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VOL, 6, No. 41_Lincoln 3, Nebraska—Offlrl.t - ,noOH|1 Au(uM 21, IMS Mrs. Sampson Delivers (Commencement Address TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE (ANP)—More than 2,500 guests and 147 graduates attending sum mer commencement exercises at Tuskegee Institute last week heard Mrs. Edith Sampson, noted Chicago attorney, cite unlimited opportunities facing youth of to day. Human dignity and world citi zenship was the theme of her ad dress in which she drew on her experiences as United States al ternate delegate to the UN general assembly and as a member of The World Town Hall seminar which traveled and discussed cur rent issues in international living with similar groups of 17 foreign nations. Mrs. Sampson reminded the au dience that with all of the dan gers and tensions and the appre hensions of today, our youth are graduating at a time when they have the world before them, filled with unlimited opportunities. She stated that doors are open ing faster for us that we have people equipped to walk through them. In his introduction of the speaker, Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee, traced the significant role that she is play ing in current national and world affairs. Fuii at the Fair LINCOLN (Special) — No one realizes more clearly than Ed Schultz, Secretary of the State Fair Board, that the annual State Fair is primarily an agricultural event, presented Tor the purpose of describing and showing the latest agricultural practices, tech niques, machines and equipment. But Schultz also knows that most Nebraska citizens like to have a little fun to go along with this education, and for this rea son there is scheduled a complete list of entertainment features for every day of Fair Week, Aug. 31 through Sept. 5. Always one of the Fair’s top fun highlights is the annual Ne braska State Fair Musical Revue, this year presented by the famous Barens-Carruthers theatrical or ganization. This lavish musical review will be presented each night during Fair Week in front of the huge Fairgrounds grandstand. A cast numbering into the hundreds will perform there for the delight of Fair-goers. Four grand production numbers headline the list of musical review attractions. Their titles—“Satur day Night in Central Park,” “The Bolero,” “Show Boat Days,” and “Winter Wonderland”—give some idea of the magnitude and scope of the review. Each number will be liberally interspersed with popular songs played by the large orchestra. Topping off each evening’s entertainment will be a tremen dous fireworks display, the high light of which will be the repro duction of the Battleship Missouri in moving lines of colored fire. Other entertainment features, said Schultz, include the Mid way, which will be in operation throughout the week, and the several special events scheduled for Teusday, Children’s day, in cluding a big three-ring circus. As Schultz says, “There will be fUa, too, at the 1952 Nebraska State Fair.” Mrs. Sampson left this chal lenge: “Let me say that I am an Amer ican. You are Americans. Every thing that I have and that you have is vested in America. ThisJ is our country. If America goes down the drain, we go with it. Therefore, we must each assume our share of responsibility in' keeping America free and making her freer.” Marian Anderson Breaks Ankle on Eve of London Tour NEW YORK (ANP) — The gifted internationally known con tralto, Marian Anderson, sang to her last nation-wide radio audi ence over NBC’s “Telephone Hour” with her foot in a cast.' Miss Anderson broke her foot at her Connecticut farm. She is slated for concerts abroad in in London and Sweden. The Philadelphia singer will NOT BE heard in America again until 1953 Hobbling to appear on the 642 artist series of the Bell System’s “Telephone Hour” the queenly artist adorned beige taf ,feta topped by a heavy row of ' sequins find rhinestones, sang j James Hooks’ “Bright Phoebus,” two spirituals “Go Down Moses and “De Gospel Train” arranged jby Harry T. Burleigh, conducted 'by Donald Voorhees. j Tom Shirley, announcer for the past 10 years lauded Miss Ander ; son’s role as a trouper to the the atrical and communications pro ifession in her refusal to disap I point ( including her mother, sister ^nd husband in the NBC studio to hear her) her vast seeing and hearing audience. The famed contralto recently was voted the best female vocalist | in the classical division of Motion : Picture Daily’s 16th annual poll. I mm:.- ». * . m wv imm. a © - -am at. NEW OFFICERS OF NATIONAL JUNIOR LEAGUE GET TOGETHER—The National Junior League, an organization of young women who dedicate themselves to voluntary civic enterprise, recently held a successful and harmonious con vention in Chicago. One of the big moments of the meeting was the election of national officers. Shortly after being elected, the above officers got together: Seated are (left to right): Miss Harriett Max well, Denver, Colo^ president; Miss Harriett mwwm .mi * . Powe, New Orleans, vice president, and Miss Aletha Weathers, Evanston, I1L, secretary. Stand ing at the extreme right is Mrs. Hattie Smith Colin of Chicago, national publicity chairman. Standing (left to right) in back row are: Miss , Amelia Barnes, Chicago, financial secretary, I Miss Adelaide Wilcox, Kansas City, Mo., historian; Mrs. Regina Cohee, Kansas City, Mo., midwest re | gional director; Willa Lee Whitney, Denver, par liamentarian, and Miss Norma McCain, Mont clair, N. J. (ANP) Ge enhower Favors Ini .'n Armed Forces U03N " President H. S. Truman at Press Confab By Alice A. Dunnigan WASHINGTON — (A N P) — When a fire horse has been in service for 30 years he is always ready to go whenever there is a fire stated President Truman last week. The statement was made at his weekly press conference Thursday in reply to reporters’ question on his activities in the forthcoming campaign. When asked specifically if he would continue his interest in the Point-4 program, the President replied that he would continue to be interested in all phases of poli tics including the Point-4 pro gram. (Point 4 program is a plan initiated by President Truman to furnish financial and technical aid under developed countries. It was labelled “Point-4” because it was the fourth point suggested in the President’s inaugural address in 1948.) The President would not say whether he was planning a “whis tle stop” tour during this cam paign but assured reporters that he would do whatever the Na tional Committee wants him to do. Although he has made no spe cific plans on what he will do when retiring from the Presi dency, Mr. Truman stated that he I was going to have the best time a man has ever had. Arlist Cast in New RoFe On O’Connor TV Show “Scat Man” Carruthers will be cast in a new role as a supporting! actor beginning October 5, on the Colgate Comedy Hour, Sunday from 8:‘00-9r00, on NBC-TV. Successful appearances on past , Donald O’Connor shows by the hilarious song and dance man ] |V^' CHICAGO (ANP)—Gen. of the Army Dwight D. Eisen hower favors complete integration of Negro troops in the American armed forces. He made this statement Thursday to Alderman Archi bald J. Carey of Chicago. Aid. Carey, one of the few Re publicans in Chicago’s city council, flew out to Denver, Colo, to see Gen. Eisenhower, then flew back to Chicago. Nominated Judge I A. B. HOWARD A. B. Howard, noted attor»ey, recently was nominated for judge in the City Court Division 1, of ! Kansas City, Kan., on the Repub lican ticket in the local primary. 'He ran nearly 2 to 1 over his pri jmary opponent, a white attorney. 'Howard is a former asssitanl , county counselor, and currently 'is regional director of the National 'Bar association.—(ANP) have resulted in the show’s writers creating a characteriza tion that will provide for a more important role for this talented I performer. The antics of 'the “Scat Man" I are familiar to many TV fans in f the Southern California area. He has appeared on other TV shows and last season made his debut on ■ the Colgate Comedy Hours over ( NBC’s coast to coast TV network, j Lren. Eisenhower is the Repub lican candidate for President. Aid. Carey, an AME minister and an attorney, quoted Gen. Ike as follows on army integration: “I stand 100 percent for integra tion in the army.” This statement by the General indicates a reversal of his opinion of April 2, 1948 when he testified before a senate committee that in tegration would be ideal, but not practical. At that time he felt that it would be better for Negro troops to be in their own units at the platoon level. Then he ap proved of a Negro platoon within a company. Carey also said the General promised to work for first class citizenship for all American citi zens. He said*the Republican can didate authorized him to quote on his civil rights opinion. The Chi cago alderman said in part: I “My more than 30 minutes of conference with Gen. Eisenhower were very pleasant and gratifying. | “He asked some questions and ! answered some. I give him my position on civil rights issues, j “The General summarized his ^position by saying that he will do evertyhing in his power to Jachieve first class citizenship for jail our people, and authorized me Ito quote him. j “He told me that he had been I trained in a school where a man’s word is his bond.” Gen. Ike’s statement in connec |tion with army integration was the only positive statement Aid. Carey quoted. Otherwise the Chi cagoan reported the conference as an exchange of ideas. Carey is one of a number of Negro leaders from various parts of the nation who have come to Denver since last month’s Repub lican National Convention to con fer with the GOP nominee. Most of them were supporters of the general’s candidacy for President. Notes of Interest Misses Bobbie Jean and Betty Jo Newton have returned from Denver, where they visited Joyce Nevels who returned to Lincoln with them. They were accom panied by their father, Mr. Burt Newton. * * * The Rev. and Mrs. John Favors, teachers in the Omaha school system stopped at The Voice of fice Wednesday evening on a re turn trip from California where they took work this summer on their Ph.D. degree at the Univer sity of Southern California. * * * Mrs. James Fuller was hostess to the Mary Bethune club Sun day. Plans were made for a formal tea to be given in October. ANNUAL TRIP AROUND THE WORLD Friday August 22 Time 7:30 p.m. Free Refreshments Sponsored by Senior Choir Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church Meet at the church, ®th and C Streets. Tickets on sale at the door or contact Vem Wilson, president.