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« m I'lii n WFsEKLt lu i/M fifrd to the promofion of t/tr culfurai social and spiritual lift of a orrat people " _ Rev. Melvin L Shakespeare Publisher and Kditor Business Address 2225 8 Street Phone ft-11401 If No Answer Call 5-7508 Rutile IV Shakespeare .. Adveitismg and Business Manager Charles tloolsby....... Associate Kditor. V MCA Rev. J. B. Brooks .....Promotion Manager Dorothy Ureene ........ Office Secretary . Mrs. Joe Oreene........ Circulation Manager Member „t the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association ..Kntered as Second Class Matter. June 9, 1947~at~7he post Of (Ice at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Act of March 3. 1879. 1 year subscription.'.*2.tt0 Single copy .. 5c a JnlBRflSKR Lay f-V, /sli RDITORIAI* 7 / J \/\ The views expressed In these columns / are those of the Walter and not necessarily /AS SOCIATI on a ren<K:,lon «* the policy of The Voice.— 1 t’ub. NATIONAL tTUTORIAL ASSOCIATION New Foundation Takes Over Rosenwald Fund Fellowships NEW YORK. (ANP). A new foundation, the John Hay Whit ney Foundation of* Opportunity Fellowships, has been formed to take over the scholarship pro gram once handled by the Rosenwald fund, it was an nounced this week. Opportunity fellowships are open to any American, with spe cific consideration to American Negroes, American Indians, and persons of Spanish speaking an cestry, with special ability but for reasons such as racial or cul tural background or region of residence, has not had full op portunity to develop his talents. ! An appropriation of $100,000 has been granted the foundation for its first year of operation. In- ' dividual grants will range from $1,000 to $3,000. Consultant to the foundation is Edwin R. Embree, former presi dent of the Julius Rosenwald [ fund. Speaking of the new or- j ganization. he said. “I am very happy that the John , Hay Whitney foundation is con- ; tinuing the earlier Rosenwald fellowships and extending them to other groups that have not had full American opportunity, j “Democracy does not consist in ! leveling everyone down to the lowest average, but in giving! highest opportunity to every in dividual and every ’ group. Wc ■ hope these fellowships will help to equalize opportunities in America.” Persons interested in compet ing for these grants may get de tailed information by writing to the John Hay Whitney founda- ! tion, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20, N. Y. Fellowships will be open not only for scholastic study but for special training or experience in such fields as journalism, indus try. labor leadership, the arts, and other useful talents. They will be awarded once a year on basis of written application and the decision of the committee of award. Besides Embree, the committee of award includes Dr. Charles S. I Johnson, president, Fisk univer- I pity; Barklle Henry, a director, United States Trust company and j trustee, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research; Mrs. Douglas Horton, former president, Wel lesley college and former direc- ; tor, Women’s Reserve USNR, and Oliver LaFarge, anthropologist, author and president. Association of American Indian Affairs. Awards are for a full year of serious work, not for special, in cidental, or temporary projects. Mrs. Roosevelt’s New Book Gives Insight on Life With President (“This I Remember,” by Elea nor Roosevelt; published by Harp er and Brothers, New York, N. Y., $4.50.) REVIEWED BY ANP A fresh new angle of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his life as a great political figure is given to the American public in this vol ume written by his widow, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt also presents to the reader a picture of herself and her thinking—a picture of her de votion to her husband and to his ideals—a picture of herself as a worried mother for her four sons fighting in World War II—a pic ture of President Roosevelt as he saw the men around him—a pic ture of his conflict with his mother who wanted him to settle down to be a country squire. The late President’s ideals in life remained the same through out, she wrote. She said: “Throughout the whole of Franklin’s career there was never any deviation from his original objective—to help make life bet ter for the average man, woman, and child.” This book may be extemely fruitful to the student of history or politics, although it might prove pretty dull reading to the person interested in literary gems. Never theless, it does present a good portrait of the Roosevelt family. Eight to ten weeks is* the aver age life of the housefly. PARRISH MOTOR CO. 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To refresh your memory, the first storm hit November 19. There w'as a great deal of snow between then and Christinas, but what is known as the second storm hit December 29, to be fol lowed on January 2-3 by what probably will be knowm as “the blizzard.” State and local highway crew's, working valiantly to open lines of communication, found that no sooner had they got a stretch of road open than it was closed again by redrifting or by fresh snow\ Trains all the way from the crack streamliners to the thrice-a-w'eek locals were stalled j in the billowing drifts. For days in many areas the only effective transportation w'as through the air, and Nebraska's many small plane pilots rendered heroic service to their fellow men. The Nebraska National Guard was called out and volunteers wmrked round the clock in an effort to liberate trapped live stock, homes, and even whole communities. But the job was too big for Nebraska and other western states alone, and on Jan. 28 Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick was named to direct one of the army’s most extensive peacetime rescue operations — Operation Snowr bound. The bulldozers and the weasels of the Fifth army moved in, and j during 23 days of operation opened 87,073 miles of road, lib erated 152,196 persons from snowbound homes, took 35 sick persons out to receive medical care and hospitalization, and gave over 3,500,000 head of live stock access to feed. These figures are only part of Alliance, Nebraska The St James A M K church held llx annual I'hiislmas Tree program l>»*c 24lh nt the chin eh The program consisted of read ings by Mrs. Lucille llouchins and if r.iidfc Mmphv The rMMttni were followed by poems and a play given by the youngsters and the distribution of fruits, nuts and candy. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes E. Chand ler. sr.. were hosts to a family Christmas dinner. Among their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Shore: and son. John, from Greeley. Colorado. The Shores are the daughter and son-in-law of the Chandlers. Mr. Howard Covington was also a Christmas dinner guest at the home of the Hayes Chandlers, sr. Mrs. Minnie P. Motley had as her Christmas guests, Mr. Jenking Butler and daughter LaVonne and Mr. Ed Meehan. The M. C. Woodlee's, sr., had as their dinner guests, Mr. A. Goings and children Commodore, Sheila and Johnnie of Sidney, Nebraska. Motoring to Alliance to spend New Year’s Eve were, Lennord Nichols, Arvey and Frankie Mae Echols, Lincoln Perry, James Gil bert and Ted Duiley, all of Scotts bluff. Miss Frankie Mae Echols was hostess to a formal New Year’s party given in Scottsbluff. It was the story, and even a complete set of statistics would fall far short of telling the whole story. It’s a story that can be told only in terms of individual human ex perience. Fortunately for history, the newspapers of Nebraska, large i and small, provided excellent j coverage, including spectacular shots by ingenious photographers. j All these are on file in the archives of the State Historical Society, and someday when that book is written about the Bliz zard of '49 they will provide the author with an incomparable source of information. I i .11 Group \«11• 111n Negro I'lcdgn1 After \ 22-War Wail CLEVELAND. <ANP), Francis A. Gregory, principal of Arm strong Technical high school, Washington, D C\, was admitted us an active member of Alpha of Ohio chapter Tnu Beta PI, national engineering honor so ciety, here la^t week. But Greg ory had to wait 22 years before being initiated. In 1927, Gregory was elected to the fraternal group, but was not initiated because the society barred Negro membership. The rule no longer holds now. The initiation ceremonies were held at Case Institute of Technology. Tennis was purely an amateur sport until 1926. Hard wood makes better coals for a campfire than soft wood. When no dew follows a hot day, rain may be expected. attended by guests from Alliance, Scottsbluff, and neighboring towns in Wyoming. Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely and are looking forward to more of Miss Echols’ entertainment. Mrs. Jennie Drisdon of Denver, Colo., spent Christmas week vis iting her sister, Mrs. Bert Har ris, sr. Mrs. J. Drisdon and her sister, Mrs. Bert Harris, sr., were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. M. P. Motley during the week. Miss Stella Woodlee motored to Denver, Colo., over the week end. She was accompanied by Commo dore, Sheila and Johnnie Goings. Sale! 100% Wool SUITS a *23 * Gabardine • Sharkskin Wear a new suit now under your coat...then wear it later under ' .. the sun! Fine tailoring: and at tractive colors make these suits exceptional values! I GOLD’S. . . Basement