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Tlh® V©n<e© PUBLISHED WEEKLY_ “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people Rev. Melvin L ShaL^peare Publisher and Editor Business Address 2225 S Street Phone 5-649) 11 No Answer Call 5-7506 Rubie W. Shakespeare_Advertising and Business Manager Charles Goolsby_Associate Editor, Y.M.C.A. Lvnwood Parker_Associate Editor, on Military Leave Rev. I. B. Brooks_Promotion Manager Mrs. Joe Green_Circulation Manager Member oi the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association Entered as Second Class Matter June 9. 2947 at the Post Oiiice at Lincoln. Nebraska under the Act ot March 3, 18V9 l year subscription_62.00 Single copy-ho EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns are those ot the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the policy oi The Voice.— Pub. BRASS FACTS By M. L. SHAKESPEARE A recent bill of legislation passed in the state of Alabama, which was bent on the dis franchisement of the Negro, is further evidence that the South MAY PARK I LAWN GRASS SEED Tailor-Made for Nebraska—Contains 2i weight Kentucky Blue Grass— lye Grass—Red Top—Dutch Clover. 3 lbs.—$2.25 5 lbs.—$3.65 10 lbs.—$6.95 2016 O 2-4041 does not intend to righten their evil of race hatred, so again I say that the state rights law is not a good law when it would allow a state to commit such wrong. This law is that every citizen must be able to read and understand a portion of the Con stitution to the satisfaction of a special committee. This I am afraid that no Negro would ever be able to do, they would see to that. Since the law is aimed di rectly at the Negro.-' So the su preme court stepped in and saved both the Negro and the law makers of the state, because it is evident that the lawmakers of Alabama, did not know the con stitution, for their law was ruled unconstitutional. I’ll bet their faces are quite scarlet. THE ANIMAL HOSPITAL A COMPLETE VETERINARY SERVICE . A Dr. G. A. Ackerman, Veterinarian Phone 2-5424 919 L Street Lincoln ; Ift Safer to Use the Best BRAKE LININB The brake linings we use are exactly the same quality as the original linings. Our service , mechanics are trained under factory methods. They're qualified to do a better job, faster, t saving you both time and money. Our specialists plus the most modem brake equipment, assures you of a perfect brake Job. Giving you the economy of uniform wear and longer life. DRIVE IN TOD AY . WON'T YOUT MOWBRAY-LYON I PLYMOUTH DODGE 12th & Q St. 2-1231 o'}'1 NEB b IAMBS C. OLSON# Superintendent •TATI HISTORICAL SOC3RTV A highly controversial figure in Nebraska territorial politics was Mark W. Izard, governor of the territory during the years 1855-57. Governor Izard was born in Kentucky and reared in Alabama. At the age of 23 he married the daughter of George Shackelford, a prominent resident of Charles town, South Carolina, and moved to Mount Vernon, Arkansas, then on the edge of the wilderness. He acquired considerable property, including a rather large number of slaves, and rose to prominence in Arkansas politics, serving both as speaker of the house and presi dent of the Senate in the Arkan sas legislature. He was appointed United States marshal for Nebraska territory in October, 1854, and about two months later won appointment as the second governor of Nebraska from a long list of applicants. The new governor’s oath was ad ministered in Washington, and after a long and arduous trip he arrived in Nebraska, February 20, 1855, to take over the reins of territorial government from Sec retary Thomas B. Cuming, who had served as acting governor since the death of Governor Burt. Governor Izard encountered serious opposition from the very beginning. In the first place, he was looked upon as a “carpet bagger” by many disappointed ap plicants for his job—including Cuming—who had lived in the second place, he was accused of forming an alliance with Omaha interests to the detriment of the rest of the territory. This charge was levied against virtually every territorial execu tive (Acting Governor Cuming, you will recall, had been bitterly I " I Ben s New Woy Auto Parts Complete Stock 1 Automotive Parts Machine Shop Service Motor Rebuilding Motor Exchange 9 out of 10 Your Best Bet Is Ben Ph. 2-7039 2018 O St. HELPFUL SERVICE That is what you are assured when you go to the ROCK ISLAND LUMBER CO. Headquarters BUILDING MATERIALS and IDEAS Max Paulsen, Mgr. 720 No. 17th St. Ph. 2-6688 AND SPRING ... DRY CLEAN everything! • Dresses—topcoats • Suits—hats • Slipcovers—blankets • Drapes—comforters • Ties—sweaters Peerless CLEANERS GEO. H. LEMON 322 S. 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