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Vol. S. Ns. IS Hearing On FEP Law Set For Feb. 19; Citizens’ Group Meet* By Charles M. Goolsby The public hearing on LB 69, introduced into the unicameral early in January, has been set for Monday, February 19 at the State Capitol. Although there are sev eral similar laws dealing with col lective bargaining are already a part cf the State statutes, legisla tion is sought which will be more inclusive in offering to the indi vidual protection in earning his daily bread. On Saturday, Jan. 27, about 100 members of the Nebraska Citi zens’ Committee for Fair Employ ment Practices (NCCFEP) met at the Omaha YWCA to seek ways in which the public might be in formed about the purposes of the bill. A study of employment practices in the state has been made by the Legislative Council during the past two years and it has been found that “unfair em- ! ployment practices exist.” Addressing the group, Rev. Aus- ! tin Miller, S. J., Creighton univer sity sociologist said, “I hate communism. I love America. But I’m not going to al low any blind spots in my think ing. We have problems here in America and we cannot be ob livious to their seriousness,” Father Miller said. Father Miller said a fair em ployment practices law would guarantee citizens their inalienable right to work and legislate against “external, immoral, un-American acts of job discrimination.” Chairman of NCCFEP is Dr. Le roy T. Laue of Lincoln. Vice Chairmen are Rev. John T. Mar koe, S. J., Creighton University, Arthur B. McCaw, Omaha; Mrs. E. S. Munson, Lincoln and Mrs. A. C. Mattson. Added to the executive commit tee were Donald Ravenscroft, Val entine; Rev. John F. McCarthy and Mrs. R. C. Woodruff both of Grand Island. Rev. Richard Carlson, Has tings; Ben Kuroki, York; Frank B. Morrison, McCook. Lincoln members of the executive commit tee also include Clyde W. Malone and Theodore C. Sorensen; from Omaha are Joseph Kaufman, the Rev. S. H. Lewis, Miss Ruth Campbell, M. M. Taylor and Frank Cronin. Senator John Adams, sr., also attended the meeting. Man Gets Top Post With Ford Motor Company DETROIT. (ANP).—A Negro was promoted recently to a top post with the Ford Motor com pany. He is Lawrence Washing ton, 36, holding the job as head of the labor relations office of the production foundry. He is said to be the first Negro to rise as far in American indus try. In this position, Washing ton will take care of problems at a factory involving 11,500 work ers. His staff will include two labor relations representatives and five stenographers. He was moved up from the post of labor relations representative. A graduate of Talladega college In Alabama, Washington is mar ried and has three children. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He joined the Ford company in 1939 as a screw machine operator. In 1942 he was promoted to in terviewer, and later as labor rela tions representative. hmw a mmm mmmm. SCOTT GREENWOOD Chairman For NNW For 1951 LEXINGTON, Ky.—Scott Green wood, secretary-manager of the Nebraska Press association, has been appointed national chairman of the industry observance of Na tional Newspaper Week for 1951. Vic Portmann, manager of the Kentucky Press association and president of Newspaper Associa tion Mangers, sponsors of the an nual observance, made the an nouncement. National Newspaper Week, founded by John B. Long, gen eral manager 'of the California Newspaper Publishers association, was adopted as a project of the association managers at their 1931 convention. The observance is held each year during the week i of October 1-8. Greenwood became manager of Nebraska Press association in 1947. Prior to his association work he was active in the printing and publishing industry in Nebraska and Texas. Other press association man agers named to National Newspa per Week committee are Howard Palmer, New York Press associa tion; Walter Johnson, Southern Newspaper Publishers association; Bill Canfield, Inland Daily Press association; Marjorie Belt, Mary land Press association; Vernon Sanford, Texas Press association; and Stanford Smith, Georgia Press association. Also named to the committee is Joseph A. Bernstein, Metro Associated Service, Inc., New York. Bishop Wright Declares Press Great Aid In Building Up Race ATLANTA. (ANP) — Bishop R. R. Wright, jr., head of the A. M. E. church in Georgia and chancellor of Morris Brown col lege, told editors and publishers who attended the Mid-Winter workshop of the Negro News paper Publishers association here Saturday, that the Negro press has been one of the most im portant instruments in building pride, respect, and dignity with in the race.. He challenged the newspaper men to carry on the fight for democracy and freedom for all men, urging at the same time that they develop an interna tional perspective. The Georgia bishop, who at one time presided over the A. M. E. church in Africa, told of the yearnings of Africans for freedom, and sug gested that the American Negro press could inspire them and help them in their fight if circu lation were extended to the African continent. The religious leader praised the Negro pres~ for its role in implementing the work and teachings of the church. The press, he said, takes up where the church leaves off in seeking a society of the “brotherhood of man,” in which all men recognize and live as though all men are “created equal” and “born with certain inalienable rights.” The Christian church, Bishop Wright declared, sets up the favorable atmosphere of good will in which the Negro news papers can .ugln to bring about the democratic goal. Without the attitude of good will instilled by the church, the same fate could befall Negroes here that befell Jews under Hitler in Germany. Publishers To Seek Talks J^/ith President Truman v* - bung Teaches Group Work At Nebraska Uni. OMAHA, Neb.—The Board of the Omaha Urban League has of ficially approved the request to the University of Nebraska that the Executive Secretary, Mr. Whitney M. Young, be permitted to teach gioup work in the Grad uate School at the University of Nebraska, for this semester. The Board stated, in making its approval, they felt this was a unique honor and an outstanding recognition of Mr. Young’s ability^. The University, in making its re quest, had pointed out that Mr. Young had been selected because he had the best qualifications for the position. The course will run from January through June and will meet one day a week which will be on Wednesday afternoon. Simmons Admitted To Press Galleries WASHINGTON. (ANP). Roscoe C. Simmons, columnist for the Washington Times Herold and Chicago Tribune, was accredited to the Senate and House of Rep resentatives Press galleries last week. Simmons became the third Ne gro member of the regular press galleries and the first to be ad mitted as the representative of a white daily paper. Louis Lautier of the Negro Newspaper Publishers association was the first Negro to be admitted to the galleries in 1947 after cer tain technical rules of the Stand ing committee were changed by prder of the Senate Rules com mittee. The rule change was the result of an extensive fight carried on by individual reporters, certaian newspapers, and organizations and finally by an open hearing in the Rules committee. A few months following Lau tier’s admittance, Alice A. Dunni gan of the Associated Negro Press was accepted as a member of the galleries. For nearly four years no other reporters was accepted. ATLANTA. (ANP). Plans for special conferences and talks with President Truman and his various defense chief tains were made here last week at the Mid-Winter Workshop of the Negro Newspaper Publishers association. President Dowdal Davis was named by delegates as the association’s special representative to meet with President Truman. In this series of meetings the NNPA hopes to encourage a national defense program which utilizes Negro citizens in every phase of activity without discrimination and bias. January Graduate MISS IONA ADAMS Iona Adams, daughter of Mr and Mrs. H. C. Adams, 2001 Vine Street, was graduated from Lin coln High School, January 16 1901. She completed the thret / year course in two and one halt years. This was accomplished by attending summer school and by carrying a full schedule each semester. Iona left high school with her highest grades in typing and His- I tory. She has had six semesters | of typing and three semesters of shorthand, with a major in Eng lish and a minor in mathematics. She entered the University of Nebraska, January 29, 1951 in Business Administration. In Sep tember she plans to enter Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Executive Laymen Board In Houston DALLAS. — The Executive Board of the Laymen Organiza tion, of the 20th Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church meeting convened in Houston, Texas, Jan uary 20. The meeting was called by the executive chairman of the Board, Mr. Roy Washington, En nis, Texas. Objective of the meet ing of Laymen of this state, May 30, 1951. Messrs. J. H.. Mackey, State President, Dallas, Texas, O. W. Kervin, State Secretary, Dallas, Texas, and J. W. Yancy II, Exec utive Secretary, Waco, Texas. J. J. Smith, reporter for Te?;as Laymen of Dalis District. Mayor Signs Anti-Bias Laws LOS ANGELES. (ANP).— Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles last week signed the city’s anti-discrimination meas ure,, thus making it an official city ordinance. Prominent Negro leaders from all over the city were guests at . the ceremony. This law outlaws segregation or discrimination because of race, creed, or color in any develop ment planned by the city of Los Angeles. Meetings also will be sought with these national leaders: Charles E. W'lson, director, Office of Defense Mobilization; James C. Evans, civilian aide, secretary of defense; Clayton Fritchie, director of public rela tions for civil defense; Willard Caldwell, director of civilian de fense, and others. The NNPA voted for the fol lowing dates for special occasions: Mar. 11-17, annual Negro Newspaper Week; Mar. 15-17, meeting of the board of directors of NNPA, Washington, D. C., and June 13-16, annual convention, New York City. The meeting in Atlanta includ ed a series of workshops on var ious phases of the newspaper business as well as banquets and special meetings with addresses from various national leaders. On non-technical phases of the meeting, speakers included: a George Weaver, National Secur _ ities Resources board, on defense j activities as they affect Negroes e j . . . Walter White, executive f j secretary, WAACP, on how the NAACP and the NNPA could work together in winning full citizenship for Negroes . . . Frank Horne, U.S. Housing and Home Financing agency, on house ing problems. . . Moss H. Kendrix, legislative assistant for National Education association. . . Warren R. Cochrane, acting director of Racial Relations branch, U.S. Public Housing ad ministration . . . Dr. William Boyd, Atlanta university pro | fessor. . . Rufus E. Clement, president, Atlanta university . . .Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., presiding bishop, Sixth district, 'African Methodist Episcopal Church . . . Nell Jack son, southern field director, Na tional Urban league. . . Heading technical discussions were: Wright Bryan, editor, Atlanta Journal, on the press in general . . . Arthur Daniel, circulation manager, Atlanta Journal-Con stitution, “Building and Keeping Circulation.” Chief Aikens, chairman, ex ecutive committee, Atlanta Negro Business league . . . John Seng stacke, publisher, Chicago De fender, “Building a Classified Ad Section,” and others. . . More than 25 publishers or edi tors, or their representatives at tended the meeting. The Atlanta Daily World was official host to the publishers, and the following institutions and or ganizations shared in extending courtesy to the group: The Butler St. YMCA; Atlanta university; radio station WERD; the Atlanta Negro Business league; the Atlanta Life- Insur ance Co., and the Iota Phi Lamda Delta sorority. On Sunday, some of the dele gates went on a sight-seeing tour. Places of interest headed Stone Mountain and Cyirkftftdia. %