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EDITORIALS
rhe views expressed in these columns
are those of the writer and not
necessarily a reflection of the policy
of The Voice.—Pub.
Amen, Brother!
The following is from the Bi
State Weekly, Delmar, Delaware:
A manufacturer of farm ma
chinery has placed himself on rec
ord as admitting his equipment
is too efficient! Farmers who own
this equipment were surprised re
cently to receive a message asking
them not to use the company’s
harvesting implements, such as its1
mechanical corn pickers, to full
advantage.
These machines, the company
warned, are a potential threat to
wildlife on the farm. “The modern'
corn picker” (for example) the1
message stated, “which scarcely
misses an ear or kernel, leaving
slim pickings for birds and ani
mals.
“Farmers who wish to protect
I wildlife and provide good hunting
I for themselves and their friends
can save animals by ‘cutting
corners.' ” This is done, the com
pany explains, by cutting diagon
ally across the back corner of each
field harvested, thus leaving a
natural shelter stocked with feed
for “your own wildlife.''
Few farmers, we think will be
grudge “the bushel or the fork
ful that you waste . . . giving a
break to game already hard
pressed from every side.” And
most, we are sure, will say “Amen,
brother.”
Trenton Six
Prisoner Dies
Awaiting Trial
TRENTON, N. J.—(ANP)—Col- j
lis English, one of two Trenton
Six prisoners still awaiting trial,
died of a heart attack last week
in the New Jersey State prison.
English and Ralph Copper were
to stand trial a fourth time for
the slaying of an aged white shop
keeper in 1948. Originally six
men were charged with murder
and convicted in 1948, but thanks
to various civil rights groups such
as the NAACP and the American
Civil Liberties Union, the men
were awarded new trials.
Eventually four of the Six were
freed, but English and Cooper
were convicted. Only a few
months ago, the New Jersey State
Supreme court ordered a new
trial for Cooper and English.
Funeral services were held for
English at noon, Saturday, Jan. 3
at the Union Baptist church. The
Rev. Walter P. Offutt, Jr., church
secretary of the NAACP, repre
sen ted Executive Secretary Wal
ter White at the final rites. •
Death came to English as a
sort of climax of a series of ill
nesses plaguing him throughout
three trials.
Cooper is still in prison await
ing a fourth trial.
N.U. Grads
(Continued from page 1)
versity of Nebraska.
Mrs. Cleo Ross Meeker and
Mrs. Helen Patrick Seward, native
Lincolnites represented Alpha
Kappa Alpha. Mrs. Meeker is
a graduate of the University of
Nebraska School of Fine Arts and
is a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Seward is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Patrick of
Lincoln. Mrs. Seward now re
sides in Columbus, Ohio.
University of Nebraska gradu
ates representing Kappa Alpha
Psi were Wanasebee Fletcher and
Burt F. Newton. fMr. Fletcher has
a master’s degree from the Uni
versity of Nebraska and teaches in
^Omaha.
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Owners say "Incinor it essential in any well-kept home."
The convening of the 65th ses
sion of the legislature on January
6 brings to mind the first time
Nebraska’s lawmakers met in
Lincoln, January 7, 1869. This
was the first regular session of
the state legislature, although it
appears on the official record as
the fifth, three having been four
special sessions held earlier in
Omaha.
They met in the new capitol,
built of native stone at a cost of
$75,000, a building much admired
for its beauty, but of such faulty
construction that it soon had to be
replaped. The capital city itself
was'little more than a year old,
and as Governor David Butler
warned in his message to the
legislature, “not by any means
free from inconveniences.”
Governor Butler went on to
say: “Though deprived for the
present of many of the means of
entertainment that are found in
older towns, which have facilities
for more rapid communication,
you will find the citizens of Lin
coln to be a hospitable and gen
erous people, vieing with each
other during your brief stay, to
make your sojourn among them
agreeable and fruitful pleasant
recollections.”
Among the important tasks fac
ing the legislature, as enumerated
in the governor’s message, were
the development of the salt de
posits near Lincoln, defense
against the Indians, encouraging
immigration, providing for
schools, disposition of state, lands,
providing for roads, bridges and
other internal improvements. The
Governor also urged the legisla
ture to provide “a suitable resi
dence for the use of the Executive
of the State,” pointing out that a
person of average means could
not afford to provide himself with
such a residence (the Governor’s
salary was then $1,000 per year),
and “unless with such remedy be
provided, v the Executive office
will be closed to all, however
able or worthy, unless they are
able to make a pecuniary sacri
fice.”
The salt deposits near Lincoln,
which had been an important
factor in the selection of the site
as the capital city, were given
particular attention by the Gov
ernor, who declared that they i
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Take Christmas
TV Honors
By A1 White
NEW YORK (ANP) — Top
Christmas Day performances went
to the splendid presentation of
“Amahl and the Night Visitors”
over NBC and to Alvin Childress’
interpretation of “The Lord’s
Prayer” in the Amos and Andy
Show over the Columbia Broad
casting System.
In the opera, lovely Mary Hink
son was given the honor of
dancing the role she has portrayed!
so vividly on the stage of the City I
Opera. Graceful, spirited, ingen
ious, this young dancer has the
misfortune to hit the ballet scene
just *at the time world famous
Janet Collins “arrived.”
Miss Collins at the Met—the
very acme of American music and
ballet world—and Hiss Hinkson
at the City—a popular and fast
rising company that really gives
Negroes opportunities—have done
much to be proud of in the past
year. But seeing lovely Mary
Hinkson on TV Christmas Day
was a revelation.
In the opera, the humble house
wife sends her son Amahl out to
call on the other shepherds to
help entertain the visiting kings—
three of them. This naturally
brings in two dancing shepherds
and a shepherdess, who also
dances. She is reluctant to per
form at first, but the constant
urging of her two companions tri
umphs Qnd the shepherdess goes
into an indescribable ecstatic
dance in which her two compan
ions enthusiastically join. This is
the role the lovely young colored
star proudly delineates with skill
and verve.
(Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)
could be “directly and indirectly a
source of great wealth to the
state, whose great value no one
can fully estimate.”
Perhaps the most important act
of the first legislature was that
which chartered the University of
Nebraska. In addition, the legis
lature created the office of At
torney General, provided funds to
meet the expenses of the normal
school at Peru, transferred the old
territorial capitol to the city of
Omaha to be used as a high
school, and provided for a state1
cemetery at Lincoln. Also, of
course, many general laws neces
sary to the establishment of state
government were passed before
the lawmakers adjourned, Febru
ary 15, 1869. |
There is one mistake a lot of
people make in wallpapering for
the first time. They buy a lot of
special equipment. True, good
tools make the work easier. * But
they also boost the cost of what
is basically an inexpensive job.
To hang wallpaper, you need
only the following equipment.
1. Worktable 6 feet long and
at least 2 feet wide. You can lay
a few smooth boards or a piece
of plywood on a pair of sawhorses
or card tables.
2. Stepladder.
3. Pair of scissors, long-bladed
if possible.
4. Straighteadge 6 feet long. A
straight stick will do, but you’ll
get along better with a paper
hanger’s straightedge with a
metal edge.
5. Wide paste brush, which you
can use for sizing, too.
6. Smoothing brush.
7. Seam roller.
8. Sharp knife.
9. Plumb line.
10. Yardstick.
To this collection, you can add
other tools—notably a wheel cut
ter and a wheel trimmer. But they
are not essential. You can get
along well with a $1.75 wallpa
pering kit that contains most of
the special tools not in your work
shop.
To order your wallpaper, just
tell the dealer how long and high
your walls are, and he’ll give you
what you need.
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL
WALLPAPERING
Before taking wallpaper home,
check run numbers on salvage of
each roll. If they are all the same,
you can be sure pattern will
match perfectly.
Adding % cup of glue size to 1
gallon of paste gives you a mix
that really holds tight. It’s ex
cellent for a slick, hard-surfaced
wall or for very heavy papers.
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