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Tfe® ¥@ne® 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 Streep ^ ^ #^ 5M91 «Srare.K&T JESST Rev'*8 g°B&-.::::::::.Pro™°fvc°“ nAMthv Office Secretftry £% j£eGreene.".:. Circulation Manager Member of the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association 7 Entered as Second Class Matter,Ju n e 9719t 7 at the Post Office at Lincoln, Nebraska under "the Act of March 3. 1879. ^ ___ _ 1 year subscription. $2 00 Single copy.5c EDITORIAE8 The views expressed in these columns are those of the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the policy of The Voice.— Pub. Robinson Out of Ring For 2 Months Ray (Sugar) Robinson will not be able to fight for two months. This announcement was made when the welterweight champion had to call off a nontitle bout in St. Louis with Roy Miller be cause of an injured shoulder. He also cancelled bouts in New Haven, Conn., and Philadelphia, the latter a bout in which he was guaranteed $15,000 to meet George (Sugar) Costner. Although Robinson will not give up his 147 pound title he still j wants a shot at Jake LaMotta’s middleweight crown. He has whipped Jake four times out of five in the past. In telling why he will not give up his title until he is assured a fight with La Motta, Robinson explains: Championships are too hard to get to give up one before you have a chance for another.” He says that plays may be on to match him and LaMotta in June. He commented, “They’re talking about matching us then and I hope to get the chance* I would like to win the title, h"5TdTt about a year, defend it once, then retire.” Despite the reported trouble he has making the welterweight limit Robinson says he can make the , weight when he has to. At pres ent he seems to have no challen ger for his title except Charley Fusari. According to Robinson, how ever, he has offered Fusari a bout, but the latter says he is not in terested in the title. Evidently Charley thinks* he has a better chance for the crown when ugar gives it up rather than by trying to take it from him in the ring. There are no gains without pain . . . Franklin. TYPEWRITERS ANT MAKE SOLD RENTED REPAIRED Nebraska Typewriter Co. ISO No. 12th St. Phone 2-2157 Lincoln, Neb. Umberger’s 2-2424 1110 Q Funeral and Ambulance derr tee. Verna Burke. Roy Sheaff, Darolc Rohrbaugh. Floyd (Jmberger Families 2-5059 9 News From Elwood, Kansas By Wilberta Brady. Hella Folks: Sunday evening the Allen Sprouts presented the public with a film “The Negro Soldier.” The film was centered around re ligion. It was a very interesting film. The Y-Teens had their instal lation service Sunday afternoon. Miss Stone gave an interesting talk on the work of the Y-Teens and Y. W. C. A. Miss Stone is the president of the Branch Y. W. C. A. in St. Joseph, Mo Tuesday evening at the city hall the P T. A. presented the Elwood School Band in a program di rected by Mrs. Twyla Winzer. Willa Mae Hayes sang a solo. She has a real gone voice. Miss Nova Barker is doing fine She is not home yet but she will be soon. Miss Betty Page had friends in foF a good old chitterling dinner during Thanksgiving vacation. Well folks, that is all the news for now. Hope you all enjoyed out little visit Bye now, BERT. Mrs. Lula Colley Home From Omaha Hospital Mrs. Lula Colley was released < from the University hospital in Omaha Sunday. She had been a patient there under observation for more than three weeks. She is little improved according to her daugher, Mrs. Clyde W. Malone. I PARRISH MOTOR CO. The home of clean used cars. 120 No. 19 St. _V *V“ /A V smiTHS %&• ismsss. BREAD ' h IAMBS C. OLSON, Superintendent •tati Historical sociitt “Nothing in American history,” writes Bernard De Voto in The Year of Decision: 1846, “is like Winter Quarters. An entire peo ple had uprooted itself and, on the way to the mountains, paused here and put down roots.” Winter Quarters—now Flor ence, a surburb of Omaha—was a haven during the 1846-47 for persecuted Mormons fleeing west ward to escape the wrath of Nau voo, and for many years there after was an important outfitting and jumping-off place for Mor I mon emigrants bound for the Great Salt Lake. It was by no means a healthy haven. The Saints themselves called the Missouri bottoms, “Mis sery Bottoms.” The name is j borne out by the fact that over j 600 of the faithful died during I that first winter; and even Brig j ham Young, their stalwart leader, I was sick much of the time. Young, “with a number of prominent brethren,” reached the Missouri on June 14, 1846, cross ing the river on the 29th. Accord ing to one account they crossed on a boat especially built for them; according to another, they used a boat belonging to Peter A. Sarpy, the noted fur trader. Be that as it may, throughout the summer the Mormons crossed the river in great numbers, some i by Mormon ferry and some by 1 Sarpy’s. By the end of the sea son there were more than 12,000 ■ Mormons camped along both sides of the river, and Winter Quarters boasted a population of approxi mately 3,500. , , , „ The village contained 538 log cabins and 83 sod houses, ar- 1 : ranged symmetrically in streets, j Schools and churches, as well as j a considerable industry, were es tablished by the Mormons at their | temporary home. The women made large numbers of willow baskets, and u flour mill reported to have cost $8,000 was set up. Brigham Young’s administra tive genius was well displayed ai Winter Quarters. It was there that a cumbersome of ecclesiasti cal organization was adapted to life on the plains and in the wil derness. That Young’s adaptations were successful at disease-ridden Winter Quarters is eloquent testi mony to the skill with which they were devised and administered. As I have indicated, for most Mormons Winter Quarters was but a stopping - place. Some, though, disaffected or unable to make the hazardous journey across the plains, remained on the banks of the Missouri; and Winter Quarters was part of a considerable area of settlement intimately associated with the very earliest history of Council Bluffs and Omaha. BEAL BROS. GROCERY Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Meats 2101 B TeL 2-6933 » Scarlet | Ports | By LEO E. GEIER. W’hile Nebraska’s Cornhuskers were moving into a third place tie in the Big Seven Conference by beating Colorado, this writer was shading his eyes from the bright Texas sun to better watch Baylor upset SMU in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. We saw an altogether different ' brand of ball being played there in the Southwest Conference. The game was wide-open offensive play, with the unexpected being the rule rather than the excep tion. The defensive play seemed weaker than that displayed in the midwest, but the passing and run ning attacks of both teams were spectacular all the way. On the way down w?e stopped in Norman, Oklahoma, to take a look at the University of Okla homa and saw the influence the A Good Place to BUY OR SELL YOUR CAR OR PICKUP Always a large stock to pick from. THE AUTO MART 1641 O Lincoln 2-3665 Gilmour-Danielson Drug Co. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS 142 So. 13th St. 2-1246 Jess I Williams Springs THE EVANS I CLEANERS — LAUNDERERS Save Monei/ Use our Cash and Carry Plan 333 No. 12th St. Dial 2-6961 ONE-STOP LOANS S100-$209-$300 or More FAMILY FINANCE CO. 206 1st Nat. Bk. Bldg. O V. Stromd*hL H{t. t-KTI ( oil millions are making in a state university. It's no wonder the Sooners have the number two team in the nation. The Sooner state seems to be developing a state pride that is trying to match that of their neighbors to the south. They boast of other things than just the “greatest football team in America.” Among them are: Will Rogers, Sequoyah, Jennifer Jones, Van Heflin, Louis Allbritton, the safest capital city in the U. S., more oU production per square mile than anywhere in the U. S., and a population which is twice that of Colorado. Rumor has it that interest in the university has been boosted by the great football team, which is being supported by the boys who have the money. Far be it from me to say that the O.U. play ers are receiving money or gilts from the prosperous business men of the state, but rumor again has it that the boys with the money are making it their business to see that the excellent football ma terial is being directed toward the university. I should say they are doing a good job of it. And by building and maintaining a nationally fa mous football team, they are en hancing the interest of the citizens of the state in their state univer sity. 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