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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

LEON VAUGHN has rawther
attractive smile, hasn't he? j. .
IT'S said "RED" BRUCE is leav-
ing these parts in a few weeks. By
the way, what St. Paul gal was
Bruce out with last Saturday
night? Do tell! IT'S said two
Minneapolis gals were trying to
stab another Minneapolis gal in
the back last Saturday night. Il
mean trespassing on other peoples
property Catch? Why is it
some gals get the biggest kick out
of trying to steal other girl
friends b. f.'s away? Half of
the time they don't really care a
snap of their fingers for the one in
question. What Minneapolis
sheik is sending his heartbeat" in
st. Paul an Easter lily? :. Saw
M. L. in Dayton's flower shop pick
ing out an azalea for someone. But
for whom? They tell me the
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's for
NAL dance round and about the
29th of April is going to be just
too swell for words. . The popu-
lar song ALWAYS" is holding
the limelght this week, have you
noticed? :. The folks of the Twin
Cities really enjoyed MRS. MARY
MCLEOD BETHUNE'S talks last
week in the Twin Cities. Every
one agreed that she is quite a dy-
manic speaker. Have you heard
about that popular Minneapolis
girls club whose name when tran
scribed to English has the silliest
meaning? (The name, as far as !
can figure out, is a French one.
Mebbe none of the gals have ever
studied French.) Don't take this
too seriously, gals, you're doing
fine work. ....
Well, I'll have to be dashing
along cause my Editor is standing
over me waiting for this copy so
he can hurry on and make another
meeting.
Your pal,
.... ...- SAL.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

arrived there in 1920 with ship
load of Bibles. The natives had the
land and they had the Bibles. Now
the natives have the Bibles and the
missionaries have the land.
You know too well the white
mans treatment of the Indians.
The huge sugar trusts and the
pineapple monopolies exploited the
natives in the same manner. /
should say in all fairness that the
early Hawaiians didn't seem to
care much for civilization such as
we know it, and are happiest with
their music and their beautiful
dances and would rather not both
er with all the hate and hurt we
seem to feel is so necessary in our
so-called civilization. The white
man has to have someone to hate,
so in Hawaii it's the Japanese.
When he talks to you about them
he refers to them as dam Japs."
But he always talks in whispers,
for the Japanese are the cleverest
race on earth.
In Germany Hitler forces his ma
ton to be race conscious with the
tip of his sword. The Japanese
need no leadership. They stick to-
gether automatically. They mi.
grated there from the Orient and.
worked for zoe a day until they
learned their way around. But
soon they formed their own cor
porations upon gentleman's
agreement and by not signing any
papers of incorporation they save
thousands of dollars of taxes which
white firms have to pay. The white
man claims that they will work for
you, learn your business and then
undersell you to your own custom
ers. But the white man forgets
how he laughed up his sleeve when
he felt he was getting rich off of
their cheap labor.
1t would be the grandest lesson
imaginable for the 100000 Negroes
in Chicago to see what the 10000
Japs in Honolulu have acquired in
far less than the seventy-three
years we have been free in this
country. So say to my own race
put your shoulders together
somehow and acquire some indie
pendent wealth, some race pride,
some industries, some elected off
GERS in our government, and the
very man who pretends to hate you
so much will afford you more re-
spect than you have ever dreamed
of.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

When I talked with number of
the Negroes in Hawaii was sur
prised to learn that many of them
had migrated from Haiti. That
brought to my mind a strange
phenomena about Negroes in gen.
eral. They are very poor adven-
turers. Talk with dozens of them
in our own northland and you'll
find that either they were trans
ported here during the war to fill
in labor shortage, or they were
sent into various sections to work
on the railroads. Many individuals
will tell you, "Well-my cousin
Charlie was up here and he wrote
and said dat he wuz doing quite
well and I come on up furst and
after I gifts a job I sont back and
got de wife,"
/ simply choose this way of say
ing to many of you that there is
Hawaii where many of you could
find your pot of gold if you are
trained in some given field, for
even cooks and maids get $40 a
month to begin with and there is
huge shortage of domestic help
there also. An experienced cook
can easily get 500 a month. There
also is South America, Samoa,
Australia, and Russia where many
of you could prosper and enjoy the
fruits of real manhood, but who
among you will have the nerve that
Chatwood Hall (Homer Smith)
had when he gave up his job as a
postal worker in Minneapolis and
went to Russia where he holds a
high Governmental position?
The Negroes who went to the
Islands from the U. S. in most
cases had jobs assured them be-
fore they arrived there. Negroes
there are civil engineers, school
teachers, architects, taxi drivers,
doctors, lawyers, and domestics.
Most of them have completely lost
their race consciousness and make
no effort to associate with each
other. g.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
Howdy Folks:

I1OWOy GOA0Ss
Easter being only a few days off
l won't take too much of your
time from your extensive prepare
tions of dyeing eggs and trimming
hats. Easter always creates an ex-
element and particularly this year
to that st. Paul coed who just
found out that her b. f. has pur-
chased complete spring outfit,
with green the outstanding color
scheme, while she, mind you, has
bought bright peacock blue suit
with old rose accessories. She had
planned to strut into church Sun
day with her love-light, intending
to make all the girls green with
envy. Her case is what to do,
cause their outfits clash terrifical-
ly. In the first place, I'd say that
since she had the original idea in
mind to attract attention she might
as well go on, for I'm sure they
will look too springy for words
and create quite a sensation). So
watch out for them, kids. Another
predicament of one of our Mime
apolis popular couples is this: The
boy in this case has a dandy job
and has bought everything new for
Easter, from head to toe, and his
one and only is rawther needy
these days, and has not one thing
new to wear. The problem is what
shall she do, for he wants to go
to church and promenade the ave-
nue. and she wants to stay at home
and watch the crowds go by until
dusk, so that her appearance will
not be noticed. what would you
do?) I imagine she will do the
same thing, too. So, you see, Eas-
ter has it's problems. 1t is so much
easier to get the true meaning of
the occasion when one has on a
new outfit.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
POETS CORNER
Easter


By Morris Gibbs Sr.
Easter comes like all seasons year,
For US to relinquish our stubborn fear,
That good is not all in vain,
But right here for us to gain.
If we would have faith like Jesus did
Our spiritual light would not be hid,
Under the bushel of greedy unhappfness,
Where only despair greets our quest.
Love for God means we have love for man,
But when we suddenly forget, it spols the plan
For harmony in Gods realm reigns supreme
If only remember to not makesit a dream
Jesus mission here on earth,
Was to show how to prepare for our heavenly BERTH
By living the correct life on this plane
We would be ready to accept our spiritual gain
Admonitons we have received
But if we don't pay any heed,
Then our crown We'll not gain
For efforts here on earth will have been in vain
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

When and whence came the
Hawaiians? Nobody knows. Some
writer's claim them to be the lost
tribes of Israel, for when the Is
lands were discovered by Captain
Cook more than a hundred years
ago, he found them practicing cir
cumcision as did the Jews, and they
had many similar religious GUS
toms. The Tahitians, Samoans,
Marois and Hawaiians are so near
ly alike in physical appearance,
religious practices and affinities of
language, that itsis generally be-
ieved they migrated there about
the same time. An exhaustive
study of the early civilization and
culture of the ancient Hawaiians
shows very conclusively that any
literature showing them to have
been barbarous and lecherous saw
ages, is another example of the
prejudices of the early bigoted
white writer's, who as soon as they
saw any dark skinned people any
where on earth, grabbed their pens
and scrolls and wrote in capital
letters SAVAGES. ~
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
Three Hundred
Hear Mrs. Bethune
At YWCA Banquet
Crowd Also Hears Her In
Minneapolis

Three hundred people attended
the banquet at the st. Paul Y. w.
C. A., hOnoring Mrs. Mary Nc
Leod Bethune last Friday evening.
The meeting was arranged by a
eity-wide inter-racial committee of
the Y. W. C. A.
The colored and white groups
were about equally represented.
Clarence M. Mitchell, executive
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

(Reprinted by Request)
Editors Note: In answer to a
number of requests we are re-
printing Mr.. BeltOn's first INSTALL
ment of his article on Hawaii along
with the concluding installment.
Extra copies of the paper are
available for those who want to
forward Mr.. Belton's interesting
story of what he observed in the
idyl-like island, to persons who do
not read this paper regularly.
BY R. E. BELTON
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

sizes. Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai,
Molokai, Niihau, and Kahoolawa.
These islands are from fifteen to
450 miles apart and all travel be-
tween them is by inter-Island
steamships and by planes. Homo
lulu (Which means Fair Haven) is
the principal city, is about the size
of Duluth and has a population of
10000. Contrary to popular be-
lief this city is not located on the
Island of Hawaii, but is located on
the Island of Oahu which is the
third largest, and is no bigger than
st. Louis county in northern Min
nesota. On the big Island of
Hawaii is located the second larg-
est city in the territory with pop
ulation of $4,000 and the name of
the city is Hilo. It is about the
size of Hopkins, MINI. Many peo-
pie think the Hawaiian Islands are
farther than the Philippines but
when you reach Hawaii you must
travel 4767 miles farther to reach
the Philippine Islands. The four
largest industries in the territory
are as follows: sugar, pineapples,
tourist and children. The eight is
lands have a total population of
100000 with 100000 children in
school, to say nothing of the few
thousand under school age.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
Present Day Civilization

AS your ship glides into the port
of Honolulu you seem to awaken
from hypnotic dream, and realize
that at last you have come to a
land where it is always afternoon.
A seventy-fve piece band is play
ing on the dock accompanied by a
glee club of native singers and
every member of the group is as
dark as I. Underneath blazing
hot sun with the atmosphere cooled
by the ocean breezes and the very
air you breathe charged with per-
fumed, lowered covered mountains
you step ashore. If you have
friends expecting you they put
beautiful Leis (wreaths) around
your neck and kiss your cheek to
complete the ritual and you find
yourself officially ashore drunk
with an intoxication rarer than any
wine could ever produce for you
are remembering that for the first
time in your whole life you have
breathed the air of absolute free
dom.
AS you are whisked through the
city in modern automobiles you see
that even the heart of the city is
clustered with lush semi-tropical
foliage. There is such a riot of
color and native beauty that de-
spite what you have heard of the
enchanting music of the land your
first wish is that you might be able
to turn your ears into eyes that
you may see twice as much of the
beauties which are there to feast
your eyes upon. You will be sad
ly disillusioned if you expect to
see large number of village huts
made of coconut leaves, or, of
matched reeds which we commonly
think of as grass shacks. If you
expect to see hundreds of women
with exposed breasts and wearing
grass skirts you will be sadly dis
appointed. If you expect to feast
your eyes and glut your soul on
Hula dancers who arouse the vul-
gar sensations you get from the
type you see on our vaudeville
stages, you will let yourself in for
surprise. The Hula dances of
Hawaii are as sacred and beautiful
to them as our Spirituals are to US,
and once you've seen them in their
native setting they will be beauti-
full and sacred to you. So, Homo
lulu is as modern and Americanized
as st. Augustine, Fla. An observ-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
Floral Offering

At the conclusion of the dinner
a bouquet of flowers was presented
to the speaker by Mrs. /. M.
Waters on behalf of the Minnesota
Association of Federated Women.
In her acceptance Mrs. Bethune
also acknowledged a gift of flowers
given earlier by the Daughter Elks
of st. Paul.
Mrs. Jno. Hope, widow of the
late Jno. Hope, nationally known
educator, was introduced for a
brief word of greeting.
In Minneapolis
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Bethune
was presented to group of Min
neapolis citizens who packed the
large gymnasium of the Phyllis
Wheatley Community House. The
gathering was under the auspices
of the Minneapolis Negro Youth
Council, the Phyllis Wheatley
House and the Minneapolis Urban
League.
Mrs. Bethune is on an official
business trip that will take her as
far west as California.
Both in St. Paul and Minneapo-
lis the speaker expressed her
earnest thanks for the hearty sin
cerity of her reception by the citi-
zens of the sister cities.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
Eight Inhabited Islands

Far less is known about the land
than is known about the people.
Some have advanced the theory
that at one time the present Is
lands were a part of Asia and
South America. Then in a past
era some underground disturbance
caused thousands of square miles
to sink to the bottom of the ocean,
leaving the peaks of some huge
mountains protruding, thereby
forming what we now call the
South Sea Isles. We know that
these Islands are made of lava and
we will leave it to the volcanolo-
gist to ultimately convince us
where the lava came from. The
group of Islands known as Hawaii
have eight islands which are in
habited. Beginning with the larg-
est Of the group I shall name them
in the order Of their respective
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
BIRTH OF A SONG
WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE
BY l. Wolfe Gilbert and Lewis F. Muir

York with oetor ThomoshefsLy's nephew. but
Uncle advised them oeoinst acting. Gilbert
become o copy boy on The New York Posi-.
but the sheotre was in his blood.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

Over eight hundred published songs were
written by Gilbert in the years fhof followed.
Many Of them were written for the moment.
doubtless refleefine, GAberes newspaper
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15
Hawaii
Sahara of the
South Seas

By R. E. "Uncle Bob" Bolton
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-04-15

BY R. E. BELTON
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04
City Is Honored

The announcement yesterday that the Rev. Matthew Brady, pastor of St. Rita's Church, Hamden, and native of this city, had been named Bishop of Burling- ton, vt., comes as a pleasant surprise to the folks back home. The city of his birth is honored by this appointment. It showers congratulations today on the clergyman soon to be consecrated to the rank of bishop. Waterbury may soon be known as the mother of bishops, for this is the fourth native son, of whom we know, that a church has called to the higher office of bishop.
 Three times the Roman Catholic Church has conferred the honor on her priests, who claim Waterbury as their birthplace. Once the Episcopal Church conferred it on local cleric In Arch bishop John Gregory Murray, Bishop Joseph E. Mccarthy, and Bishop John T. Dallas Waterbury may well take pride to- day. Tomorrow she will include in this chosen group the Rev. Matthew Brady. To him then do we pay our respects and pray that he may walk as humbly and devoutly in his higher ecclesiastical sta- tion as he has in his years as curate, chaplain, and pastor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04

burisd tank. Then they borrowed some fire hose and were allowed the use of . fire hydrant. They flooded their excava- ton and noated the tank out of the hole. The state highway officials were 90 ina- pressed that they promptly provided a truck to haul the tank to camp.
 Scouts are interesting creatures. They are near enough to childhood to remenl- Der that children have their play on the seashoreS of worlds; but they are near enough to manhood to understand the use of tools and scientific principles. If any really difficult and unusual problem presents itself, ten to one the Scouts will be able to rig up something that will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04
Tank and Scout

When an Urbana, Ohio, company told the Boy Scouts of it's vicinity that they could have an 5000 gallon steel tank half-buried in the earth if they would do anything with it, most people laughed. They thought it was joke on the young sters. Not so the Scouts. They wanted that tank to use in water supply system tor their camp, and they meant to have it.
 Engineers smiled and dismissed the tank as not worth fussing with. Boys, however, are apt to have a different set of values from grown-up engineers. Water in camp is valuable. Boy power is sum. mer energy running to waste unless har- messed. The Scouts took their own engi- neering in hand.
 T1rst they dug trench ali around the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04
It Is Too Costly?

There has been considerable discussion of recent weeks of the park and playground situation here in Waterbury. Much is made of the fact that certain sections of the city don't have the recreational facil- ities that are afforded in others. In short we haven't Hamilton, Washing ton, a Fulton, a Chase, or Waterville park in districts that are thickly popu- lated. Children in these sections are forced to walk considerable distances to find amusement, safe from the dangers of heavy city traffic. The problem is one that confronts most American cities to- day and must be worked out individually.
 It has occurred to the writer, though, that Waterbury is making use Of certain available properties in fine fashion. We refer to the fact that a piece of land in the Brooklyn section has been turned over to the Park Department for development. Also transfer of playground parapher- nalia, from Bunker Hill to the site of the former Park Road School has been announced. There are other school properties, too, that might eventually be made available for similar purposes.
 Whether or not abandoned or old school properties are turned over to the Park Department for their usage or put to some other purpose, the pressing ques- ton of finances is uppermost Water bury perhaps could have more play grounds and parks if it could afford them. On the basis of such viewpoint we might have some sort of survey con- ducted to show actually how much more the city could afford to spend on this type of service. Demands on the city for con- veniences are endless. Everyone admits that the city should take care of it's youngsters, but there should be means of determining how far this should ex- tend and how much money 1t should actually involve.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04

Hartford recently completed it's plans to eliminate pollution of the Connecticut River. The city is no longer dumping raw sewage into the stream, but is utiliz- ing a new sewage treatment plant. This brings to the fore the news that in the metropolitan area of Hartford, such con- munities as East Hartford, Glastonbury, and Portland all have started to build plans which will allow them to follow Hartford's example. Such striking prog ress along the Connecticut River, heavily polluted as it has been for years should be an encouragement to the rest of the state. There are other water-courses notably the Naugatuck, where like prog ress would be appreciated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04

Mrs. Carleton B. Palmer of Fairfield is nothing if not inclusive in her plans for the fall campaign. The prominent Fair field County socialite who embraced the Democratic party two years ago when she was candidate for the state Senate in opposition to Senator J. Kenneth Brad ley of Westport has just announced that she will seek the Democratic nomination for state treasurer or secretary. The former is held by Guy B. Holt, an ap- pointee of Governor Wilbur L. Cross, while Dr. c. John Sattl of New London has been Secretary of State since 1885. Both these incumbents are planning to seek to be returned to the positions they now hold, according to general opinion around the state. It was Mrs. Palmer who was advanced for the post of National Committeewoman following the death of Mrs. Josephine Flynn of Bridgeport, but Miss Mary Coughlan captured the job. Now Mrs. Palmer evidently is widening the scope of her future political activities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04
Current Comment

The theater is place to come in out of the rain.
 -Orson Welles, producer actor.
 Guidance has become a meaning. less term-a cofnmercialized racket. Prof. Anna Y. Read of New York
 University.
 Peace, like health, is purchasable As consumers we may wisely spend to inform ourselves regarding pres. ent world relations and the possi. bilities of creating new world gov. crnment agencies.
 Prof. Benjamin R. Andrews of
 Columbia University.
 Show me the teacher who says she Is specialist in problem chil. dren and I'll show you . teacher who could not make her marks in any major subject. Mayor La 0uardia of New Yosk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04
Selected Poem
HER PRAYER

(Giralda Forbes in the Poets Column,
 Hartford Couran) AS life slips slowly down the trail That leads from some dim long ago Where baby forms that used to be Our own, still watch us as we go Into that strange and lonely thing That we call death-O Lord, pray Because never had the time For even one small holiday Grant me e'er life shall cease to be cabin by dark pine tree. So prayed once, but now know That life can change mans fair designs; think shall not live to see My cabin by the whispering pines Others have fought and toiled in vain, Nor lived to see their promised land, Why should grteve? No better Than thousands fallen in the sand Of their own struggles. Life should be More kindly, Lord. But what cares she, For cabins near dark pine tree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-04
Daily Almanac

Sun rises $50 a. m.; sets 8:05 p. m. tday- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 High tide at Milford Friday, Aug. 5, S:23 a. rn. low tide, 2:26 p. m. tdaylight time).
 This hot spell for early August was predict ed pretty accurately by Hartfords weather man supreme, Judge P, P. Latimer of The Times Heat will be intense by the 6th" was the way he put it. Thunder storms and sooler weather are due with another rainy period about the middle ot the month.