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TGn® ¥®n<e@ '_•_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 222b b Stresi Phone b-649) li No Answer Coll h-7S0b Ruble W. .p——-- and Business Manager Charles -Associate Editor, Y.M.C.A. Lynwood Parker..._ Associnle Editor, on Military Leave Rev. |. B. Wreaks ....Promotion Manager Mrs. Joe Green__-—... Circulation Manager Member ol the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association Entered as Second Class Matter, June 3. 1947 at the Poet Oiiice at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Act ot March 3, 1879. 1 year subscription- ...._$2-00 Single copy-- -5o EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns are those ot the writer and not necessarily a reflection ol the oolicy of The Voice.— Pub. New 6Negro Handbook' Improved Reviewed by Albert Anderson for ANP. ‘•The Negro Handbook,” Edited by Florence Murray, $5, The MacMil lan Co., New York, 368 pages. NEW YORK. ('ANP). The new 1949 issue of the Negro Handbook is by far the best issue of the se ries yet published. The publish er, the MacMillan company, an nounces that it will print a new volume every two years. In 1951,1 persons interested in facts and statistics about the Negro should welcome that next edition. An almanac of information on America's largest minority group, the handbook covers topics rang- ' ing from civil rights to sports, cultural items such as books and literature by and about Negroes and the theater, education, the armed forces, and—name it and you’ll probably find it in this volume. The aim of this book is to fill the void in most people’s minds when it comes to information about the Negro. It is more com plete then previous editions in the amount and types of informa tion given. It does not answer all ques tions about the Negro, nor does it intend to. In future years, read ers looking for more facts and figures may expect to find them in the handbook. New§ Front Elwood, Kansas BY WILBERTA BRADY The men’s chorus of the Baptist church was on program at Troy Sunday afternoon, June 10. There was a splendid service yp there. The occasion was Men’s day. Rev. Beattie from Atchison wag"" the speaker. * * * „■'* t, Mrs. Grace Chambers and daughter, Mar ian and Mrs. Elizabeth Cham bers and grand daughter, Dar lene Brown, re turned home last Thursday morning from a month’s visit in W a s h i n gton, Miss Brady D. C. The Chambers visited their daughters there. They say the trip was very interesting and edu cational. I really believe it was don't you? * * * Theodore Johnson suffered a broken leg Sunday night while in St. Joseph with his friends. He is in the Missouri Methodist hospital in St. Joseph. * * * The Tapp family from Cameron, Mo., is making their home in El wood. * * * The ball game Sunday played by Elwood and Troy was a swell game. Elwood won 3 to 1. * * * Darlene Watson has returned home from a week’s visit in White Cloud. — * * * Mr. Otis Hayes has been on the sick list but he is getting along fine. Tint chenille bedspreads or shag rugs in the washing machine. Add the coloring to the final rinse, mix with the agitator, then put in the article to be tinted. Stir with the agitator for a few minutes, rinse in clear water, dry in the shade. 4Lost Boundaries’ Should Be 4Must’ For Everyone BY ALVIN E. WHITE. NEW YORK. (ANP). Vacation ists in New York will not want to miss the opportunity to see the. moving picture version of “ LOST i BOUNDARIES” the film based on j the highly successful novel on ^‘passing.” Evoking unanimous praise from hardened critics, the picture is worthy of everything said about j it. The explosive race subject has ; been presented intelligently and 1 in a manner the most ignorant ' will approve. ! A highly competent cast dis- j plays sympathetic understanding ; of the story and makes every mo ! ment of the film, unforgettable. Striking is the contrast between the clean, wide-open spaces in the New England town where the young son took Refuge. The ways of life in the two areas are re flected in the faces of the widely different communities. Following a private showing of the film, a number of prominent Harlemites attended a party in the Hotel Theresa ballroom honoring Dr. Albert Johnson, the prototype of the film’s leading character. His wife and daughter, Ann, and three sons were present and made themselves right at home at the reception. Both the film and Dr. Johnson and his family were warmly received. Fred Weaver associates handled ! the Harlem publicity for both af fairs and did an excellent job. The DeRochement film establishes it self as a classic pattern for other groups to accept. It is a picture that should be a must for every one. J. G. IRWIN JEWELRY AND REPAIRING 111 No. 11 r,M E h IAMBS C. OLSON, Suptrintentitnl • TATI ■ISTOIICAI* IOCIITT One of the casualties of the conquest of Berlin in April, 1945, was a rare and unique sketch of a pioneer trading post at Scotts Bluff, done in 1851 by a German artist named Heinrich Balduin Moellhausen. Fortunately, how ever, Dr. Robert Taft of the Uni versity of Kansas, a well-known authority on early western artists, secured a photograph of the sketch in 1939. That photograph appears on the cover of Nebraska History for June. The German title of the sketch is “Fort Roupideau, Scott Bluffs.” The “fort” was one of the trad ing posts maintained in the Scotts Bluff region during the days of the overland migration by an enterprising Frenchman named Robidoux. It probably is the oldest structure in the North Platte valley of which we have any photographic remains. The somewhat bizarre story of Robidoux and his trading posts is told in the June issues of Ne braska History by Merrill J. Mattes of Omaha, one of our out standing writers on western his tory. The' colorful career of Moellhausen is treated by Dr. Taft in The Kansas History Quar terly for August, 1948. Thus are brought to light and i placed in proper historical per spective two shadowy figures out of Nebraska’s past. The trader Robidoux was well-known to the many thousands who crossed Ne braska on their way to Oregon and California. His various trading posts were important stopping places for those making their way west and many journals mention Robidoux, his Sioux spouse, and his many dusky pro geny. They also mention his exhorbi tant prices. Apparently Roxidoux was a pioneer profiteer, using his strategic position to gouge the traveling public for dll the traf fic could bear. Moellhausen, the artist who provided a sketch of Robidoux’s post, came in contact with our early trader while on a tour of the west with Prince Paul of Wurttemberg, who, like numer ous other young bloods of Euro pean royal families, was seeking diversion and adventure in the American wilderness. Originally Prince Paul’s trip of 1851 was planned to include a tour of the Rocky Mountains, but so many difficulties were en countered that the prince decided to turn back at Fort Laramie. On the return trip, Moellhausen was abandoned by Prince Paul along the Big Blue, and spent most of the winter in a lonely camp in what is now Gage County. After a series of adventures, including WHETHER IT'S BACH OR BENECKE, something sweet and sen timental or hot and full of rhythm, at our record counter you'll find the best platters you’ve been want ing to spin . . . and on your favorite label, too. Drop in ofhI listen at Dave Haun's Music Store \ _ •Anonymous letter* will not be piiblinhrtl. However, writer* may use » pen name If they de*ire provided that full name and address I* included for our Information. Brevity I* preferred and the editor reaerve* the riaht (o edit letter* for lenitth. Dear Editor: I am sending my subscription for The Voice in the amount of $2.00. I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy this newspaper and hope that you will continue to publish it for it is really what our city (Lincoln) needs. I really en joy the TEEN AGE column, the Food column and your editorial page. Of course, the brief social items are interesting for they help to keep me informed of the changes in Lincoln’s population. Keep up the interest in civic affairs for I have found that we, as a whole, lack much in that field, and it is so important in the American way of life. Sincerely, MRS. THELMA RUTHERFORD Washington, D. C. encounters with unfriendly In dians, wolf packs and starvation, the unfortunate artist was res cued by a band of friendly Otos and returned to the civilization of the Missouri river settle ments. SLICK TRICKS To help a toddler keep his footing on a slick floor put ad hesive tape on the soles of his shoes. To remove onion odor from the fingers, rinse in cold water, rub well with salt and rinse again. Presto, no odor! A few drops of ammonia in dish of water cuts the grease and gets the dishes clean. Pressured Coffee. “Recently I was helping a friend at a party. The coffee pot was over taxed, so I said, ‘Why not make it in the pressure cooker?' We measured the water and coffee, brought the cooker up to ‘cook’ position and cooled. It was delicious and crystal clear.” 0 rn 1 ■■ " , The First National Bank of Lincoln 10th & “O” St. Member F.D.I.C. _TYPEWRITERS ANT MAKE SOLD RENTED REPAIRED Nebraska Typewriter Co. 13# No. 13th St. Pbtoo l-313? Lincoln. 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