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Evening star., 1942-04-15
Burma Road Closing Fails
To Halt China S Trade
Erths Associated pres.

Ey ire AkSoctsted Press
CHUNGKING. April l5,-China'S
foreign trade has been hampered
but by no means crushed by closing
OF the Burma supply road from jap
anese-occupied Rangoon, the Finance
Ministry stated today.
while much depends on the Al
he'd effort in helping China devise
new ways to reroute her foreign
trade" II said, "the Chinese gov
eminent Is doing its utmost TO ac-
cumulate articles for export which
will be shipped abroad as soon as
international lines OF communica-
tions are restored"
The government Is concentrating
at key points such strategic mate
rails as tungsten. tin and silk and
some of the lighter articles may be
exported by freight planes pending
completion OF the India road.
Export trade with Russia under q
barter agreement, formerly carried
on through transshipment at Ran
COON or Hong Kong, has been main
tanned by caravans moving several
thousand tons a month over a
northwestern route. The principal
exports to Russia are bristles, wool,
hides and raw silk.
Regular passenger service on
highways In Southwest China was
suspended today because of a short
age of gasoline, one of numerous re-
Evening star., 1942-04-15
British Desert Force
Blasts Seven Tanks
In Superior Column
Results of Action Near
Temrod Reported; AXIS
Planes Bomb Own Troops
Pv the Associated Press

Nv the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt. April 15.-The
British Near East command report
ed today that a British column
which engaged a superior enemy
armored force of 80 tanks and
self-propelled guns Monday, burned
out two tanks and damaged five.
The action occurred at Temrad
u miles southwest of Gazala and
so miles from the British defenses
at Tobruk.
A communique reported that dur
ing yesterday, when sandStorms by
day and cloudy weather by night
were reported from the forward
area, Axis planes were seen to bomb
one Of their own columns.
Virtual destruction of an italian
battalion, which was part of the
Axis columns attempting to estab-
ish strong points in the Libyan
no-man's land, was claimed yes
terday by British military sources
while the desert fighting went on
In the midst Of swirling sandstorms.
A South African unit attacked
the Italians IL miles southeast of
Tmimi six days ago, it was dis
closed, and killed so Italians, wound
ed many and took 165 prisoners, in
cluding five officers.
The British were continuing to
harass Nad Marshal Erwin Rom
mel's tanks and artillery which are
doggedly digging in in an attempt
TO hang on to their new positions.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Precinct Captain Shot
In Primary at Chicago
ny the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April l5,-A Republi
can precinct captain was shot and
seriously wounded and three other
persons were injured early today in
a political argument in the stock
yards district.
Joseph Adamek. 20, who police
said was Republican captain. was
shot three times in the first reported
violence Of the city's Tuesday pri-
mary election,
Police 1t. Leonard Lynch said
Adam KeZen. 81. assistant Demo-
cratic captain. admitted firing the
shots. after a dispute over the
primary. Ke2en was held by police.
Also injured in a melee which fol-
lowed the shooting we're Mrs Mary
Kezen, 60, mother of Adam Keen;
Mrs. Anna Rodack. 81, wife of John
Rodsck, Republican captain, and
Andrew zohnierSki. IS. a precinct
worker. Mrs. Rodack and Zolinier-
ski were treated al a hospital
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Shipyord Worker Wins
Sloying Case Dismissal

BN the Associated Press.
HALIFAX, Va, April 15.-Charges
against Albert J. Sessler, Norfolk
shipyard worker, in connection with
she death Of Forest r. (Bud) Rat
>cliffe were dismissed in Halifax Cir
cult Court yesterday after Sessler
had turned States evidence against
Clyde M. Thomas, Lynchburg grocer.
Thomas pleaded guilty TO charge
that he had slain Mr. Ratcliffe by
placing poison in liquor which he
gave Ratcliffe to drink, and was
sentenced to prison for 25 years
by Circuit Judge N S. Turnbull. Mr..
Ratcliffe, who died In January. 194l,
had worked in one of the Thomas
stores.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Three German Planes
Downed Over Malta

VALLETTA, Malta, April Is tPN.-
Three German planes were shot
down and four more were damaged
over Malta yesterday as the island
remained under a day-long alert
with the third attack still in prog
ress last night, the high command
announced
The harbor area and airfieldS we're
bombed and there was some civilian
property damage and some fatalities.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
German Cavalry Captain
Seized as Spy in Mexico
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. April 15.-Press
dispatches from Mazatlan said last
night that a German cavalry cap
tain had been arrested in that
Pacific port on charges of spying
after he had questioned a naval
lieutenant about coast defenses.
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Australia Unable to Get
Cruiser From Britain
III, Associated Press.

p. tEt Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, April l5.-Prime
Minister Curtin told the nation to-
day it had not been possible to make
satisfactory arrangements with the
British government to purchase
ship TO replace the Australian
Evening star., 1942-04-15

suits OF the japanese invasion OF
Burma and the cutting OF the Burma
road.
Commercial and military trucks.
however. will continue to operate and
may carry limited number of pas
sengers.
Evening star., 1942-04-15

cruiser sydney which went down
last year in q battle with the Ger
man raider Steiermark.
Money being collected by public
subscription Is being earmarked for
replacement of the warship.
Evening star., 1942-04-15

Don't throw paper In the trash.
The Government wants II, Cali .
collector.
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Soldier Boys at Fort
Sill, Okla.

Btry. D, 31st Bn., 9th FARTC
Fort Sill, Oklahoma,
August 8, 1912.
Editor: Just a few lines to let
you people know what the Mime
sofa boys are doing in camp. There
are eleven of us altogether. We
have Fred J. Schuck, Henry Davis,
Arthur White and Ollie Griffin
from st. Paul, Vincent Westberry
Wendell Johnson, Napoleon Wat
son, James Crawford, Floyd De-
marray and Ode Thompson from
Minneapolis and Kenneth Richard
son and his brother Milton from
Duluth. All of the boys are doing
quite well in various fields and
trades of the army. Fred Schuck
was working in the personnel de-
partment, but asked to be trans
ferred to the field, so that he could
learn to handle the big guns. Ollie
Griffin, Milton Richardson and
Wendell johnson have been trans
ferred to the signal corps. Henry
Davis, Arthur White, Floyd De-
marray and Napoleon Watson are
truck drivers. The rest of the boys,
with the exception of Ode Thomp-
son, are very good at handling the
howitzers and the big guns. Ken
meth Richardson and Ode Thomp-
son work in the personnel depart
ment as clerks for the various bat
teries. Arthur Whites wife is here
in Oklahoma at present, visiting
her husband. We would all like
very much to hear from our St.
Paul friends and we promise to an
swer all letters that we receive.
This is very large place and we
have all sorts of equipment used in
warfare. We miss Minnesota and
the friends that we left behind
very much, so please see that this
little letter gets around to the read
ers of your paper. We will be ex-
pecting to hear from you people in
the near future. Thanking you for
your kindness and cooperation,
close now. AS ever your friend,
Pvt. Ode Thompson, 31st Bn.
P. S.-We can all be reached by
addressing the envelope as follows:
Pvt. John Doe,
Btry. D, 31st Bn., FARTC,
Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
So long until we hear from you.
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Southern Fascists BeclOud
Issues, Harm War Effort
By Charles Cherokee in the Current Chicago Defender

Beouding Naz
Tacy white daie mostly southern
the stress They consider this their contribution the
effort Typical American "Naz" journal
Courier with daily lead editorial cvery propagandng the
ballot employment upgradng parity WPA employment
hon and social equality for coored tenth of the population
Segregation is most befudded Example, N A. A. c. P
accused of betayng Negroes"
Nnetynnh Pursuit field Tskegee and
William oustng A.
beloved
endorsement of segregation conveniently screened
Opposition Jersey coored leaders
reported Negroes fight keep workers in sum dwellings, Social
equality waved goal of Negro fighting amedforces
segregation Their chair Strengthening"
Negroes want to be white, offered ridiculous proof Tme
August 49,.
Typically, Birmingham News muddles
effort declaring with bourbon all relations
rights for the duration heres
other for hem like President Sheppard of North
and Editor Bass of Los Angeles fall for this saying
lot to Hiter Negroes thrown the nk for edion
characterized distribution money" politicians
Because st. Phillip Ca Phillip Randp advocated break
the Waller he edioray accused seeking abolition
byuy Alabama Governor Dixon xung Tmadge Rankin
other skunk interpreted idity
sentative" endorsement
policies by NEGRO N A. A. C. F. leaders,"
You get the dea don't be fooled
everything a white amt necessarily
TO ARMS, YALL!
Armycvlian two but the
real story unless coored soldier writes Ysee,
Associated Press gets it's from the white cops
The Army invariably dispahng
the but that's the last of it. Incidentally
still coored had forgoten you help say buddy
Significantly Negro soldiers that eve
well die for democracy japan" In the
P.
hads 1t at least brought the thing out in public
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Trouble Over Georgia

Wednesdays United dispatches from Atlanta Georgia. quote
the Colonel commanding the state guard expecting racial dis
turbances throughout the state
usual cracker STYLE imitation of Governor Talmadge
Colonel Camp quoted stating
There have been reported unusual number of assault
and attempts assault white ladies'"
Here have the usual obvious vicious play the preudces
white citizens trick
Georgians.
What did did the United report that
Negroes Georgia liberal whites disturbed chiefly the
favorable publicity the has received from the dsgacefu beating
the batngs of it's the
treatment of Negro soldiers in uniform.
racial Georgia
country won't be the fault of the Negroes We keep repeating
that Negroes who sending the flower youth foreign
freedom for others who sacrifice buying bonds
supporting the effort mood to be abused and pushed
around by native Fascsts.
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Twin City
Church Notes

st. Thomas Episcopal Church
Notes: Women of the Episcopal
Diocese were responsible for filling
the "Cookie Jar" for our soldiers
last week. The women of our
church baked and contributed IA
patches of cookies, four more than
had been requested. Those who
made contributions were Mines.
Martin Brown, Leo Bohanon, Don
La Fawcette, Hobart Mitchell,
Frank Terry, M. R. Hogarth, Mary
Crowder, Lucia Mcclure, Percy
Hughes, Arthur White, W. H.
Richardson, Pansy Chaveis, Eu-
gene Shepher, and Elizabeth Van
Hook.
We members of St. Thomas
church wish to offer our sympathy
to the family of Bernice Brown
who endeared herself to our hearts.
Mrs. Brooksie Brown, mother of
Bernice, and Mr.. Abe Snoden were
among the visitors last Sunday.
st. James A. M. E. Church: AT
the 10:45 a. m. service Sunday
August 9, before a keenly interest
ed congregation, Rev. B. N. Moore
compared the arrogance of the men
of today and those whose hearts
are set to do the will of God with
David and Goliath.
Mr.. Carl Pew was guest soloist
with Miss Aretis Blaney, accom-
PIANIST. Mrs. Josephine Hunt fur
nished flowers for the altar. A
beautiful altar cloth, the gift Of
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Important Parsonage

America perhaps the cized
cities this week For this A Phillip
Randolph figure He and his
important enough
leading field racial leadership However,
their leaders uch the strong points OF
Negro. recognition of Randolphs worth slow
the that Negro America rather grudg
Phillip Randolph has unafraid
lead them of the Wilderness The
business who for
fought admitting Randoh have
the inevitable The Negro have acknowledged
Randolph considered him their chief
this they have been than their leaders,
themselves the people racial Messah
Randoph be attributed to several things But the
greatest humbeness With dignity which
dden easily approached with
of the cheap which who
trying be thankful that have Ran
thank Pullman sleeping for him
to the of the and the
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Ethridge Should Be Removed

Since Mr. Etrdge cannot along with the President should
the FEPC refuses
Presidents interpretations
% suit any section of the country
The Ehdge boast that the committee has taken
question segregation challenge that
go unanswered.
fu participation" doesn't what
Are the committee members they spinees
gnoamuses incapable interpreting simple English
Afro American.
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Navy Movies at
st. James, Mpls.

Anchor Hilyard Lodge No. 2 and
Palestine Lodge No. 7 will sponsor
the showing of moving pictures of
the United States ships and the
Navy personnel at st. James
A.M.E. church, 314 18th Ave. S.,
Minneapolis, on Thursday, August
20, at $3.50 pm.
These pictures will be shown
through the courtesy of the Pub
lie Relations Office, Ninth Naval
District, U. S. Navy Department,
Minneapolis.
The public is invited to attend
this show. No admission fee will
be asked.
Pilgrim Baptist Church Notes:
Pilgrim was filled to capacity last
Sunday morning, August 9. One
new member was taken into the
church and the baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Murray was blessed at
the morning service. Mr.. Murray,
guest soloist, sang deep River"
after the sermon. Visitors from
many parts of the country were
present.
At $3.50 pm. Sunday, August 16,
the missionary circle will sponsor
a program with Mrs. M. Pearson,
missionary, who recently returned
from China, as guest speaker. Mrs.
Pearson, who was in the heart of
activity in China, being among
those attacked by Japanese ban
dts, will have some interesting ex-
periences to relate to those who
hear her.
Rev. Ware, pastor, will preach
his last sermon before he and Mrs.
Ware leave for months vacation
on the fourth Sunday, August %.
His topic will be "My Peace I
Leave With Thee"
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ST. PAUL RECORDER

feet that they would not force
themselves into organized baseball
if they were not wanted.
I had no idea the article would
cause so much resentment, mas
much as it was the thoughts of Ne
groes instead of my own.
am sorry that wrote the arti
Gle and sincerely hope that I will
be forgiven by my many friends
among the colored race.
l also wish to assure you that I
am not doing a face about in re-
CARDS to my attitude toward the
colored people. I have championed
their cause as a writer for thirty
eight years. Seven of my dearest
friends were Joe Cans, Billy Will
liams, Hamlet Rowe, Ed Stewart,
Sam Ransom, Bobby Marshall and
Al Moss.
1t goes without saying that I
must be sincere in my friendliness
toward Negroes to carry on for
them these many years.
You may rest assured that I
shall continue to champion the
cause of the Negro with the same
sincerity in the future.
With all best wishes to you, Mr..
Brown, believe me
Sincerely yours,
George A. Barton,
The Morning Tribune.
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Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Lindsay, the
initials Lbs. embroidered by Mrs.
Pearl Brook, was dedicated in
brief service.
Visitors were Mines. V. Esk-
ridge, Auzie Dial, Flo Frisco, of
Minneapolis, C. LaVerne and &C.
neva Wesley of Jacksonville, Fla,
Arizona Shannon of st. Louis, Mo-,
and Miss Doris Schofield of Mime
apoEs.
Rev. Moore's topic on Sunday
morning, August 16, will be "Sam-
son and Delilah."
More than $50 were present at
the union service held at St. James
last Sunday. Rev. C. B. Wheeler of
Mt. Olivet Baptist church was the
speaker.
A Bible for use in the pulpit, in
honor of her deceased parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen L. Hopkins, Sr.,
was presented to the church by
Mrs. Maggie Jenkins.
Rev. Moore will preach on "Nao-
ma the Leper" at the union service
Sunday, August 16, at Camphor
M. E. Church.
Members and friends, our dollar
money is now due. Annual confer
ence will convene at St. James
three weeks from Sunday. &C. H.
Miller.
Camph nor Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: Every member of
the church is urged to attend the
II a. m. service on Sunday to hear
a most important announcement to
be made by Rev. Clarence T. R..
Nelson, the pastor. Absolute Sc
crecy has been maintained by Rev.
and Mrs. Nelson concerning this
announcement that will be made
following the sermon Sunday
morning. It promises to be most
startling announcement and Rev.
Nelson is anxious that every mem
Der get the announcement first
hand.
At the close of morning services,
last Sunday, Muriel Holiday,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rideaux, and Grace Airline Criner,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Criner, were given crosses by the
young people of the church and
Upper Room devotional booklets by
Rev. and Mrs. Nelson, in recogni-
ton of their graduation from St.
Paul High schools summer school.
Graduation exercises were held at
the st. Paul auditorium last Friday
night.
Rev. Nelson and the choir filled
their annual engagement at the
Paramount Avenue Methodist
church last Sunday night. The
choir, under the direction of Mr..
John Hickman, with Prof. R. Mel
son Barber as the accompanist,
sang several Negro spirituals to
the delight of their audience, and
it is said that Rev. Nelson preached
one of the best sermons of his life
on the subject "Walhng Through
the Flames"
Rev. Benjamin N. Moore, of the
st. James A. M. E. church, will be
the speaker at the union service at
Camphor church Sunday at p. m.
Mt. Olivet Baptist and St. James
A. M. E. choirs will sing.
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IN MEMORIAM

In memory of Mother (Eliza)
Lewis who passed one year ago,
August ninth.
"Write Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord; that they
may rest from their labors :"
Lovingly remembered by:
Ethel Lynch granddaughter
and husband, J. W. Black
burn, son-in-law.
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Mr.. Borton's Letter
Mr.. Martin Brown,
Minneapolis, MINI.

Mr.. Martin Brown,
Minneapolis, MINI.
My dear Mr.. Brown: Many
thanks for your letter which
know came from a fair-minded
man.
I deeply regret that my motive
was misunderstood in my column
on Negroes and organized baseball
l wish to assure you and all my
other colored friends that I was
not expressing my own thoughts
but the thoughts of several Ne
groes 1 contacted, among them a
clergyman and Billy Williams.
The article was prompted after
reading the face about attitude of
Leo Durocher, manager of the
Brooklyn club, and President Will
liam Benswanger of the Pittsburgh
club. Durocher, as you know, was
quoted in New York Negro news
paper to the effect that he would
like to sign several Negro ball
players if they were not prohibited
by rule from playing in organ
lied baseball.
After Commissioner Lands an
nounced there was NO RULE or
gentlemen's agreement in organ
lied baseball against Negroes play
ing in the major and minor leagues,
Durocher denied his statement
Said he was misquoted.
Benswanger, after agreeing to
give three Negro ball players a
tryout, postponed the date of the
tryout indefinitely. Certainly, the
statement by frankie Frisch, man
ager of the Pittsburgh club, init
mated strongly that he was not in
favor of giving the boys a fair
trial.
While in Kansas City attending
the American Associations ALL
Star game July %, I sounded out
baseball men on the subject. Most
of them were opposed to it because
of the problems it presented, fan
cied or otherwise.
One Kansas City sports writer
told me that he talked with several
members of the Kansas City Mon.
archs, famous Negro team, regard.
ing the matter. They frankly
stated they would not consider
playing in organized baseball be-
cause they felt they would not be
welcome and would not receive 6
fair deal.
You will note from the enclosed
interview with Satchell Paige thai
he feels the same way about it.
I thought I might help the Ne
gro cause by getting expression!
from prominent. Negroes to the eff
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Say 1t With
Flowers

Say it tactfully! Say it grace
fully! Say it with our flowers to
convey your message Of remem-
brance, affection, gratefulness and
best regards. We keep fresh cut
flowers and plants on hand at all
times and will send them to any
address with your card.
The Posey Shop, 468 Lexington
Ave. at University. Dale 6700.
Gladys Lewis Harris, representa-
tive, Dale 1291.-Advt.
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Deserve Congratulations

Phyllis Wheaey Board of Directors deserve congratulations
their Thomas acting resident of that
institution
will opportunity upon his duties
without obvious handicap knowing the needs of the
munity Wheatley House
appreciation
of giving oca individual
cooperating in the activities of the house.
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YOUNG SOLDIER

Yesterday, watched young friend co.
From those he loved and all he held so dear,
His destiny War, yet he did not show
Resentment-or a single trace of fear.
Round his face wreathed the smile of old,
Worn quietly to keep from seeming over-sure,
Youths red blood shone eager and so bold
had to call him hero-he called premature.
Strange it was he complained
About the things he'd missed in great way,
He rather seemed content, youth sustained
BY hope that there must come brighter day.
Was War stimulant that gave him zeal
To fight cause now that spurned him then,
He said the great fault not in the ideal,
But rather in the narrow ways of men.
His train knew headed down
Where his native land would seem alien SOIL
The wonder was he did not frown
Thank God for giving him a mighty foil.
Yet, promise-sure death and taxes
That when this lad comes home again,
man of steel, who's helped to que the axis
I dare the world to say he's fought in vain!
lanes T. Logan
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Minneapolis Tribune.
My Dear Mr.. Barton: For the
past thirty years I've enjoyed your
articles pertaining to sport activi-
ties in and about the Twin Cities.
In fact you keep your readers well
posted regarding national and
world events in this field.
The cOlOred people of the Twin
Cities have always considered you
as one of the most able sport writ
ers in this section of the country.
1t appears also that you have al
ways been fair and impartial in
your comments as regarding Ne
gro athletics. But reading your
article in the Morning Tribune of
August 5th inst. as regarding Ne
gro athletes participating in major
league baseball, the writer was al
most petrifed after reading such
article with its seeming like turn
about face in your attitude regard
ing Negro athletes. To me I can
hardly believe this article coming
from your pen. l must say l dis
agree with each and every word of
its entirety and that those inter-
viewed by you pertaining to this
question cannot be considered as
educated and straight thinking
American citizens. I believe the
word of Democracy means exact
and equal opportunities for all peo-
pie. Our constitution, you know,
also says that every person is en-
titled to the rights of life, liberty,
and pursuit of happiness regard
less of race, creed or color.
You seem to have overlooked the
one fact that we are today at war
and men are sacrificing their lives
by the thousands that a true and
real Democracy shall live and not
perish from the earth. To me the
article in question is not only sub
versive to athletic customs. 1t is
mild form of fifth cOlumnists'
ideas. I note that the sO-called
clergyman did not disclose his name
which is an act of cOwardice.
Respectfully yours,
Martin Brown,
3942 3rd Ave. S.,
Minneapolis, Mimi.