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One reads and hears such slogans as: “Throw ing bread at the Hungarians and bombs at the Negroes”, “They (the Negroes) must think that they are Hungarians” in asking for con sideration from the President, etc., etc. It is strange, indeed, that such contemptuous terms would be hurled at the President in the face of the fact that under his Administration more substantial progress in the area of civil rights has been made in four years than in all the years since the enactment of the 14th Amendment. The President has made it crystal clear that he intends to crusade against second-class citizenship, not only in America but through-out the world. Those who have not heard this from his own lips need only to read his civil rights proposals to Congress. And those who do not take time to read need only to look about themselves and see the already tangible results of this great crusade. It is regretable that the President's interest in the wholesale slaughtering of the freedom-seeking Hungarians, the Middle East Crisis, and the drought-stricken areas of our country is interpreted, by any one, to mean that he is not interested in the welfare of the Ne groes in the South. (A strange sort of sectional isolationism in the midst of a rapidly growing world-mindedness.) By comparison, the struggle and sufferings of either the Hungarians or the farmers in the drought-stricken areas, would make the struggle and sufferings of the Negro in the South seem less significant than they really are. But, to keep the records straight, the President t did send the Vice President into the South and other parts of the country, as head of a committee, to study and report on the unjust treatment of the Negro, long before sending him to study and report on the conditions of the Hungarians. These recent "demands" for the President to “speak out against the outbreaks of violence in the South” sound like soldiers on the fir ing line telling the general how to win the war. The President has long since spoken out, in his own way, in no uncertain terms. It is the effectiveness of his strategy that has resulted in these sporatic out-bursts of violence. They merely represent the pains of the birth of freedom for the Negro from the womb of white supremacy. And, the operations of the Department of Justice and the federal courts will be far more effective and listing in soothing these pains than the audible voice of the President And suppose the Vice President were sent into the South to take note of the progress being made in this crusade against segregation. What would be his report, He would probably find a half dozen or more situations where integration is proceeding without incident to every one where there are acts of violence. He would find the Negro as a whole enjoying a greater degree of prosperity and freedom than ever before in the history of the nation. And to our lasting shame, he would find Negroes spending by far more money to support segregated places of amusement than they are spending to support the NAACP and other agencies working to break down segregation. And so, why all of this criticism of the Administration, with so much to be done on our part, and yet with the signs of victory already clearly written across the sky? Is it propaganda, or grandstand play? Sincerely, BENJAMIN F. BULLOCK School of Education Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia Whither Senator Knowiand? There is little doubt that California's senior senator, William Knowiand, would be re-elected again in 1958 if he chose to run. He polled one of the highest (if not the highest) votes in 1952 that any candidate ever received in the United States other than for the presi dency. There is no indication that his popularity has dwindled ap preciably in the meantime, if at all. But the senator says he will not run again. And thereby he has set off a political re action that will enliven both the Republican and Democratic camps for the next 22 months. Knowiand says he wants to return to Oakland and devote his attention to his newspaper interests. But many political observers think there’s much more to the move than that. The Senate, they point out, is not the stepping stone to the White House. Only one senator ever got to the Washington mansion via that route, and that was Ohio’s Warren Harding in 1920, who was a compromise candidate. Senator Knowiand would like to be President. He's made no secret of it So, say the politicos, he’s getting into a position where he can more effectively bid for the GOP nomination in 1960. And that means that he will run for Governor of California in ’58 and thus, if successful, gain-control of the Golden State delegation to the Republican Convention in 1960. There is no doubt that he would be a formidable opponent for the gubernatorial nomination against Governor Knight if the latter seeks another term. Well, It will probabiy be another year at least before we know the real answer. But in the meantime it will make for interesting speculation and not a little sleeplessness for some of the current Sacra mento residents. The 1957 Outlook "The momentum of high activity will surely carry over in'-o 1957 and find business especially active in the early months of the year. There is every evidence that we will progress to higher levels of pro duction, sales, consumer income and consumer spending for the twelve months ahead.’’ This observation was made by S. dark Beise, presi dent of Bank of America, in his year-end business statement He also •aid that he looks for even larger outlays this year than in 1956 for plant and equipment since America still does not have enough such y^iiitiM necessary to ita economy. "A decrease in residential build ing," be declared, "has been more than offset by an expansion in commercial and Industrial construction. We can expect to see a moderate growth in total construction in 1957. National defense ex penditures are Increasing and this is of particular import to the West.” The president of the world's largest bank said that bankers during 1956 “demonstrated a high sense of responsibility" in meeting credit needs. “Every effort has been made,” Beise said, “to advance funds In a to promote the maximum growth and production, with particular concern btmg directed toward the needs of small business firms which do not have access to national capital markets." From Around Nebraska Bob Bogue, editor of the Oakland Independent, announced last week that his newspaper is discontinuing a number of special features. To be omitted in future issues will be the edi torial page, his own personal column, "On the Sunny Side,” and a woman's column by his wife. Mr. Bogue in commenting on the move last week, explain ed that the features are being dropped because ot the need for economy. Time consumed in writing the columns and in setting the type and space used by the columns will be devoted to something more productive, he stated. Inflating costs of production are blamed. • • • A man at Central City got the surprise of his life last week when the radiator of a pickup truck he was driving, exploded. The Central City Non-Pareil reported the entire top of the radiator blown off with the result that the hood was damaged and the windshield shattered. Cause of the explosion is not known. • • • Because a Walthill citizen wrote a letter to a Sioux City newspaper regarding the driving of teen-agers in Walthill, his home was the victim of an attack last week. He was awakened to find a large, home-made arrow embedded in his front door to which had been fixed a copy of his letter to the newspaper. The arrow was made out of iron pipe and fitted with a piece of sharp steel which penetrated the door. Also fastened to the arrow was a note calling the man "an old buzzard” and stating that “old fogeys like you are more of a hazard to traffic than teen-agers are.” The note urged that licenses should be taken away from older folks so the teen-agers could have room to operate. The arrow was placed on display at the Lyons Mirror Sun. • • • A man near Pawnee City nas found a way to turn his idle time into profit. He and his wife and family have developed a walnut meat business. Each fall the farmer scours the country buying walnuts. Then during the winter months the family breaks them and pick out the nuts. Last year they picked 267 quarts and are well on their way to tie that figure this year, according to the Pawnee Republican. They find they can sell more than they can pick. The family has developed a certain skill in cracking the walnuts so that the meats come-out with but little crushing. After the nuts are picked, the shells are scattered on the j farm driveway and make an excellent coating against mud. • • • The Papillion Times relates an incident about a man who was in court there for intoxication. He was fined $100 and costs. At first he planned to sit out the fine in jail but later decided to pay. Upon giving the Judge the money he requested trading stamps. • • • The Keith County News has announced new lower water rates at Ogallala. The rate was raised some months ago to take care of an expansion program. The News pointed out that the cost of the program is now being cared for and the rate can be returned to its former figure. The water fund at Ogallala has a cash balance of nearly $200,000. • • • Reminiscent of the old depression days is a tax sale of 19 pieces of property at Beaver City which was held Tuesday ot this week. The property, sold for non-payment of taxes, included some vacant lots, some with houses and some with business build ings. The Times-Tribune announced the sale. • • • Greeley, Nebraska is raising a fund of $1500 to be used to promote industrial development. The money is being raised by popular subscription and will provide a fund to defray expenses incurred in efforts to get industries to take a look at Greeley as a place to locate. • • • Hemingford has taken some drastic steps to reduce school expenses there. The school board has voted to stop accepting pupils from other districts in view of the fact that existing facilities do not provide space for more pupils. It is pointed out that the tuition which is paid is sufficient to care for the day to-day expenses of educating a child but does not leave anything with which to build additional buildings or retire indebtedness. Also clipped from the curriculum are vocational home making, agriculture, shop training and driver education courses. • • • Members of the American Legion Post 29 at Bridgeport held a celebration last week to mark the clearance of debt from their hall. A dinner and special program marked the affair. • • • An effort is being made to establish a television relay tower in Morrill County north of Bridgeport. The tower would serve a radius of 75 miles. Stock is being sold in the satellite company to finance the erection of the tower. A meeting was held at Oshkosh Monday evening to promote the project. * • • The Chadron Chamber of Commerce has set up a budget of $8,200 to finance the activities of the organization for the next year. Chadron does not have a full time Secretary but it does maintain an office and a clerk who looks after the letter writing and other details. • • • The merchants of Seward are planning a ‘‘eamivar at which will be shown displays of merchandise sold by the participating firms Promised displays include the bank, a seed house Ben Franklin store, appliance, autos, florist and many others. The new things at each place of business will be shown • .. I7igalUon}3 becoming a magic word about Nebraska and hL »"“?!“ 'ir' eltale. PI..MO ' 5 F”.i ” ,,"'y Wilh “ «— » • • Ogallala high school held a College Night Monday which was attended by representatives of 14 Nebraska and Colorado h!ndge*’ iUdenU 8nd pare'Us had an opportunity to talk Urst hand regarding next year’s work. r wiK nrsi Kasper Once j An Associate of Negroes New York, Jan. 31 — John Kasper, the white supremacist who was charged with sedition and inciting to riot during the recent Clinton, Tenn., interega gation disturbances, was depicted today as a one-time intimate of Negroes who had “worked, play ed and danced with them” in New York. The strange background of the 27-year-old segregationist was disclosed in an article in the new issue of Look Magazine, which labeled New Jersey-born Kasper as an “Intruder in the South." “Despite Kasper’s ranting a bout white supremacy,” the magazine said, he had operated a bookstore in New York’s Green wich Village where he “never drew the color line," and was regarded as “a sincere, affable host who befriended Negroes." He told many Negroes, accord ing to Look, that socially he was “passing” in the colored world, just as many fair-skinned Neg roes “pa**" as Caucasian*. ’ ‘John had a way about him and could get avay with say ing that,” the magazine quotes a 1 Negro intimate of Kasper. Arrested three times for his' infiamitory activities in the South, Kasper is pictured as a! counsellor to Negro associates who resented discrimination. Hi* advice to an artist was to take a painting and hang it in' the Museum of Modern Art with out permission, while he urged others to demonstrate in front of the United Nations building to sensationalize their grievances, the article stated. Hi* Negro friends were amaz ed when they read reports of hi* arrest in Clinton . A woman whose home he had visited told. Look: “He used us. He used us' all." The Rev. Robert F. Purcell, SJ., Creighton University speech instructor, received a master of arts degree from St. Louis Uni versity Sunday, February 3.4<. Father Purcell, who 41d gradu ate work in speech, Is one of 246 who received degrees at the mid-year conferral. 4 Safeway Milk Plant to Be Constructed Plans for construction of a new Safeway milk plant in the | Omaha Industrial Foundati o n area have been announced by Frank G. Pringle, Retail Divi sion Manager of Safeway’s Oma ha Division. Mr. Pringle stated that a con tract for construction of the plant had been let to Lippert Bros., general contractors, head office in Boone, Iowa. It is anti cipated that the actual construc tion will start in 30 to 60 days. The new plant will be operat ed by the Lucerne Milk Com pany, a supply division of Safe way. It will produce Lucerne brand milk and other dairy pro ducts for sale in Safeway stores in this area. The milk plant will be the first unit started in the Distribu tion Center which will be con structed by Safeway in the Oma ha Industrial Foundation area a 72nd and F Streets. The Lucerne plant will be •quipped with the latest in stain less steel processing and packag ing equipment. Latest methods and developments in sanitation featuring “cleaned - In - place" equipment will be used in the new plant. These methods not only eliminate hand cleaning of sanitary pipe lines and milk tanks, but also insure to the con sumer that products are process ed under the ultimate in modem sanitation. Milk supply for the new plant will be purchased from local pro ducers supplying the Omaha, Lincoln and Council Bluffs mar kets. The supply will be pur chased through Nebraska-Iowa Non Stock Milk Producers Asso ciation. Committee Consider Contracts Washington. D. C. — The pro gram of the National Youth Train ing-Incentives Conference, called here February 4 to explore meth ods to stimulate more youth of minority groups to train for skill ed employment, will include dis cussions of steps already being taken toward that objective in Chicago, Cincinnati and Detroit, the President's Committee on*Gov ernment Contracts announced to day. The conference is sponsored by the President's Committee, with the cooperation of the American Personnel and Guidance Associa tion. Members of the conference will include leaders of public and pa rochial schools, labor organiza tions, business and industrial firms, and civic organizations from 18 industrial centers, and special ists from other cities. More than 200 are expected to attend. All sessions of the one-day meeting will be held in the Willard Hotel. Each of the 16 cities represented is a standard metropolitan area, each has at least 50,000 Negroes and all have significant concentra tions of Government contract work. The morning session oi tne con ference will convene at 10:00 a m., under the chairmanship of Marion Folsom, Secretary of Health, Ed ucation and Welfare, to discuss “Training Incentives and Man power Utilization.” Speakers will include Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell, Vice Chairman of the President’s Committee on Govern ment Contracts; General David Sarnoff, Chairman of the Board, Radio Corporation of America; James A. Brownlow, President of the Metal Trades Department, AFLrCIO; and Lester B. Granger, Executive Secretary of the Nation al Urban League. Dr. Clifford P. Froehlieh, Presi dent of the American Personnel ind Guidance Association, will speak at the luncheon session. Maxwell M. Rabb, Secretary to the Cabinet and White House liaison < to the President's Committee, will preside. Vice President Richard Nixon, Chairman of the President’s Com mittee, will preside at the after noon session, when the programs in Chicago' Cincinnati and Detroit will be discussed. i Speakers from Chicago will be ' Thomas H. Coulter, Chief Execu tive Officer of the Chicago Associ ation of Commerce and Industry, and Dr. Benjamin C. Willis, Super intendent of Public Schools. Dr. Claude V. Courter, Superin tendent of the Cincinnati Public Schools, will describe that city’s program. The program in Detroit will be described by William E. Stirton, Jr., of the Automotive Tool and Die Association, Russell Leach, President sf Local 155 of the United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, AFL-CIO, and Dr. S. M. Brownell, Superintendent of the public schools. I The 10 cities are Atlanta, Balti- I more, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve land, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Mo., Los Angeles, Louisville, New Orleans, New York City, Phil adelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Washington, D. C. Says G.O.P. Robs Powell of His Rights Washington — Charges that the Republicans, in coalition with southern Democrats, are trying to deprive Negro Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr, of New York, of his seniority rights, were made by Congressman James Roosevelt, Democrat ot California, last Wednesday. In a special press release from his office, Roosevelt disclosed 1 that during Wednesday's organ ization of the House Committee on Education and Labor, the chairman, whom he did not iden tify by name, was asked if he would appoint Powell to one of five subcommittee chairman ships, to be given to the five senior members on the majority Democratic side. Powell had the "third highest seniority" of those on the com mittee, Roosevelt said. “Under the generally accept , ed seniority provisions of the Hon sc,” the chairmanships were due the five seniors, Roosevelt added. The chairman answered “no— because of difficult circumstanc j es”, Roosevelt said He did not specify what the chairman said the “difficult circumstances” were. 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