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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
South Central Community
Suspends Drive For
Project; Issue Statement
Friday, April Is, 1871

The Board of Directors of the South Community
make this time public statement with the hope of
purposes endeaVOr establish
Community Center Minneapolis.
The program moated by desire further the recreaona
community this That need
program there be doubt
Az m 1927 vouth who have since to manhood found
necessary North side in order
which available
tb in their own nepbbobood The practice has persisted to this
that the population the South Side rapidly
approaching in numbers that on the North Side
1892 have been made by social
religious organizations
muny this need Surveys made 1885 and again
with neghbohOod meetings. clearly indicated that
the community unanimously favor of planned social
the South Central Area mass meeting was called in the fa OF
tentative made organize South Cen
Community Directors elected for the
period ending June s4 and the duly
location building finance
ne 1t the hope and belief of the Board that with the COM
knowledge of the need for such the community
might expected heartedy participate and support
institution Accordingly therefore, campaign launched
for the raising 1890 out of the South
Central Area This amount augmented with anticipated fees would
sufficient the Center operate for month period
After 1h months the Board must admit that the campaign
has dcouragng Issues exist where only
for the good the objective Criticism Of the
program replaced criticism of potential social problem. Socially
mnepreted desires for
gains prestige portion the community feels
ties for civic and community good.
The fact that the Board has been the recipient criticism
that the community especially
youthful being denied those opportunities that avail
able for youth of other to be regretted This regret will
doubtedy show itself in future community heaaches It indeed
the pride and understanding of community
itself opportunity invest youth.
failure of the community the South Central Com
munity Center idea could result in only end.
Directors therefore, made
program for South Central Community Center hereby
suspended all cash pledges collected will returned within
that all having made pledges payable the
future hereby released from such pledges.
passing Board of Directors wishes acknowledge its in
who uselshy of their time
support Central Community idea We also wish
their pledges the that youth would
benefit We sincerely hope that those who took issue with efforts
energies positive constructive and
helpful direction.
Washington BOehme Charles Curry Clarence A.
A. Jordan M BohanOn Tmage Carey E. J. Har
dake Mrs. L. Mason Miller Rev. Leonard Hirman Mrs D.
F. Stewart Andrew Clark Rev. Geo. HelweI Robert
Marcha, r. Hogarth c. L. Mason Mrs Russell
and E. II.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

are professional disrupters. They
think it a demonstration of their
worth and ability to be able to tear
it up. No intelligence or training
is necessary to tear down. It re-
quires skill, ability and training to
build a house. But any fool with
a sledge hammer and a crowbar
can tear it down. Because you can
keep up confusion in an organiza-
ton, and disrupt it, because you
can spread dissension and break it
up, does not mean that you have
the ability to organize. and build
such organizations.
WHY CAN'T WE have faith in
our own abilities to rise and cease
trying to build ourselves and our
institutions at the expense of 9th
ers. If society thinks an organi-
cation is not worth while it can
not live. An institution which lives
has without doubt some place and
function in society. It may not
mean anything to you, but others
receive some benefit. Both insti-
tutions and leaders will either sur
vive or perish by their own merits
or dement's. It is not necessary,
therefore, to think of destroying
others that you may have some
place for yourself or your pet
scheme or enterprise to stand upon.
TOO MUCH OF OUR
STRENGTH is wasted in fighting
one another, and there is not
enough left to be used in construc-
tive planning and building. We
stand today so very much in need
of constructive workers. Unfortu-
nately for US there must be plan
ming, Negro planning, if we are to
survive. At present there is none.
We should shut our eyes and stop
our ears to those individuals and
that type of leadership in any
sphere that is forever trying to
destroy somebody or some institu-
ton in order to make room for
himself or that which he promotes.
If an individuals work or an in
stitution's work does not by it's very
genius, quality and utility merit a
place in the confidence and support
of the people, time will be the
judge. We must stop cultivating
needless competition and wasteful
strife between our leaders and our
organizations so that we all may
enter in earnest upon program of
constructive building.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

COOPERATION is one of the
great needs of Negro leadership
and Negro organizations. There is
too much organizational strife, in
dividual conflict and wasteful COM
petition going on between our lead
ers and between our organizations.
Of course, a certain amount of
criticism, competition and opposi-
ton is necessary to the healthy
growth of leaders and organiza-
tons but too much of our opposi-
ton is wilfully designed for the
purpose only of destroying. We
have entirely too much of this sort
Of thing.
This internal strife between lead
ers and organizations is greatly i'm
peding the progress of the Race in
every line Of endeavor. We, the
Negro, are in serious need of mu-
tual concern.
FAR TOO MANY of US think
that the technique of building our
selves or our organizations is that
of tearing some other leaders or
organization down. Many of US
have given ourselves and our tai
ents to the evil of undermining and
discrediting leadership and disrupt
ing organizations because we feel
that by this means we increase our
powers and enhance our prestige.
We find in the field of business
Negroes who refuse to associate
themselves and their interests with
other Negroes in business because
they have the erroneous idea that
they build their business by run
ming down or destroying their COM
petitor. They have an idiotic no.
ton in their heads that they can
build bigger and better, working
alone.
WORTHY INSTITUTIONS and
organizations which could make a
distinct contribution to the COM
munity and play large and vital
part in the economic, social, re-
ligious and political advancement
of the Race are too often unneces-
sarily attacked and opposed when
they deserve to receive the ardent
support and cooperation of all Ne
groes. Negro leaders who should
be devoting all of their time and
energies to the task of leading
spend too much of these trying to
kill off others who attempt to lead.
| We raise no objection to those
leaders and organizations which
oppose INSCRIPTIONS would-be lead
ers and fraudulent organizations /;
or those who point out real (not
fanciful) failings in the structure
and function of organizations, with
a view toward aiding in their cor
rection. It is their duty as leaders
to oppose everything detrimental
to the Negroes interests. God for
bid that the day will ever come
when there are none with sufficient
vision and courage to speak out
against hypocrisy, fraud, and ig-
norance wherever it is seen. But a
great majority of US fight other
leadership and attack other organi-
cations, with but one thought ir
mind, advancing ourselves.
THERE ARE so VERY MANY
Negroes who will tear up every
organization or club with which
| they connect themselves in an eff
fort to capitalize themselves. There
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
What's Wrong?
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.

At certain irregular intervals
A new controversy arises,
About Negroes civil rights
Among US division appears
causing endless surprises.
Indignation meetings are held
To discuss what course to take,
Then we finally decide what to do,
Inform our group to keep wide
awake.
Many are the meetings,
Committees work, feverishly-
Maybe they get results,
IF not, what happens consequent
ly?
It looks like the same old thing
We're up against brick wall,
Protestations don't seem to solve
Our groups rights at all.
What's to be done about this?
Everyone has thought the same
Seen what's happened time an6
again
Maybe we don't play the other
groups game.
They believe in being strong po
litically,
If we were we could stop a lot
And until we recognize this fact,
Wen be continually put on thu
spot.
It's all right to keep on fighting,
To try and get our rights,
But they'll never be obtained
Until we stop having interna
fights.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18

BEATRICE FRANKLIN BOYD
Mrs. Beatrice Franklin Boyd,
proprietress of the Franklin Beau
ty Salon, I'll Rondo Ave-, st.
Paul, announced this week the
closing of the business which she
has operated for the past four
years. Mrs. Boyd told this news
paper that she wished to thank the
general public which had so gen.
erously patronized her shop and
made it a successful establishment,
during this period.
She told reporters that she now
prefers housekeeping and the job
of housewife to the "hurly- burly''
of a business woman's career.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd (he's a rail-
road man) will move into their new
home May 1. The Boyds purchased
their new home at s37 Iglehart in
November.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
LISTEN
TO
THIS
u. S. Naval Academy and
Hitler
By Hobart II. Mitchell

Once upon a time a little boy
and his smaller sister were pick
ing up coal, that fell from the cars,
in the railroad yards of certain
urban town. Being of a poor but
very religious family, this eco
nOmic measure was a necessity.
Going about this duty of prOvid-
ing fuel for the family cOOkstove,
the little girls shoe got caught in
the frog of a switch. Yelling for
her brother to release her foot, the
cries of the child were somewhat
smOthered by the noise of an ap-
preaching train on the same track.
Finally he saw her plight, but did
not move to assist his sister. He
stood perfectly still. A switch was
thrown further up the yards by
brakeman and the child's life was
saved. When asked by his parents
why he did not go to the rescue of
his sister, he replied, "Well, I knew
God was going to save my little
sister SO watched to see just how
He was going to do it."
We have been profoundly puz-
zled regarding certain reactions of
various groups or individuals in
their attitude toward persons of a
different hue than themselves. But
we have made up our minds to
stand on the sidelines and watch
to see how God is going to
straighten out these conditions.
These United States of Ameri-
ca are supposed to be the very hub
of democracy, but what do we find
at the United States Naval Acad-
envy? A few days ago at this acad-
envy, where they teach one to be
IAN officer and a gentleman" Luc-
ian V. Alexis, Jr., a Negro stu
dent at Harvard and on the La
Crosse team, was barred by the
gentlemen" in a Lacrosse match
between the Naval School and Har-
ward University.
These same gentlemen" are des-
tined to be our future admirals.
We hate to think these gentle
men" embryonic admirals of our
navy catering to race hatred of the
lowest possible type.
Hitler refused to shake the hand
of Jessie Owens, the Olympic star,
because his skin did not compare
in color to his. The Lacrosse team
of the Naval School refused to play
in a game with Harvard's Lucian
V. Alexis, Jr., for the same identi-
cal reason.
But as we write these last words,
we hear a whisper, "Peace and
friendship will be perpetual be-
tween the groups, races, and cOun-
tries and all offences or acts of
hostilities will be mutually forgiven
and buried in oblivion, never to be
had in remembrance"
We shall be like the little coal
gatherer, only we shall hear a
whisper and forget about ''Once up
on a time" but seek to live chap
PLY ever afterwards"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
CALCIUM
The Great Human
Need

People of all ages need calcium
and few today get a sufficient
amount of it for the greatest or
most abundant health.
The best and the cheapest source
of calcium is in dairy products.
The lower the income for food,
the greater the need for more of
dairy products is the regular every.
day diet of all of US.
Fresh fluid pasteurized milk
daily in some form should be used,
either as a beverage or in cooked
food.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-04-18
Facing
the
Facts

By VIM. L. Sheriff.
Needed-MOre Cooperation, An
IndiOtic Notion Killing of
Negro Leaders, Let's Stop
Wasteful Strife
Professional Disrupters, Worth
less Organizations and Leaders
Will Die
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Figures Show
Canal Size

As an illustration OF how unusual
and unprecedented was building OF
the canal, the largest canal pre-
Viously attempted by The U. S. Re-
clamation service had capacity Of
1925 second feet, about one sixth
CT the All Americans capacity!
Maximum section Of the canal
measures $50 feet in width at top
of bank, 232 feet at water surface
and l60 feet at the bottom. Capac-
ity depth Of water will be 90 feet.
There are only two larger canals
in the United States and both are
ship channels.
From Imperial dam to Imperial
Valley thc main All American is 30
mites long. Tho COachol'a branch
lhal takos or rom the main canal
at a rojat 40 miles Wost Of he river
Is 12G miles long
Tha Coacholla branch is still tn
&C. construction.
For ten miles The canal passcs
through a ridge Of shIltjng saad
dunes. Deepest cGJ vas about 103
feet. Although tHn subject Of many
c5Dstruclicnal fears the dunes have
f4i'cd ia doYGl7p any SeIjcg6 ch-
etaclcs. Daring tnC iour years smea
This - was made the dunes have
shifted back and forth but tie All
American has remained virtually
unaffected. what sand the wmds
have swept into the big ditch hae
been promptly swept out again by
wind SliftCl
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

eastern portion Of imperial Valley
Later, when other canals are linked
up with the bis ditch, the entire
valley will be served through it, In
tne.ne1otimc, however, the balance
o. In1pegjcIs nearly half million
acres il cultivation are served by
the ol1 water system through Mex
ico
Although referred to generally as
lust tha Al American canal, the
project actually includes much
roie InDaIial dam and desiltng
works, haadWorks for the All-Amer-
ican as we'll as the Ciila, and the
1870 mile Coachella branch The
cost, all together, is estimated at
80 million dollars. Of this amount
the dam, desilting works and head
works account for $7,50O,00O.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
San Diego To
Get Supply

PoWcr opL),jun;l.c, along IL"
canal linc are presented a Piot
Ilnob ana al fiyn separate drop
along the route. Two power plant
are reaaF Tor operation HOW. Drop
NO. 3 and No 4,
Water from the All American sys-
TEN will eventually serve not only
Imperial Valley but Coachella val
ley and San Diego as we'll Coachella
valleys gross acreage is about 1877
600 acres and OF this about 10000
acres will be irrigablc by the All
American. About $4,000 acres are
now irrigated in this section with
water supplied by pumping.
Water also Will eventually be
pumped over the mountains from
the All American to supplement San
Diego's water supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Imp eriaI Dam
Srrad addles River

Imperial dana spraddles the Col
orado river about IS miles above
Yuma. It is 1900 feet long along
the crest. nearly a quarter of a mile.
One end rests in California and the
other in Arizona. On the Arizona
side are headgates for the Gila pro-
iect and on the California side are
hcadgates for the All American
canal, as we'll as the huge dcsilting
works that will, when needed, ex-
oract sill from the muddy river va
~.
Al present the dcsilting works is
rot il ue2, because OF The compar-
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

atiYely clear water available.
At its mouth, The All American
canal has a maXinum capacity OF
$4,000 cubic feet par scc0ld. This
includes 2.0c0 sec2nd feet TO b di-
yerted at 6iphCn drop Tor the Yuma
p@c.scy ana 3,0)C lest that is re-
turned to the rive at Pilot Knob.
The 1900 feet diverted and then
returned to th3 river is to step up
power production Tor tie Pilot Knob
plant
Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26
Largest Canal
In Hemisphere
Serves Valley

thousand second feet of water ambcd down the All
American canal into Imperial Valley this week the fore
runner of thousands more to
Only tenth Of the capacity of this the largest irrga
on canal in this hemisphere. the 600 feet the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-14

ness and non-support, which he said was often the result of drunk enness on the part of the husband, were the principal causes of di- vorce in Alaska.
 Ncn-Support
 Walker retorted that if a woman can't get along for two years with out food as the result of her hus- bands expenditures for drink, she can't get along for a year, or a month or even a week either. He said that Cochran, if he wished to carry his argument to it's logi- cal conclusion. would cut the resi- dence requirement to three weeks.
 Senator Don Carlos Brownell said that since the grounds for divorce for such reasons as non- support require only a year. there is no reason to make the residence requirement two years.
 Walker, during his single-handed attack upon the measure, declared:
 T will not concede any morals I have are for sale for any bill such as this.'
 LaBoyteaux had nothing to say during debate, but voted against the memorial and against suspending the rules for it's passage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-14
BRIII5H LADY CHAMBERLAIN
 DIES IN LONDON.
Was Known as One Mem Der of Group of Aris-
 folrdtie InfeIIigenfsid

LONDON. Feb. IA - Lady Ivy Chamberlain. widow of Sir Austen Chamberlain, half brother of the late British Prime Minister, died here at the age of 65.
 Lady Chamberlain was one of the quick -witted members of the famous "Cliveden set the group of aristo- cratic intelligentsia which was an Acknowledged power in shaping Brit ish policy toward compromise with spread of the European dictatorship idea.
 Tn September, 1888, when Neville Chamberlain made his first call on Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden and agreed to the dismemberment of Czecheslovakia. rumors spread that his sister-in-law had inspired the journey and even had telephoned to the Nazi leaders mountain retreat to suggest that cheering cup of tea be ready for the head of the British government when he finished his tiring journey.
 True or false, the picture fitted into Lady Chamberlain's modus op- erandi. When her husband was Brit aims Foreign Minister, she was known as the perfect political host ess," making diplomats feel cosy by providing each the national bev- craze or tid-bit of which he was es- pecially fond.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-14
J-Hl|I L05!iE5 ||.0 } SECOND GAME
 WITH HAYNES
Rice and Lucas Go Out on Fouls in Third Frame
 Toughest Game Ever
Haines High 36; Juneau High 3I

Haines High 36; Juneau High 31
 With Rice and Lucas sent to the showers on four fouls in the third quarter, the Haines Glacier Bears whipped the visiting Juneau High hoop five last night 31 to 36 in what was called by the players themselves as the toughest game they have ever played.
 The Crimson Bears took a four point lead early in the first frame and continued with the advantage until two quarters later when the horn sounded four times for diminu- tive, sparky Hallie Rice and stalwart Lee Lucas.
 Ten Fouls Good Cor Haines
 Then in spite of the tiny edge the foul shots began to take effect and by the time the final whistle sound ed the Haines Glacier Bears had pill ed up ten points for themselves on personals taken from their oppon- ents. The Juneau lads converted three free throws.
 Playing zone defense against the man-to-man checking of the visit ors, the Haines hoop men kept the Crimson Bears and the referee busy while they steadily cracked down fouls for themselves and converted the points in the circle.
 Mcdaniel On
 Mcdaniel went hot for the J-High squad to make IA points as his team mates fed him the ball to keep the score climbing. Murphy made II points for his share of the nights work.
 Glacier Bear Perrin swished through 13 points to be high-point man for the Haines five, with c. Matthews following close behind with 10 markers. v
 But it was the last quarter that beat the Juneau boys as the Glacier Bears kept all of their first string men on the floor, pounding away while Rice and Lucas took showers.
 Tonight Decides
 The Northern Division Champion ship will be decided tonight as the two teams walk out on the new Haines floor for the third and de- ciding game in the series. Juneau won the first game Wednesday night 38 to 27 and last nights loss for the touring Juneau team tied the stand- ing.
 It is thought that the Crimson Bears will leave tomorrow morning on the U. S. Army tender Fornance for Skagway for a series of hoop battles.
 Following are the points made by individual players:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-14
hi Flares a! In nSenaie0n
 Divorce Bill
Walker, Cochran in First Hot Debate of Session
 -MemoriaI Passes

In heated debate reminiscent oi the cocktail bill fight of two years ago, Senators N. R. (Doc) Walker of Ketchikan and O. D. Cochran of Nome tangled acrimoniously in the Senate today over a measure o reduce the Alaska residence re- luirement for divorce from two years to one.
 The divorce legislation, a mem- rial by Rep Frank Gordon of Fairbanks asking Congress to lmend the Organic Act to allow livorce after one years residence, finally passed, six to two, but not lntil after Walker had denounced as having no merits whatever md being purely mercenary measure which will give us a popu- ation of type of people nobody lesires." sf*F
 Senator c. H. tAlabam) L.aboy- ceaux of Livengood voted with Walker against the memorial IL had already passed the House, l3 to three.
 For Outsiders, Claim
 No Alaskan will be affected by the bill, Walker declared, saying it was designed to give easy and quick divorce to certain people who would establish residence in Ketchikan, let us say, travel over the Territory and after one year come up before a Court for a di- vorce"
 Walker said the measure merely breaks the trail for someone else two years from now to lower the divorce residence requirement. to six months or three months.
 T see no reason for making a divorce mill of Alaska Walker declared.
 The Senator said that when Q man and wife can't get along to- gether in Alaska for year or two years there is something funda- mentally wrong with both persons ind that they should be dealt with as mental cases.
 stamping Ground
 Proponents of the measure were accused by Senator Walker of hay Ing no idea in mind of improving conditions in Alaska but instead an intention to make the Terri tory stamping ground for peo- pie from Outside with a great deal of money and a great deal of time to spend" H
 Cochran replied that 40 States allowed divorce in year and some of them in even less time. He de- nied that Alaska under the meas ure would become a divorce mecca and asked what States people would come to spend year in the North to get a divorce.
 Echoes of 1889
 Turning on Walker, Cochran raged When a man is permitted in this Territory to go to a grog shop and fill himself up with booze and go home and beat up his wife, the Senator says a year isn't enough ands the wife ought to stand that for two years before she can get divorce
 During the 1889 session, Coch- ran was an outspoken foe of Sena- tor Walkers bill to legalize the sale of hard liquor by the drink.
 Senator Cochran said drunken
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-02-14
||l COURT 1:
 SESSION ENDED
Judge Alexander Goes South : Judge Simon
 He|IenfhdI Here

The present session of the Federal Court came to and end yesterday with criminal cases out of the way and civil cases disposed of.
 Date for the next session is tenta- lively set for March 25 at Ketchi- kan, where Judge George F. Alex ands will hold an equity term upon his return from the States.
 Judge Simon Hellenthal of An- chorage will be in Juneau for emerg- ency Court matters until his return to the Westward town.