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Thm ^©n©© PUBLISHED WEEKLY_ “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people.** Rev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Editor Business Address 2225 S Street P*100® 11 No Answer Call 5-7508 Rubie W. Shakespeare--Advertising and Business Manager GaalKhv _____Associate Editor, T.M C.H. LvnwJSd PaAer ...1. Associate Editor, on Military Leave K Ioe Green-—__ -.. ..Circulation Manager Member of the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association_ Entered as Second Class Matter. June 9. 1947 at the Poet OUlca at Lincoln, Nebraska under th# Act ot March 3, 1879. t year •ubscrlptton-$2.00 _ Single copy-' : r: ::^ NATIONAL € DITORI AL_ | iSSOCIATION EDITORIALS The views expressed In these columns are those ol the writer and not necessarily m reflection ot the policy of The Voice.—Pub. BRASS FACTS A few months ago there ap peared in this publication a small column known as Brass Facts by Your Editor. This I gave up be cause I believed that I did not have the time to give it the proper attention. Since that time I have received mail from various places from many people asking why I did not return in such a column. After some careful consideration I decided to once again come back to you with Brass Facts. During my absence I was asked many questions on many subjects one very recent, which I shall try to answer in short. While Gov. Folson Names Four to Group To Study Schools MONTGOMERY, Ala. (ANP). Four Negro educators were placed on the “Committee of 35” ap pointed by Gov. James E. Fol som to study the problem of pro fessional and graduate training for Negro people and recommend a program to bring the educa tional offerings to Negroes in Alabama in line with the deci sion of the U. S. supreme court. Although the composition of the committee includes civic, re ligious and educational leaders, Negro representation was limited to four educators in the employ ment of the state. They are Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee institute; Dr. H. Coun cill Trenholm, president of Ala bama State college; Dr. J. F. Drake, president of Alabama A. and M. college, and Dr. R. C. Hatch, the state supervisor of Jeannes teachers and executive secretary of the Alabama State Teachers association. Oakland, Calif., to Vote on FEPC OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland city council has voted to submit a municipal FEPC ordinance to the voters in the April primary elec tion. The ordinance would make unlawful employment discrimina tion by the City of Oakland and persons hereafter acquiring city contracts or franchises. I in an office one day I was asked how I felt about the way the national election went, since that I came out with an editorial so strong for the republicans. Well there is only one way that I can answer this question in short and that there were a lot of people talking republican that voted democrat. However I believe that the G.O.P. must scrap their old Ideas and put before the people a program that is appealing. Wo longer can they epcpect to win elections on the ole} time harping and kn<?cking, but must spying back with hard work and soqnd facts. i j | < Dr. J. M. ijjrewer Named American Folklore Society TORONTO, Canada. (ANP). Dr. J. Mason Brewer, director of research at Samuel Houston col lege in Austin, Tex., and the first Negro to become a member of the nine-man research committee of th6 American Folklore society, chalked up another first during the 60th annual Christmas week meeting of the organization when he was appointed a member of the council of the society. In addition, Dr. Brewer made his third appearance on the so ciety’s program when he deliv ered an address on “Folklore as a Tool in Inter and Intra-cultural Education.” His other appear ances were at Yale university and the Palmer House in Chicago during the society’s meetings. The society’s council decides policies, elects officers and gov erns activities of the group. Ele vation to councilship is the high est honor the organization can bestow upon its members. In his address before the So ciety, Dr. Brewer stressed the fact that “we hear much about changes in the geography of the land, but what we need is a change in the geography of the heart.” He said that the use of folklore as a tool in intercultural education “is one of the best ways to make all men realize the common humanity.” Author of three collections of American Negro folklore tales, -- --HI THE VOICE NEWSPAPER 2225 “S” Street Lincoln 3, Nebraska ( [ Please extend my subscription to The Voice [~~1 Please start my subscription to The Voice □ 2 Years $4.00 □ 1 Year $2.00 Signed...*. * I f $ * Address.. .. I . - ------------ by JANES C. OLSON, Superintendent STATE ■ISTOAfCAl SOCIETY For most Nebraska farmers, it’s an easy matter to jump in the car and run to town. For the pioneer farmer, it was no easy matter. It was a major problem and one whose solution had to be planned for days in advance. Indeed, one of the most seri ous hardships associated with pioneer farming was the difficulty of getting to town. In many cases, towns of any size were far away. At first there were no roads and the settlers had to go across the open prairie, following the line of least resistance, much as the buffalo and the Indian had done before *hem. Streams always presented dif ficulty. There were no bridges and ferries were few and often expensive. Hence, the only solu tion was fording, unless the sea son happened to be cold enough so that the traveler could cross on the ice. The winter season, indeed, was the one most frequently chosen for the infrequent trip to town. The good weather of summer, spring, and fall had to be util ized for farm work or claim im provement. Occasionally, there were spring and fall trips, though, and these often proved most en j joyable, with the women folk , making the journey as well as the men. Travel in winter was not easy, and was beset with many dangers. Probably the most serious was danger from the frequent bliz zards which swept across the prairie, catching the traveler miles from home and without adequate shelter. Many who perished in the great blizzard of Jan. 12, 1888 were going to or from town. In the more unsettled parts of the state, the trip to town and back would take several days. Frequently three or four settlers would make the trip together. Whenever a settler went to town, it was customary to do er rands for the neighbors. This made possible less frequent trips for each individual. In particular, the man who went to town brought back the mail for the en tire community. Though the trip to town was hard, it usually was looked upon as worth the effort. It made pos sible the exchange of what little money was available for some of the comforts of life and food to vary the somewhat monotonous diet produced at home. More than that, it provided an opportunity variation in the daily routine. j Dr. Brewer has reviewed books in the folklore field for the Jour nal of American Folklore and the Southern Folklore quarterly. > "Trv - -1 Tire Recapping $6.95 0. K. RUBBER WELDERS 1123 R St. Ph. 2-5766 ‘Oberlin’s Establishment9 By now you have probably heard many fine things about Oberlin. I know you’ve heard about Oberlin Music Conserva tory. Well, here is how Oberlin College started. In Lane Theo logical Seminary in Cincinnati, the students started discussing slavery, much to the distaste of some of the southern students in the school. The information was taken to the school’s trustees who immediately said that the discus sion of slavery in the school was strictly forbidden. Because of this statement, four-fifths of the students withdrew from the school and under leaders like Asa Mahan and John Morgan, es tablished Oberlin College. There were so many Caucasians with anti-slavery attitudes that it isn’t possible to discuss all of them here. “The more intense the abolition agitation grew, however, the more sectional ihe movement became. Backward as the institution of slavery seemed, the South became more and more attached to it and would not countenance any attack on it. Not only was the old-time abolitionist in danger there after 1840, but the ordinary observer who suggested moral suasion held his social position by precarious tenure. Cassius M. Clay was driven out of Lexington, Ken tucky, by pro-slavery citizens who could not tolerate the anti-slavery sentiments expressed in his True American. Upon receiving some copies of the “Emancipator” whflch he loaned to white friends while in Washington, Dr. Reuben Cran dall of New York was arrested and imprisoned on the charge of inciting a riot among the slaves. After waiting trial eight months in jail, he was declared, not guilty. An English traveling book seller was whipped and driven out of SHOWALTER ROOFING CO. Dealers in Inselstone and Inselbrick Insulation See us lor price on BUILT UP ROOFS 233 North 22 2-2493 Lincoln. Nebraska MONTE & SONS Body and Radiator Shop Expert Wrecked Car Rebuilding Body and Fender Repairing , RADIATORS— Cleaned, Repaired and Recored Complete Paint Jobs 2222 O St. Phone 2-5097 r—— At Winterhalter’s — I Complete line of Wallpapers, Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, Brushes and decorating sup plies. no. j |1NE DECORATIVE WAUTATCRS AM> PAIlOf Formerly Columbia Glaot A Paint Co. 14th and P Streeto Phono 1-754* Vels Administration Sets Up FEPC Board In Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. (ANP). In accordance with President Tru man’s Executive Order 9980, de creeing fair employment prac tices in all federal agencies, the Veterans Administration has or ganized FEPC boards in Missis sippi, it was announced here last week. In the order approved by hos pital manager, C. Camp, section five reads: “Employes, who have a grievance resulting from a per sonnel action in which discrimi nation is alleged, shall be en titled to make a formal or in formal complaint to the division chief not later than 30 days after he learns of the alleged acts. “If adjustment cannot be made at that level, it will then be re ferred to the appropriate man ager. Whenever the division chief and the manager are unable to obtain proper understanding and adjustment, the complaint will then be referred to the fair em ployment hearing board for nec essary consultation and hearing. “In the event the complainant is dissatisfied with the action taken by this board, he may ap peal his case tc the appeals board listed above.” With this setup in action Negro workers have the right to equal chances for promotion and em ployment with those of whites. Petersburg, Virginia in 1832 be cause, not knowing the temper of the South, he dared to say at the time of the Nat Turner insurrec tion excitement that the blacks as men were entitled to their freedom and should be emanci pated. Amos Dresser, a student of Lane Seminary and of Oberlin College, was whipped and ex pelled from the State of Tennes see because, while selling books in that State, he had a copy of the “E m a ncipator” wrapped around a Bible left in a Nashville hotel.”4 ♦C. G. 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