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EDITORIALS .
The views expressed in these columns are those of the writer and not necessarily
a reliection of the policy of The Voice.—Pub.__
AMERICANISM VS. DEMOCRACY
E,Ttry so often history reveals
ft person or group whom the
word acclaimed as a true great.
In our own couhtry, Washington.
Jt fferson. L‘ leoln " Roo. .elt
stand out in the minds of the
people. What made them great?
Nothing less than their courage
to face intimidation and prob
lems with confidence and knowl
edge. It is truly recognized that
fear and ignorance are; man’s
worst enemies—they destroy his
faith in others, they lead even
tually to despair. There are many
little facets of our way of life,
which we call our standard of
living, that must be faced with
confidence and knowledge be
fore we can arrive at a solution
to the problems of “American
ism”—life as it is practiced and
“Democracy” — life as it is
preached.
There are problems a-plenty
in Lincoln toward which most
people seem oblivious. Next to
the acuity of adequate housing
is the matter of daily bread.
Since most residents eat at home
or carry lunches, they do not feel
gravity of the restaurant situ
ation in our town, especially in
1 those places whose prices come
1 within the limited means of stu
dents and workers. On Tuesday
! last week two Negro students sat
! for two hours in a downtown
eating place without service.
The reason: waitresses were
“busy.” Actually the act reflects
what is probably the work of the
most reactionary of a small
group of local Fascists that hope
fleece the public.
The time is now when every
loyal American must take Democ
racy to heart. Congress has at
tempted to keep Communism
down through committees. Aid
to destitute nations has won that
aim abroad. There are many
“ways” of Americanism that
must go if the U. S. will exemply
the Democracy it invites the rest
of the nations to share. Our
citizens must awake to these
problems and share in their in
telligent solution.—C. M. G.
Use table pads with felt side
up when cutting fabrics on a
table top. The material will not
slip or slide as often happens
when a smooth surface is used.
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GOOD FURNITURE ^LINCOLN
Out of old Nebraska. .
By James C. Olson
Supt., State Historical Society
The 100th anniversary of the
founding of Fort Kearny was
celebrated Sept. 22. There were
ceremonies at Fort Kearny State
Park on that day and a postage
stamp commemorating the cen
tennial went on sale at Minden.
Fort Kearny on the Platte was
established in 1848, six years be
fore the creation of Nebraska ter
ritory. The original Fort Kearny
had been located on the Missouri,
near the site of Nebraska City,
in 1846.
The army soon discovered,
however, that most of the over
land traffic—which the fort was ;
established to protect—bypassed
the Missouri location. Conse
quently, in 1847 Lt. D. P. Wood
bury was sent on a scouting trip
to select a new * location. He
chose a site on the Platte, 97
miles west of the Missouri, and
in the spring of the next year the
troops were moved.
The new fort developed into
one of the most important stops
on the long trail to the west. All
of the roads from the Missouri
river converged just east of Fort
Kearny, and during the period of
heavy overland migration, thou
sands of emigrants passed by it
each year. In his report for
1849, for example, the secretary
of war stated that “during the
past eighteen months nearly 30,
000 people passed Fort Kearny
on their way to California, Ore
gon and Salt Lake.
In the minds of many of the
travelers,' Fort Kearny was the
jumping-off place to the great
unknown. By the middle fifties,
the route east of the fort was
fairly safe and fairly well known.
West of Kearny, however, was
the Indian country, and many
travelers felt safe only in the
presence of military escorts fur
nished from the garrison at the
fort.
Fort Kearny never was the
scene of bloody Indian battles
such as marked the history of
some of the posts farther west,
although many of the troops from
its garrison engaged the red men
in the last struggle for the great
plains. The fort also was an im
portant supply depot during the
Indian wars.
In addition to being an im
portant concentration of military
strength, Fort Kearny was the
center of a tremendous amount
of civilian activity. The great
traffic past the fort made it an
ideal place for the establishment
of repair shops, saloons, and other
business activities. It was an im
portant stop on the Pony Ex
press. The Overland Stage main
tained a station there. For awhile
it was the western terminal of
the telegraph line.
With the building of the rail
road and the conquest of the In
dians, there was no longer any
need for the fort, and in 1871 it
was abandoned. In 1929 the site
was converted into a state park.
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Sports Scope
Jackie Robinson
NEW YORK. (ANP). Last year's
“Rookie of the Year” in major
league baseball, Jackie Robinson
of the Brooklyn Dodgers signed
a contract here last week with
Radio Station WMCA for a six
day-a-week early evening sports
show. The program, starting the
early part of November, will con
tinue until the Dodgers go into
spring training in March.
Coupled with his being the first
Negro to play in the major leagues,
Robinson will be the first Negro
radio sports commentator to
broadcast daily over the New
York station. He is a former
UCLA four-letter man, starring
in football, basketball, track and
baseball.
His new show will be aimed
primarily at combatting juvenile
delinquency with an organized
program of activity for young
sters. In addition, he will give
sports results, predictions and in
terviews with outstanding athletic *
personalities. The show will be
known as the “Jackie Robinson
Sports Show,” aired Monday
through Saturday. Several large
national advertisers were consid
ering the sponsorship of the pro
gram.
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paraffined cartons in which
you buy it, say butter manufac
turers. The cartons shut out
light, air and odors so product
sta^s fresh longer.
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Quinn Chapel Auxiliary B
Schedules Final Meeting
The Usher Board Auxiliary 'of
Quinn Chapel A. M. E. church
met Sunday, Sept. 26 with Mrs.
C. R. Johnson as hostess. Names
to be placed on the 1949 calendar
were reported. George Randol
was invited as a special guest.
He offered suggestions for ma
terial to be printed on the cover
of the calendar, and many other
things for the improvement and
interest of the organization. %
Persons who would have their
names on the calendar must re
port them to the committee be
fore October 30. Mrs. Wyatt
Williams and Mrs. R. G. Huston
are co-chairmen. Other members
of the committee are: Mrs. C. R.
Johnson, secy.; Mrs. R. E. Handy,
asst. secy, and Mrs. Ira B. Col
ley, treasurer. The next meeting
will be October 17 at the home of
Mrs. C. R. Johnson.
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LEGAL NOTICE
At the general election, November 1, 1948, there will be sub
mitted td the electors of the State of Nebraska for approval or rejec
tion the following amendment to Section 1, Article VIII of the Con- ^
stitution of Nebraska, as proposed by the Legislature:
"See. 1. The necessary revenue of the state and its governmental
subdivisions shall be raised by taxation in such manner as the Leg-?
Mature may direct; but taxes shall be levied by valuation uniformly;
and proportionately upon all tangible property and franchises, andj
taxes uniform as to class may be levied by valuation upon all other
property. The Legislature may impose taxes on reservations of
mineral rights aad fissionable material in land and royalties. Taxes*
other than property taxee, may be authorised by law. Existing
revenue laws shall continue in effect until changed by the Legis
lature.”
The ballot for the submission of the proposed amendment will
be as follows:
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
□ POR amendment to Section 1, Article VIII, of the Constitution,
of Nebraska, to authorise the Legislature to impose a tax on
reservations of mineral rights and fissionable material in land
and royalties.
Q AGAINST amendment to Section 1, Article VIII, of the Constitu
tion of Nebraska, to authorise the Legislature to impose a tax on
reservations of mineral rights and fissionable material in land
and royalties.
9 . PRANK MARSH
Seeretary of State