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About The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195? | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1947)
THE VOICE A NEGRO WEEKLY “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people” Rev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Owner 2225 S Street Phone 5-6491 If no answer call 5-7508 Rubie W. Shakespeare Advertising & Business Manager Mrs. Joe Green Circulation Mgr. Member of the Assoc. Negro Press Subscription rate $2.00 per year 10c per copy Is the Negro in Lincoln Complacent?— A white person said to me the other day, “The colored people here seem so complacent, you sel dom see them, you seldom hear of them doing anything, and you invite them to a meeting they don’t show up. ‘Whats wrong with them’?” Any person of organization who is willing to ac cept conditions as they are with little or no effort toward im provement or advancement is complacent. Well that was a $64 question. So I am asking you, “Is the Negro in Lincoln Complacent? If so, what can be done about it?” I shall also make an attempt to discover if there may be others who feel that the Negro of Lin coln is not stimulated to the height of his potentialities and what may be done about it. I feel certain that this discussion will prove advantageous to all concerned. I am sure you would be inter ested to know my position in this matter and I shall speak from ex perience and actual statistics. By far too many persons who are assuming the role of leaders in the community are not con tributing to the advancement of community activities and civic enterprises. Less than 50 -per cent of the patronage and support of the Lincoln IJrban League, Ann’s Beauty Shoppe (the only ac credited first class shoppe in the city), Rose Manor Studio, Mc Field Cleaners, Colley’s Fur Studio, “The Voice” and others can be contributed to Negroes. There are more than 15 hun dred Negroes in the city, seven organized churches, seven fra ternal organizations, including, A.K.A.; Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa’s, N.A.A.C.P., and the Pro gressive Syndicate, and numerous other organized groups, and yet people can and do say truthfully, “I hear of very little activity.” Do we have our candles lighted or are we hiding them under a bushel? Teen Age Chatter Reporter Dotty Greene Asst. Ruby Lee Harper Asst. Loretta McWilliams T Is for Tony E is for Emma E is for Elois (Lopy) N is for Norma A is for Albert G is for George E is for Elbert C is for Chuck H is for Hazel A is for Always read this column T is for Tarply T is for Theadore E is for everything that’s fun R is for Ruby Put them all together, they spell Teen Age Chatter* the col-! umn you like to read the Best. • * • • There were several teen-age boys in our fair city Sunday from Omaha. The 4-H Fun Night was a big success, Vonny Finley won the prize in the Talent Show and Lor etta McWilliams won second prize and Que Wesley won the Door prize. Seen at the Lincoln high school picnic were Hazel Wilson, Betty Wilson, Margo Gill, Ruby and Sonny Walker, Bobby Graham, Albert Bowen, Richard Holcomb and many more. The Nebraska City High School Seniors had their sneak day last Monday, May 19. The only graduating Negro was Miss Mary Smith, who came with the group. She was visiting with Dorothy Green. The group had lunch with the Chamber of Commerce and they visited the State Capitol and the State Penitentiary. At the Base-Ball Game— She: “What’s the man running for?” He: “He hit the Ball.” She: “I know, but is he re quired to chase it too?” Miss Maxine Stith, a former Lincolnite was in our fair city Monday, she was with her father and mother. Maxine will gradu ate from Fairbury High School Thursday evening. While in town she visited her brothe, Mr. Harold Stith ^nd miss Dorothy Green. The Mystery Person of this month was Lester White, since there was no one who guessed the correct person the $1.00 will be carried over for next months contest making it $2.00 for the next month. We hear that Lois Hatcher has a new heart throb. We wonder who he could be? There was a Teen Age meeting Wednesday night at the Urban League, the Teen-Agers are plan ning a moonlight picnic for Sat urday night. They hope they will have a good attendance. Say Teen-Agers The Voice is going to let the Teen-Age Chat ter have three columns in the paper, because they are planning to enlarge the paper, and we would like for all of you to help us plan out something to fill these three columns. If you have any suggestions please contact Dorothy Green, Loretta McWil liams or Ruby Lee Harper. So long until we meet again. Dotty, Ruby & Loretta SHOWALTER ROOFING GO. 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