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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Important Notice
to Mail Subscribers

Our collectors are now calling on
delinquent mail subscribers. The
cooperation of those contacted by
the circulation department is So
icited.
Beginning March 1, all mail sub
scribers will be notified of expira-
ton date in advance. Unless sub
scriptions are paid when due or ar
rangements made to pay, subscrib-
ers will be Immediately dropped
from lists.
Rising costs of operation and
failure of many subscribers to con-
slider payment of their subscrip-
tons important, makes this new
rule necessary.
Publisher.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
State Official
To Address FL
Club Sunday

At the Sunday, February 20
meeting of the Rondo Farmer-La-
Dor club to be held at 4 p. m. al
Pioneer Hall, 5s8 ROndo St., Miss
Helen E. Hayden, supervisor of the
field staff, division of Public As
sistance, State Board of Control
will speak.
Her topic will be: "Old Age AS
sistance, Aid to Dependent Chill.
dren and Aid to the Blind"
Open Forum will be held with
special music. Public cordially in
vited.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

AL p. Erickson, county auditor,
has a large staff of 81 persons and
often uses temporary employees,
and as far as we can ascertain he
has never had a cOlOred emplOye in
his department. Every one of the
various other racial groups are
represented. 1t might be pertinent
to note that the Ramsey county
auditor has had a Negro clerk for
80 years and sometimes employs
temporary Negro help. In addition
to the regular workers Mr.. Erick-
sons department in 1887 listed 80
part time employees and none of
them were colOred taxpayers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

A bow to John M. Culver of st.
Paul Fire Engine Co. No. 9, for
his courtesy and thoughtfulness.
Come to think of it the whole gang
of St. Paul Negro firemen are swell
fellows. It's about time Mime
apolis woke up and started out to
get a few Negro firemen in the
Mill City service. Years ago we are
told there were IL colored men on
the Minneapolis department, today
there is only one.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

Seven men have filed for the
mayoralty nomination in st. Paul.
The best known among the group
as a public servant is John ]. Nc
Donough, former legislator. An
other is Archie Cook, beer parlOr
proprietor at ROndO and Chats
worth, who is evidently running for
the publicity he can get out of it.
Cook gets a lot of Negro patron
age at his tavern.
Other candidates are William
O'Fallon, attorney; Fred w. Will
cox, business man; Jules Geller,
former radio announcer and pub
licity man at WMIN; Raymond
Young, auto dealer, and Gerald
O'Brien, listed as salesman. The
fight will probably be between Nc
Donough and O'Fallon.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Beauticians Hold
Get-TOgether

A number of Twin City beauti-
clans recently got together at a
good-fellowship meeting to discuss
the problems of that craft. The
meeting was held at the beauty
parlor of Miss Harriet Florez in
Minneapolis. Those who attended
from St. Paul were Mrs. Artie Tin
ney, Mrs. Beulah Johnson, Mrs.
Henrietta Coins, and Mrs. c.
Brown. Minneapolis: Mrs. S. Paul,
Mrs. Grace Worcuff, Mrs. S. S.
Ratliff, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Sylvia
Aylor and Mrs. C. Burns.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
POrtraitist Supreme

Rembrandt l606-l669, was a
Dutch miller's son who became the
greatest portraitist in history of
art. He was a huge success at
twenty-one. For years he lavished
great wealth on his family and
friends, and paid extravagant
sums for other artists pictures. One
by one he lost love, riches. family,
prestige. He died alone and forgot
ten in Amsterdam slums. He loved
to paint himself, and friends dressed
in prop costumes from his stu
dio.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

Municipal Judge Fred B. Wright
has filed for the Hennepin County
District bench. Senior Judge of the
municipal court, liberal, tolerant
and just in his decisions affecting
all classes of people, Judge Wright
will have the votes of thousands of
people who are acquainted with his
judicial ability and humanness.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
By Cecil E. Newman

A study of the annual statement
of Hennepin County reveals many
interesting facts to the taxpayer.
The number of employees in each de-
partment and the salaries which
they are paid should be especially
interesting to the people.
For instance, Hennepin county
paid in annual salaries to County
Attorney E. ]. Golf and his as
sistants the sum of $70,476.S9. His
staff is composed of % full time
employees. Among them are no
members of the Negro group.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

the Downtown Ticket Office, LOT
Northwestern Bank Building, Min
neapolis, beginning Saturday, Feb
ruary 10. Either check or money
order will be accepted. Scale of
tickets will be $40 ringside and
$1.20 reserved seats. General adj
mission will be 55 cents.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

In the coming week we will take
up other county departments. Since
it is close to election time some of
these office-holders may be ex-
pected to burst into print in the
columns of other newspapers to
assure the Negro voters that give
always been friend of the colored
people" This is the usual cline"
but we say 'by their records shall
you know them"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

Since the ancient Egyptians, cen.
turtles before Christ, wove, pounded
and polished reeds to make sheets
of papyrus, paper has been made
of vegetable substances. From
about 1880, the most prolific source
Of paper for printing has been the
American forests of conifers, the
spruce being the most important
tree for this purpose. Virtually all
newspapers are printed on paper
made from a mixture Of ground
and chemically digested wood.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
SUBSCRIBER ILL

Mr.. j. H. Patterson, 800 West
Central, St. Paul, has been con-
fined to his home the past week
from an illness that necessitated
medical attention. Mr.. Patterson
hopes to return to his employment
at Armours Packing Co. in the
next few days.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

witness an indoor boxing show in
Minnesota. Armstrong seldom at
tracts less than 10000 fans. The
Armory can seat $4,000.
O'Loughlin said that n strong
supporting card would be arranged
for Armstrong; appearance here.
Mail orders will be received at
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
MinneSOta-IOWa
Clubs Indoor
Carnival Feb. 23

The entertainment committee of
the Minnesota-IowR Club has COM
pleted all arrangements for its
mammoth indoor carnival to be
given at Norway Hall, Chicago
Ave. at Twenty-ninth St., Wednes-
day, February %.
The Whist contest free entry
will begin promptly at 8:15 p. m.
Prizes will be awarded.
A ton of coal, or cash, the grand
prize, will be given to the one
holding the lucky number on the
grand prize ticket.
A large assortment of beautiful
and useful gifts will be given tc
winners of Bingo games.
There will be dancing and en-.
tertainment, also refreshments will
be served by the Press Club.
The usual good time is assured
all, surrounded by the hospitable
atmosphere of the "Minnesota-Io-
vans"
Your ticket on Grand Prize will
admit you free.-Adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

Minnesota Iowa Clubs mammoth
carnival, Norway Hall, Wednesday
night, February 23.-Adv.
Big carnival Wednesday night,
February q, Norway Hall. Many
awards.-Adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
ClOture Rule Loses
Again AS Senators
Turn 1t Down, 46 to AZ
ILLUSTRATIVE LECTURE

ILLUSTRATIVE LECTURE
On February 81 at Phyllis
Wheatley a free illustrative motion
picture on the cooperative move
ment will be given.
Two door prizes will be given
the first person to arrive and the
person with the lucky number. Ad-
mission free.
A short speech by M. Ivan Lind
will be given.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Piano Is Tuned Out of
Tune; Speed of Sound

Tune; Speed of Sound
The piano is always purposely
tuned out of tune, observes a writer
in the Portland Oregonian. The true
diatonic scale has the vibration ra-
tics l, 90, ga, 4-3, SO, SO, 1873, 2.
This scale is used for instruments
like the violin where accurate tun-
ing is possible.
For the piano the constant ratio
for semitones is the twelfth root Of
2, which is 1.O5946 This hattens D
and G and sharpens E, F, A and
B. The piano uses only one black
key for c sharp and D fiat, although
c sharp has the ratio of 1924 to c,
and D fat has the ratio of 24-25 to
D. which according to the diatonic
scale would give two distinct tones.
The actual tuning Of the piano to
international pitch is based upon ABS
vibrations assigned to the A above
middle c. and this flattens all the
other notes Of the scale slightly.
The velocity, or speed of sound
depends upon the medium through
which the sound is transmitted, as
well as upon its density and the
temperature.
At ordinary temperatures sound
travels through the air at the rate
Of about 1000 feet per second, or
about IL miles per minute. Thus IL
the thunder is heard Eve seconds
after the fash of lightning Is seen
the fash occurred at the distance Of
about one mile.
Through hydrogen sound will
travel at the speed Of 400 feet per
second, or nearly four times as fast
as in ordinary air. In water it trav-
els 400 feet per second, or about
4h times as fast as in air. Com
pared with its speed through air,
sound travels 10 times as fast in
pine, II times as fast in copper, Is
times as fast in steel and aluminium
and II times as fast in glass.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
GROCERY

The A. & B. Grocery at Dale and
st. Anthony Ave., which recently
opened under the management of
AL Brown, offers a full line of
groceries and newspapers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
COUNCIL MEETS AT STERLING
CLUB SUNDAY

The Minnesota Negro Council
will hold its regular meeting at the
Sterling Club in st. Paul Sunday,
February 20, at $3.50 p. m.-Adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

Stay OF this date-Mareh 7, ORA
matte and Musical Extravaganza.
Halle @. BrOwny-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Kiva Secret Guarded

In each Of the New Mexico
pueblos are one or more community
houses, called "Sivas," where are
held the secret ceremonies Of the
tribe. Entrance Is through q hole
in the top by means Of a ladder
made Of two saplings. What goes
on in the kivas is largely conjecture,
as far as the white man is con-
cerned, because no entrance is per-
mitted. Boys are trained in kivas
for long periods, but of just what
their training consists is not known
outside of the tribe.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Publisher.

Enjoy the evening of February
rs at MinnesOta-IOwa Club carni-
val.-Adv.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Tenn. School
Prof. Again
Under Fire

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. II. -
Professor John P. Greer, principal
of the James A. Henry school, is
again headline copy in the papers
of the city.
Greer's dismissal was recon-
mended Friday to the Commission
of Education by Superintendent w.
T. Robinson, following an investi-
cation of his part in a 30-minute
brawl in which his wife and Miss
Maria Elligan, local school teacher,
were principals.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
EVELYN ALLEN

Evelyn Allen, age 80, 525 Lyn-
dale Ave. No., died at Glen Lake
Sanitarium Monday, February IA.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day, February II, at Zion Baptist
Church. Rev. H. w. Bolts and
Elder S. A. Douglass officiated. In
torment was at Crystal Lake ceme-
terry.
She is survived by her husband,
Leroy Allen, mother and father,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lescley, four
sisters, two brothers and a host Of
other relatives and friends.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge Of arrangements,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Rasilisk Lizards Are Jumpers

baSIIISK LILaFuS are Jumpers
Four species of basilisk lizards
abound in and near Central Amer
lea, but are nowhere else. They
range in length from a few inches
to three feet. Most Of their lives
are spent in trees along rivers.
Great climbers and jumpers, they
do not hesitate to dive from lofty
tree into the water. So swiftly do
they run on their hind legs that
they can run" across streams. And
they can stop so abruptly human
eyes cannot follow them.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18
Admits Rock Throwing

Prof. Greer admitted throwing
a rock through the windshield of
his wife's car after she had parked
it, entered the professors car and
blew his horn. The principal was
in the Eligan home "on church
business" he said.
He was the center of a series of
trials last year, when he was ar
rested for drunkenness. Seven po-
hcemen testified that he was in
toxicated, but the commission ex-
onerated him on his plea of suffer
ing from carbon monoxide poison
ing, following a trip to Georgia
with several friends.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-02-18

several numbers. Bobby Smith,
young son of Mrs. Smith, recited
the impressive Gettysburg speech
of the martyred president.
Evening star., 1938-06-05
Wide World Photos.

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demonstration without obligation Suite 90 Washington
Bldg. 18th and New York Avenue NV. District 092l.
Evening star., 1938-06-05

THEY cIeon the windows Of the worlds
toIlest skyscroper, the ,248 foot Empire
Stote Building in New York. 1t tokes steody
nerves to swing from q window ledge 30
stories up. and it tokes organization ond
discipline to sofeeuord the men who do it.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
BY Edgar Rice Burroughs

clear to me that from now on shall
have to watch my step every time
I move"
After the stranger had left, Jerry
swan to the places where the stran-
ger had stopped. At each one Of
them his nose was tickled with de-
licious smell. At one place he
smelled carrot, and Jerry is very
fond Of carrot. At another place he
smelled apple, and If there Is any
one thing that Jerry Muskrat likes
1t Is apple. He was greatly tempted,
Evening star., 1938-12-26

One railway in England will
renew $50 miles Of track and 81
bridges In 1889.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Future Traffic

At the rate automobiles are in
creasing on the byways and high
ways of this country, a radical. i'm
provement in traffic handling will
be an absolute necessity. Express
boulevards, elevated highways, are
the reasonable solution of the prob
lem for fast traffic, on long runs,
while cross-trafiic operates on the
street below.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Jerry Muskrat watched Billy Mink
and Little Joe Otter start on their
journeys. Billy was going to a dis
tant brook. Little Joe was going
to the Big River. Both intended
to stay away until they were sure
the trapper, who had just begun
to make trouble along the Laughing
Brook, would be so discouraged that
he would take up his traps.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
When Jerry had said good-by to

When Jerry had said good-by to
Billy Mink and Joe Otter there had
been something of wistfulness in his
squeaky voice. The fact is, Jerry
would have loved to go visiting also.
But he knew that it was quite out
of the question. In the first place,
he is a slow traveller on land and
he felt that on land he would be in
even more danger than If he stayed
at home, despite those dreadful
traps.
So Derry cat on the top Of his
Evening star., 1938-12-26

house and watched Billy Mink and
Little Joe Otter out of sight. Then
he sighed. Then sighed again. II
suppose he muttered, my troubles
are just beginning. These traps
Billy Mink told about were set for
him, but I know trappers well enough
to know that sooner or later there
will be some traps set especially for
me-"
Jerry was quite right. Early the
next morning as he was making his
breakfast on . lily root he caught
Evening star., 1938-12-26
TwizzIer Answer
BY Fontuine Fox

The lovely young lady simply
CROPPED around in the dark until sh1
had three of the bracelets. BY
taking just three she was sure of
having pair that matched.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
BY Willard
Trademark q appiiec
For q 8. Patent Once
BY Norman Marsh
By Bud Fisher

was Jerry Muskrat. 1t seemed to
him that he must 60 ashore and get
those good things to eat. But he
didn't. He just plunged his head
under water so that he could no
longer smell those things and then
swan over to his house to think
things over.
(Copyrisht, 193s.)
Evening star., 1938-12-26
sight of some one coming down the
Laughing Brook. It wasn't Farmer

Laughing Brook. 1t wasn't Farmer
Browns Boy. 1t was a stranger
This stranger kept stopping and ex-
amining every old log in the water
and every hole along the bank. He
stopped at three of Jerry's favorite
eating places and studied them.
Jerry knew just what that meant.
That's that dreadful trapper,"
thought Jerry. "He's trying to find
out where I am In the habit of going
20 that he may set traps there. It's
Evening star., 1938-12-26

On the way to join her, Stanley Wood picked
up Van Eyk. But when they arrived in the
vicinity from which the shots had come, they could
not find Gonfala. For two hours they searched
without results. They called to her, they fired
their guns. No ansWer
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-08-18
DECORATION SERVICE
FOR BLEVINS CEMETERY
HELD LAST SATURDAY

The annual decoration at the
Blevins graveyard was held last
Saturday.
Tn Blevins graveyard is located
near the Jefferson Grassy Creek
highway in the Crumpler commune
ty.
1t contains four hundred thirty
two graves, among which are those
of more than one hundred Blevinses.
There are comparatively few
carved stones but every grave is
cared for. There was a profusion of
flowers at the decoration, such as
has seldom been seen in the coun-
ty. Every grave had its tribute of
respect in floral purity and beauty.
The affair as usual was attended
by large gathering of people from
distant points in North Carolina and
adjoining states.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-08-18
Yves Terrell Now
With n. Y. Yanks

New York, Aug. 14.-Wesley
(Prima-Donna) Terrell, released by
Washington's fourth-place Senators
two days ago, came up with the
New York Yankees what looks
like a world series ot-today.
The temperamental highlander,
veteran of IL years in the big time
with Cleveland, Boston and Wash
ington was signed by world champ
pions to make up for the absence of
Joe Vance. Vance, recently brought
up from Kansas City, underwent an
appendectomy last night and appar-
emily is through for the season.
In hooking up the Yanks, Terrell
is like the fellow who fell into a
barrel of tar and came up with di-
amond necklace. The New Workers.
are far in front in the pennant race,
and are favored to get into their
third straight world series, with its
resultant cash benefits. Washing
ton, although pleasant surprise
this year, is hardly rated to rise
above fourth place.
Yves had had fairly good season,
winning Is and losing only s.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-08-18

North SIS West 36A poles to a To-
Gust stump on the ridge; then North
20 West 48 poles to stake on the
ridge, L. A. Porter and Eunice
divers corner; then North 80 West,
in and with said Porter's line, %
poles to stake; then North q "a
West 441s poles to a white oak on
the ridge; then North 46 West Is
is poles to white oak; then North
70 West II poles to a stake on the
East bank of the river; then up the
bank of the river, binding thereon,
South GA East "a poles to stake
on the bank of the river; then South
5A West 241a poles to stake on
the bank of the river; then South
18 West 20 poles to a stake on the
bank of the river; then South so
West pole to a stake on the
bank of the river; and on the North
east bank of the mouth of the Tilley
Branch; then South SO West, cross
ing the Tilley Branch, 2 poles to a
stake, a corner of the Harrison
Blackburn land; then South 65h
West 10 poles to a stake on the bank
of the river; then South 70 West
Is poles to stake on the bank of
the river; then South 80 West IL
poles to a stake on the bank of the
river; then North rs West IL poles
to stake on the bank of the river;
then South West poles to stake
at the graveyard fence; then South
81 y East, with said fence, 2 As
poles to stake, the Northeast corn
er of the graveyard; then South 10
Il East, with graveyard fence,
poles to stake, the Southeast corn
er of the graveyard; then South sc
West, with the graveyard fence, S
poles and % links to a stake, the
Southwest corner of the graveyard;
then South IS West 9 1-3 poles to a
stake, corner of the Baptist
Church Lot; then South East / Is
poles to stake in the road; then
in and with the road, South % is
East Is poles to stake in the road;
then South 9 East 10 poles to a stake
in the road; then South 43 East
poles to a stake in the road; then
South rs East II poles to stake in
the road; then South 55k East 2
poles to stake in the road; then
South 3815 West 2 poles to a stake
in the road; then South SO West Is
poles to stake in the road; then
South 2 West 2 poles to stake in
the road; then South IS East S poles
to stake in the road; then South
2 West 4 poles to a stake where
lynn formerly stood; then, leaving
the road, South 70 East so poles to
a maple on the ridge; then North
TN East 14A poles to the begin
ming, containing 148 acres and 121 II
poles, and being the land described
in a deed from Seibert Plummer,
of S. C. Plummer, de-
ceased, to John w. Eller, dated May
16, 1919; which deed is duly record
ed in the Office of the Register of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-08-18

FOR SALES acres of land 2 miles
from West jefferson on state high
way with 8 room brick house, large
barn and other buildings. A 14k
acre tract of land just out side of
city limits, 3 room house and large
Tobacco barn.
l 1887 Chevrolet truck good as new
low milage. 1887 Plymouth Sc
dan about 1000 miles, also several
other good used cars and pickups
at prices and terms to suit you. If
you have anything to sell list it
with me.
L. M. Faw, West Jefferson, N. C..
8-18-4TC