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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
World War A r m y
Insults S c or e d
In Crisis Arti c | e

NEW YORK-The insults heaped
upon Negro soldiers in the World
war are reviewed by Walter VIII
son. white author. in an article In
The Crisis for March. The piece,
entitled "Old Jim Crow In Uni
FORM" tells OF the Negro officers
training camp st Camp Dodge.
Iowa, the Jim Growing OF Negro
troops on the transports taking
them to France, the American army
campaign to poison the French
against Negroes, and the efforts TO
hurry the Negro troops home i'm
mediately after the armistice to
get them out OF France.
The writer cites the Infamous
insulting memorandum sent to the
French army at the request OF the
Americal army officials telling the
French people that American Ne
groes were inferior beings"
The writer disproves the widely
heralded charges that Negro sol,
diers were guilty OF widespread
rape and cites the fact that the
mayors OF twenty-five French
cities and towns praised the Amer
lean Negro soldiers highly for their
bravery and gentlemanly conduct
of the battlefield.
White American army officials
were "infuriated" by the fact that
Negro troops won medals and cita-
lions for bravery, the author as
serts. Mr.. Wilson calls upon all
progressive groups to unite In
fighting to secure the admission OF
Negroes 10 all branches OF the
army and navy without discrimi-
nation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
Health Guild
Sponsors Health
Institute Here
First Session
At Lucy Thurman
Friday, March "a

The Daniel II. Williams Health
Guilds institute for volunteer
health workers will be held Friday
March "a. and Friday. March 81,
from 10 a. m. 10 4 p. m. at the
Lucy Thurman YWCA.
Chairmen OF the Friday pro-
gram. March "a. will be DIR. ]. j.
McClendon. morning, and DR.. ]. M.
Ames. In the afternoon.
AT the morning session. DR.. S. H.
C. owen viii speak on Sex Educa-
ton" and Or. c. c. Ames. on
"Venereal Disease.
In the afternoon. Dr.. V. G.. Toll
bert Will speak on Mental Hyg-
iene:' Or. W. A. Thompson. Her
edity and Environment" Miss So
phia Halstead. Food and Nutri-
ton
The chairmen for Friday, March
81. will be Or. j. A. Moore. morn
ing, and Dr. j. 2. Barygh, in the
afternoon.
Speakers at the morning session
will be Or. J. A. Graham. on Per
iodic Examinations For Heart, Kin
neys and IJheumwism;" DR.. r..
c. l.. Markoc. on tuberculosis"
Speakers for the closing session
will include DR.. Clement Scott,
subject Know the Health Facili-
ties OF the City;" DR.. william Pos
ties. Dental Hygiene" and Miss
Ethel Childs. Preparing The Child
For school
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
S c h O o | Association
Reflects Mrs. Bell;
Pupils Stage Play

Mrs. Alice Bell az $50 Ferry
avenue East. was reelected presi-
dent OF tho Garfield Parent Teach
err association at the March meet
ing held on Monday, March 10.
The other officers elected were:
Mrs. Ruth Ellis. Mother vice.
president, John Howell. Father
yice-president. Jay Dittman.
Teacher vice-president; Miss Mil
dred Mcleod. secretary: Mrs Fan
ME Moon. treasurer.
The Negro History Week pro-
gram which had been given at
Jackson intermediate school was
repeated for the parents at this
meeting. II consisted OF musical
selections and three plays, with
Dorothy Payton acting as announc.
er.
Two plays were based on ths
life Of Mary Mcleod Bethune and
George Carver respectively.
The third play pictured scenes
from some OF the books which are
in the Garfield school library writ.
ten by or about colored people
The books portrayed were: Shut.
tered Windows Lion Boy Sad.
Faced Boy" "zeke". Railroad &c
Freedom" THE Colored situation,
Dream Keeper and Along Thi,
Way
The entire program was under
the supervision OF the English
teachers and Miss Muriel Etans
department head.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
Social Jolliettes

The weekly meeting OF the So
cIal Joliettes was held at the home
OF Mrs. Cage on Erskine. Impor-
tant business was discussed and
plans were made for a cabaret par
~ 10 be held the latter part OF the
month al one OF the local mite
spots.
After refreshments we're served
the members proceeded to the
Tuxedo to attend the party held
by the 1910 clubs.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
Washington's Ideals Praised
By Luncheon Club Speaker

There are many things in life
more important than your bust
ness" Fred G. White, secrtary OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, OF Ham
tramck, told the members OF the
MONDAY Luncheon club wednes-
day.
zone OF these things" he con-
tinued, lis the right to continue
in that business "a right 10 have
that business.
Fragile Flowers
Liberty and freedom are the
most fragile OF flowers. and they
come only after great sacrifice and
loss OF life. Unless we maintain
liberty and freedom then his
country will not be happy place
to live In, he said.
Mr.. White, "a lawyer by profess
sion. urged the members OF the
association 10 dedicate themselves
20 the principles OF the late BOOK
er T. washington by arousing each
individual 10 step UP and keep
going"
To be effective as an organiza-
ton, Mr.. White said that the mem
bers must approach from the
point OF view that you will give
something; not take something"
1T is only through the united
effort OF every member that your
club can succeed ne said.
Roderlck Schus,er. chairman o.
the membership committee, an
nounced that Sc new members had
been procured in the current drive,
and that total OF $3.50 had been
subscribed.
Carlton w Gaines. president OF
the Booker T. washington Trade
association and chairman OF The
luncheon club. presented set OF
books which had been glyen the
club by Edgar PITTS.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18

The williams Ex-Slave Bonus
Plan Sponsoring committee are in
receipt OF several communications
from the executive Office OF the
Kentucky State college, relative
10 the interest OF the L. S. Govern
ment In the ex-slaves OF the United
States sponsors announce
The following excerpt is quoted
from one OF the recent letters from
the kentucky State college. OF
which Prot. r. B. Atwood is presi-
dent, as follows:
Prof S. r. Williams
Detroit, Mich.
Dear Sir:
This will acknowledge receipt
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
Apostolic Church
Elects New Pastor

The Church Of Jesus Christ a.
the Apostolic Faith elected new
pastor Friday night, March 10 in
the person OF Bishop J. Z. Minms.
The former pastor was Mrs. D. A.
Jones. bishop.
Services are held at the church
every Sunday. Tuesday and Thurs
day evening at 1880 o'clock also at
IL noon on sunday.
The public is invited 70 attend
all services.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18
Mrs. Sylvia White Laid To Rest

Funeral services were held this
week for the late Mrs. Sylvia
White. $50 e. Vernon highway. who
died Friday. March 10. at . local
hospital. following a lingering III
ness.
The deceased was the wife OF
Henry w. white. well-known local
politician and member OF the
United Democratic District organi-
zation and tonsorial artist on Hast
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-03-18

ings street.
Mrs. White was born in Ashylle.
N. c.. June Is. 1891. and had been
a member OF Olivet Baptist church
for the past fifteen years.
In addition to her husband. Mrs
White is survived by two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Essie Hoyle. and Miss
henrietta White. $50 z. Vernon
highway; three brothers-w. j.
Greenlee. Hillman and Elijah
Greenlee, all OF Washington. d. c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
RETURNED FROM
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Evan Wruck Called
Home BY Death of
His Father, John Wruck

Maintaining only Sc miles of
roads may sound like dream of a
job but weather conditions make
plenty of maintenance necessary,
Evan Wruck, Juneau Alaska road
worker. said this week.
Evan arrived here last Friday,
after a 5-day trip over $500 miles
Of water and land, after he had
been notified of the death of his
father, John Wruck. Evan had had
letter from his father only few
days before he learned of the sud-
den passing.
Elm the winter snowslides keep
us busy and in the summer mud
slides and rocks" he said. Roads,
he explained, hug the cliffs and in
the rainy season rocks and mud
pour down on the roadways. Last
summer Juneau chalked up some
sort of record when rain fell for
81 consecutive days. Roads in Alas
ka rarely connect towns. The Sc
miles of roads around Juneau are
only penetration to interesting
spots, he explained.
Alaska, for the number Of peo-
pie, is probably the most air-mind-
ed spot in the United States posses
sions, he believes. There are few
roads, and boat travel is slow is the
reason for much air travel.
While Juneau has much rain, 1t
is not cold. Not a day this winter
has the temperature been below
zero since the city is warmed by
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
GARAGE DESTROYED
BY FIRE THURSDAY
Truck Saved-Buildings and
Contents Lost-Other
Buildings Threatened

A fire of undetermined origin
occurred at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Bailey, in the northeast
section Of Sank Centre, on High
way II, Thursday afternoon, al
$3.50 o'clock. A garage, about
18x20 feet, erected about four
years ago, was burned to the
ground. Sank Centres fire depart
ment responded to silent call and
succeeded in saving other buildings
threatened by the fire.
Mr.. Bailey had started fire in
a heating stove in the garage to
thaw ice from his truck, and then
went about his chores. Mrs. Bailey
saw smoke gushing from the gar
age door, and called her husband
who discovered the interior of the
building in flames. He succeeded
in pushing his truck part ways
through the door, but was unable
to start it owing to severe heat
and dense smoke.
Through the combined efforts of
Bob Miller, Guy Scott, Yves Cor
rell and Mr.. Bailey the truck was
saved with little damage. Other
contents Of the garage such as
tools, packing blankets, new truck
canvass, etc., were lost. Mr.. Bail
ey carried insurance on the build
ing, but not on the contents nor
his truck.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
Thursday, March 16, 1889

ocean currents. But as little as
fifteen miles from the coast, the
cold settles in, he said.
He admitted that a few times he
had tried prospecting. "But not
enough to make it worth my
while" he said. do very much Of
1t and it gets in your blood. You
think every time you turn over q
rock, you've hit a stake"
Evan plans his return to Alaska
and his job with the Bureau Of
Public Roads, a Federal depart
ment, about April LIST.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
LEGION BAND
CONCERT MARCH q
Rev. Henry Retzek VIII
Be Speaker At County
Legion Meeting

Robert Swift Post, American,
Legion, pointed this week to dual
activity when Monday they will
be host post to the county unit Of
the Legion and Thursday, March
23rd, the Legion band win play a
concert indoors.
Announcements were made by
county commander, w. d. Gallup,
and manager Of the Legion band.
FIR. Henry Reflex, widely-known
West Union priest, will be the
speaker Monday when IL posts Of
Stearns county will be represent
ed at the meeting. The affair is
to be conducted jointly with both
the Legion and the Auxiliaries
present. The announcement includ-
ed the invitation to all ex-Service,
men and their wives. A program
and dancing will follow the meet
ing.
Rehearsals went into the finale
this week as the 28-piece Legion
band, under the direction Of DR..
p. w. Hanson, prepared for its
spring indoor concert next week
Thursday evening. The concet is
free and will be held in the Junior
high auditorium.
A program, arranged to carry an
indoor concert group, will be pub
lished next week, DR.. Hanson an
nounced.
Most notable gains in the year
old organization have been in the,
reed and wood wind sections. Be
ginning with too few reeds for
proper balance, the organization
now boasts nine wood winds. It
includes six clarinets, two saxo-
phones and a piccolo. Other instru-
mentation points to a well-balanced
unit for the concert, Mr.. Hanson
indicated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
G. Crundman Passed
Away Suddenly
CONTINUED from Page Onel

suddenly at Appleton, Wisconsin,
Monday, March 18th. He had been
working the night before and APP
parently was in good health. Death
came to him as the result of a
heart attack.
Mr.. Harrison was born at Sibley,
Iowa, October %, 1885, and his age
at death was SO years, four months
and IL days.
On August II, 1910, he was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Minnie
johnson, at st. Paul. Three chill
dren were born to them, who with
Mrs. Harrison, survive. They are:
Mrs. Harriet Langdon, Charles Ed
ward, Jr., and Jean Marie, all at
home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison came to
Sank Centre in 1919, and he en-
gagged in the insurance business,
representing the Great West In
surance Co., Of Canada, and the
Equitable Life Insurance Co., of
Iowa. For time he was employed
as travelling representative for
DeBergman Co., furriers.
Mr.. Harrison was interested in
the golf course in this city and
gave considerable time to its for
nation. He was president Of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
Brainerd, Fergus, Brecken-
ridge, Locals IN Regional
Continued from Page One)

made the maddest scramble in the
tourney. Next to go was Bertha,
downed by host team, Glenwood.
wood.
An Upsala team that on sheer
fight battled their way into a tour
nament seat followed when Long
Prairie, who had set themselves up
as the team who might do it, bump
ed them of.
And Deer Creek, crippled with
sickness that hit their ablest man.
johnson, became easy prey for
Sank Centre.
A Glenwood team, listed as one
of the favorites, fell to pieces
against driving Alex attack that
rated Alex higher. And Alex, on
the tough side Of the bracket who
had eliminated two Of the tough
les, was ready and hoping to pick
off the defenders.
Obstreperous Long Prairie, in
spired to the heights, staked all and
lost in the Sank Centre semi-fin-
ais. Unorthodox fire engines, they
were killed by their own pace, lost
a dramatic finalist bid.
Like champ with the count of
nine against him, Sank Centre rose
up in the fourth against Long
Prairie, hit comeback stride and
walked into the favored spot by
virtue of their performance.
Alexandria, following the predict
ed dope, busted off favorite after
favorite to meet in the finalist
round a team that completely out
classed them.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16

this fine bunch Of athletes. you
were in condition." he told them
land that counted much" These
boys not only played the night
cap sessions each night which got
them late to bed, but played three
game string to win the district
Alexandria, paired on Tuesday, had
only one game preceding their Sank
Centre tussle. Not only that, Sank
Centre had played one more game
than any other district entry. That
qualifying round with Grey Eagle
added one that no one else had.
A team of well-generaled athletes
make up this ball club. Because
Of his offensive record, a 220-poinl
season total, Pangburn comes in
the running. His tournament rec
ord is Is points per game, a total
Of SO points in the six games. Con-
key and Ethun too moved over the
hundred mark with tournament
scoring contributions.
Then Captain Conkey, a fine play
director, whose poise and delibera-
ton was a steadying influence
throughout. Against Alexandria he
knew the precise moment to take
time out to rally his forces, to pre-
vent excessive firing.
Don Kringen, top defensive man
by virtue Of his season play hold
ing all the biggies Of the district
to low scores, came through with
some valiant ball in this tourna-
ment. Against Long Prairie he
took a new role, driving, squirming
in for buckets, to take high scor-
ing position. That was new for
him, but it pointed to his calibre
for coming through when they
needed 1t most.
And Denny Ethun, aggressive lit
tie scrapper. Ethun had a shot
that starts from his chest. Short,
he can with that shot score over
the heads of six-foot opponents.
And Larson, too, with his defensive
and offensive play-he was instru-
mental often in moving that ball
in to Pangburn against Alex-rated
a berth on this championship team.
And silent partners in the whole
affair were the five substitutes. On
the bench sat Billy Brown, Joey
Jackson, who took his turn against
Long Prairie and Deer Creek; Buzz
Deziel, who played against Alex
andria, Carl Hildebrand and Jim
Arneson. When pink eye kept
Arneson of the bench Friday, Glen
Sieben relieved. These lads gave
in practice, where no one could see,
what they had to give.
Do they like Toftness? Well,
one Of the fellows said, They like
him and respect him. They'll go
down the line and win games to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16

thusiastic columnist Robert Pollak
angela" opened last Sunday
March 18th, at the Selwyn theatre
The original cast, headed by
Flora Campbell in the feminine
role, with Lewis on hand to make
a curtain talk, and the polished
Philip Merivale handling the mas
culine lead Of DR.. Hilary Jarrett
Is still with the play.
According to columnist Pollak
angela" is a Mght-hearted, good
natured, problem play about mid
dle-aged physician who marries a
young and pretty girl. Lewis pre-
occupation with physicians is not
news, wrote he, and expanded the
theme to show that Doc Kennicott
in main Street" had his origin in
the fact Lewis father was a coun-
try doctor of the old school.
"This Sank Centre boy who
shocked the good people of Min
nesota by studying French, Ian
guage considered immoral, grew UP
with his eyes open. His card-in-
dexed mind retained impressions
which were ultimately to crystalline
in the superb Main Street." wrote
Pollak, who has been reading ad-
vance publicity. when it came
out in 1920 its red-headed author
thought Of it as a non-commercial
novel which just might do 5000
copies. BY 1922 its sales had reach
ed 100000 and it had been trans.
lated into four languages"
He points out that Lewis, as far
back as 1919, tinkered about the
theatre. A floperoo, called Hobo
hemia" did nothing at all, so the
author continued his stream of good
novels. Four years ago he he was
represented momentarily on Broad.
way with 1.-THE Jayhawkers." Then
last summer ut Can't Happen
Here" proved government winner
Whether angela" and Lewis will
seen more than just a flicker OF
the bright lights Of Broadway him
ges probably on the reception dur
ing this Chicago date.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
SINCLAIR LEWIS
PLAY IN CHICAGO
Opened At Selwyn
Theatre Sunday, March
18th, Says Chicago Times

Sinclair Lewis, travelling thespian
and curtain speaker, has landed for
his play, Angela Is Twenty-Five"
written in collaboration with Fay
Wray, a Chicago loop spot and a
long-sought date.
According to a clipping from the
Chicago Times, forwarded by vigi-
liant Sank Centreite Bob Vande-
steeg, Chicago student, and en-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
Locals Won From
Alex In District Finals
CONTINUED From Page One)

points in this game again plunkeG
in the last basket. just as he die
against Melrose last year.
The formula for this game was
simple: Play your own type of ball
pass easy and often, break, anG
when you shoot, make it count. Fol
an entire four quarters they ad
hered to the formula laid down BY
Toftness, and took the plaudits Of
the entire crowd, satisfied that here
was championship material.
It was evident from the frs
that Sank Centre had the best bal
club even though scoring wasnt
sufficient to give them any more
than a dangerous margin. At the
end of the first quarter the score
was 4 to 3. But Sank Centre was
playing ball, sweet passing game
that was at once the best defense
and a potential offense.
Larson scored first after a nice
passing attack. Eckman took g
free throw. Conkey scored and
Blanchard scored. But the tension
was telling on the bucket shooting
Gradually Sank Centre unwound
and began popping. Ethun had q
night in the second quarter when
he contributed six points to run
the half time lead to Is to 8. Teams
were tired when they left that
floor.
In the third the defensive for
Sank Centre got tighter when Alex
tried a burst Of speed to throw
them off their game. Conkey wise
ly took time out, settled his ball
club, and they were off again. This
time on a scoring spree. Pangburn
and Kringen contributed the points
that sent them to a % to Is lead
at the end of the third. Erickson.
Schultz and Blanchard scored for
Alexandria.
Then came a devastating fourth
quarter, that rolled up 10 points for
Sank Centre who showed no mercy.
Alexandria, down and out, battled
desperately but there was no stop
ping that Sank Centre avalanche
that rolled up points and handled
the ball like a bunch of profess
SIGNALS.
Then a long cheer swelled from
the Sank Centre stands-these same
lads as a team, not individuals
had done it again. They swarmed
onto the court, mobbed the players,
wrung the coach's hand, and gen.
orally made such hubbub that pre-
sentation of the trophies was de-
layed by ten minutes.
Alexandria sat in silence. The
boys on that team had given every
thing they had, but it wasn't near
ly enough. When Captain Schultz
went out to receive the runner-up
trophy he was crying visibly. Other
players sat with tears in their eyes,
while Sank Centre exulted.
After, Ethun was all smiles. His
giggle resounded about the dress
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
FOLLOWING THRU
First Rounds:

FOLLOWING THRU
First Rounds:
Glenwood 20; Bertha %.
Alexandria 80; Osakis 81.
Long Prairie AZ; Upsala 81.
Sank Centre 80; Deer Creek
%. ~
Semi Finals:
Alexandria 30; Glenwood 10.
Sank Centre 20; Long Prairie
%.
Consolation:
Glenwood AZ; Long Prairie 26.
Championship Game:
Sank Centre IS; Alexandria II.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
WEATHER DELAYED
ELECTION

A mid-March snow storm, which
made driving on country roads al
most impossible, cut down attend
ance at Town elections held Tues
day. One township was forced to
postpone the annual town meeting
owing to the fact that electors
were unable to attend. Tuesday
afternoon, William Shanahan called
at the Herald office and announced
that the annual Town Meeting of
Ashley had to be postponed, and
that it would be held Saturday,
March 18th, at twelve o'clock
noon. Although country roads were
blocked, bus travel continued with
only slight delay.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-16
Library May Rank
Top Place In State
(continued from page One,

All people who had moved away
were discarded from the file. On
the basis of figures registered Dor
rowers averaged slightly over 40
books read during the year.
Over and above this city cir
culation is the rural school library
with q member district schools.
Circulation for the past year to
these precincts totaled 10,950.
Odd TALES in the report includ-
ed: two nonresident borrowers in
the registered file; 953 books, with
drawn from the shelves; subscrip-
ton to SO current magazines and
three newspapers; an average of
eight reference questions answered
daily; an inter-library loan of 255
books.
Besides circulation records that
streamed steadily upward in the
last three or four years, the library
this year listed tangible improve
ments. Included are the foreign
doll collection, series of displays
honoring writers and others in var
led fields; critical reviews and Sc
lected lists written by local readers;
complete revision of the vertical
file; summer reading project Par
ochial school collections; redecorat-
ing the building; juvenile and adult
inventory.
Through all of these much of
the increase in circulation is due;
they have attracted more and more
people to the library, board men,
bers believed. The steady rise in
circulation when it broke the 3d.
900 mark for the first time in 1887,
superseded fondest dreams. Cir
culation figures for 1886 showed
10000, for 1885 20,5OO, both higher
than any previous year.
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