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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

American eye doctor goes to help
Argentine President. Later ON we
win send a dentist to supply teeth
n aSAt tAs NasiA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

Vacation war jobs are being urg-
ed on students. Most. probably, will
work harder at vacation than in
school.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

Motorists may turn aviators in
one respect in the near future.
Grounded
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

Eight huge battleships are under
construction and more are contem-
plated. To finance these modern
goliaths of the sea 1t is necessary
for every American everywhere to
buy more and more War Bonds. We
can do it If everybody does his
share. Invest at least ten percent
of your income every pay day to
help your county 60 over its Bond
Quota. U. S. Treasury DsbarfmsMs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

Best safeguard against bombing
would be to un-invent the flying
machine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

"Gandhi Plans New Move. He
may be going to buy q suit OF
clothes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

Begins to look a. though 1t won't
DO long until the country hes it,
tSst % the ground Nsaia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

One small bridge has weight
capacity of Is tons, using about 1000
individual metal pontons. The small
est is used only to take troops over
smaller streams. But whether our
army uses the smaller or largest
ponton, our engineers need plenty of
them. If you and every American
invests at least 10 per cent of income
in War Bonds every pay day we can
supply our fighting forces with these
essentials to q victorious war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

II wages are frozen, then a man
esa expect 70 ca eAid b cold easA.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

When a man IL compelled 70
pAwh his watch Il changes AAANM
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

Man is compelled to work for
What some other sainals gss RE-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05
X X
MhotHa~ Buy sM
WAR Bonds
~

The power of the greatest Navy in
the world, our own two-ocean fleet,
rests in large measure on its back
bone-the Battleships Of the Line.
They displace approximately $4,000
tons and cost UP to $70,000,0 600. We
have something like score of these
huge ships in the Atlantic and Pa
cific.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-05

Three gals per car isn't such E:
bad ration, after all.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04

Then the other side the picture Gods
promises fail nation with change
of this which will greater
fellow than before And rights be
respected before And
millions will understand that ere
God" Surely there is much to be thankful for.
Already there has the people of this nation
change in thinking Racial prejudice the playing
and SEEK before The
spoken against the advancement of Negro
diminishing while the other hand
including minister's speakers before the public
men officials embodened
nation
Today there Negroes positions
at time in the history of this country Then
employed private industries which
employed before Incidentally might just past
department stores in New Yothe Macy while
that would have hesiany predicting thing may
happen in St. Louis changes
Negro girls employed department
ST. Louis
Of these things and these changes acquisitions
did through
fighting and and blood which
the end that make this old world place
in which to Gve-St. Louis Argus.
Every Negro who living wage should be careful
expenditures The has, the should practice
which element Of and ruling
status Of nation Money medium Of exchange
needed desired commodity service What the
buried under avalanche of the purchases things
services he knows how to along whou-N
News
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04
st. James A. M. E. Church Notes:

st. James A. M. e. Church Notes:
Many braved the bad weather last
Sunday morning to attend our 10:45
service and were thrilled by the
Gospel message Of Pauline Coffee,
evangelist, who is conducting re-
vival services at st. James. Her
subject Somebody Touched Me"
showed the effect of the illuminat-
ing, reassuring and healing touch
Of Jesus Christ on all who will
accept him. The full senior choir
under the direction of Mrs. Cora
Moore lent spiritual inspiration to
the service.
Visitors noted were: Mines. Ara
belle Hill and Robert Crump, of
Sioux City, Ia; Mrs. Foster Brown,
Minot, N. D.; Mrs. VIM. Godette,
Miss Ruth Herbert and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. B. Walker.
At the 8 p. m. service, Miss Cof-
fee again captivated the audience
with her spiritual songs and i'm
pressive manner of delivery. Her
subject was eff Be Lifted Up
Visitors at this service were: Mr..
and Mrs. S. V. Owens, Rev. and
Mrs. VIM. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cage, and Mr.. and Mrs. P. Ander-
son, of Minneapolis. Mr.. Anderson
accepted Christ at this service. A
revival service will be held every
evening. The topic for Sunday
morning, December 6, will be "The
Moral Vineyard" at the young
peoples meeting at 3 p. m. "Trail
Blazers of Tomorrow" evening
service, "The Man, the Lion and the
Bear"
We are now nearing the close of
our trustee rally which will def
nitely end on Dec. 6. There are yet
members who have inadvertently
overlooked this important effort.
An additional plaque bearing
names of young men of this church,
now in service, will be placed in its
proper place. Chas. Miller.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Notes: Prize winners at the Har-
vest Festival given by the Crusad-
ers Club, Dec. 81 were Mrs. Re-
becca Wilson Of Chillicothe, ILL.,,
winner of the hand made tufted
yarn rug, Mrs. Elsie Smith, 1854
Clinton Ave-, who won the So War
Stamp corsage and Mrs. Marie
Geist, 2748 Irving Ave. &c., winner
of the So War Stamp corsage.
The st. Thomas Guild met We'd
nesday, Nov. 25 at the home of Mrs.
Boyd Crawford, HOP E. 18th st.
Notice: Prospective candidates of
st. Thomas church for confrma-
ton who have not obtained their
books of instructions from Father
Hogarth must do so soon. The
services will be held at St. Marks
Cathedral on Jan. 10.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04
Our Dailies Set the Pace

The daily newspapers Minneapolis setting
standard the country their handling of affecting the Negro
communities have improved and three weeks the STAR
JOURNAL of Minneapolis and later the MINNEAPOLIS TIMES
changed their the that longer
carry unless value The ST.
DISPATCH PIONEER PRESS dropped this practice
orally two years with excellent results
practice which unconousy the Negro people thou
dollars worth damaging publicity day has uccumbd
intelligent with the editors of the
newspapers recognize fully today than before their
responsibility their entire community just the white it.
With four out of five items about Negroes in the daes coming
police botter heretofore the spec
the practice adding the each
the racial designation Negro continuous stream of favoabe
publicity which naturally imprinted minds of
citizen the theory that Negroes bad" people The Negro
daily other cities singled the distinction
having his racial identity made through the columns
press h the Swde the Scotch the Germans the Jews and the
racial the special
occasions Tom OReey of Irish frebeas drunk and has
fight simply print OReley being
Andrew Brown Negro ancestry arrested for beating his wife,
daies will NEGRO
shelacing his wife"
Negro community practice greatly
than that however, the fact that community unity oe
and justice between racial
It impossible like racial who daily fed
the reading public voato wells
clowns bad enough do this people lawabdng the
age added burden which Negro community
small of his normal community life to which
daily guilty Only the the Negroes
given break.
Twin Citan be proud the fact that the
local daily pointing the the rest of the American daily
this important matter Those Negroes whites who think
den mentioned
certainly ignore the value the printed word
and its huge American thinking American call
long enough of will unconsciouy decide that
probably the nogood The has been of the Amer
the the daes follow the lead of the
local they will right and improve relations between
white and black one hundred fold.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04
CARD OF THANKS

I wish to thank my dear friends
and neighbors for their kindness
during the illness of my beloved
husband, Thaddeus Stepp, and for
their heartfelt sympathy, comfort
ing messages and floral gifts dur
ing my bereavement caused by his
death. l also wish to extend my
gratitude to Rev. S. E. Ware and
the Pilgrim Baptist Choir with Mrs.
Susie Gaylord as soloist for the
beautiful service.
(Signed) Mrs. Belle Stepp.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and
relatives for their kindness shown
us at the death Of our mother, Eliz-
abeth Honey Pogue. We thank es-
pecially Mrs. Sallie Henderson and
Rev. B. N. Moore, those who do
mated cars, the pallbearers, also
Mrs. Cora Moore, Misses Coree and
Marilee Thomas and Miss Lillian
Finney for music. Thank you for
the beautiful floral offerings.
Signed: Mr.. C. L. Lane, Soper,
Okla, Mr.. J. A. Lane, st. Paul, Miss
Bertha V. Pogue, Kansas City, Mo-,
Mrs. D. H. Hanston, Pans, Texas,
Mr.. Delbert Pogue, Pittsburgh, Pa,
Mrs. Lucille M. Ellie, St. Paul, chill
dren; Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Pogue,
Topeka, Kans., grandson and wife;
Mrs. Katie Collier, Los Angeles,
Calf, sister.
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Congressional Inquiry Needed

indignation famed the Twin Cities the treatment
St Paus favo Samuel Reed by the u S. Army off
apparently because Reed led other
offering suggestions for improvement
the morale of the soldiers under their command.
of the suggestions elsewhere will reveal the reader that
these nothing should group
who serving their country The suggestion that Congress
inquiry should made the matter sound Perhaps
did led by Sergeant Lee who denoted
calling the majority of the country the
Negroes wearing the coun
disturbances Phoenix
the need of such inquiry
pointed this last week government just must
of its Negro soldiers
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COngratulates
DIR. w. D. Brown
On Article

To the Editor: All congratula-
lions to DR.. w. D. Brown for his
excellent and timely open letter in
the November 18th issue of the
Minneapolis Spokesman.
I wonder how many of us who
work in War Plants are fully aware
of the "food for thought" contained
in that letter? Certainly every
Negro employed in a Twin City
plant should weigh carefully his
advantages and disadvantages and
should calmly review all of the
facts and background before max
ing any decision which may or may
not affect his status.
believe the conditions under
which we work in at least one plant
here are on the whole very salts
factory and represent a vast i'm
provement over most of our former
employment situations. We have
no problem of segregation, of dis
elimination or wage differential.
We are employed in practically
every department in one of the
plants, we are well paid for our
jobs and receive the same consider
alton to which any employee in the
plant is entitled.
Then, in larger sense we are
beginning to break down the en-
ployment barriers and to answer
the arguments of industry and
labor by doing a job well. We are
mmeasurably gaining in self-re-
spect and in the esteem of our fell
low workers.
In one of the plants we have a
department headed by capable
trained Negro personnel to whom
we may refer any problem and be
assured of a just consideration.
Are not these things worth pro-
tecting? I agree with DR.. Brown
when he says '1et's look out for
ourselves"
Clifford E. Rucker,
Minneapolis, MINI.
November "a, 1912.
| Buy War Bonds Todayi
Cyrus Lewis Says Organ
lied Labor Working
for Our Benefit
st. Paul, Minnesota
November %, 1912
Editor: In your issue of Novem-
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TENDENCY TO COOL ARDOR
st. Paul, Minnesota,
Novarohar % 1910
November %, 1912.


My dear Mr.. Editor: I read in a
recent issue of the Recorder, can
open letter." to the War Workers
of our group signed by a distin-
guished Minneapolis physician.
Rhetorically speaking the letter
was excellent as is usual in the col
umns of your publications.
My complaint against his admo-
milton to the workers is that it
comes in bad taste at time when
intensive organizing campaigns are
being pushed in this territory by
both C. l. o. and A. F. of L. While
the gentleman did not say don't join
union, the fact that a word of
caution was issued by a figure so
popular in Twin City circles would
doubtless have a tendency to cool
the ardor of the interested Negroes
towards Labor Unions.
AS a Union man myself of long
standing I advise every working
person to join a Labor Union at
the first opportunity. AS to which
Union to choose any person can
make the correct decision for her
self or himself by asking only two
questions:
~ Does this union practice
sound social and economic princi-
Piles that will give the most bene-
fit to the greatest number of it's
members?
(2.) Does this Union intend to
take active part in building a new
and brighter democratic world for
the future?
If the Union answers in the af-
firmative in both cases and proves
same by precept and example, by
all means join it.
Very respectfully,
]. Nathaniel Smith.
Buy War Bonds TOdayi
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04

the president at a meeting on Nov.
Fl members of the Mems Club of
Halle @. Brown Community House
were assigned to field duty for the
annual Thanksgiving football game
between Halle and Phyllis Wheat
ley House, held this year at Ham,
line Field. John M. Culver worked
at the gate. U. G. Coram patrolled
the field and other members as
sisted wherever needed.
A new project of the club will be
a work shop for boys. A part of
the old gym will be converted into
this shop where House equipment
will also be repaired.
City fremen formerly stationed
at Station No. 9 have contributed
a pool table from the old station
to Halle @. Brown House. Joseph
Harris, one of the group who made
the contribution, will assist in
erecting the table.
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Much for Which to Be Thankful

the
life, we have much to be thankful for.
Disappontments to be have been The rising
racial prejudice in times like these has challenged very
wonder sometimes that degree
sometimes the psamist from the depths
art Thou But for belief Him would
broken loose and the devil has enlarged his
And then wonder it is Joe Louis Goods
And when think the lives that being sacrificed to
the appets ambitions the world:
who hold themselves gods and man. and
when think of the misery suffering which follows
in the wake balls Surely
'he mills Of the gods grind slowly but exceedingly
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04
Note to All Who
WillRead

It was necessary to consign to
our overloaded waste basket the
letter of one correspondent this
week because this same correspond
emit made statements which could
be construed as threatening to the
paper and members of its staff.
This individual is alleged to have
said he would spend $50 to get his
views, divergent to those of an
other person, published. Well, we
are afraid he'll have to spend that
so bucks. We won't be inundated,
we won't be bought nor bulldozed.
Our columns are still open to cor
respondents who may disagree with
what is printed here but who do
not deny our right to print it,
Editor.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04
Catholics View Negro and the Church
ing, it bodies well for the world.

Any farmnded citizen recognize Negroes just
and fair But the Catholic must further than that
not only the Negro brother Christ
that belief demands He look the Negro problem
opportunity.
This is primarily spiritual opportuny-the opportunity
to the Church millions Negroes who profess church affiliations
any kind.
Certain factors made widespread among Negroes
cult not impossible what should have been golden period for
Church America the Immediately following Emancipation
There be xtenuatng parts today
nothing short of Indifference
explain why pfuy Negroes being
Church at this time.
priests been an epic of
sacrifice and ZEAL but ccumscd by lack
Catholics generally The apathy Catholics
that keeps the missionaries from repng richer
souls distinguished for spiritual yearnngs
for its high cultural achievements.
There hostility and prejudice Negroes today
the Catholic Church This reaction largely failure
Catholics in the to uphold Negro POLITICAL social
rights We believe that Catholics generally gradually adopting
favorable and reasonable attitude
And in that thought take comfort opportunity
Negro to the Church must follow the winning his
trust The better Catholics the Negro Catholics
count amongst usThe Interracial (Catholic) Review
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04
DIR. Browns Open
Letter
The Editor:

The Editor:
Local 665 of the Hotel and Res
taurant Workers Union in this city
has, we believe, the sincerity, hon
esty and accomplishment proven
over period of years, that entities
it to be heard by the readers of
the Minneapolis Spokesman and St.
Paul Recorder.
We will not discuss the sincerity
and integrity of DR.. Brown, for the
reason that we don't doubt it. The
same goes for honesty of purpose.
Neither do we question the validity
of the facts he presented in his
letter.
Nobody can deny that 'Most of
industry is controlled by white
people, good, bad and Indifferent. "
And that "Most of organized labor
is of the same makeup" Like
wise everybody must admit the fact
that Negroes are Disseminated
against practically everywhere.
Those are truths that burn them
selves into the consciousness of
every Negro. The people who feel
this to be true with every fiber in
their bodies will very readily re-
spond to them. It is, therefore,
doubly harmful if these truths are
treated specifically even if it is
combined with sincerity of purpose.
In the field of labor relations the
color line tends to distort the true
picture of those relations. Indi-
vidual workers are helpless before
the power of their employer. Only
through the combined effort and
strength of all employees working
for the employer can the interest
in the welfare of the employees
as such be served. In other words
only through collective bargainin'
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FUGUE AND FURY

like Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata,
Because do, not cause ought,
But can say without conjunction,
7 also like Tuxedo Junction!
Yes, can sit and clap my palms
Through afternoons of Bach and Brahms,
But notes that really stir my toes
Are found in Honeysuckle Rose!
The symphonies of Anton Dvorshak
Can ever lead me by the forelock,
Yet, at heart I'm iat-foot foogie,
Who likes little Back Beat Boogie!
o, may never, never say waltz
By Strauss is ever full of schmaltz,
And still know Pm more alive,
When hearing Mr. Five By Five!
An operetta by Sullivan and Gilbert,
truly list my favorite filbert,
But when my nickel's in the slot,
I'm really after something hot!
Ny oyster oft is Victor Herbert,
And Coleridge Taylor is my sherbet,
You may shun my garish views,
But I'll bet you like St. Louis Blues!
Tonsorial artists say they know
My brow is neither high nor low,
But music critics seem to think
That must be the missing link!
James T. Logan.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-12-04

Der 18th + read an "open letter"
written by one of our leading ply
sicians that has tendency to dis
courage Negroes from joining La
Dor Unions. Had I not known the
writer, I might have thought it
came from a Capitalist or his pup
pet who had never hit lick of work
in his life.
I find generally, that too little is
known about the Labor movement
by our people, yet the greater part
of our livelihood comes through la
Dor. Organized labor is continually
working to better our economic and
social welfare and it is sound as
surance of better working condi-
tions.
Through the efforts of Union Ia
Dor we have obtained the Nationa
Labor Relations Board; the Chile
Labor Amendment and the Walsh
Healy Act; that is National legis-
lation. Locally, Union labor took ar
active part in securing the passage
of the Minnesota Workmen's Com
pensation; Factory inspection laws;
various safety regulations; legis.
lation protecting women and chill
dren in industry and advocated un-
employment insurance long before
the Federal Social Security law was
passed.
From the Labor movement have
sprung the Co-operatives, and we
find in our midst such strong or
CARNATIONS as Credit Unions; Co.
operators Life Association; Group
Health Mutual and Mutual Benefit
Associations. It's through your &C.
tivity in the labor movement that
you become better acquainted with
your fellow workers; thereby they
learn ability, and put faith and con-
fidence in you. This is the reason
you find Negro officers and dele
gates at conventions of such or
CARNATIONS as have named.
Knowing the Labor movement as
I do, there is no reason for hesit-
ancy in joining Union Labor or
ganization.
Very respectfully,
Cyrus L. Lewis,
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Very respectfully,
Cyrus L. Lewis.

Editors Note: There was nothing in
DR.: Browns letter to this newspaper which
indicated he was against Negroes joining
labor unions. He belabored both bad, un-
fair industrialists and bad unions and
there are some of both. In our opinion DIR.
Brown simply wanted to warn Negroes to
proceed with caution on both fronts and
we believe his suggestion was appreciated
by fairminded people and that it started
the people to thinking.
We recommend that Mr.. Lewis read DR..
Browns letter again and he might gain a
different Interpretation.
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Editorial Notes

that lots of people
think his recent letter this Whether they agreed with him
not frank honest people with particular grind will admit that
interested
Negroes of these cities and has proved his interest thousand
He's made the which leaders
has the admiration confidence the through long
of hard ssacrng work Many who have read his
letter have been anxious conclusions misntepr its