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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-12
New Nifty Cafe to
Expand

Artie E. Boyd, proprietor of the
Nifty Cafe at Kent and Rondo, an
nounced this week that the Kent
Valet Shop, of which he is CO.
proprietor, will cease business
Wednesday, May 1, in order to give
the Nifty Cafe room to expand.
The space now occupied by the
Kent Valet will be remodeled and
redecorated and a dining room in
stalled. The space that now is the
Nifty Cafe will have the counter,
kitchen, and the small private din
ing room in the back. The up
stairs room will still be used for
large private parties.
The remodeling will start the
first of next week, and Mr.. Boyd
expects to open the new addition
about the latter part of May.
Among the new equipment already
installed is a large size restaurant
electric ice box.
Watch this paper for the opening
date of the new addition to the
New Nifty Cafe.
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Citizens Picket
Theatre Showing
Birth OF Nation
Prominent MinneapOlitans
Join In Picketing of Race
Batting Film

A continuous picket line was
maintained before the Esquire The
atre, 729 Hennepin Ave-, Mime
apolis, from Friday last week to
Wednesday this week. The line
was organized by the groups which
had asked the acting mayor to halt
the showing of the film "The Birth
of A Nation"
Mrs. Marguerite Combs of the
N.A.A.C.P., assisted by Henry
Murray of the Civil Rights Commit
tee, had charge of organization of
the picket line. Many well known
people served on the line, some of
them or 5 hours at time.
Those Who Served
The list who carried the banners
of whom a prominent man said,
'These people have the courage to
live up to their convictions and
their public stand BODIES we'll for
the future of the Minneapolis Ne
gro" were: Frances Smith Brown,
Herbert Howell, Rev. C. F. Stewart,
Curtis Chivers, Hilda Moses, Har-
riet Lane, Robert Bolton, Sorrell
Brown, Mildred Strader, William
Strader, Frances Williams, James
Slemmons, Helen Smith, Clarence
Smith, Mrs. Emma Thompson of
Keokuk, Ia, De Velma Newman,
Andrea Skinner, Eunice Brown,
Benny King, Timothy Mills, Ger
trude Boldly, Thelma Wade, Cecil
E. Newman, Preston Childress,
Oscar Newman, Elmer Childress,
Robert Whitaker, Jos. D. Ware,
Harvey Nash, Al Swayze, Sam
Reed and Pauline Alexander, both
of st. Paul.
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tive Secretary, illustrated the in
tricate procedure involved in Gre
ating vocational educational and
job placement opportunities for
Negro youth in Minneapolis. He
mentioned the extra financial bur-
den and other difficulties faced by
Negroes in their search for decent
housing. Mr.. Washington stated
that in his opinion it would be a
good thing fOf both races if Ne
groes were more widely employed
in the industries of Minneapolis,
also that one or two Negro teach
ers in the public schools would
have a vital effect upon the atti-
tude of the youth of the commu-
nifty. In closing he urged that
the Urban League must be con-
cerned with these issues, but that
the work of the Urban League
could not be effective unless the
people of the community believe
in the organizations program and
are willing to support it. The fol-
lowing persons were elected to the
Board for three year term: Lloyd
P. Johnson, Cecil E. Newman, J.
A. Quint, Rev. Carlyle F. Stewart,
Mrs. James Paige, Howard R. Hush
and Rev. G.. Franklin Ward. S. o.
Harris was elected to serve a one
year term and Mrs. H. w. Bolts
to serve a term of two years. C..
L. Harris was reelected President,
Talmage B. Carey was elected Vice
President; Mrs. James Paige, re-
elected Secretary, and Lloyd P.
Johnson, reelected Treasurer.
Mrs. Alyce w. Stewart rendered
a vocal selection and then led the
audience in singing "God Bless
America" Phyllis Wheatley En-
semble furnished dinner music.
w. M. Smith was elected to hon
orary membership. This distinc-
ton was accorded Mr.. Smith be-
cause of his years of untiring eff
fort in behalf of the Urban
League program. This is the first
honorary membership created.
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"U" STUDENT ADDRESSES
YOUNG PEOPLE

Loumeer Pemberton, graduate
student at the University of Min
nesota, addressed the young people
of st. Clements Episcopal Church,
Milton and Portland avenues, Sun
day, on "Acculturation of the Ne
gro in St. Paul" Mr.. Pemberton is
studying at the University for a
Masters degree with a major in
anthropology. He is making a
study of the Negro in St. Paul as
a part of the research work toward
his Masters thesis.
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Advance Ticket
Sale Brisk for
LuncefOrd Ball

Advance tickets for the second
engagement in the Twin Cities of
Jimmie Lunceford and his orches-
ira are now on sale at several
places in the Twin Cities and the
sale is reported brisk.
Tickets may be purchased in St.
Paul at Field-Schlick, Jim's Place,
G & G Barbecue and Majestic
Drug.
In Minneapolis at: Downtown
ticket office, N. w. National Bank
Bldg, Bells Cafe, Dreamland Cafe,
Cleo's Beauty Shop, Bill Freeman's
Smoke Shop, goth Century Clean
ers, Project Economy Market and
Roseler Drug Co.
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Caught in a dancing position
over the bent figures in lament is
Miss Hazel Warricks who will ap-
pear with the Modern Dance Group
at Halle @. Brown House at the
Second Annual Artists Studio
Mite. In the picture reading from
left to right are: Rosamond Col
lier, Bernice Brown, Eunice Brown
and Beryl Cockrell.
The Modern Dance is a new
type of aesthetic Interpretation.
The Modern dance has been used to
interpret sorrow, happiness, social
conditions and innumerable other
situations in life as it is today.
Southern Negro Colleges have
gone in very seriously for this kind
of Interpretation. Hampton Insti-
tute, Bennett College and Fisk Uni
versity particularly are noted for
their outstanding modern dance
groups.
Gertrude Lippincott and Ruth
Hatfield of Minneapolis who have
been conducting these classes for
the past several years have five
Negro girls in their dance group
this year who have appeared from
time to time on various programs
throughout the Twin Cities where
there is a cultural appreciation for
the artistic.
Meridel LIE Seuer, who is noted
for her rare and special gift for
writing, is the reader for this in
teresting group.
On Thursday, April 10, when this
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HALT 'BIRTH0' NATION FIJI M
Tassie's Bakery
Employs Negro
Route Salesman

Following on the heels of a sue
cessful milk route built a year ago,
the St. Paul Urban League, this
week, began work in behalf of a
driver for Tassie's Bakery, a firm
which makes deliveries to the
homes of buyers.
The driver, Bertrand Shannon, is
native of st. Paul and the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Shannon.
He is now operating his truck with
a wide variety of bakery goods.
According to the league, it will
be necessary to secure a minimum
of 200 customers in order for the
route to be a success. In a pre-
pared statement the league pointed
out that no present regular GUS
toners of the bakery will be taken
from the white drivers now en-
ployed. All business gotten will
be new business, the statement
added.
In view of the large number of
families who use bakery products
and the high quality of the mer-
chandise which is sold, it is not
expected that building the route
will be very difficult, the league
said. All persons wishing to CO.
operate are asked to call the Urban
League office, Cedar 2430, or send
in their requests by mail to 419
.Wabasha Street.
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'E' Herbert's Swing City
Bond to PluY for
5l6s Dunce

Gel" Herbert's popular Swing
City musical aggregation will play
for the third annual Dining Car
Employees Union No. 516's dance
Friday night, April 10, at the st.
Paul Auditorium.
Herbert's orchestra is featured
nightly at the swanky Swing City
mite club. His band is the only To-
cal Negro band which has played
the exclusive supper and night
clubs. Several months ago the
band filled an engagement of sew
eral weeks at the st. Paul Hotel.
The SIC committee in charge of
the April 10 dance is Miles Newlin,
Don La Faucette, Hector Vassar,
Jessie Black and Earl Comley, who
is chairman.
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Sterling Club
HOnOrs WigingtOn
CITY OFFICIALS SPEAK AT
TESTIMONIAL FOR CLAIR
ENCE WIGINGTON

Clarence w. Wigington, chief
architect of the City of St. Paul,
was honored Wednesday evening
of last week when the Sterling
Club sponsored a testimonial in his
honor at the Clubhouse. A large
group attended the affair.
Short speeches were made by
Charles A. Bassford, city architect;
Commissioner Fred M. Truax of
the Parks and Fairgrounds De-
partment; Charles A. Hausler,
former state senator; Harry Bron-
son, county surveyor; E. w. John
son, superintendent of play
grounds; William M. Godette,
senior architectural craftsman;
Louis H. Reisch, executive clerk in
the building bureau; Commissioner
Milton Rosen; Raymond Eisenmen-
ger of the city architects office;
AIDE Dreher, superintendent OF con-
struction of public buildings; John
Ravenscroft, and the Misses Helen
Underleiter and Irene Petranton of
the department. ..t
Hammond Turner acted as mas
ter of ceremonies, and Mrs. Hattie
Oliver, soprano, sang "Smilin'
Through" Mr.. Wigington, who has
been employed as chief architect
for the city for twenty-five years,
responded. His wife, Mrs. Clarence
w. Wigington, was presented with
a beautiful bouquet of roses by the
president of the Sterling Club,
o. D. Charleston, and Mr.. Wiging-
ton was presented a gift from a
group of the members of the Club.
Following the ceremonies a re-
ception was held.
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group will appear at Halle @.
Brown House it will have a new
and different feature. Halle @.
Brown Singers made up of Helen
Benner, Gloria Williams, Marie
Bell, Dorothy Ashby, Otis Douglas,
Airing Reese, James Murray and
Charles Milsap will supply back
ground music for the spiritual sec
ton of the american Scene" Mrs.
Lippincott's entire Dance Group
will be used in the remaining Sec
tons of the various numbers to be
used. Mrs. Lippincott herself will
do the st. Louis Blues number rep
resenting "City Life"
The "Grace Notes" will appear
on the program during the course
of the evening under the direction
of Harriet Hall.
Another attraction of the eve
ming will be an exhibition of the
work of Twin City and Minnesota
artists. Some interesting and love-
ly pieces have already been re-
ceived. Additional exhibitors are
invited. Miss Harriet Maybe is in
charge of the hanging of pictures
for the gallery. A small fee will
be charged to cover the expenses of
this very excellent exhibition of
the fine arts, Dancing, Singing,
Painting.
Among the contributing artists
this year these new names appear:
Florence Riley, Harriet Maybe,
Muriel Pemberton, Robert Crump
and Paul Wigington.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-12
ON KSTP

The Barber Sisters will sing over
KSTP Saturday, April 10, at 1880
p. m. on the Maplewood School
Program. The girls will be accom-
panied at the piano by their moth
er, Mrs. Villa Mae Barber.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-12
5000 Negro Slave Owners
1880 Census Said

According to Hobart T. Mitch
ellis Listen to This" on page 2,
there were 3,777 Negro slavehold-
ers who held other Negroes in
slavery according to the 1880 CEN
sus.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-12
Acting Minneapolis Mayor
Forces Theatre To Stop
Showing Anti-NegrO Film

Minneapolis Negroes and liberal whites day halt
the vicious antiNegro Ku Klux Khan f Nation
when attorneys for the Esquire theatre exhibitors agreed
spuae before Judge closing of the picture
at midnight Wednesday,
First the fight stop showing 25year-od popa-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-12
Stassen COmmends Urban
League; Says Racial Bigotry
Has No Place in America

Speaking gathering of 300 people who attended the annual
meeting of the Urban Tuesday evening" the Uni
v Governor Harold E. Sassen commended the Urban League
accomplishments and method of ad
usng situations The stressed the that
bgotry racial prejus democracy
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-12

Jimmy Lunceford's coming
back! April %, Eagles Hall, Min
neapOlis. Advance tickets 75c, at
door 99c.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-04-12

May 6-Festival Dance College
Women's Club. Halle @. Brown
House.-Advt.
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Tonight (Friday) House of
David VS.. Wheatley Basketball
charlottesville.
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and that in the process of eradi-
eating these subversive forces, the
Urban League is playing an i'm
portant role.
At Speakers Table
Seated at the speakers table
were Governor Harold E. Stassen,
C. L. Harris, President of the Ur-
ban League Board; DR.. Guy STAN
ton Ford, President University of
Minnesota; DR.. W-D. Brown, Pres
ident, Business and Professional
Association; Guy w. Alexander,
County Commissioner; DR.. ]. W.
Crump, President, Halle @. Brown
Community House Board; Mrs. G.
F. Maetzold, member Inter-racial
Committee of the Urban League;
David Liggett, Executive Secretary
of the Council of Social Agencies;
Cecil E. Newman, Editor and Pub
Usher, Minneapolis Spokesman and
st. Paul Recorder; F. G. Jewett,
Chairman of the Budget and Dis
tribution Committee, Council of So
cial Agencies; Rev. Carlyle F.
Stewart, President, N. A. A. C. p.
and director of the Minneapolis
Urban League; ]. A. Davis, Presi-
dent, Phyllis Wheatley Board; Rev.
Wallace Robbins, President, ST..
Paul Urban League Board; Mrs. E..
L. Sims, President, Women's Aux
iliary, Minneapolis Urban League;
Rev. Leonard Hirman, Pastor, St..
Leonard of Port Maurice and St..
Martin; J. E. Brill, Urban League
member; Richard Sessions, Urban
League Youth Council; Talmage B.
Carey, Chairman Urban League
Annual Dinner Committee; Chas.
w. Washington, Executive Secre-
tary.
gu" President Speaks
DR.. Guy Stanton Ford spoke
briefly regarding two recent cam
pus incidents, the first of which
was the COMMUNICATIVE protest
against the proposed production of
the play "Porgy" by the Univer-
sity dramatic department. DR..
Ford said he disagreed with those
who protested the play on the
grounds that the play afforded an
excellent medium for the portray
al of the Negroes dramatic ability.
The second incident concerned the
proposed showing of the "Birth of
Nation" DR.. Ford said that he
regretted the fact that the Visual
Education Department had made
the mistake of booking the pic
ture.
David Liggett, Executive Secre-
tary of the Council of Social Agen-
cies, explained that the Community
Fund finds itself in the situation
where Agency demands for funds
are increasing and that the only
way agency budgets can be in
creased is for the people of the
community to make larger cintribu-
tons to the Community Fund.
Washington Favors Negro
Teachers
Commenting upon the program
of the Urban League and its work
during the past wear. Chas. w
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Washington Favors Negro
Teachers

Commenting upon the program
of the Urban League and its work
during the past year, Chas. W.
Washington, Urban League Execu-
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Moral Victory Gained

The closing was a moral victory
for the citizens white and Negro
who fought its exhibition in Mime
apolis. It also marks the first time
the film has been halted here by
agreement in Minneapolis.
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: Friendly Merchants Make
: a Habit of Advertising
III Here
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-08-09

Before a peace rally of $4,000,
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh warns
that domestic and foreign "inter-
ests" are attempting to draw the
u. S. into the European war and
suggested the u. S. take the lead
in offering plan for peace. Lind
bergh spoke at a huge anti-war
rally in Chicagos Soldier FI.-cld.
He is shown speaking.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-08-09
Comes to Life in Time
To See University Show

LARAMIE, WYO.-Workmen on
the University of Wyoming campus,
digging excavations for new build
ing, uncovered three graves Of pio-
neers who were buried more than .
half century ago.
Then their shovels struck fourth
coffin. Before dozen more spades
Of earth were turned a crowd Of
over 200 was watching. Gently the
worlkmen scraped away the soil
from the rotting boards.
Suddenly the decrepit lid lifted.
Out stepped a masked figure clad
in black coat, heavy boots, and
brown fur cap. On his back was this
sign:
"I've waited so years for the var
sity show"
Cops unsnarled the traffic jam
and learned it was a publicity gag
for show the seniors were staging.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-08-09

Pittsburgh The telephone
number of the Pennsylvania Society Of
the Sons of the American Revolution
in Pittsburgh is Atlantic 1776.
Berne :. During the first six
months of 1889, 12,sOO new telephone
subscribers were added to the system
in Switzerland, an increase of 10 per
cent compared with the same period
of the previous year. Telephone traffic
during the first six months of 1889
accounted for 10,500,000 conversations
compared with 4,5OO,00O during the
same period in 1888.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-08-09
Mailman Lives Up
To Postal Slogar,
Neither Sno,O Nor Rain Nor
Heat Stops Carrier.

DENSON'S LANDING, TENN
The man who brings the mail to
Denson's Landing is bothered by
neither snow nor rain nor heat nor
night, but he does worry about mud
flats and snags.
The famed slogan of the post Of
flee department fails to take into
account the problems facing A. F.
Crockett, who daily sputters up to
the pier in a rickety motorboat at
the end of his 34-mile route along
the Tennessee river.
Star route No. 27100 is one Of the
few remaining water routes in the
country. Crockett gets 81 300 yearly
for making the deliveries Except on
Sundays and holidays) and has to
furnish boat, fuel and crew. His
crew is John Matthews, son Of a
Negro slave and native Of the river
banks.
Each day about noon, depending
upon the condition of the river, the
Virginia B. pulls into Denson's
Landing and John carries the single
bag of mail to the post office. He
returns with the outgoing mail and
within a few minutes the boat is
on it's way back to its Johnsonville
base.
On its way up the river it calls
at Sycamore, Cuba and Daniels
Landing.
Denson's Landing is only Is miles
from Linden, the county seat, but it
takes mail as long as three days to
get here. 1t is taken to Nashville,
then sent to Johnsonville to be
brought down by the Virginia B..
Once safe in town it is delivered by
Postmaster Hugh M. Haynes and O.
B. DePriest, who carries the single
rural route.
But the future looks dark for the
mail boat. A reservoir is being
built which will force construction
of new highways, one Of which is
intended to come to Denson's Land
ing. If that happens the mail will
come in trucks from larger centers,
and the post Office itself may be
abandoned.
But the Virginia B. doesn't worry
about that. She keeps plugging
along up and down the river, dodg-
ing snags as we'll as she can. She
lives up to the spirit of the post Of
fees slogan, even though the cir.
cumstances are different.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-08-09
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
ARTHUR DALE LAWSON
SUCCEEDS LIEUT.. CARLSON

Arthur Dale Lawson, member of
Company "L" Crisfield, Md, for the
past eleven years, passed the Federal
Army Boards test, and has been
Commissioned I'd Lieutenant in the
Maryland National Guards. At the
same time I'd. Lieut.. Littleton T. Dry
den of Crisfield was promoted to 1st
Lieutenant. The promotions came
about, following the resignation of
1st Lieut.. Carl Carlson, who resign
ed upon his appointment as Superin-
tendent of Somerset County Schools.
Lawson has been a member of
Company 81" for the past several
years. His record is unique. Not
only as a soldier has he proven his
worth, but counting attendance and
punctuality, he is about "tops" in
the local unit. Lawson holds a five
year perfect record medal, having
not missed a single drill, whether
regular or special, nor been tardy
during that time. He has missed
three times, however, during the past
three years, when business required
his absence from Crisfield and Som
erset County.
Beginning as a private in the rear
ranks eleven years ago, the new
lieutenant showed the same persis-
tence to his task as is characteristic
if him in whatever endeavor he choos-
es. For example:
Lieutenant Lawson remained pri-
vate for three years. Then, he was
made corporal. After number of
years more, he was promoted to SER
geant. Three years ago, he was
named first sergeant, the position
which he held until the time of his
commission.
The commissioning of Lawson gives
Company al" again staff of officers
that have risen from the ranks. Cap
tain w. Gordon Ruark began in the
ranks, as did Lieutenant Littleton T.
Dryden, who was promoted, at the
same time as Lawson.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-08-09
Odd Insurance Policy
On Perpetual Basis

WILL1AMSPORT, PA.-A "per.
petual" insurance policy issued on q
Williamsport property 65 years ago
for 81 900 at a premium of $25 still
is in force, according to District At.
torney Charles S. Williams.
The policy was written by the
Girard Fire Insurance company Of
Philadelphia on August "a, 1875, and
is believed to be one Of the few of
it's type in existence.
Williams said the policy apparent
ly is valid, since the company has
approved the assignment each time
the property, brick. dwelling, has
changed hands.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-08-09
PRESS LAUDS BREWERS
SELF-RECULATION
Editors Throughout Nation
Praise Industry Control Work
Of Brewers

The good efforts of the Brewers In
stitute Of Maryland, Inc, along the
lines Of self-regulation for the Mary
land brewing industry have attracted
widespread attention and much favor
able comment.
Organizations similar to the Brew
ers Institute have been formed in
many other states by groups Of pro-
gressive brewers who, too are deter
mined that the sale of their product
shall be maintained on level merit
ing 1000 public approval. These
groups, like the Brewers Institute of
Maryland, Inc, have embarked on
vigorous programs Of systematic in
vestigations, warnings to careless re-
tailers, and wholehearted cooperation
with public officials in strengthening
respect for law and order.
Here are some typical editorial COM
ments by leading newspapers concern
ing the self regulatory efforts Of the
brewing industry.
"The Committee has done a great
work in Tennessee and the citizens of
the state appreciate it."-Memphis.
Tennessee Press-S -Scimitar.
wisdom, foresight, respect for law
and for the good opinion of the public
characterize the action. n."-Atlanta,
Georgia Journal.
"The brewing industry is doing .
real job of cleanup in Mississippi. -.
Columbus, Mississippi Commercial
Dispatch.
observes the approval it has met
in all sections Of the state. e."-Little
Rock, Arkansas Democrat.
"This group of manufacturers and
wholesalers has demonstrated that il
means business" ss."-Huntington, West
Virginia Herald Advertiser.
"The average citizen is still rubbing
his eyes in unbelief, but slowly is be-
coming convinced" - Wilkesborc,
North Carolina Journal Patriot.
eve consider this move of the brew
ers the most sensible they have ever
made. Tulsa, Oklahoma World.
Zone Of the most commendable
moves yet made by any industry
Harrisonville, Missouri Missourian.