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Tlh® W@a(c© n nusHU) ii t t.Ki t 'Dedicated to th* promotion of th* cultural -nor// «»mI ejHMfiitj/ fl ffrpot pf opts* Hev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Putdleher and Kdttor Business Address 1BI9A * Street Phona & A49t It No Answer Call 5-7AOA Kume W Hhakespeare.... Ailv«i using and Kusine** Manager l!ev j H Brook# ..... Promotion Malinger Corot hy Oreene ..... Office Hecretary Mrs Joe Greene ....Circulation Manager Member of the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association . Cnteren as Second C'laaa Matter, .tuna B. 194? at Um Post Of floe at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Act ni March 8 1879 I year subecrlptlon . S2 00 Single copy . . . .1. .. 5rT Kill IORIAI.H The views expies.scu in these columns are those ot the writer and not necessarily * reflection ot the policy ol The Voice.— Pub. I SAC Says ] (Continued from Page 1) but not angry; be insistent but not loud. 'J. Show them their error. There are many appeals you may be able to make to those discrimin ating. The first is certainly to their sense of justice and honor, their belief in the democratic or leligious system. Since this prob ably will carry little weight with those who have already de luded to discriminate, meet them on their own grounds of economic benefit. Don't they want a cos mopolitan atmosphere in their establishment? Don't they want to serve the largest market possible? Wouldn’t it be more efficient to single out undesirable individuals rather than an entire racial group? And do they really be lieve that their customers or em ployes would walk out or never come back; that didn't happen to the man across the street who doesn’t discriminate; let's try it awhile and find out; or let’s ask them now, fairly. If he needs a iy help while making the change, you’ll be glad to heljp him. Finally, approach him on the legal basis. Under the law's and court decisions of the United States and our state, much discrimination is j unlawful (in restaurants, for ex ample). Does he know he’s vio lating the law? That every other proprietor in his business must obey the same law? That the gov ernment does not permit its laws to be openly violated? 4. Report the facts. Tell some one else the outcome of all this. The Urban League, the NAACP and the Social Action Council all want to know about it and do something about it. They may be in a better position to work on it, or have someone who can better approach the proprietor. If you don’t let them know, noth ing will be done about it. If a law is violated and your town has not yet organized any groups to meet such problems, the County Attorney is responsible for the enforcement of all state laws. Other law enforcement officials or a sympathetic lawyer may be consulted. 5. Never let it die. Those who have done the discriminating will continue more convincedly or be gin to discriminate again if they think it has been forgotten or no one can do anything about it. It’s always discouraging, but do not admit defeat. Revisit the place. Press for action. Arouse the com munity. Use non-violent tech niques to win your point After eliminating the discrimination, follow the case up with the es tablishment of good relations among all. You will have made a contribution not only to a ra cial group, but to your entire community—indeed, to all man kind. Alliance News BY THERESA M. MOTLEY Mr and Mrs. Leon Quarles of Brookhaven. Miss., are guests at the home of Mrs. Jenkins Butler. Accompanying the Quarles are their daughter. Vella Mae and Mr. Quarles’ sister, Gladys. Mrs. Quarles is the former Delores Butler. Main e ent of the week was the 31st anniversary party of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harris, Sunday. April 2. Open house was held at their home from 2 until 5 p. m. The following were among the guests: Mrs. Percilla Benson and sister, Mrs. Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. James Benson of , Crawford, Mr. A1 Dandridge of Chad- 1 ron. Mrs. Mayme Houchins of Lin- j coin. Grand Worthy Matron of Amarau- : thus Grand Chapter of the Nebraska Jurisdiction; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Banks, sr.. Mr and Mrs. A1 Matthews and nephew, Nickie Banks of Sidney. Minnie P Motley and daughters, Teresa and Be atrice. Mrs Ella Evans and son. David, i Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nickens. Mr. Jenkins Butler and daughter, LaVonne, and son j Edward; Mrs. Beatrice Woodlee and daughter, Stella Mane and son. Max: Mr. and Mrs. Mills Lear, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ealy. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Rochell. Mr. William Darnell and son. Bill; Mr. Otibie Waring: Mr. and Mis. Hayes Chandler jr.. and daughter Bev- ; erly. Refreshments and a buffet din ner v. ere served in the evening. Many lovely gifts were received and everyone enjoyed themselves immensely. Mr. Commodore Goings, sr.. and son of Sidney were visiting in Alliance, Saturday. Douglas Harden and Marie Williams ac-! companied them. They were en- 1 route to Denver. Colo. Mr. Wallace White of Sidney also motored to Alliance for the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McClain and Robert of Crawford were week end visitors in Alliance. Visitors in the city from Scottsbluff included Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wright, Misses Frankie Mae and Harvey Echols, Lewis Daniels. Warren Wilson, Lennard Robert Gutheri and Paul Juarez. Miss Beatrice Motley, Harvey Echols and Lennard Nichols were Sunday evening guests at the home of Miss Stella Woodlee. PEAK of QUAUTy l HOWARD BURNE 427 So. For the best in clean Q of all typ See us at our new kx Phone L I_I h 7AME1 C. OLSON, SutmtnU»Jt»t bTBTB KIITOBICAI tOCIITT NEBRASKA'S GOVERNORS. Silas A Holcomb, Nebraska’s first Populist governor, probably has the distinction of having I served in a greater number and ; wider variety of high state offices | than any other man in our his | tory. He was district judge, gov ernor, judge of the supreme court, chief justice, member of the board board of control oi | state institutions, and chairman of j the board. That Holcomb made a strong impression upon the Nebraska of his day there can be little doubt. This is particularly evident in the best available account of his public career, written by N. C. Abbott, noted Nebraska historian now living in Dallas, Texas, and published serially in Nebraska History, 1945-46. Silas Holcomb was born in Gib son County, Indianflt, August 25, j 1858. Following a common school j education and a term at a normal school, he taught for four years to secure mone* with which to i attend college. The death of his ! father in 1876, leaving Silas as ! the head of his family, prevented | him from achieving this ambition, j A year later he brought his mother, brothers, and sisters to i Nebraska, settling on a Hamilton county farm. Soon after his ar- | rival in Nebraska, young Hoi- I comb began to read law, being ad- 1 mitted to the bar in 1882. He opened a law office at Broken Bow in 1883. Custer county was a stronghold of the populist movement which swept across Nebraska in the ear ly Nineties, and Broken Bow fur- i nished much of its leadership. Holcomb became one of the most ! important and effective populist j leaders in the state. As a populist nominee for dis trict judge in 1891, Holcomb—only ' 33—defeated F. G. Hamer, later a justice of the state supreme court. He served as district judge until his nomination for the governor ship in 1894. A democratic-populist fusion, effected that year, resulted in Holcomb's nomination by both parties and put him into office by 1 a narrow margin over Thomas J. I Majors, the republican candidate, j All of the remaining state officers and most of the legislators were republican. Hofcomb was re-elected by a large ma - * jority in 1896 (the year of William J. Bryan's first campaign few the presidency >. | along with a complete set of fusion state officers and enough legislators to give the democratic-populist combination control of both bouses. Holcomb was not a candidate in lsM. ; and the year following his retirement from “the governorship, he was elected to the state supreme court as a fusion candidate, defeating Manoah B. Reese. He served --- . n. O. McField I a Cleaners. & Tailors | Specialize in Hand-Weavine A 301 No. 9th Phone 2-5441 * Umberger’s 2-2424 1110 Q Funeraj and Ambulance Her* >«*- Verna Barite, Boy SOeaff. D»rok Rohrbaugh. Floyd Umfcerger Fa.no lb** 2-5050. H PACKARD CO. 13rti St. if* Used Cars :ation. 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