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Phillv FEPt Reports
Education Program Key To
Progress In Jobs By Merit
PHILADELPHIA. (ANP). Of the 147 charges received
by the Philadelphia Fair Employment Practice commission in
its first nine months of operation, 96 have been settled and
51 are now under investigation, it was revealed last week in
a report sent to Mayor Bernard Samuel and members of the
City Council by commission chairman, Judge Gerald F. Flood.
A statistical summary at
tached to the report revealed
that the 96 cases settled, 73 had
been adjusted to the satisfaction
of all concerned; in eight no evi
dence of discrimination had been
found; in seven insufficient evi
dence of discrimination had been
found; four complainants had
withdrawn their charges; and in
lour other cases the commission
had had no jurisdiction.
In addition to reporting on the
numbers of charges received,
Judge Flood laid great emphasis
on the educational program of
the commission, which he de
scribed as “the key to continued
progress in promoting employ
ment on merit.”
Among the educational efforts
mentioned were: Mailing an il
lustrated folder to 30,000 heads of
firms, unions, churches, schools
and civic organizations; filling
the more than 50,000 requests for
additional copies of that folder
which have already been re
ceived as a result of the initial
mailing; and distributing five
thousand three-color posters
bearing the legend, “Philadelphia
Has a Law. Your right to Em
ployment on Merit regardless of
race, religion, or national origin
is protected.”
McWilliams Makes Official
Visit to Denver Church
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RICHARD McWILLIAMS, Dis
trict President of the Sunday
school and H.Y.P.U. of the Mid
west District Western Diocese of
the Church of Christ, “Holiness,”
made his official visit to the
Christ Temple church, 2919 Stout
street, Denver, Colo., Sunday,
March 20. While there he was
the house guest of the Rev. C. E.
Caldwell, pastor of the church.
Mr. McWilliams is the Super
visor of the supply stock room at
the Nebraska Book Stores, 1135
R street. He is the son of the
Rev. T. O. McWilliams, jr.
O.E.S. Will Give Benefit
Miss Evelyn Edwards, associ
ate matron of Amaranth chapter
O.E.S., is chairman of a benefit
entertainment to be given Tues-.
day, April 5, at the Lincoln Ur
ban League. The basket of gro
ceries to be given away will
highlight the evening’s entertain
ment. Assisting Miss Edwards
will be Mrs. Beulah Bradley,
Mrs. Z e o 1 a Hammond and
Charles Goolsby, asscociate pa
tron. The public is invited to
attend.
Creates Fund
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Dr. John A. Somerville, promi
nent Los Angeles dentist and au
thor of a forthcoming autobiog
raphy, “Man of Color,” has agreed
to give his book royalties to the
newly established Bethune-Cook
man college trust fund. Dr. Alex
ander along with Mrs. Mary Mc
jLeod Bethune, founder and past
! president of the college, and Lor
i rin L. Morrison, Los Angeles pub
j iisher, created the fund for worthy
students at the college. The pub
lisher will pay to the fund an
amount equaling the royalty pay
ments. (ANP).
N.J. Senate Votes j
20-0 Approval of
Rights Measure
TRENTON, N. J. (ANP). A re
vised civil rights measure, ex
tending an existing ban against
discrimination in employment to
cover places of public accommo
dation was passed by the state
senate, without dissent here last
week, and sent to the assembly
for concurrence. The vote reg
istered was 20-0, with only one
member abstaining.
Places of accommodation are
defined as hotels, restaurants,
public conveyances and stores.
The measure creates a seven
member commission in the state
department of education to hear
complaints and seek correction
of discriminatory conditions
through conciliation. The group
is also authorized to take crimi
nal action against violators.
Assemblywoman Grace M.
Freeman, sponsor of the original
bill, indicated that the amend
ment would probably meet stiff
opposition in the lower chamber.
Small World Dept.
Yes, it’s a small* world. That’s
what Mitsey Woods, son of Mil
lard Woods of Muskegan, Michi
gan thought, according to his
grandmother, Mrs. William
Woods, when after his enlistment
in the army he was sent to sev
eral West Coast camps before
flying East to Camp Lee, Va.
There he was assigned to a com
pany in administrative school.
His platoon leader—1st Lieut.
Lynnwood Parker, Voice staff
member on leave.
NAACP Hears
Bartlett; Makes
Plans for Drive
“Private capital will not build
rental units under rent control,”
Mr. Ray Bartlett, local realtor
told members of the NAACP,
Thursday, March 24. Speaking
on the local housing situation
and ways to relieve it, Mr. Bart
lett pointed out that many ren
tal properties has been converted
to sale properties during the past
several years, and it is not like
ly that there will be any real re
lief from the present housing sit
uation until more rental units
become available.
Building costs and loan regu
lations also make the price of the
average new house out of the
purchasing range of the average
income and also to a certain ex
tent, building codes that do not
allow the use of more modern,
and efficient construction meth
ods.
The Housing committee of
which Mr. McKinley Tarpley is
head, will continue to study the
housing situation.
(Continued on Page 4.)
Conn. Students
Adopt Anti-Bias
Resolution
STORRS, Conn. (ANP). The
University of Connecticut stu
dent body adopted a resolution
against discrimination by an
overwhelming vote here last
Wednesday.
The resolution, aimed primar
ily at fraternities and sororities,
was voted upon after President
Albert N. Jorgensen announced
that no fraternity or sorority
containing clauses excluding per
sons because of race, religion or
national origin, in its constitution
or by-laws would be permitted
to occupy university-owned
buildings or buildings on univer
sity property, after Sept. 1, 1951.
Rehabilitation of Amputees Aided by U.N.
Gardening: is grood exercise
everyone, especially war ampu
tees, who have to get practice in
the use of their new artificial
limbs. Here Filipino veterans
pital as part of a rehabilitation
program sponsored by the U.N.
(ANP).
Mortar Boards, Top U. of N.
Co-ed Organization, Names
| Miss C. Colbert For Award
Sunday March 20, the Black
Mask chapter of the Mortar
Board, top girl’s organization on
the University of Nebraska cam
pus held their annual tea honor
ing high scholarship among
Cornhusker co-eds. Recipient of
the organization’s scholarship this
Rev. D. L. Lilley,
Presiding Elder
Of CMEs, Here
Rev. G. E. Bibens, Omaha, was
assigned to replace Rev. George
L. Ray as pastor of the local
CME congregation on Sunday,
March 20, by Rev. D. L. Lilley,
presiding elder for the Colored
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
Lilley, who superintends some
34 churches in Kansas, Nebraska
and Missouri, was in Lincoln to
hold the Quarterly Conference of
the church.
The CME congregation meets
twice each month in the rooms at
2030 “T” street. At the morning
worship service Rev. Lilley
preached inspiringly, urging his
listeners to rally to the great work
that that lies before them. At an
afternoon meeting, the church
women’s kensington presented a
religious program to a packed
house.
Rev. Lilley was In Omaha over
the week end to confer with the
congregation there, returned to
Lincoln Monday to aid the local
group effect plans for a regular
meeting place of their own. At
present he makes his office in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Fuller, 2244 “S” street where he
is also a guest. He will leave to
morrow to care for his work in
other places.
Mrs. Lilley recently joined her
husband, having come all the way
from Los Angeles. Rev. Lilley
commented on the fine people
in Lincoln and the hospitable re
ception they received here.
year was Miss Charlene Colbert,
St. Joseph, Missouri, freshman in
■the Arts and Science college. She
is the first colored girl to be so
recognized by the Mortar Board
for many years.
Miss Colbert was selected from
a field of applicants on the basis
of scholarship, interview and
recommendations from the fac
ulty to the award committee.
Miss Colbert, who plans a group
MISS CHARLENE COLBERT.
major in sociology, doesn’t have
a great deal of time for extra
curricular activities, but during
the past year she has served as
a member of the freshman plan
ning board in the physical educa
tion department at the university.
She is also a member of Denton
Chapel where she is a popular
member of the young people’s
group.
The daughter of Mrs. H. D. Col
bert of St. Joseph, Charlene makes
her home with a local family dur
ing the school year.
| We Saw You
There
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If you who are described in
the following paragraphs and can
successfully identify yourself to
the editors of The Voice, you will
be awarded a coupon redeemable
at some well-known place of
business.
You were observed Sunday
morning wearing a black dress
with black accessories, coat, shoes,
purse and gloves. Your hat was
also black with a beautiful white
feather on it. You are a lady
about five feet tall.
You were with your husband
who was driving a Ford car. Your
named has appeared in Social
Briefs lately telling about your
recent trip.
Your name is.
Well you tell us and collec, a $2
coupon to be used at Hamp’s Bar
becue, 1941 T St.
If someone else calls in before
you, the award will be divided
between you and the first caller
with the right answer. (Phone
'5-6491 or 5-7508.)
Last week Mrs. Jean Steven
son was identified by Mrs. MaiL
garet Hightower, 1952 T Street,
and received coupon for Vine
Street Market.