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THE VOICE A NEGRO WEEKLY “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people” Rev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Owner Business Address 2225 S Street Phone 5-6491 If no answer call 5-7508 Rubie W. Shakespeare Advertising & Business Manager Mrs, Joe Green Circulation Mgr. Member of the Assoc. Negro Press Subscription rate $2.00 per year 10c per copy Entered as Second Class Matter, June 9, 1947 at the Post Office at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Act of March 3, 1879. To the Editor of the Voice My opinion of the Jekel-Hide inot Hyde) person, who calls him self a business man. It was unnecessary for him to take up space in the paper for his practical ideals. For we as Negroes know how many of these so-called business men feel about our patronage. We attend schools churches, and are in public con tact such as busses, theaters, dept, stores, the corner drug, etc., with many of your customers. But its your type of person that causes and continues to have these barriers between us. You’re the barrier. And if any object its because they are the illiterates who also pick fights, insult by remarxs and are just as undesirable to us. There are good and bad in all races of man on the face of the earth. Explain, if you can, the remark “Negroes are okay, so long as they stay in their places.” Wrhat place? Where is it ? All we want is merchandise, and do not care for so-called “socializing.” Say, Mr. Practical, you’re only hiding behind your customers. Do you think we should feel any better toward you by reading your ideals? You are a perspn that will give a hungry dog a bone, but he had better not eat it. “Poisoned.” Have you had Negroes in your establishment? You have a living to make is true. But when you die, you can take a s-cent with you. To you and your customers: God even created the Negro. People are all alike; it’s only their color that differs. Equal, yes, and equality for all. Equalizer -^ Our. Social Relationship To Our Fellowmen Citizenship gives you the right to use public buildings but the relationship to our fellowmen re quire limitations to the use of them. When you infringe upon his privacy it is time for him to speak. This privacy prevails in parks, cafes, trains ,and in all our public streets. Our tendency toward loud noices has a disturb ing effect upon the public. It causes him to want the closing of public places to us, and if we want these plates open for our use, we will have to dispense with this tendency. By destroy ing this tendency we will open tha doors not only to public places but also to private ones. Joseph W. Adams World War II Teen Age Chatter by Marguerite Gill Asst- Ruby Lee Harper Asst. Loretta McWilliams Hi gang! An old saying among friends used to be. “What's buazin’. cou sin'" Well, there's nothing buz-j zin' but chatter. Well, girls, what do you think of boys’ chatter? Person of the week last week was Nolan Davis. A very lovely shower was given in honor of Bettve Tarpley, Thursday night. Many lovely gifts were received by the hostess. Many car loads journeyed to Cereseo. Ncbr.. to see the Inde pendents play a fine game of baseball. But we are very sorry to see Fletcher was hit in the eye by a ball. Also, at the Havelock game, Thursday night. were sorry to hear that Waiter Bell sprained his ankle. (Hope you two brothers get better soon.) Saturday evening I saw George Alexandra chasing Jean Ivory around on a bicycle. What could that mean? Sunday was the tig day for Calvin Rodgers and Bettve Tarp ley, who will journey to Benton Harbor, Mich., on their honey moon. (Bast wishes to both.) I see Richa d and Phyllis Hol comb h-vp returned*, from their trip to Denver, Colo. I hope they had a lovely time. The happy five of the week are Billy Mosby, Bettye Tarpley. El bert Starkes. Marguerite Gill, and Juliet Hamilton, who just re [ ceived their walking papers from I summer school. So Billy Mosby left for Omaha, Saturday, to see Lrura, also to meet his cousin. Mitz Woods. I hear we have a steady couple of Mack McCullough and Mary Bass. During the week I saw many bicycle riders. Among some were Dorothy Greene. Ruby Harper, Katherine King, Joyce Williams, and many others. Evelyn and Janet Holts of Oma ha are vacationing with their ^unt, Mrs. Irby Stephens, 1965 U Street. This week has been a rather quiet week so all we can say is, Bye now. PAINT IS SCARCE We appreciate your patronage and hope we soon can supply all your requirements VAN SICKLE GLASS & PAINT CO. 143 So. 10th ■ HAyE A ROOF APPLIED THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED. DEVELOPED, AND IS MANUFACTURED IN "THE HEART OF WEATHER'S PROVING GROUND " BY THE LINCOLN PERMA-STONE COMPANY 2219 "O" Street 2-1946 FREE ESTIMATES Dark Merit by K. ikrysc Favors The Free Negro During Slavery San Eemardin i. CaL, (ANP), Sparked: by the militant influence yi their f_rst paper ’Urf Tri-Coun 'V Bulletin. Negro citizens have it Last succeed in securing the -ppouitrrent of a p.-reman. The Suiletu. as puhudkd by J- Robert Smith, former managing editor of Use Los Angeles Sentinel. who resiine. :o begin this new ven ture ju.1 three years ago. The now gendarme is John Epps, LI-year-obi war veteran who w. s a military policeman in .he ser ice. Epps was one of 3 Negroes taking the police exami nation to pas it. Despite the fact that the police personnel is under civil service, i ’he appointment had to be made ay recently elected Mayor James E. Cunningham. Said Cunning - ham: "Negro policemen have proven beneficial in all of the progressive cues ot the nation. I see no rea son why « e can't fall in line and jsv? the Negro people the recog nition they deserv e on the bests yf uieir ability." Lrs Angeles. (ANP) —Dr. Titus P. ir.cil Martin, a postal employe here far the past 23 years, was appointed first assistant medical officer at the mein post office's terrrin ; annex last week by Post master Michael D. Fanning. Dr. Martin, a graduate of Me hurry Medical college, formerly served *cs foreign mail clerk at the lerrr.a-M annex. His appoint ment. the first extended to a Ne jro ro ;ai work r. is in line with Postmaster Fannings declaration o acknowledge “ability" first and .r»en "seniority" when making of ficial promotional appointments regard], ss of race, creed or na tional origin. IF IT COMES FROM The Lincoln Market IT MUST BE GOOD * WE DELIVER” 22 nd and "O" Street 2-7349 For Everything in HARDWARE BAKER HARDWARE 101-No. 9th 2-3710 MAC DONALD STUDIO PHOTOS Any Kind - Any Time - Any Place Phone 2-4984 218 No. 11th All Types Of BEAUTY TREATMENTS For Appointments Call 2-4879 Ann’s Beauty Shoppe 704 No. 22nd Street Our Children By Mrs. W. B. Davis Selfishness is one of those per sonality traits that needs consid eration. inasmuch as it is a defi nite part of every child's original make up. It should be looked upon as an inborn rather than as n acquired attitude toward life, which must b eovercome or at i least modified, as the child de i velops. Otherwise unhappiness iannot.be avoided. Self must be pleased. protected, praised and served at all costs. All the child’s earlier reactions toward life are expressed in terms of what the world has to contribute toward his pleasures and what factors in his environment can be util ized to help him avoid pain and discomfort. These primitive attitudes to ward life are the very essence of selfishness and are changed only through training, education, and -xperien-'e. The modification of hese social inborn tendencies, of which selfishness is an example, is what is called socializing the child. It must be kept in mind that every child embarks upon life with these tendencies strongly nflueneing his attitudes and re -dions to the varied situations with which he is confronted. There is no doubt that the strength of these tendencies var ies greatly in different individ uals Fortunately, most of these primitive urges may be modified, *i some degree at least, by the nffuences of the environment in which the child is developing. Jealousy and sesfilhsesn may be traits that certain children must battle more or less contin uously in order to overcome ihem. Selfishness is a personality mail which may express itself so subtly that, like weeds in a garden, it may pass by unnoticed for a long time quite overshadow ad by gracious manners, honesty, and efficiency; yet in the course of time it becomes so dominant m the personality that it leads to much unhappiness for the in dividual as well as those with whom he comes in contact. 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