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Tib@ ^©n®® _ rbbLt&HhU I(tJkl Y _ "Dedicated to the vromoftov o1 the cultwal social and rpirtt.ual iife of a great people ' Melvin L. Shakespeare PtitolietM" anti Udttoi Hu»it.e»* Adrtrrm 2225 3 Street Phone 2 4085 U No Answei Can »- <£•»«■ ft tun* A Sh luteapean. ............. Adveifislng urn ttunnw Manager Uoroltty Greene .... .. .. O/tlee Secretary Mra Joe 'Ireene .... Circulation Manager Member of (he Aesnrlated Negro Preee and Nrhraeka Preee Aeaariatlon . .Entered aa Second Ciaaa Matter. June 0 1P4? if :he Poet Office at Lincoln, letiraaka under tbe Act of March 8 18T9 I iM. «ih.wniioii.$2 00 Single ropy .. .be BDITORiAU The view* expressed in the** columns are those of the writer and not neoeaMurily a reflection of Use policy of The Voice.- | Puts. ___ New Programs Increase Need far State Workers Announcements have just been released by the Nebraska Merit System to recruit additional pro fessional a*Ki technical workers in the Welfare, Employment Secu rity and Health departments. The impact of new programs is being felt in Nebraska, according to Arthur W. Pendray, Merit System Director, and an attempt is being made to interest new groups of people in career jobs with the state agencies. In addition, of course, there is a need for finding replacements for those who are promoted, resign or ar called into government service, etc. * The passage of House Roll 6000 has broadened the Social Security program to provide a category of assistance for the totally and per manently disabled. This program will be administered by the De partment of Assistance and Child Welfare. While there is very little information available as to the number of persons who will be eligible for benefits under this program, it is believed that addi tional personnel may be needed. A new procedure using Claims Agents on a “temporary” basis in I the district offices of the State Employment Service will speed up the taking of claims for Unem ployment Compensation and will give employment to a number of persons during the winter when other work is slack. The number of openings in this classification , will, of course, depend upon the employment situation. Temporary Claims Agents will be employed during the months of December, January, February and March. Technical and professional workers are in demand in the Health Department boo, in the State Laboratory, in the sanitation programs of the local health units and in many other phases of Pub lic Health. Second Division Continued from Page 1 Richfield, Utah. He was pro moted to full colonel on the Ko rean battlefront. Said one soldier in the iirt di - rection center: “Colonel Buys al ways seems to sense trouble be fore it gets here and we have had very little incoming mail.” Colonel Buys has spoken well of his outfit and in an interview said: “I wish no greater pleasure than the one I have at present ROSE MANOR STUDIO 1421 O Street Phone !-Mil Portraits by Appointment George ttwiol P. A. e# A a n mm m Mo rriuca * tstttpwAtw Work guaranteed commanding this battalion. Frankly, I believe it’s the best outfit in Korea.” With the exception of Colonel Buys and a few other officers, the unit has all Negro officers, including two warrant officers. The two highest ranking Negro officers in the battalion are Capt.. Charles H. Barbour, Junction1 City, Kas., and Capt. Robert B. j Coplin, Tulsd, Okla. The former is battalion intelligence officer, while Captain Coplin is the bat- j talion’s only Negro commander of a firing battery. C battery, which he leads, is reputedly the deadliest battery in the battalion. The battalion, whose battle cry is “We Can Do It,” is composed chiefly of men between the ages of 18 and 20, but there are enough “old timers” to make an equal balance. One of the unit's oldest non coms is M/Sgt.Harvey Ginn, Ta coma, Wash., who was one of the . original members when the unit was organized early in 1948. As chief of a section he control three guns in C battery. Twenty-one year old Cpl. Clar ence Gordon, Los Angeles, Calif., a graduate of Jefferson high school there, is a battalion com putor, mainly on the strength of his excellent math background. One of the most daring men in the unit is Pfc. George C. Mitch ell, 20, Racine, Wis., who reports enemy positions from close up. On many occasions he’s out in front of friendly infantry. He is a forward observer with a rich knowledge of artillery theory. This combination of age and youth make the battalion what it is, and there is no real difference. They have pooled knowledge and experience to set new and higher standards. And, so, when that headquar ters soldier make his statement he was speaking for hundreds of other soldiers who rely o« this Negro outfit to lent its support. For they too, feel that it is a liv ing legend and they place all i trust in the battalion’s motto: I “We Can Do It!** BEAL'S GROCERY FimIi Fruits & Vegetables Meats 2104 R TeL 2-0009 ClhdiifL J>jWl ^ MMII C. OLSON, S*p*nni*ndmt ***** IIBTOIICU BOCISTY One sultry August day in 1873, ..(■cording to Dean Frank E. Wcy er's fine book, Presbyterian Col lege and Academies in Nebraska, three friends were visiting in a little frontier store located at what was to become the coiner of Hastings Avenue and First street in the city of Hastings. One of them said to the other two. “Why not have a Presbyterian college at Hastings?” The pioneer settlers of Has tings immediately took hold of the idea. The two town compa nies, representing the B. & M. and St. Joseph railroads, sub scribed a total of 40 acres for a campus, plus a large number of business and residence lots. The potential assets of the proposed college were placed conservatively at $100,000. The middle seventies, though, were years of great and wide spread depression in Nebraska, and the state Presbyterian synod felt unable to assume responsi bility for an institution of higher learning far out on the prarie. As a result, the project lan guished—but not the enthusiasm of the people of Hastings, and particularly that of the members of its little Presbyterian church. In 1879, they resumed plans for a college. These plans resulted in the appointment of a board of trustees who, on May 10, 1882, completed the organization of Hastings college. The college formally opened on Sept. 13, 1882, with a chap>el service in the First Presbyterian churcb. The first faculty was composed of five members, two of whom served only part-time. A total of 44 students enrolled the first year, all in the second ary department. * During the first two years, classes were held in six rooms on the second floor of the Chilcote building, located at what is now the corner of First street and Hastings Avenue. The first building at Hastings college was made possible through the generosity of Cyrus HL Mc Cormick. The building bearing his name was ready for use at For Better Value* • Drugs • (Cosmetics % • Stationery • Cantly • Prescriptions CNEAPPER DRUGS 1325 O St. Lincoln (llllliptlllC'llu y\uM Pojml.ir l)oiJ)grr BROOKLYN. (ANP), Catcher Roy Campanetla recently won a popularity contest as the most ' popular player on the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball club. The con- : test was sponsored by the Kbit- 1 bush Merchants association. For his prize, Roy won a min I iature Grand Central System railroad setup. Roy has a mania for electric trains—loves them j more than most boys. He probably will not barnstern this year, deserting the baseball uniform for^the electric trams. the opening of the tall term in 1884, and Hastings college was firmly established on its own campus. Though there were years of ooubt and uncertainty—resulting in the main from the depressed condition of prairie agriculture— the college, under able and de I voted leadership, continued to 1 grow. New buildings were added and a larger faculty was em ployed to serve the needs of the growing student body. In 1834, Hastings college took over the records and property of the defunct Bellevue college, a pioneer Presbyterian institution located near Omaha. ^ As you drive through the cam pus today you can see how the people of Hastings and the Pres byterians of the Middle West have replied to the question, “Why not have a Presbyterian college at Hastings?” J<" 'ku> llobia sou to SjH’ak for the I S NEW YORK.—(ANP),—Jackie Robinson, second baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is one oi a team of eight s|*>ak«rs who Mill praise the UN next week, Oct. 16-24, during United Nations Week. These speakers are sponsored by tile National Labor Service, an organization designed to “promote good will among American work ers of all races and religious. Of the U.N. Jackie said: “When a batter's timing is right and there's no hitch in his swing, the chances for winning the game look best. Right now, it looks pretty certain that the U.N. Mill b^ scoring high for worLd peace “But we’ve got to make sure that the U.N. doesn’t develop any hitches m its su ing. That means we in the U.S.A. have to improve our swing, too. “We’ve got to lick racial dis crimination and religius bigotry because these evils divide our country, and only a strong united American can help the U.N. bring world peace. Others to speak out for the U.N. will include Harry A. Bullie, chairman, board of General Mills and national chairman of U.N. Week; Phillip Murray, president of the C.I.O.; William Green, president, A.F.L.; A1 Jolson, en tertainer; Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., movie star; Jinx Falkenburg, ra dio and television beauty, and Ezio Pinza of South “Pacific” fame. LEGAL NOTICE OF MEASURE TO BE VOTED UPON NOVEM BER 7, 1950 (BALLOT TITLE) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY 194# LEGISLATURE For amendment of sections 6 and T, Article III, of the Consti tution of Nebraska, providing for either annual or biennial session* of the Legislature, providing re strictions on business that may be transacted by the Legislature in even-numbered years, providing for election of members of the Legislature for four-year terms, and providing for payment of compensation to members of the Legislature as may be provided by law. □ Against amendment of sections 6 and 7, Article III, of the Con stitution of Nebraska, providing for either annual or biennial ses sions of the Legislature, providing restrictions on business that may ' be transacted by the Legislature In even-numbered years, providing for election of members of the Legislature for four-year terms, and providing for payment of eom : pensation to members of the Legislature as may be provided by law. Q TEXT OF PROPOSED CONSTI TUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NE BRASKA* Section 1. That at the gen eral eteotkm in November, I960, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska, for approval, the fob owing amend ments to sections < and 7, Article HI, of the Constitution of Ne braska, which are hereby pro posed by the Legislature. "See. 6. The Legislature shall consist of not more than fifty nor less than thirty members. The sessions of the Legislature shaM be annual or biennial as provided by law. If the sessions are held annually, in even-numbered years ; the Legislature shall not transact any business except to provide appropriations for the expenses of government and to confirm ap pointments unless specifically re quested to do so by message of the Governor. Sec. 7. At the general election held in November, 1952, there shaM be elected such number of members of the Legislature as may be provided by law from even-numbered districts for a term of two years, and such num ber of members of the Legisla ture as may be provided by law from odd-numbered district a for a team of fowr years. Thereafter at each general election, aucceso ors of members whose terms ex pire In January following shall be elected for a term of four yaasa. All terms shaft begin at noon on the first Tues day hi January next ensuing the general election at which the member was elected. Each mem ber shall be nominated and elect ed in a nonpartisan manner and without any indication on the ballot that he is affiliated with or endorsed by any political party or organization. The aggregate sal aries of all the members shall be determined by the Legislature and payable in such manner and at such times as shall be provided by law. In addition to his salary, each member shall receive and be paid an amount equal to his actual expenses in traveling by the most usual route once to and returning from each regular or special session of the Legisla ture Members of the Legislature shall receive no pay nor per quisites other than said salary j and expenses. Employees of the • Legislature shall receive no com pensation other than thevr salary or per diem.” Sec. 2. That the proposed" amendments shall be submitted1 to the electors upon a ballot sep arate from that upon which the names of candidates appear, after publication once each week for four weeks hi at least one legal newspaper in each county where a newspaper is published Immedi ately preceding the general elec tion in 13511. The ballot for the submission of the proposed" amendments shall be as follows: "Proposed CoafititattMMri Amendments For amendment of sections $ and T, Article Iff, of the Consti tution of Nebraska, providing for either annual or biennial sessions of the Legislature, providing re strictions on business that may bo transacted by the legislature hr even-numbered years, providing for election of members of the Legislature for four-year terms,; and providing for payment ot compensation to members of tho Legislature as may be provide® by law. □ Against amendment of section* 6 and 7, Article III, of the Con stitution of Nebraska, providing for either annual or biennial ses sions of the Legislature, providing restrictions on business that may be transacted by the Legislature in even-numbered years, providing for election of members of tho Legislature for four-year terms* and providing for payment of com pensation to members of the Legislature as may be provided bpl law. □ " Sec. 3. That the proposed! amendments, if adopted, shall ba in force and take effect immedfc* ately upon completion of the canvass of the votes, at wbfcdt time It shall be the duty of the Governor ho proclaim the amen®* moots adopted as a past of Ms* Constitution of Nebraska. Approved May SX, 1&49 Respectfully submitted, FRANK MARSH, Secretary of State