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* jjftij n^ H d££k Rfcl t ■ g m W^ jF jHr TF mT^l& §|* ■ Jl VX B ^y jfr P it Volume 1, Number 16 Lincoln 3, Nebraska January 24, 1947 The Hub of Harmony Chorus in Concert Julius Cowan, 59, Dies; ^ Lived Here 41 Years Funeral service for Julius Co wan, 59, who died suddenly Sat urday night was held Thursday, 2 o’clock at Umberger’s Funeral Chapel, Rev. R. E. Handy, offici ated and Mrs. Izetta Malone fur nished music. Mr. Cowan was born in Junc tion City, Kansas, and had lived for 41 years in Lincoln. He was a member of Cornhusker lodge No. 579, of the Elks. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Caraloyd Custer, of Leavenworth, Kansas. He is also survived by a half brother, Pvt. Jason J. Jackson, New Brunswick, N. J. ^ Mr. Cowan, who was born in Junction City, Kansas., the son of Mrs. Mary Jackson Cowan, had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dean, 1018 Rose Street for 25 years. He was employed by Jack Gore in the Sam Lawrence Hotel Bldg., for 35 years. He was married to Miss Mayme Coil of Lincoln in 1906, to this union was born a son, both of whom pre ceded him in death. —-u Joe Lewis Honored as One of Ten Young Men of Past Year CHICAGO—(ANP)— Heavy • weight Boxing Champion Joe Louis was one of ten young men honored here Wednesday night at the Morrison Hotel during the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet. The ten were selected by the Jaycees, an abbreviation of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, as the Nations outstanding young men of 1946. The banquet was held in the Terrace Casino. Only men between the ages of 21 and 31 years of age were selected by the eleven judges, who consider ed candidates in professional fields from sports to politics. Louis’ award was for “stimula ting goodwill and bringing to the boxing ring the respectability it • presently enjoys.” Awards of gold keys, scrools and the Distinguish ed Service award of the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce were presented by Atty. Senden Waldo, Gainesville, Fla., national president. v ^ ^ ^ ^ United States has: 6% of population 70% of Automobiles 50% of Telephones 45% of Radios 34% of Railroads Uses: 56% of all silk produced 53% of all coffee 51% of all rubber It produces: 62% of all oil 53% of all corn 50% of all cotton 34% of all coal 32% of all copper 30% of all Iron No other Ism but Americanism can better the above standard. i lEi. 'Ife 'fe. 'life. Rev. R. L. Moody Attended National Youth Fellowship The National Youth Fellowship of the Church of God, met at Bir mingham, Ala., December 27th to 29th, 1946. Young people from 15 states were present at what is re ported to be the best Inspirational convention that has been held. This convention is held at this season each year. Although Rev. Moody was the lone Nebraskan, the Middlewest was well represented. Two train coaches left St. Louis on Christ mas night. These contained a whole chorus from the church at East St. Louis and delegates from Topeka, Kansas City and St. Louis There were also delegates from New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. Rev. Moody, a native of Birm ingham, Ala. was delighted to attend. He was honored by being assigned as presiding chairman of each night’s session. After the convention, Rev. Moody spent some time visiting relatives and friends. He made a trip to Tuskegee to the Booker T. Washington monument. Dr. Geo. W. Carver Museum and the new Veteran’s Hospital. Rev. Moody gave generous praise to the sections which he visited for their admirable pro gress. / r 'y ▼ v v nr v <w •w-*' v w *" w Seek More Negroes For Harvard CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—(ANP) —In an interview with spokes men for two liberal student or ganizations, W. J. Bender, Har vard university, counsellor for veterans, stated that his office had never discriminated against Negro applicants for admission to Harvard. Although Mr. Bender is responsible for veteran admissions only, and therefore could make no official statement on the univer sity admissions policy as a whole, he expressed complete confidence that there was no quota system operating at Harvard. When pressed for an explana tion of the very low number of Negro students at Harvard, Mr. Bender pointed out that very few Negroes apply for admission. This he attributed to the existing social and economic position of the Negro people in America. The two students who inter viewed Mr. Bender, Harold Bach man of the American Veterans committee and Harry Mendelsohn of the Harvard Liberal union, are now drawing up proposals to pre sent to their organizations for concrete measures to raise the number of Negro students at Har vard. Both students expressed the conviction that the cause of democratic education would be advanced by the presence at vard of a large number of-Nejjyw students. i. IN - The Hub of Harmony Chorus, an organization of ten young men is a new feature in the his tory of Lincoln, and for it to lend its talent toward the establish ment of a scholarship fund, as a project, is worthy of generous support. • The thing uppermost in their minds is the benefit concert which will be sponsored by this chorus of Union College and the Univer sity of Nebraska at the Urban League Community Center audi torium, 2030 “T” St., Sunday, February 9, at 8:00 p.m. These young men have sung and will continue to sing all over town at various churches, and or ganizations. Their schedule is quite full for the remainder of the year including out of town en gagements. On January 11, 1947, this or ganization took first prize and grand prize for having the best number on the program in an Amateur Hour Contest held at Union College. There were 48 contestants in the contest. The members of the chorus are: Vertis Barnes, pre-dental student of Kansas City, Mo., Welcome Bryant, a pre-business student from Omaha, Nebr., Davis Butler, pre-medic from Washington, D. C., Lecount Butler, ministerial from Washington, D. C., Andrew Donelly, pre-dental from Topeka, Kan#., Arthur Hobby, pre-dental from Kansas City, Kans., Roy Matthews, pre-medic from Kings ton, Jamaica, B. W. F., Gaines Patridoe, education from Omaha, Nebr., James Valentine, pre-medic from Kansas City, Mo., and Frank Hale, pre-dental, who is the di rector and arranger of the chorus, from Topeka, Kansas. The Lincoln public which has already heard them sing will no doubt want to contribute to the success for their first public con cert and the purpose for which it is being held; and those who haven’t heard them may expect an evening of rich entertainment. Sec. 562, P. L. & R. CjJ-fU CLaja^U^