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« * " f ■ . * • f fe k4 l k SBiN N-»00»n_ Volume 2, Numbei iomv* »*»i* Lincoln 3, Nebraska Thursday, April 22, 1948 •' 1 " .. 11*100*-----i Pictured above are members of the Mary Bethune Literary and Art Club who gave a very suc cessful spring tea at the home of Mrs. James Dean. Left to right first row: Mmes Clyde W. Malone, Marvin Winston, John Irvin, James Fuller. Second row: Mmes Anna Smith, Joseph Green, George Randol, Clyde Coulter. Third row: Mmes Jeph Adkins, Virginia Davis, Clayton Lewis, President; John Robinson, Roy Handy, John Johnson. Fourth row: Mmes. James Dean, William B. Davis, Melvin Shakes peare. Fawntelle Baker and Horace Cooke. Louis Against Jim Crow Draft WASHINGTON. (ANP). Joe Louis, heavyweight champion of the world, Saturday urged united action by Negro veterans against the enactment of Jim Crow se lective service of universal mili tary training program. In a cablegram from London, released by the Committee Against Jim Crow in Military Service and training, Louis criti cized the army’s “rigid determi nation to maintain its Jim Crow policies.” The statement was sent to the senate armed serivces committee which has been hold ing hearings , on revival of selec tive service and UMT. Miss D. Killinger Receives Quiz Kid Honor Award Miss Delight Killinger, who has contributed many items to the VOICE, recently received a Cer tificate of Honor from the Quiz Kid Program. The award came as the result of one of her stu dent’s letters to the Quiz Kids telling why Miss Killinger was a good teacher. She is now eligible for a grand prize of $2,500. Mod estly, she says, Miss Killinger “Of course I won’t get the prize nor even want it because so many others are so much more deserv ing, but it' is a thrill to have the certificate and a great accom lishment to know that I have helped.” Union Service at North Side Church of God Union services will be held at the North Side Church of God Sunday, April 25th. The Rev. Mr. ’ Green, who is the new pastor of Newman Methodist church, will deliver the sermon. Mary Bethune Women’s Club Gives Annual Spring Tea The Mary Bethune Club, which was organized about two years ago by Mrs. Jennie R. Edwards, gave a tea April 11th at the home of Mrs. James Dean, 1018 Rose Street. Music was furnished by Mrs. Eugenia Brown and Miss Ruth Norman. Mrs. Clyde Coulter was guest soloist. About 150 guests were present, including Rev. and Mrs. A. New ton and Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Wash ington of Beatrice, Nebraska. It is contemplated that the Club will make this an annual affair. The Mary Bethune Club is lim ited to 25 members. It will spon sor its second yearly birthday re cital for Miss Winnefred Winston sometime in June. Receives iMan Of Year Award SAVANNAH. (ANP). During the Vesper hour at Georgia State college Sunday evening in Mel drim auditorium, Beta Phi Lambda chapted of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity began its an nual Education for Citizenship week observance. The speaker for the occasion was Atty. Belford Lawson of Washington, general president of the fraternity, who spoke on “Education for Citizenship.” At the end of the program, Atty. Lawson presented “The Alpha Man of the Year” award to President James A. Colston of Georgia State college “on be half of 12,000 Alpha Phi Alpha men representing 200 chapters scattered throughout the nation.” President Colston received the award in recognition of his re markable accomplishments at the college. ! Three Nebr. StudentsNamed At Honors Meet Two Negro students of the Uni versity of Nebraska were among those recognized at the Univer sity’s annual honors Convocation held in the Coliseum Tuesday, April 20. Those selected represent the upper ten percent of the un dergraduates in the college of the university for which they are ma triculated. The only Negro student listed last year and this is Granville Coggs of 1951 “U” Street. Hailing from Little Rock, Arkansas, Mr. Coggs, a junior, is a pre-medic major in the Arts and Sciences College. He is active in the Lincoln Social Action Council, NAACP, Mt. Zion Baptist Church and is a member of the Scrollefs Club. Among the newcomers this year is Miss Robbie Powell, the at tractive daugh ter of Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Pow ell, of 526 No. 22nd St. Miss Powell is a sophomore in the Arts and Science College where she is Robbie Poweii. majoring in history. She is con tinuing a fine scholastic record be gan at Lincoln High where she was a member of the National Honor Society. x The third student is Gerald Thomas of Natick, Mass., who is a freshman in the arts and science college. Thomas has been active in the work of the Social Action Council and the Sphinx Club. He attends Unive-sity Episcopal Church and is the only Negro stu dent in the Naval R.O.T.C. here. Hub of Harmony Gives Successful Concert at Coliseum Sunday Night Large Audience Very Enthusiastic About Spiritual Interpretation Approximately 4000 persons provided a near-capacity and enthusiastic audience for the Hub of Harmony under the direction of Frank Hale at* their concert Sunday night. The eleven Union College students were in rare form as they presented a varied program ranging from the plaintive “Steal Away Jordan” to the vigorous “Stout Hearted Men.” Perhaps none were in better form than John Book* hardt. whose high baritone voice led many of the spirituals. An drew W. Donelly also did a superb job on the narrations. The Hub of Harmony also pre sented Miss Betty Bradford, con tralto, from Kansas City, whose lovely voice displayed great flexi bility and expression. She im mediately captured her audience, but would not give an encore, thus disappointing thousands. A humorous note was added by the Hub Quartet in the spirituals “Let The Church Roll On, My Lord's Going to Ride On The Rain and Tide,” and by the chorus in “Little Liza I Love You.” The four groups of spirituals by the chorus showed a uniform ex cellence of balance expression and co-ordination but rarely seen or heard in small groups. During the intermission, Mr. Clyde W. Malone, Executive Sec retary of the Urban League, spoke briefly commending the spirit and ability of the group. Dr. Gerald Kennedy, who acted as master of the intermission ceremonies, made some very delightful remarks and pointed up the hard work put in by the group preparing for the concert. Miss Lois Bookhardt played a piano medley during the offering. The complete program follows: Director: Frank W. Hale, Jr. Narrator: Andrew W. Donelly Chorus: I Cried and I Cried . Spiritual (arr. F, Hale) Steal Away Jordan . Spiritual Get On Board . Spirtlual There’s A Little Wheel ’A Turning . Spiritual (arr. C. E. Moseley) Quartet: Standin’ In the Need of Prayer . .Spiritual Need Him in the Morning.Spiritual Chorus: Babylon’s Falling .Spiritual (arr. W. Hooper) In His Care . Spiritual Tramping . Spiritual (arr. F. Hale) Certainly Lord .. Spiritual (arr. F. Hale) INTERMISSION Guest Soloist—Miss Betty Bradford: My Soul's Been Anchored In the Lord— (As sung by Marian Anderson) Chorus: I Am An American . Schuster Cunningham Whitcup O Morn of Beauty . J. Sibelius Stout Hearted Men . S. Romberg Quartet Let the Church Roll On.Selected Chorus: I'm Going to Die With a Staff in Mv Hand . Selected You Better Mind . Spiritual Golden Slippers .Spiritual (arr. W. Hooper) Reception was held at Union College after the concert. Amendment to Marshall Plan WASHINGTON. (ANP). An FEPC amendment to the ERP (European Recovery program) bill was voted down in the house last week, 91 to 38. Submitted by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of New York, the amendment would have prohibited the sending to Europe any goods produced by a firm that refused to hire Negroes. The house Republican leader, Rep. Halleck of Indiana, led the fight against the surprise amend ment. The amendment was pro posed during a discussion of the Marshall plan. Elected Seo’y. Mrs. William B. Davis. Mrs. William B. Davis. 820 “C” Street was recently elected Cor responding Secretary for the Lin coln Council of Church Women. Mrs. Davis has been an active member of the Council for several years, during which time she served on many committees in cluding the World Day of Prayer projects. She is a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She is active in the Mary Bethune Literary and Art Club, the NAACP and is a member of the executive board of the Lincoln Urban League. College NAACP Organized at Nebraska Uni. The Lincoln Branch of the NAACP, through its secretary, Lynnwood Parker, organized a college chapter at the University of Nebraska, Wednesday, April 15th. About twenty students showed up in response to a letter written to the editor of the “Daily Nebraskan” April 14th. The group met again Tuesday, April 20th, It is expected that the membership will be doubled. Resumes Active Pastorate After 2 Years Leave The Rev. Mr. R. H. Powell, former pastor of Newman Meth odist church, returned to the ac tive relationship and accepted the pastorate of Hastings and Grand Island, at annual conference held in Kansas City in March. While he was pastor at New man, the church was paid out of debt. The Rev. Mr. Powell still re sides in Lincoln where he has two daughters who are sopho mores at the University of Ne braska.