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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
John Lawrence
Named President
CrediafaWn Club

The annual meeting Of the Cred
jafawn Social club was held at the
Halle @. Brown House on Wednes-
day, May 7, with Walter Coins as
host. After the regular business
the outgoing president, Miss Bea-
trice Vassar, delivered a splendid
address in the form of a report.
Officers elected for the current
fiscal year '1941-42 include: Presi-
dent, John R. Lawrence, Jr.; vice.
president, Bella Shelton; recording
secretary, Rosamond Collier; assis-
tant secretary, Norma Beauford;
corresponding. secretary, James
Simnns;, assistant corresponding
secretary, Elizabeth Lee; treasurer,
Helen Lawrence; financial secre-
tary, Fannie M. Butler; assistant
financial secretary, Devaughnia
Coleman. typist, Earline Stokes;
parliamentarian, B. F. Henderson;
sergeant-at-arms, Martin Wedding
ton. - -
The Membership Co m m lite e
which is made up Of past presidents
includes Earl Kyle, Nilee Luckie,
B. F. Henderson, Beatrice Vassar,
Virginia Doyle, Huron Shelton, Jr.,
and Lydia Jones. .
The Auditing Committee is Bert
ram Shannon, Gerald Hargrave,
Earl Kyle, Huron Shelton, Milton
Beauford, Bella Shelton, Virginia
Doyle, Ruth Carroll, Gertrude
Greene, Victor Galloway and Lola
Vassar.
The new president named John
Banks the Social chairman for the
year. The Social committee as well
as other committees will be an
nounced later. -
A meeting of the newly elected
officers will be held at 947 Lyle
hart on Saturday, May 10, with Mr..
and Mrs. J. Lawrence as hosts. Reg
ular club meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May Fl, Elmer Ora
ham, host; 49,.
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Robert Kelly, of Local No. 665
stated in an. interview this week,
"In the opinion of the union there
is no difference between white
worker or a Negro worker. Both
have rights to job security and a
living wage" -. ,.-...
He said further, Democracy has
to be made a real instrument in
America, if this country, is not to
become involved in the Imperiahst
war. The fight that the workers
are putting up throughout the
country is demonstration of their
determination to fight any. anti
democratic methods whether they
be race discrimination or taking
away the right to strike, organize
OF bargain collectively.
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BARS
PULPITTO|PASTOR
Defense Committee
Plans Mass Meet
On June First

Discrimination Must Cease in
the Defense Program" will be the
theme of the speakers at the Twin
City mass meeting that will be held
at the Phyllis Wheatley House, SO9
Aldrich Avenue North, Minneapo-
lis, Sunday, June l, 1941, under the
auspices of the Minnesota Negro
Defense Committee. Final plans
for the mass meeting were
made at the meeting of the De-
tense Committee last Saturday at
the Phyllis Wheatley House. The
Minnesota Negro Defense Commit
tee is urging all citizens, Of both
races, who are interested in, secur-
ing. equal rights: for the Negro in
the Minnesota Home Defense Force
as we'll as in the national military
units to attend this meeting. 1t
is expected that plans will be
completed for the filing of the
legal suit against Governor Harold
E. Stassen, as commander-in-
chief of the Minnesota Home
Defense Force, for his refusal to
permit Negroes to enlist in the
state militia, by the time Of this
mass meeting. For several weeks
the Governor has had the report
of his COMMITTEE" Raymond Can
non and L. Tarver, before him and
in spite of his promise to give the
Minnesota Negro Defense Commit
tee an audience, after receiving the
report, he has not done So,
The matter of securing jobs for
Negroes in the various industries
filling defense contracts will also
be discussed at this meeting. :
In its last meeting. the Defense
Committee unanimously endorsed
the resolution condemning discrimi-
nation in the industrial as well as
the military units of the defense
program, that was adopted by the
Lexington Annual Conference of
the Methodist Church in a meet
ing in Columbus, Ohio, recently.
The Minnesota Defense Committee
is asking all persons who have been
Disseminated against in any way in
any phase of the state and national
defense program to report the
same to the Committee by writing
and giving full details Of the al
legged act of discrimination.
Such communications should be
addressed to The Minnesota Negro
Defense Committee, in care of
Frank L. Alsup, chairman, 663 st.
Anthony Avenue, st. Paul, or J. w.
Rowland, secretary, 4S1 Thomas
Street, st. Paul.
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Biddle Circle No. 80
HOnOrs 1N Year
Old Veteran

Biddle Circle No. 38, Ladies OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic,
went to the home Of Comrade
Henry Mack of Minneapolis, Civil
War Veteran, 104 years old; and
gave him the Oath of Obligation
in their Circle. The oath was given
by Mrs. Katie Myers, a charter
member Of the Circle.
Comrade Mack entertained the
group with several Of his expert
ences during slavery days. A So
cial hour followed. Mrs. Lola Ed
wards, president, and Mrs. Nora
MeCracken, secretary.
Biddle Circle held its regular
monthly meeting, Tuesday, May Is
at Welcome hall.
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Buster Lindsay in =.
Receiving Hospital
In Detroit, Mich.

Emery (Buster) Lindsay is seri'
ous1y i'll in the Receiving 'Hospi-
tai in Detroit, Mich. He has al,
ready had one serious operation
and is waiting for surgeons to per-
form another. He is suffering with
one, of his legs which was injured
sometime ago in an accident. Il
Emery is the son Of Mrs. E. W.
Lindsay, 426 Rondo avenue and
has been confined to the hospital
since April, .....
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Mrs. Lettie Mack
Rites Held

Mrs. Hstt Mack, age A, Of 2sl7
Chicago Ave-, died at Minneapolis
General Hospital May IL. Funeral
services were held at st. Peters
A. NJ. E. Church Wednesday, May
IA, at 2 p. m, with Rev. c. F.
Stewart officiating.
Mrs. Mack Is survived by her
husband, John, a brother, Of Roxy,
Miss, and a cousin, Ernie McNeal.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge Of burial arrangements with
interment In Crystal Lake Gene
terry.
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Rev. StOvau To
Marry SATURDAY.

Rev. Thos. B. Stovall,c presiding
elder of the A. M. E. church in this
area, and Mrs. Lillian Humphrey
will be married Saturday morning,
May IL, at II a. m. at the, parson-
age of Rev Henderson Reddick,
pastor of Wayman A. M. E. church.
Rev. Reddick will read the mar
rage service, Z
The parsonage is located at s16
Fremont Ave. N. e.......~. (
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YOUNG PIANO STUDENT IN
RECITAL SUNDAY AT SP. M.

Lorenzo Vaudeville, II year old
piano student, will be presented in
recital at MacPhail School Sunday
night at 8 p. m. The recital will
be young Mandeville's graduation
effort. The public is invited.
He is the son of Mrs. Kathryn
Mitchell and has been a student of
piano under the instruction of Mrs:
C. R. Shibby of the MacPhail
school for five years.
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MARJORY TAYLOR REMAINS
SHIPPED

The remains of Marjory Taylor,
age 26, 1904 w. Calhoun Blvd,
were shipped to her home at Leav-
enworth, Kansas, on Wednesday,
May IA. Miss Taylor Is survived
by her parents in Leayenworth and
an uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Jones Of this city.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge Of shipping arrangements.
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FORMER ST. PAULITE GETS
JOB WITH CENSUS

Edward Byron Doty Of Washing
ton, D. c, and formerly of st.
Paul has accepted a position as
Clerk in the Bureau Of Census,
Washington, D. C. Mr.. and Mrs.
Doty, the former Miss Adele Ora
ham Of st. Paul, celebrated their
first wedding anniversary last week
with a party. Of friends on q trip
to MARYLAND. .-.-..
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and the Law School of the Univer-
sity of Chicago from which he
holds the degree of J. D. After his
graduation from Illinois, he taught
school for a year at Tuskegee In
stitute and later was principal Of
a high school at Vincennes, In
diana.
Served Overseas
Dickerson was First Lieutenant
Of the United States Army and saw
service in France in 1918. He was
the founder and First commander
Of Chicago's own famous George
L. Giles Post Of the American
Legion. -
For twenty years, Dickerson has
been Vice President and General
Counsel Of the Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance Company, the larg-
est Negro business IN the North.
The Company has over 100000
pohcyholders, employs $50 colored
people and operates branch Offices
in So cities Of 9 states. He was
Assistant Corporation Counsel for
the City of Chicago from 1928 to
1927. In 1928, he was Regional Di-
rector Of the Smith-for- President
Campaign. He was in charge of
the states Of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan. and West Virginia. In
1882 and 1886 he was an active
supporter of the Roosevelt Presi-
Dental Campaigns. In 1885, he
travelled throughout many Eastern
and Western. states speaking for
Roosevelt.
Was Assistant Attorney General
In 1888, Dickerson was appointed
Assistant Attorney General for the
State of Illinois, p position he held
up until his election April, 1889 as
Alderman Of the Second Ward of
the City Of Chicago. .~..
Dickerson was the first Demo
crat ever to be elected Alderman
Of the Second Ward during all of
the 25 years that Negroes have
represented the Ward in the City
Council. He won the election on a
platform that included his pledge
to work for adequate relief, better
health and educational facilities,
the protection of labor and a repre-
sentative employment Of colored
people by public utilities.
Since his election as Alderman,
Dickerson has been instrumental in
securing the appointment Of Ne.
gro, DR.. M. o. Bousfeld, to the
Chicago Board Of Education. -:
He was one Of the leaders in the
successful fight here to have work
completed on the Ida B. Wells
Housing Project, for the .colored
people Of low incomes.
He has helped in securing the
appointment of a Negro as Assist
ant Attorney General and one as
Assistant United States District
Attorney.
Past Kappa President
From 1925 to 1927, Dickerson
was president of the Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity, one Of the largest
organized bodies of college men in
America. He Is now President Of
the Chicago Urban League, Presi-
dent Of the Cook County Bar As
ISOLATION. Vice-President Of the
Chicago Civil Liberties Committee,
Director Of the National Lawyers
Guild and member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Chicago
Branch of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People. Dickerson served as chair,
man of:ths Legal Redress Commit.
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MEETING

The st. Paul Urban League
Youth Council win meet Wednes-
day, May 81, at 8 p. m, at Halle
Q. Brown House. All young people
interested In knowing more about
National Defense Employment are
urged to be present.
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URBAN LEAGUE BAZAAR
49," NOTICE $50

Urban League Auxiliary men,
bers please take notice. Our bazaar
is next month. We wish to pick
up donations early. Call Mrs. E.
L: Sims, Main 1929, or Elizabeth
Rogers, Dupont 1897.
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GOING FISHING
VISIT RUSSELL'S
II: :>. BAIT STORE

The 1941 Fishing Season is now
officially open! Russells Live Bait
Store, 1872 University Ave: at West
ern, is equipped to take care of all
your fishing needs, including your
Minnesota and Wisconsin licenses,
"a hours a day. See their ad else
where in this issue.
! Keep OF date-June 2, Merry
Makers c and Fun Finders, Big
broadcast and Dance. Phyllis
Whsatley H3use.-Advt.
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st. James To
Give Contests To
Save Church

Ministerial Quiz and bessie Ores
ham, Recitaist, May 3Oth
:: St. James A. M. E. Church, Min
neapolis, Ministerial Quiz featuring
Twin City :, Leading Pastors and
Mrs. Bessie Gresham, singer and
dramatic reader, in recital. Admis-
sion IS cents. Don't miss this treat.
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MALLORY THANKS. VOTERS

Robert Mallory, only. Negro on
the Minneapolis municipal election
primary ballot, polled over 1000 in
the Park. Board race in the 33rd
district. He was third highest in
a race in which two top candidates
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Earl D ckerson, Chicago :: -.
Alderman & Leader, Will
=: r.: :.:.- Speak in Mpls. Sunday

One of the countys prominent officials of Negro ancestry
Alderman Chicago, will address meeting
the Minneapolis Branch of the NAACP Sunday Phyllis Wheae
House $3.50 NJ citizens cooperating with the branch
to bring the outstanding nlnoisan to the Twin Cities
Mr. Dkesson has had eoorfl and useful He born
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
ELMER HARRIS TAKES POSI-.
TON WITH U. s. GOVERN
MENT

Elmer Harris, 6s6 Carroll Ave-.
left Friday, May 8, for Washing
ton, D. c., where he has accepted
a position with the United States
Government Printing Office. Mr..
Harris is a 1941 graduate of the
University of Minnesota and a bar
itone of considerable note in the
Twin Cities. He is the son Of E.
L.. Harris, 6s6 Carroll Ave-, and a
member of Mu chapter, Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16

in Canton, Mississippi, June %,
1891. He is a graduate of the
Evanston Academy of Evanston,
Illinois, the University. Of Illinois
from which he holds B. A. degree
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Church Takes Action
After Deacon Charges
Pastor With Improperly
Pastor Issues Statement; Says He Is
Tnnnonnf

After three weeks sensational meeting
of Bethesda Baptist Church voted Tuesday
Wadngon its pastor for several years. pulpit pending
vesgaon of charges preferred against by Joseph Maxwell
officer of the church.
Mr. Maxwell has openly charged Rev. Washington of misconduct
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16

with his wife, Mrs. Maxwell, three
weeks ago at the Maxwell home at
1925 Hawthorne Avenue, Mime
apois.
The charges were contained In
letter submitted to the official
board Of the church Saturday
night. At that time Rev. Wadling-
ton denied the charge Of miscon-
duct, Offering his version Of the
entire affair. A committee was 'ap-
pointed consisting Of William Mar
tin, w. G. Renfro, Bethesda board
members, and Rev. II. w. Bolts,
state moderator of the Baptists, to
investigate the charges and submit
report to the church membership.
Meeting Refuses To Adjourn
Tuesday night, however, at the
regular meeting Of the church, with
the accused pastor presiding, when
he (Rev. Wadlington) called for
motion to adjourn, members arose
to insist that Mr.. Maxwell's
charges be discussed and disposed
of by the church.
Rev. Wellington stated that the
matter was in the hands Of q COM
mittee appointed by the official
board and that the church confer
ence could not lawfully take action
on the matter until q report could
be received, from the committee
appointed by the official board.
The pastor then left the chair
and the. church building. All the
members remained and Rev. II. W.
Bolts, moderator, who was pres
emit, took the chair and consented
to preside over the meeting, after
being requested by the members
there.
Mr.. Maxwell was present and
when asked TO make a Statement
broke down and had difficulty In
speaking. After a long discussion
the church voted 33 to to bar the
pastor from his pulpit at Bethesda
until the entire matter is disposed
of. The pastor has not indicated
that he would contest the congrega-
tons action. ...-.. 49, .f-
Rev. Wellington Issues
..,.. ... Statement -
Wednesday Rev. Washington Is
sued the following statement to
this newspaper: "Owing to the cir
culation of slanderous statements
concerning me I believe it to be to
the best interest of the members
of Bethesda Baptist church and
myself to make this statement at
this time. I am absolutely limo
cent of the charge as circulated
and / expect to establish this fact
when the committee which was ap-
pointed by the official board sub
mits it's findings to the church."
Friends of the pastor who would
express themselves for print con-
tend that the evidence thus far
made public is purely circumstan-
tial.
Mrs. Maxwell Out Of City
Mr.. Maxwell said last week his
wife was out Of the city. He would
make no further statement for pub
lication.
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BOHANNON ILL

NJ. Leo Bohannon of the Mime
apolis Department of Public Relief
has been confined to his home for
several days with an. illness. Mr..
Bohannon is director Of the Mill
City. NAACP membership drive
this year. .>~: ~.
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St. Paul NA1CP Meets Tuesday
Ntnht

The St. Paul Branch Of the
NAACP will meet Tuesday night
at p. m. at Halle @. Brown
House. Important matters are to
be discussed and all members and
friends are urged to be present.
Hear Alderman Earl B. DECKER
son of Chicago, Sunday afternoon,
May 10, at Phyllis Wheatley
House, $3.50 p. m!-advt.
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tee Of the Chicago Branch of the
NAACP for good many years.
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HUNDREDS ATTEND DANCE

Several hundred Twin Citians
gathered at the Stem Hall at the
St. Paul Auditorium May 2 to en-
joy the annual dance of Local SIC.
Good music, excellent refreshments
combined with the hospitality of
the union made the affair a fine
success. The committee headed by
E. P. Graves deserves credit for
giving their friends and well wish
ers another fine; evening of pleas
IRE s.. -, . =.
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Mrs. Maxwell Out Of City

Mr.. Maxwell said last week his
wife was out Of the city. He would
make no further statement for pub
LEGATION.
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Twin City News Briefs

were. nominated. Wednesday Mr.
Mallory thanked the voters of both
races who cast ballots for him.
While in the Twin Cities DR.. W.
E. B. Dubois was house guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Sherwood of St.
Paul. Isaac L.. Moore, Jr., accom-
panied DR.. Du Bots throughout his
stay in the Twin Cities. -- -.
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Union Votes Strike In
Protest Against Hotels
r. Treatment Negro Worker

strike.
Evening star., 1941-09-15
Protective Buying
Declared a Factor
10 Shortages
Supplies Are Diverted
From Actual Needs,
Bank Finds
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. Is. - The
Cleveland Trust Co. studied manu-
facturers' inventory figures and sug-
gested today "a considerable guam
tity of raw materials may have been
put through one or more stages Of
manufacture and then accumulated
as protection against possible
forced redistribution Of raw ma
terials."
American industry, the bank as
serted in its monthly business re-
view, is suffering from chronic pro-
tective purchasing which "pervades
our whole society.
Our flow of production has be-
come like long river with many
tributaries, across which we have
built innumerable dams. Behind
each Of them the flow backs up in
numberless pools and down at the
mouth only reduced output has
come all the way through. If we
should continue the process long
CllOuSIl IllC OuVlloW VI 411lAollCo SOO0o
would ultimately be ample, but we
do not have that much time to
spare"
In both dollar and physical VOL
ume manufacturers inventories are
the highest on record and the sharp
est rise has occurred in goods in
process of manufacture. They are
now about so per cent above the
level of year ago. Cleveland Trust
said, while raw materials owned by
manufacturers are only 20 per cent
higher and finished goods in the
hands of manufacturers are actually
S per cent smaller than they were
year ago"
The prevailing "abnormally low
interest rates" have made it tempt
ingly safe and inexpensive for pro-
ducers to tieup capital. in the dead
storage of stockpiles of goods. This
is one of the reasons why our econ
omy has been sopping up huge vol
umes OF materials and producing
too few munitions. We have been
stocking up too heavily and pro-
ducing defense goods too slowly"
Evening star., 1941-09-15

SCeel plants are 1eeunR Cne plncn
of shortage of steel scrap. Nor
mally huge open hearth furnaces
are charged with half pig iron, half
steel scrap. This mixture Is refined
into steel more quickly in the open
hearth process than straight pig
iron.
Huge Piles Dwindle.
Today the huge piles of scrap at
steel mill doors are declining, steel
sources report. The fast pace of
steel production is using scrap fast
er than it can be replaced. Nor
mally scrap piles are being built up
at this time for winter operations.
o. P. M. officials recognize the
seriousness of the situation and
have launched 6,500,000-ton ex-
pansion in pig iron capacity to Off
set the smaller supplies of scrap. 1t
will take time, however, to COM
plete these arrangements and mean
while steel production must co on.
Copper scrap, too, has become an
acute problem. Production OF cop
per, probably the tightest Of all de-
fense metals, amounted last month
to $4,000 tons, of which only 3,134
tons came from scrap. Normally,
copper experts say, 5000 to 10000
tons would have been refined from
scrap. Canny production men are
keeping copper parts and equip
ment in service long past the nor
NAL life span.
Such situations have forced the
collection of waste materials fully
into the national defense spotlight.
Waste material dealers have &C
cepted their new place of honor
somewhat blushingly. Long recog-
nized as a vital industry in Euro
pean nations less endowed with
natural resources, the trade has had
its light under a bushel in the
midst of United States customary
surpluses. Contributing TO their DO.
dtion has been the embarrassing
last that 70 ths puhaie mind their