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V±°?J.:.y.Tb<;f }b_U">‘ *' n....-»d.r. Dumber 18, 1947 Negro r $ Attends House Reception -- YalK ^ Negro '-'Kay For Athletics Faculty representatives tabled a Nebraska Student Council request that action be taken to remove the racial discrimination provi sion from the conference consti tution. Under the provision, Oklahoma «md Missouri universities may refuse to entertain Negro athletes at Norman, Okla., and Columbia, Mo., respectively. It has served to prevent Ne I groes from competing at any member school. However, Colo rado, a new member, has a Ne gro star on its track team. While the Big Seven continued its racial ban, the Missouri Valley conference wiped out its Negro bar and closed the gates to “ath letic tramps.” Also meeting in Kansas City, the Valley conference decreed that no * senior college student may trans fer from another school to a Val ley school and participate in ath letics. , It also moved to end all racial discrimination in conference ath letics by September, 1950. It Junior college transfers will be eligible as in the past. But, as an example of the new ruling, an athlete who transfers from the- University of Nebraska * to Creighton will be ineligible for athletics at Creighton. The ban will begin with the fall semester of September, 1948. The end for racial discrimina tion was set for 1950 in order to give members time to adjust their local conditions. At present, only Oklahoma A. and M. and Tulsa do not compete against Negroes at home. The Valley Conference also voted to go along with the NCAA’s new “purity code."—Selected. Fraternity Drops Exclusion Clause OMAHA. (£*). The words “Chris tian Caucasians” are to be de leted from the by-laws of a pro posed Omaha university frater nity which has been the center of a month-long controversy. University officials Sunday an nounced acceptance of a proposal by the Delta Beta Phi fraternity to delete from its by-laws the words which were interpreted as limitations on membership. Dean John W. Lucas said the faculty committee on student ac tivities now has voted to recog nize the fraternity. University President Rowland Haynes said the faculty committee will go ahead with the study of national fraternity affiliations at Omaha university.—Selected. Students Took Part In ‘Messiah’ Dec. 14 The “Messiah" was presented Sunday, December 14, at the Col iseum. Some of the participants were: Robbie Powell, and Flor entine Crawford as altos; Mrs. Edith Hill and Mrs. Eugenia Brown as sopranos; and Mr. Fos ter and Grandville Coggs as tenors. Do your Christmas shopping with “The Voice” advertisers. ■J f. fi _ }<J jj Jrace mt Earth fl 'ft Osniob Mill \k | EnUjarfi g S iii i'll , i: | | N.A.A.C.P. Elects Officers The N.A.A.C.P. met at the Ur ban League December 12 at 8 p. m. These are the officers for the following year. Rev. R. L. Moody was re elected president, Lynnwood Parker, secretary, Mr. A. E. Simms, treasurer. The meetings are held the first Friday in each month. They want all members and friends to at tend these meetings. Let’s not wait until we want definite action to join this organization. Attend it now. It is good to be a member but it is better to attend and help. Mrg. Arthur Patrick Has Extended Visit Leaving Sunday before Thanks giving for Chillicothe, Mo., Mrs. Arthur Patrick joined her daugh ter Bettye, who is teaching in Kansas City, at a family reunion given by her sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Sayers and Mrs. Birdie Phillips and her brother, Virgil Hillman. Mrs. Patrick then accompanied her daughter to Kansas City to visit her school before visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Thomas of Oma ha. She remained several days in Omaha while Mrs. Thomas was recuperating from a tonsil ectomy. > Russian Scientists Seek Clue to Origin Of Beautiful Girl Frozen 2fi00 Years MOSCOW. (UP). Soviet scien tists are probing with X-rays to solve the mystery of the origin and history of a beautiful young girl and a young man whose pre served bodies were found in a two thousand-year-old “refriger ated” tomb in southeastern Si beria. Her hair had been cut off and was folded in small envelopes. She wore finely prepared and dyed furs. In her tomb was a leather bag containing a mirror of silverlike alloy, an iron knife with gold ornamentation, gold ear rings and small carved wooden ta bles.—World Herald. Boy Scout Troop 60 Wins Honors Boy Scout Troop 60 won sec ond place in attendance at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor De cember 8. Troop 60 is being organized into a patrol. They are working on their 1st and 2nd class require ments. Joseph W. Adams, 2225 S, is Scout Master for the group. Methodist City Union Meets The Methodist City Union had their meeting at St. Paul Method ist church Tuesday. Members of the Union who belong to New man Methodist Church are: Mrs. V. V. Powell, Mr. M. M. Adams, Mr. Charles Sawl, Mrs. R. W. Shepherd and Mr. Andrew Fields. Mr. W. A. Fry is president. Newman will have their Christ mas tree, a special Chri ferine: and program an her 21. * Three Editors Among 2,000 Honored Guests WASHINGTON. (ANP). Mrs. Alice A. Dunnigan, Washington bureau, Associated Negro Press; Louis Lautier, chief, National Newspaper Publishers association; P. L. Prattis, editor of the Pitts burgh Courier and Washington representative of Our World mag azine, and Mrs. Prattis were among the 2,000 members of the press, radio and photographic as sociation who attended the annual reception given by President and Mrs. Truman at the White House Tuesday evening. The “ladies of the press” in their gay gowns of shiny satin, rich velvet and draping crepe, trimmed with ruffles, bustles and sparkling sequins, and the “press gentlemen” in their “tux” and “tails” were received in the blue room by the President and the First Lady. Afterwards they # passed through the red room into the state dining room where punch was served. In addition to the members of the newspaper fraternity, there were also present members of the President’s cabinet. Among distinguished guests who attended the reception were Secy, of Labor and Mrs. Lewis Schwellenbach, Secy, of the Treasury and Mrs, John Snyder, What’s Doing In Alliance BY BEA MOTLEY. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Matthews and Miss Audrey McWilliams of Sid ney and Charles Cunningham of Denver were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Snoddy. Sunday services were held at the St. James A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. J. L. Joy of the First Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie McClean and son, Bobby Warren were overnight guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Snoddy. Mrs. Rudolph Ealy and sons Billy and Robert have returned home after a short visit in Lin coln and Kansas City, Missouri. They were visiting Mr. Ealy. Jessie Watson of Omaha won Candlelight Service At Ml. Zion Baptist Church The candlelight service by the Mount Zi.on Baptist choir will be presented Sunday evening, De cember 21 at 8 o’clock. Some of the numbers featured will be .he quintette, solos by Winifred Winston and Ralph Wilson. Car ols wili be sung by the audience. I’he rest of the program will be given by the choir. Dear Santa: Could you add one more to your shoppping list? I know a little boy who won’t have a very nice Christmas unless you do. He doesn’t have any father and his mother has been in the | hospital and is not able to work. He would enjoy toys, but he needs so many other things. Per- - things^’