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aa3N N->oo!.n e,„ n<lS ___ .■'',°’''0' Le«*1 N,wspaptr ~ March 20, 1»S! ' Bill Against Cafe Bia. Passed in New York ALBANY, N. Y.—(ANP)—With the signature of Gov. Dewey, an anti-public places discrimination bill passed by the state assembly will become law. The measure was a direct result of the dis courteous treatment of Josephine Baker at the Stork Club last Oct. 16. The new measure was intro duced by Assemblyman Roman (R-Lib-Manhattan). It gives the State Commission Against Dis crimination jurisdiction over serv ice in public eating places, hotels, theaters, etc. Under its provisions the commission is empowered to seek a court order forcing com pliance with the state’s anti-dis crimination laws on certific -i com plaints where bias had been prac ticed. The new law eliminates weak ness of an 1885 law. which banned discrimination in ; laces of public accommodation, setting penalties as high as $500 and authorizing civil suits for damages up to that amount. In practice, however, this statute seldom has been used because of reluctance to under take long and expensive suits. Vnder the new law, any person denied access to a public place place could file a complaint with the commission against discrim ination. If the agency found the complaint justified, it could assue a cease and desist order enforce able by the courts. The penalty povisions of the old law will remain on the books, and any person who feels he has been discriminated against be cause of race, religion or national origin would have the choice of seeking redress in the courts or complaining to the commission. Rev. McWilliams To Address Group The Rev. Trago McWilliams, pastor of Christ Temple church, will be guest speaker for the Woman’s Mis sionary Society of Quinn Chapel AME church at its regular meet i n g Thursday, March 20. The meeting will convene at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Coortesy Lincoln ^ Rachel Fields. Mrs. Fields McWilliams and Mrs. Howard Molden are hostesses. Mrs. Melvin Shake spear is president of the organi zation. Deans, Registrars to Meet at Bethune-Cookman DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (NP) —The National Association of Collegiate Deans and Registrars’ convention will be held here at Bethune Cookman college March 26-28. The convention’s theme will be “Transitions in Higher Educa tion.” Dr. Hugh McEniry Jr., chair man of the graduate council, Stet son university, Deland, Fla., will deliver the keynote address. The delegates will be welcomed by President Richard V. Moore of Bethune Cookman. These two sessions will be opened to the general public. The work of dean and registrar .- ••••• • DAVID J. LEE David J. Lee Passes Bar David J. Lee, of 1102% West 52nd street, Los Angeles, Cali fornia, a native of Lincoln, Ne braska, has successfully passed the California Bar Association. Lee went to Los Angeles in 1946 after three years’ service in the combat engineers. He is a graduate of Southwest ern University Law School, class of 51. He received his pre-law training at Howard university and the University of Southern Cali fornia. In Lincoln, Lee made his home, with his aunt, Mrs. George B. Evans, 2118 T Street. Larry Doby Signs Contract TUCSON, Ariz.-(ANP)—Cen ter fielder Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians is no longer a holdout. He signed his contract, with General Manager Hank' Greenberg last week for a re- j ported $20,000. This sum is said to be $5,000 below his 1950 salary of $25,000. | Doby sLpped in both average and1 runs batted in last year after a great year in 1949. procedures will be discussed in four workshops: (1) admission and student accounting; (2) of fice organization and personnel; (3) graduate and professional programs; and (4) special pro grams in member institutions. NMA LEADERS AT PROVIDENT IN CHICAGO—National at tention was focused on the financial needs of Provident hospital, Chicago, recently when the Board of Trustees of the National Medical Association attended the Provident Medical Staffs third annual fund raising breakfast at the Parkway. Guests heard Dr. Ulysses G. Dailey, eminent surgeon of Provident, appeal for funds for the hospital and recount his recent experiences in Pakistan where he served a four month assignment under the State Department. Seated, left to right: Dr. John T. Givens, general secretary of the NMA, Norfolk, Va.; Clyde L. Reynolds, executive director of Provi dent; Dr. E. Mae McCarroll, NMA, Newark, N. J^ Dr. E. K. Mc Donald, president of Prairie State Medical Association; Dr. E. E. Has jbrouck, chairman of the division of surgery, Provident; Dr. Dailey, Dr. Henry Matthews, chief-of-staff, Provident, Edward S. Gillespie, chairman of the Provident drive; Dr. Harsha Bouyer, president of 'the Cook County Physicians association and Dr. Homer V. Wilburn, 1 past medical director of Provident. | Standing (left to right) Dr. J. T. Aldrich, NMA speaker of the I house of delegates, St. Louis; Dr. J. B. Matthews, Port Arthur, Texas; Dr. S. W. Smith, Pasadena, Calif.; Charles Merchand, publisher of the NMA Journal, New York City, Dr. J. R. Nurse, Louisville, Ky.; Dr. J. A. Long, Jr., Florida; Dr. E. T. Taylor, St. Louis; Dr. W. Mon tague Cobb, Washington, D. C.J Dr. Joseph G. Gathings, Washington, D. C., president of NMA; Dr. A. Porter Davis, chairman of the NMA board, Kansas City, Kan.; Dr. E. E. Toney, Oxford, N. C.; Dr. A. C. 'Terrence, Opelousas, La.; Dr. J. D Merida, Cleveland; Dr A. M. Town Isend, secretary of the NMA board, St. Louis; Dr. E. M. Wilkins, vice 1 speaker of the house of delegates, Memphis, Tenn., and Dr. R D. iBurke, Norfolk, Va.— (ANP) O.L. Vocational Opportunity Program Scheduled For Mar. 21 Chief Freed In Cicero Riot Case CHICAGO (ANP) — Nobody will be punished by Cook County in connection with the infamous Cicero anti-Negro riot which oc curred last July in the all-white Chicago suburb of Cicero. This result was assured last week when Judge Frank Leonard of Criminal court directed the jury to deliver a verdict of not guilty in the trial of Police Chief Erwin Konovsky of Cicero. Konovsky faced charges of “palpable omission of duty” in connection with the riot because he and his police officers failed to enforce law and order and failed to disperse a mob. All this happened because Harvey E. Clark Jr., a Negro, and his wife and two children - rented an apartment at 6139 W. 19th street in Cicero. Mobs up to 6,000 gathered around the building July 10-12 when the Clarks moved their family belongings into the apartment they expected to be their home. Before order was restored, mar tial law was declared and the Na tional Guard was called into ; action.. The Clarks lost theii I family possessions, and 19 othei families living in the building had to move out. Although Clark, Mrs. Camille De Rose, owner of the building at the time of the riot; Ttty. George C. Adams, her attorney at the time of the riot and now said to be owner of the building itself, and others told of the rough treat ment given them by police of ficers in Cicero, the judge felt that the chief was not guilty. Also testifying for the prosecu tion was Russell Babcock, execu tive director of the Illinois Com mission on Human Relations, who was on the scene of the riot. He told how inactive the police were in quelling the disturbances. Charles Edwards, Negro agent for the building, told the court - that he had shown the apartment ' to several Negroes, but that in ! sach case Cicero police took down : their names, addresses and tele- 1 phone numbers. • jHi-School Panel Discussion (Top Hi-Light of Evening Named Assistant To N. Y. Judge NEW YORK (ANP—Leaders of the major political parties here turned their eyes towards the fledging Liberty Party this week following the announcement that Edward White, key New York aide to Mrs. Mary McLeod Be thune, had been named confi dential assistant to Supreme Court Justice Matthew M. Levy at $5,000 a year. White’s appointment, first of its kind to be recommended by a minority political party, came only a few weeks after the Liberty party had influenced the naming of Lawrence Bailey, a brilliant j young Harlem lawyer, as as sistant Council President Rudolph Halley. White, native of Winston-Salem, N. C., has lived here since 1925 when he was graduated from Liv ingston college. He joined the Liberal Party less than three years ago. Rev. C. Yin White |At Quinn Chapel ■Sunday, March 30 I The Rev. C. Vin White, min ister at the First Presbyterian church, will speak at a 4 o’clock . service Sunday, March 30 at Quinn. Chapel AME church for an appreciation day service. The re lationship between management and employees will be the basis j for the afternoon meeting. An effort Is being made to have j representation from all firms where Negroes are employed. The program is under the direction of the Rev. J. B. Brooks, pastor of \ Quinn ChapeL £ Civil Service Jobs In Agriculture Open MILWAUKEE, Wis.—(ANP)— a Applications now are being ac- c cepted by the local civil service g board here for three positions in c agriculture, it was announced s this week. The positions are: Student J The 20th annual vocational op portunity campaign is being ob served this week (March 16 23rd.) The Local Urban League will take part in the campaign, Friday March 21st., at the league at 8:00 p.m. The Highlight of the evening v^ill be a panel discussion by eight Lincoln High school students with Mr. Lyman Jefferies in charge. Participants will be Mary Scott, Mattie Sue Nevels, Shirley Con rad, Ida Adkins, Ted King, Clif ford Dunn, Donavan Gatus, Phil Whitemon and Clarence Brown. There will be over twenty ex hibits and demonstrations about some- of the major vocations of fered in Lincoln. The program is as follows: Master of Ceremonies — Mr. Ern est Wilson. Opening Remarks — Miss Robbie Lee Powell. Invocation — Rev. R. Nathan, Pastor of Newman Metho dist Church. Choral Selection — Urban Teague i Glee Club — Mrs. Barbara | Moore, Director. | Panel discussion — Mr. Lyman Jeffries in charge. iFine Arts — (Music, Art, Drama), Miss Jan McCraw, Mr. Ber • nard Edwards and Miss Winifred Winston. Speed Typing Test — Mrs. Helen Randol in charge. Choral Selection—Urban League’s Glee Club. Hair Styles. Remarks—Mr. Lynnwood Parker, Executive Secretary of Ur ban League. xainees in soil conservation, soil icience, and agricultural engneer ng, with starting salaries of $2,750 md $3,175 a year. Besides passing a written test, ipplicants must hare certain edu ational requirements. Farm back ground is required for the soil onservation and soil science po itions. Applications must be filed by Aarch 5.