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WM. A CHAMBERS

TAKES

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RETAKES

OF NEWS OF PLACES AND PEOPLE

PUBLIC HOUSING was rebuked other yardsticks he was an astute in terms short of calling it treason politirian and a gentleman of the

or anarchy at a meeting in the “Old South.”

vicinity of a proposed Southside On one occasion while he was housing project very recently. A governor of Oklahoma he visited lot could be said to all opponents the state prison at McAlester. He

munHy^statlToT^nationai leveif < but wa^king*im>and*he^-eu houses and Fifty * Seventh Year Indianapolis, Indiana, Jan. 5, 1952 Number 1

already been said many, through the prison yards.

iwiauawoli Kfforwr INDIAN A’SlGREATESTjW EEKLY

ICC Fails to Attack Jimcrow Travel "Way

By ALBERT ANDERSON

For ANP

Pres. Truman Issues Message For Holiday

cal sketches of the members of the Interstate Commerce Commis-

' Last week the Associated Negro sion appearing in Who’s Who in press began the expose’ of the In- America reveals a few interesting terstate Commerce Commission, a facts. Of 10 commissioners whose government body which has used biographies were found it appears

a" of its powers to throttle the j that three are over 70 years of age 1 Pri'sidenT’Troraan" appealed' Z «vil rights of Negroes in public three are over 62. and one aged America and the world on ChristIransportation. This agency has 55 mas Eve, to trv "to do all thilis never given a Negro a decent job: 0 f these 10. four were born in in that spirit of brotherly lo?e .'llhough there are a larger per- me south (whose segregation prac-! that was revealed to mankind at

By ALICE A. DUNNIGAN WASHINGTON. DC. (ANP) —

it has already been said

many times to no avail. During the forenoon he talked Within our Christian culture and with nearly a score of the inmates, democratic wav of life, no one is eventually inquiring about how primarily concerned about making they had come to serving time in shoes because men need shoes in the prison. To the last man they winter seasons. Shoes are made were all innocent of the crime for and medicine is processed for oth-j which they were serving time. Gov. er reasons Public housing does Murray always smiled and went not fall in the category of “other on his way to the next prisoner, reasons ” ' 11 was the sa me thing during - »» . i..- nr his afternoon tour of the grounds. However. . h j )US J^ h 9 . th p Finally he was beginning to bebettei- h " u! ‘ n ,f» e " " s lh ^' u^e the "Big House" at McAlesmaklng of bet " n b n e ' ng ^: ler was full of "innocent men. ' a race or nation of people not Howev(;r jus , betore leaving the declining in mora o . p prison yards he came upon an on^al^the'tomorrow* m ! Oldman sitting alone in a shady borhood world, l.et us pray for He wa i ke( i up t o the old man little men in > n ationar and said ' ‘‘ Dad - what are y° u d °- le«r a!,d rndTooKless »“ r : in ?.^,7cjoveraor ,> ^f caught me native land .f Christian culture.^ ne^ro" . nd a democtatic^ j . jThey gimme two years for moonFO T R HE INFANTILE F PARALYSES.! 2Hr- U thf gVerTr^asked 08 ’ founded by one of the great sons, oldt ^er l "® or | 0 ^ n ^ il ^ ke b d een of Our R^hc. Fran l ” ^ j making whiskey just about all my ^V^^vel^- t ??e ned its 1952 March Ufe K (The c / aft J y or subtle .. A1 _ of Dimes this I falfa Bill.” one of the most strikofftces of the 1040^1 with ing personalities in contemporary “four black years. 948-5 with * ^ lc had found his man ^ an im P a ^ Trfpfi .it in funds Gov Murray turned and called Ca No one knows where^ the dread * or the warden in a clamorous

rentage of Negroes in the railway industry than most others. ANP gives an analysis of the “tired old

tices are at stake in the cases be- Bethlehem on the first Christmas

fore ICC) and had their early ac- day.”

men, hidebound with conservation i^A^ashineton whieh^is^tn ^ • A quiet 5 roU ? spec * a ^ y land dominated by southerners, who c U bstanfe a border state ritv with l ,nV1 i5 d j^ egr ° j nd w,lite guests ascompose the commission) i I „ „ f- border state city with se mbled around the Christmas tree compost me commissiont. segregation practices. Two other 0 n the White House lawn heard Elmer W Henderson was travel- ! commissioners were either born - - n * hea rd

ing on a first class ticket on the in the south or in a border state.

Southern Railway from Washing- i Qn

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polio will strike next and more funds are required than heretofore to stem it% tide. The national

"V’% SSSSS “ W..a -AK.ir. Swiss ta-s:a'. s *r =5:l ' t ‘? rible by the March of Dimes. You.‘" m ' rs relea “ P a P ers on the may fight polio, which might strike | scene, ■ ^ ^ t

nearby to your home next, by joining the March of Dimes now.

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1 voice. “Get on down here and get this man out of here. I don’t want a guilty criminal Hike this corrupting all these innocent men. Send

Hvde Park Square

249 West

* * * * * , Dear Sir - a» M « R N 4 l rSi' b ”^“' u r ng“m Z y eb e^ known and highlv regarded t . t eeme{ j patron, counselor and emurer of the Planner House w^s en-1 pl0 yer e ^ tend to you the 5elate d lertained at a luncheon last Thuis r»f th»» cpncrtn in which

day - preceding retirement very

'rom the position of treasurer. Mrs. McCann has served the Planner House, nationally known local social sendee center, for more than

28 years * * * +

CLARENCE POWELL, janitor in an apartment * building at 418

F l Qt h s'“eet. proved somewhat g^e” or

of ‘

However,

busy in the antique store. And across the square to the north, it appeared that Mr. Brees was

busy at the same time.

During the last fortnight many people of the circus world, of other days, visited with “Mr. Easy Breeze” in his “Reclaimed Apparel

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the President’s sad but hopeful Christmas message delivered by

, . »4i * ^ u i • the whole the ICC is old radio from his home in Indepen-

VTrglnVr^ s C ri.ic W e h r,he i Z cotmtioS'h^ rt 1 “'"f M °'

dining car. He filed a complaint I spect tJrthe nnmSr^f vpar, thlS Chnstmas time - the with the ICC claiming violation of bv them Ten ^ommil^n^r^h^?^' T° r 15 dlstraoted b y doubt and Section 3 <1) of the Act. served thi Tnl^winl nn^h^ ^ . torn by anger ’ env * v and The ICC ruled that he had been 34^ 2/ 20 17 )}l Wl11 * declared the President, subjected to unreasonable preju- ij 4 3,.^ 2 ’ Tn’aHriitmn c „’--ci our ^ esson sbou l d still be dice but that the occurrence was I ^ nd • In addltlon saveral the same message of love symbola casual incident resultTng from ! ° f the c ° mm . ls t slo ners served in va- i ze d by the birth of the Redeemer

a idsudi imiueni resuuing irom nous administrative posts in the of the World an employes bad judgment and ICC before thev were Id 01 tne Woria - • • •

hence it refused to enter a cease as members y ppomted j Mr Truman spoke of the hearts and desist order as to future prac- > ... . which were saddened on this tices (258 ICC 413). By this ruling; commission is dominated by Christmas Eve by the suffering and it permitted the railroad to amend : ^ ier ^/ )ers born and reared in the the sacrifice of American troops its rules and thus avoid responsi- "■° uthern ^ a ^ es -^ be . y ears s P en t by in Korea. But, he reminded the bility to Henderson and in other tfi e commissioners jin Washington, audience that these brave men and cases Which might have arisen un- a cltv Wltb seP arate schools, parks, women “are protecting us. and all der the RR’s then rules. . u '°y*d do nothing to improve men, from aggression. They are The Henderson case finally a commission whose members have trying to prevent another world reached the Supreme Court which I on .^ been exposed to jim crow war. I honor them for the great decided in Henderson’s favor un-i a , ar ? seemingly wholly insulat- job they are doing. We pray to -j-- o ,—1 _i__ : ed against any new ideas or re- the Prince of Peace for their suc-

der Section 3 (1) and also invalidat-,

ed the rules and practices of the ccnt changes in the world.

Southern Railway in respect to |

cess and safety.’

passengers j

Civic Groups' Surveys Cite 1951 Progress

CHICAGO (ANP) — Progress to-

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several^dEccunants^rom^a f^re ^ frjend , ..^ building last Friday Several fire- B ^— ^Foolto" have spent 1 men wi^ overcome by smoke while ce ve ra i evenings together during' fighting the bre. Powell was car- e holiday season under the spell ned to the General hospital with f Li F , t f the 0rient an injured leg suffered while as- - - - - - -

-. .. and the cigars which Brees makes i’he 1 « 8 re° C He P wa': 'eVr^cu'iTy b ™-« ‘ bba « b ! hmiron Their most striking flow of spir-!

* * * + its, or the disconsolate variation

BARNEY BALABAN. president involved speculations on the fate! ot Paramount Pictures Corporation tbe in ! bc 7i ext ! recently presented the original £ ress and whether the Honorable: n anuscript of Abraham Lincoln’s ^r u , man ^® n 9 rab \f Gov. first proposal to end slavery to a ^arren of Calif will be the next

Presbyterian church of the nation’s * r f. slde . 4

capital. It was the church where Nothing to report on their crossMr. Lincoln worshiped in Wash- fire of attidtols until I write to

ington. Mr. Balaban also an- J0U next time * .

nounced the establishment of a However, in regards to presidentrust fund to provide awards peri- tial possibilities Mr. Easy Breeze odically “to those individuals who said, "The Republicans are a little perform an outstanding service in late on their shopping but they translating the spirit of the Eman- surely need another “dark horse.” cipation P r oci a m a t i o n into like that “One World Man.” strengthening our way of life.” • Mr. Foolin commenting on the

* * * name “Warren” observed that

“ALFALFA BILL” MURRAY, “such a name savored of the new former governor of the great state crop of ’grapes t of wrath’ in the of Oklahoma was a colorful per- South Atlantic area or elsewhere

DETROIT CIVIC LEADERS SEE ATLANTII FLEET^WAR GAMES: Dr. Haley Bell and John C. Dancy, Detroit-civic leaders we'e witnesses recently of war games of the Atlantic Fleet. Shown above they are coiferring with top naval officers during maneuvers. In the top picture Dancy receives a welcome aboard from Capt. Alden D. Schwartz, commanding officer of the U S.S. Kula Gulf (CVE-108). An official of the Detroit Urban League, Dancy wai transported by helicopter Kula Gulf near Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Pictured below is Dr. Bell as he confers with Capt: John L. Pratt, commander of Carrier Division 14. They are aboard the U.S.S. Saipan, under the command of Capt. R. W. D. Woods. A member of the Detroit District Dental society, Dr. Bell was especially interested in observing dental facilities aboard the ship.—(ANP)

use of its diners by such as Henderson.

In the Henderson case before tiie Supreme Court the Depart-! ment of Justice filed a brief on behalf of the United States asking invalidation of the RR’s segregaxion regulations for dining cars.' but the ICC had its attorneys file; a brief and appear and defend its,

position upholding its decision ... .

sustaining the Southern Railway's .oat • rl * ht8 " as “ ade segregation rules. dunng 1951 m some areas of hous-

mg. enucation and FEPC legtslaU.S. Court Ruling Dodged | tion.

The ICC is reluctant to follow rp. . .. , . . . the law laid down by the Federal , That was the f \ onc J u j i,op reaehed courts and apparently will not bv , C0 , ndl ^ t ? d b / ^ air o, even follow the law laid down by ‘ u ^. . , be P e °P^ e .T ok ® T ^ be the Supreme Court. The Render- oftlcIal organs ot the National Ass.m i a.se arose before the ICC' ^ T , I^ergroup Relations more than 12 vears after the U S. 9 Plt ’ 1 , a s ' and rhe American JewSupreme Court had reversed the ,sh , Committee respectively. Commission in the Mitchell case,, n .P U) - 1 c and publicly assisteu 1 313 U.S. 80) in its erroneous con- bo,,sl 4 ng ga>ns were made, but m struct ion of Section 3 <1) of. the P r »'’ at e owned housing, segrega- \ tl turn stil! remained entrenched. Yet. instead of following that fZ* hU Z td , progre . SS 4 in th L s case, it applied its own peculiar. ^ v ' as be ^1 1 ot, _ se ^ 0 ^* ideas of law' and statutory con-!^ ben Harvey E. Clark, Jr., atstruction. The ICC has never giv- tei ?iPi ed lo mo 'f e h.s lamily m a

atory clauses from constitutions

by 1956.

The South, U. S. A.: Medical college of Virginia, William and Mary college, Richmond Professional School of Social Work, Southern Baptist Seminary, Cincinnati College of Music, Wayland college', Southern Methodist university. and Washington university in Missouri all admit first Negro student*. ^ Atlanta, Ga.: Survey by Wins-ton-Salem Journal and Sentinel reveals that 20 private school in most of the Southern states have admitted Negro students. Birmingham, Ala.: Soulhen. Eniscopal Svnod urges admission

struction. he IOC has never giv- aoartment build- of Negro students to theological en any attention to the decision . . • ,, Z.* - r i nie : 11 , schools at Sew'an^p T«»nn of the Supreme Court in the case ,n f an all-white suburb of Chi-, ^"meton, Kj

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interstate commerce <328 U S. 373, lunher court decisions and volun-1 rnrf>1JP 3 tn wiih whi> decided in 1946). • . ABiy action on the part of various dents at athletic events Section 3 -D of the .nterstate But ,egree.«on in ele.' dfntS athletlc evcnts '

Commerce Act <49 USO has been ^^ntary and high schools remained on the statute books since 1887.| ,a,r]y wel1 entrenched.

Vet Negroes have never yet re- The lart year saw' a shift of ceived the benefit and protection of strategy in regard to obtaining em piQ y ^e n t“ a “

the law against common carriers fetiera, FEPC legislation. Realij- :to ^reCmpla.ntant toa7obt^

which seek to jim crow them. ,n S that the 82nd Congress offered j oause of his color It seems that Negroes will not no hope of passing a Federal law, j „

receive the benefit of Supreme advocates of such legislation con- fJJ d - : Governor apI Court decisions interpreting the cent rated on getting the President ! p ^ ^ ° f Sl3te

equality provided by the section, to issue an executive order creat- Ar 11 ^ 10 "-

| Why is this so? The reason is an FEPC. In this, they were! ^ or ^. Bpa ^ d of Education quite plain—the ICC is the stum- successful. 1 ,,fondant h i a?!,l&tant filing block standing against equal- Efforts to get s t.'.es to pass i ^ sc oo s. ily in public transportation travel anti-job discrimination laws met i . Hartford. Conn. - State Commis the obstacle against removal of with little success. More progress °n Civil Rights orders local of

Employment

Boston, Mass.: State Commission Against Di < ior : mination issues cease and desist order against

La. Negro Youth Serves Church Council Work

sonality who attracted national attention for more than a decade. Many times or places he was styled hypocritical old humbug. But by

in Dixie—but ’good trees’—and '•ines eternally produce fruits?”

Very truly yours.

<Wu Cheng) James Cheng Wu.

HARTFORD. Conn. (ANP) — In ill ot his 19 years.. Andrew J Young. Jr., of New Orleans, has never thought of himself as a young man with a mission

Young Negro Minister Serves New York Interracial Church By GLADYS P. GRAHAM " TT 7r~TT 1 kins hope that he can continue to NEW YORK <ANP) — Chicago serve humanity, and make this a born and New York educated Rev.) happier world to live in day by Maurice A. Dawkins, is observing day. his second anniversary as minister of education and administra- PARENTS SUE FOR S97.000 tion at the huge non-sectanan . BA d WHISKEY’ INCIDENT Community Church of New York. 4'rrAW'rA /axto, a j

Hobne,' 3 minis!or'''emeritus

The Negro youth it the fi«t aDd sellZpo” bis race to hold such a significant , • ^ y.l' ^ and responsible post.in the coun- *? n . i inhtm t f h h d h" ♦ o lareost interracial church glst furnishing them with the wood which knows no sec. c™' S . naUon alcoho1 “ bkh «>« b «" cr race. * The suit was filed on behalf of Interviewed here in his office, 1^°. m *P. < i rs °J Ole Mae the minister said that he was chief by ’} 0 f. Ba 0 em ' ^ rs associate to the Rev. Donald Har-; w J' Igbt i' a '*, one tbe . Persons rington. a white minister j whose deaths were attributed to As director of the Church School, ) bc , dl ? n ^ mixed w,tb methyl

the Columbia graduate and Union ' wood alcohol.

Theological seminary trained Daw- Defendants named in the case kins has 17 Sunday School teach- are John R. “Fat” Hardy, convicters and other workers to counsel. <d two weeks ago and sentenced In addition he supervises the use to life imprisonment for his share

of the building by outside and in the mass murder;

church groups, and he has full re- The druggist, C. B. Wheeler, who sponsibility for hiring and direction confessed* selling Hardy the wood of Church staff. alcohol, and Roger Smallwood. Rev. Dawkin’s published sermon,! Richard Weems and L. O. Riggins. “The Failure and Faith of Broth- all under manslaughter charges, erhood Month.” created unstinted The suit asked for $50,000 puniriiscussion and hot debate in tive damages, and $40,701 on the church circles. It was his philoso- basis of the deceased woman’s life

phy that it was necessary to re- expectancy.

examine one’s theology, psychology The named group are also de- , „ r ^ and method of treating one s fondants in a $100,000 damage suit * medicine after getting his bacheneighbor on the same street in fii ed by a victim of another of the ’or’s degree from Howard uni,verorder to help merf live together at ijq Uor victims. I sity last June. His work with The peace as brothers in one world. Wheeler, the druggist, said that: Call, however, influenced him in Rev.-Dawkins has traveled ex- he thought Hardy a garage opera-i favor of the ministry. Ho is now tensively in the United States and tor and did not know that he want-, enrolled as a part lime student Europe and is a member of in- ed the poison alcohol for mixing at Hartford (Conn.) Theological

numerable affiliations. It is Daw- the moonshine. seminary.

Often called a modern mission

>ry, Andy has been cordially- re■eived wherever he goes Andy

_ presents The Call whenever h* Bui now ho has* one. A Chris- i err* —before ministerial group-

ian mis«ion. if you please.

Andy is one of 32 college-age j y'oung people giving six months i >f volunteer service as a field .vorker for The Call to United J Christian Youth Ac!ion, a pro- ; ;ect planned and promoted by voting people. He is the only Ne?ro amorfc the 32 volunteers. The call is a challenge to the j uiLon’s youth to put their Chrisian beliefs to w'ork through pro- ; eels of action in their eommuniies. Andy’s job is do inspire at east 26.000 young people of Connecticut and Rhode Is’and Ip answer The Call by reaffirming iheir , <aith in God and the church and j hen to put this faLii to work through actual communitv service.

Trained ip Indiana

"Attempt no small task ” Andy was told along with the other field workers during a 15-day training session last summer at Camp Mack near Milford, Ind. “In this job.” Ahdv says “there

is no small task.”

On a I ravel, toon, anu lodging budget, he cuts expenses wherever he can by staying at private homes in the cities where he may be conducting meetings in the morning, early aflernoon. late afternoon, and evening. In this way he has met many wonderful

new friends.

On one occasion it meant a new enthusiast for The Cal! — a Connecticut minister who invited Andy and two other field workers in the area to spend Thanksgiving i

in his home.

. Son of La. Dentist

The son of a New' Orieans dentist, Andy had planned to study

idult leaders of youth women':*lufis. social and civic groups church y nmg people’s organiza-

tions.

Paid Tribute By Youths Shpportine The Call are the 3

Protestant denominations r»nr® -nted in the United Christian

v oni h Vfo’-ern'MM. vouth organization of the National Council of the v iu;iviie> «o. v jiri.M in oil' l . S. .a. You h directors and minis ers of 'bese denominations have termed | The t all “realistic, imaginative. ; heartwarming.” and “cne of the \ " '\st ^ -v r» cY ; grams ever undertaken by Chris-

; mfi young people

Miss E. Victoria Lucas o f Chiago who coord : naf°s and di’-oo+c '•nbiicity for The Call, paid this

ribute to Andy:

“Christian youth’s call to united action has the support of official Totes-tantism. but full credit for he success of the program must o to the scores of active ChrisTn young people across the na'on - voting people like Andy

7 nung.”

jim crow on the railroads and was made on the. local level. Some

buses and steamship lines. Members of the ICC

cities now have FEPC laws of which were passed this

The ICC is an inuependent of-

fice or establishment of the United States government composed of 11 members appointed by the Presi-

Obio led the nation with ci'ics that passed FEPC provisions. Nine new cities brought the total lo

dent with the advice and consent ^ JrivPC chics in that sta'e. of the Senate. The commissioners a Iun down 0,1 man .V

ot (he important

lIi rough out the country

Citizenship

gains made

in 1951:

ei national Broiherhool of Eleeric.il Workers to admit Negro applicants barred because of race. c New York Department of Hospbals appoints first Negro to head

city medical institution.

New York: State Commission '.gainst Discrimination awards licensed Negro merchant marine officer $4,000 in back pay in conciliation agreement following com-

plaint

Sacramento, Cal.: Attorney gen-

\ev Oi cans. La.. May: U. S. \ erai rules that California Einpi«»v-

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are appointed for a term of seven years and get a salary of $12,000 per year. No more than six members may belong to the same poli-

bipartisa ” a " d ?imiiL Court upholds sentenc-j ment Stabilization Commission has

composed ot Democrats and Re-1. >ng oi Georgia sherifl and depu y , irtuallv all powers of a

publicans. It makes its own rules to 12 months imprisonment and «epc

o: procedure. $1,001* fine for delivering seven r , . .. , , ^ In view of the difficulty of Ne- Negroes to masked mob. 1 - t '° ,J 1 Decisions

gro applicants in securing before Atlanta. Xla Sent.: Superio? the ICC the same fair treatment Court orders Dekalb County to which thev are accorded in the^ add Negro names to its grand

federal courts, it may w'ell he | ury list,

asked: Who are the members of Voluntarv 4rtinn the Commission? Where do they T , J” ! a

come from? What is their back- v< ? ( Sou *>• b .. S - A " , . . . . ground? What is their history in Ve Sn>es seek public office in their porters doing job of brakemen respect to civil rights of minori-i'T'™ T- ^ K candldat ^ , ^ j ni ; ,st W a »d t .le of that tics? What are their beliefs about c,ty counc,ls and boardf > ol alder-hob and be represented in collec-

Charlotte. N. C.: U. S. court of appeals reverses lower court decision which permitted railroads o restrict hiring of Negroes as

flremen. ’

St. Louis, Mo.: U.S. Court of Appeals rules mat Negro railway

a democratic society? Are they

men. Five were elected.

Baton Rouge. La.; State Demo-

represented

tive bargaining by Brotherhood

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ot Railway Trainmen. Voluntary Action <;

St. Louis,Mo.: McDonnell Aircraft company of America drops

racial ban.

New York: Metropolitan Opera Company signs first Negro ballet

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"CERTIFICATE OF HONOR": Mr. and Mrs. James T. Townsend (center) of Montgomery County, Tennessee, a farm couple, got their start to better farming from the FHA with a $200 loan in 1941. Today they own their productive 173-acre farm and are the proud parents of seven children. The Townsends were named top prize winners over more 1,000 in the rural homelife program sponsored by the Nashville Tennessean, popular daily newspaper of the South. The Townsends are shown with S. Douglas Greer (left) FHA, Washington, D. C. and Hal

Herd, farm editor the Tennessean.

fair in their personnel practices? , ‘l- u 7f

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Commission which are not in the Education

menial capacity? What are the pre- Carlsvad and Hobbs, X. M.: dilections that impel the commis-! Bo:trds ° r Education act to effect stoners to lean so heavilv against yrad,ial end to se.lregation in the assertion of the civil and system, despite failure of ; far.cer.

statutory rights of the aggrieved anLi - ce ^ re g ation biu to P ass state' Housing person? logiriature. Washington: Housing and Home “Who’s Who” on ICC Tucson, Ariz: Superintendent of! n, ' nance Agency announces that An examination of the biographi- orders faculty and students i " eeds . of displaced minority group X . of previously segregated schools j families and availability of sub-

‘nteerated with white faculties stitUte housing will be scrutinized

‘ and student bodies.

Washington: President “pocket j -etoes” bill w'hich would have required racial segregation in schools j on military bases and other FedF'l'ril property in 17 states.

Legislation Measures

Phoenix. Ariz.; Legislature re-

Court Awards $55 To Va. Man Who Refused To Ride Jimcrow

carefully before approval is given to local urban redevelopment

plans.

New York: State Commissioner of Housing rules that, for the purposes of the housing law, segrega.ion is discrimination.

Legislation

New York: Ordinance makes it

RICHMOND Va. <ANP)—Only

1 $55 damages v^re awarded to . . , .v ia Negro school teacher who had P^als education i.ia' requning seg- ; a misdemeanor for any publicly1 asked for $25,000 as compensation i !e S a Uon. thus peimitting individ- assisted housing project to practice

i foi his arrest after he had refused Udl s< *f ,0 °l boards to establish un- . to move into a “Jim Crow” rail- 1 se ^ ,e F a t £ ‘d public elementary

j road car. 1 schools.

A Federal district court jury

here last week awarded that

amount to William C. Chance of i Vf> cational, professional and trade

discrimination.

Madison, Wis.: Legislature reneals state law’ which recognized

schools licensed under state laws. | hibi^dDcrimRiatiin^rurban^e-

Court Decisions | development projects.

Tarboro. N. C.: Federal District; Other progress was noted in court orders school officials of social, professional, business and

Washington county to end discrim- i religious societies.'

At the first trial, the Fourth' ination against Negro schools in i U’niled States Circuit court of Aj>- : facilities and appropriations. ! * For good printing “in a hurry," ! peals ordered a new trial on the Voluntary Action phone The Indianapolis Recorder I "rounds that the segregation rule Ann Arbor, Mich.: University i Printing Co„ at LI. 1545. You jof the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- of Michigan requires all campus>-a*ill he pleased and proud of Ubt

crmiin-1 work.

Farmele, N. C. It marked the ecoml time the case had been, tried- the first time a jury awarded $5(i to him. So he gained $5 as a result of the new trial.

road could not be enforced.

organizations to remove disci