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Th @ W©5®® 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 Si Street „ c ,ItnD «“»»• U No Answer Call 5-7508 Bubie W. Shakespeare-Advertising and Business Manager Charles Goolsby---—^Associate Editor Y.M.C.A. Lynwood Parker _ Q«<t<v-lnto Editor, on Military Leave Rev I B Brooks_Promotion Manager Mrs. Joe Green.___Circulation Manager Member ot the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association Entered as Second Class Matter, June 9. 1947 at the Poet Office at Lincoln. Nebraska under the Act ot March 3. 1879 “ i~r~TT «.iH.rrirtir.T> B2.QP Single copy-5o EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns are those ot the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the oolicy of The Voice.— Pub. Urban League Cites Yards For Improvements The yards of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Young, 417 North 22nd, and Mr. and ?Jrs. Lloyd King, 2238 R, won the beautification and cleanup awards respectively in the annual Urban league home improvement contest. Mr. and Mrs. John Adams, 549 North 22nd, took second and Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Colley, 847 Sumner, third in the beautification divi sion. Beautification honorable men tions went to: Mrs. Mable Whiteside, 2112 Vine. Mr. and Mrs. Estelle Powell, 1949 Vine Mr. and Mrs. Herman Nlckols. 2135 U. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roy, 2240 R. Ernest Thompson, 2146 S. Mr. and Mrs. William Beech, 2439 South 9th were second in the celan up divi sion and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson, 2301 8, third. Cleanup honorable mention winners are: Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Brown. 930 Short. Mr. anl Mrs. Hobart Botts, 944 Whittier. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Simms, 1947 8. Rev. and Robert Powell, 526 North 22nd. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dean, 1950 U. The yard inspection committee visited 311 Negro homes during the judging. The increased num ber of homes showing improve ment indicate a good response to the improvement campaign, they said. Members of the award commit tee are: Mrs, Anna Newton, chairman. Mrs. Leona Dean. Mrs. Waiteretta Young. Rev. Melvin Shakespeare. Fred Nevels. THE PLACE TO TRADE FISHING TACKLE Sporting Goods Lincoln Sporting Goods Co. 120 No. 14th IRECORDS m VICTOR—COLUMBIA jj DECCA—CAPITOL and others = A .Superior Musical Service |j Won't You Coll Today? H Schmoller & Mueller si 1212 O St. 2-6724 Mixed Marriage (Continued from Page 1.) the liberty of an individual is restricted because of his race.” In 1855 the first session of the territorial legislature enacted the miscegenation statute declaring children of mixed marriages illeg Lmate. In 1864 it was amended to include persons of one-fourth or more of Negro blood; 1867 was the year Nebraska ratified the 14th amendment. In that year the Ne braska Statehood Act was amended by Congress to prohibit admission until it was guaranteed that “no person should be denied elective franchise or of any other right to any persons, by reason of their race or color . . .” Mr. Rickett’s, colored member of the House in 1895, introduced a bill to repeal the law, which was done; but the act was vetoed by the governor. In 1913 Japanese and Chinese were included and “Negro blood” was halved. Some of the possibilities under the act are that a person seven eighths white can marry a Negro but not a “white”; a person whose great-great grandfather was Negro may not marry a Negro but could if his great grandfather was. A Negro can marry an oriental, In dian, Malayan or Mexican while whites may marry all these ex cept Japanese and Chinese. A Negro and white may go to Iowa and return with a valid marriage. The Law Review article con cludes that “the statute is uncer tain and unjustifiably denies equal protection of the laws in viola tion of the federal and state con stitutions.” The Voice “Advertisers” are making this publication possible, show them your appreciation by your patronage. First Door North Varsity Theatre Elgin and Hamilton Watches For Graduation COURT S. MULLEN JEWELER 14514 No. 13th Street Phone 2-7912 Lincoln, Nebr. LINOLEUMS TILES METALS SHADES VENETIAN BLINDS EXPERT INSTALLATION AMERICAN LINOLEUM & SHADE CO. 114 No. 14 2-5723 The home of good used cars. Come in and let us help you pick out a good used car. We sell or trade. See Wally or Chick. Wally’s used cars9 13th & Q St. Open 9 to 9. °l£> SKA b YAMIt C. OLSON, SuPirinUndent •t«tb bibtobical socibtt One of the most significant ceremonies in the history of the west was that held at Promontory Point, Utah on May 10, 1869, sig nalling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Even before California became American soil, there was interest in improved communication with the Pacific coast. With the dis covery of gold and the admission of California into the Union, that interest grew apace. The overland mail and the pony express repre sented attempts to tie California more closely to the rest of the union. For Nebraska, the transconti nental railroad had particular sig nificance. A need for organizing the Indian country to make pos sible a Pacific railroad along the central route was an important factor in the creation of Nebraska territory. The actual construction of the railroad itself, and its sub sequent operations, were impor tant factors in settling the new state of Nebraska. The Union Pacific railroad was chartered by congress in 1862, and the ground for the enterprise was broken at Omaha on Dec. 2, 1863, Vith Gov. Alvin Saunders turn ing the first spadeful of earth. Actual construction, however,, did not get under way until the summer of 1865, and by the end of that year only 40 miles of track had been laid. With the r^r ■■ ~ 1 Civil war over, though construction went ahead rapidly, and by No vember, 1867, the tracks had reached Cheyenne. Building a railroad across Ne braska was no easy task. Until the Northwestern was completed to Council Bluffs in 1867, all ma terials had to be hauled up the Missouri river in steamboats, and then sent by rail from Omaha to the end of the line. Even after the railroad reached Council Bluffs, freight had to be transferred by ferry inasmuch as there was no bridge across the river. Tie§ were as much a problem on the treeless plains as were rails, and had to be shipped in from Michigan. Pennsylvania and New York. Still another problem was that of furnishing food for the con struction crews. Fortunately, the buffalo roaming the plains pro vided a source of supply near at hand, and buffalo hunters were an integral part of the railroad’s crew. The Voice “Advertisers” are mai.’ " this publication possible, show them your appreciation by your patronage. The Voice “Advertisers” are making this publication possible, show them your appreciation by your patronage. TYPEWRITERS ANY MAKE SOLD RENTED REPAIRED Nebraska Typewriter Co. 1M No Uth St. Phone Lincoln, Nobr. SHOWALTER ROOFING CO. Dealers in Inselstone and Inselbrick Insulation See us for price on BUILT UP ROOFS 233 North 22 2 2493 Lincoln, Nebraska The First National Bank of Lincoln 1 10th Sc “O” St. Member FJDJ.C. i -» i Imagine! Now you can have spot lessly clean, lustrously waxed wood and linoleum floors without old fashioned, down-on-your-knees scrubbing! Tou simply pour a lit tle wax-rich Bruce Floor Cleaner ... a few effortless strokes of the long-handled Doozit does the rest. \ George H. Wentz IBC. 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