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Pretty Frocks Easy to Sew

IF YOU'RE one of those women
L who so often say "Dear me,
I wish i could sew!", then by. all
means try your hand on these:
smart designs, and like many,
many others, just as inexperi-
enced as you are, you'll find that
you can sew, and enjoy it! Our
patterns include detailed sew
charts that show you just what
to do, step by step. -.
The WOman's Dress.
Here we have a diagram de-
sign, which means you can finish
it successfully in a few hours. And
you'll find it one of the most be-
coming and comfortable you ever
wore round the house. It's made
on easy, unhampering lines, with
darts that make it slim, but not
tight, at the waistline. The short
sleeves are slashed, which makes
them easier to work in, and
prettier to look at. Sleeves, neck
line and pointed closing are
trimmed with ricrac. Make this
dress of Bingham, seersucker, per-
Gale or calico.
The Little Girls Dress.
This dress will make your small
daughter look even more ador-
able, with it's high, snug waist,
square neck, puff sleeves and full
skirt. You'll probably want to
make her half a dozen dresses
just like this! And she'll certainly
beg for at least one little sweet
heart apron, to wear when she is
helping you-or thinking she is!
For the dress, choose dimity, dot
ted Swiss, Bingham or percale.
For the apron, organdy, dimity or
lawn. :
No. 1859 is designed for sizes "a,
So, 38, 40, AZ, A, 46 and 48. Size
SO requires 434 yards of 35-inch.
material; 21a yards of ricrac to
trim as pictured.
No. 1853 is designed for sizes 2,
4, 6 and years. Size 4 requires
1B yards of 35-inch material for
the dress; Is yard for the apron.
Six yards of ribbon or braid to
trim dress; l yard for belt. Two
and one-half yards of rufling to
trim apron.
Success in Sewing.
Success in sewing, like in any
other field, depends upon how you
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curtains must be laundered. Yet,
we like interesting windows in this
room as well as any other. Well,
here is the answer with the mini
mum of work.
The curtains themselves are as
easy to wash and iron as a dish
towel-no frills, just hens. But
don't make them too skinny. A
full width of 35-inch-wide material
is not too wide. Cut away the sell
wage at the front edge and hem
it with a 1-inch hem. Use a 2
inch hem at the bottom. This gives
the curtains body so they will
have smart crisp lines. The cas-
ing at the top should be just wide
enough for the curtain rod. And
don't forget to allow for shrink
age if the material is not pre-
shrunken.
If figured material is used,
choose colors that will harmonic
with the shelf edging along the
top of the window and the tie
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-18
CHILD PRODIGY
John Stuart Mill was born in

John Stuart Mill was born In
1906 in London. His father, a
writer of note in his own genera
ton, was his teacher until he
entered the university. AS a boy
he was known as child prodigy,
about which Mill writes in his
Autobiography"
The Encyclopaedia Britannica
says that Mill understates the
amount of knowledge that he had
at various ages in childhood and
also UNDERSTANDS the amount of
study and reading that he had
done: "About the age of twelve,
John began a thorough study of
the scholastic logic, at the same
time reading Aristotle's treatises
in the original"
The last years of his life were
spent in retirement in little
cottage where he had music,
books, friends, and long walks
in the beauty of the countryside.
His stepdaughter was his COM
paniOn and solace after the death
of his wife. Mill lived until 1873.
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HOW q ,, SEW
by Ruth Wyeth Spears oR

backs as shown in the sketch. The
thumb tacks used for the shelf
edging may also add color inter
est.
NOTE: Every Homemaker
should have copy of Mrs. Spears
book, SEWING, for the Home Dec
orator. Forty-eight pages of di-
rections for making slip-covers
and curtains; dressing tables;
lampshades and many other use
full articles for the home. Price
Is cents postpaid (coin preferred)
Ask for Book /, and address Mrs.
Spears, 210 S. Desplaines ST., Chi
cago, Ill.
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approach the task in hand. To
help you turn out clothes profess
sional looking in every detail, we
have a book which plainly sets
forth the simple rules of home
dressmaking. The beginner will
find every step in making a dress
clearly outlined and illustrated
within it's covers. For the ex-
perienced sewer there are many
helpful hints and suggestions for
sewing short cuts. Send IS cents
Tin coins) today for your copy of
SUCCESS IN SEWING, a book
every home dressmaker will find
of value.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 149 New
Montgomery Ave-, San Francisco,
Calf. Patterns Is cents Tin coinsl
each.
@ Bell yndicate.-WNU Service.
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Coffee for Ginger Cookies.-Try
mixing ginger cookies with cold
coffee instead of water.
Beautifying Wash Stand.-Rub-
berized cretonne if pasted around
an unsightly wash stand will Gov
err ugly plumbing and make a
bathroom attractive.
Napkins From Tablecloths.-
When tablecloths wear thin in the
center, cut up the outside into IL
or 16-inch squares and hemstitch
them. These make napkins which
will wear for some time.
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hard work added to.
great natural abil-
ity. His father used.
remarkable meth
DDS. in. training the
boys unusual mind.
OF these methods
and much more,
Mill wrote in his
Autobiography"
The writer stated
that he did not re-
member when he
began the study of
languages, but at
the aoe.of three he
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For Privacy.-1f you live so
close to the highway that passers-
by can look into your home, try
painting the screen doors with a
very thin coat of white paint and
you can look out, but people pass
ing cannot see into your living
room.
Fruit Juice Ice Cubes.-If you
have a gas or electric refrigera-
tor, try using fruit juices for ice
cubes instead of water They are
very pretty in fruit beverages.
Lemon cubes are lovely in iced
tea.
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On the Highway

Some of the most important
rules for safe driving:
Never drive fast over a road
you don't know like book.
Learn what you can expect of
your car.
Always expect the worst. If
there's a tree beside the road
ahead, figure a car may come
from behind it. If there's a
house near by, a child may run
across the road there. If there's
a parked car, count on it's cut
ting suddenly onto the pave
ment.
Signal your intentions to all
persons who may be affected
by your acts.
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Evo4ite Recipe
Of the Wek~
Toasted COcOnut Ice Cream
(Freezer Method)

cups milk
cup heavy cream
drops almond extract
l cup shredded coconut, toasted
Add milk very gradually to ice
cream powder, stirring until dis
solved; then add cream and fla
voring. Pour into freezer can;
place in freezer and pack mixture
of crushed ice and salt around can
(use 8 parts ice to ] part salt).
Turn slowly for 3 minutes, then
rapidly. When thick, but not hard
add toasted coconut and continue
freezing. Makes IA quarts ice
cream.
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DENMARK UNCOVERS HISTORIC SHIP

Denmark has discovered it's first
Viking ship grave.
The place where the ship lies, in
a cornfeld near the sea, has been
rooted over and made an exhibit.
The unknown Viking, thus
brought into the spotlight, was
perhaps one of the Danes who har-
ried Britain and other European
lands, in wild voyages of adven-
ture. He lived about $50 A. D. in
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the time of that quantity named
king, Harold Bluetooth.
When this unknown Viking died,
his ship was dragged up from the
sea to high place. His favorite
horses and dogs were brought on
board and slain. Attendants came
laden with the Vikings weapons
and articles he might need on the
mysterious voyages of the future
world.
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WE ARE indebted to one of the
w readers of this column for
this idea. She was so enthusiastic
about the book, SEWING, for the
Home Decorator, offered with
these articles that she wrote a
nice letter of appreciation and also
described this clever idea of her
own for making her kitchen gay.
All of us know how often kitchen
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-18
-BOOK SHELF
John S. Mill,
ChhdPrOdigy.
Tells of Life
BY ELIZABETH C. JAMES

THOMAS EDISON'S definition of
L genius was: "Genius is another
name for hard work." To which
the public usually adds, "Plus his
own superior intelligence" In the
case of John Stuart Mill, there was
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-08-18
And Have Him STAY?

And Have Him Stay?
".What is the tactful way for a
girls father to let her boy friend
know it's time to leave?"
"He may casually pass through
the room with a breakfast tray"
~
'Swhat Pop SEE
Teacher-Is the world round or
square, Mary?
Mary-Neither. It's crooked.
Filling the Bag
cts getting late" remarked
the first fisherman, "and we
haven't caught a single fish,"
WE'LL" replied his companion,
''we'll let two more big ones get
away and then 60 home!"
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
Fight, Save Girl
Face Charges


Claims that she had been annoyed
by two Negroes, chivalrously saved by
a third, which led to another advan-
tage having been taken of her, found
their way into municipal court Friday
morning, when Terrell Fox, 6l9 Lyn-
dale Ave- North, was arraigned on
charges of carnal knowledge involv-
ing sixteen year old white girl.
Held in $4,000 bail which was not
raised at the time, Fox was remanded
to Jail.
Meanwhile it is said that federal
agents will investigate the white slave
angle, believing that the recently
smashed ring was not entirely wiped
out
Two other Negroes and one white
woman are being held pending further
investigation. Charges of conribut-
ing to the delinquency of a minor will
be made against two of the three held.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
BAPTISTS BRING DEAN
SMITH TO CHICAGO

White Baptists of the North and
Colored Baptists of Chicago are COM
bining money and man-power to es-
tablish in Chicago a school for the
training of religious leaders and work
ers This institution to be known as
Chicago Baptist Institute will be head
ed by the well-known Dean H. NJ,
Smith
DR.. H. NJ. Smith has spoken and
worked for Negro rights and inter
racial justice in all parts of America
and half dozen foreign countries.
He received his formal education at
Colgate University, Hamilton, New
York and the University of Chicago.
Both of these institutions awarded him
degrees. He is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, honorary Greek letter
scholarship society
AS a minister he served for several
years i'll New York State, where a
$4,000 church community center was
built during his pastorate. In Hot
Springs National Park, he was minister
of the well-known Roanoke Church
which had as many white as colored
persons in its congregation
More recently as Dean of the School
of Religion at Bishop College, Mar
shall, Texas, he had responsibility for
the education OF over 1000 Negro
preachers.
AT the present time Dr. Smith as the
Executive Secretary of an inter-racial
organization in New York City-The
Friends of Social Justice-which seeks
to arouse the conscience of American
churches to the danger of colored pre-
judice.
DR.. Smith has just returned from
his sixth trip to Europe where as guest
of the World Baptist Alliance he spoke
in England, France, Germany and
Switzerland.
The Board of Directors of the Chi
cago Baptist Institute containing re-
presentatives Of every organized group
of Negro Baptists in Chicago as well
as representatives of the Home Mis-
sion Board and the Publication Soci-
ETY. of the Northern Baptist Conven-
tion (white).
Persons interested in this new ven
ture in inter-racial religious fellowship
are invited to write Dean H. NJ Smith
Chicago Baptist Institute, P O. Box
1854, Chicago, Illinois.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
LEGION OBSERVES
ANNIVERSARY

On Tuesday evening, March 18th,
members of Baker Post American Le-
gion and Auxiliary celebrated the 10Th
anniversary of the founding OF the or
ganization with party at the Phyllis
Wheatley House. After moving pic
tures of the Legion National Conven-
tion of New York was shown the
group enjoyed card games and listened
to a radio broadcast prepared by ma
tional headquarters, with programs
from Los Angeles, Chicago, New York
and Washington, ID. c.
The climax of the party was reached
when Mrs. Mae Stewart, president of
the Auxiliary. presented the Post with
huge Legion birthday cake.
Johnnie Baker Post, American Le-
gion,. will hold its next regular meet
ing at Phyllis Wheatley House, next
Wednesday, March 23rd, at p. M.
Members are urged to attend
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19

Who is swinging out on national
tour beginning March with three
weeks at the Paramount Theatre, on
Broadway in New York, following a
terrific season at the Cotton Club,
now New York's leading night spot.
Cab has nearly twenty solid weeks OF
booking, including the Earle in Wash
ington, April 8, Earle in Philadelphia,
April p, Stanley in Pittsburg, April %,
the Michigan in Detroit, May 6, Pal
ace in Cleveland, May l3, Palace in
Chicago, May u, and Orpheum in
Minneapolis, June TO- The sensational
young maestro broadcasts regularly
over the Columbia network. His new
home at Riverdale-on-the Hudson in
West Bronx, New York City, has
started colony of colored residents
in that section, with f. Simms Camp
bell, Esquire, artist, reported building
nearby.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
THE LIFE STORY
PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR

Some of the men in the audience
were so interested in the young poet
that they went to the building where
he worked to talk to him and to obtain
copies of some of his poems. He had
to talk to them between elevator bells
but few weeks later press letter
about him was published along with
some of his poems.
Not long a.tcr t IS he made up his
mind to have book published. So
gathering up his manuscripts and
some newspaper clippings of his
poems he took them to publishing
house. Some friends had promised to
advance the money necessary but
when the time came they only laughed
it off The publisher refused to do a
single thing until he could pay $l25.
Finally he found some one who would
stand for that sum and his Oak and
Ivy" came out
In less than two weeks he had sold
enough copies to his elevator patrons
to pay for the entire edition. More
influential people became interested in
him and he was offered loan of suf-
ficient money to pay his way through
college. Preferring to be self-sup-
porting and independent he declined
the offer.
Life began to move swiftly, some
times roughly, for Dunbar. A little
success here and there but always a
lot of disappointment
In 1896 his Majors and Minors" ap-
peared. This volume is said to con-
tain some of the finest things he ever
wrote. 1t received unstinted praise
from critics but for some reason it
did not sell SO readily as "Oak and
Ivy"
William Dean Howells wrote full
page book review of Majors and Mi
nors" which appeared in the same is
(Turn to page two.)
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
DENTIST FORCED TO GIVE UP
$10,50o HOME


EAST ORANGE, N. J., CDR
Charles W. Johnson was forced to give
up his recently acquired $l0,500 home
at 800 Springfield avenue, swanky
white section, when Vice Chancellor
Berry ruled the property had been pur-
chased through deception. DIR. John
son bought through two white inter-
mediaries, who said they did not know
it was the policy of the owners, the
Seven Oaks Company, not to sell to
Negroes. The property goes back to
the original owners, and DR.. Johnson
goes back to his old home, 5 Bloom-
field avenue, Belleville, N. J.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
SICK AND SHUT IN

Mrs. Leah Peal at Parkview Hospi-
tai is in a somewhat weakened condi-
ton.
Mrs. K. L. Smith, 244l Fifth Ave
S. is still confined to her home with
the flu.
Mr.. George Washington, 6l9 Oak
Lake is much improved
Mrs. Helen Woods, 321 Washington
Ave. SO. is in the General Hospital.
Mr. George Peters, COS Eighth Ave.
No. is slowly improving at General
Hospital
Mrs. Ida May Burrell and her mo-
ther Mrs Alice Harris, 6l9 Sixth Ave
No. are both i'll at their home.
Mrs. Ruth Walker Davis, 600 No.
Seventh ST. is i'll at her home.
Mrs. Matte Turner, 400 E. goth St.
will vacation in Hot Springs, Ark, for
her health. She will be accompanied
by her sister Mrs. Mammie fisher of
Hot Springs who has spent the past
week in Minneapolis
Mrs. Martha Lee, 45J0 Hiawatha
Ave. has been indisposed for the past
week.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
The Mess Line

/ feel sorry for John Neal. | knew
of his generosity, and know that many
who have received or heard of his
largess, will not agree, but what is, is,
and that's all.
/ kid myself that / am good fellow
when | say that like John Neal
shuddered little, hardened as | am to
seeing people punished, and seeing the
hardship that such punishment works
on relatives and friends. A little, ner-
vous, and tired man, standing at the
bar pleading that he did not know
what became of $4,000. An attorney
standing beside him trying without an
oar, to pull against the relentless
stream of justice. A sentence that
meant if served, he would be an old
man before he again saw daylight as
we see it.
was sorry for John Neal, but | am
twice as sorry for the youngsters, who
have eaten their spinach, obeyed the
dogmas of society, and prepared them
selves for future, of trust and re-
sponsibility. They must walk under a
shadow made by John Meals dishon-
esty, for no man under civilized law
can take $118,0OO of his employers
money and hardly be called honest.
/ was sorry for John Neal, but am
also sorry for lot of fellows just ap-
preaching forty, who with good intent
have wormed their way into their enl-
p1oyer's confidence, started families,
and now must be followed and watch
ed for the Lord knows how long, be-
cause John Neal could not support
himself in the style to which he would
like to have been accustomed on $l40
month, and this without wife, family
or responsibility.
A lot of people say that Judge Nor
bye is prejudiced. That | do not know,
for the few occasions | have seen him
bear down on members of our group,
he had them out on limb. wouldn't
mind taking my chances with him if
l were innocent, and vice versa were
guilty. l would like to whisper this to
him though, "Give 'em the devil Judge,
whenever black man rises above the
ordinary and can't carry his response
bilities as good citizen" | am still
sorry for John Neal, but | am darn
sight more sorry for four thousand
Negroes in Minneapolis, who have to
live down what he did; who will be
penalized for what he did, either thru
wounded pride, or an empty market
basket
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
U. G. E. WINS $25o,ooo WAGE
INCREASE

WASHINGTON, (C)-Victory in
the fight for $250,00 wage increase
for 5000 low-paid government work
ers was won Monday when the Senate
passed the Treasury-Post Office ap-
pr 5priation bill, which means 500 a
ye ar increase for each worker. Con-
5gr ssman Taylor of Colorado, Con-
gre ssman Ludlow of Indiana, Con-
gre ssman O'Neal of Kentucky, Sena-
tor Glass of Virginia, Senator Nickel
lar of Tennessee, Senator Hayden Of
Arizona, and Senator O'Mdhoney of
Wyoming were leaders in the success
full fight, according to Edgar G..
Brown, president of the United Gov
ernment Employees, who initiated the
program.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19

President of the Liberty Industrial
Life Insurance company, los Pythian
temple, New Orleans, La, who was
highly commended at the annual meet
ing of the company recently, for gains
made during 81. The Liberty issued
its first policy on October II, 1920, and
up to December 81, last, had paid
death and relief claims, and salaries to
$50 employees, in the sum of $3,03l,-
60658. Branch offices are maintained
at Shreveport, Alexandria, Lake
Charles, Baton Rouge, Frakli and Tai
lulah, La.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
PROF. N. w. COLLIER

Veteran President of Florida Nor
NAL College, ST. Augustine, who is
now organizing Club of 10000
among graduates, former students, and
those interested in higher education, in
drive for $15O,000 to develop big
ger and better institution. The money
is being used for both building and
endowment Response is being re-
ceived from all over Florida and from
other states, and President Collier is
well pleased with the general interest
shown in the school,
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
Jesse BINGA SERVED 2 YEARS
10 MONTHS

CHICAGO, (C)-Jesse Binga, 73,
former president of the Binga State
bank, 36th street and South State, was
paroled Saturday after serving two
years and ten months in Joliet prison
of one to ten year sentence for em-
bezzling $32,500 of the closed bank S
funds. A former Pullman porter, Mr..
Binga rose to affluence, and had much
trouble occupying beautiful home on
South Parkway, the house being bomb
ed several times. Binga will report to
parole officers for three years. A pc
,tition bearing 10000 signatures was
Sresented for his release
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19

Eva Jessye, leader of the famous
Negro Choir that bears her name, is
one of Americas foremost musicians
and authorities on Negro Spirituals.
The Choir, which gained such wide
fame in "Porgy and Bess' and -Four
Saints in Three Acts" will be the feat
ure attraction at the first of the series
of Downtown Spring Pop concerts to
be given Wednesday, March q, by the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra un-
der Dimitri Mitropoulos at the Mime
apolis Auditorium.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE
= 4--7' = MARCH 3fst -~s-.s4,-s, -

Plans for the first Industrial Insti-
tute sponsored by the Working Girls
Council are nearing completion.
The program presented covers such
"a wide range of topics interesting to
all types of workers that mammoth.
crowd is expected.
Already calls are coming in request
ing more information about the insti-
tute. Many men have asked if the in
stitute is closed and for women only.
The Working Girls Council have plan
ned the institute for the public and
problems discussed will cover men
workers as we'll as women workers.
Every progressive thinking man and
woman will, be interested in the discus
sions bearing so closely on the Negro
Worker from local, state, and nation
al viewpoint.
Some of the speakers are: Mr. Cecil
Newman. Editor of the Minneapolis
Spokesman; Mr.. Joe Nudell, Boys
Worker Emmanuel Cohen Center; Mr.
Albert Allen, vice-president of the Ath-
letic Club Union; Miss Florence Bur-
ton, superintendent of Women's Di-
vision State Department of Labor, and
Mr. T. Arnold Hill of the National
Urban League, New York City Watch
for complete program in next weeks
issue of the Herald.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-19
Eva Jessye Negro Spirituals
Feature Attraction With
Symphony Orchestra March, %
THE MINNEAPOLIS
SUNDAY FORUM

will meet Sunday, March 10th at the
Phyllis Wheatley House at 4 P. M.
On this Sunday, the program is be-
ing sponsored by the Minnesota Negro
Council, newly organized group
which has been accomplishing great
deal in the Community.
The principal speaker will be Mr. L.
S. Rogers who will speak on the
"sharecroppers." Mr.. Rogers is a
graduate of Manchester College. While
there, he won the State aratorical Con-
test. He is also a graduate of Union
theological Seminary in Omaha. Mr..
Rogers is now on the staff of the
Halle Q. Brown Community House.
There will be several musical num-
bers
Please come and bring your friends.