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VoL 3, No. 16 Lincoln 3, Nebraska Thursday, January 13, 1949 Truman Wants Rights Laws; Broad Social Program For Country Handed Congress; Stabilized Economy Sought President Truman delivered his annual “state of the union” address to a joint session of the Congress on January 5th. Appearing before the highest legislative body in the (and for his fourth such address, this year Mr. Truman brought his message for the first time as president by election. He began, “The state of the union is good.” Then fol lowed requests, which in general asked the now Demo cratically-controlled Congress to enact into law the many reforms he proposed during his campaign last fall. Some senators expressed surprise that the presi dent should try to keep his cam paign promises in what has Leen termed a “keep faith with the voters” move. Mr. Truman asked for broad economic controls to halt infla tion, stabilize some prices and an increase in the taxes for cor porations and upper income groups. He also asked the ap proval of a 75-cent-an-hour min imum wage for industrial work ers. The government has aban doned the “trickling down from the top” theory of prosperity in favor of an economy based on general prosperity. He also asked for approval of the government building of addi tional means of production to in crease materials now in short supply. Universal military train ing to strengthen the defense es tablishment. He clearly urged the passage of his civil rights proposals pre sented to the last Congress—anti poll tax, anti-lynch, fair employ ment practices, etc. The president then asked for federal aid to education, the con tinuation of subsidies to farmers and aid to low rent housing pro grams. He also included increased social security benefits and a plan for prepaid health insurance. Response to the President’s message was varied. Some sen ators agreed with parts of it but pledged “last ditch” opposition to other parts, particularly the civil rights provision. Whereas, twenty years ago his message would have received with some alarm, last week it was “old hat” to Wall Street and trading increased slightly following its delivery. Charles Boyer, Liberal Actor, Is Honored by France NEW YORK. (ANP). Charles Boyer, the liberal French actor who bars any form of racial dis crimination at his performances received a signal order here. Mr. Boyer, star of “Red Gloves,” was awarded the title of Chevalier de la legion d’ Honneur, Tuesday at the French Embassy by Ambas sador Henri Bonnet. Kansas-born Lorenzo Fuller, baritone recently from the Fi nian’s Rainbow cast, and the De ^ $roit choir-singer Annabelle Hill (last seen in New York at Cafe Society downtown), will open with Alfred Drake, in “Kiss Me Kate,” at the Century theater. Dean Dixon, conductor of the American Youth orchestra, pre sented the interracial group in the third of the four concerts sched uled for young people at the Brooklyn academy of Music, Jan. 8. »/ (t 9/ Mt. Zion’s Pastor —Courtesy of The Lincoln Journal. REV. WILLIAM J. MONROE. The Rev. William L Monroe, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 13th and “F” Street. He comes to his Lincoln pastorate from the Second Baptist church in Cheyenne, Wyo. Rep. Dawson to be Honored at Dinner January 21st WASHINGTON. (ANP). Citi zens from all over the nation will honor Rep. William L. Dawson of Illinois Jan. 21, at a testimonial dinner in the dining room of the Department of Interior. Chairman of the dinner com mittee is Dr. Marshall Shepard, recorder of deeds. He will be as sited by Mrs. Christine Ray Davis, secretary, and Emory B. Smith, treasurer. Sen. Howard McGrath, chair man of the National Democratic committee, and Sen. Scott Lucas of Illinois* will be honorary co chairmen, Dr. Shepard announced. A partial list of sponsors in cludes: Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas of Califor nia and her actor-director husband, Mel vyn Douglas; Mrs. India Edwards, wom en’s division, National Democratic com mittee; Mrs. Mary McLeod Betliune, presi dent, National Council of Negro Women. Leslie Perry, NAACP; Dr. W. H. Jer nagln, Booker T. McGraw, James Loeb, Dean Susie A. Elliot, Asst. Atty. Gen. David Bazelon. Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, Miss Sidney Wilkinson, Dr. Frank R. Jones, Lt. and Mrs. Dennis Nelson. Dr. Ralph Bunche, Gov. William H. Hastie, Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, and Mrs. Ann Arnold Hedgeman. Card of Thankg We wish to thank our many friends for the lovely cards, flow ers, encouraging letters and those who volunteered and gave their blood during Mrs. Moody’s recent illness. —Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Moody. Fern Colburn Heads Penna. FEPC Committee PHILADELPHIA. (ANP). Fern M. Colborn, who has been active in church and community affairs for a number of years, has been named chairman of the executive committee of the State Council for a Pennsylvania FEPC, chairman of the Council, Clarence E. Pickett, announced this week. Miss Colborn will head the steering group of the State Coun cil but will retain her present po sition as Assistant Secretary of the Division of Social Education and Action of the Presbyterian Church of the U. S. A member of the Council since its founding last June, Miss Col born has been serving as a field representative helping to organ ize and advise community groups for FEPC. The Council hopes to secure the passage of a fair em ployment practices law by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1949. Senator Douglas Has Negro Girl On His Staff CHICAGO. (ANP). For the first time in the history of the U. S., according to reports, a U. S. sena tor has hired a Negro to his staff. Newly elected Sen. Paul Doug las of Illinois has as a member of his Washington staff Marguerite Ingram, a graduate of Roosevelt college in Chicago. Although she is the first Negro, to be a mem ber of a senator’s staff, several Negroes have worked on the staffs of representatives. Lincoln Univ. is Memberof National Athletic Assn. JEFFERSON CITY. (ANP). Lincoln university in Missouri is among the 13 universities and col leges voted active membership in the National Collegiate Athletic association during the past year, it was announced here last week by head football coach and athletic director, Raymond Kemp. Official word of Lincoln’s ac ceptance based upon application made last spring came from the association’s secretary, Kenneth L. Wilson, in Chicago. The NCAA, which has 264 ac tive members among colleges of the country, has in addition to the promotion of athletics, a chief aim of exercising control over aid to athletes, Mr. Kemp believes it would be a good thing for the uni versity and possibly raise the general level of athletics at the institution. Mrs. Wm. Glenn Is Member of Clerical Pool Returned to the Clerical Pool for the Nebraska legislature is Mrs. Dorothy Glenn of Omaha. Mrs. Glenn is well known to Lin colnifes since she is beginning her third tour of employ in the pool, having served, during the tenure of the younger Senator Adams in 1937 and again later, Mrs. Glenn is the wife of Mr. William Glenn, publisher of the Omaha American Record, a weekly newspaper. Peterson Sworn Into Office; Tells State's Progress Nebraska Bill For F.E.P. In Preparation Last Friday a bill to eliminate discrimination in employment was tossed into the hopper for new bills in the legislature by Sen. John Adams from Omaha’s Fifth District. Senators have twenty days after opening day in which to introduce new bills from the floor. The information filed was sent to the Legislative council where the reference bureau seeks out any duplication in existing laws and thence to the bill drafting committee that does the actual writing of the bills. This as sures uniformity in the form and language of our state laws. When written, the bill will be sent to the senate where it will be read by title, given a number and then assigned to one of the standing committees for consideration, in this case probably the Judiciary or Labor committee. On passing the committee, it is introduced into the legislature for considera tion. Liberian Envoy to Attend Truman's Inauguration MONROVIA. (ANP). The Hon orable William R. Tolbert has been named as special envoy and personal representative of William V. S. Tubman, President of Li beria, to attend the inauguration in Washington of President Tru man. Mr. Tolbert, who is from Mont serrado county, is chairman of the Ways and Means committee, the Inauguration committee. As chair - man of the former committee, he was primarily responsible for the successful party tendered Presi dent and Mrs. Tubman on the birthday of the President, Nov. 29 by the national legislature. Before entering the legislature, Mr. Tol bert served as government dis bursing officer for a number of years. Mrs. Roosevelt Will Be Speaker At Youth Council NEW YORK. (ANP). Because of her fearless, world-wide fight for human rights, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has been asked to ad dress the annual national conven tion of the American Council on Youth which is scheduled to con vene Feb. 1-5, at the Commodore hotel here. The council, composed of young leaders of the arts,»sciences and professions, named Mrs. Roosevelt the “Most Outstanding Woman of the Year’' for her sincere crusade for the extension of basic human rights. Several hundred people assem bled in the beautiful west Senate chamber of the state capitol Thursday, January 6, including the legislature and their ladies, the various state officers and members of the Supreme Court, to see and hear Val Peterson sworn into office the second time for governor of the state and to Hear his message to the people on that occasion. In beginning his second ad ministration, Governor Peterson observed that substantial pro gress has been made in the past two years in solving some of the state’s most pressing problems— roads, schools and conservation, among others. The issue of the State’s roads must be met “affirmatively,” he declared and called for redistrict ing of schools. Citing the 1.1 mill levy for state institutional build ings, he pointed out that it had received much praise as one of the most farsighted programs un dertaken by Nebraska govern ment. The governor pointed out the great advantage that would accrue to citizens of the state with the Missouri River development program, which would not only increase the amount of irrigable lands in the state, but would also bring many new industries with in its borders with the increase hydro-electric power. After asking for a special study of the State civil service system, he closed with the hope that needed repairs would be allowed for by this session of the legis lature. * Associate Justice Edward F. Carter administered the oath of office to Mr. Peterson in the ab sence of Chief Justice Robert G. Simmons, who was ill. Sleeping Sickness Cure Brings New Day for Africa LONDON. (ANP). Discovery of a drug to cure sleeping sick ness of all kinds in cattle, horses, camels and other animals was looked upon here Thursday by the British colonial office as heralding a new day for the Afri can continent, particularly in the areas of the Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and West Africa. The drug, developed by British scientists headed by Drs. D. G. Davey and F. H. Curd, is a white crystalline powder called “antry cide,” which can be injected into animals with a syringe. The sleeping sickness is tech nically known as trypanosomiasis, and is carried by the tsetse fly. The curing and prophylactic ef fect of the drug would turn 4,500,000 square miles of desolate African hinterland into one of the world’s great cattle regions. The area has been closed to eco nomic development partly be cause of the ravages of the sick ness spread by the tsetse fly. It reportedly is capable of nurtur ing more cattle than Argentina, which handles 35,000,000 head.