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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
DIR. RObt. Weaver
Goes to McNutt's
ManpOWer Board

Washington, D. Chairman
Paul v. McNutt today announced
establishment within the War
Manpower Commission of a Negro
Manpower Service to work for the
full utilization of Negroes in the
training and employment phases of
the war production program. DR..
Robert c. Weaver has been ap-
pointed Director of the new divi-
sion which will operate under Ar
thur J. Altmeyer, Executive Direc-
tor of the War Manpower Commits
sion.
The Negro Manpower Service
will assist in obtaining wider par
ticipation of Negroes in war indus
tries and will compile and dissem-
mate information relative to avail
ability of Negro manpower and
training programs. It will direct
attention to possibilities for utih-
zation Of Negro manpower when
local training programs and de-
tense housing projects are being
planned.
The Service will also cooperate
with the Presidents Committee on
Fair Employment Practice in the
investigation and adjustment of
complaints involving discrimina-
ton or failure to utilize, to the full
est extent, available Negro man
power, or to extend training privi-
leges to Negroes. 1t will present to
prospective employers and to labor
organizations the accumulated ex-
periences in the field of Negro en-
ployment and indicate methods Of
achieving such employment with
a minimum of difficulty.
DR.. Weaver, prior to his appoint
ment as Director of the Negro
Manpower Service, was Chief Of
the Negro Employment and Train
ing Branch Of the 0PM and WPB
for the last two years. Earlier he
had served as Adviser on Negro
Affairs to the Department of the
Interior and the United States
Housing Authority. He is a native
of Washington, D. C.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
GOphers Beat,
Giants Lose To
Cincy Clowns
DOUBLE HEADER SUNDAY

DOUBLE HEADER SUNDAY
The Twin Cities Negro Major
League entrant, the Gophers, de-
feated the Chicago American
Giants last Sunday, winning both
games of a doubleheader. Wednes-
day night the Gophers lost to the
Cincinnati Ethiopian clowns.
The Minneapolis and St. Paul
Gophers baseball team will play
the Ethiopian Clowns Sunday at
Lexington Park in a doubleheader.
First game begins at 1870. The
Twin City league is getting off to
q o,ood Starf
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Annual Daughter
Elks Picnic on
Saturday, June n

Como Temple, Daughter Elks,
will hold their annual all day pic
mic at Harriet Island on Saturday,
June 81. Everything will be in
readiness for the picnickers at one
o'clock. The usual entertainment
for outings is being planned so the
young and the old may have fun.
Bobby Anderson and his band
will furnish the music for the
dance in the evening. Refresh
ments will be served. Mrs. Roberta
Tyler is chairman of the affair.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Waller Given
Death Reprieve
Until July z

Richmond, Va, June 2O.-Odell
Waller, 25-year-old Negro share
cropper, was saved from execution
June 10 by the Intervention of Gov
ernor Colgate w. Darden, Jr., of
Virginia, who granted a reprieve
until July 2. A nationwide cam
paign has been sponsored by the
Workers Defense League to obtain
clemency for Waller, in which
thousands of letters and kilograms
have been sent to Governor Darden
from all parts of the country, re-
questing Communication of sentence.
It is this campaign that has tenn
porarily saved the life of this
young victim of poll-tax justice. A
communication hearing has been set
for June 20.
A petition to President Roosevelt
to appoint a Commission of Inquiry
to look into the Waller case was
sent on June Is. The petition was
signed by over 200 prominent
liberals, among whom are Roger
Baldwin and Arthur Garfield Hays
of the A.C.L.U., Walter White,
Executive Secretary of the N.A.A.-
C.P., A. Philips Randolph, National
Chairman of the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters; Bishop Fran
els J. Mcconnell, Pearl Buck, Lee
FRESHMAN, Oswald Garrison Vii
lard, Joseph A. Padway and DIR.
John Dewey. Precedent for this ac-
ton was cited in the appointment
of such commissions of inquiry by
President Woodrow Wilson in the
Cases of Tom Mooney and Joe Hill.
Hundreds of protests have gone
in to the Governor from members
and friends of the Twin City
Branch of the Workers Defense
League, as well as from numerous
labor and liberal organizations, in
Guiding the Minneapolis and St.
Paul branches of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People; the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters; the Dining
Car Walters; Furniture Workers,
Local 1859; the Minneapolis Cen
trail Labor Union; the Saturday
Lunch Club; the American Civil
Liberties Union; Upholsterers
Union, Local 81, and others. The
cooperation of local organizations
and individuals has aided greatly
in obtaining the reprieve.
All those interested in the fight
for democracy for American Ne
groes are being urged to send let
tiers and kilograms to Governor
Darden and President Roosevelt in
behalf of Odell Waller.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Negro Soldier
From North Is
Assaulted i'm Okla.

Oklahoma City-"You damn mig
gers can't eat in here!" was the in
suit which started a fight between
Negro and white soldiers here June
10 in the restaurant of the local
bus station.
Reported to the NAACP national
office by Randall L. Tyus, assistant
field secretary, who interviewed the
colored soldiers involved, the Incl
dent was Immediately reported to
Secretary of War Henry L. Slim
son.
Nearly a month ago, Secretary
Stimson wrote the NAACP that
there was no need for the War De-
partment to teach white officers
and men proper treatment and re-
spect for colored soldiers. Courses
of instruction along this line were
suggested by the NAACP in a let
ter to Stimson May Is.
The unprovoked assault on Pri-
vate James Boyd of Chicago, ILL.,,
who with Privates Cloise Abbott,
Topeka, Kans., and Alfred Gordon,
Cincinnati, o., was on his way
from Fort Sill to Muskogee to re-
port for duty, proves Secretary
Stimson wrong, the NAACP said
this week.
The three Negro soldiers had
arrived in Oklahoma City by bus at
1925 Monday afternoon, and were
scheduled to take the 12:45 bus to
Muskogee where they were to be
stationed, they told the NAACP's
assistant field secretary and Ros-
coe Dunjee, NAACP board member
and editor of the Oklahoma City
Black Dispatch. Having been told
by the restaurant cashier that they
could eat at the bus station, they
were walking to the booth to which
they had been directed, when the
unidentified white soldier walked
over to them, pushed Private Boyd
and said: "You damn niggers can't
eat in here"
The white soldier then struck
Boyd on the jaw. They were sepa-
rated by Private Abbott and he and
the white soldier began to fight.
The fight was stopped when other
white soldiers interviewed by taking
their companion, whose face was
bloody, from the cafe.
Meantime the military police ar
rived, took the Negro soldiers to
headquarters where, according to
the soldiers, the MPs told the cap
tain in charge that the colored men
had started the fight. This was de-
MED by Boyd.
The captain is quoted as lectur-
ing the cOlored soldiers, telling
them: "This is the South and you
don't get the same treatment you
do in the North"
Privates Boyd, Abbott and Cor
don were then sent to the Negro
section on Second street here to
get some food and wait for the
next bus which left for Muskogee
at 6 p. m. The soldiers were due to
report for duty in MuskOgee at
5 p. m.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Anniversary Edition
on August 81

The Eighth Anniversary
edition of the Minneapolis
Spokesman and the st. Paul
Recorder will be the August
Fl edition this year. Clubs and
organizations who take wa
cations" should arrange to or
der space for the wartime an
niversary edition of the two
towns iveSt weekly pubica-
ton.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26

A. A. T.. Il. III RAISE
DELEGATE
ryn Pettiford, Francis Kirk, Clar-
ice Mack and Catherine Davis. The
winner will be crowned "Queen" at
the dance. The public is invited to
purchase tickets from their favor
tie.
Others on the "On to Los Ange-
les" committee are Mines. Villa
Williams, Mabel Harris, Alverta
Corum, Mabel Brown, Henrietta
Capacious, Messrs. Louis P. Moore,
w. B. Walker, Lee Turpin, J. Ma
thaniel Smith, Samuel L. Ransom,
Richard l. Stokes, ST., Cyrus l.
Lewis, vice chairman.
Funds raised in excess of the
delegates expenses will be used to
fight legal cases of discrimination.
This branch has just closed the
annual membership drive wit h
more than $50 members.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Zoo Monkey
Bites Child
NORMA JEAN HOWELL RE-
COVERING FROM MONKEY
BITE

Norma Jean Howell, 5-year-old
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Norman
H. Howell, 953 St. Anthony Ave-,
is recovering at Ancker Hospital
from a severely lacerated leg sus-
tanned at the Como Park Zoo Sun
day, June 81, when a monkey
escaped from the island and bit her
in the left leg. Norma was at the
Zoo with her mother and older
sister, Joan Meredith, and her
mother wasn't aware of what was
happening until she heard Norma
Jeans frightened scream. She was
taken to. the hospital in the ambu-
lance, given a shot of anti-tetanus
injection and put to bed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Eastern Stars
Leader Visits
Sisters Bedside

Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Clarinda,
Iowa, grand matrOn Of the Iowa
Order of Eastern Stars, rushed to
Minneapolis last week end to be at
the bedside of Mrs. John W. Pate,
who was critically i'll with pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Jones was named worthy
grand matron of the Iowa Eastern
Stars at the recent Des Moines
communication by reclamation.
Mrs. Pate's condition has shown
improvement at press time.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Evelyn Ball Gets
Her Maiden Name
Back i'm Court

The name of Miss Evelyn Cald-
we'll was restored to the first Mrs.
Chester E. Ball in District Court
here on March %, when she was
divorced from Chester E. Ball, Pull
man employee, 500 Carroll Ave.
Judge Clayton Parks was on the
bench. Miss Caldwell lives at SAB
Fuller Avenue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Peoples Still
Owns Long
Lake Property

Frank Peoples, Minneapolis real
estate man, reported this week that
he is still owner Of the Long Lake
shore property about which there
has been some controversy dur
ing the past few months.
Mr.. Peoples said he was the win
ner in a suit recently brought
against him by other owners of
property adjacent to his.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
JOHN G.. ALEXANDER
FILES FOR GOVERNOR

John G. Alexander, former Third
District Congressman, filed two
weeks ago for the Republican
nomination for governor.
Alexander has m de many
friends during the past few years.
Among them are many Negroes.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
JAMES MITCHELL, JR., HERE
FROM FIT. CUSTER

Pvt. James Mitchell, Familiarity
known as Babe" spent the week.
end in the city visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mitchell, S25
N. st. Adams st. Pvt. Mitchell en-
listed in the Army and is stationed
at Fl. Custer, Michigan.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Youth Is Photographic
Techniciun ut Twin
Civ Ordnance

Add to the varied types of jobs
Negroes hold at Twin City Ord
nance at New Brighton the position
of Photographic technician.
George Williams, a young st.
Paul man, now holds that job.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Junitors Vented
For Defense Plant

Must be men of good moral
character, good health, good
work record, 20 to go years old
for defense plant. Apply at
Minneapolis Urban League, 240
So. 4th Street, Minneapolis, st.
Paul Urban League, 1873 Sixth
Street.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Mill City Lad
Among First
Navy Recruits

Douglas R. Moses, Fl, 418
Bryant Ave. No., Minneapolis,
was among the first 300 Negro
recruits to report at the U. S.
Naval Training Station at Great
Lakes, Ill.
First in line was 19-year-old
Doreston Luke Carmen, Jr.,
from Galveston, Texas.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
Local Girls in
Queen Contest

ST. PAUL BRANCH N. A. A. c. P. TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR DELEGATE
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26
EVERYBODY GETS
A BANG

Out OF lnquISltIVe Sal, a
favOrite cOlumnist in this
paper for seven years.
"SaI's" lOw-dOwn on what
the "fOlks" are doing, keeps
the two towns looking for
ward to her column weekly.
'Sal" keeps the readers
taIking-and reading.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-06-26

Defense plant jobs won't
last always. Those holding
such jobs should pay old
bills, live within means and
save a portion of their earn
ings for that day when
there will be no war prOduc4
ton jobs.
Evening star., 1942-11-01
Catholic University
Announces Plays
For 1923

Washington's nationally known
Catholic University Theater an
nounces its sixth season of plays,
subscribers seats for the series OF
five productions being available now
at the University Theater box ofice.
Last years increase in season
subscribers was over 200 per cent.
Requests this year indicate greater
increase. The number Of perform
ances may be increased from the
usual weeks run to 10 days and the
plays offered for 1942-43 are Sean
OCasey's Juno and the Paycock,
a play Of high comic values touched
with tears, opening November IL;
Life Is a Dream" Calderon's ro-
mantle drama, opening December 9;
the zany, fast-moving "A New Way
to Pay Old Debts" by Philip Mas
singer, opening February "a. and out
Of Walter Kerr's playwriting class
which has produced so many hits
Victoria Kuhn's THE King L
Dead" opening April %.
The series closes in May with the
annual musical comedy, which will
be a worthy successor to Yankee
doodle Boy" the life Of George M
Cohan, Cook Book" Joe Cook!
story, and last seasons Count
Me In"
Evening star., 1942-11-01
Auburn '1resses
Will Flow
In Follies
TAP Routine Features
Bobby Blake and
Six Red.Heads

"Red- Headed Rhythm" featuring
Bobby Blake and the six red heads,
brings an entirely new technique
in skating to the ice Follies Of
1943" scheduled for 13-day run
at Riverside Stadium starting Tues
day night.
Instead of the usual edges. three
turns, Mohawks and the like, Blake,
newcomer to the cast, has
developed actual tap dancing on
steel blades.
Bobby is another of the youngsters
who has worked himself up from
the Zine" to do a featured number
in the "Ice Follies." Supporting
him are six charming young ladies
all with red tresses. They are Patsy
Berry, Shirley Clayton. Majorie
Lang. Betti Murray, Margaret Rich
ardson and Jeanne Sock. They
form symphony Of dance steps as
a background to Blake's tap dane
ing routine.
In this production, called by Roy
and Eddie Shipstad, and Oscar
johnson. the producers as newer.
bigger and better" there are l20
top flight skaters-34 featured per-
formers.
New to the cast are Betty Atkin-
son, the No drum majorette and
Norah Mccarthy, the gold medal
skating star from Canada.
Heading the list of old favorites
are Frick and Track, the comedy
boys and Heinie Brock, who portrays
Daniel Bum"
Evening star., 1942-11-01
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. c. NOVEMBER l. 1912.
Two Guild Plays
Open in Gotham
In Same Week
Sycamore Moves From
NafiOuQIf0J Join
'WifhOufL0ve'

With the announcement tina.
Kettf Frings' comedy, Mr.. Syca-
more" will open at the Guild
Theater Friday evening, November
13, the Theater Guild will have no
less than two openings the week
of November 8. Philip Barry's
without Love" is already scheduled
for the st. James Theater for Tues
day evening, November 10.
"Mr. Sycamore, featuring Lillian
Gish and Stuart Erwin, ends two
week engagement at the National
Theater next Saturday.
Besides Miss Gish and Mr.. Erwin,
the cast includes Leona Powers,
Russell Collins, Franklyn Fox, Harry
Bellaver, John Philliber and twenty
five others. The comedy has been
directed by Lester Vail and its set
tings designed by Samuel Leve.
Claiborne Foster will not be seen
in the New York engagement OF
"Mr. Sycamore, although she ap-
pears in Washington. Enid Mar
key takes over the role in New York.
Evening star., 1942-11-01
Musical Revue
Toniaht at J. G.. G..

The Interstate Club Of the Jewish
Community Center will present to-
night at 8:45 its own musical revue,
"Blackouts of 1912" with Is per cent
OF the net proceeds going to the
Community War Fund.
Murray Berger has designed a
functional set which is background
for the musical numbers and patri-
otic theme of the show. Jack Bush
man is general manager, Ruth Ka-
minsky heads publicity and Ray
Levy and Larry Yago are directors
of the show. The cast includes rep
resentatives of all the States in
the Union.
After the show there will be a
blackout dance showing how to act
in q blackout.
Evening star., 1942-11-01

Q. do the lights bother your
eyes?"
A. 1886: Yes, they sometimes
become tired at night, after . day
under the lights"
A. u942): Not at all. The faster
film used today requires less than
half the lighting used six years ago."
Few Location Trips.
@. do you enjoy location trips?"
A. Q936): Very much. We spent
two weeks at Arrowhead for Three
Smart Girls and I had wonderful
time"
A. 1942): "Yes-But they are
very rare now. Almost any setting
can be built right on the sound
stages where there is less interfer-
ence with shooting. War transpor-
tation difficulties have cut down
locations, too. and studios have
often found ideal locations right in
their own backyards.
@. when do you study your
lines?"
A. 1886: "At home, before I 60
to bed"
A. 1942): II don't-until I get on
the set. I learned my lesson on
the first picture. I used to study
my lines at night, then I'd come In
sleepy-eyed the next day and find
out they had all been changed"
Some of the technical changes
have made 1t more dificult for US,
although most have made It easier,
as shown in the next two questions.
@. Us recording Of songs difficult
for you?"
A. 1886: mot particularly. It's
just question of getting together
with the orchestra on the recording
stage, and both of us getting a
good take at the same time"
Difficulties Of Song.
A. Q942): Its sometimes dim
cult because I now sing In q booth
while the orchestra plays outside.
This way, we can get separate
tracks, so that later either the Or
chestra or my voice can be re-
moved from any part of the film. It
requires perfect timing with an
orchestra I can't even hear"
@. Does working in front OF the
camera and crew bother you?"
A. 1896: working in front of
the crew doesn't. because it gives
you something of an audience to
play to- Sometimes the camera
makes me a little nervous, though
especially the wooden 'clapper' they
use to number a scene. and clap
right in front of your face"
A. 1942): mot at all That
'clapper' has been replaced by a
little device attached right onto the
camera, which numbers the scene
'painlessly'"
There are some things which
haven't changed (and never will,
I'm sure). Like this
@. DO you enjoy working in pic
tures?"
A. G936): II enjoy it very much.
Most Of the time it's like a big
game"
A. 1942): Its still mostly a big
game to me, although I was Il when
started and I'll be 21 on Decem-
Der a."
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1942-11-01
Great Inspiration for
A FLYING Tiger
HOLLYWOOD.

HULL WoOO.
Even a Flying Tiger has to have
a good luck charm In the case Of
Robert Scott, it was a letter from
Georgia Carroll.
1t all started when Bob saw
Georgia's picture in a magazine
That wasn't unusual. of course
Georgia's been on more monthly
covers than you could shake any
number Of sticks at. She was top
Powers model and Is now gracing
the stages of MGM.
So Bob saw her picture. Then he
wrote her and she, being good gal.
write back. The letter had just ar
rived when the signal came for him
to 60 aloft after the Japs. He
stuffed it in his jacket. joined the
attack, and shot down his first
plane
After that. the 24-year-old flyer
decided the envelope and its con-
tents had a specifial significance.
and carried 1t during every encoun-
ter. Final score: Flying Tigers and
Carroll, IA: Japs, 0.
associated Press)
Evening star., 1942-11-01
In Jail Again?
Daddy!
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLY YWOOO.
Carol Ann Beery was obviously
disguised. Her pop was in the clink
again.
The adopted daughter of Wallace
Beery came on the Salute to the
Marines" set and found her favorite
actor in Jail. To Beery's favorite
fan it seemed he was always IN
jail-in the movies, Of course.
Beery counted back So pictures
and discovered he's been Jailed in
81 of them.
Daddy" demanded Carol Ann.
cant you make them stop putting
you In jail?"
Daddy simply grinned.
wide WORLDLY
Evening star., 1942-11-01
Brooklynite Bendix
At Least Recognized
The Animal

HOLLYWOOD.
There are very few cows In
Brooklyn. (See Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica.) This fact is causing Will
liam Bendix much discomfort.
Bendix is the big lug you
laughed at in wake Island" He's
now part of movie called
China" and thereby hangs the
tale
William Is called upon to milk a
COW. It's a very big scene. and the
COW is important So is the re-
sultant milk. What's more. he is
required to show Loretta Young the
finer points of the operation.
What do you know about cows?"
asked the director.
Bill was silent minute. ''They
go 'mooo,' he finally answered. but
Evening star., 1942-11-01
Hammock Girl'
Decides to Fish
For Exercise
Miss De Havilland Also
Discards Chess Board
In Nezp Order
HOLLYWOOD.


Olivia de Havilland has outgrown
what she chooses to call her ham
mock days" She has become, In
effect, q modified outdoor girl and
she has replaced the hammock with
a saddle-or with seat in the DOW
Of a fishing barge, y.
TT took me all of my 26 years,
Miss de Havilland announced. TO
discover that it's fun to be active
outdoors. 1t used to be that If I had
a good book, a box of chocolates,
pair Of comfortable slippers and a
hammock. I was perfectly happy.
7 was like that famous man, who,
whenever he thought about exer-
cising, lay down until he got over
the idea" About the only exercise
she ever had. the actress said. was
a heated game of checkers or chess.
Miss de Havilland explained that
In the six months between In 1hls
Our Life" and Princess O'Rourke,
when she was recovering from an
operation and regaining her
strength, her physician first sug-
eested that she start riding horse
back. She was appalled,.
But she did get on a horse and
STAYED there and learned to like
it. With the bridle-train break in,
the Warner Bros star began to see
things from another angle-the
sportsman angle. Fishing was the
next step.
Hiking and golfing, both on a
moderate scale. engaged Miss de
Havillands outdoor attention next,
and almost sent her back to ham
mock and bedroom slippers. She
had taken a short hike in the hills
behind Hollywood on the evening
of the day that Princess ORourke
was completed.
On the following morning the
outdoor girl awoke in misery and
alarm. Her arms and legs were
broken out in q fiery rash.
Poison oak,
Evening star., 1942-11-01

the closest I ever got to one was
bringing in the bottle In the
morning"
The next day a COW was discov-
cred on the Paramount lot. An
expert mixer was hired to teach
the Brooklyn flash how to be a
country boy.
Now. every afternoon at milking
time, William sits him down with
his pail and extracts the lacteal
fluid from bossy. He's doing right,
we'll, we might add.
His only comment is: Boy. that
cow sure has patience!"
ASSOCIATED Press)