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Voi. 4, No. 46 Lincoln, 3, Nebraaka Official and iegul Newspaper Thu radar, September 7, 1950
19 Cities and 14 S
September 3-8 ;Url
NEW YORK.—Nineteen cities
and 14 states have so far desig
nated September 3-8 “Urban
League Week,” Lester B. Granger,
executive director of the National
Urban League announced this
week. These states and cities will
observe the week at the time of
the League 40th Anniversary An
nual Conference, to be held in
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
It will be a period of re-dedi
cation to the principles which this
oldest and largest ihterracial so
cial service agency has promoted
-—equal opportunity for all, and
devotion to the democratic ideal.
Some 500 League staff, delegates,
and board members from 30 states
and 58 cities will convene in
Grand Rapids next week.
In Arkansas, Gov. Sid McMath
proclaimed “Urban League Week”
in “recognition of the contribution
to the public welfare of the na
tion and the state of Arkansas of
the constructive activities and the
GOVERNOR NAMES
ROBERT CROSBY
AS MANAGER
i
ROBERT B. CROSBY
Governor Val Peterson an
nounced today that his fall cam
paign for re-election will be
managed by Robert B. Crosby,
North Platte attorney, former
Speaker of the Legislature and
Lieutenant Governor during
Peterson’s first term.
Commenting upon his ap
pointment, Mr. Crosby said, “To
assist in Val Peterson’s election
is an opportunity to be of service
to Nebraska. Governor Peter
son’s demonstrated qualities of
leadership and initiative have
carried into action a number of
forward - looking plans for our
state. It is important that he
push these plans to completion.
He has established himself as
one of the most able admin
istrators in the history of Ne
braska.”
Peterson said, “I am delighted
to be teamed again with one of
the most outstanding young men
k in Nebraska political life. Crosby
$ compiled an enviable record as
a Legislator, as Speaker of the
Unicameral, and as Lieutenant
Governor. In addition, he has
taken a leading part in many
activities designed to strengthen
B our state and nation, including
ij ^most recently his Chairmanship
j|L of the Citizens Committee for
Hthe Adoption of the Hoover Re
port. Bob has an extraordi
t narily fine grasp of state govern
Mp mental problems.”
fBob Crosby is associated with
his father and brother in the
practice of law at North Platte,
t Nebraska, where, in addition to
Jj|; his successful law practice, he
j»g has established himself as a
Mb civic leader He is married and
pB has two children.
tales Designate
>an League Week’
democratic example of the Na
tional Urban League.”
Minnesota’s Gov. Luther W.
Youngdahl pointed out that the
league “has given distinguished
leadership to the humani^\>'*>^
tasks of improving inc^' *
tions, housing,
ance, comm*
tion P'
enligl,
Urban ^ - rich
contribi ^se of pro
viding e opportunity to
the blessings of democracy for all
citizens of America.”
Grand Rapids Mayor Paul G.
Goebel in his proclamation said,
“America’s wisest leadership is
needed today to eliminate the pos
sibility of racial conflicts and to
assure adherence to the ideals laid
down by our forefathers. . . the
National Urban League is now
rendering such services in this di
rection in 58 cities of the nation.”
Mayor William B. Hartsfield of
Atlanta, Georgia, called attention
“to the need for continuing effort
toward the preservation of our
democratic ideas,” and New
York’s Mayor William O’Dwyer
said: “In this era of decision our
nation must encourage devotion to
the principles upon which the
United Sttaes and the United Na
tions were founded.” In proclaim
ing “Urban League Week,” Mayor
O’Dwyer called to the attention
“of our citizens the achievements
of the Urban League in strength
ening America democracy through
its devotion to the Bill of Rights
and the Four Freedoms.”
“Urban League Week” will be
observed at: Albany, N. Y.,
Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo,
Cincinnati, C 1 e v eland,
Fort Wayne, Ind., Gary, Ind.,
Grand Rapids, Los Angeles, Mar
ion, Ind., Milwaukee, Minneapolis,
Muskogon Heights, Mich., New
ark, N. J., New York, Omaha,
Portland, Ore., and White Plains,
N. Y. States that will observe “Ur
ban League Week” are: Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michi
gan, Minnesota, Newr Mexico, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylva
nia, Washington, West Virginia
and Nebraska.
Tuskegee Gets Cheek For Cancer Research
Representing the Damon Runyon Fund for Cancer Research, John S. CromjneHn, rear admiral, retired,
U S. Navy, presents $£0,000 check to Pregidebt F, D. Patterson bf Tuskegee fcisiitute lfcr'qancOr research.
*The project will be Oonducted through the George Washington Carver. Research fd’motion. Left to
right: Dr. Clarence a. Mason, research director; Rear AdrafrOl tjrprnr-4lM, Pr. F, D. Patterson, and
Dr. Russell W. Brown, director, Carver foundation. (ANP),
Youth Call For Aggressive
Civil Rights Program Now
' Vi/ Kappa Phi to
Hain Its Ban
+ Minorities
By Elaine Berry
PORTLAND, Ore. (ANP). Pi
Kappa Phi last week voted to re
tain its ban on Negroes and Jews
at its biennial meeting here.
Explaining its stand, the fra
ternity said it decided to continue
its restrictions on the two minority
groups because nearly half its
chapters are in the south. Pi
Kappa Phi has 72 chapters and
15,000 members.
This session marked the first
time ^i Kappa Phi ever consid
ered the question of Negroes and
Jews at its national meeting. The
fraternity has failed to grow much
in recent years because of its dis
criminatory practices.
Several -colleges such as the
University of New Mexico and the
University of Michigan have re
fused to allow the fracternity to
establish chapters on their cam
puses because of the discrimina
tory clauses in the fraternity’s
constitution.
National President Howard
Leake had recommended a “prac
tical” solution to the* problem—
have the fraternity repeal its dis
criminatory constitutional clauses,
then continue the practice of not
admitting Negroes or Jews.
By dropping the constitutional
ban, the fraternity would live up
to the demands of schools which
now refuse recognition on their
campuses.
Anniversary Observed
LOS ANGELES. (ANP). The
Rev. and Mrs. Frederick D. Jor
dan celebrated their silver wed
ding anniversary at their home
here Saturday. Rev. Jordan, pas
tor of First AME church, is an
outstanding minister of the de
nomination. The couple was mar
ried Sept. 2, 1925.
WASHINGTON. (ANP). Seventy-five American youths
went on record last week as favoring an aggressive civil
rights program in this country and the elimination of
discrimination.
These young people representing Negro and white
organizations, colleges and high schools through 20 states
met at the Federal Security agency as the Advisory Council
on Youth’s Participation in the White House Conference.
Soprano to Be
Sponsored By
Chapel Choirs
Sunday evening September 10,
the Quinn Chapel Junior and
Senior choirs will sponsor Miss
Delores Taylor, mezzo soprano, in
a scholarship recital at the church,
9th and C streets at 8:00 p.m.
Miss Taylor, 21, is a member of
St. John, A.M.E. church in Omaha
where she was directress of the
Junior choir for three years and
president of the Young Peoples
Auxiliary. Miss Taylor has had
5 years of voice study 2l/i years
private study under Mr. Fred
Ellis. She has attended the Uni
versity of Omaha and has received
a scholarship from Allen Univer
sity at Columbia, S. C.
In the future Miss Taylor plans
to continue her music study as a
guest artist and music director
seeking study throughout the
world.
A free will offering will be
taken. Mr. Raymond Botts is
president of the choir and Mrs.
I Hazel Wilson is directress.
Agent in Miss. Honored
STATE COLLEGE, Miss.
(ANP). Honor to whom honor is
due, was a fitting climax to the
33 years of service to her people
as rendered by Mrs. Alice Carter
Oliver, first Negro home demon
stration agent in Mississippi and
district agent in charge of Negro
home demonstration work since
1917.
Mrs. Carter, who retired this
year, was presented a silver
cream pitcher and sugar bowl by
Miss May Creswell, state home
demonstration agent, on behalf of
the state agricultural extension
service staff at the bi-monthly ex
tension conference held here last
week.
At tne close oi tneir two-aay
meeting the group agreed that
civil rights and prejudice topped
the list of social problems to be
solved, therefore, it adopted a
resolution urging the White
House conference to “take posi
tive action to eliminate the cause
of discrimination and to foster an
aggressive program of civil
rights.”
The resolution further stated
that youngsters “are embarrassed
to have to take the responsibility
for action concerning discrimi
nation.”
The delegates recommended
that representatives arriving in
Washington to attend the Mid
Century conference stay only in
the hotels which accept mixed
groups.
The young people felt that there
should be a better understanding
between people of different racial
groups, different religious beliefs
and different age levels.
Adults and youths should un
derstand each other better, they
asserted. One young lady added
that “teen-agers want more to
say about family and community
affairs.” Another young lady men
tioned the fact that all graduation
speakers refer to young people as
the hope of the country, so if that
is the case she thinks they should
have the experience in helping
run things.
Most adults think, said one dele
gate, that they should run things,
and young people should be run.
A young man asserted that
young people don’t want to be
just “rubber stamps,” while an
other added that he didn’t think
adults listen to youths enough.
Conceding that prejudice wears
many faces, the group finally
agreed that the best way to break
it down is to practice the Golden
Rule.
The Advisory Group represent
ing SO national organizations will
be back in Washington during the
White House Conference with 175
additional representatives of labor
groups, American Indians, Orien
tals and Latin-Americans, armed
forces personnel and homes and
institutions for young people such
as Boys Town. They also ex
pect to have another 150 unaffili
ated delegates.
Besides the youngsters expect
ing to attend this conference, some
5,000 lay leaders and professional
men and women are scheduled to
attend.
This will be the fifth in a series
of youth conferences held at the
White House, the first being called
in 1909 by President Theodore
Roosevelt. The theme of the 1950
conference is “to provide spiritual,
mental, and emotional conditions
wjiich will give the child a chance
for a healthy personality.**
More Negroes in Three
Counties; None Vote
BIRMINGHAM. — Negroes for
50 years have been deprived of
the ballot in Russell, Wilcox and
Lowdness counties. In all three
counties there are more Negro cit
izens than whites.