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EDITORIALS
The views expressed in these columns
are those oi the writer and not necessarily
a reflection of the policy of The Voice.—
Pub.
PROGRESS
] By Noble William R. Greene
] Chicago, 111.
WILLIAM R. GREENE
The time has come when the
Western nations know that this
is the beginning of a new era.
They fully realize that some 350
million whites can no longer force
their rule on a world of some
1,350 million persons that total
four times their number.
With the passing of the wars,
other nations have lost their awe
of the Westerner who for cen
turies has seemed all powerful.
The Eastern world has revolted
from Western civilization and set
out to create,a new order, stress
ing common ownership of natural
resources and production, eco
nomic security for all people,
equality of all racial and cultural
groups.
In the passing of the two wars,
the Western nations grew weaker
while other regions and orders
grew stronger. The most striking
proof that Negroes develop in ac
cordance with their opportunities
is the recent Army testing. In
these tests of literacy and apti
tude northern draftees excelled
those from the southern states.
This was due to the fact that the
North had better schools and
more opportunities. Northern Ne
groes outranked southern Negroes.
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The shock came when the^est
proved that the thousands of Ne
groes from the North ranked
above the averages of all white
candidates from the south. It
shows that Negroes as well as
any other nationality will profit
with better opportunities. Negroes
studying in good northern acttools
have quickly excelled their white
fellows who study in poorer
schools of the southern states.
Negroes have proved their ability
in every phase of American life.
Discrimination will soon be as ob
solete as the horse and buggy.
Denver (,iub Gives Awards
For Inter-Group Relations
DENVER, Colo. (ANP). Seven
persons or institutions were cited
here last week for their work in
intergroup relations, at a dinner
given by the Cosmopolitan club.
About 300 labor, religious, and
civic leaders attended the meeting.
Dr. Clarence F. Holmes, presi
dent of the group, presented the
awards. Guest speaker was Louis
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•TATE 1IITOBICAL SOCIETT
The fame of Mark Twain’s Mis
sissippi River steamboat pilots has
tended to obscure somewhat the
equally exciting exploits of their
counterparts on the Missouri. In
deed, in many respects, the job
of a pilot on the Missouri was
more dangerous and called for
greater skill and judgment than
did the same work on the Father
of Waters.
For the muddy Missouri, tum
bling past eastern Nebraska, was
as changeable as it was treacher
ous. Snags and sandbars met on
one trip could not be depended
upon to be in the same place on
the next. The ever-shifting con
dition of the channel presented
new problems on every excursion.
As an early Sioux City editor
wrote, “Of all the variable things
in creation the most uncertain
are the action of a jury, the state
of woman’s mind, and the condi
tion of the Missouri river.”
The shifting sandbars provided
a particularly ominous threat to
river navigation. The pilot avoided
them wherever possible. All too
frequently, however, that was im
possible and the pilot had to get
the boat across as best he could.
With luck and skill he could
jump or “grasshopper” the boat
over the bar. Occasionally, though,
the craft would become mired so
deeply that his only recourse was
to unload the freight and drag
the boat from its moorings by
sheer human force. Now and then
even the passengers had to man
the tow-lines.
Particularly dangerous were
fallen trees lodged in the channel.
To strike a large one head-on
meant certain disaster because
the frail bottoms of the river
steamers were easily pierced.
It is little wonder, then, that a
pilot skilled and responsible
enough to guide a boat along the
Missouri commanded top pay for
his time as well as being a man
of high standing on the river.
After all, men’s lives as well as
their property were entrusted to
his care.
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E. Sidman, tri-state director of the
Anti-Defamation league, B’nai
B’rith. '
Those receiving awards were:
Dr. Malcolm A. College, dean of
the college of arts and sciences, for
the University of Denver; Mrs.
Mildred Westbrook for the George
Washington Carver day nursery,
and David H. S<tin, Unity council
policy committee.
Also, William F. McGlone, presi
dent, Denver Urban league; Milton
E. Moosdorf, Denver council of
churches; Samuel D. Menin, coun
sel, Denver chapter of the NAACP,
and Miss Vivienne S. Worley, prin
cipal, Whittier school.
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We Saw You j
There I
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If you who are described in
the following paragraphs can suc
cessfully identify yourself to the
editors of The Voice, you will be
awarded a coupon redeemable at
some well-known place of busi
ness.
You were observed Sunday at
church wearing an all black out
fit. You are a lady about 5 feet
4 inches tall and was observed
later in the day dining in a down
town lunch room in company with
a member of the younger set.
You have been talking the past
few weeks about a very important
program to be held during the
week. Your name is -
Well, you tell us and collect a
$2 coupon to be used at Beal
Grocery, 2101 R Street.
If someone else calls in before
you, the award will be divided
between you and the first caller
with the right answer. (Phone
5-6491 or 5-7508.)
Last week Arnold Tarpley was
identified by Ernestine Bell and
received a coupon for Smith
Pharmacy.
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