The Omaha guide., 1942-07-04
SPAULDING RECOMMENDS
PROGRAM IN KEEPING WITH
WAR TIMES TO INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION

WAR TIMES TO INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION
Birmingham, July 8 ANPeRec-
concentrations that the NATIONAL Ne
gro Insurance association, meeting
here last week, create an emergency
standing committee in tune with the
war effort as well as continue Ger
tain other key committees were
made by the president, A. I. Spauld-
ing.
An invitation to hold the conven-
ton in Durham and a suggestion
that should insurance companies
come under federal control, Negro
companies should be prepared to
meet every requirement, were con-
tanned in a telegram sent from c.
C. Spaulding, president of North
Carolina Mutual, to c. L. TONNES,
association secretary, last Tuesday.
The president suggested that the
emergency standing COMMITTEES
should have these functions:
Research and study of agency and
management problems-most pract-
ical methods of servicing business;
recruiting, training and supervising
personnel; getting maximum benefit
and use of available equipment, ma
~terials, supplies, ETC., and make
findings available to members.
Legislation, taxation and govern
mental regulation. keep abreast
with these matters and keep the ad-
ministration and the members in
formed on them so that suitable pol
icies might be formulated and APP
propriate action taken when neces-
sary.
Cancellation and arbitration-the
membership to consist of three mem
bers of underwriting or managers
associations, three agency officers,
and three other executive officers
Of member companies, with over
tapping terms of three years, and
other adequate safeguards; no asso-
citation or company to have more
than one Representatives, handle
inter and intra company grievances,
and to develope procedures and
techniques for this purpose.
Public Relations-to publicize and
emphasize, regularly, the security
and services of the benefits which
life insurance makes available to
theindividual an dto the country as
a whole.
Mr.. Spaulding also recommended
that more sympathetic cooperation
and support be given to the five year
plan program and that it be prose
cuted more dramatically and effect
lively" and that the national defense
vigilance committee and the Negro
insurance bonds and stamps COM
mittee be continued for another
year, or for the duration.
He also asked that the association
endorse and encourage the support
of all responsible organizations, a.
gencies, and persons striving for the
full emancipation of all minority
groups and the ultimate attainment
practice an depreciation, at home
and abroad, of the ideals for which
true democracy stands; and that
appropriate resolutions be adopted
by this Convention conveying the
sentiments of this body to the Presi-
Dent of the United States, Franklin
d. Roosevelt, our matchless leader
in this time of worldwide crisis; 10
the secretary of war, Henry L.
Stimson; the secretary of the navy,
Frank Knox; the Federal Security
administrator and chairman of tie
War Manpower commission, Paul
" McNutt; chairman of the War
Production board, Donald Nelson;
and other proper persons, organic
atoms and agencies.
'That we endorse the effort now
in progress to focus, again, atten-
ton on the five, seemingly forgot
ten Scottsboro Boys who are still
languishing in an Alabama prison,
with the hope that there may be a
fair and impartial review of their
case in order that there might not
be an occasion for innocent blood to
cry out in despair and forever just
ably curse and condemn u jude
ial procedure and system, and that
an appropriate resolution in refer
ence % this case be sent to the gov
e-nor of Alabama.
"That we carefully consider the
probability and ACCESSIBILITY of orr
net holding another convention fof
the duration of the emergency aud
that necessary action be taken to
assure the continuance Of this as
ISOLATION as a functioning organic
alton should further conventions be
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