. Wil liam L. Dawson of Illinois would be the colored assistant to the chairman or not. Southerners were very critical of this move by the party head quarters. They claimed that the President was more interested in big city Negro votes than in satis fying the demands of Dixie. Many are saying that they will support the state’s rights candi dates, Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Gov. Field ing Wright of Mississippi. Despite the southern threats, McGrath said: “President Truman is hot going to lose the electoral vote of any southern state—wait and see.” He seems to feel that the popu lar vote in the south will favor the President. The Republican national com mittee still maintains its Negro di vision with Val Washington of Chicago as chairman. Several Negroes work on the headquarters staff, publicity .director William Murphy said. Mt. Zion Becomes Modern Pastor’s Ideas Up-to-Date Projector To Answer Needs For New Educational Methods Local Elks Will Attend Lodge's National Meet Mr. Fred Nevels, retiring ruler of Cornhusker Lodge No. 579 has been elected delegate to the lodges’ national meeting to be held in Cincinnati August 21 to 28. Mr. Perry S. Williams will accompany him as his secretary. The third Lincolnite slated for the trip is Mr. Luther Allen. The trio plans to leave Lincoln on August 18. A local auto dealer is com plimenting the Elks by the use of a car for the trip. Another merchant is also supplying com plete photographic equipment so that they may make a pictorial record of their travels and ex periences. These merchants are certainly to be congratulated. On the return leg of the jour ney, Mr. Allen plans to visit relatives and friends in Colum bus, O., and Chicago. Airplane Crackup Made Veteran A Life Saver DALLAS. (ANP). Being in jured in an airplane crackuup in Germany during the war has made veteran J. D. Johnson a life, saver today. This crash is so im portant because it led medics to the discovery that Johnson was one of the few persons who had the rare RH negative blood. Only one Negro in 5,000 has this type of blood, Johnson has learned. This blood is especially valuable in transfusions in cases of pregnancy and newborn babies. After his accident Johnson was confined to several hospitals be fore he was finally helped after two years. He wears a silver plate in his head now. At Ledderman’s General hospital in San Francisco, his physician, Dr. Edgar T. Pfeil working with Dr. Alan Nash dis covered that he had the rare RH negative blood. They announced their findings after 14 months of research and study. Johnson now has a blood supplying contract with a local hospital. He works as an emer gency ambulance hospital at a funeral home. Catholic Hour to Have Noted Author Aug. 8-15 WASHINGTON.—The author of Bourke Cochran; a Free Lance in American politics, James Mc Gurrin, will discuss freedom and interracial justice on NBC Cath olic Hour Aug. 8 and 15. The pro gram, sponsored by the National Council of Catholic Men, as heard every Sunday at 6 p. m. (EDT). Maurice Lavanoux, Liturgical Arts society secretary, will dis cuss religious art on Aug. 22 and 29. Will Vote First Time In North Carolina For the first time in history in North Carolina, Negroes will vote. Their votes will count just as much as any other votes. Still clinging closely to the old fashioned spiritual fire that makes a church great, Mt. Zion Baptist church on 12th and F streets, with the Rev. John S. Favors as pastor, is also inter mingling into her program mod ern ideas. The nineteen tiny children that came to Sunday School this past _ REV. JOHN FAVORS ginning of the church library which is planned to later fit the needs of all age groups. Mothers with babies or small children were greeted cheerfully Sunday saw twenty-three new tiny, multi-colored little chairs and tables made by Mt. Zion’s own members. They saw new library books which is the be in the nursery where their babies and small children are taken care of during services. Mrs. Eliza beih Burns is the supervisor of the nursery. Mrs. Zeola Hammonds has been elected chairman of the teen-age canteen which is expected to open Friday, August 20 at 8:00 p. m. to all youngsters who de sire to come. Plans thus far are for playing ping pong, games, singing, woodcarving, skating and enjoying refreshments. Mt. Zion members will soon purchase a movie projector so that its members may enjoy movies in the church. The , movies for the most part, will be religious and educational and all will be invited to attend. Rev. Mr. Favors, the young minister of twenty-five years, re cently received his Master’s de gree from the University of Ne braska and is looking forward to working on his Doctorate de gree. For the past two years, Rev. Mr. Favors has been teach ing in the Omaha Public School System as well as pastoring. First Negro Student Nurse In Des Moines Receives Cap DES MOINES, la. (ANP). The first Negro girl to be accepted for nurse training in a Des Moines hospital, Miss Idah M. Smith, was one of the 11 young women capped last week as freshmen nurses at Iowa Methodist hospi tal. She received her cap after completing a fiVe month course as a probationary. Miss STnith will return to school after a month’s vacation. She is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Luther H. Smith.