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Tlfo® V®n€® __PUBLISHED WEEKLY _ ‘Dedicated to the promotion of the cultural, social and spiritua life of a great peopled_ Melvin L. Shakespeare Publisher and iCditor Business Address 2225 8 8treet Box 2023 2-4081 IS No Answer Call 5-7506 RuDte «V ->tiaKespeare . Advertising and Business Managei Dorothy Green. . .Office Secretary Mrs. joe >reen .Circulation Manager Member of .lie Associated .Negro Press and Nebraska Press Association entered as Second Class Matter, June 9, 1947. at. the Post Office at Lincoln. Nebraska undei the Act of March 3. 187L I year subscription . $2.50 Single copy .XOe Our of State 1 Year Subscription 92.50— Single Copy 10e ■DITOBIAU The views expressed in these columns are those of the writer and not necessarily a reflection of the policy of The Voice.—Pub. Housing Report Released By Mayor The Council of Social Agencies’ housing report, showing a need for a total of 2,100 to 2,500 additional housing units in Lincoln, has been released by Mayor Victor E. An derson. The report was completed in February by the agencies for An^ derson but the mayor has since withheld it contents. “It is the belief of welfare agencies,” the report stated, from the studies made, that it is clearly evident that there is definitely needed in Lincoln a public hous ing program for low income people, that will pay for itself over the years in prevention of diseases, delinquency, crime, di- , vorce and other social ills defin- , itely attributed to poor housing that costs the public taxes and voluntary gifts large sums of money annually. “It is the belief of welfare agen- ; cies that we do not need any 1 more studies, we even do not 1 need the one we are filing, for there are plenty of facts more scientifically arrived at to pro perly and intelligently act upon, if there is a will to do so.” Commenting on the report, Mayor Anderson stated, “We do no*, have a housing shortage for families that are not semi-relief problems. “The social agencies have a real) problem just as they had 10 yearsj ago. We must be generous in ouri contributions but realistic in ouri thinking so we do not confuse the housing problem with relief pro blems.” ‘Confidential Basis’ Anderson stated he had not made the report public because he wanted to give it further study and give the City Council a chance to study it. Also, he said, further information was desired to better inform the people. City-county health department: Eighty-five homes inadequate oi which “35 were cleared to be definitely unfit for human habita tion.” Three apartment buildings classed as “all terrible places for people to dwell, involving 106 people.” Good, low-rental public housing the only feasible solution with rents averaging $15 to $25 monthly. j Police department: Lincoln “has a serious housing problem because oi the growing number of labor ers and factory workers, many with seasonal jobs. Their year ! round wage earnings are not suf I ficient to allow for saving to meet down pay men; requirements, par ticularly those with children." Lancaster County Public Wel fare department: Case workers report 198 cases living in inade quate, unfit housing stations. Housing problem is some cases one of money—in others, families with children cannot find housing re gardless of price. Lancaster County Relief bureau: Twelve cases needing housing. Two fire hazards and five exces sive rent cases. Red Cross: Twelve families with inadequate housing, not counting an unestimated number of service men’s families who are compelled to make some arrangement for housing following the man’s en trance into the service. One O Street tenement has one bathroom for 20 women and children and another bath for 14 men. An other instance where a family of four lives in two rooms and have a small child with chronic bron- i , chitis due to inadequate heating.) [Two such families could pay $45" a month rent if apartments were; available at that price where children are accepted. Family Service Association: Of 77 active cases, 16 with inadequate housing. Main problem was rea sonable rents with children ac counting for another share of the t problem. Rental units at $25 a ; month needed. r Veterans Service Center: Thirty ; families with serious housing : problem. Income a major problem r with 64 per cent of families en countering difficulty in getting a : place to live because of children f in the family. ; Urban League: Sixty-five poorly - and inadequately housed families. 3 There is inadequate housing for r Negroes. Negroes are unable io 3 move out of an area bounded by : 19th to 22nd and Vine to R. Public i housing is the best solution. 3 Lynnwood Parker, executive secretary of the Urban League CbudwL J'juaa, Where Your Furniture Dollar Buys More 1532 O Street Shurtleff's Furniture Co. " h fAMEf C. OLSON, Superintendent [ STATS ■ISTOBICAL SOCISTT When John M. Thayer and Thomas Weston Tipton appeared in Washington as the first United States senators from the new state of Nebraska, they drew lots to determine the length of the terms they would serve. Mr. Thayer drew a four year term, and Mr. Tipton came out with only two. Tipton served longer, however, because while Thayer was defeated when he came up for re-election, he (Tipton) was re-elected in 1869 to a full term of six years. Thomas Weston Tipton was colorful, vigorous and unpredict able. He was elected to the United States Senate as a Republi can. Before the Civil War he had been a Whig, as many had been who became Republicans during the war years. In later life, how ever, he became a Democrat, and in 1880 was the unsuccessful Democrat candidate for governor. His trasition from the Republican tr the Democratic party was made through the Independent Republi can movement led by Horace Greeley in the Grant era. He voted for Greeley for president in 1872, and by 1876 was supporting points up a housing situation that has become more and jnore ag gravated for the past six years. “The report,” said Parker, “rep resents the best effort and think ing of those various agencies which helped in its preparation. Since the City Council now has this report and other similar ones recently prepared, I am hopeful the Council will take some action to relieve the housing situation in Lincoln.” BEAL'S GROCERY Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Meats 2101 R Tel. 2-6933 1 AUTO PARTS MOTOR REBUILDING MOTOR EXCHANGE BEN’S NEW WAY AUTO PARTS 2018-2024 “O” St. Ph. 2-7039 “9 out of 10 your beat bet ia Ben” From the Mailbag Dear Editor: Before returning to Washington from Nebraska, I wish to take this opportunity to tell you that I deeply appreciate the nomination given me on April 1 by the Re publican party. I will do every thing in my power to merit a continuance of that fine support. I It is my sincere wish that we ^ all work diligently together to t Samuel Tilden, the Democratic ; candidate. Senator Tipton was born in Cadiz, O., August 5, 1817, the son of a Methodist minister. He at tended the common schools, be tween periods of farm work, un til he was 17 years old, when he entered a “select” school, after which he took four years of col , lege work. Upon graduation from college he spent four years teach ing and reading law. He was ad mitted to the Ohio bar in 1844. That same year he campaigned actively for Henry Clay for presi dent, and the following year he was elected to the Ohio legisla ture. He took the stump for Gen eral Zachery Taylor in 1848 and the next year received an appoint (ment in the US General Land ' Office. He resigned in 1852 to ■ campaign for General Scott. I After a short while he entered the Methodist ministry, but got into trouble with church officials as a result of his outspoken op position to slavery. He left the Methodist church to become a Congregational minister, and it was as president-elect of the short-lived Brownville College that he came to Nebraska in 1858. He stayed on in1 Brownville to or ganize a Congregational society, j During the Civil War he served j as chaplain of the 1st Nebraska j Infantry. AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING WRECKER SERVICE 2-4295 HARVEY'S GARAGE 2119 O St. .-.-=L-=-^ All the items listed here, Latsch's Sell $"|00 at ■ e Ball Point Pens, by Papermate Waterman Eversharp | • Fineline Automatic Pencils j • Wearever Tri-Color Pen (Writes in 3 colors) ! Printers 1124 “O” St. £-6838 PARRISH MOTOR CO. The home of clean car*. 120 No. 19 St. Since 1871 / . . The First National Bank of Lincoln Lincoln. Nebraska Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation elect a full Republican ticket next November. We must keep our party strong here in Nebraska, and we can make a real contribu tion toward the election of a Re publican President. I am grateful for the opportu nity to work with you during the coming general elections and am confident that with harmony and hard work, we will have an out standing Republican victory. Sincerely, HUGH BUTLER, USS Nebraska Dear Editor: Enclosed find a check for $5 covering one year renewal of your paper. The other $2.50 is^ given to you to help promote your wor thy cause. I believe your paper is serving a very worthy purpose in the community for not only your peo ple but also for the rest of us who come in contact with and are kept abreast of your problems, and your progress. I hope you keep up the good work. Very truly yours, THOMAS H. ADAMS Attorney at Law ftMOM 1122 N ST. £t&te 2-2*25 Tuxedo Barber Shop Open evenings for your convenience, 7 p.m. Closed Thursdays. 600 N. 20th Street F. D. Bradley, Mgr.