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Th® W@i®® PUBLISHED WEEKLY “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people." Rev. Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Editor business Address 2226 S Street Phone 5-6491 U No Answer Call 6-7506 Rubie W. Shakespeare_Advertising and Business Manager Charles Goolsby ■ .. ..Associate Editor, Y.M.C.A. Lynwood Parker....Associate Editor, on Military Leave Rev. 1. B. Brooks. ..Promotion Manager Mrs. (oe Green_..Circulation Manager Member ot the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association Entered as Second Class Matter, June 8. 1947 at the Post Ottice at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Act ot March 3, 1879. 1 year subscription-.-J2.0G Single copy-Sc EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns ore those ot the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the policy of The Voice.— Pub. Ennis, Texas, Celebrates the Juneteenth By Mrs. A. L. Terrell. The Juneteenth celebration, sponsored by the Women’s Fed erated clubs and the Chamber of Commerce was a big success. A mammoth street parade started at the G. W. Carver high school at 11:30 a. m. and pro gressed through the heart of the town, ending at the park. Crowds stood with great anticipation on the street corners to witness that which happens only once a year. Leading the parade was the U. S. flag, followed by the attrac tively dressed and carefully trained youth band of this city, horsemen, bicycle riders, horse drawn velocipedes and finally cars carrying representatives of the Women’s Federated clubs. Other activities of the day con sisted of: 12:30— Emancipation address 2:30— Free barbecue 3:00—Softball game 5:00—Youth Band drill 7:00—Awarding of prizes 8:00—Baseball (doubleheader 1 The entire group of clubs was represented by a beautifully dec orated float. First prize for the best decorated float in its club colors of pea green and canary yellow, was won by the J. M. Jackson Culture and Study club. Other prizes were won through a ticket-drawing process, and for the best decorated bicycle. Painting Autos No Pushover Says GI On-Job Trainee By The Roving Reporter The other day I was roving around with my nose upwind, * hoping to pick up the scent of some sort of human interest story, when I end up in a group of con versationalists, which included my friend, Harry Peterson, 334 No. 23rd street. He has been taking on-the-job training over at Sidles’ super “autotorium” paint shop. It all began a couple of months ago when Peterson, a man of no mean build himself, applied for train ing as a body man. Well, since Lincolnites have been paying more attention to the police bulletin board on the City Hall lawn, there wasn’t much need for a dent straightener, so Harry took to the spray gun. He says that there is a lot more to it than that though, but feels that perhaps in five or six months that he will be able to learn (not work) his way up from an apprentice. Seems as though there are special tech niques of taking the family car apart, smoothing it down, blend ing colors, balancing color schemes and in general keeping the goo off of the chrome and the windows. All-in-all, Peterson thinks that | c'IsdisLfc io fcdikA. j Anonymous letters will not be published. However, writers may use a pen name if they desire provided that full name and address is Included for our information. Brevity Is preferred and the editor reserves the right to edit letters for length. COMMENDATION FROM THE LEAGUE Dear Voice Editors: Just to set the record straight as opposed to “Disgusted Teenagers” Letter of Misinformation as pub lished in your July 7 issue: The Urban League is not closed but is daily open, Monday thru Friday from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. and 7 p. ra. to 9 p. m. and Satur day from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. A schedule of each week’s activities is posted on our bulletin board. This includes the evening play ground activities at Whittier, Monday thru Friday from 6:30 p. m. to 9 p. m. We commend you on the value of the VOICE as a media of com munity service and goodwill and we shall continue to cooperate in the future as we have in the past, but please, Dear Editor, m the fu ture do not waste precious space by printing letters containing ob vious misstatements without an attempt at verification. “The search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.”—Madam De Stael. Sincerely yours, CLYDE W. MALONE, Exec. Sec’y ' Lincoln Urban League. The space allotted “Letters to the Editors” is made available to VOICE readers for the discussion of their views. The opinions ex pressed are those of the writers and an equal amount of space is available for anyone who wants to take the opposite stand. We heartily agree with Madame De Stael.—Ed. “it’s a lot more complicated than cooking.” I understand that Mr. Sidles employs five Negroes in his three buildjn^Sr SHOWALTER ROOFING CO. Dealers in Inselstone and Inselbrick Insulation See us for price on BUILT UP ROOFS 2M North 22 2 2492 Lincoln, Nebraska The First National Bank of Lincoln 10th A “O" St. Member F.D.LC. fB| °t£> NE^^A h IAMBS C. OLSON, Superintend** •TATI HISTORICAL SOCIETY In the soil of old Nebraska are the mortal remains of countless emigrants who lost their lives a century and more ago on the long trek to Oregon, Utah and Cali fornia. Most of them lie in un marked and unidentified graves. A few have been identified and marked. One of the latter is the grave of George Winslow between the works of Whiskey Run northwest of Fairbury—a grave 100 years old last month. Winslow was a member of the Boston and Newton Joint Stock association, a group of 25 New Englanders struck by the gold fever, who had banded together to mafte their way to California. They came by steamer up the river to Independence, Mo., and left that well known jumping-off place on May 16, 1849, following the heavily-travelled trail across northeastern Kansas. On May 29th, Winslow and two other members of the party sud denly were taken violently ill with cholera, one of the trail’s most deadly scourges. The com pany remained in camp three days, by which time the suffer ing victims had improved suffi ciently to continue the journey. I At sunset on June 6. just as the company encamped for the night near the present Kansas Nebraska line, one of those sud den thunder storms so common in eastern Nebraska developed, resulting in serious exposure to the unfortunate emigrants, in cluding Winslow. The next day, however, Wins low appeared as well as usual, but at three o’clock in the after noon he suddenly became worse, and the company encamped. He failed rapidly, and died early on the morning of June 9. The gold seekers again remained in camp three days to pay such honor to their departed companion as cir cumstances permitted. Contrary to a somewhat gen erally followed custom, they dug an unusually deep grave, and then scoured the countryside to find a sandstone boulder which they fashioned into a crude monu ment. This lonely marker went almost unnoticed until 1912, when the original sandstone was iricor porated into a larger marker con taining a bronze plaque. This monument stands today as elo quent testimony to the fact that the winning of the American west cost lives as well as toil. Last month, General Squires post of the VFW and the Fair bury Chamber of Commerce held centennial memorial services com memorating the sacrifice this one among thousands who ended their long journey westward in a grave at the side of the trial. I Gilmour-Danielson Drug Co. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS 142 So. 13th St. 2-1244 TYPEWRITERS ANT MAKE SOLD RENTED REPAIRED Nebraska Typewriter Co. lith 8t. rb*n« Lineotn, N«br. ONE-STOP LOANS M09-S200-S300 or More FAMILY FINANCE CO. 204 1st Nat. Bk. B14ff. I c Stramdfthl. Mgr. S-T4T1 News From Elwood, Kansas BY WILBERTA BRADY The Fourth of July holiday went off with a bang. The sky rockets, sizzlers, cap pistols and all the features of the Fourth were in full swing here in El wood. There were two ball games scheduled for the Fourth but only f one was played because of the rain. The American, league and the UPWA Amer-1 ican League of St. Joseph game was play ed. The score was 8 to 7 in MISS BRADY favor of the’ UPWA league. The Elwood vs. Atchison game played one inning because of the rain. The score that one inning was 3 to 0, Atchi son favor. Miss Esther Mae Davis spent the Fourth in Pittsburg with some of her college friends. She returned home Tuesday evening. Miss Darlene Watson is spend ing a few days in White Cloud visiting her aunt and friends. Mr. Ed Throne’s sister and niece are visiting them from Chicago. Mr. Robert E. Lee of Omaha spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Brady and family. He is: enroute to his former home in Roanoke for the summer. He at tends Business College in Omaha. Mr. Arthur McWilliams 'of Lincoln, Nebraska visited Bethel AME church Sunday. He is a friend of Rev. Mr. Shakespeare. Mrs. Nettie Botts spent the Fourth in Kansas City visiting her sister and friends. The Stewardess board of Bethel AME church is giving a program July 17, and on August the 14th the Junior Choir of Grant Chapel Baby Leslie Kimbrough. Leslie Kimbrough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kimbrough was a third place winner in the recent popular contest sponsored by Quinn Chapel AME church. Mrs. William Hightower, grand mother of the baby was its sponsor. Funeral Services Held For Frenchie Kinney Funeral services were held Thursday, July 7, at Umbergers, for Frenchie Kinney, 62, of 325 So. 21st St. Mr. Kinney died Sat urday after a long illness. The Rev. Trago McWilliams, jr., offi ciated. Elks Cornhusker Lodge 579, I.B.P.P.I. of the World also held a service. will render a program. Everyone is invited ta attend and enjoy a great time. I j i WAY'S FURNACE COMPANY All Kinds of Tin and Furnace Work GAS BURNERS AND FURNACES Home Insulation Furnace Blowers Phone 2-2744 2121-23 O Street Lincoln, Nebraska To make a hit as a good telephone user L Give the person you are calling plenty of time to answer — at least ten rings. 2b Answer your own telephone promptly. -* , * M'lSfll n. PK-JWiL ‘ The Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co. 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