Vol. 3, No. 13 Lincoln 3, Nebraska Thursday, December 23, 1948
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. PARIS.—The U 1,0180*5'* 3m8 Human
K Rights, passed by the ixi® oou<n UUiliiilitUCL On 19-0 vote
here Tuesday, Dec. 7, received a stormy reception from the
general assembly meeting Friday. The session which closed
with proponents and opponents fighting to a deadlock, was
characterized by charges and counter charges being hurled
back and forth.
Strongest opposition was regis
tered by the South African dele
gates, who accused those favoring
the bill of rights of going “too far.”
Russia, silent up to now as to her
views on the declaration, leaped
in to accuse England and the
United States of jointly being re
sponsible for World War II, and
to blast Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt, member of the 53-nation so
cial committee and head of the
human rights commission, for the
prominent part she played in
H drafting the document.
Earlier in the week, the declara
tion was approved by 29 members
of the social group, including the
U. S. representative, with no vote
being cast against it. Seven na
tions, made up of Canada and the
Slav bloc, abstained from voting.
Twenty-two nations were absent
from the session.
The final draft, now before the
general assembly, represents two
and a half years in ideological de
bate over each article contained
therein. It was hailed by Mrs.
Roosevelt as “probably the most
important thing done by man for
many years from a moral and
^ spiritual point of view.” She
pointed out that although it was
not binding on the UN, its “moral
effect” would be great.
She predicted that censorship
“cannot bar human rights” and
that a “curious grapevine” would
inform the Russian people of the
bill of rights. “It is true that the
declaration does not oblige a na
tion to change its laws, but any
such dotument drawn up by 58
nations has a moral effect,” she
declared. “Little by little nations
will change things as people ask
their governments why they do
not receive those rights.
“Even in countries where the
^ press is government-controlled,
information of the human rights
set down in the declaration will
seep through. The UN document
is like the American Bill of Rights,
which has influenced the United
Jones Heads
Cook Co. Bar
Assoeiation
‘CHICAGO. (ANP). Atty. Sid
ney A. Jones, jr., was elected the
i 1949 president of the Cook County j
i Bar association, during its annual ;
meeting here last week. Jones sue- 1
ceeds retiring president, Nelson M.
Willis, in the organization which
represents approximately 300
Negro lawyers and a few from
other racial groups in the city.
Also elected were Attys. James
D. Crosson, Charles F. Lane, and
Joseph E. Snowden jr., first, sec
ond and third vice-presidents, re
spectively; Lucia T. Thomas, gen
eral secretary; Theodore F. Craw
ley, financial secretary; William
K. Hooks, treasurer; Carl T. Rob
inson, librarian, and James A.
Greene, sergeant-at-arms.
Names to the board of directors
were Attys. Jewel S. Rogers, Bind
ley C. Cyrus, William H. Huff,
James B. Cashin, C. Francis
Stradford, Nelson M. Willis, Zed
rick T. Braden and Earl B. Dick
erson.
After the meeting, the new pres
ident played host to the member
ship at a banquet. Judge Wendell
E. Green served as master of cere
monies for the occasion. Attorney
Lane is also General Counsel for
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and
Jones is its Constitution Chairman.
States, although it is not always
followed to the letter.
Hardest problems faced by dele
gates were to reconcile conflicting
1 ideas on the relationship of man
to state and the relative impor
tance of liberty and security.
Most significant of the articles
in the declaration were those per
taining to freedom of life, liberty
and security of person; discrimi
nation; right to free trial; equal
pay for equal work; and rights to
marry and divorce.
Champion and Potential Champions
Cortez W. Peters, national type
^ writing champion, with Joyce
Reynolds, youthful typing marvel
of Gary, Ind., and Bernard John
son of Chicago. Joyce at 11 could
type 130 words s minute. Mr.
Peters says she has more natural
fthiiiiy than anyone he has met
I during his long career in typing
competition. Bernard, who is 10,
started typing last July and in
four months had climbed to 45
words a minute. Recently Mr.
Peters typed 152 words a minute
while wearing wool gloves.
(ANP).
Parents Burned In Blast
Children Face Bleak
Holiday As Home Wrecked
PICTURED ABOVE ARE CHARLOTTE, 5; Virginia; 10 and Diana,
7, children of Mr. and Mrs. Horance Venerable, whose parents have
been hospitalized as result of freak blast.
Christmas morn Will dawn and
the three little daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Horance Venerable, 1951
Vine street, will rise to a holiday
voided by the absence of their
parents.
Their plight is the result of an
explosion in the basement of the
Walter Washington home last
Dec. 15, when gas, leaking from
a defective pipe, was ignited ap
parently by a pilot light. The
blast wrecked the house and fur- j
nishings and sent Mr. Venerable
and his wife, Juanita, to St. Eliza
beth’s hospital for treatment. Mrs.
Venerable received bad burns
about the face, arms and legs from
the flash. Mr. Venerable, who
had not arisen at the time, re
ceived a deep cut on his foot as
he was thrown from his bed. He
also received burns in extinguish
ing the flames set to Mrs. Ven
erable’s clothing. At the time of
the unfortunate incident, Mrs.
Washington was in the kitchen
getting the children off to school.
Venerable operates a record shop
on 9th street.
Mr. Walter Washington, with
whom the Venerables live, is em
ployed at the YMCA and was at
work at the time. The explosion
virtually lifted the small house
from its foundations, buckled
floors and broke windows. Loss
and damage was estimated at
$7,500.
Mary Bethune Club
Elects for 1949
The Mary Bethune literary and
art club, has named its officers
for the coming year. Mrs. William
B. Davis was elected president
of the group, which is a member
of the Lincoln Inter-Club Council.
Other officers are:
Vice president: Mrs. James Fuller.
-Secretary: Mrs. Horace Cooke.
Treasurer: Mira. CIodine Adkins.
Gibson Named
Head of Loeal
Alpha Chapter
The election results of Beta Beta
chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity, held recently at the
Student Union, have been an
nounced by Charles M. Goolsby,
the fraternity director for the
Iowa-Nebraska region. Success
ful candidates were:
President: Ira Gibson.
Vice president: Welcome Bryant.
Secretary: Alfred Grice.
Corresponding secretary: Ernest A
Jones.
Treasurer: Robert Taylor.
Gibson was formerly Dean of
Pledges in the chapter. The or
ganization has about 2Qft chap
ters in accredited colleges and
universities and about 16,000
members. It’s motto: “First of
all, the servar.ts of all, we shall
transcend all."
President Gejs Appeal
Dr, A. Powell Davies, Wash
ington, D. C., Unitarian minister,
has appealed to President Tru
man to appoint a Negro to his
cabinet. A timely suggestion upon
which it is to be hoped Mr. Tru
man will act.
j GREETINGS ]
j CHRISTMAS I
AND BEST WISHES FOR THE
NEW YEAR
| Rev. and Mr*. Melvin L. Shake*peare 1
and The Staff
MizzooStudents
Vote Admission
Of Negroes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (ANP). The
Council of the University' of
Missouri student government as
sociation voted last Wednesday to
call a referendum on the Board
of Curators’ recent action in
recommending limited admission
of Negro students. Tha curators
had recommended that Negroes
be admitted to the graduate and
professional schools of the uni
versity. Tiie referendum is
tentatively set for Jan. 18.
Joe Louis
Opens School
In Chicago
CHICAGO. (ANP). Heayweight
Joe Louis, in Chicago for his Dec.
17 bout with Billy Conn at the In
ternational Amphitheater, took
time out to open up his new Chi
cago School of Automotive Trades,
Tuesday, Dec. 7. In the best tradi
tion of premiere events, Lpuis
went through the motions of the
grinding of television cameras,
flashing of photo bulbs and the
patter of roving radio reporters.
Featured guest at opening of
the school, which can accommo
date 1,000 students, and is located
at 610 E. 61st street, was Joe’s
| former teacher, Miss Veda Sch
wader of Detroit, who suggested
! to the champ several years ago
J he should take up a trade because
' he was good with his hands.
On his six-round exhibition
stint with Billy Conn, Joe re
marked, “We both mean business.
Sure, he’s serious about the fight.
He’ll be in there trying, but I’ll
be trying too. I’ll keep a watch
on him.”
Lebanon Lodge
No. 3 Renames
Kelley Master
At its annual election Tuesday,
December 14, Lebanon Lodge No.
3, A. F. & A. M. (Prince Hall af
filiation) renamed Mr. Jewell R.
Kelley as Worshipful Master for
the coming year. This will be
his second term. Other electees
| were:
I Sr. Warden: Sam Kimbrough.
Jr. Warden: Estelle Powell.
Sec’y: John Irving.
1 Treas.: William Hightower.
Sr. Deacon: John Reed.
Jr. Deacon: Howard Bean.
Sr. Steward: Charles Bradley.
Jr. Steward: Webster Fowler.
| Tyler: J. C. Wilson.
1 Chaplain: Clyde Malone.