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-Official and Legal Newspaper December 4, 1952
Pneumonia Claims Siste;* £
Elizabeth Kenny at r ^v' o
Sister Elizabeth Kenny died on
Sunday at her home in Too
woomba, Queensland, at the age
of 66.
Sister Kenny, an Australian
nurse, devoted a lifetime to teach
ing Infantile Paralysis treatments,
but herself was completely para
lyzed on her right side and un
able to speak, when death came.
A victim of cerebral thrombosis,
pneumonia was the direct cause
of her death. A new drug, tryp
sin, was flown to her from the
United States in a last minute at
tempt to save her life, but even!
though it was administered to her,
it was too late.
Sister Kenney, through courage,1
and determination, rose rom the|
obscurity of a bush country nurse,!
to become nationally known and
famous in the battle against in
fantile paralysis, scientifically
known as poliolymelitis.
Physical therapy, hot applica
tions and extensive exercises,
were her method in combating
this dread disease land has been
adopted in hospitals in many!
countries including the United
States, Canada, Belgium, Spain,1
Italy, Czechoslovakia, India and
in South America.
We have lost a great friend and
humanitarian.
Mrs. Alexander
A ttendsSocialW orh
Confab in India
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (ANP)—
Mrs. Sadie T. M. Alexander left
by plane Saturday Nov. 22, as a
member of the United States
Committee of the International
Conference of Social Work, which
convened from Nov. 25 to Dec. 3.
Chairman of the committe is
Fred K. Hoehler. Other commit
tee members include Lester
Granger, former president of the
National Conference of Social)
Workers and executive secretary
of the National Urban League, and
Dr. Warren Banner, research di
rector of the NUL.
The committee has been invited i
by Chester Bowles, United States
ambassador to India, to spend)
some time in New Delhi, Karachi,!
Bombay, Bangalore and Mysoro as
guests of the embassy, in a study!
of social conditions in that country. |
Mrs. Alexander will visit other
countries while in the East. Among
them will be Israel, Jerusalem,'
Jordan, Egypt and North Africa, i
She is a member of the Phila
delphia Commission on Human:
Relations, and also secretary of
the Philadelphia Fellowship Com
mission.
She formerly served as a mem
ber of President Truman’s Com-j
mittee on Civil Rights.
23 Selected to College
Who’s Who from Florida
TALIAHASSEE, Fla.—(ANP) —
Some 23 seniors at Florida A&M
college here have been accepted
for recognition in the 1952-53 edi
tion of Who’s Who Among Stu
dents in American Universities
and Colleges, the official annual
directory of distinguished stu
dents.
Selection of candidates is con
ducted by campus committees
who consider the student’s schol
arship, leadership, and promise of
future usefulness. -
I—.—-_,
Today9 s
Submitted by K . t H.
Powell, pastor of \ a. Paul
Methodist church of Gt-und Island,
Nebraska, and Harriilton Chapel,
Hastings, Nebraska.
He hath shewed thee, O men,
what is good: and what doth the
LORD require of thee, but to do
justly, and to love mercy, and to
walk humbly with thy God.
Micah 6:8.
Quinn Chapel
Church News
Highlights of the services at
Quinn Chapel last Sunday were:
The sermon by Presiding Elder
John Adams to the visiting Girlj
Scouts and their counselors who
attended in a body at the morning'
service. The Pew Rally, sponsored!
by the Youth Fellowship was very
well attended.
Visitors at Quinn Chapel Sun-^
day were Presiding Elder John
Adams, Rev. Alfred Newton of Be
atrice, Mrs. Virgie Nevins of
Council Bluffs, la.
On Friday the congregation is
having a reception for their pas-j
tor, Rev. John R. Harris at the,
church beginning at 8 p.m.
Next Sunday the pastor, Rev.
John R. Harris will preach from
the subject, “How to Know Jesus
Better.” Holy Communion will be
observed. You are urged to GO
TO CHURCH SUNDAY.
MIAMI—The Florida A&M Col
lege Rattlers entered the 19th An
nual Orange Blossom classic game
with a record of six wins, one de-j
feat and one tie, but came out of!
the fray with an additional vic
tory by trouncing the North Caro
lina Eagles 67-6. i
Nebraska New Legislators
For Increased Road Funds
By CLIFF •AMDAHL
Chairman. Nebraska Kditors Highway
Conference
When the Nebraska Legislature
goes into session next month,
here will be 11 new members and,
significantly, most of them will
oe ready to act quickly and fa- ^
i/orably on increased highway,
revenue legislation.
That’s obvious from commit
ments made to the All Nebraska *
Association of Road and High
way Associations (An-Ar-Ha). All
of the senators-elect except Ernest j
A. Hubka of Beatrice are on |
record.
Some say “yes” flatly while
others qualify their answers as
lo 'whether they believe urgent
need exists and w hether they will |
give active support to immediate
and long-range financing. Here
is what they say, by districts:
Second — John Aufenkamp,
Julian: “I believe that present
revenue is indequate to maintain
our present highways and build
the new roads and bridges that
are desirable. I have refrained
from any firm commitment. 1 am
particularly interested in a long
range building program, but I be
lieve that in the meantime we
'have emergency situations as to
i certain roads.”
Third—Tom Dooley, Papillion:
Yes” unqualifiedly.
Nineteenth — Howard L. Britt,
Lincoln: “I am definitely for an
ladequate ton-mile levy on the
#. Crow In Schools To Be
decided By SupremeCourt
Youths Have
Successful
‘Pew Rally9
The Youth Fellowship of Quinn
Chapel A.M.E. church sponsored
a “Pew Rally” on Sunday No
vember 30th, at 4 p.m.
Misses Betty Joe Newton and
Barbara Qualls were soloists. El
bert Sawyer was guest speaker.
Others on the program were Miss
Mattie Sue Nevels, Miss Shirley
Conrad and Miss Carrie Dee
Moore.
Prizes were given to the team
captains having the most collec
tion and attendance.
Presiding Elder John Adams,
Rev. Alfred Newton, of Beatrice,
Nebraska, and Rev. John R. Har
ris, pastor of the church gave
closing remarks.
This was the first such affair
given by the youths of Quinn
Chapel, and needless to say it
was a tremendous success, fi
nancially as well as attendance.
Miss Dorothy Green is super
visor of the group.
Child Hurt
In Accident
Helen Chappie, 10, of 2119 T
suffered slight injuries to her right
leg Saturday afternoon after she
was struck by the right front
bumper of a car driven by James
R. Miller, 32, of 4025 E, which was
going west on O street between
19th and 20th, and was knocked
to the pavement.
heavier trucks, graduated upward
as the weights increase. I am j
against increasing gas tax and car
icenses at this time.”
Twenty-Fifth — Lester H. An
derson, Aurora: ‘‘I was one of
the introducers and supporters of j
the 1949 session gasoline tax and
license increase. Well, you know
vhat happened—defeated nearly
2 to 1 in my district. I thought I
was doing what the people wanted;
In ’49. There is only one question
before the people and that is who
pays for the roatls.”
Thirtieth — Joseph D. Martin,
drand Island: “Yes” unquali
fiedly, plus: “My final answers
will depend on the efficacy of the
plans introduced.”
Thirty-Second—Dr. William A.
McHenry, Nelson: “We have
fooled around too long with the
highway situation. It is time that
the Legislature does something
about it. I think the way to get
this done is in a real appraisal
of highway needs, on a ’ong-range
program, which should be worked
out by all interested parties. We
must realize that the highway
improvement, which is needed,
will require more funds, and I
think the Legislature should do
that.”
Thirty-Third — Tom Coffey,
Alma: “I believe that the Ne
braska highway problem is con
siderably larger than finance
, alone. I shall insist that the en
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WASHINGTON (ANP)—The U. S. Supreme court
I again is set to hear arguments on the constitutionality of
segregation in public schools in the nation when that august
body meets Dec. 8-10.
Five cases are scheduled to be heard at the same time.
The cases are Clarendon county, S. C., Topeka, Kans., Prince
Edward county, Va., Wilmington, Del., and Washington.
Educators, state officials and the public in general are
waiting the decision which could well change the pattern
of the nation’s educational system.
Jarvis College
Choir in Tour
TULSA, Okla.—(ANP)—The 40
voiced choir of Jarvis Christian
colleges is touring Oklahoma un
der the direction of Mrs. Eugene
Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Simms of Lincoln, Neb.
The group gave a concert at
the Pine Street Christian Church
last week.
Works of Palestrina, Schubert,
Wilhousky, Fred Waring, R. N.
Dett and William Dawson, were
performed. Remarks were made
by President John B. Eubanks of
Jaris.
| The choir will also appear in
! Oklahoma City where it will be
! presented by the East Sixth Street
Christian Church. The group will
broadcast over an Oklahoma City
| station.
Jarvis college is one of tv^o in
stitutions learning of the Chris
tian Church. The other is th<
Southern Christian Institute lo
cated at Edwards, Miss.
i
Harvard Law
School Paper Cites
Delaware Lawyer
By Samuel P. Perry, §r.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (ANP) —
This week the Harvard Law
School Record cited the case of
Atty. Louis L. Redding of Dela
ware, well-known civil rights at
torney, in a special article.
Jonathan Lubell, its author,
called attention to the testimonial
given Atty Redding in September
at the Hotel DuPont, Del. Present
at the affair were leading state of
ficials paying tribute to the law
yer for his contribution to the
movement to eliminate segregated
education.
A graduate of Brown university
(A.B. degree) and the Harvard
University Law School, Atty.
Redding decided to practice in
Delaware at a time when no Ne
gro had previously been admitted
to the Deleware bar under the
“apprenticeship” of a lawyer
practicing in Deleware.
Regarding the segregated edu
cation cases in which he had
been engaged, Atty. Redding
stated;
“It is difficult to summarize
these cases in a few , words. We
did not succeed in the impossible
venture of having lower courts re
verse the Supreme Court and de
clare color segregation unconsti
tutional.
“We did elicit a ream of oral
testimony by experts in many
fields demonstrating the harm
wrought by State-imposed segre
gation in education. On the basis
of this, the Chancellor in the
Delaware Equity Court found, that
in our Delaware society state-im
posed segregation in education
itself results in the Negro children,
as a class, receiving educational
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i Already several southern states
have taken steps to reorganize
their education systems in the
event that segregation is out
lawed in public schools.
Two governors, Herman Tal
madge, Georgia, and James
Byrnes, South Carolina, have in
dicated that they will not have
integration in their schools, re
gardless of how the Supreme
court rules.
The Clarendon county and the
| Topeka cases were originally
! scheduled to be heard Oct. 14.
The Supreme court, however, •
postponed hearings of these two
cases in order to allow appeals
from other school suits challeng
|ing segregation. The court wanted
(o hear all cases at the same time.
Since the postponement of hear
ings on the two cases, the Su
preme court has upheld a lower
court decision holding that segre
gation in interstate railroad travel
is unconstitutional. Subsequently,
• segregation on public buses in in
; terstate travel also has been out
- lawed. The court’s attitude in the
railroad case has caused many
persons to think that it will out
law segregation in schools.
; The Clarendon county was the
I first case in the 20th century to
challenge the constitutionality of^
segregation in public schools. It
I had its origin when parents of
some 67 pupils in the county
sought relief from overcrowded
school conditions for their chil
dren. About 808 pupils in the
county were forced to attend
three rundown wooden structure
schools while 876 white pupils
received their lessons in two mod
ern brick buildings.
When it became evident that
school officials in the county were
hot going to take steps to im
prove schools for Negroes, court
action was Started.
With all the cases to be decided,
the U. S. Supreme court will be
able to render one clear decision
on the status of segregation in
public education.
Reaction to possible decisions
have varied in the South.
In Sbuth Carolina, Gov. Byrnes
made segi’egation in schools an
issue in the November election.
He* asked voters in his state to
support an amendment to the state
constitution to delete a require
ment that the stlate provide free
public schools. The state sup
ported the amendment and thus
paved the way for the abolishing
of public schools in the event the
court kills segregation.
Another southern governor has
stated emphatically that regard
less of a court decision outlawing
segregation, Negroes and whites
will not be mixed in schools in
his state. He is Herman Talmadge,
Georgia’s pride and chief execu
tive.
However, some southern, offic
ials have taken a different atti
tude. This group of progressive*
feel that segregation is breathing
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