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TDn© V®ne® Published Weekly “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people” Rev. Melvin L Shakespeare Publisher and Owner Business Address 2225 S Street Phone 5-6491 II No Answer Call 5-7508 Rubi# W. Shakespeare Advertising 6 Business Manager Roberta Molden Associate Editor 1966 U Street 2-1407 Mrs. joe Green Circulation Mgr. Member ol the Associated Negro Press Subscription rate 12.50 per year 10c per copy Enterea as Secona Class Matter. June 9 1 947 at the Post Otfiee at Lincoln. Nebraska under the Act ol March 3. 1879 __ Editorial President Truman went all of ihe way in demanding an end to discrimination. These words give hope and comfort to those of us who have been battling for the application of Christian principles to race relations. The White House quoted him as saying he will not retract any part of his civil rights message to appease the South. The Negro leaders who have been close to President Truman and the Democratic high com mand, express considerable doubt that Mr. Truman can be pressured into backing down. If the party is split it would mean a certain victory for the Republicans. There are still enough Negroes who be lieve in righteousness and the principle of the Constitution of America to defeat by ballot any such move. There are still enough Christian white people who will not allow this nation to get into such hands as the southern democrats would have it. Victory for such a set up as that would mean a shameful re versal of all of the progress this great nation has made. It is time that the United States of America turn a deaf ear to such demagogs who has brought nothing but shame to the people they represent.—M. L. S. Integration of Negroes Into Navy The navy has published a book by Lieut. Dennis D. Nelson, the only Negro naval reserve officer now on active duty. Nelson wrote a critical analysis which assails discrimination but praises efforts at reform. This is basis for hope that the reforms will really be carried out in the most conserva tive branch of our armed forces. The principal change is in the in tegration of Negroes into the navy, a policy announced in 1945. During the war it was often not possible to segregate white and black men aboard ship. No trou ble resulted from mingling of races, any more than mixing Americans of Italian, Polish, Ger man, Russian, French and Japa nese descent caused conflict. This disposes of the main argument for segregation. There are now three other Ne- i gro officers in the regular navy, and one Negro cadet at the Naval r^m ~ " Our Children By Mrs. W. B. Davis Should my child be allowed to talk back? Such a question would never have been asked by a par ent fifty or perhaps even fifteen years ago. If it had it had been asked, the answer would have been an emphatic “No!” for talk ing back was considered one of I the most serious forms of disre spect which a child could show to an adult. If a child talked back, mother blushed and fre quently took out the hair brush. The fact, now the question is asked so often is an indication of a different attitude toward the child, a questioning about his needs and rights. There are times when most adults feel that something for which they were blamed, was not fair. We do not criticize w'ho in such a situation says, “I don't think that was a fair statement. I wras not late deliberately, but . . .” But if a child who is scolded for coming home late starts, “But mother, I don’t think you’re fair . . .” Mother without waiting to hear the explanation may say, “Don’t talk back to me!” We have learned a great deal in the last few years about the feelings which all of us have even toward those people whom we Jove. Should a child be given the same right as an adult to defend his actions and to express disagree ment with others? It is wise to let ihe child tell his story and offer his excuse. But beware! Lest we get too far on the other side of the conventions of par ents and children. We must keep control of the situation. Talking back may seem to threaten our control. We are afraid that if the child gets away with it our au thority will end. We will have lost face. This does not mean that children should be encour aged to be ill-mannered toward their parents or other people. The wise parent, while understanding the child’s need to talk back as an outlet for his feelings, will also try to find out why he has this need and will then go on from there to try and help him. Academy at Annapolis. Lieut. Nelson writes that “the willing ness of the Navy Department to embark upon a positive and con structive program for greater edu cation, training and utilization of its Negro personnel is, in itself, a great advance.” His main criti cism is directed at white officers, who can think of Negroes only as servants doing menial manual work. Publication of this book by the Navy is an encouraging sign of progress. President Truman has called upon Congress to end Jim Crow ism, lynching and poll-taxes. It would be heartening if, as Com mander-in-Chief, he issued an or der abolishing all segregation in all the armed forces of our coun try. This would prove American sincerity to the three-quarters of the world’s inhabitants whose skin is colored. - THE NEW LEADER.— _ ",-1 We Invite You ■’em ■■ WM* ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ « • «»• « ■ ■ ■ ■*" • DONLEY STAHL CO. —PRESCRIPTIONS OUR SPECIALTY— ■ 1331 N Street 2-3248 * Trusses, belts and elastic stockings Up p p P p. ■ ■ ■ pr ■’ ■ ■HlMwil Sunday. Sdw/oL djiAAon* By Rev. R. E. Handy Subject: The Fellowship of Christian Believers. Scripture: Acts. 2:37-47 Eph. 4:1-6. Golden Text: “There is one body and one Spirit, Even as ye are called in one hope of your calling: One Lord, One Faith, One bap tism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all; and in you all,” Eph. 4:4-6. —Applications— The complexities of life press around us on all sides with such force, that was it not for our fel lowship with God, and fellowship with real believers, life would not be worth living. At these times when God re veals Himself in our hearts and we understand that He is actually giving us a direct message, we ex perience the greatest delight it is possible to know while in our earthly bodies. The verses preceding our lesson tell of Peter’s sermon that he preached, immediately after the Pentecostal Shower. Many who were converted came crying “Men and brethren, what shall we do.” His answer: “Re- i pent believer, receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” As an act of 1 obedience they were to be bap tized with water. Here is a most wonderful gift. God’s spirit, the third member of the Holy Trinity offered as a gift. This gift will take from your life worry, bad temper, and fitfulness ! makes your disposition sweet and you are rendered taken out tow'ard the other fellow anl his beliefs. Should he want to belong to another church you will be able to^fellowship and love him, know ing you both have the same High Priest and the same Spirit. And when the spirit falls you both will be touched and shout together This fellowship with other saved saints, no matter what their de nomination. 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His master placed him in charge of a coal yard. He man aged it so faithfully that his owner gave him all of the slack resulting from the handling of the coal. Selling this to local manufactur ers, he thereby accumulated thou- ! sands of dollars in the course of time. He purchased himself in 1846; and, after inspecting several Negro settlements in the North, went into the coal business in Cin ASK FOR Fairmont ICE CREAM of he Peak of £2 uahty I j Smith Pharmacy 2146 Vine Prescriptions — Drugs Fountain — Sundries Phone 2-1958 i CLEANING and SANITATION SUPPLIES All Types Brooms—Furniture Polishes ! Mops—Floor Seal and Wax Sweeping Compounds Mopping Equipment | Kelso Chemical I 117 North 9th St. 2-2434 MEADOW GOLD Means Just The Very Best Grade A Milk I Ice Cream—Butter BEATRICE FOODS CO. ... cinnati. Having then about $15,000, Gordon made much more progress in this coveted enterprise than his competitors desired. 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