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Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

BEING TOLD THEY should CO.
operate with hometown movements.
many people reply they will be glad
to offer advice on how somebody else
should do the work.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

ADVERTISING HAS helped count
less small companies to grow into
big ones, while the lack of it has
turned many big prospects into small
results.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

IF THE PEOPLE would cheer for
the home town with one quarter the
enthusiasm with which they root for
football team. town could make
tremendous progress.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

AFTER SENDING AWAY the
cream Of their trade to other cities,
some folks get sour if the home mer-
chant doesn't hustle for the skim
milk end OF It
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

WHEN THE HOME TOWN seems
slow, it is because it has to carry
such a big dead weight of people
who contribute nothing to its pro-
gress.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

Casual conversation in Washing
ton before and just after the regular
session started showed what Con-
gressmen in general we're thinking.
One person would say: Isn't it a
shame what these big monopOlies
are doing?" And another would re-
ply: Sure it is: but name me a big
monopoly that is doing these
things"
The original critic. after naming
local utilities and railroads in GER
tain communities and the telephone
system would stop. And the ques-
tioner would point out that all these
alleged monopolies already were
subject to the most rigid regulation
by both state and federal agencies.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

Despite this general attitude,
there will be a lot of talk before the
session is over about Strengthening
the antitrust laws" But it will be
largely talk. And whatever amend
ments are put through won't be very
stringent. Because Washington, in
and out of Congress, knows that if
any weakness exists it is not in the
law but in the enforcement of pres-
ent laws.
In this connection. the National
Association Of Manufacturers, in a
statement commenting on the mo-
nOpoly chatter, asked:
"The question naturally arises If
there are such offenders why were
they not brought to trial? Who are
they? What are their offenses? Why
have they not been prosecuted? Why
are they tried on the radio and not
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21
WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER
From
CONGRESSMAN WIN. 7. ALLEN

THIS WEEK | HAVE taken up
with the Secretary Of the Navy the
matter of naming one of the new
battleships Delaware" in honor of
our State. We are certainly entitled
to this recognition from the Navy
Department and l hope my request
can be granted.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21
PRoBLEM

Father-'Isnf it wonderful how little chicks
get out Of their sheils2'
sOn-"what sets me is how they get In
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

Then the critic. forgetting the
stiff competition that exists. would
suggest: "Well. how about steel
and automobiles? And the question
er would reply: well. automobiles
are certainly better machines today
than 10 years ago and yet the aver
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

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Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

HID w LIN ia = AahNA "a w
with the Secretary Of the Navy the
matter of naming one of the new
battleships Delaware" in honor of
our State. We are certainly entitled
to this recognition from the Navy
Department and I hope my request
can be granted.
DETECTIVES OF THE NEW SEES
SION-The President states his OBJ
jectives for the new session. A wage
and hour bill; authorization for gov
ernment reorganization; crop con-
troll legislation; relief funds; cur
tailment of expenditures in a way
that necessary government func-
tiOns will not be endangered; ma
tional income must be raised to pro-
duce larger tax revenues and
changes in present taxes without
causing losses.
ECONOMIES - The President is
determined to cut government ex-
penses at this time. He has recon-
mended several curtailments to
Congress among which are: Cur
tailment of several general public
works programs such as river and
harbor improvements and buildings
because they do not provide as much
as other types of work;
projects are to be stop
ped until those now under construc-
tion are nearly completed; Public
building should be continued only
on a small basis so that capital in
vestment will be returned by saw
ings in annual operating costs; Re-
duction Of highway construction
grants. Some of the expenditures
will remain the same and few will
be boosted but in general, the pro-
gram is economy.
FURTHER DROPS IN MEAT
PRICES DUE-COnsumers are not
yet getting the full benefit Of drops
in prices of live meat animals. ac-
cording to the AAA. Prices paid at
stOckyards for cattle, hogs, and !
lambs have been falling rapidly to
levels below those received a year
ago. While meat prices to consum-
ers have declined for four consecu-
tive months, and are approaching a |
more normal relationship to other /
retail food prices, they have still
some distance to go before they re-
feet the sizeable drops which have
occurred in prices paid to farmers.
POTATO SURPLUS BOUGHT /
FOR RELISF USE-Nearly three
MILLION bushels Of the 1887 potato
and sweet potato crops have been
purchased for relief distribution by
The Federal Surplus Commodities
Purchases Of Irish po-
tatoes were 4.3 per cent of the car
lot shipments since June IL. Pur-
,hases fro mthe 1887 crop started
Iune IL. The FSCC had bought,
through December 81, a total Of o.
go 200 bushels of white Qrish) po-
atoes and 100000 bushels OF sweet
potatoes.
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

An interesting sidelight is that
after several radio speakers had ac-
cused "monopolies" of fostering
high prices. that argument virtually
disappeared. The biggest reason, Of
course. was that the so-called mo
nopolies" actually have had less to
do with forcing prices upward than
any other group in society.
After ALL" as one Congressman
put it, when unions force the cost
of labor up and when the govern
ment forces the cost Of raw material
up. the only thing the producer can
do is raise his price to meet the in
creased cost. II he doesn't, he goes
out Of business"
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21

age price is $500 less than a decade
ago. Is there monopoly there?"
And he would add: do you think
that If there was a steel monopoly
all Of the steel companies would be
submitting identical bids for govern
ment business? OF course they
wouldn't. One company would get
the first contract with low bid and
another would get the second and
so on. That's the way a monopoly
would act"
Milford chronicle., 1938-01-21
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Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
HEADLINES AND EDI-
TORIALS DON'T MIX.

News of the outcome of the Neal
trial came last Friday after we had
gone to press. In last minute ef-
fort to convey this to the public, no
other space being available 1t was
set over an editorial of purely local
interest. Result: A lot of people
thought it a nasty dig, lot of 9TH
ers apparently saw the lack of re-
lationship and let it go as mine
run editorial. The dig part was
wrong, we do not kick people in
trouble, and before we attempt to
profit by the misfortunes of others,
we will try our hand at writing
rhymes for beer advertisements and
shaving cream.
For those who were apparently
affected personally, we wish to cor
rect the error and say that we were
probably as embarrassed as they
were. To the persons for whom the
editorial was really intended, we say
the day of rat rule in Minneapolis
is gone, the people are getting tired
of it, and sooner or later are going
to do something about it. When
they do, if we are on the scene, we
will be happy to broadcast the glad
tidings.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26

President of the National Baptist
Laymen's Movement, operating under
authority of the National Baptist Con-
vention. Inc, which seeks to educate
men from the passive to the active
type of religion" Mr.. Gale is also head
of the unique James E. Gayle & Sons,
music publishers and book distributors,
$40 Saratoga street, New Orleans, La,
which he has developed into "one of
the largest mail order book concerns
in the South, and handles religious,
school and secular books and all kinds
of music" A native of Natchez. Miss,
Mr.. Gayle was educated at the old
Straight college Tlsee of his children
have graduated from college and the
fourth will soon enter Manager of the
Gayle Singers, we'll known on the ra-
dio. Mr.. Gayle sings tenor as a hobby,
and likes the spirituals.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
Women's Club Plan City
Wide Meeting March 27

The City Association of Colored
Women's Clubs will sponsor Confer
ence on local problems Sunday, March
n, the meeting is open to the public
The Conference will open with the Ma
tional Negro Anthem.
Invocation-Rev d. P. Young, Border
M. E. Church
Purpose of the Meeting-Mrs. F. NJ
Shanks, Pres.
Education-Miss Anna Pearl Harris
Student of Hamline University
Employment-Mf. c. w. Washington
Exec. Sec'y, Mpls. Urban League
Health-Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, gradu-
ate nurse
Housing-Miss Mary Luverta Huff
Case Worker of Phyllis Wheatiey
House
Musical Skit from Show Boat-Miss
Harriet Mae Smith and Earl C
Clendcnon, Jr., of ST. Paul
Address-Mr. T. Arnold Hill, Exec
Sec'y. National Urban League, New
York
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Shanks, Pres,
Mrs. Sara Paul. Secretary,
Mrs. Ida Taylor,
Mrs. Weller White,
Mrs. Alice Morgan,
Mrs. Fannie Wright,
Mrs. Mayme Burrell, Chr. of Com
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
Minneapolis Union Sports Council
Sets April rs as Deadline for
Team Registrations

April Is has been set as the dead
line for the registration of union teams
in the Minneapolis Union Sports
League May 5 is the opening date of
the season. These announcements were
made following the meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Minneapolis
Labor Sports Council which met on
March 10 at the Minneapolis Labor.
School.
A registration fee of $3.50 will be
harged for each team entering the
league. This fee will cover the cost of
umpires, trophies, use OF ball-fields and
organization and administration ex-
2enses. Memberssof thu. committee re-
ported high enthusiasm for the pro-
gram as, outlined at the Union Sports
Conference held in the Minneapolis La
Dor School on March II. Many unions
have already entered teams.
Park Board rules were adopted as
governing the games to be played in
the Union Sports League All team
members must be bona fide union
members.
Mr.. Axel Lidholm was elected as
Chairman of the Executive Board of
the Minneapolis Union Sports Council
and Doris Koval and Betty Hoff were
elected as Secretary and Ire surer, re-
spectively.
Jim Davy was appointed as full-time
organizer for the Union Sports pro-
gram Mr. Davy's services are avail
able through the cooperation of the
W.P.A. recreation program. Mr.. Davy
will assist in organizing teams and will
arrange all schedules in cooperation
with the Minneapolis Park Board
All teams will be registered through
Jim Davy whose office is in the Min
neapolis Labor School, 245 Transpor-
ton Building Annex. For assistance
in organizing teams, or, for more in
formation, call Mr.. Davy, Ge. 1904.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. H. w. Bolts, Pastor

Sunday was gala day of service
The beautiful sunshine seemed to
awaken the sense of appreciation in
the hearts of the people for worship,
and large appreciative audience turn
ed out to pay homage to their Creator
Sunday being designated as family day
we enjoyed the presence of the various
families that choose to worship with
us. The Pastor spoke on the signifi-
canoe of the family life.
Our Sunday School is quite interest
ing and attendance still fingers around
the one hundred mark We are still
Looping to reach the unreached. If you
have no church affiliation in the city,
remember you are always welcome at
Zion. Thanks to the many visiting
friends who worshipped with us Sun
Cay. The pastor will speak Sunday
morning on the subject, Community
Life. If you are concerned in the
community in which you live, will you
join with Us in worship Sunday morn
'ng2 AT so o'clock in the afternoon
the pastor will be speaking at Pilgrim
Turn to page two
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
MINNESOTA FUNERAL
DIRECTORS CONVENTION

Funeral directors from Iowa, Wis
consin and the Dakotas will join Min
nesota morticians at the forty-eighth
annual convention of the Minnesota
Funeral Directors Association, sched-
uled to open at the Saint Paul Audi
torium, March 10Th, according to Viii
liam L. Landkamer, Mankato, presi-
dent of the state group.
In addition to an exhibit of caskets,
hearses, vaults, chapel and cemetery
equipment that will occupy $4,000
square feet of floor space, there will be
an embalmers' clinie in charge of Pro-
fessor Clement Williams, Kansas City.
To meet the trend toward modern
funeral chapels, clinic on mortuary
architecture and maintenance is sched-
uled as part of the program. Other
features will include discussions on in
digent burials, licensing of embalmers
and funeral directors, insurance cover
age for funeral homes, and automobile
casualty insurance
Fashions change even in funerals,
Mr.. Landkamer said. Pastel shades of
rose, gray and other more cheerful col.
ors have displaced the traditional black.
The sharply angular coffin has given
way to the shaded casket of beauty and
dignity. Gone too is the old fashioned
hcarse. 1t is now the modern stream
lined automobile funeral coach.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
SICK AND SHUT IN
Mrs. La Belle De Leo, 6l9 Sixti

Avenue No.. is much improved in Gen
eral Hospital.
Mrs. Arthur Henry, 242l Fourth
Ave. So. is sick at her home
MFR. George Washington, 6lo Oak
Lake Ave. No.. is convalescing at his
home
Mrs. Leah Peal is i'll at Parkview
Hospital.
Mrs. Katherine L. Smith, 244l Fifth
Ave. So, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Alice Harris, 6l0 Sixth Ave.
No., is still at her home.
Miss Melrole Ash, 722 Emerson Ave.
No., is i'll at her home.
Mr.. George Walker, sol Aldrich, is
able to be up around the house.
Mr.. Andrew Horton is very cheerful
patient at Parkview Hospital.
Mrs. Helen Woods is i'll at General
Hospital.
Mr.. George Peters, COS Eighth Ave.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
EVA JESSIE CHOIR SCORES
TRIUMPH

The appearance of the Eva Jessye
Choir, part of the cast of Porgy and
Bess, appeared with the Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra, Wednesday, and
created the biggest sensation since the
first appearance of Roland Hayes,
some fifteen years ago.
Where Hayes did a one man job of
captivating his audience, the Eva Jes-
sye aggregation simply lifted its audi
tors out of the everyday world, took
them on its magic carpet for tour
through world they had never known
and in its finale deposited them breath
less, where they found them.
There was no one feature that could
be mentioned, for from direction to pi-
ano, it was something skin to uncanny
beauty, if there is such thing.
The symphony orchestra itself was
as usual, beautiful and forceful Their
Interpretation of Rhapsody in Blue
by Gershwin, with its Handy motif,
concealed yet felt was remindful of
Vachel Lindsay's Congo.
The representation Of our group
scattered throughout the audience,
spoke well for the cultured element
among us.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
The Mess Line

"Have you got mill?" We visited
the old home town last week, it was
the first time in five years. This in it
self would not be remarkable, had it
not been that one who went away, and
returned, could see the havoc of the
depression.
Missouri has sales tax as panacea
for her economic ills. If you spend a
dime, that is if you have dime, the
young lady who waited on you smiles
ever so sweetly and says, Have You
a mill?" You are supposed to dig up
an aluminium something that is cross
between Chinese money and beer
check, and swell the Golfers of the
state. ST. Joseph, to our notion, is the
finest example of what happens to peo-
pie who do not safeguard their inter-
ests.
l counted seven empty buildings in
vicinity of seven blocks that were
several stories The smallest three,
the largest eight. Thousands of feet of
floor space gathering dust. The build
ings themselves showing signs of lack
of care because their owners cannot
afford to keep them up. Where once
the strongest financial institution in
that part of the state stood, parking
lot now stands.
The population is dwindling, al
though the people seem to have not
entirely lost heart Everything seems
unable to resist the encroachment Of
age. This town when | was boy,
boasted more millionaires than any
city of its size in the U. s. This town
once upon time manufactured more
shirts and overalls than any place in
the country, the world for that matter
except, / believe, Manchester, Eng
land. All the hum of industry gone,
to be substituted by the whirring of
bat wings, and the cooling of pigeons.
Why? Don't ask me, | am no authori-
ty in such matters. Maybe it isn't re-
lated, but the thought just crept in,
that in the height of her glory, she
whitewashed Jesse James, and long
time afterwards, there came very un-
just lynching, and capital hesitated to
come from the outside.
As | say, these things may be unre-
lated. but | believe in playing safe.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
To The Editor

We read with interest your editorial
under date of February 10Th on How
Does a,Negro Feel?" in which you re-
fer to Mississippi's Senator Bilbo and
his proposal on the floor of the United
States Senate during the recent fill
buster against the Anti Lynching bill
Ito send all the colored people in the
United States to Africa.
Our first reaction to Bilbo's state
ment was to express our utter con-
tempt of this warped-minded, shame
less disciple of hate, prejudice and all
that decent, real Americans abhor But
upon further thought there comes over
US the realization that Senator Bilbo
/, and others of his school are reaching
the last ditch of fast-dying old South
ern dynasty of the rankest type, OF
politicians who thrive and win cleo
tions on the sole basis of racial preju-
dice and by playing the ignorant, illit-
crate, yet voting poor-white against
the disfranchised, helpless, segregated
Negro; the politician who assures the
poor-white of his racial superiority and
as reward for staying in his place and
accepting the rotten sharecropping
system and the turnips of Tobacco
Road" his poor-white constituency is
allowed to lynch Negro every now
and then.
Neither sending all the colored peo-
pie in the United States to Africa, nor
passing an Anti-Lynching bill is the
solution to the problem, rather, it is
vastly more important to stop the hui
man decay that has cankered the South
for the past century and to humanize a
civilization that permits present condi-
tions among the sharccroppers and tex
tile workers. A system that exploits not
only Negroes but majority of poor
whites, keeping one against the other
in an atmosphere Of violent prejudiced
abled to feel certain security in the
necessities of life, given chance to
live instead of being bred up as social
hookworms. Do that, and individuals
like Senator Bilbo will have no place
in public life.
As Negro, we felt the need of a
champion in the Senate such as our
great Minnesota liberal, S. A. Stock
we'll, whom we felt would have risen
to his feet and in no uncertain terms,
challenged and ably refuted this asinine
statement of Senator Bilbo, instead, we
found that those upon whom we felt
certain we could rely, played the usual
game of politics even at the expense
of human life itself.
! We IRE daily struggling as race to
educate ourselves to our own possibili-
ties and potentialitics and we go on
with a determined spirit to improve,
to progress, to become better citizens
, irrespective of Senator Bilbo and the
actions of our so-called friends VIII,
desert us at time when we need then.
most.
Very truly yours,
c. e. Rucker, Executive Chairman
! Minnesota Negro Council
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26

The Ophelia Rice Union was reor-
ganized Tuesday night by Mrs. Eva.
K. Cruzan, District Pres, at the home
of Mrs. Laura Tisdale, $500 w. Sind
St.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. M. C. Washington, Pres; Mrs.
Mayme Battle Carter, Vice Pres.
Mrs. Maude Canty, Secretary; Mrs.
Gertrude Ninigar, Treasurer; Miss
Ophelia Canty, chairman of Medal
Contest.
Misses Elizabeth Cruzan and Ophelia
Canty furnished the music which was
followed by party. Everyone present
enjoyed the evening,
The ST. Patrick Day tea given March
II at the home of Mrs. Mayme Battle
Carter, was great success. Miss Hell
en- Lewis, president of the gi.ls' class
wishes to express thanks to all who
attended and those appearing on the
program.
The Mothers Effort Club met Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
Dora Pepkins. 404 f. 24tl St. Mrs. A.
B. Lewis was guest speaker A me-
mortal was held fof the late Mrs. Jen-
ME Johnson, Chaplain of the club Mrs
Mabel Bell presented the program.
Mrs. evils was made Honorary
member Of the Aiot.crs' Effort Club
/ Hostess served delicious repast.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
WAYMAN A.M.Es CHOIR TO
SING REQUEST PROGRAM
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Sunday evening. March zzta2 the
choir of Wayman A. NJ. E. Church hs
singing program based on the fe-
quests Of their members and friends.
These requests have been handed in
over a period OF three weeks, and al
though there have been many duplica-
tons. a great many have accumulated.
Also appearing on this program will be
Miss Isabelle Greer. singing evangelist,
and the Lane Sisters Trio. The pres
elltation, which will be under the di-
rection of the chorister, Mr.. B. l..
Greer, will begin promptly at 500 p. m.
The public is invited to attend this SER
vice and hear their favorite hymns,
sPirituals, or anthems sung.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
FARMER rs SENTENCED ON
PEoNAGE CHARGE

MOBILE, Ala, March 23-Thomas
Jefferson Blair, 36-year-oid farmer,
pleaded guilty to peonage charges in
federal court Wednesday and was SEN
fenced to serve l8 months in the At
lanta federal penitentiary and pay a
$500 fine. Federal agents charged
Blair with enslaving Jim DAILY. his wife
and three children for two years for
payment of a $50 debt which Blair
claimed they owed
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
w. Squire Neal Appeals


An appeal from the sentence of two
years that was imposed on w. Squire
Neal, found guilty of concealing stolen
funds and subsequent release on $4,000
bond are the latest developments in the
Neal case.
Despite rumors to the contrary, ac-
cording to Mr. Neal the homes are
doing business as usual, and will prob
ably continue to do business for long
time. There have been no changes in
personnel of the staff of the home ex-
cept such voluntary changes as are
expected to occur from time to time.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26

The Kings Daughters Club of Be-
thesda Baptist Church met Thursday,
March II, at the home of Mrs. R. S.
Morgan, 1901 18th Ave. So The host
ess served delicious dinner.
w. c. T. u. Reorganizes
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26

Mrs. Helen Jackson was hostess to
the Twin Cities Missionary Workers
Friday, March 18. Mrs. Plocket was
the speaker. Song and praise service
concluded the program. The hostess
served dainty repast of turkey din
ner.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26

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Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26

Wait for the Northern Pacific Walters
Porters Dance. Friday night, April 22, at
Ramsey Hall, St. Paul Auditorium.
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26
STEWARDESS BOARD NO. 1.
ST. PETER A.M.E. CHURCH

is SPONSORING Spiritual Birthday PRO-
gram Sunday afternoon, March 27, al
8 p. m.
Rev. H. w. Allen of First Presby-
terian Church, is guest speaker. Mrs
Alice Stewart, chairman of program.
Come and help us in this worthy
cause,
Twin-City herald., 1938-03-26

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