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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
MINNEAPOLIS PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Burrell and
daughter, Thelma, of 3545 Fourth
Ave. S., motored to Des Moines for
a Memorial Day weekend vaca-
ton.
Mrs. L. Rogers was chosen by
members of the Phyllis Wheatley
Progressive Club to be one of their
guest speakers at the Mothers and
Daughters Banquet, Saturday eve
ming, June 8, at 500 p. m. Mrs.
Rogers, a member of Zion Baptist
Church and a leader in civic and
social organizations, will speak on
what It Means to Be a Twentieth
Century Mother" The other speak
er on the program is Miss Marion
Majors who will speak on "What
1t Means to Be a Twentieth Cen
fury Daughter" Mrs, A. R. How
ard will preside. Reservations for
the dinner should be in not later
than June 9th. Mrs. Helen Morris
is president of the Progressive
Club and Mrs. Weller White is Sec
rotary.
The Gloom Chasers Social, Liter
airy and Art Club held it's regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. Helen
Mitchell, 1925 4th Ave. S., We'd
nesday, May 20. Plans were COM
pleted for the clubs annual May 80
picnic, which was held at Mime
haha Falls with a large attendance
and good time for all. Games
were played and an old-time picnic
lunch served, with plenty of ice
cold lemonade. Pictures were made
and will be placed in the clubs
photo album.
On Saturday evening, May "a,
at the residence of Mrs. James H.
Wright, 1909 Clinton Ave-, the Ma
pie Leaf Club, an auxiliary of
Queen Esther Temple, s. M. T.,
played cards and served 40 guests.
Mr.. Wright had as honor guests,
Carl Tyson, William Kelly and
Walter X. Mallory, members of
"Wings Over Jordan" choir.
The Booker T. Washington Study
Club met Tuesday, June A, at the
home of Mrs. Marie Boswell, 1921
4th Ave. S. Officers elected at a
recent meeting were installed by
Rev. Melbourne Hogarth, the new
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Halle Summer
Camp Plans Are
Being Shaped Up

Plans are rapidly being complet-
ed for the Halle @. Brown Sum-
mer Camp Program. Besides the
Cooperative Camp at st. Johns
Landing and the Girl Reserve Day
Camp, the regular Stay at Home
Camp will be held for six weeks
from June "a to August 2. New
items of camp craft will be sub
deb charm club to bring glamour
within the reach of the sub-debs
along with regular classes in arch
cry, handicraft, woodcraft, sewing
and art.
The ever popular Swim Days
will be held again on Wednesdays
under the leadership of Dwight
Reed, Halle @. Brown Recreational
leader. A regular schedule is be-
ing set up for the Mystery Trips
on Friday with a number of in
triguing spots of interest in the
itinerary.
Mrs. Hazel Butler will again
serve as camp director, assisted by
Mrs. Edna Brooks, Beatrice Vas
sar, Rosemond Collier, Harriet
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was sufficient. Primus assured
the General there were "plenty OF
blankets and heaps of straw" and
proceeded to make two pallets or
the floor each with a blanket fol-
the officers. The pallets finished
Primus busted himself about the
tent until the two officers had re.
tired.
The two commanders were soon
asleep. Primus huddled himself in
a corner of the tent. Cold. The
pleasure he had received in doing
his mite for his country would
more than compensate for his un-
pleasantness. Liberty. The cause
for which both were fighting.
By some coincident the General
awoke and saw in the semi-dark-
ness the shivering miserable form
of Primus. He spoke, "Primus!
thought you told me you had
enough blankets and straw for all
of us?" eyes, Sir!" shivered
Primus. HI'm comfortable, sir"
The General spoke again, "See
here, Primus, if anyone sits up to-
night it shall be me. But it is not
necessary that you stay up. Come!
Straighten this blanket out, there
is room enough for both of us on
the pallet"
Primus, hesitantly, obeyed the
command of his superior officer,
and laid down by the side of Wash
ington under the same blanket
each in cause, link by link, to
form a mighty chain-a chain so
beautifully wrought that it re-
minds us of the mystical golden
chain the poet saw binding earth
to Gods footstool. This chain was
to bind all groups together fighting
for the same cause-liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
Princely "Pretenders"

grand fulfment of
Death stripped Nordic Stevens wealthy
genaran Of Hartford City, nd where Negroes
Stevens from hotel and became head the
Corrugated Paper leaving estate worth
quarter of million dollars.
Stevens became another outstanding
Negro advance along the in
wealth and eminence when he dsensaved from binding
prejudice His life in the exclusive 1000 ywhte
habants exced that of his neighbor
the Rotary Club Es Lodge Masonic Lodge Scottish Rite
at Fort Wayne; likewise phanhropst
whose charities exceeded $50OOO
White ndusta whose friendship respect Stevens had won
beyond question did not Negro they attended
his funeral in Akron, Ohio, recently.
Thousands of these white Negro and women Stevens
today indicating the by their conduct and
fomance sterling character and
in pseudo democracy!-L Bayard Whitney of
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rector of st. Thomas Episcopal
church, who was also the guest
speaker.
Those installed were Mines. Mat
tie bearing, president; Helen Grew
er, vice president; Lena Wormley,
secretary; Mabel Willis, CORE
spending secretary; Marie Boswell,
treasurer; Lulu Cratic, Journalist;
Ethel Stevens, critic.
National Service Flags
During the World war of 1914.
1918 few American homes were not
linked in some way to the Ameri-
can Expeditionary forces or the
training camps on this side of the
Atlantic. Service flags were famil-
lar sights in the windows of private
homes. church chancels and even
business offices. Service flags were
not modern symbols of the sacrifice
imposed by war. During the six
ties the same emblem was used
by families and communities. At
the museum in the administration
building at Fredericksburg and Spot
sylvania county battlefields, Me-
mortal National park, Virginia, a
service flag is displayed. It belonged
to st. Georges Episcopal church,
Fredericksburg, and bears a star
for every lad in the parish who
served In the Civil war.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
Poetic Thoughts
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.
The Four HOrsemen

Today we are visited again by war.
With the Four Horsemen riding on
high,
A Biblical prophecy they come
with a roar,
Trampling the innocent as they
go by.
War with it's attendant evils,
Has never seemed to stop
aggressors. ...-.
Controlled by the devils
Vaccinations,
They'll do anything to become
conquerors.
Conquest, Slaughter, Famine and
Death, a
Are the Four Horsemen today.
Which play no favorites in wars
devastation,
But the flower of youth has to pay.
In this generation some have seen
Two titanic world struggles,
And some ask, what does it
mean?
It's never answered, so it still
puzzles.
1t looks like In this present war
That the aggressor has in hand
The Four Horsemen to help him
restore,
His desire for more of Europe's
land.
Greed has always made aggressors
Unable to see their wrongs,
Pray upon their weak neighbors
With alibis as what to them
belongs.
If we can keep out of this war
| Twill be a surprise indeed,
But we never know what's in store
But be prepared for any fifth
| column breed.
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Cunning for Hitler

Colored gentlemen section still broodg the
dltry which Musson carried Ethiopia there
pleasure Hers the little blzkreg
fashion
We told that talking about stepping
and taking the fearing might
be stopped before he gets to Walnut Street.
To think of it, those section among outside
the Fuehres that have training
conflict They they practice
and sharp shooters. nothing
during day night several during
practice and sometimes take boosting
The targets of the Hitler mainly
face and they to shun combas with the palcer hom
they helped the invaders
Mexico and France.-Louisvlle Leader.
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HERMIT OF HAWAII
CONTINUED from page one)

70
Marion Ashby, Vivian Atkinson,
Marie Bell, Dorothy Cooper, Esther
Brown, Edith Camp, Lititia Camp,
Marion Duke, Ventress Jackson,
Geraldine and Odessa McAdams,
Leora Russell, Eleanore Sayles,
Deloris Washington, Norma Will
Jams, Ruth Williams, Nelson Bri-
ley, Joe Camp, Otis Carson, Otis
Douglas, Ira Dorsey, Jesse Gard
ner, Stanley Harris, 2. T. Monsun,
Charles Milsap, Charles Moore,
Louis Moore and Eugene Wright.
The most convincing perform
ances of the production were given
by Robert Harris, James Murray,
Rosamond Collier, and Robert An
derson. Robert Harris personality,
dramatic ability, and singing voice
combined to make him a versatile
STARE. B.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
Leach and Gas Franchise

Mayor George Leach should be commended refusing
the proposed ordinance which would the Minneapolis Gas Light
Co. franchise until the year 1860
Twenty long time and with world national
dons changing night why municipality
should bind itself for get
as the mayor put it, in supposed reduced
We question whether the city council which the ordinance
has studied the ordinance closely AS
BILE comment from various organizations The daily
also silent the franchise good thing for the
city it ought to have been hurried.
Mayor ach charge that the receive
the ordinance what he has been led believe worthy nve
cation by people of Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
FIFTH COLUMN"

There is no "fifth column" in the
ranks of the Negro. He has run
true to form when first Crispus
Attacks shed his blood for his
country until the last shot was
fired during the Worlds War.
When the writer penned the
words that follow he must have
plucked his quill from the wing of
an angel and dipped it into the sky
of blue.
1 saw Washington cross the
Delaware,
I saw Stark mid mountains
green.
1 saw Warren fight at Bunker
Andrew Jackson at New
Orleans.
I saw Davey Crockett at the
Alamo
Taylor fight at Monterey,
And we all fought for our
Liberty
In my dream of the U. S. A.
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tactics that are to be used the COM
ing week.
Moving about the tent is the Ne
gro servant of Colonel Pickering.
Primus had obtained his position,
as the servant of the Colonel,
through his father, Prince Hall,
the founder of the Prince Hall
Lodge of Masons in Boston.
The weather being severe and
the hour late, Colonel Pickering in
sisted that the General should be
their guest for the night. The
General knowing there was short
age of blankets in the army, in
quired of Primus if their supply
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
WELCOME HALL JOTTINGS

In Welcome Hall Chapel, May
&c, at 800 p. M, the Leslie Lawr-
ence Post, 497, assisted by the
Spanish American War Veterans
and G. A. R., held Memorial Day
services.
The services were very impress
sive. Mr.. J. L. Rowland was the
guest speaker. He said there was
no place in America for any of the
much talked of "isms," unless it
was the good old Americanism. He
urged parents to go back to the
old method of teaching their chill
dren respect for God and country.
Members of the Johnny Baker
Post from Minneapolis attended in
a body.
Aviation: Movie for Boys AS
sembly, a sound movie called the
New American Way" was the
feature of the final boys assem-
bly, for the current season at We'll
come Hall Thursday night at 500,
June 6. "New American Way" is
a travel scope showing some of the
scenery along the route of the
American Flagships of the Ameri-
can Airlines.
Junior Boys: All boys between
the ages of to II are urged to
meet Tuesday, June II, at We'll
come Hall in order that we might
organize a midget league at 400
p. m. sharp.
Fishermen's Club: The Fisher
mems Club of the Welcome Hall
Christian Center had a special
meeting Wednesday night, May %.
The meeting which was called to
organize the athletic program of
the season resulted in the appoint
ment of the following persons to
respective positions.
Boyde Patrick, coach of the Fish
ermen's Softball team; Cuba Rog-
ers, business manager; John War
rem, playing manager, and Frank
King, team captain.
All men wishing to belong to the
club and softball team are invited
to attend.
Staff Member: Mrs. Albert Mon
tague resigned because the sum-
mer schedule made it impossible
for her to continue as a regular
staff member due to her home du-
ties. We are looking forward to
having her with us as a substitute
worker this summer and work in
our fall program as usual.
Children's Day Program: All
parents and friends of Welcome
Hall Center are invited to a Chill
dren's Program June 9th at 800
p. m. Music and readings will be
special features. We enlist sincere
cooperation.
Open House: Friday, May 81,
was Open House Day at Welcome
Hall. All groups were represent
ed. The exhibits were beautiful,
displaying hard work and group
loyalty. The sewing class has
closed for the summer. The many
friends who saw their exhibit feel
that they are worthy of vacation.
This group did very outstanding
work this year under the direction
of Mrs. A. B. Rideaux. This class
will begin it's new years work Sep
TENDER 3.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation for the
acts of kindness, messages of SYM
pathy and beautiful floral offerings
received from our friends and
neighbors during the recent loss
of our beloved father and grand
father.
Especial thanks to Rev. T. B.
Stovall and others who assisted
with the services.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norris
and Son.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
81 Read Every Line of
Your Paper!"

Many regular readers of this
paper voluntarily make that express
sion to editor and staff members
weekly, accomplishing our claim
that this paper is the best read
paper in the country.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
Editor

Mrs. Marjorie Curry, department
of public relief employee, is editor
of the relief workers monthly
news organ, "The Department Re-
porter" She recently returned
from the Social Workers Conven-
ton in Grand Rapids, Mich, where
she represented.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-07
Diamond in Safe-Keeping

According to the American Maya.
zine, the late Will Rogers gave a
two-carat diamond to Chief White
Eagle Of Trenton, Ill. Since that
time there have been several efforts
to, steal the diamond. But finally,
the chief has solved the problem by
having his dentist set the stone in
one Of his upper teeth.
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Listen to This
BY Hobart T. Mitchell
PRIMUs AND THE GENERAL

PhlMUS AND The GENERAL
The time-late in the evening.
The scene-a candle-lighted tent
on a clustering winter eve. Two
officers of the Revolutionary War,
fatigued, lips tightly pressed, eyes
strained, fingers pointing, tracing
lines on a ragged map by the
Pickering light of a tallow candle.
Colonel Pickering of Massachu-
sets, trusted advisor to General
George Washington, is comforting
with his chief relative to military
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Maybe, and Laura Jeffrey.

Campers are urged to register
early since the number will again
be limited. The registration fee is
Is cents, and is payable at the time
of registration. Anyone from 5 to
16 years of age may attend the
Stay at Home Camp to enjoy all
the benefits of camp without the
expense of regular camp.
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Any information concerning
this column, write 1912 Elliot Ave-,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-07-13
STATES LAND
RENTALS GROW
INCREASE DUE TO LONGER LEASE
PERIODS, SAYS MR.
SHERLOCK
Crop Share Agreements for Last Year
Bring in Total Of s155,O0O, Which Is
an An-Time High Mark, Says Com
missioner.

A return OF S155,OOO-an an
time high-was received by the
state from land leased under crop
share agreements during period
which began with the fan harvest
Of 1889. Mrs. Nanita b. Sherlock,
land board commissioner, also re-
ported heavy increases In returns
yielded the state through grazing
leases.
Increases In both state revenue
sources was the result Mrs. Sherlock
said, Of state law which went into
effect February, 1889, permitting 10
instead Of Swear land leases.
The state receives one-fifth to one
fourth Of crops harvested under the
crop share agreements.
Mrs. Sherlock said the 10-year Ieas-
ing program is responsible for 'tsta-
bilizing Of agriculture usage and plan
ming by farmers"
Lengthening of leasing periods Is
also reflected, she said, in general land
development.
'The program encourages fencing,
water development and other conServa-
ton and rehabilitation practices"
Stockmen who use state land under
grazing leases also receive impetus by
the increase In leasing periods, accord
ing to the commissioner.
This was subStantiated In records
Of land placed under grazing lease in
the past two years.
On June 30, 1888, there were 1851, :
875 acres Of land under grazing leases
which returned the state an annual
rental of $161, 1886. This figure was in
creased by 100000 acres by May is,
1910, when 3,840,141 acres were under
grazing leases which yielded the state
an annual rental of sos, 56420.
Mrs. Sherlock said increased acreage
under lease has compensated for the
so percent cut In grazing rentals previ-
ouSly made by the Montana legislature
In continuing its established conser-
walton practices, she said, the state
provides In It's agricultural, crop share
leases, that one-half Of the land must
be summer fallowed or strip farmed
each year and the other half culti
Vated-except In instances where such
a practice would conflict with the soil
conservation program.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-07-13
miss Montana" to Be Named at Great Falls Fair
Will Compete i'm "Miss America" Contest i'm East

A title that paid Its pOSseSsor more
than $4,000 from one source alone
will be the goal Of Montana girls from
more than 20 communities OF the state
when they compete IN MISS Amer
lea" contest elimination at the North
Montana State fair, Aug. $40.
Winner at the North Montana State
fair will be named Miss Montana u
and viii be sent, expenses paid and
wardrobe paid, to compete at Atlantic
/ CITY. N. j., for the contest which was
won last year by Patricia Donnelly.
In the first few months after she
won the title, Miss Donnelly received
/ $4,000 for signing her name TO the en-
Z dOrSements of various products. This
was in addition to the recognition she
/ received in moving picture circles and
in national art circles as a result OF
her victory.
According to Mrs o. L. Oliver, who
has arrived from San Francisco to con-
duct the Montana angle Of the contest
for the Miss America" committee of
Atlantic City, fully 20 Montana city and
county contests are scheduled as pre-
liminaries to the elimination finals at
the fair.
Cities where definite arrangements
have been made for holding local con-
tests include Butte, Helena, Missoula
Billings, Anaconda, Glasgow, Living
ston. Roundup Lewistown and Boze-
man. Arrangements are being made
for contests in more than a dozen adj
ditional communities.
Girls desiring entry blanks, and local
groups wishing information concerning
sponsorship Of participants, are asked
to write to Mrs. Oliver. at Hotel Rain
bow, Great Falls.
Local contests are to be concluded
not later than July q, when city and
county winners will be picked. These
will come to the North Montana State
fair during the week of Aug. 5, with ex-
penSeS paid, to compete IN the finals
for the naming of Miss Montana"
who in turn will go to Atlantic City to
compete for the national title.
In addition to appearing at the North
Montana State fairgrounds contest
ants will be given featured positions in
the western parade, to be held IN
Great Falls Tuesday forenoon, Aug. 8.
Contestants will be judged on beauty,
talent and personality Those who en-
ter must never have been married, must
have reached their 18th birthday but
not their 10Th, and when they go to
part in three pageants, one StreSsing
beauty another stressing talent and
another StreSsing fashion.
At the North Montana State fair and
at Atlantic City, those talented as
singers, dancers or actresses win be
judged by experts in those lines. At
Atlantic City, nationally known artists
and illustrators will serve as judges Of
the beauty contest.
Mrs. Oliver stressed that social back
ground or wealth will have absolutely
no influence. 1.-THE girl who wins at
the fair, and the one who wins at At
Iantfo Citv will have To he really beall-
tifUl, really talented, and with the abil-
ity to get her personality across the
footlights. Any girl with these qualifi
cations has everything to win, nothing
to lose, by entering the contest" she
said.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-07-13
Yellowstone Bottle
MPRSnnP Is Found

a bottle in the Yellowstone river near
Columbus containing a note which in
dictated it had been dropped In Vel
lowstone lake in 1890.
The distance by automobile road
from Columbus to Yellowstone lake Is
about 200 miles. But distance was not
the only obstacle the bottle overcame.
1t went over both upper and lower
Yellowstone falls, through the Grand
canyon of the Yellowstone and Yankee
Jim canyon before reaching Columbus.
was signed by four residents OF Liv-
ingston.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-07-13
TENANT LOAN
AREA ENLARGED
CARBON AND LAKE COUNTIES
ADDED TO MONTANA ELIGIBLE
LIST
Additional Farm Purchase Loans Also
VIII Be Made in Cascade, POndera,
RichIand and saltwater Counties
Where q Were Made in Past.

Carbon and Lake win be added
to the list Of Montana counties In
which a limited number Of tenants
and sharecrOppers viii get loans
this fiscal year to buy farms, G.
Fl. Wilson, regional director of the
farm security administration In
Denver, has been informed by Sec
rotary Of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace.
Additional farm purchase loans also
will be made in Cascade, Pondera
Richland and Saltwater counties, where
81 tenant families have bought farms
such loans were authorized by con-
greSS in 1887, when the Bankhead-
Jones act was passed IN an effort to
check increasing tenancy" Wilson
said. For many decades thousands OF
farms have been slipping out Of the
hands of operators each year
In 1880 only one Of every four farmers
was tenant. Today more than two
of every five farmers are renting the
land they operate and the number has
been increasing by about 10000 every
year"
The Bankhead-Jones act provided
for farm purchase loans to worthy ten
ant families on a 40-year, percent
interest repayment plan.
The loans include funds for repair
Of existing buildings or for conStruc-
ton Of new ones where necessary to
insure healthful living conditions.
Because of limited appropriations
the loans are made only In counties
designated as tenant purchase areas on
the basis OF farm population, preva-
lence of tenancy and availability OF
good land at fair values" Wilson said.
''They are further restricted to a linn
tied number of families which are Sc
lected from the list of applicants by
county committees comprised Of local
farmers"
Families selected for loans choose
the farms they want providing the pur-
chase price is In line with the value
and earning capacity Of the land, WILL
son added They have the advice and
help of F'SA county farm and home
management supervisors in planning
and carrying out balanced program
of family food and livestock feed pro-
duction, diversified cropping and good
farming practices to conserve and build
up soil fertility.
He said the ~ families which have
bought farms under this program since
1887 in four Montana counties not only
have had a better living but are max
ing regular payments on their loans.