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Smyrna times., 1940-07-25
CENSUS TAKING
IN COLD ALASKA
Nose Counters Use Dog Sled
and SnOwshOes in Max
ing Rounds
SOME LARGE CITIES

WASHINGTON.-They are taking
the census in Alaska this winter by
dog sled and on snowshoes to catch
the hunters and fishermen at home.
And after they get their man, My
name is Attu," the Eskimo tells the
census enumerator, but to the
white man l am known as Jim
Smith. Take your choice"
Alaska is no longer pioneer set
tlement. In the southern part cities
as populous as Annapolis. Md. or
East Aurora, N. Y, boast of fac
tories and markets. Mining is large
ly company job, with big machines
replacing the panning prospector.
The fishing fleets and fox farms ship
their products to Seattle and San
Francisco.
But up north men live alone or
cluster together in small native set
Elements, fishing and trapping. Only
an occasional trader or Indian serv-
ice nurse brings word of the out
side world.
Winter Weather Best.
The census bureau says the win
ter weather is better for the job in
Alaska. Railroads and automobiles
do not penetrate the back-country
regions, but dog sleds cross frozen
land that is dangerous marsh in
summer, and every level snow-cov-
cred space is landing field for air.
planes on runners. Then, too, the
Indians and Eskinos stay home in
wintertime, while in spring and
summer they scatter along the riv-
ers and shallow bays to fish and hunt.
Although the Alaskan census got
under way in October, it will not
be finished until after the returns
are in for the rest of the United
States next April. The easiest part
of the job is on the southern strip
of land that cuts between British
Columbia and the Pacific ocean.
There half the people live in cities
like Juneau, Ketchikan, Petersburg,
and Sitka. But even there men will
60 out in boats to poll the islands
Of the Inside Passage"
Coast Is Problem.
The long, treacherous coast from
the Bering sea up to the northern
most tip of land. Point Barrow, is a
problem. Through much of the year
this district is inaccessible except
by airplane or dogsled. The interior
departments supply ship Boxer car
ried the census supplies along the
coast - Nome. An early freeze kept
the ship out of Point Barrow and
an airplane had to fly the question
naires there.
In April. when the heavy winter
SHOWS have packed down, a REIN
Barrow with his dogs, to search out
the 400 or SO isolated trappers and
Eskimo families who populate
Americas farthest-north outposts.
The people living on islands like Lit
tie Diomede in Bering strait-cut
off from the world by the freeze-up
have all winter to answer the gov-
ernment's questions. The Boxer
left their QUESTIONABLE on its last
trip in early fall; she will pick up
the answers on the first trip next
spring.
Men on dog sleds and snowshoes
will canvass the people living back
in the Wrangel and Talkeetna
mountains. And Ivan Skarland,
Harvard anthropology graduate, will
set out from Fairbanks to look up
miners who work their claims far
back in the mountains
Smyrna times., 1940-07-25
Tree Shelter BeIts

In four years more than 5000
miles of tree shelter belts have been
planted in the high plains country.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-25

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mot tored to pbilasss5oa u
to see the b basssa% aaellPals j
the Athletics 1ssoall go saq.
children Of TEs. Ti1.:tsel csel ss|
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beth Hutchens. : I'D ~
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rat patsy' = and Palm, w. T..
iast !, Sunday at 7oI,ss,,t.s s''s
y, and ms. IIses.s 1sss.
nave as their house. sa's' sa.
weeks, Misses Reas gu 5s.'s
mo4a' %a Of New York c1s csS
Mr. and Mrs. We,I.sg w. ;.
son of Dover, spent eTS-eE ,
evening with her 'as ps,.s.
Mrs. Harry wIF.m. ya,Saa
Morris H. -.l'llS
ter Lawton and d. Data ~ !
Sunday at Tolcbsst.s, S.s n;
more. S'F' Z
Mr.. and Mr.. =,
have as their g7,s.. "a''' !
sister, Miss Tbalroa ~' ! c-} 2
by Pa. Oaas
.nS Mr. t., and Mrs. Lou,
syIvania last SUNDAY
+.-tl;,.E Mr.. and Mrs carl.p !
6.15l fertained last Sunday '.
DlIAIe OF Philadelphia
u,aaI lsLDel5 eIs Jacker spent !
"eeA-end at Bowers Rs.s
Evening star., 1940-07-16

Here's the inside story Of this sole. Two Of our
foetures (sory, we cont divuee their nomes) had q
surplus stock Of rnottresses-ust and two kind
And since most stores order large quantities Of single
style they offered US these "eft-overs" at socri
flee. We grabbed them. So will you when you them
They're TRIM beautifully toiored Comfortable! Sturdy!
Just plunk yourself down how it "eves"
how it springs back into shape when you get up Only
highly tempered steel coil units were used only thick
fluffy felt and good quality sisoI Many have pre-but
borders. All sizes . {. but limited quantity in eoch
Floor.
Evening star., 1940-07-16

Amazing but re You oetoy 9o for SIS! Now
bondew still original foy
able check the for proof Order make
osthopen and all the Of the the
or o rders
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
French Complete Work
On Observatory in Alps

Work has been completed on the
new French National observatory,
located in Provence. which is de-
clared to be the largest in Europe
and second in size only to Mount
Wilson observatory in California.
For more than a decade, a COM
mittee Of French astronomers and
physicists had been seeking an ap.
propriate site to build this observa-
tory Forcalquier was chosen be-
cause of it's altitude. because of the
unusual clarity of the atmosphere
and because of the excellent wealth
er which the region enjoys virtually
every day of the year
The French scientists who super
vised its construction say it will be
the most favored observatory in
the world because $50 observation
nights will be available every year.
Three years were required to build
the new observatory. Its equipment
is as modern as science and money
can make it. Its 80-inch rejecting
telescope is the largest in Europe
and ranks third in size in the world.
The observatory cost $4,000, 600.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
,Wigington Extends Thanks;
Tells of Ice Palace

Editor: am just human emo gh
to feel very pleased that your pa
per, in it's issue of January 26, has
spoken so kindly and appreciatively
of the Ice Palace at Como Park
this year. We, who are so vitality
concerned with the production CT
an ice palace each year in connec-
ton with the St. Paul Winter Car
nival are burdened with many UNI
usual difficulties.
We are each year confronted
with the fact that it is prime
necessity and requirement that the
central feature of the carnival is
the ice palace and that it must be
not only spectacular but also true
in architectural design, graceful
and structurally safe and sound.
The correlation between the
building itself, its Illumination and
its immediate surroundings is al
ways a big problem and requires
months of study. In addition to
these matters, we realize that the
eyes of not only our Twin City
neighbors but of all America are
coming here to view our efforts.
Therefore, Mr.. Newman, you can
see why we are happy when some
person of authority or some agency
of responsibility gives US a nice
and interesting pat of appreciation.
l want to, and do. heartily thank
you for your news item and partic-
ularly for your editorial. My i'm
mediate superior officer, Mr.. Chas.
A. Bassford, our City Architect,
who is officially responsible for all
work emanating from the Bureau
of Public Buildings in St. Paul,
delegated me in my capacity as
chief designing architect to take
complete charge of the matter of
the Ice Palace as to design, meet
ings with the Carnival Commit
tee of the S. P. A., methods of con-
struction, kind and costs of mate
rails and inspection supervision of
the structure during it's erection.
The problems of illumination
were worked out in collaboration
with a special Lighting Committee
composed of electrical experts of
the Northern States Power Co., and
others, all subject to the sugges-
lions, corrections and approval of
our office. We think that this 1910
Ice Palace is unquestionably the
most beautiful we have ever seen,
and 1 trust you will pardon us for
this outspoken pride.
Very sincerely yours,
Clarence w. Wigington.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Bees Travel Far for Nectar

Curious to learn where the honey
bees. wild and domesticated. in the
area of Dinosaur National Monu-
ment, Colo. obtained nectar for
their winter supply of honey. the
acting custodian made field trip,
notebook and pocket lens in hand.
No sources of nectar seemed to ex-
list. The landscape, characteristical-
ly desert and arid at all seasons.
under autumn's influence showed
only dry and withered plants and
rafting seed pods Through the
sparse cover could be seen the vari-
colored clays and bright hues of the
soil. Yet in all directions bees were
lowering.
The custodian produced his lens
and knelt upon the ground. Then
the secret was revealed. Beneath
his feet no less than seven different
species of plants were coming into
full flower. The blossoms were so
minute. however. that they could be
seen only through q high powered
pocket magnifier.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Where American Education Falls Down

purpose thnk clearly
perspective the color problem
fallen job all
college observes little ear thinking
perspective large proportion of educated Negroes
egregaon small fighting
it profitable them They
their living largely in a segregated environment
This that education fallen down the job
white think clearly the soced question
The educated white peudced against
than the white All the white who write
peued textbooks rob Negroes school live
ghettoe them what called
educated people That they college graduates.
flourish
schooling work. recreation public accommodation foushs and
social the law and custom of the land
all well to the extension of schooling include
everybody but unless democracy and opportunity keep with educ
ton, the latter may we'll become
believe process
indonaon called education the The Promised
hundred powerful labor unions hundred powerful cooperative
instruments of economic would do Negro defeasm
big Fisk and Howard.
Where is there single instance of group gaining power
through what called education? In instance that recall
winning political
Intellectually Greece did the
ruling? The powerful America the Masters of
Arts the Doctors Philosophy but the merchandise and
manufacture and the doctors of like the
Julius Rosenwa nothing colleges hand
able donations pedagogical
The powerful position the Iish Italians
States not their holarness but their
largely built of little formal education They hire
scholars work for themGeo Schuyler the Pittsburgh
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Dangers of Wild West
Recalled bv Old Letter

The thin line between life and
death, which men. who lived by the
gun, trod in the wild west days, is
wildly portrayed and rather poign-
antly too, in a letter which has just
come to light in Deadwood. S. D.
The letter was written by wild
Bill Hickok to his wife. Agnes, and
Is now on display in the historical
museum in Deadwood. Hickok is
remembered as the deadliest man
In the West with As. who threw
fear into the hearts of all evil doors.
and who came to his own end by be-
ing shot in the back by one Jack
Mccall, while he was sitting in a
poker game. s..
Wild Bills letter is as follows:
July II, 1875.
"Deadwood, Black Hills, Dacota:
MY Own Darling Wife, Agnes-I
have but few moments left before
this letter starts. i never was as
we'll in my life. but you: would laugh
to see me how Il just got in from
Prospecting. Will go, away again
tomorrow. Will write In the morn
ing, but God nowse when It will
start. My friend will take this to
Cheyenne if he lives. don't ex-
pect to hear from you. but it is all
the same no my Agnes and only
live to love her. Never mind Pet,
we will have a home yet, then
we will be so happy. am almost
shure I will do well hear. The man
is huring me. Good by Dear wife.
Love to Emma.
]. B. Hickok.
wild Bill"
The letter, it is said, was never
delivered and is also said to have
been the last one Bill wrote The
uncertainty of life at that time is
found in the words of Bill, MY
friend will take this to Cheyenne if
he lives" Also in the line, will
write In the morning. but God nowse
when it will start"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Ingenious Timepiece
Does Full Days Work.

Clock-making is an, ancient art
and the world has enough remark,
able timepieces to fir museum,
but none of these ingenious record
ers of the passing hours is quite
like an ultra modern clock recently
completed by Herr David Olssonn.
Swiss mechanic
Among other jobs this clock wakes
It's maker with system Of lights
mat flash in his eyes and a recorded
selection Of soft and inspiring mu-
SIC. Before this soothing alarm
goes of" however, the homemade
timepiece has performed several
other important domestic chores
it has turned on the gas stove,
boiled couple of eggs and brewed
a pot of coffee
The Swiss mechanic worked out
the plans for his ultra modern clock
several years ago and built it him
self in his spare time. It is such
clever achievement that some of
the master Watchmakers of the
mountain republic have dropped
into the Olssonn home to see the
complicated device
Besides being a waker-upper and
cook. the clock which is driven
by electricity--tells Standard Time
and Solar Time It records the
phases of the moon and other as
Economical phenomena
The clock has cleverly built-in
radio receiver which can be turned
on and off at any desired time. all
by mechanical settings
Strangely enough. OlsSonn is ex-
tremely modest about his incred-
ible clock. He believes that some
of his countrymen would have
turned out something as unusual a
long time ago if the principle of the
electric clock had been known in
their day.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Mauer Is Liability to Labor-Progressive
Ticket

Action of the Labor Progressive Convention,
its endorsement resolutions favong civil rights
Negroes and the enforcement of such legislation commend
able and deserves the approval of all of
Unfortunately however, the its backing John
Mauer candidate for the council
the existing civil rights statutes his business Mr.
downtown tavern in which Negroes be because
of their
The only trouble with resolutions that sometimes they
promptly difficult
Mauer the council would help the Progressive
about enforcement of civil rights laws Obviously Mr.
could be help himself
the law seriously enough to observe it.
Some that afford to custom
serving coored when his white Aside
shown this would
proprietor of business also ask the
question whether the would be able
consideration the interests Negroes the
jority of voters white.
It small which victory the LaborPro
opposition the last election ST. Paul. might be well
Mauers this
how they being branded when their linked with
whose practices the opposite of what they supposed
stand for.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Answered

You ask me have I ever loved
before
Strange elegy. Why must you care,
Or shed one precious tear
If the dim past holds one or two
or more;
Or who they were, or when they
were, or where.
You are my journeys end, my
evening star;
And if, while on your way
To me, you've loved and loved
again,
And that has made you as you
IT'S well, l love you as you are
to-day.
"A. v. H.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Listen to
This
By Hobart T. Mitchell


The New York Times (1863) OBJ
jected to the use of colored soldiers
during the Civil War, declaring
'They would not fight" History
tells us a different story
Congressman John E. Rankin of
Mississippi stated in speech We'd
nesday, January 10, 1910, that,
''The white people of the South are
not enemies of the Negro. They
are the best fir ends he (the Negro
ever had"
The sale of lottery tickets were
forbidden to be sold to colored peo-
pie in an eastern part of the United
States in 1856.
Hercules, the slave of John Har-
ris, founder of Harrisburg, Penn
sylvania, was set free because he
saved his master from being killed
by Indians.
Stepin Fetchit, that slow motion
movie star, might have his car tied
up for various reasons, his fights
may be numerous, his tactics that
of a ruffian, all to his discredit; but
to his credit and to the dismay of
some of his associates, Fetchit is
very devout church goer-attends
the Catholic Church two or three
times each week.
Baltimore Sun, January IS, 1853,
mention is made of a marriage Ii
cense for Negroes; also an applica-
ton by a cOlOred woman for a di-
vOrce.
New Orleans, October 6, 1873
Ten free men of color organized
themselves in private corpora
ton named the African Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Roland Hayes, concert artist,
owns the masters house and the
whole plantation on which his
mother was born slave.
Professor Friedrich Ratzel, in
his History of Mankind" on page
9. vol. l, states, "There is only one
species of man; the variations are
numerous, but do not go Deep"
Philadelphia, 1S4O-All the wait
ers at the hotels are black and all
the chambermaids are brown.
In 1847, we find Negroes listed
as hair dressers, in one eastern city
there were 1876 Negro males so
listed.
James FOrten, Negro, sail-maker,
1882, was reputed to be worth over
one hundred thousand dollars.
1881, Negroes were stoned and
dubbed from Independence Sqrare,
Philadelphia, because, as they said.
Negroes had nothing to do with the
Fourth of July.
Negroes in the United States in
1886 owned some 10000, 900 acres
of land or 81, 900 square miles.
The average Negro non-relief
farm operator family in Missis-
sippi who spends $3.50 for all foods
eats $40 worth of pork a year and
only SO worth of other meats.
An ex-senator of the United
States, a cOlOred man, Blanche X.
Bruce of Mississippi, was kOnOred
by having created for him the off :ce
of Register of the Treasury.
Any information concerning this
column or the facts stated therein,
write this paper or 1912 Elliot
Ave-, Minneapolis, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02

We never know how much good we've done,
Surprises come from sources never dreamed of
But wisdom directs the course to be run
And unsettled labor is rewarded from above.
Your highest service should be this prayer,
To depend entirely on Him, who gave
His Son as our example and beware
Of false prophets who not save.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
The Highest Service

At this time more than ever,
There seems to be demand
For real effort in the endeavor,
For mankind to recognize the divine command.
The command to do-not only talk ----.-
For all can talk loudly before any task,
But action is needed never balk
Be ready and throw off the false caste -.~--s- Co.,
Demands made every day, "
Accept them, prove you have power,
Let no thought of defeat dismay,
Your consciousness for success every hour.
Sacrifices made for any IDEAL
demand that escape.
Humiliation thorn but there's sequel
For service performed love enshrouds cape.
Our example for service, helps others
Helps them to constantly
That we indeed are brothers
And have one purpose-set mankind free.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02

Usher Board: The Usher Board
of Zion Baptist Church met Tues
day, January 80, at the home of
Mrs. G. H. Peters, 900 Bryant Ave.
No. Fourteen were present.
Ill: Mrs. Emma Gates, 1929
Fourth Ave. &c., confined at her
home since last Friday, is recov-
ering slowly.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02

Mention the St. Paul Recorder.
-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02
Poetic Thoughts
BY Morris Gibbs, Sr.

Think as of action ught"-Bergson
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-02

Any information concerning this
column or the facts stated therein,
write this paper or 1912 Elliot
Ave-, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-24
Former Mayor
 Detroit Charged Protect Packets

DETROIT, April 24 lP)-Grim, angry former mayor Richard Reading surrendered to a war rant charging him with conspir- ing to protect the policy house racket saying, 'It's lot of non- sense-it'S ridiculous"
 He was one of the l35 persons indicted and charged with graft and corruption and conspiracy in connection with the operation of lottery and policy rackets. Am ong them was prosecutor Duncan McCrea who already is under in dictment on charges he attempt ed to protect gambling and illeg- al enterprises.
 Reading who was defeated in the December election entered a plea of innocent and was releas- ed on 5000 bond.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-24
British Bombard Port Narvik Warning Population Take Cover
 Also Danish End Aerial Ferry

UNDATED, April B (P)-The German high command acknoW- ledged that the British navy open cd fire on the far northern port or Narvik, whose population ap- parently has taken cover, after a British warning. The Germans in sisted that the British were mak ing no effort to land troops.
 Four hundred miles southWard 7 British, French and Norwegian troops joined forces in an en- circling movement against Trond helm, the strategic railway ter minus port, seized the first day of the German invasion on April 9th. To the east, near Hamar, 60 miles north of Oslo, there is bit ter fighting, with Allied reinforce ments arriving to relieve the em battled Norwegians.
 The British Air Ministry said incendiary bombs started large fire on the airield at Fornebu, Norway, also Aalborg, the Dan ish terminus of Germanys aerial ferry system was bombed again. Contrary to German claims that four British aircraft were shot
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-24
German Troops Officially Reported Embarking Baltic Opposite Sweden
 Accompanied By Icebreakers

UNDATED, April A (P) - Growing fears of German in vasion of Sweden was expressed in Paris where it was officially re portel that German troops with munitions were embarking from German Baltic ports opposite Sweden. A war ministry spokes- men issued the statement and called the authorizations an "evi- dent menace to that country. He said that icebreakers accompan- jed the transports and was evi- dence that operations were plan ned in the north Baltic. The AL lied supreme war council in a meeting in Paris yesterday draft ed plans for a counter attack in any such invasion.
 The DNB German news agency listed 57 British naval units as
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-24

down the ministry said only one failed to return.
 Three British submarines, re- gently returned from the North Sea operations are credited with the sinking of g or 10 German ships, some carrying troops, to- talling about 10000 tons. In ad- dition informed naval sources said eight Nazi ships totalling 52,0OO tons were believed sunk at Narvik on April 9th.
 French military authorities in Paris said the position of Sweden has become lark side' of the Scandinavian war situation and important events appeared inn mediate" and suggested that Ger many might invade Sweden.
 Sir John Simon, chancellor of the exchequer grimly told the House of Commons that the ex- penditure of the current war will be approximately two and two thirds billion pounds or approXl- mately nine and one-third billion dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-24

put out of action, 29 by sinking or fire since the beginning of the Scandinavian campaign. Answer ing with official figures, London acknowledged that British loss es as only Is warships including submarines for the whole war. It was said only 3 destroyers, one submarine and one traWler were sunk in the Scandinavian warfare. One cruiser and two destroyers returned to their bas- es because of damage.
 The British government inform ed the House of Commons that it had invited Russia to put for ward concrete trade agreement proposals recognizing Britain's objectives in encircling Germany within an alright blockade.