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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

Unlike the Mer-
maids of Legend.
Wearers of the New
Rubber F1ippers Can Go In
for Such Two-legged Sports
as Leapfrog.
rHESE super-duckfeet for
mermaids are no legendary
J affairs, but a patented In
vention for serious sea-going
swimmers. They don't add much
Of Csnderella-like appearance
to any girls tootsies but nobody
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Try this wonderful Noodle Soup. richer in
chicken-y flavor. with coolies of noodles!

Try u, taste u. and msrvsII Upton brings you
new quick soup you home-cook in minutes
=. and it tastes just like old-fashioned home
made chicken noodle soup
All the "makings" are in the little Toe en-
velope rich egg noodles, savory chicken fat,
dry parsley and onion. and seasonings.
You simply put them in boiling water, cook
them minutes and surprise your family
with rich, steaming bowls of grand noodle soup!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

It's Fun TO
Wear the
Artificial
Webbed Feet
on Dry Land,
But They
Really
Aren't of
Much Use
Until the
Owner Goes
Overheard
I'm Them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

of parsley. 1t used to take hours OF cooking to
achieve this fresh. home flavor but now its
yours in quick minutes!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

4 ers may be, these
rubber flippers are
strictly unitarian.
Tests enc w that
2 such fiapjacks on the
Ids speed To swimming,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
World History Put on
Tap for Button Pushers

Here's what pushing a button will
get you now in the halls Of Griffith
observatory:
A history Of the world-presented
orally and visually--in four min
uteS!
Source Of this condensed piano.
rama Of the past is the cosmochron
or CLOCK Of the ages" constructed
in the observatory shops.
The o'clock" is 10 feet wide and
feet high, with a dial feet in
diameter In the center. The dial has
illuminated sections to represent the
geological ages.
Two hands turn on the dial The
shorter hand turns once for each
100, 900, 900 years Of geological time,
while the longer hand makes one
turn for the complete geological his
tory Of the world.
AS the hands turn, a series Of A
pictures is flashed on a screen on
the dial's face to show scenes at
the time being indicated.
At the same time the voice Of DR..
Chester Stock, Caltech scientist,
paints a word picture Of the changes
and the reasons behind them.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
It's About Time

decided what he is
do about the barring of his fellow citizens from the Home
Defense Force in this
the legislature there
which could be offered by his failure take
barring with his evident sanction of Americans of Negro
ancestry from the supported defense force.
His high handed of his fellow citizens who
talk with him national unavorab
the its That did fault
body himself his
this serious abdgment of civil rights of of the states
population will have to be borne by him.
stage governor
the familiar dodge of appointing committee of
the words sound
fellow citizens who the Negro participate the
defense of state and country"
weeks filed
of what they found Negroes The
comprehensive We have determining the
who Messrs. Raymond Taver
viewed public gatherings said unmakabe that they
expected be accepted in Mnnesota Home Defense exactly the
and under the conditions that all others accepted
took Hers bombers roaring England
British that the barring of its black citizens subjects who could
fly planes wanted black
Engshmen alongside
of the service for what they believe, their
America and it's aspiring and public officials
like that the only that which
compasses gives every opportunity
and make his contributions
Those public officials who give any
religion defenders of those who
blindly undermining its very foundations.
It's about time dear showed where
this proposition The people
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Library Candidate
Thanks Voters

EDITOR: l want to thank the
hundreds of Negro people who sup
ported my candidacy for library
director in the primary election.
pledge to continue the fight
against discrimination against Ne
groes in public jobs in order to set
an example for employment of Ne
groes in the skilled trades and the
professions.
With one out of three voters
casting a ballot for me in the pri-
maries, it is plain that the COM
mon people desire that a forth
right fight be put up against our
involvement in the war. I intend
to continue to make the fight for
peace and social welfare the CEN
ter of my campaign.
Between now and the time of
the general elections l pledge to
bring the question of discrimina-
ton against Negroes before thous-
ands of Minneapolis citizens as l
did in the primaries through my
radio talk and through my leaflets.
Sincerely,
Helen Allison Winter,
Candidate for the
Library Board.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Pilgrim Baptist,
"The HOme-Like
Church" News
BY ELEASE M. COLLINS
655 ROndO Ave.
Sunday, May IL, 1941

Sunday, May IL, 1941
Sunday school opened at $50.
Devotion was led by Misses Maudie
Hanks and Dorothy Boyd. Miss
Doris Patterson has been appoint
ed devotional leader in the absence
of Mr.. Elihu Myers. The subject
was "Alcohol-Home Responsible
ty." Mrs. Idelle Patton reviewed
the lesson.
The minister preached a sermon
on What have they seen in thy
house," and subject, can Old
Fashion Home" This being Moth
er's Day his text and subject were
a tribute to Mothers.
Music was rendered by the Sen
Tor Choir. Miss Helen Jackson
joined church on Christian expert
ence. A cup was presented to Mrs.
Foster, the president of the Ladies'
Aid Club, for raising the largest
sum of money for the past month.
We regret to hear of the illness
of the members, as follows: Mrs.
A. Miller, Mrs. Willie Black, Mrs.
M. A. Boiling, Mrs. Teresa Her.
ring, and Miss Louise Howard. Let
US all remember them in our
prayers.
We were very glad to have the
following visitors worship with us:
Mr.. Williams of Omaha, Nebraska;
Mr.. Perry of Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church, Chicago, ILL.,; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. L. Sanches of Bethesda Church,
Minneapolis; Miss Arleen Allison
of st. James Methodist Church.
$3.50 - The Installation Observ-
ance Message was we'll delivered by
Rev. C. B. Wheeler. Music was
rendered by the Apostolic Chorus
of Rev. John Nelson's Church, and
the Mt. Olivet Chorus.
Sermon Subject-"How may we
hold up the hands of our Leader ?"
800 P. M.-Rev. S. E. Ware
preached very inspiring sermon.
His subject was Selling Out" Mu-
sic was supplied by the Sr. Choir
and the Gospel Chorus.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Martin Brown Says Alder
man ChristiansOn Is
All Right!

Editor: This letter viii no doubt
be of interest to you and the read
ers of your paper.
In the issue of May 2 of a Min
neapolis local weekly an article
written by some man that they call
B. F. Peery CD was called to my
attention. The writer of the article
in question used the authors name
without his knowledge or consent.
This in itself might have been all
right, but in the sense and manner
in which my name was used l I'M
qualifedly resent it.
In the first place when he made
accusation against Aldermen Chris
Hanson and Murphy of the 9Th
Ward as regarding their attitude
and stand in the matter of this
writer erecting a gasoline station
at 1101 Second Ave. S., it is my
duty to speak and speak freely.
During 80 odd years as a citizen
of Minnesota and a resident of
Minneapolis and during the Is odd
years that l have known this Mr..
Peery (?) l have only known him
to be right on two issues and that
was by accident and not by his
judgment. This man reminds me
of one other scatterbrain who
lives in his community.
Or to come strictly to the point,
l frankly and openly state as for
Mr.. Christensen 18th Ward Alder
mani there is no finer and upright,
straight thinking man and no truer
friend of the colored people in the
whole State of Mime sofa. Mr..
Christensen made a gallant and
victorious stand when other fac
tons attempted to stop the author
from building his station at the
above mentioned address. l feel
that not only l myself but every
educated and respectful citizen Of
the city of Minneapolis owe to Mr..
Christianson their profound thanks
and gratitude in the stand that he
took in the filling station contro-
versy.
And please permit me to say that
Mr.. Christianson did not take this
stand to defend Brown but he took
his stand as matter of right and
fair play, tolerance and forbearance
which he firmly advocates for all
men regardless of color or creed.
The author bids him Godspeed
and may the people have pity and
sympathy for Mr.. Peery (?) fol
having made such a stupid an6
childish accusation upon one of the
best friends that the colored people
have in this city.
MARTIN BROWN,
1101 Marquette Ave.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Shower Recommended by
Doctors for Rest Cure

You may not be able to take a
vacation at the lakeshore every day,
but there's one place where you can
take a daily vacation from the heat,
and that's under the shower, sug-
gests the Canadian Institute Of
Plumbing and Heating. recommend.
ing the use Of showers as g relief
from heat and lassitude.
Moreover, it's a grand place to
take a rest cure. Doctors recon-
mend its cool pelting spray as ideal
for relaxing taut nerves, increasing
the blood circulation and stimulating
the skin.
Ponce de Leon, the old Spanish
adventurer. would probably have
considered the modern shower as
the answer to his search for the
fountain" to bring back lost youth,
for that is just what a shower is
a fountain-and a versatile one.
Modern showerheads have adjust
able sprays which can alter the flow
Of water from a sharp singing spray
to a soft sluicing stream, while the
temperature Of the water can be
varied from a soothing relaxing
warmth to the invigorating GOODNESS
Of a mountain stream.
Waterproof shower curtains, or
colored glass enclosures, devices
which soften the water, and safety
bars that prevent slipping, are
among the other attractive features
Of the modern showerbath, mostly
available for the bathroom in the
new or the old home.
While built-in shower equipment is
a recognized essential in modern
home construction, the fact that a
shower may be easily and quickly
installed in an existing bathroom
without marring the walls, makes
it one of the simplest and most popu-
lar steps in undermining an old
home, says the institute. Easy
financing terms are still available
from any branch bank or authorized
lending institution. under the Home
Improvement plan.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Apply Your Bible

The days in which we live are
crowded with problems-social, re-
ligious, ecclesiastical, political and
economic. Many of them are inter-
woven with one another, not one sin.
gle problem of which but would be
helped by the use of the Bible. II
we statesmen, churchmen, leaders
Of economic thought, leaders in ev-
cry branch Of all these great or
ganizations-if every man could ap-
proach these problems on the prin.
ciples and truths of the Bible; il
we could deal with them in the light
of its solemn warning; If we could
administer and decide all our great
questions in the light Of obedience
to the commands in the Bible; what
a difference there would be In the
history Of the world today!-Sir VII.
liam Joynson-Hicks, home secretary
Of England.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Open Letter To Public
Dear Friends:

Dear FRIENDS:
Our church is the mother church
of Twin City African Methodism.
At the present we are in grave
danger of foreclosure of mortgage
placed upon US by previous pas
tor.
We are doing a splendid spiritual
work and are miraculously able to
meet our current expenses. How
ever this mortgage hangs like "the
sword of Damocles" over our heads.
Adding to this burden is the ensu-
ing obligation of our Annual Con-
ference claims.
1t is not our policy to beg. l feel
the Lord will help them who help
themselves. Therefore, we are Of
fering a series of four Quiz Con-
tests in conjunction with four mu-
steal recitals, all for $1.OO a season
ticket flour concerts) or 35 cents a
single concert ticket.
The leading ministers, choir di-
rectors, Sunday School superin-
tendents, and Missionary Society
presidents will participate in the
Quiz Contests. The musical re-
citals will feature some of the
Twin Cities finest talent.
Many of you have been very en-
couraging and cooperative to me
and have predicted my becoming a
great preacher and successful pas
tor. Here is an opportunity for
concrete manifestation of your we'll
wishing. Get your tickets early.
Thank you, advancely,
NJ. Boyde Patrick, pastor,
St. James A. M. E. Church,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Intolerance

1t makes little difference which
Their the fear of economic jealousy morbid pride
self dstrust the result will Negro
the oppressed other predces flourish like narcotic weeds
the bell of intolerance tolls for tolls for all Intolerance
the long destructive for the ntoan for his victim Anti
Semism be injury the Semitic but disease
anti Semitic The violent determination
hold Negro down and back has had appalling results whites
who in the attempt white have become decadent
and slipped far below the level white populations
country made such elements should be clear that the Catholic
Jew Protestant the od American Creek Serb German Negro
who let's his religion religious pudices uncontrolled taking
slow posonmabe not sOwHenry Sde Candy the Saturday
Review of Literature.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
Ask the Aldermanic Candidates

Minneapolis voters who being solicited by the various cand
the city council ought they
do elected obviate
bounded by Olson Blvd Lyndae No. 9Th Adch
The weeds discarded
moral hazard has been called city
occasions and all has received from that august
fancy buck passing
spois real eyesore Any
adermanc candidate who will the doing
something about the weed patch will support
from all city anything say
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
The Testing Ground
By MORRIS GIBBS, SR.


These Twin Cities most Of the
time
Can't hold their leaders very
long,
They're so good other fields are
sought,
Soon we hear their swan song.
Their fame goes out far and wide.
Immediately they are thus re-
warded,
A better position with security as
sured,
Their salary automatically has
scared.
The Twin Cities affords an ideal
proving place
For workers with progressive
ideas,
Who can do the unusual and ignore
routine
Hard work overcomes idle
dreams.
Many workers think this is the
last place
They would ever want to come,
So far away from large Negro
centers,
They wouldn't come for any sum.
If accept-they stay here for ex-
perience,
Have their ears 0ttuned for other
places,
Still command good salary
But think we're lacking in GER
tain graces.
Unusual if one stays ten years or
more
Like they do in other communi-
ties,
Their program is never complete
Before they're called by several
cities.
Well, if they make good here
It's known fact far and wide,
They can go most anywhere
And get what they thinks been
denied.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16

Among visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Washington and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Suthern and
daughter of St. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Burt, and Hazel Under
wood, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 4.
S. Underwood.
Tom Carroll, Harvey Moss, Clar-
ence Hughes, Percy Hughes, and
others of the Mems Club have
started their spring house clean
ing on the interior and exterior OF
the church. The Crusaders are not
to be left out either, for they ex-
pect to have the Guild room fur
nished anew this week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
FAIR PLAY FOR THE NEGRO

In the inevitable confusion inherent national
alout-aid efforts,
charges of discrimination should be made quarters
mostly to do with the economic of
One that deserves
being debarred from defense irrespective skill
the shovel racial
there sincerity oupOurings for democracy
consider the Negro being quality
human dignity He make his contribution national Defense
to the extent of his ability he should be permitted do The Phelps
Stokes Fund tersely the situation:
Justice for the American Negro in the
defense searching of American
democracy Europe elsewhere lacks reality and sincerity
plans and policies disregard rights
try"
There 100000 Negroes in the United States while
the majority of them excluded from
it certain that they must in the
going bring the blessings democracy
generation to all the people of the globe might well begin
little homework only hand Minneapolis Tribune
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
ST. THOMAS NOTES
Katherine Mitchell

Services for Mothers Day were
extremely beautiful last Sunday.
FIR. Hogarth's sermon was about
the complete love shared by Jesus
and His blessed Mother Mary.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
LISTEN
TO
THIS
By Hobart T. Mitchell
The Tale of Two
Politicians
By Hobart T. Mitchell


ChieagO.-If you have ever LIVED
in Chicago l am sure you have met
a precinct captain. If you have moi
it was not his fault, it was yours
He has a far-flung reputation fOI
hospitality and the slurring sylla.
bles which we call the "gO-getter's'
dialect. He is the fair-haired boy
of his precinct. Call on him any.
time-day or night-tO mend your
troubles, and he is Johnny -On-the-
spot. If you are a business man
and your personal taxes are too
high, he is the right man to see the
right people to have the taxes
"rightfully" reduced. Let him hear
that a family of five of voting age
is in need of groceries, he and an
Overfilled basket of steak, Eaters
and tea, will mysteriOusly appear
at the door and bid them eat.
All your wants will be forth
coming if you have been a good
subscriber to his political party by
the way of a crOss-mark after the
candidates name Of his choice.
What a cowboy is to the ranch,
he is to his ward committeeman.
He is the boy that cOrrals the votes
and herds them where his party
wills.
The phraseology of a story in
the life and deeds of a precinct
captain is somewhat changed when
his party of his political faith is
out. He becomes a private citi-
zen" and we mean a very private
one at that. No more saying, "have
some wine on me" or acknowledge
ing the hello, boss" of his con-
stituents. All his authority and
glory has been absorbed by the
precinct captain of the ms. His
shekels are on a ragged edge-just
fragments such as nickels, a few
dimes, and no quarters.
One of these political outs" was
sitting in Lincoln Park, out of a
job. He was hungry, very hungry.
He ate the crumbs the pigeons had
left, and he thought he would go
over to the Zoo and ask for a job.
He said he would do anything.
They said they would be glad, in
deed, to give him a job. The Chin
panzee had died, and they would be
delighted if he would put on the
skin of the dead chimpanzee and
act for the children, because the
children were very fond of the
chimpanzee.
He was very much embarrassed
the first day. He didn't look up at
all. The second day he forgot his
embarrassment bit. He got more
courage and climbed a dead tree in
the corner of the cage and did some
tricks of his own, lost his balance,
and fell to the corner of the cage.
His arm, up to his shoulder, got
caught between the bars of the
cage, into the cage of the lion next
to him. The lion gathered itself for
the leap, roaring furiously. The
precinct captain in the Chin
panzee's skin feeling that the end
had come, began to call in a human
voice. The lion sprang upon him
and a voice from the lion Kissed in
his ear: "Shut up, you fool. Do
you think you are the only precinct
captain in Chicago out of job ?"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-16
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kindness
and sympathy and beautiful floral
offerings during the sickness and
death of our sister and mother, Ar
della Brown.
Sirelle Brown,
Mrs. Edward Sterling, sister,
DR.. w. D. Brown and family.
Evening star., 1941-06-11
DR.. Bacon Takes Lead
In Vets Tourney
For Hines Cup

DR.. F. S. Bacon has a two-stroke
lead in the competition for the Gen.
Frank T. Hines Trophy in the Vet
erans' Administration 18th annual
golf tournament.
The first 18 holes of the tourna-
ment, sponsored by the Employees
Welfare Association, was played
yesterday at Beaver Dam. The final
Is will be played next Tuesday
over the same course to be followed
by dinner and presentation of
awards.
DR.. Bacon had rounds of 40 and
AZ for an 81 yesterday. Others
among the leaders are Otto Elble,
42-42-84; Frank Reagan, 42-43-
IS; Leo Pass, last years winner,
42-44-86, and DR.. Robert A.
Keithly, 47-43-9O.
Beulah Dicks, 52-51-103, led
women competitors ahead of
Juanita Pollack, 53-57-110, and
Minnie w. Davis, 63-56-119.
Evening star., 1941-06-11
BuiIey
Continued From Page Alb

shutout. Dolph Camelli smashed
his 18th round-tripper of the sea-
son for the Dodgers.
Johnny Wander Nicer achieved his
sixth success of the season by scat
tering nine hits as the world cham
pion Cincinnati Reds beat the Bos-
ton Braves. 4-3, for their ninth con-
quest in IL games and took over
third place. Frank Mccormick,
gradually breaking out of his pro-
longed batting slump. hit three
doubles to figure in all the Reds
runs.
Vern Olsen pitched the Chicago
Cubs to an Ito shutout of the New
York Giants on seven well-scattered
hits while his teammates waded
into Fiddler Bill MCGEE. Hank
Leiber homered with the bases load
ed and added a double. Bill Mich
olson hit his 18th homer with two
on. 1t was McGee's fifth straight
loss as Giant.
Evening star., 1941-06-11

we'll illustrated by a teammates
story Of how BauerS once tried
to toss a fast ball through the
groove to Ducky Medwick in an
exhibition game. After the ball
sailed out of the lot he remarked
to his catcher:
Gosh, that bozo sure smacked
that one. Who is hep"
At that time Bauers, already in
the majors three years, appeared
more interested in funny pa
pers" than baseballs who's who,
his roommates said.
Now 26, the gangling, ex-lum-
berjack of Townsend, Wis. was a
freshman sensation for the Bucs
in 1887 after Judge Kenesaw M.
Lands pried him loose from the
Phillies by declaring him free
agent. That year he won 13,
lost 6, with an earned-run aver
age of 2.87. But he's been a bust
ever since.
He came down in 1889 with an
arm ailment-it was hurt in q
friendly scuffle with teammates
aboard a train and rbnjured IN
Evening star., 1941-06-11
Lonhom's Midget Auto Racing
Track Is Given High Praise

The new West Lanham CMd)
Speedway, scheduled to open for
midget auto racing next Tuesday
night, is receiving favorable COM
ment from many leading figures in
the automobile racing world.
This weeks edition of Illustrated
Speedway News, organ for midget
and big car drivers alike, devotes
several columns of pictures and
stories to the new track. The hard
surface and banked turns and
Straightaways especially are praised
and predictions are made that
faster cars will bring out not only
keener competition, but possibly
some new records.
The turns are banked TO II feet,
with the stretches at feet. Favor
able comment also is made about
Walter c. Stebbins being racing di-
rector. He also is director at the
Cedarhurst IN. " Speedway,
called by Illustrated Racing News
Evening star., 1941-06-11
Leading Kovokos Play Gorvins,
Only 10 to Take Its Measure

Kavakos Grill softball team will
be wary of the Garvins Grill ten
tonight when they meet in the
Capital City League feature at
Washington Softball Stadium. The
Kavakos club sits atop the loop with
only one setback in five games, hav-
ing received that one defeat from
GarVins several weeks ago
This game at o'clock will be fol-
lowed by an exhibition between Glenn
Stralka's Redskins and Elite Laun-
dry.
Harold Steffes turned in another
spectacular pitching performance
last night for Fat Boy a. his team
downed Carr Bros. e. Boswell, 81,