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Housing Group Says Civil
Riahts Goals Not Reached
The National Committee A
gainst Discrimination in Housing
Tuesday warned President Eisen
hower that the Administration’s
announced civil rights goals “have
not been realized nor even vigor
ously approached” in federal hou
sing programs.
George L-P Weaver, acting
chairman of the committee, in a
letter to President Eisenhower at
the siammer White House in Den
ver, vigorously attacked the dis
missal of Dr. Frank Home, the
racial minorities expert of the
Housing and Home Finance A
gency.
Mr. Weaver, who is also direct-j
or of the CIO’s Committee on Civ
il Rights, charged Dr. Horne’s
dismissal for “transparent reasons
can only be interpreted as a blow
against the principle of non-dis
crimination” in housing.
Recalling earlier presidental
statements on the subject, dating
back tc Jannuary 25, 1954, Mr.
Weaver noted that: “Segregation
still remains in the housing pro
grams supported and sponsored
by the federal government.”
Mr. Wtofer observed that elim
ination of residential segregation
has always been a major object
in the struggle for equality.” To
day, he said, it has “special im
mediacy” in view of the Supreme
Court non-segrefation eshool deci
sion.
“The greatest danger of suc
cessful evasion of the Supreme i
Court’s public school decisions is
residential segregation,” Mr. Wea
ver said.
Mr. Weaver charged that during
the past two years the “tremend
ously important work of the Rac
ial Relatione Service of the Hou
. sing and Home Finance Agency
has “experienced gradual demor
alization and disintegration.”
The Committee said:
“The facts of the situation
first manifested themselves in
September 1953, when Dr. Frank
S. Horne was notified that he was
to be replaced as the director of
the Racial Relations Service. On
October 1, HHFA Administrator
Albert M. Cole appointed Joseph
R. Ray, a Louisville real estate
man, director of the Service. But
as a result of nationwide protest,
Dr. Horne was re-assigned as As
sistant to the Administrator to
develop new approaches to the
housing of minority families. Mr.
Coe pledged at that time that the
agency’s policy of giving active
and strong support to improved
housing opportunity for minorities
will continue, and the integrity
and professional quality of these j
services will be fully maintained.
“However, during these two t
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years, there has been steady re
treat from sound racial policies.
As these policies have been a
strengthen both the policies and
responding deterioration in the
effectiveness of the Racial Re
lations Service. This has happen
ed despite repeated conferences
with the Administrator resulting
in commitments from him to
strenghten poth the policies and|
the Racial Relations Service.
“All of the requirements that
would insure racial equity have
been quietly removed from the
rules, regulations and contract re
quirements from the Public Hou
sing Administration. The posi
tions of the ten field FHA Racial
Relatins officers have been re
moved from the classified Civil
Service. The success of the new
urban renewal program, so dra
matically conceived by your Ad
ministration, which would clear
slums and rebuild cities, depends
entirely upon the solution of thei
housing needs of the families af-'
fected — approximately 60% of
whom are from racial minorities.
“To this hour, no policies have
been approved and no service has
been established to deal with the
racial problem in urban renewal.
This can lead to but two results,
either the creation of new racial
ghettos with the implied sanction
of your administration or the com
plete failure of this entire pro
gram. ,
“Through his own initiative, Dr.
Horne has repeatedly pointed out
these potential pitfalls. He has
been rewarded by being excluded
from high level policy conferen
ces, his recommendations have
been ignored, and he has been
totally isolated from an opportun
ity to bring his experiences and
skills to bear on any policies or
procedures.”
Finally, Mr. Weaver said, Dr.
Horne w7as removed from his post
on July 25, on the grounds of
“budgetary considerations.” Mr.
Weaver charged these grounds
were “admittedly an evasion” for
the appropriation for the coming
fiscal year was larger than ever
and Dr. Horne w7as subsequently
offered another newly created
post.
This, he said, “underscores the
insincerity” of • Administrator
Cole’s action.
Mr. Weaver concluded:
“For the past two years, we
have urged Administrator Cole
to take a firm stand to prohibit
the use of federal housing aids
to support patterns of residential
segregation. Such a stand has not
been taken. On the contrary, Mr.
Cole in appearing before a (Con
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gressional committee, urged that
we ‘go slow’ in eliminating se
gregation- from the federal hou
sing programs. The dismissal of
Dr. Horne and his associates and
the demoralization of the Racial
Relations Service would thus1
seem to be part of a pattern to,
do nothing with regard to the real
problems of racial discrimination
and segregation which remain in
the federal housing programs.
“Dr. Horne, with his associates,
career civil servants through close
to two decades of experience, has
been the national symbol of the
progress which had been made in
this field. His dismissal at this
time for these transparent reasons
can only be interpreted as a blow
against the principle of non-dis
crimination. I urge you to look
into this matter and to prevent
this grave mistake from taking
place.”
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Omegas
Meet In
Los Angeles
Los Angeles-The Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity holding its 42nd
annual Grand Conclave here,!
August 18-23, voted to “Dedicate
all of its resources” during the
coming year towards implemen
tation of the U. S. Supreme
Court decision regarding segre
gation in public schools.
The organization called upon
its nearly 18,000 members
throughout the nation to seek
out and deplore, at every oppor
tunity, the attitudes of those who
would disregard the Fatherhood j
of God and the Brotherhood of
man.
The Fraternity accorded the
NAACP overwhelming support
jand commendation. Already
holding life membership, the
group voted a substantial con
tribution to be Gnade during the
next fiscal year and set in mo
tion plans through which the
nearly 150 graduate chapters
would proceed to assume life
memberships on a national ba
sis. The local Lamba Omicron
Chapter, one of the host groups,
led the drive by taking the life
membership on the final day of
the five-day meet.
Roy W. Wilkins, national Ex
ecutive Secretary of the NAACP
and a member of the fraternity,
attended the sessions and partic
ipated in a workshop on the fra
NOTICE
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TO: All Employees of School
Districts of the State of Ne
braska, and County School
Officials, Who Are or May
be Members of the School
Retirement System of the
State of Nebraska.
Pursuant to the provisions of
L. B. 330 of the Sixty-Seventh
Session of the Legislature of
Nebraska, notice is hereby given
to each of you that you may
vote at a referendum upon the
following question:
"Shall service in positions
covered by the Nebraska
School Retirement System
be covered by the Socia~
Security Act?”
To be eligible to vote in such
referendum, you must be em
ployed in a position covered by
the School Retirement System
and be a member of it, and you
must have been employed in
such position on the date of this
notice.
Ballots will be available to em
ployees of Class I School Dis
trict^ on December 17, 1955, at
the offices of the county super
intendents of the counties in
which such districts are located.
Ballots will be available to em
ployees of Class II, Class III,
Class IV, and Class VI School
Districts on December 16, 1955,
at the office of the superintend
ent of schools in such districts.
An absent or disabled voter will,
upon application in advance to
his county superintendent or
superintendent of the school in
which he is employed, as the
case may be, be sent an absent
voter’s ballot.
Voters will mark ballots accord
ing to specific instructions pro
vided therewith and mail said
ballots to the Supervisor of
Social Security Referendum,
Room 2311, State Capitol Build
ing, Lincoln 9, Nebraska. Ballots
to be counted must be post
marked prior to midnight De
cember 17, 1955.
Dated this 6th day of
September, 1955.
F. A. Herrington
Supervisor of Referendum
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temity’s theme for the current
year.
Following the workshop, the
group was brought up-to-date
on recent developments in Mis
sissippi following the court’s de
cision by Dr. Theodore Howard,
Mound Bayou, state president
of the NAACP and a member of
the Fraternity.
Principle addresses were de
livered at the Conclave by Dr.
Matthew J. Whitehead, Washing
ton, D. C. Dean, Graduate School,
District of (Columbia Teachers
College, and Thomas L. Griffith,
Judge, Municipal Court of Los
Angeles, both members of the
Fraternity. Judge Griffith spoke
at the annual Founders’ Banquet
honoring the living founders;
The Right Reverend Edgar A.
Love, Baltimore, Md., Bishop of
the Methodist Church; Dr. Oscar
J. Cooper, Philadelphia physician
and Dr. Frank Coeman, Profess
ar, Howard University, Washing
ton, D. iC.
A highlight of the meet was
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the second annual Talent Dejnon
stration which featured youn,
musicians who had won out i
I district Talent Hunts sponsored
by the Fraternity throughou
the country.
It was the first time in the 4
year history of the Fraternit
that its annual meeting had bee:
held on the West Coast, bu
nearly 1,000 visitors and dele
gates were on hand for the evenl
New officers elected for th
coming year included: Herber
E. Tucker, Boston, Mass., Gram
Basileus; Earl E. Reeves, Wes
Virginia State College, Institute
West Virginia, Second Vic
Grand Basileus, Walter H. Rid
dick, Norfolk, Va., Grand Keepe
of Records and Seal; E. F. Cor
bett, Greensboro, N. C., Edito
of the Oracle, the Fraternit;
publication; J. B. Blayton, At
lanta, Ga., Grand Keeper of Fi
nance, and Carl A, Earles, Lo:
Angeles, Grand (Counselor.
Tre Fraternity will hold it:
next annual meeting in Decem
ber, 1956, at Baltimore, Md. ,
Mrs. Leroy Gule, chairman oi
the Committee on Administation
announces a meeting of that body
on Thursday evening, Septem
ber 8, at 7 -'30 P. M. All members
are urged to be present. The
Fall program will be reviewed
and plans made for the various
committees and their work. A
motion picture, “Roots of Happi
ness”, will be used in the discus
sions. The picture shows those
qualities needed for harmonious
living and working together,
whatever, the group.
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‘ day afternoon, September 11, at
• 5 P. M. Some special features
> have been arranged. Demonstra
t tions on activities that will be of
i fered in the winter will be given
t! by a group of instructors.
, The following will be featured
s Flower Arranging, by Mrs. Guy
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• strate Floristry. This class will
■ lead to a skill that will have com
. mercial value. Fancy Cookery
■ again will be shown by Mes
i dames Johns and Giles; Weaving
by Mrs. Edith Grant, member of
the Omaha Weavers Guild; Mrs.
Leroy Wright, Chairman of
Ladies-Day-Out Activities will
demonstrate Sewing and Needle
crafts; Mrs. (Christine Althouse
will show some of her priceless
Ceramic creations; Mrs. Robert
Davis will demonstrate Cake De
corating, and Mrs. Kenneth My
ers will be on hand for those who
want to learn to play Bridge.
Then as a special feature, Miss
Elsie Mallory, member of the
Omaha YWCA, and well known
nationally and internationally in
YWCA circles, will talk and
show pictures of some of her
travels in the near and Far East.
This will be an important feat
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relations with the Orient. All
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