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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
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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.
