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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
Words of Praise!

Editor: Having followed the
career Of yourself and your pub
fishing efforts for most of the years
since 1927 want to congratulate
you and your staff on the fine paper
you give the people of St. Paul and
Minneapolis each week.
have been out of Minneapolis
for two years but wherever go
your paper follows me. I always
show it with pride and readers
usually acknowledge it as the best
got-up Negro weekly serving COM
munities the size Of the Twin Cities
in the whole u. s.
Knowing you from afar even
when lived in Minneapolis I have,
however, seen the struggle you
have had, the long hard hours you
have devoted not only to publish
ing but to the interests of the peo-
pie of Minnesota. just had to
sit down and write you this note.
I hope you print it in spite of its
personal vein.
My father was an early day
editor and know the sacrifice and
the courage it takes to take def
mite stand each week often in COM
plete disagreement with friends and
supporters. T served in the last
World War and my courage has
never been questioned but I doubt
whether I would have the nerve
and intestinal fortitude required
to successfully keep a Negro week
ly newspaper operating in cities
made up of the kind of people who
I know live in the Twin Cities and
more especially when the papers
have increasingly fought for the in
terests of the colored people.
When I pick up my paper and
read some of the nice things your
paper prints about people whom
l have heard Safeguarding you and
your papers when I was in Mime
sofa it makes me feel that here is
a great guy and nothing keeps him
from his goal nor do his human
mistakes dampen his ardor Of con-
tributing the best he and his papers
have to offer the people regardless
of who they are, friend or foe.
Francis Read.
P. o. Box III
San Antonio, Texas.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07

Millions Of Shall forget
destroy rubber Rhsag Gestapo elections only
to the white primary" Roy Wilkins.
II still believe that defensive is jusiable but
believe that there for the United entering
present war" w. E. B. Dubois.
The refusal Hurley
the
service appauded by honesty and intelligence
this country
eve call the handful of Americans church
believe that Christianity democracy should complete
unite holy prejudice
tion". Mamie H. Burroughs.
Human dignity requires equal opportunity POLITICAL
national and right of houdng responsibilities"
Thakudas president Imperial Indian Citizenship
Assn.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
Friday, March Z, 1911
Cut Out the Alibis
BY DR.. CHARLES STELZLE

It's easy enough, 60 prove an
"alibi" when the job should have
been done - but alibis never get
you anywhere = they're generally
framed up to prove that you
weren't there" When the roll is
called, they won't ask you where
you DIDN'T go, and what you
DIDN'T do, but what did you "get
across" ....-...
One and one don't make two
when you try to add things that
aren't equal. The belief that it
does is responsible for much of the
trouble in the world today. No one
man ever exactly equals any other
man-we're all different in ability
and character but some people
want to put us all in the same mold
and treat us all alike and make US
all live and work in the same way.
They don't allow for individuality.
Perhaps you are doing this to
yourself. Maybe you are using
an "alibi" because you are failing
to make good on a job which isn't
your kind of job. And this goes
for all men - regardless of their
race, creed, or color. You can't ex-
pect to make good, if you haven't
got what it takes. Find out what
you can do best-and then go to it.
It's usually in the little things
that most men fall down-in the
day by day tests of character.
Whether you can get on with 9TH
ers, and give credit to whom it
belongs, and speak in an even tone
when there's provocation to shout
in anger, and whether you are Civ
ing to others what you expect of
them-an absolutely square deal
these are some of the things that
show what kind of man you are.
And when you do this, you can look
every man in the face, without
apology, and without using an ali
bi in an attempt to get by.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
Remember Those
We Loved

One of the finest customs of
civilized man is to keep constantly
green the memory of those of our
family who have passed on to
greener pastures. One Of the most
convenient ways to do this yearly
is to insert a "Card of In Me-
moriam" in the newspaper. We
have large variety of appropriate
verses for such cards and prices
for insertion are nominal. Call
Midway 8340 and Miss Brown will
gladly assist you in selecting a
Gard Of In Memoriam." .
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
st. Paul Women
Plan All Day
Meet Mar. u
BY Mary d. Mcfarland

Those who are interested in
community welfare will be given
an opportunity to come together in
an ALL DAY WOMEN'S CON-
FERENCE, to discuss and en-
deavor to solve some of the social
ills in our community. Miss 1.
Myrtle Garden, director of the
Halle @. Brown Community House,
sees the need for a more friendly,
intimate contact with the women
of the community and invites all
women to participate. in the confer
ence. Thursday March 81, is the
time when the conference is sched-
uled to be held.
The following officers and COM
mittees have been named: Mrs. J.
M. Patton, chairman; Miss I.
Myrtle Garden, vice-chairman; Mrs.
Geo. Thomas, secretary; Mrs. AL
verta Coram, assistant secretary.
Ways and Means committee:
Mrs. R. S. Harris, chairman; Mrs.
R. Easily, Mrs. o. w. Lindsay.
Publicity and Contact Commit
tee: Mrs. Mary D. Mcfarland,
chairman; Mrs. r. w. Mitchell,
Mrs. Villa Mae Barber.
Program Committee: Mrs.
Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., chair
man; Miss l. Myrtle Garden, Mrs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
Negro Leadership
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.

By Morris Gibbs, Sr.
Why is it hard to have Negro
leadership?
Because of several reasons
The background of the Negro has
been such,
That his own were taught gross
treasons.
Generations of such erroneous
thoughts
Has caused this situation to con-
tinue,
And it can not easily be undone
Even tho it's not now entirely
true.
Another reason is this
We carry equality too far,
When education and ability should
be prime factors
And not take men just as they
are.
This is an old, old subject
Brought up every now and then,
For the intelligentsia of the race
Want to know who leads and
when.
A lot are self appointed
Due to conditions that arrive,
Help is often asked, but not re-
ceived
So someone assumes authority,
so we'll survive.
Being skeptical, we're very critical
Haven't faith in leaders at all
Maybe some did exploit US
Were ignorant and did have gall
We have hampered our own prog,
ress severely
And a race without leadership
will fall,
Unless we change our viewpoint
Wen be always praying at the
"wailing wall"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
William Slaughter, Miss Constance

William Slaughter, Miss Constance
Fisher.
Dinner Committee: Mrs. Geo. w.
Brooks, chairman; Mrs. Julia
Douglas, Mrs. Geo. Thomas.
Steering Committee: Officers
and committee chairmen.
For information call Halle @.
Brown Community House.
MINNEAPOLIS
The Two O'clock Club met Sat-
urday, March 1, at the home of
Mrs. A. B. Cassius, 1929 Clinton
avenue south. Mrs. Cornelius r..
Mobiley was admitted to the club
to take the place of Mrs. Paul Bos-
we'll, who is now living in Chicago.
Mrs. Mobiley was presented with
gardenia. The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. Leroy
Lazenberry, 403 N. Western ave-
nue.. >--
The Twin City Maids and Ma
irons Contract Club met Wednes-
day, March 5, at the home of Mrs.
o. B. Williams, 4445 1st avenue
south. First club prize was won
by Mrs. ]. Walton Crump, second
by Mrs. Donald J. Brady and the
BOBBY by Mrs. Alice Marshall Nor
gan. First guest prize was won by
Mrs. Walter Glenn and the guest
BOBBY by Mrs. Martin Brown. Other
guests of the hostess included Mes
danes John Shepherd, Harry
Brown, Bismarck C. Archer and
Tela Burt. The next meeting will
be Saturday, March %, at the home
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07

Rev. S. E. Ware of Pilgrim
Baptist Church will speak on the
subject Launching Into the Deep
at the morning service Sunday. AT
night his text will be based on
,"What Will Tell My Hearth"
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Simmons, 459
Carroll avenue, are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of baby
bow.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07

of Mrs. Donald j. Brady of seth
street.
The Just Us Bridge Club met
Thursday, Feb. q, at the home of
Mrs. Allah Hayes. The first prize
was awarded to Mrs. Grace Bryant,
Rozella Allen, second, and Mrs. Ora
Anderson, the consolation. Birth
days of Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. An
derson were celebrated; gifts were
presented each by the club.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear
mother Mrs. Amelia Crow, who de-
parted this life March 5, 1887.
A mother who gave US the best
of her life,
Who cherished our secrets, our
sorrow, our strife;
Who taught us to love, who
taught us to pray
A mother in heaven-God bless
her today.
Mrs. ]. R. Jones, Mrs. Mabel
Farmer, Mrs. VIM. White, daugh-
tiers, Mr.. H. E. Parker, son.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07

who writes on a subject with the
city of Boston as its locale. His
article describes a situation which
is true in many northern cities. To
a great degree it is true in st. Paul
or Minneapolis: This is what Mr..
Conant wrote:
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07
1T SOUNDS
FAMILIAR

We are reprinting from the col
umns of the Boston Daily Tran
script, one of Americas oldest
newspapers, a signed column by
Luther Conant, Jr., white writer,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-03-07

First monthly bridge Phyllis
Wheatley House, March 20, 3 p. m.
Admission 10c.-advt.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07
Public Assistance Payments
For December $217,697, 900

Washington, d. c. (ILNS).-Total
payments for public assistance and
earnings of persons employed under
federal work programs in the conti-
mental United States for December,
1910, amounted to 217,697, 900, ac-
cording to figures made public by the
Social Security Board. The total for
December represented an increase of
about Al per cent from the $780,
045, 900 total for November but de-
crease of about 10.5 per cent from the
total for December, 1889, it was re-
ported. These totals do not include
earnings of persons on construction
projects financed in whole or in part
from regular federal funds and hence
are not comparable with figures pre-
viously published by the Social Sc
curity Board on these programs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07
new YORK LABOR
DENOUNCES BILLS

Albany, New York (ILNS). - Five
"model" bills, ostensibly designed to
promote national defense, were vig-
orously opposed at public hearing by
representatives of organized labor.
The bills are sponsored by the Legis-
lative Committee on Interstate Co.
operation.
In attacking the bills, which were
drafted at federal-state conference
on law enforcement problems of de-
fense last summer in Washington, the
labor spokesman made it plain they
were not opposing national defense.
They declared that the rights of
labor were jeopardized by the bills,
which they pointed out did not guar
antee the right to strike and picket.
Labor opposition was concentrated
on the Thompson Anti-Sabotage Bill
which permits closing streets and
highways around defense plants and
imposes felony penalty, with inn
prisonment for not more than ten
years or a $4,000 fine, or both, for
any person found guilty of sabotage.
Thomas j. Lyons, president of the
State Federation of Labor, and Gus
tave A. Ctrebel, president of the State
Industrial Union Council of the CLIO,
attacked the Thompson bill. They said
that, if it were adopted, anti-union
operators of plants could bar union
representatives and discourage organ
ization
Lyons and Strebel also objected to
the other four bills, which would give
the governor power in an emergency
to mobilize the police forces of the va
rious communities in the state; set up
reciprocal agreements between states
for protection of state property; per-
nit the military forces of states to
cross state lines in "fresh pursuit" of
insurrectionists, saboteurs and ene-
mics and regulate the ownership,
manufacture, sale, and distribution of
explosives.
Lyons declared that the state fed
Grafton believed that legislation for
national defense should first be con-
sidered by Congress.
"The suggestion that the forty
eight states of the Union legislate on
this proposition will only result in
chaos and great confusion" he said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07
Georgia Senate Votes
To Curb Union Fees

Atlanta (ILNS).-By vote of 35
to IL, with five Senators absent, the
State Senate passed a bill to prohibit
labor unions from collecting fees from
workers on federal emergency projects
in Georgia.
AS originally drafted, the bill would
have outlawed collection of union fees
on any project financed in whole or
in part by tax money. The Senate,
however, adopted an amendment MAX
ing the measure applicable "only to
emergency federal projects financed
by federal tax money" The word
emergency" was not defined.
The measure, which must pass the
House to be law, would make viola
tion a felony subject to Imprisonment
for from one to three years. Viola
tion, however, might be treated as a
misdemeanor on recommendation of
the trial jury.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07

Imagining you have sure thing,
like fixed roulette
But the wheel will stop again, when
the wars are over
If not before
Durable goods
Made of iron, steel, copper, rubber,
lumber
Which the world thinks will make
more democracy
Not the democracy which you are
willing to practice
Bargaining collectively, by bulletins
on your factory doors
But democracy of men like Andy
Jackson, Abe Lincoln
Which, when applied to everyday
business, arouses your hate.
Production Goods"-
Delivered through 16-inch guns
Dropped from bombers thousands of
feet above
Producing: destruction by square
miles
Pulverizing houses, factories, pro-
duced by human labor
Wholesale massacre, of men, women
and children
Blasting homes and hopes, ideals,
advances in living
Just as your gun-men blasted hopes
of better homes for workers
Among wives and mothers of thou
sands of Americans
Wanted now: some new research
Some new gadgets; must be sure
sellers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07
Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
"Then gently scan
your brother man.
BY Mr.. MOdestus-

Give 'em jobs
Making durable goods
Stuffed with INT, gunpowder, ther-
mite
To be consumed by customers who
don't want them
Making this stuff for no reason un-
der heaven
Except that you are getting fat
profits
Which also give you psychological
Indigestion
Expecting that you must pay some
fancy excess taxes
To help pay for the durability of
civilization.
Playing solitaire
Cheating, to win the game
But it is the only game you know
Only game at which you think you
are sure to win
You being banker, dealer, come-on,
outlook man, player, gambler
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07
COOPERATIVE ACTION URGED

Washington, D. C. - Cooperative
efforts of organizations of employers
and workers are essential to promote
better business operations and to elm
mate disorders in the millinery indus
try, the Women's Bureau, U. S. De-
partment of Labor, declared in re-
porting on a recent survey of the
industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07

Which you use for scoring points
Plugging them with insistent adver-
tising hooey--
Stufing follow-up ideas hammered
into memories
Through ruthless swamping of in
telligence with press and radio
Hypnotizing whole cities with i'm
planted ideas
Stacking the cards in every game
you play
You can win a percentage of
games
In solitaire, on doctrine of chances
But the long pull beats YOU
That game is out of balance
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07

Something to pin conditional sales
contracts to-
Something to take up the slack in
the market
Where "too much money" can find
investment in manufacturers
Using high-speed machines, tooling
metals and plastics-
To offer these willing customers
whose incomes you control
Through your set-up of wages and
hours and prices
Playing solitaire
In a world of human lives and
hopes
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-07
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24
Daily Sh01'f Story
Track Meet

Of these expensive forays into
plca>uuclandS
Tie would have had better
time of il on Boy Scout camping
tups up Big Dalton or san DlmaS
Canyon. or playing chooSe-up base
hall IN the pasture adjoining Tom
Foliely's fathers lemon grove, OF
nm occasional set of tennis on the
concrete courts in tho city park.
lie wa, only an average student
ln inc class room and could have
been better had he applied HIM
,ri - he was naturally bright
md learned ms lessons easily
Ills parents SenSed his isolation,
and DO worried both OF them, al
though their proposed remedies
were different
Nr, Blair wanted 10 sell the
place and move into one OF the
Better residential districts Of Los
Angeles. such as WeStwood, or out
IN Beverly Hills; or. as an alter
native, 10 place Ralph in private
school. Usually she had her own
way. hut this time Mr. Blair
proved hes could be quite as stub
born as she, and much more effec-
lively.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24

It's Newport on the Skids
Now, Instead of Newport-on-the
Sea! So says Inez Robb, Fa-
nous Feature Writer, Who
Heaves "A Reminiscent Sigh Over
the 1905 Last Stronghold, Which
Needs a Sugar Daddy to Save
Its Celebrated Old Casino From
Becoming a Public School Site.
Read What She Has TO Say
About This Sad Situation, I'm
The American Weekly. the Mag
aZine Distributed With This
Sundays Issue of The Detroit
Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24
By SANFORD FARRELL

TIVE Blair hoy cot OF 90 a bad
Il start M school and o wa,
largely hi, own fault HIS mother
said she regretted that obey
hadn't taken an apartment ir To,
Angeles when. her husband Ua>
transferred bN hiS firm to Oh.
coast, hut Ralph 81 sand De- haa
had a hollyfhll of tr elite, 90H
wanted has son no have tHc .
vantage of "a small town ior ,f
least The last ye2r> q. t.s boy
hood
In Chicago Mrs. Bla.r had re-
fused 10 be wCared away ..0m The
hyde Park nciChboyEoo5 where
she had always lived Now ncr
husband had ms >aN->o and in-
stead Of an apartment IN one Of
the towers along Wiltshire or sun
set. they had bOuEf pleasant
bungalow IN Cascade. one oi the
pretty hific communities OF zoe
san Gabriel Valley east OF the city
Ralph was T.. and q seventh
grade pupil The semester was
vel under way when his, mother
drove up 20 the Cascade Junior
High School and presented 10 tho
principal a rather Cood-looking
boy. atured in Sl5 Stacks and a
sport shirt whose manners were
excellent but Offset by The fact
that hc was very spoiled
younCStcr
Marianne Blair too was n bit
condeScending. She couldn't re-
frain from telling prim Miss Ogden
that she wanted 10 place Ralph in
one of the several private schools
in the valley but Mr.. Blair had
said no.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24
GETS APPENDICITIS

And il was the night before the
tournament that Lindsay was
taken 20 the hospital stricken with
appendicitis
Palph's father had heard about
b that evening when he went
10 buy some cigars.
The whole town was aroused over
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24
SCHOOL RECEPTION

They say children are about the
cruelest things living, unless IT is
cats. but that isn't altogether true
They are curious. amazingly curl
Gus. and you can't thrust friend.
ships upon them But If they take
10 newcomer. they can't dc
enough To make IT pleasant fol
him.
At the first recess, several boys
crowded around Ralph. They al
ready knew that he was the boy
whose father had bought Tho
Kemp place on Sierra Madre, anc
that there were two cars in the
family. and they knew the makes
of each of them and the model
They pounded Ralph with queS-
ton; cold, calculating questions
And from the SNUG youth they
learned the following facts:
"a II was a dead town. not
like Chicago, there was only one
movie in Cascade, and IT wasn't
open in the afternoon except on
Saturday, so that made it a hick
burg. t2) People with any sense
would live in an apartment, in
stead of a house. if they could
afford il, and he guessed his father
had lost all the sense he ever had
go His father made lots OF
money. (4D He would have a car
of his own when he was IA. 80
II he'd stayed in Chicago he'd
have gone to a real junior high
with over 1000 students, 90
His mother employed both a cook
and maid.
"You must be somebody" said
Tom Rivers. whose widowed
mother clerked in the post office.
Leon Pinkson, whose dad was "A
grease monkey in the Highway GO
garage. was franker.
you stink" he said and
walked away.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24
DISLIKED TRAINING

( Ralph said he had run the 100
yard dash and the 200 in grade
school, but didn't like il. Training
was too monotonous, he said.
"Oh, come now" said Mr..
Aubrey. ut isn't as bad as
that" Then he explained that
~CaScade had two legs up on the
San Gabriel trophy, having won
the last two track meets.
He told how much it meant 10
the school, TO the town and 70
him personally that they take
permanent possession of the trophy
this year. Several of Cascade S
best stars were lost by graduation.
Those long legs of Ralph Blair
would come in handy.
Not interested" said Ralph
as the teacher let him out in
front of his home.
Occasionally Ralph drifted out
to the field, watched the boys at
work under the little coach. He
was shrewd Judge, that lad, and
he sized up the situation clearly.
Outstanding were the broad and
high jumpers. about as good as he
had ever seen. Little fellows
clearing the bar at four and half
feet with the greatest of ease.
Every try il, gentle reader, at
four and a half? Not you Senior
high school or college students, but
those OF you a few years out of
school
Ralph found the murders doing
a pretty fair job, needing and
showing Improvement; pole vault
erS better than average, shot and
discus throwcrs just $3.50. Weak
ness obviously was in the runners,
save for one boy. lanky Dick
Lindsay, who seemed equally good
at tho 440 or the l00-yard dash.
You cant win a track meet with
one good man.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-24
LONELY TIME

The result was that Ralph Blair
had a rather lonely time Of IL,
He might have been happy TO
rectify the error OF his initial
appearance in the school had he
realized that he had erred But
he intensified the feeling against
him by pretending to ignore il as
something beneath his dignity and
standing.
Lacking friends in the small
town, he was taken by his mother
TO pleasant week-ends on Catalina,
at Camp Badly and Lake Arrow
head and Big Bear and Santa
Barbara. and boosted iniudiclously