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EDITORIALS
The views expressed in these columns are those of the writer and not necessarily
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Negro Vote May Assure Truman Win
By George Gregory
DETROIT. (ANP). The Negro
vote in the pivotal states may as
sure victory for Truman.
That Negroes throughout the
north are going to turn a big vote
for the first president to cham
pion civil rights is no longer de
batable. The only question now
is the weight that vote will carry
in determining the election out
come.
A few weeks ago my boss, the
director of ANP, ga%'e me the
roving assignment of sampling
Negro opinion in the big cities on
the presidential candidates.
Leaving Chicago three weeks ago,
I have visited St. Paul, Kansas
City, St, Louis, Cincinnati, Co
lumbus, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
New York, Cleveland, Indianapo
lis, and this city, Detroit. Every
where, the Negro in the streets,
the little men, who appreciate
Truman’s courageous stand on
civil rights more than he knows
how to express it in words, is
pulling with all his heart for
H.S.T.
During this jaunt, I have talked
with well over 200 Negroes in all
walks of life—leaders and labor
Lt. L. Parker
Is on Staff of
365th Inf. Regt.
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Lt Lynnwood Parker
Word has been received that
1st Lt. Lynnwood Parker, associ
ate editor, now on leave, was ap
pointed assistant adjutant of the
365th Infantry Regiment -at Fort
Dix, N. J., on September 3rd.
Parker, who graduated from the
University of Nebraska this year,
was a dynamic character on the
staff and in many other progres
sive organizations. He is a mem
ber of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
and recently addressed Rho and
Rho Lambda chapters in Phila
delphia.
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322 So. 11 Geo. H. Lemon
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ers. And I have heard more than
a score express themselves on the
presidential issue in forums. Also,
I have heard the hearty applause
of thousands for pro-Truman
speakers. I haven’t the slightest
doubt that eight Negro voters out
of ten will cast their ballots for
President Truman.
Now I make no pretense that
my poll results are infallible. My
sample was small and my tech
nique unorthodox, but I believe I
have sensed how the vast major
ity of Negroes feel today.
But win or lose, the Negro feels
that his vote for Truman is a
cinch to promote the best inter
est of Negroes. Even if the presi
dent does not win, their vote for
him will be an important token
of our appreciation for his civil
rights stand, and it will prove
that Negroes stand by their real
friends.
Also, Negro voters know that
their Truman vote will say to re
publicans, “If you want our vote,
you’ll have to prove yourself
every four years and stop trying
to ride on Abraham Lincoln’s
coattails.”
First Women
Postal Clerks
INDIANAPOLIS. (ANP). Three
Negro women, Mrs. Kathereen
Palmer, Mrs. Cherry Francis and
Mrs. Faye Rodman, were ap
pointed regular substitute postal
clerks on Oct. 11 and became the
first Negro women postal clerks
in the history of the Indianapolis
postoffice. These women came
in from the separate female
register set up after the last civil
service exam. They have all
I joined the Indianapolis branch of
the postal alliance feeling that
this . organization expressed the
forward moving spirit of Ameri
canism at its best. George Ress
is the acting postmaster of the
Indianapolis office.
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Out of Old
Nebraska
BY JAMES C. OLSON.
Superintendent, State Historical
Society.
In the days before the railroad
the ultimate in fast passenger
service across Nebraska was the
overland stage. With fast horses,
and by dint of hard driving, the
swaying Concord coaches rattled
through the Platte Valley, en
route from the Missouri River to
Denver, Salt Lake, and Califor
nia at a rate of more than 100
miles a day.
These gaudily painted vehi
cles, familiar to anyone who has
seen a western* movie, got their
name from the town in New
Hampshire where they were
manufactured. The body of the
coach was slung hammock
fashion on heavy leathers at
tached to rocker springs. It was
said to have been the easiest
riding vehicle of its time on all
kinds of roads—though this, it
must be admitted, wasn’t saying
much.
Inside capacity of the coach
was nine passengers, but more
than six made it impossible for
any to ride in comfort. In times
of extra rush, a seat was rigged
on top which could accommo
date three passengers, and if the
need was urgent enough, a place
could be made in the mail pouch
at the rear for one more. Thus,
with the driver and messenger,
the stage could carry a total of
15 riders.
In addition to hauling passen
gers, the overland stage carried
mail and express. Indeed, the
last two functions probably were
more important over the years
than the former. A pouch under
the driver’s seat, and the huge
leather pouch or “boot” at the
rear, mentioned above, held the
mail and express and kept it dry.
Shipments of gold and other val
uables were placed in the front
compartment so the driver and
his assistant could give them as
much protection as possible.
Stage drivers were important
people on the plains—compar
able, in a sense, to pilots on an
airline. They were responsible
for the fastest transportation in
the West, and they knew it. They
particularly showed their con
tempt for the bull-whackers who
prodded their unwilling oxen
along at a rate of from 10 to 15
miles a day.
Many of the drivers were col
orful characters. Among the most
colorful, perhaps, was Buffalo
Bill, who for a short time drove
a stage out of Fort Kearny.
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Dixon to Open
Julliard Concerts
NEW YORK.—Dean Dixon, who
joined the Julliard faculty this
year, will direct performances of
William Walton’s “Portsmouth
Point” overture and other num
bers Friday. Jean Morel, Robert
Shaw, Eleazar de Carvalho and
Frederick Waldman will be other
conductors directing the Julliard
School of Music concert series.
Some 1,100 musicians are en
rolled at the school.—(ANP).
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