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The Importance Of NAACP
Legal Defense Fund
By A. Maceo Walker, President, National Insurance Association
Ar Negroes free to vote as they please in all sections of the
United States?
Are Negroes free to attend all public schools and colleges in all
sections of the United States?
Are Negroes free to enjoy all recreational facilities supported by
public funds?
The answer to these questions is an emphatic “No”.
The United States is the greatest democracy on earth. Yet, in
many areas (the State of Mississippi is an example), Negroes are
denied the right to vote.
The right to vote is the inalienable right of all citizens under a
democratic form of government. Until all qualified Negro voters
are granted this right everywhere in the United States, we are in
need of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
All Amricans who love Democracy, White or Negro, and most
certainly all Negroes, should contribute to the Legal Defense Fund.
The May 17, 1954 decision and the May 31, 1955 implementation
order of the Supreme Court are great and unprecedented victories.
Many of us are under the impression that there was an absolute final
ity involved. This is not true. This is only the starting point Some
of our Southern governors have pledged to fight to the last ditch.
In some instances, it will be necessary that the NAACP Legal
Defense Fund press suits county by county and city by city. This
will be not only a long but a very costly project. Many thousands of
dollars will be required to press these suits. This is why it is so
vitally necessary that we rally to the support of the NAACP Legal
Defense Fund with our gifts in money, large and small. The Fund is
in need of money. Lip service will not accomplish the job.
It is a sad and lamentable fact that the Southern governors who
have pledged to fight in behalf of segregated schools the hardest have
provided the poorest school systems for Negro children.
Inferior education has been largely the means (along with job
discrimination) of keeping the Negro a second-class citizen. That is
the reason why segregated school systems must be abolished. A seg
gregated school system will always be inferior. This has been true
for ninety years. There is no basis of fact to support the statement
that we can have “separate but equal.”
Our children must have equal education.
The time has long since passed when a child, poorly equipped in
formal training, can compete in our advanced civilization. It is be
coming more and more difficult to pull ourselves up by our own boot
straps unless we have the proper educational background. We can
not fail our children now.
The fight for full citizenship has not been won and will not be
won as long as Negroes and other minority groups are discriminated
against in any phase of our democratic way of life.
While the NAACP Legal Defense Fund can proudly point to a
long line of continued success in cases in its struggle for “equal jus
tice under law,” our old man “Jim Crow” is not yet dead. The
NAACP Legal Defense Fund and none of us can afford to relax until,
with the help of God, we see the end of segregation and Jim Crow.
Let us all contriDute to the NAACP Legal Defense and Education
al Fund!! Send your conrtibutions today—now. The address is 107
West 43rd Street, New York 36, N. Y.
What About These Power Aids?
CHICAGO — Power brakes and power steering can get you into
trouble when driving on ice because thy make it easier to over-control.
That fact is pointed out by the National Safety Council in a new
booklet on winter driving hazards, based on 16 years of actual re
search on frozen lakes.
“This will be the first winter during which a large number of
cars equipped with power brakes and power steering will be on the
road,” said Arnold Vey, director of traffic and transportation for the
Council.
“Many drivers have not been adequately instructed in using the
new equipment, especially under winter conditions. We need a new
look at some of the ABC’s of driving today’s car safely and skillfully.”
The Council’s winter driving booklet covers the ABC’s in detail,
emphasizing the necessity to practice smooth driving all year so that
It is a habit when roads are slippery.
Over-controlling is one of the chief winter driving errors, accord
ing to the Council. Starting, stopping and changing direction too
suddenly causes many damaging and sometimes fatal skids.
Since power brakes and power steering make it easier to lock the
brakes or over-steer as the result of a panicky reaction to an emer
gency, the Council’s booklet recommends that drivers practice using a
deft touch on such devices.
Automatic transmissions and hydraulic drives give good starting
eontrol on ice and snow, the booklet states. However, if your car has
“dual range” transmission it is recommended that the lower or “S’
range be used on slippery surfaces.
Here are some tips from the booklet on starting, stopping and
steering:
STARTING — Adjust the seat correctly so your foot rests fully
and easily on the accelerator. Feed gas slowly and smoothly to
■void spinning the wheels. With a gear shift car, start in second.
(Don’t let the clutch pedal out fast. It does no good to lower tire
pressure on modern tires. Snow tires may help, and tire chains defin
ftely will. „ , , .
STOPPING_Learn the technique of pumping your brakes. Ap- j
ply the brakes quickly (lock them) for an instant, and as quickly
completely release them for an instant Repeat this on-off action
rapidly to a full stop. The effect is to give short intervals of maxi-|
mum braking, alternated with short intervals of effective steering
when wheels roll. This pumping method is especially important with
^^CounciMests have shown that reinforced tire chains cut braking
distances in half on both snow and ice. The reinforced tire chain has
'oroiecting teeth or cleats on the link of each cross chain They not
only give the best stopping and traction performance, but also provide
excellent resistance to side skids. >
Some snow tires give substantial advantage m loose snow and
slush, but they are not much more effective than regular tires for
lCC STEERING^— Turn your wh^f carefully to take advantage of the
™eriug power of you tire, If you should over-steer
straigthen a bit and then turn again. This can be compared to the
•pumping” technique recommended for brakes. If you start to skid, ,
turn your wheels immediately in the direction of the skid, but don’t:
over-compensate.
A single copy of the helpful booklet on safe winter driving may be \
obtained free by writing Committee on Winter Driving Hazards, Na-1
tional Safety Council, 425 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 11, Illinois.
Kellom Kapers
Thanksgiving greetings from
Bob Ackerman and the Kellom
Community Center’s Staff.
Around the Center
Getting in the Thanksgiving
mood, the Kellom Youth Council!
presented its annual basket to [
the Douglas County Welfare Bur-|
eau, who will distribute it to a
needy Omaha family. Included in
the basket is a large 11 pound
turkey.
Kellom Teenage Club, the Gay
ly-ettes, who meet in the audi
torium every Tuesday night at
7:30 announces its 1955 officers
as: President: Lottie Harris; Vice
President, Elsie Tullis; Secre
tary, Sharon Bryant; Treasurer,
Anita Tullis.
The Youth Council has added
several probationary members to
their roster. They are: Carol
Anders, Ruth Billingsly, Estella
Vaner, Gloria Hogan, Wanda Bid
dles, Jackie Wall, Marion Jones,
and Janie Bush.
The Kellom Air Rifle Club was
on the firing range Thursday
night for the first time since the
organization of the 1955 group.
Several boys looked very impres
sive in their shooting and gun
handling ability. The Club will
hold its next meeting on Decem
ber 1 at 7:30 P.M. at 2302 Charles
Street.
Harold Shields proved to be one
of the Center’s “brains” as he de
feated 14 boys to win the Junior
Boys Checker Champions which
were held on November 4.
A four Team Women’s Basket
ball League is scheduled to start
December 1. Entries in the lea
! gue are Omaha Merchants, Offutt
WAF’s, St. Peter and Paul and
Commercial Extension.
Velma Johnson and a group of
teenage girls are practicing every
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
soon under the direction of John
Favor to enter the City’s Class
“B” Girls Basketball League
which will begin on December 1,
at the Florence Community Cen
ter.
Junior Boys Basketball Tourna
ment will continue after the Holi
day with action on November 29
and 30. The 29th is also the day
| for a final meeting of all man
agers who plan on entering teams
in Junior Boys Basketball Lea
gues.
Senior Boys Basketball
As the Senior Boys Basketball
League got underway Crusaders,
Blue Trotters, and Purple Tide
won first game victories.
Bob Winters’ basket enabled
Purple Tide to nose out the Roses
40-42 in overtime. Kenneth Long
scored 13 points for the Roses.
Art Chatman out-scored Jim
Dempsey 11-10 as the Crusaders
defeated Celtics 39-29.
Harry Posse was the night’s
highest score in the Blue Trotters’
26-25 eke over Purple Tide.
BOX SCORES
Roses fg ft tps
E. Cooper_3 0 6
S. Pruitt_10 2
K. Long_6 1 13
R. Merrill_2 0 4
|W. Titsworth_4 0 8
T. Lafayette-3 17
19 2 40
Crusaders fg ft tps
Chatman_4 3 11
Barnes _ 10 2
Mayhue _ 10 2
Burgess_2 3 7
Robins_2 0 4
'Lane _ 10 2
Mackey _ 15 7
Harrington_2 0 4
14 11 39
Rockets fg ft tps
| Booth_10 2
Seefus _ 4 0 8
Ulison_113
Arndt _ 10 2
Straub_4 0 8
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Newcombe
Contends He's
Worth $30,000
Will Hold Out
If Necessary
Brooklyn, N. Y. — Pitcher Don
Newcombe has met with the
Brooklyn brass to “feel out” for,
his ’56 contract and though vice
prexy Buzzy Bavasi expressed,
Don’s asking for $30,000 as
“outrageous”—to Newcombe it1
certainly isn’t. He only made
$17,500 last season.
Newcombe will tell you he
took a cut when he wasn’t worth
it and now feels he deserves not
only the cut reinstated but a good
size raise. Newk also says he was
around last year when Manager
Alston didn’t have another pitch
er sound enough to go the route
but Don.
About the first meeting in
which there was a lot of kidding
around, Newk reported “There’s
one thing I’m not kidding about
and that’s the $30,000. I think
I’m worth it.”
Said Bavasi to that: “He de
serves a raise and he’ll ge. it, but
he won’t get thirty.” *
It’s a good guess that Bavasi
will offer Don a base of $25,000
and return the $2,500 cut. Mean
while, renegotiating won’t begin
again until three weeks.
Legion Make
Plans For
Drive
Theodore Roosevelt Post No.
30 American Legion is making
elaborate plans for a big smoker
to start its fall membership drive.
This event will be at the Legion
Hall December 15, 1955. An all
out effort is being put forth to
make this affair one of Omaha’s
greatest events. All Legionnaires,
all Veterans of Wars I, II and
Korean campaign are asked to
come to the Legion Hall and en
joy this great Smoker. Every
thing will be free and this is
your chance to renew old acquain
tances and meet new buddies.
Remember our sick. They are:
Ralph Underwood, Richard John
sen, Jessie White ,and others not
reported. Please go out to see
these Comrades.
The Ladies Auxiliary is doing
fine and at their last Rummage
Sale the result was very encour
aging and the net proceeds very
good.
Don’t forget the big member
ship Smoker to activate the mem
bership drive. This is all in ac
cord with our aim, to grow strong
er to be able to serve better. In
this we know that we will fulfill
our service to God, our country
and our fellowman.
J. L. Taylor, Commander
H. L. Embry, Jr., Adjutant
N. H. Comans, Pub. Officer
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When Negro homeowners move
into a community, in many cases
there is opposition on the part of
neighbors and even violence oc
curs. But fortunately there are
exceptions to this pattern, and
jthe community of Teaneck, New
Jersey, is one of them, says Sel
wyn James in Redbook Magazine.
Although the residents of Tea
neck panicked at first, they later
'made the calm decision not to
give up their homes and they set
out to live amicably with their
! colored neighbors in an inter
i racial community. Writing in
jthe December issue, Mr. James
jtells how this wise move pre
served for the people of Teaneck
the market value of their homes
and their own integrity as well:
“Until Jay Payne, a Negro, be
gan working on his house, this
part of Teaneck was traditionally
.‘all-white', although it housed
'members of various nationalities
and diversified religions. When
the Paynes moved in three years
'ago, their white neighbors did not
j openly voice their resentment.
jThey sat tight watching and wait
'ing. Property values did not fall;
in fact, the real-estate market
rose slightly in keeping with the
rational trend. Anxieties were re
laxed and although the Paynes
made no lasting friendships with
their white neighbors, they were
not made to feel unwelcome.
“During 1954 other Negro fam
ilies began to move into the com
munity. Most of them bought
bomes in a few streets on the
fringes of the area; only one or
two Negro families moved into
!the broad ‘white’ avenues in the
heart of the community. By the
end of the year the total had
risen to 28 Negro families, with
property vaues still intact.
“The trouble didn’t start until
eary in 1955, when a too-enter
prising real estate firm in a
neighboring townj hearing of
the interracial trend in Teaneck,
began to use scare tactics in the
hope of forcing sales and collec
ting commissions. In a sudden in
vasion of the neighborhood, the
company’s agents opened a high
pressure door-to-door campaign
They told each home owner: ‘You
are living in a fringe area. Ne
groes are moving in all around
you. Why not put up your house
for sale now while you can still
get a good price for it?’
“It was then that the selling
began. It soon spread through
the entire community, even to
streets seven and eight blocks
from the house of the nearest
Negro family. Before long Henry
Deissler, Teaneck’s nonpartisan
mayor, quit the big house on
Shepherd Avenue in which he
had lived for years. ,
“To keep business booming, the
soliciting realty agents began to
sow distrust among neighbors.
As these tactics went on, the Ne
gro families in the community
sensed a growing hostility. White
neighbors began to eye one an
other suspiciously. The inquiry,
‘Are you selling out?’ became a
challenging question met by si
lence, hesitant denials or em
barrassed admissions.
“But the tide stopped when
some of the residents, reluctant
to leave a community they liked,
began to hold block meetings in
an attempt to talk the thing
through. As one resident said at
a meeting, ‘Unless we want to
sell at a loss, there’s only one
thing we can do. Take it easy.
Try to persuade your neighbors
to stop these panic sales, and let’s
try to get those real-estate men
to cut out scare tactics. After
that we ought to get in touch
with our new Negro neighbors
and get their co-operation. I’ve
a notion they don’t want this to
become a run-down community
any more than we do.’
“At the end of the meeting,
the neighbors had already de
cided to remain in their homes
and had promised to try to per
suade others to do the same.
Meanwhile an emergency com
mittee was formed to track down
local rumors and to find out how
other communities were dealing
with similar upheavals.
“Within a week a promise had
been extracted from the offend
ing real estate firm that they
would stop their scare tactics.
With research that took commit
tee members to libraries, state
housing authorities, dozens of |
real estate offices and such ex-1
pert organizations as the Nation
al Committee Against Discrim
ination i n H ousing, answers
were prepared to almost any
questions that could be asked on
what was happening. Residents
flocked to the block meetings
now being held on almost every
street. Questions and answers,
compiled from the experiences
of many other communities, were
discussed. Uninhibited talks like
this inspired a dramatic develop
ment—the appearance of NOT
FOR SALE signs in window's.
“By the end of June, both white
and Negro residents announced
the formation of the Teaneck
Civic Conference. Its aims are
to stabilize home values, to dis
courage hasty selling and to plan
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