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Thursday, September 6, 1951 THE VOICE APPRECIATION WEEK Vows Exchanged on Saturday i I ij . ; s * ’ . . ;• MRS. MAURICE RUSSELL The double-ring ceremony of Miss Loretta McWilliams, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John McWil liams and Maurice Russell was solemnized Saturday evening in the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. church. The lines of the 8:00 p.m. can dlelight ceremony were read by Rev. J. B. Brooks before an altar banked with baskets of pink and white gladioli and fern. Mrs. Izetta Malone, accom panied Miss Winifred Winston who sang “The Lord’s Prayer” and “Because.” The bride chose cloud-like white organdy over taffeta, ac centuated by tiny' white, deli cately embossed flowers. The snugly fitted bodice, which but toned to a small double rounded collar piped with silk faille, had long sleeves tapering to bridal points over the wrists. Her scal loped bouffant skirt, in the demi tasse length, joined to an Eliza bethan point in soft gathers. Her fingertip veil of imported English Bridal illusion fell softly from an organdy bonnet edged with deli cately gathered tulle. She carried a Colonial bouquet of Briar Cliff roses with a white satin tie. Miss Betty Bowman, Maid-of Honor, wore a gown of blue star dust embroidered net in an all over pattern. The snug fitting strapless bodice was accentuated by a wide net attached stole around the sohulder. The volum inous skirt was demi-tasse length. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations with a pink satin tie. ^The bridesmaids were Miss Hazel Wilson, Miss Betty Wilson and Miss Jeanne Malone, who were frocked in blue and pink dresses] identical to that of the maid of j honor. They carried colonial do-] quets of pink and biue astors. Miss Vonna Finley and Miss Betty Bradley, candlelighters, and Miss Claudette McWilliams, flower girl were also in white gowns. Serving the bridegroom as bes1 man was-Chester Scott of Omaha Ushers were Walter Bell, McWil liams, Robert Hammonds anc Vern Wilson. Following the ceremony a re ception was held at the Urban League. Assisting at the reception were: Mrs. J. B. Bonds, Mrs. Eve lyn Knowles, Mrs. Sara Walker, Mrs. Esther Conrad, Mrs. Mar gurite Bell, Mrs. Ida Allen, Mrs. Betty McWilliams, Misses Vonna Finley, Joyce Wililams, Delores Bowen and Doris Powell. For traveling to Oklahoma the bride wore a grey suit with black accessories. She wore a corsage of pink roses. Mr. Russell is attending the University where he is a pledge of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Prairie View Named Outstanding School In Marksmanship PRAIRIE VIEW. Tex .— (ANP) —Prairie View A. & M. college was desgnated the outstanding school in marksmanship at the R.O.T.C. summer camp for mili tary cadets from schools located in the Fourth Arm yarea. The camp closed last week after six weeks training. Cadet Andrew D. Perkins was named outstanding infantry marksman with a score of 281 out I of a possible 300. Cadet Perkins 'received a trophy awarded to the college. This trophy later was pre sented to E. B. Evans, president of the college. Twenty-three cadets qualified as expert marksmen; 28 as sharp shooters, and thre as workmen. Other institutions represented at the summer camp included: Kan !s. ? State college, New Mexico A. & M., Texas A. & M., Missis sippi State, North Carolina A. & T. college, Allen Military Academy, Tuskegee, University of Puerto Rico, Oklahoma A. & to., and^ University of Arkansas. Truman Is Praised for Quick Act President ''Truman has been praised by Gov. Val Peterson for “the uncommonly good sense and alacrity with which he moved in that disgraceful situation in Sioux City.” The governor referred to the refusal of a Sioux City cemetery to accept for burial Sergeant John R. Rice, a Winnebago, Neb., Indian, who was killed in action in Korea. President Tru man ordered that Sergeant Rice be given a hero’s burial in Arling ton national cemetery. Funeral services for Rice were, at Arlington at 9 a.m. Wednes day, the army announced. * * * MR. TRUMAN, Peterson said, “was as right as he could be. You1 couldn’t manufacture better propaganda for the communists (than the Sioux City incident) if i you sat up all night and tried.” I If men are “good enough to fight and die for their country,” the governor said, “they are good enough to be buried anywhere in it. * * * | “I HOPE that if any cemeteries Christian, un-democratic provi sions that might cause embarrass ■' ment to us when some other Ne 1 braska boy dies, that they’ll hav< 'the decency to eliminate thos< provisions.” The governor said, “It’s hard to know why some Americans ! want to be Stalin’s unwitting as sistants.” Policy Varies in Lincoln Cemeteries I B. R. Dunn, Wyuka ceretery secretary, said there are no limi j tations as to who may be buried at Wyuka. There is a special sec tion reserved for Negroes. Wyuka is the Nebraska state cemetery, organized by the state legislature. At Lincoln Memorial Park, per sons of African descent may not be buried, according to Paul Rice, secretary and general manager of the cemetery. There are certain exceptions made to this rule, however. For example, Rice explained, if a Caucasion family had a Negro servant and specifically requested | that the Negro servant be buried ( in Lincoln Memorial Park, per mission might be granted. | Indians may be buried in Wy uka and in Lincoln Memorial j Park. —Linocln Journal In Appreciation l Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. John Ison, for Llewellyn Bowler, Mr.; ' and Mrs. Walter Bell, jr., for Walter Clayton Bell, 3rd, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Weeks, for Lau rence Dale Weeks. Winners of ‘The Voice’ Baby Popularity Contest are expressing their appreciation to their many friends for their subscriptions and coupons. Voice Headers INow Buy With I ride THE CO-OPERATION between! newspapermen and advertising men can never be used to greater advantage than now. Nowhere are the pages of a newspaper as close to the pulse and heartbeat of the community as with a home town weekly carrying news of special interest. * * * THERE ARE TWO FORCES foremost in the development of I the economical, social and spirit-' ual life of the fifteen million Ne groes living in the United States of which approximately two thou sand live in Lincoln. These are the Negro church and the Negro Newspaper. * * * THE ADVERTISERS whose ads appear in The Voice are giving1 the people herein represented a new sens of valus. They are “buy ing with pride.” We take this op-1 portunity to express our apprecia tion for the spirit of co-operation. We must make it known that this is the only direct independ ent medium of expression the Negro people of Lincoln have. It is just as important to the people it represents as any paper can be to any people. But it is up to us—you and I—to make this fact known. We can do so through a continued cooperative venture. When we think of the business firms who have made the publi cation possible—many of whom have advertised in every issue— and others who have taken a larger space and have advertised periodically, it gives a feeling of pride and encouragement because we know that their interest goes beyond the mere fact of buying advertising space. They are in terested in you. We are therefore urging you to show your interest and appreciation. Dr. Bunche Urges Negroes to Fight For Rights Now BUFFALO —(AP)— Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, this year’s winner of the Lovejoy Medal, memorial to 1 Elijah Lovejoy, a white news paperman who was lynched in his fight for the franchise of the Negro, in his address urged Negroes to fight for full equality under American democracy. Addressing a breakfast costing $2.50 per plate attended by more -j than 1,000 Elks in Hotel Lafayette, ! Dr. Bunche stated: I “The walls of segregation are1 toppling everywhere throughout this' nation. We look to the day | when every citizen in this country can stand on an equal footing with another.” I The secretary o t the United Nation’s Division of Trusteeship, declared that segregation “is a very great liability of inestimable cost to our nation. We as a nation stand for freedom and individual liberty and we must carry out these principles at home in order successfully to face the challenges from without”. Cortisone, ISeu) Drug By Dr. Julian., on Market CHICAGO—(ANP)—After four years of study by the steroid re search staff headed by Dr. Percy L. Julian, Negro chemist, the Glidden company has begun pro duction of the scarce anti-arthritis wonder drug, cortisone. ! According to P. E. Sprague, vice president of Glidden, the eL forts of Dr. Julian and his staff will make possible the eventual production of cortisone from soy beans sufficient for all arthritis patients. The company has been adding to its hormone production facili ties here steadily for the last six months. Mr. Parker Attends Meet' Mr. Lynnwood Parker, execu tive secretary of the Lincoln Ur ban League left Friday for Minne apolis where he will atend the 41st annual session of the National Urban League now in session. ■ Notice An appreciation award will be given for counting the total num ber of words in the ads on pages 2, 3, and 4 of The Voice Apprecia tion issue. For example: (1) Tyr rell’s Flowers ad has 11 words ^ (2) White’s Furniture ad has 19 words. Entries must be received by Saturday midnight. Earliest ; post mark with correct answer will be winner. In case of tie duplicate prize will be given. (Post Storm Aid Comes to Jamaica KINGSTON, JAMAICA—(AJP) I — King George VI of England and hJs Queen, have sent sym pathy for the people of Jamaica who now face the aftermath of a ruthless hurricane. Their Majes ties will be sending a donation to a relief fund opened by Governor Hugh Foot. The Secretary of State for the Colonies, James Griffiths, an nounced this week, that the British Government will be aiding Jamaica to the extent of $750,000. President Harry S. Truman, meanwhile, has responded to a cable and a letter sent him by Mayor Kenneth George Hill of Kingston. With expedition, the American Red Cross crew in a charted plane arrived in the island with supplies, the same evening the White House reply was passed on to the Mayor by the American Consulate here. Connecticut Town To Honor Clarks NORWALK, Conn.(ANP)—The town of Norwalk, Conn., will honor the victims of the recent Cicero, 111., riot, Harvey E. Clark, Jr., his wife, Mrs. Johnetta Clark, and their children Michelle and Harvey III. The occasion will be the 300th anniversary of this historic com munity. Norwalk invited the Clarks last week to be the city’s special guests, Aug. 9, and also iv.vited the family to make its home there. The Clarks have agreed to be in Norwalk Aug. 9, when the town observes United Nations days, but they have declined the invitation Us live there. Patronize Our Advertisers
