THE VOICE
A NEGRO WEEKLY
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Editorial
Comment
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At thfiife]lose of our first twenty
six weeks we are especially
grateful to the persons who have
made our publication possible.
First to the advertisers, be
cause nearly every newspaper
receives a larger part of its reve
nue from this source.
Our subscribers who are ex
pressing a great concern for the
continued success of The Voice.
Then there are many persons
to whom we are indebted for
news items, suggestions and
criticisms.
A contribution was received
from the Helping Hand Society,
with no other identification. All
of these have helped to make
“The Voice” a reality.
Whatever shortcomings may be
encountered, we are sincere in
our efforts to meet community
interest, holding as our primary
objective, the development of
the spiritual, cultural and social
life of the people herein repre
sented.
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Teen Age Chatter
Reporter Dotty Greene
Asst. Ruby Lee Harper
Asst. Loretta McWilliams
Well We’ve had our Spring
Vacation, now it’s time to con
tinue our schooling.
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Elois Finley, Loretta McWil
liamc, Peaches Winston, Betty
Bowman and Delores Bowen will
be in the Spring Program at
Whittier Jr. High School, April
11th.
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Some of the kids that were at
the Fashion Parade were: Tony
Smith, Jeannette Vinegar, .Chuck
Botts, Birdie Powell, Bobby
Graham, Loretta McWilliams,
Billy Rutherford, Doris Powell,
Albert Bowen, Betty Bowman,
Betty Wilson, Lopy and Vonna
Finley.
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Jeanne Ivory will play for the
Spring Program at Everett Jr.
High School .
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Triple dating Monday night
were Freddie Powell and Billy
Mosby; Joyce Williams anl Ralph
Wilson; and Jeanne Malone and
Bertrum Cooke.
Iona Adams will run for Civic
League office. We wish her
much success in her campaign.
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Seen also Monday night were
Lois Hatcher and Leon Wilkins;
Margo Gill and Walter Bell, and
Frank Neveis and Bernedine
Napue.
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QUESTION FOR THE WEEK
Whai do you plan to do for
summer vacation?
Betty Bowman—Try to comb
my hair.
Mary Lou Knowles—Get a job.
Tony Smith—Get a job and buy
some clothes.
Peaches Winston—Eat and sleep.
Richard Holcomb—Dig a fox hole
Sonny Walker—Go to school.
Billy Rutherford—Go to Califor
nia.
Lopy Finley—Take a trip to Kan
sas City and have out-of-town
guests.
Seen out Tuesday night were:
Hazel Wilson—Leon Wilkins;
Muriel Harris—Victor McWil
liams and Nellie Wilson—Jonny
Duncan.
Watch This Space For a Big
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Dottie, Ruby, Loretta
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THE LABOR VIEW
By George F. McCray for ANP
The U. S. Should Help Haiti
The refusal of the U. S. State
department to approve a $20,000
loan to the little Negro republic
of Haiti is of vital concern to
American Negroes.
We are smart enough to realize
that the success and failure of
Negroes in Liberia, Haiti, Ethi
opia, and elsewhere in Africa and
the West Indies have a direct ef
fect upon the status of Negroes
in the United States. We judge
ourselves and are judged by
others by comparison with each
other wherever we live.
As the world is drawn closer
together by radio, air travel,ca
ble and ship transportation, the
bond between #all Negroes will
grow into a strong, vital force.
But Negroes in America, Haiti,
Ethiopia, Liberia, in fact all over
the world, need capital desper
ately to finance economic and
social progress. Everywhere we
are denied our chance for a bet
ter life because we are miserably
poor and exploited.
The nearly three million people
in Haiti are probably the poorest
in the Americas. They are
crowded together on 10,000
square miles. A substantial por
tion of this small area is not
suitable for agricultural purposes
because of its mountainous and
semi-arid character.
This small country where
workers earn less than 50 cents
per day and where 85% of the
people are unable to read or
write, has a foreign debt of
$6,500,000. White American
“financial advisors,” acting for
foreign creditors, supervise the
collection of customs and other
govermental revenues. They al
so see that interest and install
ments on the foreign loans are
paid before anything goes to the
government for its operations.
This is a price Haiti pays for
other loans which were of no
benefit to her.
All business in the island
worthy of mention is controlled
by foreign interests who enjoy
various special privileges that
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