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Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

The Kings Daughters of Bethesda
held their regular meeting Thursday
at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. w.
E. K. Wadfington, 2737 1lth Ave. So.
After an interesting business session
a delightful luncheon was served by
the hostess, Mrs. Emma Cadle, Pres,
Mrs. Alice Horn, Secretary.
A huge crowd witnessed the Bap-
tismal services at Bethesda by Rev. C.
F. Stewart of ST. Peters Church, to
several pupils who recently became
members of St. Peters Church.
"The Lure of Africa" Acts. 8:27.
Behold, A man of Ethiopia, an eu-
much of great authority under candace
queen of the Ethiopians, who had the
charge of all her treasure and had
come to Jerusalem to worship"
Princess shall come out of Egypt:
Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her
hand unto God" Sing unto God, we
Kingdoms of the earth. o sing prais-
es unto the Lord"
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
Supporters OF Lynch Bill
To Broadcast April 29th

Washington, D. c., April 19-A ma
tionwide broadcast urging passage of
the federal anti-lynching bill will be
made Monday, April %, by Senators
Robert F. Wagner of New York, Mat
thew M. Nicely of Virginia, and Arthur
Capper of Kansas, it was announced
here this week.
The broadcast has been arranged
through the National Broadcasting
company over its Blue network from
l0:30 to II p. M, eastern daylight saw
ing time.
The three senators, who are staunch
supporters of the bill will insist that
it be taken up before Congress ad-
journS and that it be given chance
to be voted on on its merits. They
will denounce in advance any attempt
at filibuster.
1t is their contention that the fill
buster is undemocratic because it per-
mits very small minority of the SEN
ate to block the will of the majority,
not only of the Senate but of the
American public. 1t is expected that
they will advocate the imposition of
cloture Qilnitation of debate) in the
event filibuster should develop.
In connection with the radio broad
cast on April 29, Walter White, Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People secretary, is
sued statement urging branches of
the N.A.A.C.P. throughout the coun-
try and other groups and organizations
to organize neighborhood listening
parties and that Immediately after the
broadcast, listeners write or telegraph
individually to Senator Alben w.
Barkley, majority leader, Senate Office
Building, Washington, D. c., asking
him to set definite date for the TAX
ing up of the anti-lynching bill.
Listeners also are urged to write or
telegraph the senators from their
states, urging them to help bring the
bill to a vote, to vote for it, and to op-
pose any filibuster.
Listeners also are asked to write to
President Roosevelt asking him to
make a statement on the bill
Every organization and agency in
terested in this legislation is request
ed to send out information on the
broadcast and to urge its members to
write senators and the President to get
the bill taken up at this session.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

sands in all parts of the world as the
result of their wonderful Achievement.
All that heard them were benefited
and greatly inspired.
Rev. K. L. William, President of
the National Baptist Convention, Inc,
briefly outlined the work and stressed
the importance of the cooperation of
every Baptist to help carry on the
work, and by all means help to liqui-
date the $250,000 debt when the Con-
vention meets in Birmingham, Ala.
At the close of the services, recep-
ton was given by the Bethesda and
Zion Baptist Churches. The Goodwill
party left Wednesday morning for Sc
attle, Bellingham, Tacoma, Vancouver,
B. c., and Victoria, B. c., Portland,
Ore, Oakland, LosAngeles, Sacrament
to, San Francisco, Calf. The Mime
sofa Delegation accompanying them
are Rev. and Mrs. H. w. Bolts, Rev
w. E. Wadlington, and Mrs. A. o.
Jordan, State Officials of the Baptist
Convention.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
TWO POLITICIANS SHOT IN
CHICAGO

Chicago, April, (CNA)-Two politi-
clans, one white, were shot here as
Chicago voters went to the polls in
the Illinois presidential primary. The
assailants in both cases were disgrun-
tied white political workers.
A. Andrew Terrence, Republican
State Representative, who was can
didate for denomination was fatally at
tackled with knife and a gun in his
office on the eve of the primary. His
slayer was Cornelius Woodward. 81
year-old white former precinct captain
who accused Terrence of displacing
him a year ago. Woodward died, a
suicide, while being questioned in the
States Attorneys office. A post-mor-
tenn showed he had swallowed large
quantity Of copper sulphate. Repre-
sentative Terrence was 38 years old
and a bachelor He was completing
his first term in the Legislature.
Andrew Borkowski, 3o-year-old
white Republican precint captain in the
18th precinct of the 21st Ward (South-
west Side) was wounded specifically
in the head by bullet which the po-
lice said was fired by Mrs. May Vito
vec, AZ, white. The shooting occurred
in polling place. The police quoted
her as saying: "He made lot of trou-
BILE all over the ward with the States
Attorneys office. He knows what
mean.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
BOOKER T. STAMP ON SALE
IN NEW YORK

New York, April, (CNA) - The
Booker T. Washington commemora-
tive stamp was placed on sale in New
York City this week, with the first
sheet of the new l0-cent stamp going
to Booker T. Washington Sd, grand
son of the late head of Tuskegee In
stitute, Alabama. Ceremonies mark
ing the opening of the public sale were
held at the College Postal Station, 2l7
West 140th Street, in HARLEM, under
the auspices of the New York City
branch of the National Alliance OF
Postal Employees.
The stamp was first placed on sale
last week at Tuskegee Institute, where
Postmaster General Farley sold the
first sheet of the memorial issue to the
Tuskegee Alumni Association.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH
111S 9th St. South, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Sunday, April 21st, 1910
Rev. A. F. BOYD, Acting Pastor

Kew. "A. r. Boyd, Acting Pastor
Morning Worship, II o'clock service.
Rev. Vance Hopkins of St. Paul, Min
nesota will be the guest speaker.
Evening Worship will be conducted
by local talent at 7:45 p. m.
r Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Mrs.
r. Glanton, Superintendent Miss Oc-
tavia Myers and Miss Vera Glanton,
Supt. of the Junior Department.
The B. T. u. and B. Y. p. u. at
$50 p. m Mrs. bessie M. Gresham,
directress. Miss Clementine Ray,
President of B. Y. P. U.
The Campfire Matrons of Bethesda
Church will have a joint affair with
the members of the Wayman A. NJ. E.
Church on May 2lst and 22nd, to
which all are cordially invited.
The Choir will have a special Pro-
gram of music and songs on Sunday,
April 18th, at the Evening Services.
Solos will be special feature of the
programe. We are expecting the loyal
support of each and every one to make
this program success. Come and
bring your friends. Mr.. Ben Daniels,
Director; Mrs. d. w. Gresham, presi-
dent.
The Mission Circle will be the hos
tess of Mrs. Gertrude Viniger, 619
Oaklake avenue north at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Renfroe, 1909
9TH Street Sc, from two, to four p. m.
Friday, April 10Th. Mrs. w. E. K.
Wadlington, preident, Mrs. Dorothy
Maxwell, Secretary.
On Sunday morning, April l4th,
Miss Zelda Cassell, an ardent, jealous,
and faithfur worker in Bethesda
Church, returned to the city from
which she has been absent for several
months and united herself at once TO
the church to continue the good work
of the Master.
And they shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into prun-
ing hooks; nation shall not lift up
sword against nation. Neither shall
they learn war any more.-Micah 4:3
Among those that have been sick
and shut-ins, we are truely glad to
acknowledge the presence at the morn
ing Worship, Mr. and Mrs. w. L.
Turner, Mrs. Carrie Meyers, Mr.. B.
Carmichael, and Mr.. Philip Hum
phrey,
Mr.. w. H. Martin who has been
confined to the Hospital has been re-
leased to go home, 3525 4th Ave. So.,
where he is resting and feeling one
hundred per cent better.
The Empty Tomb and .ie Good
News was the theme of the Prayer
Band, Tuesday morning, at Bethesda
Church, led by Mrs. Lula Bell Riley,
P. Neal and the leader Mrs. Aline
Hauks. Quite few were present
and, every one had an enjoyable t'lne'
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
UPSET HOMES LAID TO
FATHER DIVINE

Boston, April, (CNA) = Wrecked
homes and abandoned children are cast
ing shadows on the pearly gates of the
kingdom of Father Divine, two white
psychiatrists reported this week. The
report followed by less than "a hours
the suicide in New York of Floyd
Schaefner, white WPA laborer, whose
wife deserted hizn, with their 10-year-
old daughter, to go ito live with God. "
Disclosing study of a group OF
children whose parents had neglect
ed" them to become angels" in the
Divine kingdoms, Drs. Lauretta Ben
der and M. A. Spalding of New York'5
Bellevue Hospital, declared:
"The teachings of the movement in
clude a denial of family ties and re-
sponsibilities towards the family. We
observe that when an Individual ac-
cepts Father Divine's teachings, all OF
the family relationships of the home
are broken, very often the home it
self"
In the Journal of Nervous and Men
tai Disease, the investigators told OF
intellectual and emotional confusion
among offspring of parents who have
diverted their emotions toward Father
Divine, and added:
"The parents interested in Father Di-
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
jim CROW TERROR Barred IN
CCC CAMP

Seattle, April (CNA) = Reports of
intolerable conditions in a Jim Crow
CCC camp at Yucca Creek in North
ern Calf. were brought to light by
the Washington New-Dealer, organ of
the Washington Commonwealth Fed
Grafton, following an interview with a
quartet OF boys from Seattle who quit
the camp after losing strike to bet
ter conditions.
In violation of regulation standards,
270 Negro youths at the camp are
forced to work seven days a week,
subsist on diet of beans and cabbage
while system of arbitrary fines is
imposed against those who protest, it
was reported.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
LET EN- EAT GRASS SAY 8
MISSOURI CHEMISTS

Cincinnati, Ohio, April, (CNA)-
Three white Kansas City, Mo-, chem
lists reported to the American Cheni-
cal Society this week that they had
found a way to enrich the diets of the
poor by using grass as food.
W. R. Graham, G.. o. Kohler and c.
F. Schnabel connected with a big
Kansas City butter concern, reported
that they had made "the first success
full effort to transmit the unique prop
critics of grass directly into human nu-
triton"
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

Harry Warren, local resident who
lived at 635 Seventh Ave- North, is
believed to have taken his own life
Monday. The deceased, who was SIS
years of age, was discovered in his
room by the neighbors who smelled
the odor of gas coming from his quar-
ters. Illness of himself and his wife
who is now confined in local hospi-
tai is believed to have contributed to
the suicide. Several notes were left
by him, one of which was addressed
to his wife.
The body is at NeaPs Funeral
Home.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
At the
Zion Baptist Church, Minneapolis,
Minnesota-April 9th, 1910

Minnesota-April 9th, 1910
A large and appreciative audience
filled the main auditorium of the Zion
Baptist Church, 1124 Lyndale Ave. NJ,
Minneapolis, Mimi, Tuesday evening,
April 9th, to see and hear about the
Negro Baptists of the world. The
meeting got on the way about nine
o'clock with Mrs. w. E. K. Wadling-
! ton, Vice-President of Woman's Aux
iliaries of the State, and Mrs. U. Bolts,
State Directress, Mistresses of Cere-
mones. Before telling about the diff
ferent speakers of the Good Will Tour
| want to thank one and all for their
loyal support in response to the call
made by all. l also feel deeply in
debted to you for the interest mani
tested by you in each of the speakers
of the program. The devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by Mrs White,
Zion Church. Wonderful songs were
rendered by the Zion choir. Mrs.
Dorothy Maxwell was loudly applaud
ed and praised by the audience for the
solo, "Closer Still with Thee" by
Walter Rolfe. Miss Moffett, accom-
panist. The Young People under the
direction of Mrs. Mae Marshall well
coined the good will tourist party with
very appropriate song, 1--WE Gather
| Inspiration from Your Information
AS You Journey Through the Land.
Mrs. Wagner, ex-president of the
Northern Baptist Woman's Conven-
, ton, brought words of welcome and
hearty greeting from that august body.
Miss Primrose Punches, Chicago, Ill,
Western Director Young Peoples De-
partment, was introduced and became
master of ceremonies for the national
group. Mrs. A. M. Townsend re-
sponded to the cordial welcome, the
resplendent reception, and generous
hospitality as the most cosmopolitan
they have ever met.
Miss Punches called others on the
program in the following order. Mrs.
Ruth L. Bennett, Chester, Penn,
Chairman Finance Committee, and as
such, their mission was to enlist re-
cruitS for leadership, cooperation, and
organization to raise two hundred and
ii[ty thousand dollars to liquidate the
mortgage on the Publishing House
when the National Baptist Conven-
ton meets i'll Birmingham, Ala, Sep
tember 4Sth.
| Mrs. A. M. Townsend Nashville,
Tennessee, followed Mrs. Bennett
with very interesting talk pointing
out the usefulness, helpfulness and
Importance of the Publishing House.
i Mrs. S. w. Layten, 764 S. 23rd ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa, president of the
/ Woman's Auxiliaries of the National
Baptist Convention, Inc, yet still full
of fire and vigor. Mrs. Layten ex-
planned to the audience the purposes
| Oi GOu, III idISudSC WilSu SloWCu
with moral fervor. We could without
difficulty realize through the varying
forty years crises, her calm and sim
cere conviction which comes only
from the grasp of eternal principles,
and an intimate touch with him who
rules the universe. She is regal in
character, courtier and scholar, an
orator, statesman and reformer, open
eyed and outspoken with absolute sin
cerity, uncompromising severity and
unflinching courage. With a small
band of faithful women to begin with
| forty years ago, has grown to fhou-
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
SUNDAY FORUM
ANNOUNCEMENT

Shall the Youth Have Jobs or
War;" Carlos Hudson will present
the discussion at the Sunday Forum,
on Sunday, April II, 8 p. M, at o19
Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis. The
general public is invited to attend and
participate in the discussion of this
interesting subject. Comment will be
in order on the weeks development of
the Second World War.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR COUN-
GIL MEETING

A meeting of the Joint Negro La
Dor Council will be held at Phyllis
Wheatley House Sunday, April II, at
p. m. The Committee to raise funds
to send delegate to the National Ne
gro Congress, Washington, d. c.,
May 26-28, will make its report.
Walfred Smedberg, Building Ser
vice Workers, Local 26, will be the
principal speaker. Members and
friends are urged to be present.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

This column Is set aside for the low
down on things as we actually find them,
and is not used for any propaganda, or the
furthering of any interests, save the truth
of events in their relations to Negro life
in Minneapolis.
Any criticism of anthing appearing in
this column, should be directed to Ben.
Peery, 1929 4th Avenue South, Lo. 223l,
as the Editor and Owner do not assume
any responsibility for articles appearing un.
der this head
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
YERGAN AssAILs JOB BIAS

New York, April, (CNA)-Race dis
elimination was denounced this week
by Max Yergan, director of the Inter-
national Committee on African Affairs,
at the closing session of the New York
School of Democracy at the Union
Theological Seminary, Broadway and
122nd St.
1t is hardly possible for the Negro
to enjoy normal participation he de-
clared, 'in available job life because
of prejudice The minority problems
of the colored race shows how absen,
democracy still is in this country"
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

Mr.. ]. B. Sanders, 5024 James Ave.
No., who has been confined to the
Vets Hospital for several months, is
much improved and will be home Fri
day, April 10Th.
Mr.. Earnest Armstrong of the Glen
Lake Sanitariun. Condition is much
improved and will spend the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Jackson,
50lS Humboldt Ave. No.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

London, April, (CNA)-"The Yanks
are Not Coming"-Former War Sec
retary Alfred Duff Cooper, returning
from a lecture tour of the United
States, declared in speech here:
TN America we have less support
now than at the beginning of the
war"
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

Atlantic City, April, (CNA)-Sever-
al hundred Negro delegates from all
parts of the country are in this city to
attend the sixteenth biennial confer
ence of the National Y.W.C.A.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

Hamilton, Bermuda, April, (CNA)-
The Bermuda Assembly began con-
sideration this week of bill to tax
the wages of workers. The measure
is bitterly opposed by labor groups in
he island
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20
Happened In Minneapolis
y BEN PEERY-

over six months.
Echoes from the Birth of Nation:
The Esquire Theater featured a movie
last week in which the Hall Johnson
choir had prominent part.
The Elks are attempting to equip a
band with uniforms.
Everybody in town should help this
move, for if ever town needed first
class equipped musical organization,
Minneapolis does.
A new contract is in the process OF
negotiation between the walters local.
and hotel arrangements.
No difficulty is expected, according
to Union representatives.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

vine not only neglect their children
emotionally, but also neglect their
physical well-being."
A similar indictment was made
against the cult recently by Judge
Jacob Panken who denounced Father
Divine's edict forbidding normal mari
tai relations on the part of his follow
ers. Panken accused Father Divine of
advocating race suicide and of break
ing up family life.
Schaefner committed suicide in his
three-room apartment at 527 Throop
Avenue, Brooklyn, leaving an unad-
dressed note explaining that his wife
and daughter had been converted by
Father Divine and had gone to live
with God
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GOOD
WILL TOUR OF THE WOMAN'S
AUXILIARIES OF THE NATION
AL BAPTIST CONVENTION, Inc.
Twin-City herald., 1940-04-20

According to Clerk of Traffic Court,
Carlson, no coiored person has been iii
court for major traffic violation for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19
CIO FACTION IS
 VICTOR OVER AFL
General Motors Election
 Was Brought to Deci= l sion Yesterday

Detroit, April 19.-UP)-'The CIO faction of the United Automobile Workers, victor over the tAFL fac- tion in the largest collective bar gaining in the history of the labor board, indicated today that 1t would soon press General Motors corpor- ation for a new contract.
 The election gave the UAW-CIO exclusive collective bargaining rights for 125,000 workers in 53 General Motors plants in II states. The UAW-AFL won bargaining rights for approximately $500 employed in five plants. The UAW-CIO won in all the Michigan plants, the princi- pal centers of G. M. production.
 President R. J. Thomas, of the UAW-CIO, said the union would ask negotiations with the corpora tion at once on its demands for q general wage increase, recognition of the shop steward system, im- proved seniority provisions, vaca- ticns with pay, and joint study of disputed production standards. Ultimately the union will demand 8 30 hour, five day week with no re- duction in weekly pay. The work week now is 40 hours in five days. The union gave the 60 days notice required by the present contract two months ago in anticipation of its election victory.
 The UAW-CIO boiled total of S4, ,498 votes, the UAW-AFL 26,515 votes. It was a unit by unit elec- tion, that is the union winning a majority in each unit won the col 1ective bargaining right for that unit. The total vote against rep resentation by any union was 13,- S69.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19
MAINE FINANCES
 MUCH MUDDLED
Gov. BarrOws Has Already Caused designations of
 Some Officials

Augusta, Me, April 19 - (U.P0 An estimated $13,O0O,000 in federal ERA checks which from 1883 to 1885 passed through the state controllers office were the chief concern of in- vestigators in the states fiscal tan gle today.
 Private auditors scrutinized the payments from these federal funds. allotted to Maine, for possible ir- regularities in the issuance by the state controllers office of about 10,- 900 checks weekly during the func- tioning of the emergency recnstruc- ton administration.
 The checks were among those handled by William A. Runnells be- fore he resigned as state controller after being found with two "acci- dentap bullet wounds April 1. The inquiry already has resulted in re- signations on request of Runnells, state finance Commissioner William s. Owen, State Auditor Ebert D. Hayford and Deputy State Treas urer Louis H. Winship.
 Governor Lewis O. BarrowS also has requested the resignation of State Treasurer Belmont A. Smith, but Smits refused and prepared to fight probable custer charges of "in- efficiency"
 In another phase of teh inquiry auditors studied auto registrations issued by the Auburn registry in 1888 where a robbery involving about $S5, 5,0O0 never has been solved. Information was sought from own- CTS who received 1888 license plates from the registry.
 Tunnels faces a charge of ern- bezzling $22,689 from state highway department garage funds. A warrant is to be served as soon as he re- covers sufficiently from his wounds. Private auditors have reported to- tai $37, 7,OO0 unaccounted for, and $26,OO0 has been found in Runnells' brief case,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19

all-water route, it will carry Rus- sian oil from the Caucasus to Ger many by way of Poland.
 To get that oil started for the spring campaigns-by mid-April, at least-the Russians are blasting away at the last long miles. As an army attacks barbed-wire entangle- mentS, so they are attacking the Pinsk marshes in what was eastern Poland by exploding a "Bangalore torpedo"
 METAL BOMB BLOWS
 DITCH IN MARSH
 This is a giant firecracker of metal pipe, filled with explosive. It is detonated to blow deep ditch through the marsh. The hole quick ly fills with swamp water, and the rough-hewn section of "canal" is finished off with excavators.
 The Russians are said to be mak- ing 4O00 feet day, to have excav- ated 100000 cubic meters of em- bankment, to have built eight locks and nine dams.
 Conquest of Poland by Germany and Russia permitted completion of this canal, for the work is be- ing done in the region Russia re- took. Here the Bug river is being connected with the Pripet, which flows southeast into the Dnieper. This great river in turn flows southward to the Black Sea.
 Across the Black Sea is Batum, outlet for pipe lines from the Baku fields that supply a good part of Soviet oil. Their output is to be increased this year not only for Russia's 50O00O tractors, 20,- 900 airplanes and tanks, but in the hope of helping make up some of Nazi oil shortage.
 Without oil, Germany would be hard pressed to carry on sus- tained aerial "blitZkrieg."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-19
HoTCHKiSs MOTOR

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DIs-
 TRICT OF WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, April 18th, 1940.
 ESTATE OF MARGARET TEXAN, late of Colt, Abbeyleix. Ireland, leaving estate in this district, de- ceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estae to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to prsent their accounts, properly at- tested. within said time, will be de- barred . recovery. All persons in. debted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment 10
 DENNIS J SHAWN, 4-19-3t Administrators.