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VOL. 7, NO. 26 Lincoln 3, Nebraska—Official and Legal Newspaper May 7, 195J
Local Savings And Loan Becomes First Race
In Three State Area To Get Federal Charter
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Acceptance of a Federal charter]
by Horace Sudduth, president,
made the Industrial Federal Sav
ings and Loan Association, Cin-|
einnati, the first Negro-operated
Federal Association in the Fifth
U. S. District, comprising Ohio,
Kentucky and Tennessee. It is
the eighth Negro-operated associ
ation in the United States to be
granted a Federal charter.
An important feature of the
Federal status is that the United
States Government insures each
savings account up to $10,000.00
The Association is located at 411
West Fifth Street, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The picture sfoown above was
made at the Fifth District office
of the Federal Home Loan Bank,
Fourth and Vine Streets, Cincin
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|nati,—at the time that the char
ter was granted. Mr. Sudduth,
left, is shown accepting the Fed
eral charter from Walter E. Jul
ius, Executive Vice-president and
Treasurer of the Federal Home
I Loan Bank. Edmund T. Berry,
Secretary of the government
'agency stands next to Mr. Sud
Jduth while the members of the
; Board of Directors of the Indus
trial Federal Savings and Loan,
Association look on. Reading
from left to right are, Boyd W.
Overton, Secretary-treasurer; Dr.
R. E. Clarke, Vice-president,
Benjamin Brinson, Luke Craig,
Mr. Berry, Mr. Sudduth, Mr. Jul-1
ius, Henry M. Higgins, Assistant
Secretary; Charles H. Woode;
Glenn Alexander and Dr. Luther
J. Lemon.
Mr. Sudduth pointed out that
while there are only eight Negro
operated Federal chaptered asso
ciations in the country,—there are
eight state-chartered associations
operated by the group with de
posits insured up to $10,000.00 and
there are nine other^ operating
with state charters wl*) do not
have insurance. Making a total of
twenty-five across the country.
Sleeping Car j
Porters Report
To the Press
By R. S. Perry,
Ex-Chrm. Chair Car Porters
In answer to a written state-<
ment in a recent issue of The
Voice, concerning the loss of the!
Blue Coats on the Burlington.
I wonder if the writer really
knows wl>y the Chair Car Porters,
or the so-called Blue Coats, are
losing out, and to whom they are
losing out?
First—The Chair Car Porters
are losing out to the Waiter
Porters whose wages are .04% per
hour cheaper than those of the
Chair Car Porters:
Second—The. Waiter Porters ac
cept the same job at two hours
less per trip than the Chair Car
Porter; and
Third—The union that is sup
posed to represent the Waiter
Porter by fighting to bring their
wages and working conditions up
to that of the Chair Car Porters,
is fighting hard on the side of
the company to help suspend
the Chair Car Porter, which is an
unfair Labor Practise.
We the Chair Car Porters
chose to wait on our friends whom
the company and the other union
have been able to keep concealed,
their names: Righteousness, Jus
tice, and Judgment, which our
union, The Brotherhood of Sleep
ing Car Porters, will force into
the open and the Chair Car Por
ters will take all jobs again.
Negro Press Creed
The Negro press believes that
America can best lead the world
away from racial and national an
tagonisms when it accords to ev
ery man, regardless of race, color
Oregon Adopts
Civil Rights
Last week the lower house of
the Oregon State Legislature!
passed a civil rights bill by a vote’
of 46 to 11. Last month the senate;
approved the bill by a vote of 21
to 9. The measure now goes to the|
governor who is expected to sign
it into law.
Thus Oregon joins the ever in
creasing list of states that have
reinforced the United States Con
stitution with local legislation.
The measure prohibits hotels,
motels, restaurants, and places of
amusement and public accommo
dation from discriminating against
persons because of race, religion
or national origin and allows those,
discriminated against to sue for a
maximum of $500.
Though the Oregon law is not*
as strong as those existing in some!
other states where such violations
constitute a criminal offense, this
new piece of legislation represents
a step in the right direction and is
a foundation upon which a
stronger law can be enacted if it
is found necessary.
Many Americans naively as
sume that what racial discrimina
tion does exist in this country is
limited to the South. To be sure
the Southern states are the only
ones with laws specifically re
quiring a separation of the races j
but many Northern cities, because
of their lack of concern for the
problems faced by members of
minority groups, are just as guilty.
We are glad to see that Oregon
has recognized the abrogation of
rights suffered by members of
minority groups
or creed, his human and equal
rights. Hating no man, fearing no
man, the Negro press strives to
help every man in the firm belief
that all are hurt so long as anyone
is held back.
Jane M. Spaulding Ike’s Choice
President Eisenhower is to be
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commended for his choice of Mrs.
Jane Morrow Spaulding as aide
to Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, sec
retary of the newly created De
partment of Health, Education and
Welfare.
In selecting this woman from
Charleston, W. Va., the President
has avoided the mistake of paying
off a political debt without re
gard to the qualifications of the
appointee. Mrs. Spaulding, we
feel is eminently qualified for the
post to which she has been named.
A ‘well educated woman, the
widow of a prominent West Vir
ginian and a successful home
maker and mother of a Chicago
doctor, Mrs. Spaulding has lived a
very active life.
Though an ardent supporter of
Eisenhower during his successful
campaign for the presidency, Mrs.
Spaulding is not a professional
politician.
Mrs. Spaulding brings to her
new position more than 20 years
experience in the field of social
welfare. For four years she was(
state director of Negro relief in
West Virginia. She is also a mem
ber of the executive board and
chairman of the finance committee
of the National Association of Ne
gro Women.
A native of Kentucky, she is a
graduate of Fisk university and an
outstanding leader in women’s af
fairs.
In this appointment Mr. Ei
senhower has set a high standard
which we hope will guide his
other appointments of persons to
key positions.
Eartha Kitt
(From Chicago Sun Times)
Eartha Kitt had an interna
tional reputation before she was
discovered by Broadway. ^At 16
she began a dapcing career with
Katherine Dunham and toured a
good portion of the world with the
Dunham troupe.
After that experience, she was
a featured singer at Carroll’s, a
Paris night spot, until Orson
Welles heard her. sing. Being im
pressed by both her voice and
dramatic abilities, he offered her a
role as his wife in his production
of “Faust.” The language compli
cations of that international ca
reer were of little matter to Miss
Kitt, who speaks seven languages.
Her name which may appear to
be a stage affectation, is her own.
“After many years of small and
sickly crops,” she says, “my fam
ily’s farm yielded a rich and
abundant harvest the same year
I was born. My mother said: ‘We
Boys Town
Excels in Track
Boys Town led by their great
miler, Charles Jones, is an early
favorite to cop the Nebraska Class
A track championship. Jones has
bested the state mile record in one
meet and given a good day he is
favored to write a new meet rec
ord at the state meet.
Besides Jones, Boys Town has
outstanding colored performers in
Bobby Hicks, Ray and Joe Wil
liams, John Medlock and A1
Thompson.
Bobby Hicks has the best mark
in prep circles in the 440.
The Boys Town 880 yard relay
team, an all Negro quartet, has
the best time in the state for the
event.
Donavan Gatus, former Lincoln
High student, is a member of the
Boys Town squad.
must call our daughter Eartha to
thank the earth for our fine
crop.’"
Report on The
Voice Charities
Style Show
The Voice Charities Style Show
was held on Sunday, April 19th,
in the main ballroom of the Corn
husker Hotel, to an appreciative
ciowd of some 85 persons.
Models, Mary Greene, Lois
Dungen, Delores Griggsby, Casey
McCorvey, Dorothy Arnold, Clara
Wimes, Doris Roberts, Mrs. Ralph
Nathan, and children, Maggie
Welch, Beverly Parnell, Marcia
Lois Dungen, Marcia Jean Arnold
and Natalie Nathan, showed off
their finery to the tune of “Sep
tember in the Rain,” played by
Jimmy’s Blue Notes.
Dancers from the Donna and
Shirley Griffen Studios, furnished
the In-between-scene entertain
ment.
John A. Smith, the narrator
from Omaha, introduced the gu sts
in the person of Secretary of State,
Frank Marsh and Mrs. Marsh.
Prizes for the most outstanding
garment made by the contestant
or someone else were won by Mrs.
Pearl Welch and Mrs. Lois Dun
gen. Which by the way was a tie.
The show as a show was a
success; however, due to the lack
of support for a worthy cause
we lost money. We will not stop.
There will be other shows to fol
low. Below is the final financial
report:
Expenses
lRadio Broadcast-.. $60.50
i Printed Tickets . 15.00
Newspaper .. 9.00
Pla-Cards .. 19.00
Printed Programs . 50.00
Ballroom and Mikes . 60.00
Musicians . 60.00
Program Director. 10.00
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