Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1955-03-25
Raymond F. Tisby

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Walter White
The passing of Walter Francis White, the NAACP's Executive
Secretary, removes from the American theatre one of the most
colorful and courageous figures of our time. His suave personality, 
his native flexibility and his open fairness gained for him
even the admiration and respect of those who differed with
his philosophy.
Above all, Walter White was the tireless fighter, that powerful 
stranger to compromise of principle and that tenacious contender 
who never retreated.
Georgia born, reared and educated, he was fresh from the
scene and atmosphere of the deep South. He knew the land, the
people and their reactions to the problems of the day. In that he
possessed a powerful resource fresh from the fountain.
He was a student of men and affairs and widely traveled,
he had at his command that knowledge of world affairs and conditions 
which always proved valuable assets in the battles he
fought for his people.
In the pursuit of their duties, few men exhibited such bravery
and unselfishness to pawn their lives for the causes they espoused.
In perilous times of passion and tension, the little gallant
man with the keen eyes and the clipped mustache was the one
to "hit the grit" for the scenes of action.
His autobiography — "A Man Called White" depicts many
of his daring deeds, it and another book "The Fire In The
Flint" will long remain as resourceful impersonaters of the great
character now consigned "Dust to dust."
While he could have registered in other professional fields
possibly more remunerative in his early youth, he dedicated his
life to a cause he lived to see on its way to ultimate triumph.
Walter White was intensely and genuinely an American. He
believed in Democratic principles and never leaned to those "fly
by night" organizations of waning patience. He had an abiding
faith in the American principle and never fought outside its curriculum. 
In that, he enjoyed the confidence of all the Presidents of
the United States of his time, and was offered a high government
post by former President Truman.
In the confines of the framework of the Constitution of the
United States, did he spend his energies.
At the high-tide of his glory, he died in triumph, nearing
the realization of his toughest battle, that pitched for the outlawing 
of segregation.
At the time of his death, he was among the blue-print designers 
for a more wholesome approach of Democracy at work.
The NAACP and the country mourn the passing of this loyal
American. He will be numbered among the top statesmen of the
times and history will accord him that enviable place in its annals
of the courageous and powerful.

THE NATION'S CAPITAL
Federal agencies now find themselves 
under a sustained, intensive
political and legal attack on account
of racial segregation in both the
slum clearance and the Federal
Housing Administration mortgage
insurance program.
-In making grants-in-aid and in
insuring and guaranteeing mortgage
loans, the Federal Government has
the authority to require as a condition 
precedent to such grants and
loan insurance or guarantee that
housing financed or aided, wholly or
partially, by it shall be open to occupancy 
by all qualified persons
without regard to race or color.
That is the issue which liberal
organizations and individuals appear 
to be determined to press in
the courts and in politics.
The question of state action in
supporting residential segregation
has been pressed in the courts since
before the Supreme Court handed
down its decision in Buchanan vs.
Warley. In that case the court held
unconstitutional a Louisville, Kentucky, 
ordiance which provided that
if a majority of the residents of a
city block were white, then the
whole block should be white, or vice
versa.
Although the ordinance applied
to colored and white residents of
Louisville alike, the court recognized
that the ordinance involved state
action which violated the Fourteenth 
Amendment.
In the racial restrictive coveant
cases, the Supreme Court moved
further to knock the legal propers
from under residential segregation
by ruling that racial restrictive
coveants cannot be judicially enforced. 

Then, on May 24, 1954 — a week
after the decision in the school segregation 
cases — the court refused
to review the decision of California
courts holding unconstitutional the
action of the San Francisco Housing
Authority in allocating low-rent
public housing on a segregated basis
in proportion to the needs of the
various racial groups making up the
city's population — whites, Negro,
Chinese and Italian.
While technically the refusal of
the court to review a case means no
means no more than there were not
at least four justices who favored
a review the practical effect is to
give sanction to the judgement of
the lower court.
Thus in the San Francisco case,
it may be assumed that if the court
had agreed to review the judgment
of the California courts, it would
have affirmed their judgement.
There are now pending in various
courts the questions of whether
builders who obtain FHA-insured
mortgage loans may refuse to sell
to a qualified colored person who
wants to purchase, whether such
builders are required by law to sell

to all qualified applicants without
regard to race, and whether Federal
officials who administer Federal
housing programs are duty-bound to
extend the benefits of such programs 
only to builders who sell to
all qualified applicants without racial 
distinction.
The legal picture shows races of
hope which indicate that patterns
of residential segregation can be
changed by militant and intelligent
action.
Current trends and the law are on
the side of the victims of such segregation 
who have been forced to
live in ghettoes in the North, East
and West as well as the South.
The Eisenhower Administration
recognizes that the housing of colored 
families is one of the major social, 
economic, and moral problems
confronting the Nation.
Slum clearance is not really possible 
until the problem of providing
safe and sanitary housing for colored 
people is solved.
Under the decision of the Fourth
United States Circuit Court of Appeals 
in the Maryland park and
playground case, areas may no longer 
be cleared of colored families and
the land taken for public parks.
If that is done, the park or playround 
must be open to colored people 
as well as whites.
Perhaps the day is not too distant 
when Federal housing agencies,
local communities, private mortgage
tenders, but building industry and
the real estate operators will come
to realtize that open occupancy is
the only basic policy which will
solve the problem.

World Editor Sends
Message Of Sympathy
On Death Of White
On behalf of the Atlanta Daily
World, C. A. Scott, editor and general 
manager, sent a telegram to the
NAACP expressing deepest sympathy 
in the Monday passing of Walter 
White, executive secretary.
The text or the message is as follows: 





THE AMERICAN WAY
DID BAD OL'
DOGGIE TRY TO
STEAL YOUR
SUPPER?
DOG-GONE
IT ALL — 'TAIN'T
FAIR!
PUBLIC POWER
POLITICAL
PLANNER
PRIVATE
POWER
AMERICA'S
POWER
NEEDS
Pampering His Pet

CIO Officials Mourn

learn of the untimely death of our
very good friend Walter White.
"He was a courageous and gallant 
fighter for a cause which is
dear to the hearts of all who truly
believe in the democratic principle
of equality among men.
"No one, we suppose, will ever
know how many Americans of all
races, colors and creeds were inspired 
by Walter White to fight
for equal justice, equal rights and
equal opportunity; but that number 
must be legion.
"We regret that Walter White
did not live to see his dearest dream,
the end of segregation in our public 
schools, completely realized. In
his name and in his spirit we of
the CIO pledge ourselves anew to
an unremitting fight for the abolition 
of segregation and discrimination 
in our land. That would be
the best monument a grateful
America could erect to a great
American. We can and should do
no less."

Alpha Kappa Alpha

quet... That is DORTHEA
TOWLES... the other, equally
tall and slender, has added talents
... for music, for designing sparkling 
new gowns for her concert appearances... 
and of just creating
beauty in clothing... that is
LOIS TOWLES, former Music instructor 
at Fisk University....
Both are Alpha Kappa members and
are concert artist of no mean ability... 
In Paris almost 3 years
now, the two sisters are now on a
tour, jointly and separately.
On two occasions the French
Press marvelled at the fact "everybody 
likes her... even the other
models... She Speaks French and
Italian fluently... A French Paper 
compared her walk to that of a
tigress and said that her eyes talk.
Los Angeles Mirror says: Her eyes
are expressive-Her waist is too
small... only 21 inches. Louisville 
Courier Journal says: Miss
Towles can convince anyone who sees
her wear clothes-no matter how
simple, extreme or bizarre.
Miss Towles is a graduate of Wiley
College where she was chosen the
"Most Beautiful Girl on the Campus" 
and the best dressed girl..
After graduation she moved to Los
Angeles to make her home....
here she was appointed to teach
biology and to poach dramatics in
the Jefferson High School in the
Los Angeles Public School system.
She received the MA degree from
the University of Southern California 
and decided on dramatics as a
major and studied with William
DeMille. She next enrolled in the
Dorothy Farrier School of Modeling 
and became a success... She
has traveled all over Europe...
After modeling for several top
coutouriers, such as Christian Dior
and Piguet, Miss Towles toured
Europe and Africa as a star in a
revue entitled "Black and White"
produced by Italian impressario
Paone.
The beautiful young model's
$40,000.00 wardrobe, her easy-toknow 
manner and her high fashions
have greeted overflowing crowds in
many American cities.
College Co-eds and High Schools
girls learned that Miss. Towles is an
authority on charm and gracious
living and the has conducted symposiums 
at schools and colleges and
has authored articles on the related
subjects... Many of these attractive 
young girls marvel all over the
nation at Miss Towles... Every
woman and girl wants to make
herself more attractive... See
this authority who says to be a
beauty-one must live, eat and think
as a beauty does.
Miss Towles appearance in the
Christian Dior line-up with French
glamour girls, showing off the latest 
Parisian creations for American 
buyers, marked the first time
that a Colored girl has ever crashed
that exclusive circle.
Proceeds from the show will go
for Scholarships, a Health Project
that the sorority has sponsored
through the years and for aid other
civic activities... Mrs. Georgia
Harvey is basileus of the local chapter 
of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Nation Mourns White

equality for all our citizens.
"His devoted service to his race
over a period of 40 years was tireless 
and effective. Permit me to
express to you my personal sympathies 
in your loss."
Arthur B. Spingarn, president of
the NAACP remarked following his
death:
"The Association mourns with a
sense of deepest loss the sudden
passing of our beloved friend and
leader Walter White, under whose
guidance the Association developed
from a small society into its present 
position as the nation's largest
civil rights organization.
"His daring and experience in exposing 
lynchings in his early years
with the Association beginning in
1918 contributed greatly to the disappearance 
of that frightful crime
and national disgrace.
Nancy B. Woolridge, president,
the American Council on Human
Rights wired on behalf of the organization: 
The American Council 
of Human Rights extends to the
NAACP profound sympathy and expresses 
deepest regrets at the passing 
of your great leader, Walter
White. His contributions to the
cause of civil rights and human
freedom are immeasurable. Negroes
will ever praise his great work in
our behalf. Our status has been enhanced 
our country has been made
a far better place and the American 
dream is nearer fulfillment because 
of Walter White. We are appointing 
Elmer W. Henderson our
former national director, to represent 
the council at the funeral services." 

Lester Granger, executive secretary, 
National Urban league, on
behalf of his organization, sent the
following wire to the Board of Directors 
of the NAACP:
"The officers of National Urban
League are deeply grieved over the
death of Walter White, long-time
and dynamic leader of one of the
world's most important organization? 
Mr. White's contribution toward 
guaranteeing and buttressing
the American Negroe's citizenship
status has been of incalculable proportion. 
His contribution was distinctive 
because it was an extension
of his own vigorous self-confident
personality."
The American Civil Liberties
Union eulogized Walter White, "an
indefatigable fighter for the rights
of man."
In a telegram sent to the NAACP,
ACLU executive director Patrick
Murphy Malin said:
"The ACLU extends its condolences 
to the NAACP on the great loss
sustained by the death of Walter
White. An indefatigable fighter for
the rights of man, Walter White led
a crusade for equality which will be
recorded in the pages of American
history. His ability as a speaker
and writer enabled him to stir the
conscience of the country in the
many campaigns for civil rights
waged by the NAACP. The growth
and importance of the NAACP today 
as the leading organization
combatting discrimination and segregation 
in America is a memorial
to his leadership."
Born in Atlanta on July 1, 1893,
Walter Francis White was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. George White. His
father was a postal worker here for
40 years. He was one of five children 
and received his academic and
collegiate education at Atlanta University. 
Later, he did graduate work
at City College, New York.
Joining the newly-formed NAACP
in 1918. Mr. White served as assistant 
to James Weldon Johnson. He
performed an invaluable service to
the organization with his first-hand
investigations of the lynchings occurring 
in many parts of the South.
Because of his fair skin, blue eyes
and Aryan features, he was able to
gather much on-the-spot information 
by posing as a white person.
Many of these experiences he incorporated 
in his book: ROPE AND
FAGGOT.
Of his first marriage, to Miss
Leah Gladys Powell in 1922, two
children, Jane and Waller Clarence
Darrow White, were born. His son
later became a teacher; his daughter, 
an actress.
In 1931, he took over the executive
secretary-ship of the NAACP. His
career was marked by his stringent
campaign for a federal anti-lynching 
bill, for anti-poll-tax legislation,
for fair employment and for the
elimination of segregation.
One NAACP official said of him:

"Walter White is the greatest leader 
of the Negro race the world has
ever known."
At the on-set of World War II,
as head of the NAACP and also as
a columnist for the New York Post,
he visited both the European and
Pacific Theatres of Operations,
where Negro troops were stationed.
During the same period, he served
on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
War Contract Committee with the
special interest of seeing that Fair
Employment stipulations were observed. 

His wife, Mrs. Poppy Cannon
White, whom he married in 1949
was at his bedside at the time of
his death. Also in attendance was
a neighbor, Dr. Stephen Gumport
Dr. Barbara Wright, personal physician 
to Mr. White, was summoned
to his bedside but he died at 6:45 P.
M., before she arrived. Dr. Wright
said he died of "acute Coronary
Thrombosis," a blood clot of the
heart.
In addition to his wife, he is survived 
by his two children, Jane and
Walter; and three sisters, Mrs. Eugene 
Martin (wife of E. M. Martin,
Jr., secretary of the Atlanta Life
Insurance Company), and Miss
Madeline White, (secretary to Whitney 
Young, dean of the Atlanta.
School of Social Work), both of Atlanta, 
and Mrs. Alice Glynn of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services will held at noon
Thursday at St. Martin's (Episcopal) 
Cathedral in New York.
In Atlanta, friends and associate
expressed shock and grief at his unexpected 
passing. Dr. L. D. Reddick, 
Atlanta University Librarian,
said; "Walter White, as much as
any single individual, is responsible
for the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People being 
one of the world's foremost civil
rights organizations."

NATIVE ATLANTAN

equality for all our citizens.
"His devoted service to his race
over a period of 40 years was tireless 
and effective. Permit me to
express to you my personal sympathies 
in your loss."
Arthur B. Spingarn, president of
the NAACP remarked following his
death:
"The Association mourns with a
sense of deepest loss the sudden
passing of our beloved friend and
leader Walter White, under whose
guidance the Association developed
from a small society into its present 
position as the nation's largest
civil rights organization.
"His daring and experience in exposing 
lynchings in his early years
with the Association beginning in
1918 contributed greatly to the disappearance 
of that frightful crime
and national disgrace.
Nancy B. Woolridge, president,
the American Council on Human
Rights wired on behalf of the organization: 
The American Council 
of Human Rights extends to the
NAACP profound sympathy and expresses 
deepest regrets at the passing 
of your great leader, Walter
White. His contributions to the
cause of civil rights and human
freedom are immeasurable. Negroes
will ever praise his great work in
our behalf. Our status has been enhanced 
our country has been made
a far better place and the American 
dream is nearer fulfillment because 
of Walter White. We are appointing 
Elmer W. Henderson our
former national director, to represent 
the council at the funeral services." 

Lester Granger, executive secretary, 
National Urban league, on
behalf of his organization, sent the
following wire to the Board of Directors 
of the NAACP:
"The officers of National Urban
League are deeply grieved over the
death of Walter White, long-time
and dynamic leader of one of the
world's most important organization? 
Mr. White's contribution toward 
guaranteeing and buttressing
the American Negroe's citizenship
status has been of incalculable proportion. 
His contribution was distinctive 
because it was an extension
of his own vigorous self-confident
personality."
The American Civil Liberties
Union eulogized Walter White, "an
indefatigable fighter for the rights
of man."
In a telegram sent to the NAACP,
ACLU executive director Patrick
Murphy Malin said:
"The ACLU extends its condolences 
to the NAACP on the great loss
sustained by the death of Walter
White. An indefatigable fighter for
the rights of man, Walter White led
a crusade for equality which will be
recorded in the pages of American
history. His ability as a speaker
and writer enabled him to stir the
conscience of the country in the
many campaigns for civil rights
waged by the NAACP. The growth
and importance of the NAACP today 
as the leading organization
combatting discrimination and segregation 
in America is a memorial
to his leadership."
Born in Atlanta on July 1, 1893,
Walter Francis White was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. George White. His
father was a postal worker here for
40 years. He was one of five children 
and received his academic and
collegiate education at Atlanta University. 
Later, he did graduate work
at City College, New York.
Joining the newly-formed NAACP
in 1918. Mr. White served as assistant 
to James Weldon Johnson. He
performed an invaluable service to
the organization with his first-hand
investigations of the lynchings occurring 
in many parts of the South.
Because of his fair skin, blue eyes
and Aryan features, he was able to
gather much on-the-spot information 
by posing as a white person.
Many of these experiences he incorporated 
in his book: ROPE AND
FAGGOT.
Of his first marriage, to Miss
Leah Gladys Powell in 1922, two
children, Jane and Waller Clarence
Darrow White, were born. His son
later became a teacher; his daughter, 
an actress.
In 1931, he took over the executive
secretary-ship of the NAACP. His
career was marked by his stringent
campaign for a federal anti-lynching 
bill, for anti-poll-tax legislation,
for fair employment and for the
elimination of segregation.
One NAACP official said of him:

"Walter White is the greatest leader 
of the Negro race the world has
ever known."
At the on-set of World War II,
as head of the NAACP and also as
a columnist for the New York Post,
he visited both the European and
Pacific Theatres of Operations,
where Negro troops were stationed.
During the same period, he served
on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
War Contract Committee with the
special interest of seeing that Fair
Employment stipulations were observed. 

His wife, Mrs. Poppy Cannon
White, whom he married in 1949
was at his bedside at the time of
his death. Also in attendance was
a neighbor, Dr. Stephen Gumport
Dr. Barbara Wright, personal physician 
to Mr. White, was summoned
to his bedside but he died at 6:45 P.
M., before she arrived. Dr. Wright
said he died of "acute Coronary
Thrombosis," a blood clot of the
heart.
In addition to his wife, he is survived 
by his two children, Jane and
Walter; and three sisters, Mrs. Eugene 
Martin (wife of E. M. Martin,
Jr., secretary of the Atlanta Life
Insurance Company), and Miss
Madeline White, (secretary to Whitney 
Young, dean of the Atlanta.
School of Social Work), both of Atlanta, 
and Mrs. Alice Glynn of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services will held at noon
Thursday at St. Martin's (Episcopal) 
Cathedral in New York.
In Atlanta, friends and associate
expressed shock and grief at his unexpected 
passing. Dr. L. D. Reddick, 
Atlanta University Librarian,
said; "Walter White, as much as
any single individual, is responsible
for the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People being 
one of the world's foremost civil
rights organizations."

HEADS ORGANIZATION

equality for all our citizens.
"His devoted service to his race
over a period of 40 years was tireless 
and effective. Permit me to
express to you my personal sympathies 
in your loss."
Arthur B. Spingarn, president of
the NAACP remarked following his
death:
"The Association mourns with a
sense of deepest loss the sudden
passing of our beloved friend and
leader Walter White, under whose
guidance the Association developed
from a small society into its present 
position as the nation's largest
civil rights organization.
"His daring and experience in exposing 
lynchings in his early years
with the Association beginning in
1918 contributed greatly to the disappearance 
of that frightful crime
and national disgrace.
Nancy B. Woolridge, president,
the American Council on Human
Rights wired on behalf of the organization: 
The American Council 
of Human Rights extends to the
NAACP profound sympathy and expresses 
deepest regrets at the passing 
of your great leader, Walter
White. His contributions to the
cause of civil rights and human
freedom are immeasurable. Negroes
will ever praise his great work in
our behalf. Our status has been enhanced 
our country has been made
a far better place and the American 
dream is nearer fulfillment because 
of Walter White. We are appointing 
Elmer W. Henderson our
former national director, to represent 
the council at the funeral services." 

Lester Granger, executive secretary, 
National Urban league, on
behalf of his organization, sent the
following wire to the Board of Directors 
of the NAACP:
"The officers of National Urban
League are deeply grieved over the
death of Walter White, long-time
and dynamic leader of one of the
world's most important organization? 
Mr. White's contribution toward 
guaranteeing and buttressing
the American Negroe's citizenship
status has been of incalculable proportion. 
His contribution was distinctive 
because it was an extension
of his own vigorous self-confident
personality."
The American Civil Liberties
Union eulogized Walter White, "an
indefatigable fighter for the rights
of man."
In a telegram sent to the NAACP,
ACLU executive director Patrick
Murphy Malin said:
"The ACLU extends its condolences 
to the NAACP on the great loss
sustained by the death of Walter
White. An indefatigable fighter for
the rights of man, Walter White led
a crusade for equality which will be
recorded in the pages of American
history. His ability as a speaker
and writer enabled him to stir the
conscience of the country in the
many campaigns for civil rights
waged by the NAACP. The growth
and importance of the NAACP today 
as the leading organization
combatting discrimination and segregation 
in America is a memorial
to his leadership."
Born in Atlanta on July 1, 1893,
Walter Francis White was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. George White. His
father was a postal worker here for
40 years. He was one of five children 
and received his academic and
collegiate education at Atlanta University. 
Later, he did graduate work
at City College, New York.
Joining the newly-formed NAACP
in 1918. Mr. White served as assistant 
to James Weldon Johnson. He
performed an invaluable service to
the organization with his first-hand
investigations of the lynchings occurring 
in many parts of the South.
Because of his fair skin, blue eyes
and Aryan features, he was able to
gather much on-the-spot information 
by posing as a white person.
Many of these experiences he incorporated 
in his book: ROPE AND
FAGGOT.
Of his first marriage, to Miss
Leah Gladys Powell in 1922, two
children, Jane and Waller Clarence
Darrow White, were born. His son
later became a teacher; his daughter, 
an actress.
In 1931, he took over the executive
secretary-ship of the NAACP. His
career was marked by his stringent
campaign for a federal anti-lynching 
bill, for anti-poll-tax legislation,
for fair employment and for the
elimination of segregation.
One NAACP official said of him:

"Walter White is the greatest leader 
of the Negro race the world has
ever known."
At the on-set of World War II,
as head of the NAACP and also as
a columnist for the New York Post,
he visited both the European and
Pacific Theatres of Operations,
where Negro troops were stationed.
During the same period, he served
on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
War Contract Committee with the
special interest of seeing that Fair
Employment stipulations were observed. 

His wife, Mrs. Poppy Cannon
White, whom he married in 1949
was at his bedside at the time of
his death. Also in attendance was
a neighbor, Dr. Stephen Gumport
Dr. Barbara Wright, personal physician 
to Mr. White, was summoned
to his bedside but he died at 6:45 P.
M., before she arrived. Dr. Wright
said he died of "acute Coronary
Thrombosis," a blood clot of the
heart.
In addition to his wife, he is survived 
by his two children, Jane and
Walter; and three sisters, Mrs. Eugene 
Martin (wife of E. M. Martin,
Jr., secretary of the Atlanta Life
Insurance Company), and Miss
Madeline White, (secretary to Whitney 
Young, dean of the Atlanta.
School of Social Work), both of Atlanta, 
and Mrs. Alice Glynn of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services will held at noon
Thursday at St. Martin's (Episcopal) 
Cathedral in New York.
In Atlanta, friends and associate
expressed shock and grief at his unexpected 
passing. Dr. L. D. Reddick, 
Atlanta University Librarian,
said; "Walter White, as much as
any single individual, is responsible
for the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People being 
one of the world's foremost civil
rights organizations."

WIFE AT BEDSIDE

equality for all our citizens.
"His devoted service to his race
over a period of 40 years was tireless 
and effective. Permit me to
express to you my personal sympathies 
in your loss."
Arthur B. Spingarn, president of
the NAACP remarked following his
death:
"The Association mourns with a
sense of deepest loss the sudden
passing of our beloved friend and
leader Walter White, under whose
guidance the Association developed
from a small society into its present 
position as the nation's largest
civil rights organization.
"His daring and experience in exposing 
lynchings in his early years
with the Association beginning in
1918 contributed greatly to the disappearance 
of that frightful crime
and national disgrace.
Nancy B. Woolridge, president,
the American Council on Human
Rights wired on behalf of the organization: 
The American Council 
of Human Rights extends to the
NAACP profound sympathy and expresses 
deepest regrets at the passing 
of your great leader, Walter
White. His contributions to the
cause of civil rights and human
freedom are immeasurable. Negroes
will ever praise his great work in
our behalf. Our status has been enhanced 
our country has been made
a far better place and the American 
dream is nearer fulfillment because 
of Walter White. We are appointing 
Elmer W. Henderson our
former national director, to represent 
the council at the funeral services." 

Lester Granger, executive secretary, 
National Urban league, on
behalf of his organization, sent the
following wire to the Board of Directors 
of the NAACP:
"The officers of National Urban
League are deeply grieved over the
death of Walter White, long-time
and dynamic leader of one of the
world's most important organization? 
Mr. White's contribution toward 
guaranteeing and buttressing
the American Negroe's citizenship
status has been of incalculable proportion. 
His contribution was distinctive 
because it was an extension
of his own vigorous self-confident
personality."
The American Civil Liberties
Union eulogized Walter White, "an
indefatigable fighter for the rights
of man."
In a telegram sent to the NAACP,
ACLU executive director Patrick
Murphy Malin said:
"The ACLU extends its condolences 
to the NAACP on the great loss
sustained by the death of Walter
White. An indefatigable fighter for
the rights of man, Walter White led
a crusade for equality which will be
recorded in the pages of American
history. His ability as a speaker
and writer enabled him to stir the
conscience of the country in the
many campaigns for civil rights
waged by the NAACP. The growth
and importance of the NAACP today 
as the leading organization
combatting discrimination and segregation 
in America is a memorial
to his leadership."
Born in Atlanta on July 1, 1893,
Walter Francis White was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. George White. His
father was a postal worker here for
40 years. He was one of five children 
and received his academic and
collegiate education at Atlanta University. 
Later, he did graduate work
at City College, New York.
Joining the newly-formed NAACP
in 1918. Mr. White served as assistant 
to James Weldon Johnson. He
performed an invaluable service to
the organization with his first-hand
investigations of the lynchings occurring 
in many parts of the South.
Because of his fair skin, blue eyes
and Aryan features, he was able to
gather much on-the-spot information 
by posing as a white person.
Many of these experiences he incorporated 
in his book: ROPE AND
FAGGOT.
Of his first marriage, to Miss
Leah Gladys Powell in 1922, two
children, Jane and Waller Clarence
Darrow White, were born. His son
later became a teacher; his daughter, 
an actress.
In 1931, he took over the executive
secretary-ship of the NAACP. His
career was marked by his stringent
campaign for a federal anti-lynching 
bill, for anti-poll-tax legislation,
for fair employment and for the
elimination of segregation.
One NAACP official said of him:

"Walter White is the greatest leader 
of the Negro race the world has
ever known."
At the on-set of World War II,
as head of the NAACP and also as
a columnist for the New York Post,
he visited both the European and
Pacific Theatres of Operations,
where Negro troops were stationed.
During the same period, he served
on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
War Contract Committee with the
special interest of seeing that Fair
Employment stipulations were observed. 

His wife, Mrs. Poppy Cannon
White, whom he married in 1949
was at his bedside at the time of
his death. Also in attendance was
a neighbor, Dr. Stephen Gumport
Dr. Barbara Wright, personal physician 
to Mr. White, was summoned
to his bedside but he died at 6:45 P.
M., before she arrived. Dr. Wright
said he died of "acute Coronary
Thrombosis," a blood clot of the
heart.
In addition to his wife, he is survived 
by his two children, Jane and
Walter; and three sisters, Mrs. Eugene 
Martin (wife of E. M. Martin,
Jr., secretary of the Atlanta Life
Insurance Company), and Miss
Madeline White, (secretary to Whitney 
Young, dean of the Atlanta.
School of Social Work), both of Atlanta, 
and Mrs. Alice Glynn of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services will held at noon
Thursday at St. Martin's (Episcopal) 
Cathedral in New York.
In Atlanta, friends and associate
expressed shock and grief at his unexpected 
passing. Dr. L. D. Reddick, 
Atlanta University Librarian,
said; "Walter White, as much as
any single individual, is responsible
for the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People being 
one of the world's foremost civil
rights organizations."

LETTERS TO THE
Editor
To The World Editor:
The family of Mrs. Daisy Crawford 
1278 N. McNeil Street, would
like to thank the many friends and
neighbors who did so much to make
them comfortable after the fire
which completely destroyed their
home on November 24.
Mrs. Cassie Horton, 1277 N. McNeil 
St., took in nine members of
the family and made them feel at
home. Other members of the community 
did what they could to
make the family not suffer during
the holidays and to feel comfortable
until their home had been rebuilt.
Children of Mrs. Crawford are:
Mrs. Rhoda Miller, wife of Dorsey
Miller; Mrs. Edna Ray, wife of Elder 
T. E. Ray; granddaughter Irene
Frierson, wife of John E. Frierson.

THANKS FOR AID
To The World Editor:
The family of Mrs. Daisy Crawford 
1278 N. McNeil Street, would
like to thank the many friends and
neighbors who did so much to make
them comfortable after the fire
which completely destroyed their
home on November 24.
Mrs. Cassie Horton, 1277 N. McNeil 
St., took in nine members of
the family and made them feel at
home. Other members of the community 
did what they could to
make the family not suffer during
the holidays and to feel comfortable
until their home had been rebuilt.
Children of Mrs. Crawford are:
Mrs. Rhoda Miller, wife of Dorsey
Miller; Mrs. Edna Ray, wife of Elder 
T. E. Ray; granddaughter Irene
Frierson, wife of John E. Frierson.

Death Of

tion in the public schools and still
cling to outmoded practices of racial 
segregation in such areas as
public housing and state, and municipally-woned 
parks, recreation
centers and swimming pools.
A negotiator is needed to win
from recalcitrant state and municipal 
officials policies and programs
which will carry into effect the decisions 
of Federal courts overturning 
the "equal but separate" doctrine. 

A trouble-shooter is needed to
halt schemisms existing within the
organization — between factions in
the national office — and differences 
between the national office and
various local branches.
And finally, Mr. White's successor
must have the common touch. He
must be able to win the masses of
colored people to the support of
the NAACP. There are too many
People who feel that the organization 
is the "National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People." 

There are plenty of qualified persons 
from among whom to choose.
But the Board of Directors will have
to do a thorough sifting job to make
sure that its choice is the right one.
Among those who have already
been mentioned to succeed Mr.
White are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of Morehouse College; Dr.
Robert C. Weaver, chairman of the
Committee Against Discrimination
in Housing, New York City; Roy
Wilkins, administrator of the
NAACP, and Clarence Mitchell,
head of the Washington Bureau of
the NAACP.
Before a choice is reached, the
Board of Directors is bound to have
before it the names of a great many
more persons.
Funeral services for Mr. White
were held at noon Thursday from
St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Lenox
Avenue and 122d Street. His body
was viewed at the funeral parols
of Levy and Delaney, 3250 Seventh
Avenue, from 1 to 6 p. m., Wednesday, 
and from 10 to 11 a. m., Thursday. 

Mr. White died Monday, March
21, of a heart ailment at home. He
had not been in good health since
last October. At that time he suffered 
a heart attack and was taken
to New York Hospital, where he
remained a patient for some time.
It was said then that it would be
"an indefinite time" before he could
resume his duties
He had, however, visited his office 
frequently and was there on
the day of his death. He had returned 
to New York the week before
after a month in the Caribbean
where he had gone to convalesce.
Accompanied by Mr. White, he had
visited Puerto Rico, Haiti and Jamaica. 
Mr. White said he felt "in
robust health" after his rest'.
During his 37-year career with
the NAACP, Mr. White had been
tireless in investigating race discrimination 
and segregation.
He was born in Atlanta July 1,
1893, one of seven children. While
attending Atlanta University, he
had part-time employment as a
clerk in the offices of the Standard

Life Insurance Company. After
graduation from Atlanta University
in 1918, he was made assistant cashier 
of the insurance company.
Mr. White's field investigations of
Georgia lynchings for the NAACP
led Mr. Johnson to bring him to
New York in 1918 as assistant secretary. 
He investigated the sharecropper 
riots of 1919 in Arkansas,
the Chicago race riots of 1919, and
lynchings in Brooks and Lowndes
counties iun Georgia.
In 1921, he was a delegate to the
second Pan-African Congress, held
in England, Belgium and France.
He was appointed to the Advisory
Council to the Virgin Islands Government 
in 1935. In 1933, he became 
a member of the American
Committee on Economic Policy and
of the Board of Visitors of the New
York State raining School for
Boys.
He was a member of the Governor's 
Committee on the Constitutional 
Convention in New York in
1938. In 1945, he was consultant
to the United States delegation in
the organization of the United Nations 
in San Francisco. He also
was consultant to the United States
delegation to the UN General Assembly 
in Paris in 1948.
In 1947 he was a member of the
executive committee of the Panel
on Delinquency and in 1948 a member 
of the National Health Assembly. 
He was a member of the
Mayor's Advisory Committee on
Atomic Education in New York and
the Committee for Commemoration
of the Golden Anniversary of New
York City in 1948.
From 1943 to 1945, as war correspondent 
for The New York Post,
Mr. White visited the European,
Mediterranean, Middle East and
Pacific war areas. In 1950, while
on leave of absence from the
NAACP, he participated in the
Round the World Town Meeting
of the Air, visiting Europe, Israel,
Egypt, India and Japan.
He received the Spingarn Medal
in 1937 for his investigations of
lynchings and his efforts in behalf
of a Federal anti-lynching bill. He
was the first recipient in 1943 of
the Sir James Jeans Award of New
London (Connecticut) Junior College. 
In 1927-1928 he had a Guggenheim 
fellowship for creative
writing in prose.
He was a member of the American 
Center of P. E. N., the International 
Association of Posts, Playwrights, 
Editors, Essayists and NOvelists. 

He was the author of "Fire in the
Flint," a novel published in 1926:
"Rope and Faggot—a Biography of
Judge Lynche," published in 1929;
"A Rising Wind." a report on colored 
troops in the European Theater
of Operations published in 1945: "A
Man Called White." an autobiography 
published in 1948, and a contributor 
to numerous magazines.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Poppy Cannon White: two children
by a former marriage Miss Jane
White, an actress, and Walter Carl
White and three sisters. Mrs. Eugene 
Martin Mrs. Madeline White
and Mrs. Alice Glynn.

COMMON TOUCH

tion in the public schools and still
cling to outmoded practices of racial 
segregation in such areas as
public housing and state, and municipally-woned 
parks, recreation
centers and swimming pools.
A negotiator is needed to win
from recalcitrant state and municipal 
officials policies and programs
which will carry into effect the decisions 
of Federal courts overturning 
the "equal but separate" doctrine. 

A trouble-shooter is needed to
halt schemisms existing within the
organization — between factions in
the national office — and differences 
between the national office and
various local branches.
And finally, Mr. White's successor
must have the common touch. He
must be able to win the masses of
colored people to the support of
the NAACP. There are too many
People who feel that the organization 
is the "National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People." 

There are plenty of qualified persons 
from among whom to choose.
But the Board of Directors will have
to do a thorough sifting job to make
sure that its choice is the right one.
Among those who have already
been mentioned to succeed Mr.
White are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of Morehouse College; Dr.
Robert C. Weaver, chairman of the
Committee Against Discrimination
in Housing, New York City; Roy
Wilkins, administrator of the
NAACP, and Clarence Mitchell,
head of the Washington Bureau of
the NAACP.
Before a choice is reached, the
Board of Directors is bound to have
before it the names of a great many
more persons.
Funeral services for Mr. White
were held at noon Thursday from
St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Lenox
Avenue and 122d Street. His body
was viewed at the funeral parols
of Levy and Delaney, 3250 Seventh
Avenue, from 1 to 6 p. m., Wednesday, 
and from 10 to 11 a. m., Thursday. 

Mr. White died Monday, March
21, of a heart ailment at home. He
had not been in good health since
last October. At that time he suffered 
a heart attack and was taken
to New York Hospital, where he
remained a patient for some time.
It was said then that it would be
"an indefinite time" before he could
resume his duties
He had, however, visited his office 
frequently and was there on
the day of his death. He had returned 
to New York the week before
after a month in the Caribbean
where he had gone to convalesce.
Accompanied by Mr. White, he had
visited Puerto Rico, Haiti and Jamaica. 
Mr. White said he felt "in
robust health" after his rest'.
During his 37-year career with
the NAACP, Mr. White had been
tireless in investigating race discrimination 
and segregation.
He was born in Atlanta July 1,
1893, one of seven children. While
attending Atlanta University, he
had part-time employment as a
clerk in the offices of the Standard

Life Insurance Company. After
graduation from Atlanta University
in 1918, he was made assistant cashier 
of the insurance company.
Mr. White's field investigations of
Georgia lynchings for the NAACP
led Mr. Johnson to bring him to
New York in 1918 as assistant secretary. 
He investigated the sharecropper 
riots of 1919 in Arkansas,
the Chicago race riots of 1919, and
lynchings in Brooks and Lowndes
counties iun Georgia.
In 1921, he was a delegate to the
second Pan-African Congress, held
in England, Belgium and France.
He was appointed to the Advisory
Council to the Virgin Islands Government 
in 1935. In 1933, he became 
a member of the American
Committee on Economic Policy and
of the Board of Visitors of the New
York State raining School for
Boys.
He was a member of the Governor's 
Committee on the Constitutional 
Convention in New York in
1938. In 1945, he was consultant
to the United States delegation in
the organization of the United Nations 
in San Francisco. He also
was consultant to the United States
delegation to the UN General Assembly 
in Paris in 1948.
In 1947 he was a member of the
executive committee of the Panel
on Delinquency and in 1948 a member 
of the National Health Assembly. 
He was a member of the
Mayor's Advisory Committee on
Atomic Education in New York and
the Committee for Commemoration
of the Golden Anniversary of New
York City in 1948.
From 1943 to 1945, as war correspondent 
for The New York Post,
Mr. White visited the European,
Mediterranean, Middle East and
Pacific war areas. In 1950, while
on leave of absence from the
NAACP, he participated in the
Round the World Town Meeting
of the Air, visiting Europe, Israel,
Egypt, India and Japan.
He received the Spingarn Medal
in 1937 for his investigations of
lynchings and his efforts in behalf
of a Federal anti-lynching bill. He
was the first recipient in 1943 of
the Sir James Jeans Award of New
London (Connecticut) Junior College. 
In 1927-1928 he had a Guggenheim 
fellowship for creative
writing in prose.
He was a member of the American 
Center of P. E. N., the International 
Association of Posts, Playwrights, 
Editors, Essayists and NOvelists. 

He was the author of "Fire in the
Flint," a novel published in 1926:
"Rope and Faggot—a Biography of
Judge Lynche," published in 1929;
"A Rising Wind." a report on colored 
troops in the European Theater
of Operations published in 1945: "A
Man Called White." an autobiography 
published in 1948, and a contributor 
to numerous magazines.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Poppy Cannon White: two children
by a former marriage Miss Jane
White, an actress, and Walter Carl
White and three sisters. Mrs. Eugene 
Martin Mrs. Madeline White
and Mrs. Alice Glynn.

ROBUST HEALTH

tion in the public schools and still
cling to outmoded practices of racial 
segregation in such areas as
public housing and state, and municipally-woned 
parks, recreation
centers and swimming pools.
A negotiator is needed to win
from recalcitrant state and municipal 
officials policies and programs
which will carry into effect the decisions 
of Federal courts overturning 
the "equal but separate" doctrine. 

A trouble-shooter is needed to
halt schemisms existing within the
organization — between factions in
the national office — and differences 
between the national office and
various local branches.
And finally, Mr. White's successor
must have the common touch. He
must be able to win the masses of
colored people to the support of
the NAACP. There are too many
People who feel that the organization 
is the "National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People." 

There are plenty of qualified persons 
from among whom to choose.
But the Board of Directors will have
to do a thorough sifting job to make
sure that its choice is the right one.
Among those who have already
been mentioned to succeed Mr.
White are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of Morehouse College; Dr.
Robert C. Weaver, chairman of the
Committee Against Discrimination
in Housing, New York City; Roy
Wilkins, administrator of the
NAACP, and Clarence Mitchell,
head of the Washington Bureau of
the NAACP.
Before a choice is reached, the
Board of Directors is bound to have
before it the names of a great many
more persons.
Funeral services for Mr. White
were held at noon Thursday from
St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Lenox
Avenue and 122d Street. His body
was viewed at the funeral parols
of Levy and Delaney, 3250 Seventh
Avenue, from 1 to 6 p. m., Wednesday, 
and from 10 to 11 a. m., Thursday. 

Mr. White died Monday, March
21, of a heart ailment at home. He
had not been in good health since
last October. At that time he suffered 
a heart attack and was taken
to New York Hospital, where he
remained a patient for some time.
It was said then that it would be
"an indefinite time" before he could
resume his duties
He had, however, visited his office 
frequently and was there on
the day of his death. He had returned 
to New York the week before
after a month in the Caribbean
where he had gone to convalesce.
Accompanied by Mr. White, he had
visited Puerto Rico, Haiti and Jamaica. 
Mr. White said he felt "in
robust health" after his rest'.
During his 37-year career with
the NAACP, Mr. White had been
tireless in investigating race discrimination 
and segregation.
He was born in Atlanta July 1,
1893, one of seven children. While
attending Atlanta University, he
had part-time employment as a
clerk in the offices of the Standard

Life Insurance Company. After
graduation from Atlanta University
in 1918, he was made assistant cashier 
of the insurance company.
Mr. White's field investigations of
Georgia lynchings for the NAACP
led Mr. Johnson to bring him to
New York in 1918 as assistant secretary. 
He investigated the sharecropper 
riots of 1919 in Arkansas,
the Chicago race riots of 1919, and
lynchings in Brooks and Lowndes
counties iun Georgia.
In 1921, he was a delegate to the
second Pan-African Congress, held
in England, Belgium and France.
He was appointed to the Advisory
Council to the Virgin Islands Government 
in 1935. In 1933, he became 
a member of the American
Committee on Economic Policy and
of the Board of Visitors of the New
York State raining School for
Boys.
He was a member of the Governor's 
Committee on the Constitutional 
Convention in New York in
1938. In 1945, he was consultant
to the United States delegation in
the organization of the United Nations 
in San Francisco. He also
was consultant to the United States
delegation to the UN General Assembly 
in Paris in 1948.
In 1947 he was a member of the
executive committee of the Panel
on Delinquency and in 1948 a member 
of the National Health Assembly. 
He was a member of the
Mayor's Advisory Committee on
Atomic Education in New York and
the Committee for Commemoration
of the Golden Anniversary of New
York City in 1948.
From 1943 to 1945, as war correspondent 
for The New York Post,
Mr. White visited the European,
Mediterranean, Middle East and
Pacific war areas. In 1950, while
on leave of absence from the
NAACP, he participated in the
Round the World Town Meeting
of the Air, visiting Europe, Israel,
Egypt, India and Japan.
He received the Spingarn Medal
in 1937 for his investigations of
lynchings and his efforts in behalf
of a Federal anti-lynching bill. He
was the first recipient in 1943 of
the Sir James Jeans Award of New
London (Connecticut) Junior College. 
In 1927-1928 he had a Guggenheim 
fellowship for creative
writing in prose.
He was a member of the American 
Center of P. E. N., the International 
Association of Posts, Playwrights, 
Editors, Essayists and NOvelists. 

He was the author of "Fire in the
Flint," a novel published in 1926:
"Rope and Faggot—a Biography of
Judge Lynche," published in 1929;
"A Rising Wind." a report on colored 
troops in the European Theater
of Operations published in 1945: "A
Man Called White." an autobiography 
published in 1948, and a contributor 
to numerous magazines.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Poppy Cannon White: two children
by a former marriage Miss Jane
White, an actress, and Walter Carl
White and three sisters. Mrs. Eugene 
Martin Mrs. Madeline White
and Mrs. Alice Glynn.

RACE RIOTS

tion in the public schools and still
cling to outmoded practices of racial 
segregation in such areas as
public housing and state, and municipally-woned 
parks, recreation
centers and swimming pools.
A negotiator is needed to win
from recalcitrant state and municipal 
officials policies and programs
which will carry into effect the decisions 
of Federal courts overturning 
the "equal but separate" doctrine. 

A trouble-shooter is needed to
halt schemisms existing within the
organization — between factions in
the national office — and differences 
between the national office and
various local branches.
And finally, Mr. White's successor
must have the common touch. He
must be able to win the masses of
colored people to the support of
the NAACP. There are too many
People who feel that the organization 
is the "National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People." 

There are plenty of qualified persons 
from among whom to choose.
But the Board of Directors will have
to do a thorough sifting job to make
sure that its choice is the right one.
Among those who have already
been mentioned to succeed Mr.
White are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of Morehouse College; Dr.
Robert C. Weaver, chairman of the
Committee Against Discrimination
in Housing, New York City; Roy
Wilkins, administrator of the
NAACP, and Clarence Mitchell,
head of the Washington Bureau of
the NAACP.
Before a choice is reached, the
Board of Directors is bound to have
before it the names of a great many
more persons.
Funeral services for Mr. White
were held at noon Thursday from
St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Lenox
Avenue and 122d Street. His body
was viewed at the funeral parols
of Levy and Delaney, 3250 Seventh
Avenue, from 1 to 6 p. m., Wednesday, 
and from 10 to 11 a. m., Thursday. 

Mr. White died Monday, March
21, of a heart ailment at home. He
had not been in good health since
last October. At that time he suffered 
a heart attack and was taken
to New York Hospital, where he
remained a patient for some time.
It was said then that it would be
"an indefinite time" before he could
resume his duties
He had, however, visited his office 
frequently and was there on
the day of his death. He had returned 
to New York the week before
after a month in the Caribbean
where he had gone to convalesce.
Accompanied by Mr. White, he had
visited Puerto Rico, Haiti and Jamaica. 
Mr. White said he felt "in
robust health" after his rest'.
During his 37-year career with
the NAACP, Mr. White had been
tireless in investigating race discrimination 
and segregation.
He was born in Atlanta July 1,
1893, one of seven children. While
attending Atlanta University, he
had part-time employment as a
clerk in the offices of the Standard

Life Insurance Company. After
graduation from Atlanta University
in 1918, he was made assistant cashier 
of the insurance company.
Mr. White's field investigations of
Georgia lynchings for the NAACP
led Mr. Johnson to bring him to
New York in 1918 as assistant secretary. 
He investigated the sharecropper 
riots of 1919 in Arkansas,
the Chicago race riots of 1919, and
lynchings in Brooks and Lowndes
counties iun Georgia.
In 1921, he was a delegate to the
second Pan-African Congress, held
in England, Belgium and France.
He was appointed to the Advisory
Council to the Virgin Islands Government 
in 1935. In 1933, he became 
a member of the American
Committee on Economic Policy and
of the Board of Visitors of the New
York State raining School for
Boys.
He was a member of the Governor's 
Committee on the Constitutional 
Convention in New York in
1938. In 1945, he was consultant
to the United States delegation in
the organization of the United Nations 
in San Francisco. He also
was consultant to the United States
delegation to the UN General Assembly 
in Paris in 1948.
In 1947 he was a member of the
executive committee of the Panel
on Delinquency and in 1948 a member 
of the National Health Assembly. 
He was a member of the
Mayor's Advisory Committee on
Atomic Education in New York and
the Committee for Commemoration
of the Golden Anniversary of New
York City in 1948.
From 1943 to 1945, as war correspondent 
for The New York Post,
Mr. White visited the European,
Mediterranean, Middle East and
Pacific war areas. In 1950, while
on leave of absence from the
NAACP, he participated in the
Round the World Town Meeting
of the Air, visiting Europe, Israel,
Egypt, India and Japan.
He received the Spingarn Medal
in 1937 for his investigations of
lynchings and his efforts in behalf
of a Federal anti-lynching bill. He
was the first recipient in 1943 of
the Sir James Jeans Award of New
London (Connecticut) Junior College. 
In 1927-1928 he had a Guggenheim 
fellowship for creative
writing in prose.
He was a member of the American 
Center of P. E. N., the International 
Association of Posts, Playwrights, 
Editors, Essayists and NOvelists. 

He was the author of "Fire in the
Flint," a novel published in 1926:
"Rope and Faggot—a Biography of
Judge Lynche," published in 1929;
"A Rising Wind." a report on colored 
troops in the European Theater
of Operations published in 1945: "A
Man Called White." an autobiography 
published in 1948, and a contributor 
to numerous magazines.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Poppy Cannon White: two children
by a former marriage Miss Jane
White, an actress, and Walter Carl
White and three sisters. Mrs. Eugene 
Martin Mrs. Madeline White
and Mrs. Alice Glynn.

MAYOR'S ADVISORY GROUP

tion in the public schools and still
cling to outmoded practices of racial 
segregation in such areas as
public housing and state, and municipally-woned 
parks, recreation
centers and swimming pools.
A negotiator is needed to win
from recalcitrant state and municipal 
officials policies and programs
which will carry into effect the decisions 
of Federal courts overturning 
the "equal but separate" doctrine. 

A trouble-shooter is needed to
halt schemisms existing within the
organization — between factions in
the national office — and differences 
between the national office and
various local branches.
And finally, Mr. White's successor
must have the common touch. He
must be able to win the masses of
colored people to the support of
the NAACP. There are too many
People who feel that the organization 
is the "National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People." 

There are plenty of qualified persons 
from among whom to choose.
But the Board of Directors will have
to do a thorough sifting job to make
sure that its choice is the right one.
Among those who have already
been mentioned to succeed Mr.
White are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of Morehouse College; Dr.
Robert C. Weaver, chairman of the
Committee Against Discrimination
in Housing, New York City; Roy
Wilkins, administrator of the
NAACP, and Clarence Mitchell,
head of the Washington Bureau of
the NAACP.
Before a choice is reached, the
Board of Directors is bound to have
before it the names of a great many
more persons.
Funeral services for Mr. White
were held at noon Thursday from
St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Lenox
Avenue and 122d Street. His body
was viewed at the funeral parols
of Levy and Delaney, 3250 Seventh
Avenue, from 1 to 6 p. m., Wednesday, 
and from 10 to 11 a. m., Thursday. 

Mr. White died Monday, March
21, of a heart ailment at home. He
had not been in good health since
last October. At that time he suffered 
a heart attack and was taken
to New York Hospital, where he
remained a patient for some time.
It was said then that it would be
"an indefinite time" before he could
resume his duties
He had, however, visited his office 
frequently and was there on
the day of his death. He had returned 
to New York the week before
after a month in the Caribbean
where he had gone to convalesce.
Accompanied by Mr. White, he had
visited Puerto Rico, Haiti and Jamaica. 
Mr. White said he felt "in
robust health" after his rest'.
During his 37-year career with
the NAACP, Mr. White had been
tireless in investigating race discrimination 
and segregation.
He was born in Atlanta July 1,
1893, one of seven children. While
attending Atlanta University, he
had part-time employment as a
clerk in the offices of the Standard

Life Insurance Company. After
graduation from Atlanta University
in 1918, he was made assistant cashier 
of the insurance company.
Mr. White's field investigations of
Georgia lynchings for the NAACP
led Mr. Johnson to bring him to
New York in 1918 as assistant secretary. 
He investigated the sharecropper 
riots of 1919 in Arkansas,
the Chicago race riots of 1919, and
lynchings in Brooks and Lowndes
counties iun Georgia.
In 1921, he was a delegate to the
second Pan-African Congress, held
in England, Belgium and France.
He was appointed to the Advisory
Council to the Virgin Islands Government 
in 1935. In 1933, he became 
a member of the American
Committee on Economic Policy and
of the Board of Visitors of the New
York State raining School for
Boys.
He was a member of the Governor's 
Committee on the Constitutional 
Convention in New York in
1938. In 1945, he was consultant
to the United States delegation in
the organization of the United Nations 
in San Francisco. He also
was consultant to the United States
delegation to the UN General Assembly 
in Paris in 1948.
In 1947 he was a member of the
executive committee of the Panel
on Delinquency and in 1948 a member 
of the National Health Assembly. 
He was a member of the
Mayor's Advisory Committee on
Atomic Education in New York and
the Committee for Commemoration
of the Golden Anniversary of New
York City in 1948.
From 1943 to 1945, as war correspondent 
for The New York Post,
Mr. White visited the European,
Mediterranean, Middle East and
Pacific war areas. In 1950, while
on leave of absence from the
NAACP, he participated in the
Round the World Town Meeting
of the Air, visiting Europe, Israel,
Egypt, India and Japan.
He received the Spingarn Medal
in 1937 for his investigations of
lynchings and his efforts in behalf
of a Federal anti-lynching bill. He
was the first recipient in 1943 of
the Sir James Jeans Award of New
London (Connecticut) Junior College. 
In 1927-1928 he had a Guggenheim 
fellowship for creative
writing in prose.
He was a member of the American 
Center of P. E. N., the International 
Association of Posts, Playwrights, 
Editors, Essayists and NOvelists. 

He was the author of "Fire in the
Flint," a novel published in 1926:
"Rope and Faggot—a Biography of
Judge Lynche," published in 1929;
"A Rising Wind." a report on colored 
troops in the European Theater
of Operations published in 1945: "A
Man Called White." an autobiography 
published in 1948, and a contributor 
to numerous magazines.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Poppy Cannon White: two children
by a former marriage Miss Jane
White, an actress, and Walter Carl
White and three sisters. Mrs. Eugene 
Martin Mrs. Madeline White
and Mrs. Alice Glynn.

AUTHOR

tion in the public schools and still
cling to outmoded practices of racial 
segregation in such areas as
public housing and state, and municipally-woned 
parks, recreation
centers and swimming pools.
A negotiator is needed to win
from recalcitrant state and municipal 
officials policies and programs
which will carry into effect the decisions 
of Federal courts overturning 
the "equal but separate" doctrine. 

A trouble-shooter is needed to
halt schemisms existing within the
organization — between factions in
the national office — and differences 
between the national office and
various local branches.
And finally, Mr. White's successor
must have the common touch. He
must be able to win the masses of
colored people to the support of
the NAACP. There are too many
People who feel that the organization 
is the "National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People." 

There are plenty of qualified persons 
from among whom to choose.
But the Board of Directors will have
to do a thorough sifting job to make
sure that its choice is the right one.
Among those who have already
been mentioned to succeed Mr.
White are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of Morehouse College; Dr.
Robert C. Weaver, chairman of the
Committee Against Discrimination
in Housing, New York City; Roy
Wilkins, administrator of the
NAACP, and Clarence Mitchell,
head of the Washington Bureau of
the NAACP.
Before a choice is reached, the
Board of Directors is bound to have
before it the names of a great many
more persons.
Funeral services for Mr. White
were held at noon Thursday from
St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Lenox
Avenue and 122d Street. His body
was viewed at the funeral parols
of Levy and Delaney, 3250 Seventh
Avenue, from 1 to 6 p. m., Wednesday, 
and from 10 to 11 a. m., Thursday. 

Mr. White died Monday, March
21, of a heart ailment at home. He
had not been in good health since
last October. At that time he suffered 
a heart attack and was taken
to New York Hospital, where he
remained a patient for some time.
It was said then that it would be
"an indefinite time" before he could
resume his duties
He had, however, visited his office 
frequently and was there on
the day of his death. He had returned 
to New York the week before
after a month in the Caribbean
where he had gone to convalesce.
Accompanied by Mr. White, he had
visited Puerto Rico, Haiti and Jamaica. 
Mr. White said he felt "in
robust health" after his rest'.
During his 37-year career with
the NAACP, Mr. White had been
tireless in investigating race discrimination 
and segregation.
He was born in Atlanta July 1,
1893, one of seven children. While
attending Atlanta University, he
had part-time employment as a
clerk in the offices of the Standard

Life Insurance Company. After
graduation from Atlanta University
in 1918, he was made assistant cashier 
of the insurance company.
Mr. White's field investigations of
Georgia lynchings for the NAACP
led Mr. Johnson to bring him to
New York in 1918 as assistant secretary. 
He investigated the sharecropper 
riots of 1919 in Arkansas,
the Chicago race riots of 1919, and
lynchings in Brooks and Lowndes
counties iun Georgia.
In 1921, he was a delegate to the
second Pan-African Congress, held
in England, Belgium and France.
He was appointed to the Advisory
Council to the Virgin Islands Government 
in 1935. In 1933, he became 
a member of the American
Committee on Economic Policy and
of the Board of Visitors of the New
York State raining School for
Boys.
He was a member of the Governor's 
Committee on the Constitutional 
Convention in New York in
1938. In 1945, he was consultant
to the United States delegation in
the organization of the United Nations 
in San Francisco. He also
was consultant to the United States
delegation to the UN General Assembly 
in Paris in 1948.
In 1947 he was a member of the
executive committee of the Panel
on Delinquency and in 1948 a member 
of the National Health Assembly. 
He was a member of the
Mayor's Advisory Committee on
Atomic Education in New York and
the Committee for Commemoration
of the Golden Anniversary of New
York City in 1948.
From 1943 to 1945, as war correspondent 
for The New York Post,
Mr. White visited the European,
Mediterranean, Middle East and
Pacific war areas. In 1950, while
on leave of absence from the
NAACP, he participated in the
Round the World Town Meeting
of the Air, visiting Europe, Israel,
Egypt, India and Japan.
He received the Spingarn Medal
in 1937 for his investigations of
lynchings and his efforts in behalf
of a Federal anti-lynching bill. He
was the first recipient in 1943 of
the Sir James Jeans Award of New
London (Connecticut) Junior College. 
In 1927-1928 he had a Guggenheim 
fellowship for creative
writing in prose.
He was a member of the American 
Center of P. E. N., the International 
Association of Posts, Playwrights, 
Editors, Essayists and NOvelists. 

He was the author of "Fire in the
Flint," a novel published in 1926:
"Rope and Faggot—a Biography of
Judge Lynche," published in 1929;
"A Rising Wind." a report on colored 
troops in the European Theater
of Operations published in 1945: "A
Man Called White." an autobiography 
published in 1948, and a contributor 
to numerous magazines.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Poppy Cannon White: two children
by a former marriage Miss Jane
White, an actress, and Walter Carl
White and three sisters. Mrs. Eugene 
Martin Mrs. Madeline White
and Mrs. Alice Glynn.

The Inheritors
By JANE ABBOTT
Copyright 19 by Jane Abbott Distributed by King Features Syndicates
ON THE road to the farm a big
car passed Wick and he recognized
Mrs. Wilmer in it, Enid at the
wheel. He lifted his hand and Hester 
returned his gesture of greeting 
as briefly.
He was pleased that she would
not be at the house when he delivered 
the cats. He parked his car
at the barn and went directly to
Cindy's door. But there was no
answer to his repeated knocking.
The girl was nowhere in the yard,
or in the barn. He could not turn
the cats loose here, nor take them
back with him. He had promised
Cindy.
He picked up the pillow case by
the end which Nettie had tied
securely with heavy string, and
with the cats struggling, clawing,
bumping against his leg, he walked
around to Jennie Todd's door.
She opened it. "Oh, Mr. Middleton! 
But what..." She stepped
back. The cats were letting out a
piteous meowng, "What have you
got there?"
"Cats."
"Cats!" Jennie began to laugh,
a soft, shy kind of laughter. "Come
in. I'm laughing—I couldn't imagine..." 

"I brought them up to Cindy.
Her guardian suggested that she
have a dog up here but she wanted
a cat. So I brought her two. But
I can't find her—I'll have to leave
them with you until she comes."
She took the cats out. "I love
them, but Hester hates cats."
Wick said: "Cindy's a right to
keep a cat here if she wants to—
you can have a dozen yourself.
You have that bolt."
Jennie said: "Hester does not
think I should keep the door
locked."
Suddenly Wick was angry. "Why
don't you stand up to her?"
When she looked up at him,
startled, he laughed. "You must
pardon my speaking so bluntly,
but that's what I wanted to say to
you that summer when you and
your sister and brother were here
at the farm, kids. I came up a
few times to take you fishing. It
made me boil, I remember, the
way she bossed you and picked on
you and made fun of you! I
wanted to punch her face!"
Jennie said: "I remember now—
your coming here!"
"You had two long pigtails,"
Wick said.
"You remember that! That was
all my mother could do with my
hair. Hester's was curly...."
Then she looked down at her
hands. "I suppose Hester wouldn't
have—bossed me so if I'd had
more spirit. After she moved to
Buffalo I got that job in the bookshop—I 
was happy—I had a nice
room nearby—then Hester heard

of the position in the school in
Cleveland—a sort of housemother
—and she kept at me to take it
until—well, I did. She keeps reminding 
me that I may lose that
job at the school because I simply
walked out on it to come here!"
Wick saw that her hands were
trembling. The cats, left to themselves, 
were sniffing curiously
around the room and at that moment 
one was within Wick's reach;
he caught it up and dropped it into
her lap. As he had hoped, her
hands instantly loosened to stroke
it. Some color rushed into her
face.
"How dreadful that I should be
telling you these personal things!
I'm sorry!"
"Don't be, please! Remember
we're friends of long standing!"
"You've been very kind...."
"Then will you do something for
me? Oppose jour sister—just
once. Do what you want to do."
"I will! I promise you! If it
isn't over the cats, over something...." 

"Good!" declared Wick warmly.
"Mr. Middleton, my sister refuses 
to accept Cindy as our brother's 
daughter. As we've told you,
neither of us knew he had one—
ever had married. But I haven't
thought of doubting it—you must
have proof!"
Wick smiled. "Your sister would
not see it as proof, though it satisfied 
me. This Dan Dooley who
brought her here—I never saw
more honest eyes than his. He Said
the girl was Thomas Todd's daughter, 
and I believed him."
"Then I will, too," said Jennie.
Hester and Enid returned to the
farm at dusk of that evening. They
had eaten dinner at a roadside inn
a few miles out of Malone which
Hester had found surprisingly attractive. 
So, driving back, she had
felt pleasantly relaxed.
Enid carried in the provisions
they had bought, lighted the lamp
in their living-room. Her mother
came out from the bedroom where
she had changed into a lounging
robe and slippers. "I'll glance over
the newspapers," she said as she
settled herself in a chair near the
lamp.
Enid said: "Mother, I tried to
tell you before—but you stopped
me. You called it a proclamation.
Maybe it is. I'm not going to
Europe this summer."
Hester Jet the newspaper drop
to her lap, crushed it down under
her hands. "Not—going?" she repeated, 
her eyes darkening with
anger. "What do you mean?"
"Why—just that."
"And what has changed your
mind?"
"Nothing has changed it for I
didn't plan it. You did—you didn't
ask me if I wanted to go. I don't."
The newspaper crackled under
Hester's hands but she smiled.
"You silly, silly girl! With an opportunity 
like this — companions
you know so well, who are congenial—you'll 
meet other young
people over there. Miss Alexander
has friends, very high-up people,
in Paris and London."
"That doesn't appeal to me,"
said Enid.
She had started toward the
kitchen, but she paused, halfturned. 
"Mother, won't you please
stop planning for me?" With that
she went on into the kitchen. Hester 
heard the outer door close behind 
her.
"That—after all. I've done for
her!"
To distract her mind she took
up the newspaper, smoothed it out.
She read a column given to the
questioning before a grand jury in
St., Louis of various men suspected
as making up a super-gambling
organization, particularly one
Richard Cornelius, supposed to be
the master brain of the group. She
read it for she believed it was a
civic duty to co-operate in suppressing 
vice of all kinds. The
article had no real meaning for
her.
Then she heard: "Here, kitty,
kitty, kitty!"
Enid calling—that girl Cindy!
Some laughter. Then: "I've caught
them!" And, incredibly, that was
her sister Jennie's voice!
* * *
Jennie's promise to "stand up to
her sister" hung a little frighteningly 
over her. But she would, she
told herself. "Then I Will know I
have some courage!".
But Hester did not come to her
door that next day. She saw Enid
out at the pump and Enid told her
that her mother had a headache
and was staying in bed.
With Hester confined to her bed
—a surprising fact to Jennie, for
she never had known her sister to
feel ill—there would be no "issue"
over the cats today. She stopped
at the door of the back wing to
inquire about them.
They were asleep on Cindy's bed
at the moment.
"I've named the cats Nip and
Tuck," said Cindy.
"Very appropriate names," Jennie 
said.
"Do you think it'd be safe to let
them out this afternoon? They'll
love the barn—hunting for mice!"
"I'd wait another day, perhaps."
Then to her own surprise Jennie
said: "I'll leave the door into my
room partly open. They'll have
more space to roam around in."
Cindy looked surprised and
pleased. "They'll like that! They've
sniffed at everything in here. I'll
like it, too," she added.


CHAPTER FOURTEEN
By JANE ABBOTT
Copyright 19 by Jane Abbott Distributed by King Features Syndicates
ON THE road to the farm a big
car passed Wick and he recognized
Mrs. Wilmer in it, Enid at the
wheel. He lifted his hand and Hester 
returned his gesture of greeting 
as briefly.
He was pleased that she would
not be at the house when he delivered 
the cats. He parked his car
at the barn and went directly to
Cindy's door. But there was no
answer to his repeated knocking.
The girl was nowhere in the yard,
or in the barn. He could not turn
the cats loose here, nor take them
back with him. He had promised
Cindy.
He picked up the pillow case by
the end which Nettie had tied
securely with heavy string, and
with the cats struggling, clawing,
bumping against his leg, he walked
around to Jennie Todd's door.
She opened it. "Oh, Mr. Middleton! 
But what..." She stepped
back. The cats were letting out a
piteous meowng, "What have you
got there?"
"Cats."
"Cats!" Jennie began to laugh,
a soft, shy kind of laughter. "Come
in. I'm laughing—I couldn't imagine..." 

"I brought them up to Cindy.
Her guardian suggested that she
have a dog up here but she wanted
a cat. So I brought her two. But
I can't find her—I'll have to leave
them with you until she comes."
She took the cats out. "I love
them, but Hester hates cats."
Wick said: "Cindy's a right to
keep a cat here if she wants to—
you can have a dozen yourself.
You have that bolt."
Jennie said: "Hester does not
think I should keep the door
locked."
Suddenly Wick was angry. "Why
don't you stand up to her?"
When she looked up at him,
startled, he laughed. "You must
pardon my speaking so bluntly,
but that's what I wanted to say to
you that summer when you and
your sister and brother were here
at the farm, kids. I came up a
few times to take you fishing. It
made me boil, I remember, the
way she bossed you and picked on
you and made fun of you! I
wanted to punch her face!"
Jennie said: "I remember now—
your coming here!"
"You had two long pigtails,"
Wick said.
"You remember that! That was
all my mother could do with my
hair. Hester's was curly...."
Then she looked down at her
hands. "I suppose Hester wouldn't
have—bossed me so if I'd had
more spirit. After she moved to
Buffalo I got that job in the bookshop—I 
was happy—I had a nice
room nearby—then Hester heard

of the position in the school in
Cleveland—a sort of housemother
—and she kept at me to take it
until—well, I did. She keeps reminding 
me that I may lose that
job at the school because I simply
walked out on it to come here!"
Wick saw that her hands were
trembling. The cats, left to themselves, 
were sniffing curiously
around the room and at that moment 
one was within Wick's reach;
he caught it up and dropped it into
her lap. As he had hoped, her
hands instantly loosened to stroke
it. Some color rushed into her
face.
"How dreadful that I should be
telling you these personal things!
I'm sorry!"
"Don't be, please! Remember
we're friends of long standing!"
"You've been very kind...."
"Then will you do something for
me? Oppose jour sister—just
once. Do what you want to do."
"I will! I promise you! If it
isn't over the cats, over something...." 

"Good!" declared Wick warmly.
"Mr. Middleton, my sister refuses 
to accept Cindy as our brother's 
daughter. As we've told you,
neither of us knew he had one—
ever had married. But I haven't
thought of doubting it—you must
have proof!"
Wick smiled. "Your sister would
not see it as proof, though it satisfied 
me. This Dan Dooley who
brought her here—I never saw
more honest eyes than his. He Said
the girl was Thomas Todd's daughter, 
and I believed him."
"Then I will, too," said Jennie.
Hester and Enid returned to the
farm at dusk of that evening. They
had eaten dinner at a roadside inn
a few miles out of Malone which
Hester had found surprisingly attractive. 
So, driving back, she had
felt pleasantly relaxed.
Enid carried in the provisions
they had bought, lighted the lamp
in their living-room. Her mother
came out from the bedroom where
she had changed into a lounging
robe and slippers. "I'll glance over
the newspapers," she said as she
settled herself in a chair near the
lamp.
Enid said: "Mother, I tried to
tell you before—but you stopped
me. You called it a proclamation.
Maybe it is. I'm not going to
Europe this summer."
Hester Jet the newspaper drop
to her lap, crushed it down under
her hands. "Not—going?" she repeated, 
her eyes darkening with
anger. "What do you mean?"
"Why—just that."
"And what has changed your
mind?"
"Nothing has changed it for I
didn't plan it. You did—you didn't
ask me if I wanted to go. I don't."
The newspaper crackled under
Hester's hands but she smiled.
"You silly, silly girl! With an opportunity 
like this — companions
you know so well, who are congenial—you'll 
meet other young
people over there. Miss Alexander
has friends, very high-up people,
in Paris and London."
"That doesn't appeal to me,"
said Enid.
She had started toward the
kitchen, but she paused, halfturned. 
"Mother, won't you please
stop planning for me?" With that
she went on into the kitchen. Hester 
heard the outer door close behind 
her.
"That—after all. I've done for
her!"
To distract her mind she took
up the newspaper, smoothed it out.
She read a column given to the
questioning before a grand jury in
St., Louis of various men suspected
as making up a super-gambling
organization, particularly one
Richard Cornelius, supposed to be
the master brain of the group. She
read it for she believed it was a
civic duty to co-operate in suppressing 
vice of all kinds. The
article had no real meaning for
her.
Then she heard: "Here, kitty,
kitty, kitty!"
Enid calling—that girl Cindy!
Some laughter. Then: "I've caught
them!" And, incredibly, that was
her sister Jennie's voice!
* * *
Jennie's promise to "stand up to
her sister" hung a little frighteningly 
over her. But she would, she
told herself. "Then I Will know I
have some courage!".
But Hester did not come to her
door that next day. She saw Enid
out at the pump and Enid told her
that her mother had a headache
and was staying in bed.
With Hester confined to her bed
—a surprising fact to Jennie, for
she never had known her sister to
feel ill—there would be no "issue"
over the cats today. She stopped
at the door of the back wing to
inquire about them.
They were asleep on Cindy's bed
at the moment.
"I've named the cats Nip and
Tuck," said Cindy.
"Very appropriate names," Jennie 
said.
"Do you think it'd be safe to let
them out this afternoon? They'll
love the barn—hunting for mice!"
"I'd wait another day, perhaps."
Then to her own surprise Jennie
said: "I'll leave the door into my
room partly open. They'll have
more space to roam around in."
Cindy looked surprised and
pleased. "They'll like that! They've
sniffed at everything in here. I'll
like it, too," she added.


FHA Loans Should Have
Non-Bias Clauses–Miller
The
Federal Housing Authority was
characterized last week as "the
typhoid Mary of race restrictive
covenants" by Loren Miller, prominent 
Los Angeles attorney.
Discussing the nature and dimensions 
of the minority housing
problem at a conference held at the
Statler hotel, Miller declared that
the government should not insure
a housing loan unless borrowers
promise not to discriminate against
racial minorities in sale or rental
of property.
The conference was called by
the "National Committee Against
Discrimination in Housing" for the
purpose of getting together leading
citizens and heads of national organizations 
"to discuss the housing
problems facing minority groups,
and to arrive at concrete proposals
for concrete action by all organizations." 

Miller, who was the keynote
speaker at the morning session referred 
to government agencies as
"giants" in the regulation of everything 
pertaining to the construction 
of housing from the interest
rates to the floor covering. But he
said they become 'quaking pygmies'
when asked to use their power to

curb discriminatory practices.
The new policy adopted five years
ago prohibiting the recording of
race restrictions on property under
a government insured mortgage
still leaves the builders free to discriminate 
in the sale or rental of
such housing, said Miller.
The afternoon session was devoted 
to discussions on "development 
of a coordinated action program." 
It was led by George L.
P. Weaver and Algernon D. Black.
In a joint statement issued by
Lester Granger, executive secretary 
of the National Urban League; 
Walter Reuther, president of
the CIO, and Walter White, executive 
secretary of the NAACP, it
was pointed out that "housing is
increasingly becoming today's number 
one civil rights problem."
They asserted that since the
Supreme Court decisions outlawing 
segregation in the schools, certain 
groups, fearful that the next
step would be to end segregation
in housing, have intensified their
campaign, for racially defined neighborhoods. 

"If they are successful in establishing 
this 'shiny new ghetto' pattern 
throughout the country," said
the three executives. "American
children will continue to go to segregated 
schools, and the significance 
of the education decisions
will have been nullified."
"While these plans to ghettoize
go ahead, failure of government
housing programs to cope with the
minority housing problem is resulting 
in further intensification of
segregation.
"If these trends are permitted to
go unchallenged, segregated living
may be established for generations
to come" declared the organizational 
leaders. They, therefore, insist 
that "now is the time to develop 
programs to assure democratic 
housing."

CONCRETE PROPOSALS
The
Federal Housing Authority was
characterized last week as "the
typhoid Mary of race restrictive
covenants" by Loren Miller, prominent 
Los Angeles attorney.
Discussing the nature and dimensions 
of the minority housing
problem at a conference held at the
Statler hotel, Miller declared that
the government should not insure
a housing loan unless borrowers
promise not to discriminate against
racial minorities in sale or rental
of property.
The conference was called by
the "National Committee Against
Discrimination in Housing" for the
purpose of getting together leading
citizens and heads of national organizations 
"to discuss the housing
problems facing minority groups,
and to arrive at concrete proposals
for concrete action by all organizations." 

Miller, who was the keynote
speaker at the morning session referred 
to government agencies as
"giants" in the regulation of everything 
pertaining to the construction 
of housing from the interest
rates to the floor covering. But he
said they become 'quaking pygmies'
when asked to use their power to

curb discriminatory practices.
The new policy adopted five years
ago prohibiting the recording of
race restrictions on property under
a government insured mortgage
still leaves the builders free to discriminate 
in the sale or rental of
such housing, said Miller.
The afternoon session was devoted 
to discussions on "development 
of a coordinated action program." 
It was led by George L.
P. Weaver and Algernon D. Black.
In a joint statement issued by
Lester Granger, executive secretary 
of the National Urban League; 
Walter Reuther, president of
the CIO, and Walter White, executive 
secretary of the NAACP, it
was pointed out that "housing is
increasingly becoming today's number 
one civil rights problem."
They asserted that since the
Supreme Court decisions outlawing 
segregation in the schools, certain 
groups, fearful that the next
step would be to end segregation
in housing, have intensified their
campaign, for racially defined neighborhoods. 

"If they are successful in establishing 
this 'shiny new ghetto' pattern 
throughout the country," said
the three executives. "American
children will continue to go to segregated 
schools, and the significance 
of the education decisions
will have been nullified."
"While these plans to ghettoize
go ahead, failure of government
housing programs to cope with the
minority housing problem is resulting 
in further intensification of
segregation.
"If these trends are permitted to
go unchallenged, segregated living
may be established for generations
to come" declared the organizational 
leaders. They, therefore, insist 
that "now is the time to develop 
programs to assure democratic 
housing."

GEORGE WEAVER
The
Federal Housing Authority was
characterized last week as "the
typhoid Mary of race restrictive
covenants" by Loren Miller, prominent 
Los Angeles attorney.
Discussing the nature and dimensions 
of the minority housing
problem at a conference held at the
Statler hotel, Miller declared that
the government should not insure
a housing loan unless borrowers
promise not to discriminate against
racial minorities in sale or rental
of property.
The conference was called by
the "National Committee Against
Discrimination in Housing" for the
purpose of getting together leading
citizens and heads of national organizations 
"to discuss the housing
problems facing minority groups,
and to arrive at concrete proposals
for concrete action by all organizations." 

Miller, who was the keynote
speaker at the morning session referred 
to government agencies as
"giants" in the regulation of everything 
pertaining to the construction 
of housing from the interest
rates to the floor covering. But he
said they become 'quaking pygmies'
when asked to use their power to

curb discriminatory practices.
The new policy adopted five years
ago prohibiting the recording of
race restrictions on property under
a government insured mortgage
still leaves the builders free to discriminate 
in the sale or rental of
such housing, said Miller.
The afternoon session was devoted 
to discussions on "development 
of a coordinated action program." 
It was led by George L.
P. Weaver and Algernon D. Black.
In a joint statement issued by
Lester Granger, executive secretary 
of the National Urban League; 
Walter Reuther, president of
the CIO, and Walter White, executive 
secretary of the NAACP, it
was pointed out that "housing is
increasingly becoming today's number 
one civil rights problem."
They asserted that since the
Supreme Court decisions outlawing 
segregation in the schools, certain 
groups, fearful that the next
step would be to end segregation
in housing, have intensified their
campaign, for racially defined neighborhoods. 

"If they are successful in establishing 
this 'shiny new ghetto' pattern 
throughout the country," said
the three executives. "American
children will continue to go to segregated 
schools, and the significance 
of the education decisions
will have been nullified."
"While these plans to ghettoize
go ahead, failure of government
housing programs to cope with the
minority housing problem is resulting 
in further intensification of
segregation.
"If these trends are permitted to
go unchallenged, segregated living
may be established for generations
to come" declared the organizational 
leaders. They, therefore, insist 
that "now is the time to develop 
programs to assure democratic 
housing."

Greed Killed Ink

filled with jealousy and court battles 

Trouble began, he writes when
"I grew in popularity and began to
stand out as a feature attraction
of the group—something none of
us could prevent, since my individual 
style of delivering the lyrics
to each song seemed to be what the
public wanted.
"Fans began swarming about me
for autographs and people started
saying Bill Kenny and the Ink
Spots in the same breath. This of
course shoved my colleagues into
the background."
Kenny asserts that "jealous"
wives of some of the members of
the Ink Spots came in for their
share of the bickering and feuding.
One wife would think her husband
should be recognized more than
some other member
Kenny charges that "the name
Ink Spats had become too great,
and the bigness of the name was
primarily the cause of the big upset 
of the group. In other words,
the mentality of the group was too
low. The Ink Spots had almost
overnight become a million dollar
business and the individual members 
didn't have the intelligence to
keep up with that growth and prosperity." 

Kenny has recently been featuring 
himself as "Mr. Ink Spot" in
a solo act in which he has appeared 
in many major night spots
around the country.

Commit Toledo
Man To Insane
Hospital
Adjudged 
insane, Joseph Collins, 21year-old 
slayer of a University of
Toledo co-ed last week was committed 
to the Lima State Hospital
for the Criminally Insane.
Common Pleas Court Judge John
M. McCabe said conflicting testimony 
or medical experts on Collins'
mental condition and the conduct
of the defendant on the witness
stand during a sanity hearing led
him to the conclusion that the slay
er was not, at this time, of sufficient 
soundness of mind to understand 
and appreciate the nature of
the charges against him.