Bronze Reporter [Volume: 7, Issue: 43]

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Weaver Named
To Labor Post

GEORGE L.P. WEAVER
George LP. Weaver, named

Special Assistant to the Secretary
of Labor January 7, i961, and

_ scheduled ~to. become - Assistant

~Secretary of Labor for International Affairs July 1,- 1961, ~has
spent his entire working life in

the labor movement. He--has ex-|
tensive experience as. an administrator and in the fields of civil
rights and international, labor.

Mr. Weaver went to work for
the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1941 as a member
of the War Relief ~Committee. In
1942 he was named assistant to
the CIO~s secretary-treasurer and
director. of the CIO Civil. Rights
Committee, serving in both capacities until the AFL-CIO merger in 1955.

- In.1951.he - inal: the Racks
struction. Finance Corporation,
where he helped in its reorganization and later served on tin miissions, to Bolivia and Southéast
Asia. From 1955 fo 1957~ he made!;

several missions to the ~Far East{.

and Southeast Asia to _ a

WASHINGTON,. ~ ~phe NXACP spigtiled te the. US.
Supreme Court here this week ~fo review a decision:by the) ta., Father - Theodore Ris
Gibson, Miami. NAACP. president to. six months i ~in jail

Florida Supreme.Court sen

$1,200 fine. ~..

The militant. Miami a
has refused te release names: of
NAACP members to the Florida
Legislative | Investigating Com
mittee.~ || ~4

Florida~s high. court upheld: ~al
circuit: court - ruling penslising
the Episcopalian clergyman f
also refusing to testify from NAS
ACP membership lists..~

NAACP attorneys Robert L:
Carter of New York City~ and | pein
G. E. Graves of Miami. said: in,
their brief that the ~state~s in-}~
vestigation efforts really: amounted to ~harassment with the hope
of. discrediting and - smearing the.
NAACP as being communist- di
ee ss: ~ator oe argue that

and; e of an Gibson~s

case is é ~can be com
~Florida: ihogien its. ~Yinvestiga- pelled by duce ~his - organization~? of the Association immedi- tion~s ship list to testify

ately. after the Miami branch,

under Father Gibson~s leadership, ti

| initiated: the: state's. First school

~integration suit: Father. Gibson's |, bis
A0s. Theediprhs Sty opens et She ~an

r) plaintiffs. gener

' Since, its inception rs 1956, the jae
Coeates om not sinearthed: any |,

a> ier

past~ four ~years...
~They argued that~, Malactaoiiee!

of the names of members of the! ye,

NAAGP ~would~ constitute.a deter: | seal

Election Challer en

problems for the JCFTU.:.... | =="

eva, Switzerland~ as a representative: of American workers, -

Mr. Weaver was born ~May 18,
1912, in Pittsburgh received his
elementary and sécondary schooling in Dayton, Ohio, and~ attended the YMCA School in Chicago
and Howard University Law
School in Washington, D. C. He
was married in 1941 to the former Mary S. Speight.

He also. attended the ios and|

many} more genoa will ~be serv:
ing aS polling~ place challengers~

next Monday than have observed /|t

in previous spring ~elections.

Republicans, Democrats, or: minor party: candidates who wish to
serve as challengers in the primaries must apply to their County
or District chairman for their
credentials. This. card, signed. by
the chairman, carries the name

Kennedy Will Propose
Cabinet-Rank In Housing.

WASHINGTON, _D.C...~ President: Kennedy told building and
eonstruction..union members he
will propose the establishment of.
a Cabinet-rank Department of
Housing and Urban Affairs ~in
view of the growing importance~
of U.S. housing néeds.

The President~s recommendation was set forth, in a letter to
C. J. Haggerty, president: of the
AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department, which
held a legislative conference~ in
Washington attended -by 3,200
delegates from 600 cities.

Mr. Kennedy also declared:

He has taken méasures ~to increase the flow of mortgage money, reduce FHA mortgage. rates,
accelerate urban ~ renéwal and
public housing projects, and pro-|.
vide additional éncouragement for
other types~ of housing.~ AF na

He has. submittefl.to the Congress proposals for ~financing~ the
Federal highway program ~in a

more realistic way afid~ insuring)

-a steady rate of construction to
complete the program. on schedule
in 1975.~

In addition, ~he said his Special
Message on Housing and Community Devélopment contains
proposals to move the -country
closer to its goal of ~a decent
heme. and.a suitable living ~en~vironment ~for every American
family.~ he. added: ~

~The 14 million American families now dwelling in substandard

homes should be enable to share
in the standards -of their neigh
~bors. And Wwe must begin now to

~of Labor ~ Soumare
The Secretary psa
broadened prograin of 3

that ~it may more ably meet the
needs of all craftman, ~young
and old.~;

Mr. Goldberg also told the
meeting: ~It is of the utmost
importance that you help provide
fer proper training of future
craftmen, much: better than has
beén done to date. We all have.a@ great; stake in the future of
America and it is necessary that
our growth not be stunted by | cert
~lack of foresight or narrow, partisan. views,

He called on the. Conference
delegates to use their influence

}to halt racial discrimination in

the. building and construction
field. He told them that such policies are ~wrong and harmful,
~whether practiced by- a union or
by,. an~ employer.~;

Spingarn Medal
Nominations Due

NEW YORK~Noriinations for
the 1960 Spingarn Medal:are now
being received,~ Roy~ Wilkins, executive secretary of. the NAACP,
announced this week..

The Medal is. awarded annually to ~a Négro American for distinguished ~ achievement. It is
not a medal for civil rights achievement exclusively, although extraordinary - achivement: in the
~civil rights~ field is ~considered by
the committee. -

Nominations may be made by
~anyone ~who has a: argue he

trent aa ae hendee: + ainsi

Tenger: An Grand. Rapids.

ter eee

anariete! cannot serve as a chal
Haré ~pointed. out. that challen:
gers. have specific ~rights and duties as prescribed by. eléction law.
Among. other, things they anust::

1, Exhibit thelr challenger credentials ~to the chairman of the
election board when they first
arrive at the polling place.

2. Refrain from interfering with
the inspectors of election in the
performance of their duties.

3. Refrain. from drinking alcoholic beverages on election
day.

4. Conduct themselves in an
orderly manner at. all times.

5. Challenge only those persons |
whom they have good reason to
believe are not qualified to vote
in that particular precinct.

6.. Refrain from: campaigning
within the polling place..

Duly qualified chailengers have

certain responsibilities and rules
under which they operate. Hare

where they can watch the poll

~8 associa
NAACP Youths |

~|Hold Last Rites
|For Jim Crow~

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, ~
A 50-car motorcade left the: Uni

| versity: of Oklahoma at Norman

and proceeded ~ hére this~ weéek |.
for funeral services i See
~burying Jim Crow. erat

A black funeral hearse was employed. Dutiful pall bearers, dresssed in appropriate attire,-attended in appropriate attire, attenddid. not seem: sorrowful.;

The last rites, held. at the foot

| of the capitol, neded with a_ mass
| meeting during which 15-year-old

Calvin~ Luper, NAACP youth
council: president, called for 3,000
new members.

This appeal came on the heels.; of a series of sit-ins against emthe | ployment. and eating discrimina
tion in John A. Brown~s depart
|. ment \ store...(the - city~s. largést) |
| and Anna-Maude~ s ber apace

| Miss. ~Marchers

~JACKSON; Miss. wolide fired

er | tear gas and. wielded clubs Tues
aro a SO

yf Fevers stu-|
ts renorted being struck ~by

~Proposed | Plan Could.
[Become Nat

DETROIT, Mich. (Special)~ _
A training program for the countless unemployed in

Detroit was unveiled Tuesday By Samuel -M. Brownell, De-|.
troit~s Superintendent of Schools, The plan could be the
birthof a nationwide project to cover jobless workers in

all hard-hit cities.

'l Project

~Urban Service Corps,~ as the; to eight hours a week in eve

plan is; called, was

worked out

subjects as vocational ~or fine.

by Brownell with the aid~ of arts, mathematics, reading, writlabor, management, social-service ing or Other fields where job
agencies, ~city.and state welfare
and employment representatives.

~Under: the plan, USC
would be assigned to paying j

as apprentices

members

or social-service. agencies.

~They would be
greater than -relie

id an amount

or unemploy
ment compensation but less than
what they could earn at a regular

said challengers are requifed to: jethoee ~ Sanne would enroll
1.. Remain inside the railing for..one.oF twé years and would

be assigned jobs ander close supervision: There would be opportunity for pay increases and
promotions..

yaks seid- the. usc could
to boys and > from

lists and other voting procedure.
2. Remain in the polling place
during the election and until the
work of the board is finished,
3. Look over the poll books. bet
and, registrations, They may.use
ees eyes only, not their hands.
4, Challenge the right of any
person to vote if the challenger
has good reason to believe such
person is not qualified. + should
in that precinct. Persons
~levels. with funds ~now ~spent on}.
Ler Gn a cke perore they receive] ief atid unemployment com5. Challenge any. election ~pro- |", he said.
cedure that is not being property

be ~el
eat a program éuuta be
financed at the local: or State

performed, -

6. Examine = cach allot as~ i~| Svening-or on. for three
is being shamed ies ti air ola delete as Sia
ok Brae ea] Rallies derbi
dures a8 desired (Confab.For A

8. Examine ~all the counters of |-~-ATLANT.

Us are F an interracial
eet Observe the recording of|of religious leaders, here April
absent voters. ballots on~ the iia-|1820:~

skills could. be improved.
They- would not displace _regular workers ~but would be as
obs: signed~ to government or social
in governmental service. agencies to work with

full-time employees, They would
be supervised by the agencies
and special school system. coordinators.

Detroit has had a successful |:
~job upgrading~ program for several years in the public schools
for youngsters who quit before
graduation; Brownell~s plan, however, is far more sweeping.

School Board ~members said
they would be ~delighted~ to help
make the plan a reality.

Brownell said Mayor~ Miriani
has the proposal under consideration and is expected to discuss
it with the Common Council soon.

~at t 2731 Clio Rd., 4506 Fenton Rd.,

~~ Last weekend

Jurned

was.a_ period: of anigaay to

the McFadden family who turned 249 W. Holbrook into:

an armed fortress against the unknown. terror~ of; the:

the ie ~tendo~

captain ~Leroy McFadden, 18, of.
| Flint Northern~s football team,
was home alone about 10:00 p.m.
-on ~Thursday, March 23, when he
became startled by the sight of
a-fiery 4 foot: cross burning. about
8. feet. from.the house on. their
property. He ~called: the~ police,
who, threw patrols: around the
area,

On Friday all-stater Gene Mc
ship to Hillsdale College, Michigan, returned home to aid his

Weaver Makes
2 Appointments

Housing Administrator Robert
C. Weayer announced the appoint
has been Assistant to the Administrator for Intergroup Relations,
to the: ~position of. Special As-sistant to the Assistant Admini
Finance

itcator, "pnokeesd ~ that ~Booker
T. MeGraw, who has been Housing
Economist in the Office of Prostam: Policy, has been tee
to sticeeed Mr. Snowden in_Intergroup Relations.

Both have been with the Hous~ing Agency for a number of
years, and both have extensive!
backgrounds in the education
field.

New Field Sec~y
For Ohio NAACP

' NEW YORK, ~ The. appointmént of Harold C. Strickland as
NAACP field secretary for Ohio
was announced here this week
by Roy. Wilkins, executive secre
Mr. Strickland, who was formerly executive secretary of the Indiana Avenue Branch YMCA,
Poledo, Ohio, will join the Association staff on April 3 and will

Fadden, on an athletic scholar-|:

ment of George-W. Snowden, who}

~strator for International Housing, ~
of poor and Home
Mr. 8nt ce Hes 4 real estate

Work out of an office in Columbus,
F Ohio.

McFadden ~is the first colored A oe to ~cross:
on to west Holbrook.
~ Allstate guard (UPI) and_ co-;;

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father and hrothers,. Rev. Aaron.
McFadden, Monroe MeFadden. and.
Leroy. Saturday the. all-state
brothers almost ~ caught three.
white youths, about 17-18, who;
were molesting their automobile

~Also, Saturday the~ police a

fiscated-an unintellible note held,
on the porch by a large rock. -
~No outside group has offered
any assistance,~ said Leroy.
Sam Duncan, president of the
Flint Branch, NAACP.,.said_ his.
office made an investigation that
Friday and he observed police.

cruisers cruising the area. Dun:

can: further stated that he had
a conference with Police Chief
Paul on Monday, that Chief Paul.
had both the cross. and the note
attached to the rock, that the
mischief apparently is being caus:
ed by teen-age boys in the neighborhood and that. he was satisfied.
with the way the police were
handling its investigation and
providing protection to the McFadden family.

Duncan blames the. situation
on. the lack of Re ae tee

white communities when moving
a Negro family into a new area:

Name Southwest
Regional Chief.

NEW YORK, ~ Appointment
of Clarence A. Laws as Southwest Regional Secretary of the. NAACP. was made here this week

by Roy Wilkins, executive~ secretary.;

Mr. Laws, who joined the Association~s staff in 1955 as field
secretary. for Louisiana; will be
in charge of NAACP activities in
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,

lahoma and Texas.

He is.a former newspaper man
and was a major in the Army. He
came to'a national attention during the Little Rock school intregation crisis during 1957 and 1958
when he worked with Mis. Daisy:
Bates.

By Eugene E. Kohnert

- Flint area Jehovah's Witnesses
will observe the Meomorial of
Christ's. death Thursday, March
30-at 7:30 p.m. starting off a
month of special actiyity:
They will meet, at four locations Kingdom: Halls are located

Jim Crow Seats Ph anned For
Rusk~s Address In Atlanta

NEW. YORK; ~. The NAACP ~has~

partment of State:

Vi ag a
i Secretaryship is seeking to proig ytoudy gt 8 ip oo ject. in thé ~present world situathe Negro:~or ~and a ~sur-| tion,~ Mr. Mhig ap wrote, House; Pe F tigana~?| alt address ~Secretary
prising mumpber ot. white ago State~ hitnself to a ~professional

| the ~United States which your

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quested ithe De> the Atlanta

Jehovah's Witnesses To
Observe Christ Memorial

2005 Lewis St. and 759 E. Pierson Rd.

The celebration of the Lord~s
Supper is the one red letter day
on the calendar of Jehovah's
Witnesses and will be observed
in over 21,000 congregations in
ee itries world wide.

~ime, "place and rattitiales of afl

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ugene Kohnert, spokes-.

man i the group, said concern
ing the month of special activity,
~Area residents and. those who
assemble~ for the Memorial are
invited to attend the April
2nd public talk on the. subject,
| ~The Sacred. Bible and Our Pro~| blem of Survival~ which will be
given in each congregation world
wide. At the talks conclusion
special Watchtower magazines
containing this information will
be made available for house te

~| house distribution ~to Flint area

resident during April.~

The monthly printing of almost -
14,000,000 copies of the Watch
tower and Awake make them thé
world~s most widely Ssiiatet
religious journals.

~The need. for duiaiantin

~| faith ~and gaining gather knowF

edge of the Bible and of ones
own religion is the purpose of