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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Stassen Signs Bill
Aimed at Job
Discrimination

Governor Harold Stassen We'd
nesday signed House Bill File AIT
which makes discrimination on any
state job unlawful. The bill was
sponsored in the House by Repre-
sentative John M. Drexler through
the interest Of VIM. H. CASTOR, re-
tired st. Paul police officer and
officer in the Spanish War veter-
ans organization.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
JOSEPH BROOKE BURIED

Funeral services were held for
Joseph Brooke of 2024 Cedar Ave.
Wednesday morning at the Wood
ard Funeral Chapel with Rev. c.
F. Stewart officiating, assisted by
Rev. T. B. Stovall.
Mr.. Brooke had been in i'll health
for many months and died at Park
view hospital on April IL at the
age Of IA.
He is survived by a stepson.
Woodland Funeral Home had charge
of burial arrangements with inter-
ment in Crystal Lake cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
MITCHELL COMPARES
NAVAL ACADEMY'S
ACTION TO HITLER

In an article on the U. S. Naval
Academy's barring of a Negro
Harvard la crosse team player
from a game between the two
schools, Hobart Mitchell compares
the navy schools action to Hitler's
refusal to shake hands with Jesse
Owens, Olympic star.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Church Holds
State Meeting
April Fl to u

The Church Of God in Christ will
hold its annual Spring convention
April 81 to April 81 at the Sixth
Ave. Church, 627 Olson (Sixth
Ave. No. Boulevard.
Meetings viii be held day and
night, Sunday, April q, all serv-
ices will be held at Phyllis Wheat
ley House. The annual sermon win
be preached by the overseer at
2 p. m.
Rev. Antoine w. Wilson is state
overseer of the Church Of God in
Christ.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

Mr.. Eli ii. Paul, who returned
to Minneapolis recently from Fres-
no, Calf, with his wife, is reported
gaining in strength and health at
Rochester hospital, Rochester,
MINI. The Pauls, long time resi-
dents of Minneapolis, went to Cali
fornia more than a year ago to live
but were forced to return to Min
nesota because of Mr.. Paul's poor
health. Mrs. Paul now resides at
1927 Fifth Ave. S.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

Al over the country a. y govern
ment representative in the defense
production set-up.
Hailing from Baltimore, Md, Mr..
Mitchell is a graduate Of Lincoln
University in Chester, Pa, and for
merly an Urban League fellow at
the Atlanta School Of Social Work.
He served three years on the edi-
torial staff of the Afro-Ameriean,
one Of the country's leading news
papers and at the age Of q left his
position in Baltimore as State
director of N. Y. A. to accept the
Urban League post in st. Paul.
This was after the establishment
of separate branches in Mime
apolis and st. Paul. They had been
operated jointly for many years.
After a few months he had de-
veloped a program, both educa-
tional and industrial, which at
tracted nationwide attention. Of
particular Importance among many
accomplishments was his success In
making new types Of placements
for Negroes in st. Paul industry.
Among these were: milk driver,
street railway shop employees, the
first Negro high school teacher in
st. Paul, the first Negro nurse IN
Ancker, the municipal hospital,
bakery truck driver, two brewery
employees, executive positions with
the State N. Y. A. and an account
ant with the Food Stamp authority.
One of Mr.. Mitchell's chief con-
tributions has been the successful
fight led by him for the passage
of a bill in the State Legislature
which prohibits discrimination by
Automobile Insurance companies in
taking Negro risks, which was the
policy of most Twin City firms.
This bill is now on the way to Gov
ernor Stassen for signature after
being passed by an overwhelming
majority in both the Senate and
House.
Active in many civic movements
he served as: chairman of the State
Conference of Social Work housing
committee and associate editor Of
the Conferee, the conference pub
hcation; member of the NAACP
executive committee; on the Hal
lie Q. Brown Community House
board; member of the industrial re-
lations committee of the st. Paul
Community Chest; member of the
advisory committee Of the Mime
sofa N. Y. A; member of Mayor
McDonough's housing committee;
member of the State Better Hous-
ing association and a member of
the Minnesota Negro Defense COM
mittee.
Mr.. Mitchell was in constant de-
mand for speaking engagements
for white groups. In recent months
the demand grew to such an extent
that he was booked weeks ahead.
1t is understood that Mr.. Mitchell
and his wife, the former Juanita
Jackson of Baltimore, and their
young son will leave st. Paul April
26. He will report to his new post
on May /.
A public testimonial is being
planned, tentatively for Thursday
night, April "a, at Halle Q. Brown
House. Details will be found in
the daily papers late this week or
early next week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
st. Paul NAACP
Opens Annual
Member Drive

The st. Paul branch of the
,NAACP will open its annual men,
bership campaign on Sunday after
noon, April 20, at St. James A. M.
E. Church at 400 p. m.
The guest speaker will be Joseph
Albright, founder of the Brother
hood Hour and a member of the
National Speakers Bureau. Rev.
S. E. Ware and Rev. BENZ. Moore
also will assist on the program.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

Helen Allison Winter, candidate
for the library board and active
member Of the Communist party,
has fled for the Minneapolis
library board. In her opening state
ment she said, 81 shall work for
the employment by our library and
other public institutions of Negro
and other minority groups without
discrimination"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
JOHN BATTLE DEAD

John Battle, a resident of st.
Paul for the past twenty-five years,
died Thursday, April 10, at the
Ramsey County Home. He was 81
years old. Arrangements haven't
been made at press time, awaiting
the arrival of relatives from San
Francisco.
The Council of Negro Organiza-
tons, Minneapolis executive COM
mittee met today friday at the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
GLAMOUR TO BE
STRESSED AT ST.
THOMAS STYLE REVIEW

Don't miss the st. Thomas Sew
enth Annual Style Review. The
committee in charge is preparing
the most glamorous affair in the
history of this always interesting
and entertaining affair. A pretty
array Of models will display the
latest styles Of the spring and
summer. And the date, April %.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Roller Skating

At Rollerdrome, 21S9 Lowry
Ave. No., Minneapolis, on April 81
and May IL, from 1880 p. m. to
1890 p. m. Admission, 35c. Take
Chicago Penn car to Lowry.-advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

The Women's Auxiliary Of the
Minneapolis Urban League met at
the Phyllis Wheatley House Tues
day. Plans were completed for its
Bazaar and Rummage sale to be
held in May and June, respectively.
Watch this newspaper for further
information on these two events.
Next meeting Of the organization
will be held May 9.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Chivers
InSOng Recital

Lorraine Ellis Chivers, mezzo-
soprano, will be featured in a mus
zeal recital Monday evening. April
20, at S:15 p. m, at the Seton
Guild, 2O7 So. 9th st. The pro-
gram viii be under the auspices of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

The name of Mrs. VIM. Godette,
one of the guests at the Maids
and Matrons' meeting, Wednesday
was inadvertently omitted from
the account of the meeting which
appears on page 3.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

Charles Custer Pickert will present
the argument in the book "The
Way Out for America" written by
himself and Mr.. Ralph Berland
Baerman. This will be discussed
by Mr.. John Bosch from his ex-
perience as a leader of practical
dirt farmers. The afternoon will
end with round tables Of w. I. L.
members to plan future work and
a meeting Of the newly elected
state board, since the Regional
meeting is combined with the Min
nesota State Annual meeting.
The dinner will climax the days
discussions with two main speakers
and group Of songs by the Inter
racial Singers under the direction
of Mrs. Harriet G. Hall of st. Paul.
DIR. Gertrude C. Bussey, National
President, will speak on ''The Bases
for. a Durable Peace" while Mr..
Gideon Seymour will discuss the
Prospects for a Durable Peace"
On Sunday DR.. Glenn Clark has
invited the delegates to the Con-
ference to meet with his regular
INSTRUMENTATION class at Plym-
outh Congregational church when
he will speak ON the subject "The
Futiity of Force"
The pageant to be presented Fri
day evening in Central High School
auditorium was written by Mrs.
Anna A. Berggreen, state chairman
for minority groups, and will be
directed by herself and Mrs. Alice
F. Drechster, state education chair
man, and Mr.. Sydney H. Morse,
music supervisor at the school. The
pageant Toward the Light" is a
demonstration Of education for toll
erance and appreciation Of the con-
tributions Of the various national
ity groups which make up the
American scene.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Coming Events
Cast Their
Shadows
swatch Your Dates"

"a. watch Your Dates"
Keep of date. Wayman Choir
sponsors Lorraine Chivers in re-
cital April 2S.-Advt.
Wait for st. Thomas Annual
Style Review April 29.-advt.
Keep OF date. Local SIC Dance.
May 2. 50c.-advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Abandon Plans
To Establish
Community Center

Read statement issued by direc-
tors of proposed South Central
Community Center project on page
two of this issue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
DIR. CARLSON TO SPEAK ON
"THE WAR TODAY"

DR.. Grace Carlson, who has just
returned from coast to coast tour,
will speak at 500 P. NJ, Friday,
April IS, at 1853 Lafond, st. Paul,
on "The War Today" Admission
is free and everyone is invited to
attend.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Clarence Mitchell Named
To Defense Post; Resigns
St. Paul Urban League
st. Paul Loses Urban League Secretary
Who Goes to Washington

Resignation Of Clarence NJ Mitchell secretary
the st. Paul Urban League announced Wednesday.
Mr. Mitchell perhaps the Urban secretary
country when he to St. Paul January 1887 has accepted
appointment field employment assistant in the Office Production
Management in Washington D. c. In this position he will travel
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Mill City Launches ..
Campaign for Jobs i'm
Local Defense Industry

The Minneapolis Urban League
is launching a campaign for jobs
in industries receiving government
contracts under the National De-
tense. Since the major demand is
for skilled workers the League is
building up its file of skilled work
ers. Obviously, there win be a GER
tain percentage of unskilled jobs
created as result Of increased pro-
duction and workers in this CLASH
fication are also being listed.
The fact that Negroes have not
thus far received q fair proportion
of jobs in defense industries has
been called to the attention of ma
tional and local government Off
Gals. Recently the Industrial Com
tnittee of the Urban League met
with E. L. Olrich, State Industrial
Coordinator of the National De-
Tense Program, for the purpose of
discussing the situation. Subse-
quently, Mr.. olrich dispatched a
communication to the officials of
all Minneapolis plants that have re-
ceived defense contracts urging
that they not show any discrimina-
ton in the employment of workers.
According to Chas. w. Washing
ton, Executive Secretary of the Ur-
ban League, other steps are being
taken to break down the discrimi-
nation that confronts Negro work
ers who are qualified and who de-
sire employment in defense plants.
Mr.. Washington urges all Negro
workers to register with the local
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

Keep Posted. Read the SpOkes.
man WeeiIyI-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

Second Annual Dukes Duchess
might In Harlem" Wheatley, May
9.-Advt.
The weekly echo., 1941-11-21
SECRETARY.

The training camps doing commendabIe work in the
national defense program but there too much friction
in them friction between white and black soldiers We
know not the Of such friction al know that
friction is there friction that may lead to such internal
strife may defeat the objective soldiers must bring
themselves under control and adjust themselves to con
lions that obtain in the section in which they station
ed There are some rules and customs in some sections
that do not obtain in others. soldiers must adjust them
selves to these conditions All Of have subscribe to
things against liking in world like this, in
country like ours.-Tampa Bulletin
According the Associated Negro Press in articles
appearing in Negro newspapers throughout the nation for
the past several weeks there has developed widespread
and growing dsafecon among coored soldiers due to the
discriminatory treatment that they receiving in the life
of the camps large extent from the officers command
ing them and particularly because Of the treatment they
are receiving the hands of the Military Police Of the
various camps.-Atlanta World.
Months ago, with the enactment of the Seectve Ser
vice Law and when preparations first being made
for the induction of American youths of all colors and
creeds into the military services of the United States far
seeing Negroes then fearully viewed the pOssbea
most notwithstanding of black Americans, especially
those from the democratic and advanced portions of
the United States to training camps in the South San
Antonio Register
The weekly echo., 1941-11-21
Ellisville, Miss.

Lodge No. IS has lost one
of their faithful members in
the person of Sister Annie
Love SisterLove was walk
ing and fell dead in about
three minutes. She passed
from this life between Up. M
and 7::3O P M Sunday Nov.
=. She is gone but not for
gotten.
Leona Robert
Vice Pres.
The weekly echo., 1941-11-21

Oh TUESDAY. December 2-The
Board will meet at Quitman,
Miss. Mr.. Sam Jasper, President.
will meet at Hattiesburg, Miss,
Mr.. James Patrick, President.
On Tuesday, December 9th-We
will meet at Louisville, Miss,
Mrs. Dannie Moore, President.
The Presidents who are to
entertain the Boards are re-
quested to send in a clear de-
Each President is asked to
collect S1.35 from each member
and report same in the Board.
scription as to how we can
reach the place of meeting.
Give the number of the
highway, the name of the
church, and the name of the pas
tor of said church. If we are
meeting in town, please give
the number Of the street and
avenue. Please do this at once
CETtD LIT A ID v
The weekly echo., 1941-11-21

my; Mrs. Addie M. Brown, City,
Minor operation; Mr.. James o.
Beal, City, medical attention;
Miss Margie Pruitt, Rose Hill,
Miss, Tonsilectomy; Mrs. Nc
Donald and Mrs. Bingham, who
had major operations last week
are doing fine. Mr.. Robert Col
Inns is also recuperating.
We will be happy to have
you visit us at any time.
The weekly echo., 1941-11-21
Leona Robert
Vice Pres.
H. b. A. BOARDS WILL MEET
AT THE FOLLOWING
PLACES

On Monday, December 1st-Tht
Board will meet at Magee, Miss,
R. F. D., Mrs. Aletha Smith,
President.
The weekly echo., 1941-11-21
Buckingham
Clinic
BUCKINGHAM CLINIC
NEWS

The Clinic is still making
progress. Admitted to the Clinic
this week were: Master Bennie
Will Walker, City, Tonsilecto-
The weekly echo., 1941-11-21

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Evening star., 1941-10-21

Max Gordon, have undertaken a
big and undeniably worthy task in
writing The Land Is Bright" :"
Running through three spectacular
generations of robber baron's
family, they argue that money and
all the evils attendant upon it can
not corrupt the blood that is Amer
ican. 1t can make brigands and
plunderers, dangerously bored neu-
rotics. alcomaniacs and the like,
but in the end the heart still is
right and grandfather sins are
expiated by the children. Grand
son is going to Washington to work
with those people" great grandson
Is in the Air Corps. granddaughter
is breeding prize cattle in Wyoming.
Every one finally is working for
America instead Of against it, and
the first Kincaid undoubtedly is
spinning like fury on Satan's spit.
There is even a towheaded great
grandson of grade-school age whose
history has taught him that the
original Kincaid was crook" and
who Is spirited enough to say so
If it gives his elders apoplexy.
AS it would with two such authors.
The Land Is Bright" finds much.
of comedy as well as taut and
furious drama in its theme. Both
are developed, albeit unevenly in
the present condition of the piay.
by cast of unquestioned compe-
tence.
The intimation of lavishly dra-
matte things to come is implied in
the setting of the first act. When the
curtain rises on it, a grotesouely
bizarre museum of a living room
out of the mauve decade, the play is
on to g. tornado of laughter. 1t
remains on that level pretty well
through an exposition which intro
duces the founding Kincaid, a rob-
Der baron grown out Of q railroad
section hand, and his ex-waitress
wife reSplendent in a Paris crea-
ton. Their house has Sc rooms to
the Vanderbilts' 54, they raise a
rival brigand family's offer of S.
100000 for counts title to $6,OOO,-
600, the son msrries a fioozy, and
the elder Kincaid is shot to send
the play careening into the 2Os
and the second generation.
On the way to that cyclonic cur
tain. about which kaufman as di-
rector undoubtedly will do some
thing, things go furiously bad for the
klncaids. Old Lacey's grandchil-
dren, with s2OO,oOO,OOO behind them,
are social degenerates with one ex-
ceptlon and are hard at work on
Evening star., 1941-10-21

He also won an intercollegiate
fencing title while studying medi-
cine at City College of New York
and at Columbia University. In
1886, he adds. he was selected for
the United States Olympic fencing
team.
A blackhaired, black-eyed, smil-
ing 6-footer, he won a. six-month
movie contract while appearing on
Broadway in Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh version of Romeo and
Juliet" but was dropped after play
ing minor parts in three films.
Recently Goth Century Fox offered
him a test, and granted his request
that he be allowed to write his own.
1t was comedy sketch-Bob Hope
iSh and very funny, the studio says
and was neatly set off by heavily
dramatic scene from an Irish
tragedy.
"It went off all right" admits
Wilde, land won me the part of
heavy in The Perfect Snob.'
Calm and Poised.
"Then the studio decided that
Anthony Quinn should have my
role. was out until John Shelton
fell i'll, and they gave me the lead
in his place-a very lucky break"
Lynn Bari, playing opposite Wilde,
says he was so calm and poised on
the first day of shooting, and went
through his lines so easily that I
was convinced again of the value
of a stage background"
Cornel-call him Corny at your
own risk-says his stage background
took a bit of acquiring. Discharged
as a toy train salesman, for fooling
around in the toy accordion depart
ment, he had small parts in a sue
cession of bad or mediocre plays.
Two years after visiting his faith
er's former home in Budapest. he
sent note to Judith Anderson, then
starring on Broadway, telling her he
had a message from a Hungarian
playwright friend of hers.
But No Job.
Miss Anderson invited me to her
dressing room. I got along excel
lently, accent and all, until the
dressing room began to fill up with
people like Whitney Bourne and
Dwight Deere Wyman, and they
started asking about the playwright's
newest work.
The next day. was very broke
I got the biggest, showiest bunch of
flowers I could for 80 cents-peonies
and took them to her. I con-
fessed that my accent was phony
She roared with laughter, but left
on tour few days later and didn't
get job.
Later I heard Ina Claire was
looking for foreign actor. Again
I tried out my p1ony accent. The
Evening star., 1941-10-21
Where and When
current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage.
National-"The Land Is Bright" !"
new play by Edna Ferber and
George s. Kaufman: $50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol - international Lady"
George Brent VS.. Ilona Massey:
10:45 am, 1870, 4:20, 7:lo and 10
pm. Stage shows: 1855, $40, $50
and 9:20 pm.
Earle-"You1l Never Get Rich"
Fred Astaire dances with Rita Hay
worth: IL an, lao, 4:25, ITO and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1855, 3:45,
$50 and s:15 pm.
Keith's-"This Woman Is Mine" /"
adventure and romance in pioneer
days: 1905, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 and
$40 pm. March of Time: 1l:45
am, 2:10, 4:35, and 9:20 pm.
Palace -"Honky Tonk," Clark Ga
BILE kisses Lana Turner; 11:55 am,
2:20, 4:45, tbs and $40 pm.
Metropolitan - Zone Foot in
Heaven" screen version of the best
selling biography: II am, los, $40,
5:15, 7:20 and $40 pm.
Little-"Mata Hari," espionage a
la Carlo: IL am, 1855. 2:55, 4:50,
6:45 and 8:45 pm. Il Met a Muir
derer," 1910 pm.
Pix-"Quiet Wedding" with Mar
garet Lockwood as the bride: IL
am, $780, 2;;2o, 4:lo, s, 7:5o and
$40 pm. .
Columbia "Smilin' Through"
this time with jeanette Macdonald:
11:35 am, 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts;
continuous from 10 An.