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Tib® ^@n<g@ PUBLISHED WEEKLY__ “Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritual life of a great people ”_ Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and Editor _ Business Address 3335 S Street Phone 3-4081 If No Answer Call 5-7508 Rubie W. Shakespeare.Advertising and Business Manager Dorothy Green . .. • • Secretary Mrs. Joe Green ...Circulation Manager Member of the Associated Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association_ Entered as Second Class Matter, June 9, 1M7 at teh Post Office at Lincoln, Nebraska under the Act of March 3. 1879._ ' 1 year subscription . 77. $3.00 Single copy...5c Out-or- Slate 1 Year Subscription 33.5»—Single Copy 10c_ EDITORIALS The views expressed in these columns necessarily a reflection of the policy are those of the writer and not of The Voice—Pub. He Shall Be Remembered It is true that we all are aware of the fact that death may strike anytime, but when it comes at a time when we least expect, it is somewhat surpris ing. So it was when I received the word of the untimely pass ing of my very good friend Clyde Malone. This was a shock that shall never forget. As I sat just a few hours after he had been laid to rest, I thought of the many times that I had occasions to work with him on various committees. Sometimes it took us to the Mayor’s office, some times to an employer that had refused to hire our people, some times to the police courts to plead for some unfortunate per son. But he was always there. I knew him as one who was not satisfied with nothing but the best and was with him many times when he would turn down less than that. He was slow to speak but quick to act when he ' thought that he had the answer. 1 He met every man alike, would c stop to hear anyones trouble and try to offer a solution to the J problem. He was jolly, alwayv 1 carring a big smile lor me world. He fought hard and long for what he thought would bene fit someone else. He was a man of vision and often would speak to me about the time that he hoped that there would be no need for Urban Leagues and organizations to fight for equal ity of men. Because he had vi sion of that day he fought all the harder for it. I had occa sions to be with him when he was assailed on every hand when our own people had mis understood him and when he | was disappointed, I was with him when men of the other race were rude and arrogant and would refuse to hear his plea. But all of this he took in his stride, never giving up, never becoming bitter, but always fighting on for an ideal, the brotherhood of man. Here in the city in which he was born, reared and educated. I He labored for the perpetuation of a cause. I shall miss him. J This community will miss him, ( and the name of Clyde W.1 " Malone will ever linger with me. j The Training of Official Boards By Clayton P. Lewis i Lincoln, Nebr. Grand Master of Nebraska Masons The official Board or Board of Stewards is the Board of Lay Activities for the local charge or church. This is basic to the whole struc- ' ture and program of Lay Activ ities. This should never be for gotten by those holding positions of responsible leadership in the Lay Organization. This board is an organization of fundamental importance, power, and prestige in the local church. If it does its work well, including the basif elements of the lay program, the broad foundations for success have been laid for the total work of the organization. Of strategic importance is the training of the members of this board. Failure at this point is often a weakness of the program of the local church. In view of the tremendous responsibilities resting on this board, it should have a training program as a part of its regular schedule. Courses Samson Folding Tables and Folding Chairs CHOICE OF COLORS AND STYLES CHAIRS.6.95, 8.95 TABLES.6.95, 13.95 8*mi4 n»*r rinttn* Department LATSCH BROTHERS STATIONEK8 1124 O St. >-6838 should include: Christian Stew-! ardship, Church Finance, Mis-' sions, Evangelism, Church His tory, Social Problems. This can! be accomplished by: 1. Study courses. These can be undertaken from time to time by devoting four or five con secutive nights to study under leadership of the pastor or some able layman. 2. Well planned programs of the Board. Some boards prefer weekend programs. Ample time [ should be given for more or less informal discussion of the work of the board and the church. The Charge Lay Leader of . courage and vision will tackle this problem—it is a problem of the average board. His patience and labors, however, will result in | great dividends for the Church and the Kingdom. CbixJlisL JuAA. I OLo i SKA 5 1 r h IAMXS C. OLSON, SmptrMimJtmt v STATS ■ ISTOA1CAL SOCISTT * Thursday, March 1st, is Ne • braska’s 84th birthday. It might be a good time to think about how the state got its name. The word “Nebraska” is an ap proximation of the Oto “Nibrath ka,” meaning flat water. The Omaha “Ni bthaska ke” means the , same, although I believe it is rf sounder to accept the Oto devira 1 tion inasmuch as the Otos were living along the Platte when whites first came into the region early in the 18th century. So far as is known, the earliest j written use of the term appears , in a description of the Missouri ! river rendered by a gay young French adventurer named Etienne I Veniard de Bourgmond who came ' up the river in 1714. As trans lated, his comment reads: “Higher up the river, one finds the Large river (Platte), called Nibraskier (Nebraska) by the French and Indians.” j The name “Nebraska,” along with “Platte” was applied to the river and adjacent territory by fur traders, explorers and trav elers for many years. The earliest official suggestion that the name “Nebraska” be given the territory adjacent to the river appears in the report of William Wilkins, Secretary of War, for 1844. In urging that a territory be organ ized, he stated: “The Platte or Nebraska, being the central stream leading into and from the Great South Pass would very properly furnish a name for the territory.” Wilkins probably got the idea 'rom Lt. John C. Fremont who n 1842 led an expedition through he Platte Valley to South to >outh Pass. In his report, Fre nont wrote: “The names given >y the Indians are always re narkably appropriate; and cer- 1 iainly none was ever more so j than that which they have given to this stream—“the Nebraska, or i Shallow river.’" On December 17, 1844, Repre sentative Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois followed up Secretary Wilkins’ suggestion by introduc jog a bill calling for the organ ization of a territory to be named -Nebraska.” Altogether, four bills looking to the same end were in troduced in the stormy decade that followed. When finally or ganized in 1854, Nebraska was but oe of two territories created out of the vast trans-Missouri region; the other, of course, being Kan sas. From 1854 on, though, Ne braska Territory was definitely on the map of the United States, and when a small portion of the original territory was admitted as a state on March 1, 1867, it, too, bore the name “Nebraska.” As Lt Fremont indicated, it is “remarkably appropriate.” THE EVANS CLEANERS — LAUNDERERS Save Money Use our Cash and Carry Plan 333 No. 12th St Dial 2-6961 DONLEY-STAHL CO. LTD. 1331 N St. DRUGS—PRESCRIPTIONS SICK ROOM NECESSITIES WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE Please Ask For UMBERGER’S AMBULANCE 2-8543 Umberger’s Mortuary, Inc. j ROPER & SONS | MORTUARY 1319 N Gilmour-Danielson Drug Co. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS 1142 So. 13th St 2-1246 HARVEY'S GARAGE Phone 2-4295 2119 O St. SKYLINE Id CREAM STORES 1433 Sooth St Phone 3-8118 1417 N St Phone 2-4874 AU Products Manufactstrad At Main Plant Skyline Farms So. 14th St FLOWERS For Every Occasion DANIELSON FLORAL CO. 1306 N 2-7602 George H. Wentz Km. 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