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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05
To SERIAL STORY THE EDGE or DARKNESS
 eepyRoAr ,s4a BY WILLIAM WOODS .r. arav,er ,*e
THE BOATS RETURN CHATTER XVII

Three quarters Of milo on tho other side of the forest, Nor Jensen, the farmer climbed wear fly out of bed and started dressing 10 go up on post at the plateau
 Like an old hurt, the thought came back to him of the short letter he had received that day from 1ryEye, stamped with the cenSoring seal Obcrkommando del Wehrmacht Barely hidden be. tween the empty words he had read the boys hatred and bitter loneliness The letter was dated August and contained half a dozen sentences fin his sons terse emotional style that he could never quite understand, Greet Broken Karen for me, he had written at the end.
 You're a fool to 70 out tonight. his wife called from the bed. Your educated son gets himself in prison, and you have to go out and do the same" She laid particular emphasis on the word "educatcd,' as if that were q crime in Itself.
 Something choked in Mortcn- Sen1 throat whenever he thought of his son, That Trygve should have done a thing important enough to get himself locked up. Whatever it was" he thought, If were his age, 1 would probably hav9 done the same"
 He got his scarf and wound 1t around his neck. Her shrill voice went on and on, giving him req sons why he should come back to bed. He would be caught. His lungs could not stand the cold. He was not young man: he should think more of his own family "Ja," he kept saying, "ja ia <" As if there was any use in talking to her. Better the plateau at night without her voice. he thought.
 Bundled up tightly at last. with a fur hat On his head, and the dic- tionary and light and binoclulars Tn the deep pockets of his jacket. Ee went out to the kitchen and stirred up the fire. A few minutes later, having drunk a plate of soup and buckled on his snowshoes. he was on his way up toward the plateau in the cold and biting air.
 The snow had stopped falling, but it lay deep, piled in huge drifts behind the trees. The last clouds, fleeing before the moon, were rid ing swiftly out to sea.
 
 As he was crossing the little strip of woodland that separated his own field from the long meadow. he thought he smelled smoke. It puz- Sled him for moment until he put 1t down as crazy notion and plunged on. But coming out from behind the trees. he saw Osterholms saeter cottage in the bright star light with smoke pouring from the chimney. and the window facing him, gleaming yellow with light.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05
KEPT IN CONDITION

With a broken arm, Ed Kenna, West Point plebe kept in condi- ton for football by running count less miles around the military aca- deny.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-05

During the 1940-4l basketball sea- son. Renaissance. famous Negro team, played 150 games, WknninS &as.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Veronica Luca
Recital Success

On the stage of the newly deco
rated Halle @. Brown auditorium
fianked with palms and colorful
flags of the Colonel Young aux
iliary, Veronica Lucas, in lemon
yellow taffeta, pleased her audience
in her recital October 16. Mrs.
Katherine Mitchell accompanied
her.
The qualities in Mrs. Lucas voice
were brought out in Mighty Lac A
Rose, The Morning Song, by
Speaks; The Cradle Song, by
Brahm, and The Song My Mother
Taught Me, by Dvorak.
American beauty roses tied with
red, white and blue ribbon were
presented to Mrs. Lucas. Members
of the auxiliary wore corsages of
red, white and yellow, their colors.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30

(tax included for BOTH. Tickets
may be purchased from members
of the club, the Melody Maids or
at the Majestic Drug Store.
To Broadcast On WCC0
Miss Lawhorn will be interviewed
on the Darragh Aldrich Women's
News program over radio station
WCCO at 2:15 Thursday afternoon,
November 5, the same day of the
recital. On Wednesday afternoon
the day before the recital at 2:15,
Mrs. J. L. Sinykin who helped
train Blonde, Miss Lawhorn's dog,
will apear on the same program.
Mrs. Sinykin and Miss Aldrich who
are personally acquainted with the
artist have expressed pleasure in
the anticipation of meeting her
again and having her on the pro-
gram. Mrs. Sinykin will speak of
Miss Lawhorn on the Wednesday
program.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Ellington Plays
for Credit Union
Dances Saturday

Duke Ellington and his famous
orchest y will be the feature az
traction at the Ninth Annual Grand
Ball Of the Minnesota League of
Credit Unions at the st. Paul Audi
forum, Saturday, October 81, from
9 to IL. Jan Savitt and his Top
Hatters will head the bill at the
Minneapolis Auditorium the same
night.
Morton Lake, chairman of the
st. Paul committee, and Norman
Arneson, chairman of the Mime
apolis committee, announced that
tickets for 1000 Service Men who
are to be guests of honor at the
Grand Ball, have been delivered to
the Service Mems Centers.
A Junior Halloween Grand Ball
will be staged Friday, October 80,
at the St. Paul Auditorium for teen
age people of the Twin Cities. A
program of entertainment and a
couple of hours of dancing have
been arranged for the youngsters
on that night with Duke Ellington
and his orchestra doing the enter
tanning. Morton Lake expressed the
opinion that there will be a ca
pacity house.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Now
Has Two Negro
Women Employed

Clara Robinson, SO Hyland Ave
nue., and Leoma Patrick, 813 Oak
Lake, Minneapolis, were employed
during the past week by the Mum
singwear Corporation. Both of
these young women were placed as
machine operators and according to
statements of Company officials to
Chas. W. Washington, Secretary of
the Minneapolis Urban League,
they are making splendid progress.
Others are to be employed shortly
from among the applications al
ready placed with the Company.
At Honeywell
Minneapolis Honeywell increased
the number of Negro workers by
the employment of Mrs. Sybil Bell,
2646 4th Avenue S., and Mrs. AL
berta Pitts, 1920 5th Avenue South.
The Company now employs six men
and three women, one woman hav-
ing been employed few weeks ago.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Operation Fatal
To Mrs. Cooper
MRS. MANDRILLA COOPER
DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION

Mrs. MandriIla Cooper, 694 Car
roll avenue, "a years old, died on
Wednesday, October 81, at St.
Luke's Hospital several days after
undergoing an operation.
Born in Cowetta, Oklahoma, "a
years ago, she had been a resident
of St. Paul for the past six years.
She was a member of Pilgrim Bap-
fist Church, the Missionary So
ciety, Usher Board and Gospel
Choir of Pilgrim.
Survivors include a 16-year-old
daughter, Dorothy, husband, Leon
ard, mother, Mrs. Bertha Harris of
Omaha, Nebraska, and four broth
ers and a father in Omaha, Ne
braska, also.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, October %, at 5 p. m, with
Rev. S. E. Ware, officiating. A vo-
cal selection was given by Rev. S,
E. Ware. Following the funeral
services, the body was shipped to
Omaha, Nebraska, for last services
and interment.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
William T. "Chatsie"
ThurstOn Dies

William T. (Chatsie) Thurston,
62 years old, 575 Carroll avenue,
died at the United States Veterans
Hospital on Friday, October %,
after being i'll for three weeks.
Born in Lawrence, Kansas, Mr..
Thurston had been a resident of the
city for the past thirty years. He
was a member of Col. Charles
Young Camp No. 29, Spanish
American War Veterans.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, October %, at 2 p. m, with
Rev. S. E. Ware, pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist Church, officiating. Inter
ment in the National Cemetery at
Fort Smelling.
His only survivor is one son who
lives in Lawrence, Kansas.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. WOOdfOrd w. Mills,
944 st. Anthony avenue, are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a baby girl, weighing six and
one-half pounds, Wednesday, Oc-
tober 81, at Bethesda hospital. The
new arrival has been named Carol
Jeanne. The Woodford Mills have
two other children, both boys. The
paternal grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mills, 944 st. An
thony avenue, and the maternal
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Howard, 563 W. Central avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huron J. Shelton,
Jr., 925 E. Magnolia street, gave
an informal party Saturday, Oc-
tober "a, following the Minnesota
Michigan football game to honor
their house guest, DIR. William L.
Postles of Detroit, Michigan, who
is also a talented pianist. Games
were played and refreshments were
served. Guests at the party in
cluded Messrs. and Mesdames B.
F. Henderson, John R. Lawrence,
Jr., John L. Banks, Jr., Miss Nilee
Nyan Luckie and Mr.. A. ]. Lewis,
Misses Fern and June Lee, Mrs.
Norma Beauford and Mrs. Ernest
Baxter, Jr., of East Orange, New
Jersey. DR.. Postles was also
the dinner guest on Saturday of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lee, 1174
Sherburne avenue. Sunday aft
ernoon, October %, DIR. Postles was
the dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. Stevens, 1924 4th avenue
south, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Aaron Jones of Chicago,
who has been visiting in the city
as the house guest of her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis P. Moore, 662 W. Central
avenue, left Monday, October 26,
for home.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
st. Paul NAACP
Wires President
on Lynchings

kilograms were ordered sent to
the nine Minnesota Representatives
in Congress by the special meeting
of the Executive Board of the st.
Paul Branch of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People last Thursday night
at the Halle Q. Brown Community
House. The text of the kilograms
sent by the publicity chairman, Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson, is as follows:
Three lynchings in the same
week in Mississippi make Federal
anti-lynching law imperative. Five
hundred and eighty-five members
of our Association urge you to sign
the discharge petition on H.R. 971."
The kilograms were sent to Repre-
sentatives August H. Andersen, Jo-
seph P. O'Hara, Richard P. Gale,
Melvin ]. Mas, Oscar Youngdahl,
Harold Knutson, H. Carl Andersen,
William J. Pittenger and Richard
Buckler.
The national office of the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People is making
every effort possible to have the
Galvigan anti-lynching bill H.R.
971, brought out of committee to
the floor of the House of Represen-
tatives for a vote at this session of
Congress.
Members of the Association and
other interested citizens are urged
to write or wire our Representa-
tives in Congress to sign the dis
charge petition for the anti-lynch-
ing bill, H.R. 971.
A letter was received from Rep.
Melvin j. Mas stating that he
was the first to sign the petition
some time ago.
The St. Paul Branch doubled its
pledge to the Community Chest
this year and has paid $4,000 in
the present campaign.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Citizens Endorse
|. G. Scott
for Reelection

Among the large number of
Northside citizens who have en-
dorsed l. G. Scott for reelection
as County Commissioner are
Thomas Miller, Mrs. Myrtle Polk,
Henry Young, Charles J. Smith,
F. L. Johnson, Delbert Ware, Frank
Tanner, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
johnson, Mrs. Ida Wright, Mrs.
Mildred Smith, Mrs. Oscar Gates,
and Mrs. Audie Hoskins.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Star Journal and
Tribune Agree to
End Old Practice

The old newspaper practice of
designating the race of persons in
news accounts when such persons
are Negroes will be discontinued
in the Star-Journal and Minneapolis
Tribune newspapers.
This was the promise of Basil
Walters, executive editor of the
newspapers, and David Silverman,
managing editor, made TO a com
mittee from the Minneapolis Coun-
Gil of Negro Organizations several
days ago.
Daily newspapers all over Ameri-
ca have had a policy of ignoring
the racial identity of all people in
their news stories except Negroes.
News stories carried about in the
dailies are preponderantly of police
court and crime variety the commit
tee pointed out and the identified
ton of such persons as Negroes
tends to create in the newspaper
readers mind that the Negro fig
ures very largely as a criminal.
The committee pointed out that if
it was improper to refer to the ma
tionality of other groups in the
papers it was also improper to
single out the Negro.
Mr.. Walters agreed that the COM
mittee's contention had considerable
merit and pointed out that the mat
ter had never before been brought
to his attention.
In the future unless the use of
the word Negro has some news
value in itself it will not be used in
the Minneapolis dailies' manner
formerly in vogue.
DR.. W. D. Brown, W. C. Jones,
Henry Thomas, Raymond W. Can
non and C. E. Newman composed
the committee which called at the
paper.
Two other dailies, the Dispatch
and Pioneer Press of st. Paul, dis
continued designating the race of
news story figures two years ago.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30

in the armed forces.
2. Outlaw the poll tax.
8. Secure for women equal pay
for equal work.
The Negro soldier has many just
demands. He wants an equal chance
NOW in the armed forces. He
wants a second front. He wants
freedom for ALL oppressed people
throughout the world, includ;::ig The
people of India.
Mr.. Benson we know will cham
pion these just demands. ,
Signed:
Frank Boyd, Secretary Treasurer
Twin Cities Division Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters.
Maceo V. Littlejohn, General
Chairman, Local No. SIG, Dining
Car Employees.
VIM. Bill" Heron, Committee
man
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Forum Listens
to Workers in
Civilian Defense

A representative number OF
Minneapolitans braved the icy
blasts of a cold October wind Sun
day afternoon to learn what their
fellow citizens were doing to help
win the war through participation
in the Civilian Defense Programs.
Their efforts were well rewarded,
for the meeting, the first of the
1928 series of Minneapolis Sun
day Forum, was both interesting
and informative. The theme of the
Forum was the "The Negro in
Civilian Defense" and the speakers
expounding the subject were all
members of some branch of the
Civilian Defense Program. 10000.
The Forum was sponsored by the
Women's Auxiliary of the Mime
apolis Urban League for the pur-
pose of acquainting the community
with the work that is being done
and to urge fuller participation in
civilian defense efforts.
Mrs. Estelle Sims, former presi-
dent of Auxiliary, spoke of the or
ganization's interests in the Civil
ian Defense Program and expressed
a desire for the continuance of these
efforts. Mrs. Mae Marshall, mem
Der of the Arrangement Committee
of the Civilian Defense Council /;
Mrs. W. D. Brown, member of the
Speakers Bureau of the Civilian De-
tense Council; Mrs. Wreatha Max
well, First Aid Unit of the Red
Cross and Mr.. Clarence Hughes,
Precinct Captain, Air Raid War
dens, were the principal speakers.
These speakers painted a very clear
picture of the role our group is
playing in our home defenses.
Mrs. N. ]. Hunter, Music Director
OF the Auxiliary, provided appro-
pirate musical selections for the
program.
Mrs. Josephine Chambers, Presi-
dent of the Auxiliary, and Chas. W,
Washington, Executive Secretary
of the Urban League, assisted in
the floor discussion that followed
the talks and were united in their
plea for a continuance of this es-
sential work. The next meeting OF
the Auxiliary will be held Tuesday
November 8, at 8 p. m. Phyllis
Wheatley House, new and old mem.
bers welcomed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Revival Service at
Zion Baptist Church

Members and friends of sister
churches are invited to attend a re-
vival at Zion Baptist church begin
ping S4gday;: November first, con-
Quoted by Rev: c, 4, Raulston of
Mobile, Ala;''. :''':'.
RSY> Raulston, pastor of one of
the largest Baptist churches in
Mobile, is an outstanding minister
in State and National Baptist
circles. Zion Baptist says, ITO hear
him once is a guarantee that you
will hear him again." They promise
a spiritual feast and fellowship.
Rev. H. W. Bolts is the church pas
tor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30

of Attorney General J. A. A. Burn
quist. B. NJ. Heinzen, Ivanhoe, Lin
coin County Attorney, has been
named chairman of the group. Earl
F. Jackson, st. Paul attorney, is
vice-chairman, Maurice Hessian,
Minneapolis attorney, is secretary
treasurer, and Mrs. Tess Carlson Of
Willmar is chairwoman.
Heinzen, in announcing the for
nation of the group, emphasized
the Importance of the office of at
torney general and the splendid
record Burnquist has made since
taking office in 1889, winning 226
out of 253 cases in court.
"The state is Fortunate" he said,
"in having a capable lawyer and
an efficient and experienced public
officer like Burnquist as attorney
general, especially in these difficult
times. His experience as governor,
his service as lieutenant governor
and as a member of the legislature,
together with his outstanding ad-
ministration of the legal affairs Of
the state in the past four years
make him a valuable official in the
functioning of our state govern
ment."
1--WE must maintain the present
impartial and judicial administra-
ton of this office" Heinzen said,
"by re-electing J. A. A. Burnquist. "
The committee has established
headquarters at 624 Endicott
Building, St. Paul, and is carrying
on a statewide campaign for the
attorney general.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
John Glenn,
Pioneer, Buried

John Glenn, CT years old, pioneer
Minneapolis resident who died Oct.
10, was buried October 10. Born in
Mississippi, educated in Iowa, Mr..
Glenn was married to Mrs. Addie
Glenn, who survives him, at Two
Harbors, Minnesota, in 1900. The
couple moved to Minneapolis in that
year AZ years ago.
Mr.. Glenn had been i'll since De-
cember, 1871, and had not worked
since March this year.
Funeral services were held at
st. Peter A. NJ. E. church. Sur
viving the deceased are three broth
ers, three sisters and his wife.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
VIM. NJ. Smith
81 Friday

VIM. NJ. Smith, familiar figure in
Twin City newspaper, civic and re-
ligious circles for many years, will
observe his 81st birthday Friday
today.
Mr.. Smith, associate editor of
the Spokesman and Recorder news
papers for nearly six years, retired
from public life about three years
ago because of i'll health At that
time he was a member of the Board
of Directors of the Phyllis Wheat
ley Settlement House and the Ur-
ban League, an active member Of
long standing in Bethesda Baptist
church and active in the N. A. A..
C. P.
He welcomes his old friends at
home now and chats alertly on
world and national affairs as well
as community problems in which
he still has a deep interest.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Geraldine LawhOrn, A-Year
Blind Artist to be Presented
In Recital November

Miss Geraldine Lawhorn, "a
year-old wonder, with her Masters
Eye dog, Blonde, will be presented
in a dramatic recital by the Cred
jafawn Club, November 5, at 8
p. m, at the Catholic Youth Center,
$50 North Smith Avenue, St. Paul.
At the Chicago Piano College and
School of Fine Arts where she is
studying on a scholarship awarded
by the State of Illinois, Miss Law
horn is regarded the institutions
most unusual student. She plays
the piano, dances, operates stand
ard keyboard typewriter and a
Braille machine, and has written
several short stories, some prize
winning.
1t is said that the dramatic read
er's adjustment to her handicaps,
her radiant personality and cour-
ageous manner remove impulses to
pity her, but instead inspire ad-
miration and respect for her spirit,
determination and remarkable
ability. She will present some of
her most noted dramatic portrayals
in the November 5 concert as we'll
as the appearance of Blonde in one
number. She will also play Dett's
"Juba," a difficult piano interpreted
ton for normal artists.
Members of the Credjafawn Club
believe that such high type and
unusual program will be appreci-
ated by the people of these commu-
mites and urge their support.
This young lady, accompanied on
her trips by her mother, has been
lauded by the Chicago Daily News
as we'll as many other leading news
papers and periodicals all over the
United States.
Assisting on the program will
be Norma Stokes Beauford, xylo-
phonist, and the Melody Maids,
youthful singing group, directed by
Arlee Harris.
Patron tickets are one dollar;
general admission is sixty-fve cents
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-10-30
Joseph Gilbert For
Full Rights For
The Negro People

In a statement to this paper,
Joseph Gilbert, Farmer-Labor can
didate for Congress from 5th Dis
trict, said: 1T is a disgrace to the
American nation that we should
have such thing as a Negro prob
lem in this day and age. The real
reason for the inequality of rights
granted the Negro people in our So
called political democracy is that
the Negro question is a part of the
great economic problem, just as is
the labor problem, the woman prob
lem and many others. 1t can never
be fully solved in a society of con-
fiicting economic interests, or the
capitalist system.
"In the meantime much can be
done by according the Negro full
constitutional rights in practice.
The main trouble is that racial dis
elimination is fostered and kept
alive by ignorance and prejudice.
Scientists have proven that basical-
ly there is no fundamental differ
ence between colored and white
races. All have the same potential
powers, and differences are mainly
due to development, physical, men,
tai and emotional, which are deter
mined by environment and oppor-
tunity. That is why all citizens in
a political democracy should be ac-
corded full and equal rights and
opportunities in every respect.
"A first step in this direction is
by abolishing the vicious poll tax
law. 1t will then follow that the
Negro must use his political power
to secure equal education, and then
through education and organiza-
ton develop power to enforce equal
status in all human relationships.
The Negro must ally himself in his
efforts toward complete emancipa-
ton with all liberal forces, indus
trial, social, economic and political,
and cut himself loose from tradi-
ton. In common with all socially
minded people he must seek free
dom not for his race alone but for
humanity as a whole. With eco
nomic freedom established and a
still greater diffusion of education
the Negro problem will be a thing
of the past"