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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

HOLLYWOOD, March IA
Negro actor today is enjoying the
warmest public reception for a mo-
ton picture performance that has
been accorded one of his race since
Louise Beavers became a sensation
in Limitation of Life"
The man is Rex Ingram, prob
ably the finest Negro actor in
America today. The role is that
of Jim, the runaway slave in
Metro Goldwyn-May filmization
of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry
Finn" in which Mickey Rooney is
starred as Huck Finn.
When Producer Joseph L. Man
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
MRS. PATERSON DIES

Mrs. Nicey Ann Patterson, 6e
years old, died February 10 after
an illness of three weeks at Ancker
hospital resident here 25 years.
She was a member of Como Tenn
pie Daughter Elks. Funeral at St.
James A. M. E. Church. Survived
by Mr.. VIM. P. Patterson, husband,
daughter, Mrs. Babe Wright, an
aunt, Mrs. Lydia Roberts.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
To Whom It
May Concern

The officers of st. James A. M.
E. Church are aware of the fact
that there has been and is now an
undercurrent of evil reproach and
malicious reports, in an attempt to
defeat the progress of st. James
Church, and besmirch the good
name of our most excellent pro-
gressive and godly pastor, Rev. G..
L. Hayden, and to break the
morale, zeal and extraordinary eff
forts Of our senior choir.
This fame of misleading libel
was originated and propagated by
chronic distrustful gossipers and
falsifiers, with minds buried in the
task of preconceived slanderous
opinions, who sugar their tea with
gossip and pepper their chops with
scandal. -
We, the officers of st. James
A. M. E. Church, unanimously will
stand by our cody pastor, its ex-
cellent choir, and all it's auxiliaries
and are willing to defend any and
all false accusations in any legiti-
mate manner.
"Truth crushed to earth will rise
again" 1--WE cannot tell just how
or when).
But lies and SANDER (truth de-
clares) will die among it's wor-
shippers.
Signed: c. II. Miller and B. C.
Archer, for the officers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

The Pennsylvania R ailro a d,
faced by shortage in. steam help
ers, promoted some of its car clean
ers to meet the emergency. The
emergency passed. The steam help
ers were changed back to car
cleaners. They were Negroes!
Uncle Toms Cabin has been
barred from the youth of Germany
by education counselor Hans Mems
hansen.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

The District of Columbia's board
of education on February 16-re-
fused for the second time permits
sion to use public school auditorium
for the concert appearance of Miss
Marian Anderson April 9.
A release by the Department of
Commerce discloses 100 licensed
and half as many student Negro
pilots.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

kiewicz set out to make "Huckle-
berry Finn" he and Director Rich
ard Thorpe planned to make the
high point of the picture the ever
present love for freedom in every
man. This theme was conferred in
Jim, the slave whose life was
wrapped up in his desire for a free
life, and the understanding of free
dom which this great man brought
to river boy.
Since the role of JIM was liter
ally cO-starring one with that of
Huck, as played by young Rooney,
M-G-M wanted the greatest avail
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
A Whirl at the
World

Kentucky's governor and other
high officials of the state have
been invited to meet with the Ken
lucky Negro Educational Associa-
ton to discuss the matter of higher
education of the Negro.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

Mrs. Eunice Hunton Carter (Ne-
gro) attorney and assistant to the
famous Thos. E. Dewey, district
attorney, New York, was guest
speaker at the luncheon of the
Women's Civic League in Baltimore
last week.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

Lloyd Gaines, victor in a three
year struggle to enter Missouri
University, was guest speaker at
the Kansas City, Mo-, Forum Sun
day, February 26.
The N. A. A. G. P. branch had
charge of the program.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

Walter White, secretary of the
N. A. A. C. P, will present to
Congress eye witnesses of lynch
ings, when the anti-lynch bill is
brought up.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

duct Sing Swing orchestra as
sisted by Mr.. Fank Slaughter and
others. All choir directors and
presidents as well as other partici-
pants will be notified for a joint
meeting very early in March.
Watch your paper for this meet
ing.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
Mrs. Parks Is
Awarded Decree

Mrs. Sallie Parks, Minneapolis,
was awarded a divorce from Cor
don Parks, photographer, this week
in Hennepin County district court.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
Marian Anderson Will
Sing in the Open Air
as Rebuke to D. A. r.
BULLETIN

Washington, D. c., March 3-It was admitted here
today by officials of the Daughters of the American
Revolution that Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the
president had resigned from the organization because
she not in sympathy with the D. A. RS refusal to
allow Marian Anderson, American Negro COntratO, to
use Constitution Hail. owned by the D. A. R.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

The Louisville Defender protests
editorially the use of the word
Afro-American in designating the
Negro group.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03

Edward B. Toles, young Chicago
Negro attorney, has been placed on
the U. S. Housing authority staff.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-03-03
Edwin Salter
Reelected Head
of Canoes

The Cameo Social Club held it's
semi-monthly business meeting
Wednesday, February %, at the
home of Mr.. Alonzo Thompson of
TAO st. Anthony avenue with Mr..
William Roach as joint host. The
present officers were reelected to
complete the 1889 club year.
They include Edwin Salter, presi-
dent; Freddie Slemmons, vice pres
ident; Leila Boyd, secretary; Peter
Robinson, treasurer; and Lucille
Hargrave, auditor. Mr.. Herbert
Foster and Mrs. Donald Bryant are
the newest additions to the club
roster. The next meeting will be
Wednesday, March 8, at the home
of Mr.. Owen; C. Howell of GAL
Rondo street when Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hargrave will be hosts.
!. WORKING GIRLS PLAN
INSTITUTE
The Working Girls Council will
again this year set aside a day the
latter part of March for an insti-
tute. Last year T. Arnold Hill,
national figure, was guest speaker.
The institute will be composed of
discussion groups and seminars on
industrial and labor problems.
The Council is under the direc-
ton of the Phyllis Wheatley Settle
ment House and strives to incorpo-
rate as a group all the working
girls of Minneapolis.
A date for the conference will be
announced in a subsequent issue of
the paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

propriation for 1889, 1t Is doubtful whether the library can any longer consider sponsoring this much need- ed piece of work.
 At the present time Waterbury has three branch libraries instead of a possible nine or ten which 1t should have. This lack Is undoubted- ly responsible for Q low per capita registration, l6 per cent as against Q 30 per cent library registration considered desirable for 0 city this size. A low per capita registration means low per capita circulation. The per capita circulation in Wa terbury Is but 3,7 volumes per year as compared with circulation of 6 books per person. considered Q fair standard for Q city of 100000 popu- lation, Against the above discourage ing facts which would seem to label Waterbury as e non-reading com munity, we have the very high figure of i8 volumes loaned to each registered borrower. This Is 30 per cent better than the reading advo- cated by the "book e month" slo- gans of the day and is an indica- ton of the greater volume of read- ing which might be hoped for if, through additional branches, library facilities were made more accessible to people in outlying sections of tho city.
 Respectively submitted,
 EMELYN M. BARRETT,
 Librarian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
Upward Trend ObserOed
 In Book Circulation Here
Library Board Holds An- nual Meeting-RepOrts
 Are Read

Reelection of Bernard H. Fitzpat- rick, of ii2 Newton Terrace, as pres ident and continuing his 48th year of association with the SilaS Bron- son Library, the reelection of Miss Emelyn M. Barrett as librarian, and reports of officers marked the an- nual meeting yesterday of the board of agents of the library.
 Edwin 0. Northrop, treasurer, reelected for his second l0-year term, reported operating income for 1888 of $60,500. Miss Barrett, presenting her ninth annual report, remarked a gain of 10 per cent in circulation over 1897 and that there has been increased call for more serious reading by adults during the past year. Other officers and members of the board continuing their service as agents, are: Secy. John l.. Calf ney, Frederick S. Chase, John A. Coe, Sr., Charles H. Swenson, Will liam S. Jones, E. Vincent Maloney, Elton S. Wayland, John P. Elton, John M. Hutchinson and John C.. Gilmartin.
 The executive committee, all re- elected, includes MT. Jones, MT. Maloney and MT. Gilmartin with officers of the board as ex-officio members.
 MT. Fitzpatrick, MT, Coe and MT. Wayland were elected to the finance committee for one year, while MT. Fitzpatrick, MT. Maloney and MT. Gaffney will administer the Samuel Holmes scholarship endowment at Yale university. Income from the fund last year provided $50 gifts for four scholarships in the Yale aca- demic department and one of $75 in the engineering school. They are awarded annually in June.
 To the Board of Agents of The Silas Bronson Library:
 Report of the Librarian
 For the year 1898 we are able to report, with no little satisfaction, an upward trend in book circulation, from all departments of the library. The number of volumes loaned was 37i, ,953 a gain of 10 per cent over the number loaned in 1897. The cir culation recorded was divided as follows:
 58qs from the Central Library.
 70 from the Brooklyn Branch.
 6e5 from Rose Hill Branch.
 5qs from Waterville Branch.
 249e from School Deposit Collec-
 tions sent to 200 classrooms
 in the public and parochial
 schools.
 Of the total number of books loaned:
 49Ps were borrowed by adults. el9S were borrowed by children.
 Adult Book Circulation
 It seems especially interesting at this time to- compare the circula- tion of different classes of adult books with circulation for the same
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

Andrew Jackson of Troop ss. Al Souls church.
 Robert Phelan, senior patrol lead- or of Troop SS, was awarded the merit badge for handlorafe and Samuel Root Asst Scoutmaster oi Troop S5 was awarded the merit badges for Bird study, pathfindlng and photography,
 Carl c. 0ulliver and Harold Manning Of the council committed on Scout advance offlciated at the meeting and were assisted by Dis. trict Commissioner Vernon Abel Asst Scout executive Sandy Don. ahue and the Rev. T. l.. Sinclair member of the hosts troop com. mittee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
ROBERT PHELAN AWARDED BADGE
All Saints Senior Patrol Leader HOnOred at Re-
 view Board

Troop sS, All Souls church, was host last night to the North District Board of Review. The following boys were advanced to the second class rank. Ralph Mausolf of Troop 10, First Lutheran church, Louis Kunofsky of Troop %, He- brew Institute, and Michael J. Daly, John Bobbin, Charles Arnold, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

Tn my i037 report l outlined tho need for c modern central library building. This seems even less like- ly of attainment now than it did . year ago. A proposed w. P. 4. pfo-
 jeet for the reinodelling of Brooklyn Branch shows some promise of be. ing approved as . project during the coming year. This would be one forward step toward the improve ment of our branch library system. However. with c reduced City ap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

day into a eso,uoo downtown fire here last night, the third serious blAse ln the nelshborhood in 70 days.
 Three firemen were hurt slightly ln fighting the blaze. Ccnserder-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

uninvested principal funds i.a7a0o Balance on hand, Jan. l,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

able stock loss was reported by store tenants in the State street
 building. Upper stories of the struc- ture were damaged seriously. Bremen were slow ln arriving be- cause of slippery streets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08

classes ten years ago. Tn 1888 the Bronson Library, for example, cir- culated 78,000 fewer books of adult fiction than in 1928. This is e drop of 46 per cent in fiction reading, On the other hand, there has been Q 27 per cent increase in the circulation of books on economic and social questions and Q 32 per cent increase in the circulation of books of science and industry. mechanics and busl- ness methods. The circulation of fine arts books has increased 30 per cent. that of biography i2 per cent.
 The above comparisons show Q marked change in the reading in- terests of adults with 0 noticeable increase in the reading of more ser- ious books. first evidenced during the depression years. Books on world affairs are always well ct the top of q reserve list of books in great de- mand. Each new edition of Inside Europe" by John Gunther brings O new lot of requests for this book. Adolph Hitler,s My Battle" has af- forded many people food for thought. So too has Phyllis Bot tome's novel. "The Mortal Storm" " which pictures the life of Q cultured German Jewish family under the Hitler regime. A year or more after publication, people are still finding inspiration and zest for living from Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People" and from Lin Yu-t'ang's "The Impor- tance of Living" A book which has perhaps done more than any other to mend the mind and spirit in Q sometimes seemingly insane world is "The Yearling" by Margaret Kim nan Rawlings. This fresh and vital novel, str Aigely enough, has ap- pealed to almost every type of read CT.
 Information Service
 Many people do not know that public libraries are equipped to sup ply information on almost any con- ceivable subject and that this ser- vice is available twelve hours @ day. for the asking. either in person or by telephone.
 During the year Q series of radio programs was given over Station WATR to make this information service better known to the public. This program, entitled DO You Know was conducted in the form of "questions and answers" typical of those handled daily by the Ref crence department.
 Questions answered by the Refer. ence department during the year numbered 6,7g9. The following ex- amples from our 1898 records risy serve to show the type of question esked:
 what is meant by the Western Heserye7
 what is the worlds tallest buiId-
 M M VI ss tnrstsisfAs /
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
POLICE OF NEW
 HAVEN PROBING

New Haven, Conn, February B. (Up) = Police and fire authorities began on intensive investigation to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-08
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 the eauses 10 fakss those G6eds old CaFtsfis Little Liver Pile c. set these i've peards of biis flowing ffeeIY end make y0u fsef s'ap end 3D." Harmless gentle, vst en4&@ lBe n. making blIs flow fFssiys Ask feF caf}fF's little Liver Pills bH nanss. gs eeats, sisbbesaIS Fsfslss eayahAas sIsA
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30
Rebels Push
On Against
Government
Valencia and Madrid
To F e e | Frances
Might if They Do Not
Surrender Following
Capture of Barcelona;
Little Left There To
Do

Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 30.-(AP)-
Insuigent Armies struck from three
directions today in an effort to break
neWly-formed government lines
north of Barcelona and complete the
conquest of Catalina, which insur-
gents predicted would be done within
fortnight.
Forces moving northeastward from
MaRgesa pushed government troops
back ITO Nova village and captured
dominating positions, the insurgents
reported. Troops operating along
the highway beyond granollers said
they dominated the town of Llenars
del Vallas and other forces moving
up the Mediterranean coast advanced
past Arenys de Mar.
GA BurgOS dispatch quoted the in
surgent high command that three in
ternational brigades apparent y new
ly-organized by the government, Of
fered some resistance along the Ora
nollers-San Celoni road"
Most insurgent positions were said
to be within 81 miles of Corona, capt.
tai of Corona province. The city is
80 air miles northeast of Barcelona,
occupied Thursday and on the main
highway to the French frontier.
Insurgcnt Generalissimo Francisco
was pushing his drive rapidly with
the idea of turning against Valencia
md Madrid if complete success in
Catalonia does not end the two and
a half year old war.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30
To Tolerate
No Steps At
Interference
Says Had Not Naziism
Raised Barriers, "Red
Pest" Would Have
Submerged Western
World in Chaos; Fueh-
rer Given Extension
of Powers

Berlin, Jan. 3O.-(AP)-
Adolf Hitler today warned
western powers against inter-
fering Sin matters concerning
us alone with the purpose of
preventing natural and sensible
solutions"
lie declard to a swollen Reichstag
that Germany, in establishing "the
right of self determination in Austria
and Czechoslovakia, had only defnd-
ed itself against the attempts of in
terterlng tf' L parties" and added:
need not assure you that in the
future also We shall tolerate no at
tempts at interference in matters con-
corning us alone with the purpose of
preventing natural and sensible solu-
tions."
In his address, in celebration of the
sixth anniversary of Nazi rule, Hit
Ter launched a bitter attack on boil
shevism, and hailed the success of the
insurgents in Spain as another
valiant defeat of the newest univer-
sal attempt to destroy the European
cultured world"
In the glittering Reichstag assem-
bly, in the Kroll opera house, as Hit
Ter spoke, were two little fuehrers',
Konrad Henlein, the Sudetan German
leader, and Arthur Seysz-Inquart the
Austrian NaZi leader who summoned
the German army to rescue" that
country least March. Also thre was DR..
Hjalmar Schacht, the German finan-
cial wizard, who was dismissed as
Reichsbank president on January 20.
AS minister without portfolio, he sat
next to DR.. Walther Funk, his sue
cessor, among the cabinet members
on the rOstrum.
Just before Hitler stepped forward
TO deliver the speech, for which a re-
arming world waited tensely the Reich
stag of u ) ibrown-shirted deputies
went through the formality of or
ganizing.
Field Marshal General Hermann
Wilhelm Goering opened the session,
and then called on Interior Minister
Wilhelm Frick, who proposed re-elec-
Continued on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30
WashingtonPo nders
Revolt In Congress
Over Relief Funds
Would Swap Off
Cotton For Guns

Washington, Jan. 30.-(AP)-A
proposal that the government buy
e$75,000,0OG worth of reserve war
materials in exchange for surplus
cotton was advanced today by
Chairman VinsOn, Democrat, GeOr-
gia, of the House Naval Commit
tee.
VillsOn completed drafting a bill
which he said would eliminate as
far as possible 'this nations dang
crous and costly dependence" on
foreign countries for it's supplies
of tin, manganese, tIInsten and
chrome. He predicted that his bill
would take 1,875,OOO bales of sur
plus cotton off the governments
hands over a three-year period. At
the same time, he said, it would
enable the navy to acquire re-
serve supply of minerals and 9TH
er essential wartime materials.
Wilson's committee renewed to-
day it's inquiry into the Navy's
plan to expend $5,OOO,O0O imprOv-
ing the. tiny Pacific island of
Guam.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30

Worried By
Hitler Speech

London, Jan. 3d. (AID Prime
Minister Chamberlain, facinr opposi-
ton in a foreign affairs debate in
the House of Commons with a re-
shuffled cabinet, was represented as
being much more concerned about the
speech Adolf Hitler makes tonight
in Berlin.
So vital was Hitler's address to the
rickety European peace framework
that Chamberlain delayed writing
his parliamentary speech until after
Hitler had spoken. Chamberlain was
expected to confer with c.ose cab
met advisors Immediately upon con-
clusion of Hitler's remarks. I'll
In a conciliatory speech in Biz
mingham Saturday, Chamberlain in
vited Hitler to make some CAGE ges-
ture Observers here, however, were
skeptical about results.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30
Oxford Case
Decided For
Court Turns Down
Claim of Ia Power
Companies r h a t
They Can Challenge
Governments Gigan-
tic IVA Power Pro-
g r a m in Southern
States

Washington, Jan. 3O-(AP).- The
1885 Federal tobacco inspection act
was held constitutional today by the
Supreme Court. The measure provides
for Federal inspection of tobacco sold
at designated markets, provided this
is approved in a referendum by the
growers who sell on the market APP
proval of two-thirds of those voting is
required.
Tobacco ready for auction at ware
houses is examined by the federal in
spector, who then places the gov
eminent grade upon it. The legisla-
ton was designed by Congress to
stabilize tobacco prices.
Operators of four tobacco ware
houses at Oxford, N. c., challenged
the legislation. They contcndcd, a.
mong other things, that the tobacco
auctioned had not gone into inter
state commerce and. the federal gov
eminent had no authority over it.
The fourth circuit court OF appeals
sustained the act This decision was
affirmed today by the Supreme Court
in an opinion delivered by Chief JUS
tice Hughes. Justices McReynolds
and Butler dissented
Government Wins on IVA.
The court ruled that II private pow
er companies had no legal right to
challenge the governments gigantic
Continued, on Page Fivc.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30
New Severe Quakes In
Chile Alarm Populace

Santiago Grille, Jan 3o.-(A'' :
New panic vas reported today among
survivors of Chile's disastrous earth
quake after more shocks, described as
Every strong" in the same region
where between $4,000 and 10000 have
already died.
The new tremblors, lasting more
than two minutes, rocked Chillan and
Conception shortly before last mid
night, injuring 20 persons at Con-
cepcion and spreading terror anon ?
the homeless, sleeping in the public
plaza ut CHILEAN.
Some sources said the new shocks
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30

were almost as strong as those last
Tuesday. which destroyed Chillan, and
left an estimated $4,000 dead among
the city's 10000 population.
When the ground again trmbled
violently, reports said, women and
children in Chillan screamed and men
fought to reach open spaces safe from
falling trees and crumbling walls. The
government, alarmed by the increas-
ingly difficult situation, called con-
gress into extraordinary session to-
day to consider relief measures. In
formed sources expected the legisla-
ture to seek an emergency foreign
loan of about $62,400,000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-30
Crown Tax
On Bottlers
Is Proposed
Legislators Seek $3,-
100000 New Revenue
Without Hi g h w a y
Money, and Allowing
New Sales Tax Ex-
emptions

Raleigh, Jan. 3O.-(AP)- The
legislature during this week pro-
badly will get Labor Departments
wage and hour act. In addition,
Governor HOey said, the admin
istratiOn bill to permit discretion
in imposing life tern sentences
instead of death penalties in cases
of first degree convictions will go
in.
Some time during the week also
will be introduced a model bill,
more than 1876 typewriter pages,
prepared by a speciaY commits
lature to study laws on estates,
Iatur to study laws on estates,
wills and inheritancS.
!. Governor HOey said that he also
expected the administration bills
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