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Volume 2, Numb "IVOI HOIS IM Lincoln 3, Nebraska Thursday, Aup. 5, 1948
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Dedicatory Emancipation Issue
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CHARLES M. GOOLSBY.
The Voice Loses
Its Contributing
Editor to Army
By Lynnwood Parker.
One of the greatest moments
of my life is to jot down here a
few of the greater moments, be
tween heart beats, in the life of
Charles Martel Goolsby.
#V Charles, first of all, is a Chris
tian gentleman. He has worked
hard in the church, especially as
superintendent * of the Sunday
School at Quinn Chapel, A.M.E.
Charles is a scholar, he holds
an associate degree in arts from
Pueblo, Colorado junior college,
and a Bachelor of Science degree
in the college of Arts aVtd Science
from the University of Nebraska
where he majored in Zoology and
hopes to become a doctor.
Charles is a civic leader and has
worked effectively as Regional Di
rector and president of the Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity (Beta Beta
w) Chapter); as social action chair
man of the Campus Y.M.C.A.; as
a* 32nd degree Mason; as Urban
League Boy’s Worker; as athletic
• director of Whittier High School
playground, and as contributing
editor of the Voice.
Charles is a soldier and served
for three and one-half years in the
U. S. Army. He is now a first
lieutenant in the reserve corps.
He is about to take leave from
us for awhile to further train
in the army so that he may be
better prepared to serve to defend
the things we hold dear: life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness
—America!
He leaves us in one capacity
that he may return better able to
’ serve more effectively in another.
His theory has always been that
first of all, we must be servants of
all if we would transcend all.
Hail and farewell, Charles. You
and your kind shall inherit the
earth—you are the salt af the
earth.
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U.S. Economic
Mission to
Aid Liberia
WASHINGTON. (ANP). The
United States Economic mission
to Liberia will not duplicate the
activities of private enterprises
there, according to an announce
ment made this week by the
state department.
The aims of this mission, which
is an integral part of the Ameri
can legation at Monrovia, are to
improve the whole economy of
that country and to develop its.
resources for mutual benefits of
Liberia as well as other coun
tries.
The program is in accordance
with United States »policy of in
creasing production of these
foodstuffs and other commodi
ties which are currently in
world-wide short supply.
Vote to End
Segregation in
Grad. Schools
NEW ORLEANS. (ANP).
“Three out of four social scien
tists of the south favor the elim
ination now of racial segregation
in graduate and professional
schools,” according to Aubrey
Williams, president of the South
ern Conference Educational fund.
“The results of an opinion poll
of 240 members of the Southern
Sociological society conducted by
the Southern Conference Educa
tional fund show that only one in
four of the social scientists favor
the proposal of the southern gov
ernors for segregated, regional
schools for Negroes.
“In recent months southern in
stitutions in response to decisions
of the United States Supreme
court have revised their policies
along four different lines: Plan
A of the University of Delaware
eliminating segregation in the
graduate school when the desired
courses were not offered in state
schools for Negroes; Plan B of
the University of Arkansas ad
mitting Negroes to its law school,
but with segregation; Plan C of
Oklahoma setting up a new
three-teacher law school, but thus
far with no students; and Plan D
of the southern governors calling
for the establishment of segre
gated, regional graduate school
for Negroes.
“The Southern Conference Ed
ucational fund wanted to know,”
said Mr. Williams, “which of
these four plans was most ac
ceptable to the most impartial
and best qualified group of ex
perts in the south. It was as
sumed that the members of the
Southern Sociological society met
these qualifications.”
Curtis’ Voting
Record Dips to
Its Lowest Ebb
Representative Carl Curtis’ rec
ord in congress is not as illus
trious as one might believe for a
representative from Nebraska. His
record is studded with “NAY” in
—Courtesy of The Lincoln Journal.
_CARL CURTIS._
opposition to constructive legisla
tion. A glance at his record and
you see:
How He Comforted the Aggres
sors:
1939— Nov. J: (After Poland invaded)
Permit limited ‘‘Cash and Carry” export
of munitions—NAY.
1941—Feb. 8: (After London nearly de
stroyed) “Lend-Lease” to make us the
"Arsonal of Democracy”—NAY.
1941—May 7: Seize “Axis” ships hiding
in our ports—NAY.
How He Discouraged Foreign
Trade:
1940— Feb. 23: Extend time for com
pleting trade agreements—NAY.
1945—May 26: Extend Trade Agree
ments Act to 1918—NAY.
Continued on Page 4, Col. 3.
W hite Urges
Filibuster End;
Deadline Near
Walter White, Executive Secre
tary of the NAACP (National As
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People), urged in a tele
gram Saturday to Rev. Robert L.
Moody, president of the local
branch, that: “Church leaders and
members wire their senatoi*s to in
sist upon a continuous session of
congress to break the filibuster.”
The filibuster, he said is “caused
by a motion to consider the bill”
and that the “republicans are like
ly to drop the bill if filibuster con
tinues. They claim that cloture is
not applicable to a motion to con
sider the bill, however, no senate
rules can be found to cover that
belief. Only senate precedent pre
vents applying cloture to such mo
tions.”
Mr. White urged that “speakers
appear before churches, labor,
women’s and other groups of both
races urging telegrams to be
sent to senators.”
Meanwhile, Rev. Moody an
nounced last Friday night that
“plans to get out the vote were be
ing made.” He said a campaign
would be started to get every citi
zen to register in order to be
eligible to vote in the coming gen
eral elections. The goal of the
drive, he said, would be over
coming the general laxity in vot
ing which prevails in the mid
west
Register:
All new-comers and those who
haven’t re-registered since Sep
tember, 1947, are urged to do so.
You may register in the Trust
Building on 10th at O Street. For
further details, call ftev. Robert L.
Moody, 2123 “T” St.. 2-4673.
Would Lincoln Emancipate
Today? Yes, a Thousand Times
By Lynnwood Parkel*.
It has been said that Lincoln
signed the Emancipation procla
mation not just to free the slaves
and white indentures alone, but to
unite the nation into a social, po
litical, economical and spiritual
fortress—to thrive and take its
place among the leading nations
of the world.
The great Emancipator would
be saddened, indeed, if he were
to return and see the strife be
tween the political north and
south. He would be saddened
even more if he could see the
wholesale discrimination and seg
regation which is rampant
throughout the nation.
There is no section of the coun
try that can boast of pureness of
heart or religious chastity. I
say this because Emancipation is
“the act of setting free.” The en
core of this “act” as interpreted
p5
(Courtesy of Hip Lincoln Journal).
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. _
by the Dixiecrats and their fel
lowcrats who follow them, is dis
gusting. All you Have to do to
Continued on Page Z, Col. 3.
ME
LYNNWOOD PARKER.
Lynwood Parker
Associate Editor,
Leaves for Army
By Charles M. Goolsby.
This week Lynnwood Parker,
Associate Editor of the VOICE
will leave for a period of active
duty in the army and his absence
from our staff will be keenly
felt.
Mr. Parker came to Lincoln in
1945, after having served five
years in the service, to enter the
University, where he has worked
unceasingly to help develop un
derstanding between whites and
Negroes. He has spent much
time which might have been de
voted to study or recreation to
that cause. As social effective
commissioner in the Uni Y.M.
C.A., executive committee mem
ber of the Social Action Council,
Secretary of the Urban League
Men’s Club and city branch of
the NAACP, and member of the
Robert Huckles consistory, he has
done much to help in the study
and understanding of racial dif
ficulties and to help find their
solutions. He revitalized the Alpha ’
Phi Alpha fraternity on the cam
pus in 1947 and organized the col
lege chapter of the NAACP of
which Mr. John White is presi
dent this year.
A speech major, Mr. Parker was
the only Negro to make the de
bating team in a number of years,
and last May directed the public
performance of “The Acid Test,’*
a one act pl&y. July 30 he receved
his B. S. in Education, from the
University of Nebraska.
He has been a constant prognosticator
for the rights of others, believing that first
place belongs to his fellow men. I re
member when I met him two years ago,
he had Just finished a series of talks In
surrounding towns on civil liberties. Later,
with tiie Social Action Council, of which
Dr. A. L. Miller was then president,' he
came to the fore in the fight to reopen
muny pool for the use of all of Lincoln’s
citizens. Tills year he was chairman of
the committee that directed the survey of
discrimination in local restaurants and ob«
tained a measure of relief from tl> * blight
by legal means. Last February he was ap
pointed Associate Editor of tue VOICE
and since that time has contributed t*
the constant improvement io its quality.
.
Negroes have been appointed to
▲ the instructional staff at the
I Pittsburgh institution. Although
only four other assistantships
were available, two of them were,
given to Southern U. graduates,
because of the high standards of
Southern’s biology department,
headed by Dr. J. Warren Lee.
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teaching other blind persona to read by the Braille system.
D. J. Townsend, appliance sales manager of the Omaha Appliance
Co., Gibson distributors for Nebraska and Western Iowa, and F. H.
Aarvig, regional manager for the Gibson Refrigerator Company,
whose organizations co-sponsored the contest, made the presentation
to Mrs. Smith. Kenneth and Harold Smith, 6 and 8 year old sons of
the winner, seem to be enjoying the little ceremony. Left to right,
above, are C. O. Swanson, Omaha Appliance representative, Mr. Aar
vig, >frs. Smith, D. A. Wetzel, Hardg Furniture Company, and Mr.
Townsend.
29.
Will Vote First Time
In North Carolina
For the first time in history in
North Carolina, Negroes will vote.
Their votes will count just as
much as any other votes.
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one of the 11 young women
capped last week as freshmen
nurses at Iowa Methodist hospi
tal.
She received her cap after
completing a fiVe month course
as a probationary. Miss STnith ,
will return to school after a
month’s vacation. She is the
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
Luther H. Smith.