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Thursday. November 1, 1951
Vaf Peterson Files As
Candidate For Senate
Vul Peterson, serving his third
term as Governor, filed Wednes-1
day morning as a candidate for
the Republican nomination for
the United State? Senate.
The 48-year-old Governor, re
cently elected Chairman ol the
National Governors’ Conference,
will seek the senate seat held by
Hugh Butler. The Primary Elec
tion is April 1, 1952.
One of the most vigorous chief
executives in the state’s history,1
Governor Peterson said he would
dedicate himself to fighting for
world peace.
“The hope of peace lies in keep
ing America strong.” the Gover
nor said, “and by w-orking con
structively with the people of the
world to prevent war.”
He pledged himself to combat
the financial irresponsibilities of
the present national administra
tion which he charges is destroy- i
ing the dollar so rapidly that sav-'j
ings and retirement programs of a
generation are being wiped out. j
The Governor, who heads one ,
of the most economically oper
ated states in the nation, said he |
would try to see that the prin-,
ciples of Nebraska’s efficient gov
ernment would be applied on a
national level. He pointed out
that during the last 5 years Ne
braska has taken the lowest per- (
centage of the income of its citi
zens for government purposes of
any state in the Union.
Mr. Peterson, Chairman of the
Missouri River States Committee
and a leader on the Missouri
Basin inter-Agency Committee,
also pledged himself to fight day
and night for the development of,
the resources of the Missouri1
River Valley. “The future of
America depends upon the wise
conservation and utilization of her
resources,” he said. “Nebraska
stands to gain more than any
other state from development of
the Missouri Basin. We cannot
overemphasize soil conservation.”
The Governor said he would
also fight to instill Nebraska’s
ideals of law enforcement and
dencey in government on the fed
eral level. He pointed to his rec- J
GOV. VAL PETERSON
ord of helping drive organized
gambling out of Nebraska.
Governor Peterson said, “Dur-;
ing the course of the campaign I
will discuss fully and frankly all
problems facing the American
people.”
A former newspaper publisher,
who still retains an interest in a!
Nebraska weekly, Governor Pet
erson is a World War II veteran
and served _ 24 months in the
China-Burma-India Theater. He
is now a Colonel in the Air Force
Reserve. He is a former high
school coach, superintendent of
schools, and instructor in govern
ment at the University of Ne
braska. He was elected Gover
nor in 1946 and is serving his
third consecutive term.
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New ABC Book of
Prominent Negroes
LOS ANGELES. (ANP). Hun
dreds of compliments from promi
nent local leaders about the new
“A-B-C Book of Eminent Negroes,
Past and Present”—Edited by
Thomas Southern which has just
come off the press.
The book is intended to stimu
late interest in Negro history and
famous colored citizens.
Don't Let It Happen To You
(Miltor s Sou As a reporter for the Lin
coln Star. Jem Warrer of St. Edward knows
the need for direct, forceful writing. He is a
seni or in the Schooi of Journalism.)
“More than 250 persons have
been killed in the state of Ne
braska during 1951 as a result of
traffic accidents.”
These words are often used by
police officers and safety officials
as a warning to speeders and neg
lifent drivers. But too often they
fall on deaf ears.
It seems the average citizen will
not grasp the extent of the dis
aster which can be wrought on
highways.
“Two hundred and fifty aren t
so many,” he says, “It can t hap
pen to me.”
But it can and will if such in
dividual driver fails to accept the
problem as a personal responsi
bility.
The circumstances which pre
cede so many fatal mishaps can
and have happened to most of us
—falling asleep at the wheel, fail
ing to dim head lights, passing on
a hill or a curve to speed travel.
How many of us can say we are
innocent of committing one of
those negligent acts?
Judge Edward C. Fisher of Lin
coln’s Municipal court is one per
son in a position to see the seri
ousness of the problem and the
aftermath of just such a “lapse of
memory.”
“Most of our fatalities,’ ’he says,
I “Are a result of high speed and
. the greatest majority of them oc
cur in one-car accidents.”
So when traffic officers issue
tickets and judges levy fines, they
have only one purpose in mind.
They want to make the highways
safe. They derive no personal
gain or satisfaction from seeing a
careless or speeding driver pun
ished.
In their way they are trying to
j put a stop to the wholesale mur
der on the open road. The num
1 ber of Nebraska deaths as a result
| of traffic mishaps far exceeds the
state’s total of Korean war dead.
When Americans die on the
batlefield, a feeling of righteous
j indignation rises in all of us. But
all too often, a highway death is
of concern only to friends and
relatives of the unfortunate per
j son involved.
j Just remember, though, it can
(happen to someone close to you.
And when it does, traffic safety
will assume its proper place of
j importance. But there need be no
| such heartbreak if all do their
part now by driving carefully and
selfishly remembering “the life
you save may be your own.”
Diabetes Week
Seeks 11iikiiow n
For Treatment
The third annual state-wide
drive to find Nebraska's unknown
diabetics will again be sponsored I
by the Diabetes Committee of the
Nebraska State Medical Associa
tion, November 11-17, committee
Chairman, Dr. Morris Margolin, ]
Omaha, announced Thursday. 1
Dr. Margolin stated that the de
tection drive in Nebraska is being 1
held in conjunction with national ’
Diabetes Week which is being 1
conducted by the American Dia
betes Association. The purpose of
both the national and state efforts,
he said, is to discover a large
number of the undiagnosed and 1
untreated diabetic patients. 1
“According to reliable statistics,
there are several thousand citi
zens in our state who have dia-1
betes but do not know it. They
are, therefore, receiving no med
ical attention. If they are allowed
to go on undiagnosed, their
chances for leading normal lives
in the future are greatly reduced.
“Our efforts in Nebraska are
'based entirely on the soundest of
all detection methods. The com
jmittee and officers of the state
I medical association urge that
every Nebraskan go to his family
doctor for a simple examination.
If everyone will do that, the un
known diabetics will be quickly
discovered and brought under
(Proper medical care.”
The Omaha physician stressed
that when diabetes is found in the
early stages, it can usually be con
trolled, permitting the patient tc
• live a reasonably normal life. He
I cautioned, however, that if the
i disease is allowed to reach the
'advanced stages, it is often diffi
jcult to manage. Uncontrolled dia
betes, he emphasized, can lead to
serious complications.
Dr. Margolin said that the
druggists of Nebraska are also
cooperating fully in the detection
program. He added that the drug
j gists have accepted a “real re
sponsibility” to their communities
in helping to find the unknown
diabetics.
The committee chairman urged
,that every citizen in Nebraska go
to his family doctor during the
week November 11-17 for a
diabetes check-up. “If people will
jdo this at least once a year,” he
asserted, “much unnecessary suf-;
fering and discomfort can be
eliminated.”
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I
iFive Receive
Marian Anderson
Scholarships
NEW YORK— (ANP) — Five
young singers have been named
winners of the Marian Anderson
Scholarship Fund Awards for
1951, Alyce Anderson, fund secre
tary, announced this week.
Miss Georgia Ann Laster of Los
Angeles placed first among the
203 contestants and received the
$1,000 award. Second prize went
to Herbert Gantt of Boston,
Mass., while Misses Gloria Davy,
Brooklyn; Doris Mayes, Phila
delphia, and Jan Gbur, New York
tied for third place.
Established by Miss Marian
Anderson with the $10,000 Bok
■ Award she received in 1941, the
' fund has presented more than
i $20,000 in prizes to more than 30
■ | singers.
I Former recipient , include Miss
■ Genevieve Warner, soprano of the
'Metropolitan Opera, and Camilla
i)< ‘moiTucy M usl Work Here
If U.S. To Be World Leader’
Bishop Walker !|
Absent From Mo. 1
Conference <
Illness prevented the Rt. Rev. '
D. Ormonde Walker, presiding
prelate of the Fifth Episcopal Dis-j*
trict of the African Metho-cist £
Episcopal church from holding his p
ninth and last annual conference 1
in St. Louis last week according!
to word received here. Bishop
George W. Baber, resident bishop
of the Fourth Episcopal Distr’cti
presided for him.
Bishop Walker has called a dis
trict meeting in Kansas City, Mis
souri, October 31st.
Red Cross First Aid!
Classes To Begin \
Mr. John Agee, chairman of Red
Cross First Aid, announced Satur
day that their teen classes in First
Aid are now in progress. These in
clude two at the University of Ne
braska, three at Lincoln Central,
two at Northeast High, one o'*.
Veterans Administration per
sonnel, one of Boy Scouts at W est- ■
minster, an done for physical,
education and recreational direc
tors of the city schools, and three
others, Chiropractors, Does and
Axis Club, Allon chapel and Urban
league, which are still open for ad
' mission.
: \ People interested in First Aid
" training may enroll in any th<
0 following classes:
el Allon Chapel and Urban Leagui
? at Allon ChapeJ, 22nd V Q, Tues.
' 7 P.M. Mrs. Ruth Dietz instructor,
•j BPOE Does and Axis Club, Red
Cross offices, Wed., at 7 P.M. Mrs.
Tom Gillaspie instructor.
Chiropractors, Red Cro?<s offices,
Thursday at 7 P.M. Mi. Fay Rum
baugh instructor.
Starting Monday, Nov. 5 wil1 he
a class for Girl Scout leaders ini
the Girls Scout office. In three
weeks, Huntington PTA will start
one under the instruction of Mrs.
Sam Rubineau. Mrs. Rubineau
may be contacted at 3-4692 lot
further information.
I
Career Conference
Sponsored By HI*
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Tuskegee;
Institute’s President, Dr F. D.
Patterson ,in announcing the de
tails of the Career Conference to
be held on the college campus
in Tuskegee, Alabama, Novemoer
14-16th under the joint sponsor
ship of Tuskegee and the National
Urban League, said, “One of the.
paradoxes of ttiis democracy is |
that want can exist while plenty)
i is available. It is also a fact that
although industrial jobs exist and
trained personnel are available it
is frequently difficult to get the
two together. Particularly is this
true where the available person
nel is a college product, *:thor in
the process of training or newly
emerged from school.”
| The Career Conference at Tus
kegee Institute is the second in a
series of five events being planned
I this 1951-52 school year by the
! Urban League on the campuses of
Negro universities and colleges.
;iThe Urban League is the country’s
li oldest and largest interracial serv
1 ;ice agency working for equal eco
jnomic opportunity.
; Williams and Rosalind Nadell of
t the New York OptVfc
Although progress has been
made in Lincoln and Nebraska
in giving Negroes a better break
in job-opportunity, the nation’s
world leadership will be handi
capped by not making democracy
work at home.
That was the assertion Friday
by J. Harvey Kerns, New York,
secretary of the national Urban
League’s department of industrial
relations, before a group of Lin
-
Courtesy Lincoln Journal
J. H. KERNS
coin businessmen at the chamber
oi commerce.
Mr. Kerns said hundreds of
young Negroes with definite skills
are ready, willing and anxious to
contribute their maximum efforts
l,to TJ.S. defense, but because of
i resistance by capital and labor,
this resource of manpower is not
- being fuJJy usw)
' Because of this Mr. Kerns ex
plained the defense effort is be
ing handicapped.
Young Negroes today are leav
ing communities like Lincoln and
Omaha to find employment in
larger industrial cities. This is a
drain on Negro leadership in the
local communities, he said.
Askea specifically about Lin
coln Kerns said that although
Lincoln is not a big industrial
city, there should be more op
portunity in municipal, state and
private employment for young
Negroes.
Mr. Kerns addressed the Urban
League board of directors and the
staff at the league building Friday
evening.
Mr. Kerns conducted the first
study that led to organization of
the Lincoln Urban League, was
the first executive secretary of
the Omaha Urban league. The
league now has 58 branches in
American cities.
Pastor Elected to-Head
Virginia Group
CHURCH VILL.E, Va. (ANP).
The Rev. M. H. Tynes, 20, a Yale
graduate, last week was elected
head of the Augusta County Min
isterial Association, a predomi
nertly white organization.
The association has operated on
an interdemonational in interra
;cial basis since it was formed six
! years ago. The exact number of
Negro pastors in the organization
is no', known, but there are only
half a dozen colored churches in
the county.
Attend Conference
Miss Fiances Lewis and Mrs.
Bettie Woods attended a confer
ence on Sunday, October 21st, in
'Wichita, Kansas. The conference
was sponsored by the Business
and Professional Women’s club.
