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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
St. Paul NAACP Launches
About War on All Types
OF Race Discrimination

or not that he was using methods
that one would expect to be used
only in the deep South and not in
Minnesota. Rev. Nelson called Mr..
Becker's attention to the fact that
he (Becker) was wearing a pin
with the phrase TO HE'LL WITH
HITLER on it, and at the same
time using Hitler tactics on fellow
American citizens.
Becker said that his attorney had
advised him to put up the sign and
thereby keep within the law and
yet discourage Negro patronage.
Mr.. Nelson told the manager that
he did not know who his lawyer
was, but that he needed to learn
more about the Civil Rights law of
the State of Minnesota. Rev. Moore
told Mr.. Becker that Legal Re-
dress Committee of the St. Paul
Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. would
bring legal actions against him if
discrimination continued to be
practiced in the place. eve are
working for a united front here in
America against our common foes
and we are not here to make
trouble for you," Mr.. Becker was
told by Rev. Nelson.
After more than thirty min
utes of talking with Mr.. Becker he
ordered the waitress to take the
sign down, which she did.
The ministers thanked Mr.. Beck
er, who had been very courteous
throughout the conversation, and
left the place without drinking the
water, smiling as they said, eve
might be charged for it."
The Legal Redress Committee,
of which Attorney Maceo Little
john is the chairman, are working
on several cases of alleged dis
elimination, including the case of
Mrs. Dorothy Blair against down.
town eating place and the refusal
of the board of directors of the
Eagles Hall at Virginia and Uni
versity to permit the sponsors of a
farewell party for Reginald Harris,
who will answer the call to the
Army, because white and colored
people will be attending the party"
This refusal for the use of the
hall was made after the sponsors
for the party had been given per-
mission to use the hall. The men,
bership committee, under the lead
ership of John Culver, has reported
thirty new memberships in the last
thirty days:
-Ruv Defenaa Ronda
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
BRANCH PRESIDENT FORCES
CAFE OWNER TO REMOVE
OBJECTIONABLE

The "all out fight against dis
elimination" launched by the new
administration of the St. Paul
Branch of the N.A.A.C.P., scored
its first victory Monday, when the
aggressive president, Rev. B. N.
Moore, and the publicity chairman,
Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, made
a two-man attack on the Uncle
Toms Hamburger Shop, at 259
University, and forced the man
ager, Mr.. Becker, to remove a sign
with the following quotation: Elk
IRA CHARGE TO COLORED
TRADE, from the counter.
The ministers were returning
home from a meeting of the ST..
Paul Methodist Ministers Asso-
citation, where Rev. Moore had
made protest against the use of
the expression "a niger in the
woodpile" made by the pastor of
one of the leading white Methodist
churches at a luncheon of clergy
men and labor leaders in the Hotel
Lowry few weeks ago, when they
went into the Hamburger Shop to
investigate a report of discrimina-
ton made by Jack Payne last week.
Rev. Moore and Rev. Nelson
walked into the eating place and
sat at the counter. The waitress
set service of water before them,
while waiting for the ministers to
place their orders. Mr.. Nelson
asked the waitress what was the
meaning of the sign, eve reserve
the right to refuse service to any
one" While the waitress was Civ
ing some kind of a vague answer,
the ministers observed the sign on
the counter, EXTRA CHARGE TO
COLORED TRADE.
The ministers asked to see the
manager and he was pointed out
as the big man at the slot machine.
Rev. Moore made a vigorous and
outspoken protest to the manager,
in which he declared that the sign
was discriminatory, and undemo-
cratic" Mr.. Becker, in defense of
the sign, said in brief that they
had had some trouble with a COL
lored woman, who was evidently
intoxicated. He declared that he
had nothing against colored people
and that he had never been in the
South. Rev. Moore told him that
whether he had been in the South
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
Petition to LegaIize Residential
Segregation Squashed as City
Planning Commission Raps Plan

in the cases of Harmon v. Tyler, 273 U. S.
668, and Richmond v. Deans, 281 U. S.
704. See, also, 4th Ed, Decennial Digest,
Constitutional Law, Sections 215 and 278
W.
1t therefore seems quite clear that any
attempt by the city to restrict the uses of
property in the manner requested by these
petitions would be violation of the Four
tenth Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States.
Such restriction by deed is generally
held not to be violation of the federal
constitution; see 4th Ed, Decennial Di-
gest, Constitutional Law, Section 215.
l am returning your communication, with
the petitions attached.
R. S. w1GGM,
City Attorney.
The Petition bore approximately
one hundred and fifty names,
headed by one Harry Martin, 5444
9th Ave. &c., Minneapolis.
When presented to the City Plan
ming Commission at it's regular
meeting, Chairman Ray Ewald
registered disgust that such a pro-
ceeding should ever come before
the body, saying in part, "People
should learn that there are only
two groups that merit considera-
ton, Americans, and their enemies.
Will someone please move immedi-
ately to dispose of this thing?"
Representation of the Negro
group was small at the hearing, in
Guiding C. W. Washington, execu-
tive secretary of the Orb n
League; Talmage B. Carey, official
of the Associated Negro Credit
Union, N.A.A.C.P. and Urban
League.
Among the white friends of
justice who were in evidence were
Robert Wishart, Sam A. Swanson,
H. R. Muellar and Donald Wick
burg, all CLIO. officials.
May Be Disunity Move
There is speculation in some
quarters as to whether or not the
action of the white southside resi-
dents was not the beginning of a
series of efforts to promote a pro-
gram of disunity, claimed to be a
part of the activities of subversive
groups.
When commended for his atti-
tude, Mr.. Ewald said that it was
high time someone called attention
publicly to the hazardous policy of
indulging in anything that smacked
of unAmericanism.
Comment by other officials in
volved were much of the same
tenor.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30

make the contact for the appoint
ment," he said.
Another st. Paul Baptist min
lister said 'rNow I see through the
thing this is election year."
A pastor of Methodist Church
in st. Paul called attention to the
fact that for several months, from
December until June 7th, last
year, the Governor had failed to
give an audience to the Minnesota
Negro Defense Committee, which
is composed of a cross section of
representatives of Twin City
Negro organizations. This min
lister declared that he was against
the idea of going to see the Gov
ernor just to express our loyalty.
-. "That is not being questioned
but if we will take the oppor-
tunity of seeing the Governor
even at the suggestion and through
the contact of his political sup
porter, to make a ringing protest
against the discriminatory treat
ment Of Negroes in many phases
of the state and national defense
program, I will be in favor Of see
ing Governor Stassen," he con-
cluded.
Other members present Joined in
the debate and these Negro min
listers Of various denominations
from Episcopal to Holiness, incTud-
ing Methodist and Baptist, agreed
that they would not be used Ito
pull chestnuts out Of anybody's
political fire."
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
Each Day

This newspaper gets scores of
phone calls, inquiries requesting in
formation regarding everything
from the capitol of Malaga to the
address of the Majestic Drug store.
Naturally, we are glad to be of
service to the public. The increas-
ing number of such requests indi-
Gates the extent to which the people
depend on the newspaper which
serves it's community well.
Our phone number is Midway
8340. Call US and we'll do our best
to serve you.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
DEPEND ON UNCLE SANS
POSTWAR

to bring you your weekly copy Of
this paper. Others may fail, but
Uncle Sans postman always is on
the job. That's the reason why
many people take this paper year
ly, for delivery by mail.
Mail your check or money order
for 50 now to this paper at 3O6
Third st. So, Minneapolis, Mimi,
and you win receive 81 issues Of
the hveiiest weekly paper in the
cOuntry.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30

City political supporter of the
Governors.
The chairman of the meeting
and the president of the Alliance,
the Rev. II. W. Bolts, pastor of the
Zion Baptist Church, had barely
completed putting the matter be-
fore the meeting before a st. Paul
Baptist minister took the floor to
oppose the suggestion.
This st. Paul pastor said that
he could see no reason for US see
ing the Governor since he had
ignored Negroes all along.
A st. Paul Methodist pastor
pointed out that it was not the
usual custom for the Governor to
seek an audience with Negroes
"and his offer to see US at this
time is not in good faith"
A Minneapolis minister said
that Ito be sure we ought TO pc
on speaking terms with the Gov
ernor, but with all the injustices
being heaped upon my people, even
a lynching last Sunday in Mis-
souri,, I am in no mood to see the
Governor. He might have me
put in Jail if I said to him what I
think" this minister concluded.
81 am against this suggestion
with all of my 22O pounds" an
other Minneapolis minister de-
clared. eff we have something
that we want to present to the
Governor or demand Of him,
would be willing to go and the
president Of our organization
rather than some one else should
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30

1t was learned through Mrs.
Paul Curry, a Minneapolis social
worker, Friday, that Gerald White
is a native of Minnesota, being a
member of one Of Minnesota's old
est and most highly respected
pioneer families.
His father, the late Harry White,
was one of the most prominent at
torneys in the state. His mother
Mrs. Sophie White, Of Hutchinson
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
WIGINGTON KNIGHTED

When the Fire King and his Co.
horts visited the Council Chamber,
Chas. Wigington, chief designer of
the ice palace and the throne of
the Fire King, along with various
city officials and other officials of
the Winter Carnival, was knighted.
Mr.. Wigington holds position of
Chief designer in the office of
Charles Bassford, city architect of
St. Paul, and each year designs
the Ice Palace and the throne of
the Fire King, picturesque features
of the St. Paul Winter Carnival.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30

Mimi, is one of the states out
standing women.
Minnesotans, both white and
black, are proud that a Minnesota
boy took the courageous stand that
there should be no Jim Crow in an
Army dedicated to the task Of i'm
parting democracy to the total.
tartan aggressors.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
BASKETBALL GAME-DANCE
Credjafawn VS.. Wheatley
Saturday, February 7th
at Wheatley-Advt.

is to safeguard the democratic way
of life.
The kids and grownnps at Phyl-
lis Wheatley House bought $40
worth Of defense stamps last week.
Keep it upl-Cecil Newman.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
ALFRED C.. SMITH DEAD

Alfred C. Smith, age AZ, 321
Washington Ave. So, died at Min
neapols General Hospital, Monday,
January &c.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at 2 p. m. at the Wood
ard Funeral home with Rev. S. A.
Douglass officiating.
He is survived by a wife, other
relatives and friends. Interment in
Crystal Lake Cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
WOMEN SHOPPERS OFFICIALS

Mrs. Norma Olson and Mrs.
Marian Spiegel of the National
League of Women Shoppers will
address the next meeting of the
Phyllis atley Consumers
Forum, Monday night, February 2,
at 500 p. m.
The subject of the address will be
Listening Your Way Into Better
Buymanship." Refreshments will
be served. Admission is free and
the public is invited.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
KOGER SURVIVORS

Not mentioned in the list of
survivors of Mrs. Jennie Roger
who died January II are Mrs. Rob-
ert Alexander of Minneapolis,
niece, and other nieces and
nephews of Chicago and Evansville,
Indiana.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
Gerald White, Marine Who
Wants to- Serve in Mixed
Division, Is from Minnesota

The name of Gerald White address
e front pages OF countless white who while
joining the Marines wrote the President Secretary
and Secretary of Navy Frank requesting placed
the proposed volunteer division
creed nationality.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30
Minnesota Negro Ministers
Refuse Offer of Go Between
For Audience with Stassen

Without dissenting in the regular monthly meeting
Twin City Ministerial Alliance last Tuesday Zion
Minneapolis pastors of eleven Twin City churches
church, shoulder suggestion
meet Governor Harold Sassen in his office
the suggestion and by the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30

We ask no special favors for
the Negro. We ask only that he
be extended all the opportunities
for service, and contribution to
nation and humanity as other fell
low citizens. We insist of the
Negro that he accept all of the
duties and responsibilities of full
citizenship-as well as it's bene-
fits. What right has any man or
power to offer less to a fellow
man Cecil Newman.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30

The reason men feel the
democratic world must survive is
not that it is perfectly realized;
it is scarcely realized at all. But
it is only on the basis of institu-
lions nourishing the ancient
ideals of freedom, justice and
equality that men will be iber-
ated to come to their full stature,
to live richly in themselves and
in mutually stimulating and I'M
derstanding peace with one an
other.-Irwin Hadwin.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-30

Defense Bonds
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Social Notes
In Nearby
Mrs. Francis Darcy
HonOred at Party
In Silver Spring

Mrs. Francis B. Darcy, who, be-
fore her marriage last month to
Corpl. Darcy of the United States
Marine Corps, was Miss Barbara
Smith of Silver Spring, was hon
ored with surprise bridal shower
last evening by the Misses Barbara
and Carolyn Seviour at the home
of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs War
rem w. Seviour of Silver Spring
The centerpiece for the table was a
cleverly arranged marine encamp-
ment and other decorations were
carried out in the motif of marine
service. Among the guests were
Miss Joyce Tobin of Chicago, who
Is visiting at the Seviour home dur
ing the holidays; Miss Ann Nc
Donald, who is home from the
woman's college of the University
Of North Carolina; Miss Alice Din
ger, who is here from her studies at
Washington College; Miss Alice
Davey, Miss Rosemary Weidman,
Miss Joyce Reside, Miss Lorraine
Young. Miss Winifred Meyerson,
Miss Ruth Magee, Miss Patricia
Mcdaniel, Miss Jean Roby, the
Misses Louise, Barbara and Jean
Eastment, Miss Constance Young,
who is on her winter holiday at
Northwestern University; Miss June
Lee Cowell, Mrs. Frank Smith.
mother of the honor guest, and Mrs.
Seviour, mother of the hostesses.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Soldier Writes
Letters in BruiIIe
To Sweetheart

By the Associated Press
CAMP ROBERTS, Calif.-Pvt. AL
bert BONNER spends eight hours
every week end writing one letter
to his sweetheart, Hazel White.
Hazel has been blind since child
hood.
When BONNER left his home town
OF Wenatchee. Wash, to enter the
Army he decided to master Braille.
Hazel supplied the alphabet and he
practiced diligently, making the in
dentations on paper which the blind
read by touch.
Bommer's made fine progress but
1t takes eight hours or more to
write his letter Of about l6 pages
on 8 by IL paper.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Women Of Press
Join in Luncheon
Gossip Column
President Sadler
Reports on Evenfs
In Inner Circle

A verbal gossip column" in which
news behind the news" was re-
vealed to women who write the
news was the high light of lunch
con of the Womens National Press
Club yesterday, when members were
guests of the management of the
Willard Hotel
Limited exclusively to the club
membership, the affair provided a
rare opportunity for press women to
get together and exchange the latest
"talk-talk" about each other.
Miss Christine Sadler, president
of the club made announcements
which ranged from the expected
blessed event. of one member to
the recent arrest of another, sus-
pected by Virginia police of being
a spy.
The Spy" Miss Frances Benja-
min johnson, was asked to give a
personal report of her experience
while on Photographic mission to
Lynchburg, the home of her an
cestors, last summer. She explained
how two small boys seeing her
photographing from railroad
bridge, the only place from which
she could spot" her subject, the
ford of a stream, reported her to
local officials Considerable laugh
ter followed her account, particu-
larly the statement: The thing
that burned me up was the report
that the suspected woman spoke
with decided foreign accent"
Loud applause greeted Miss Sad
ler's announcement that Pat OMal-
ley, formerly with the Civil Aero
nautics Authority now in New York
would return to Washington. Also
that Marie Sauer, former Sunday
editor of the Washington Post, now
in the WAVES, would also return to
the city for duty.
Cordial welcome was extended to
the one non-member present. Miss
Mary-Lou Jones, whose aunt, the
late Ruth Jones, society editor of
the Times Herald, was one of the
clubs most popular members. Miss
Jones, who is the guest of Mary
MacCracken Jones and Hazel Edgar
while on vacation from college in
Cleveland, was introduced as
young architect who will receive her
degree in February. Miss Jones is
the. daughter of John Paul Jones
Of Cleveland, Ohio, who claims di-
rect relationship to the family of
the American Naval hero.
Following the luncheon, two Santa
Clauses, Jessie FAINT Evans and
Kathleen Holmes, passed gifts con-
tributed by members of those at
tending.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Mount Holyoke
Club to Curtail
Meetings Here
Dinner to Dr.. Ham
To Be First Event
On 1913 Calendar

Making q sort OF New Year
resolution to conserve time, energy
and transportation whenever pos
sible, the Mount Holyoke Club has
decided for the remainder of the
season to meet only when impor-
tant business sessions and social
activities can be combined.
First event on the 1943 calendar
will be a dinner in honor of DR..
Roswell G. Ham. president of Mount
Holyoke College and Mrs. Ham to
be held at 8 pm. January 20 at
Pierce Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets NV.
In an address on the subject,
Mount Holyoke Goes to War" DR..
Ham will include a report on the
work of the 500 WAVES now train
ing at the college.
A number of Mount Holyoke stu
dents will be able to join alumnae
and prospective students at the din
ner for the college has extended its
holiday season until February l
this year.
In the meantime officials of the
club are looking forward to a meet
ing with Miss Gertrude Bruyn, field
secretary of the college, who will be
in Washington January Is and IA to
interview friends and alumnae of
Mount Holyoke Mrs. c. Irving
Brown, president of the club, will
entertain Miss Bruyn and members
of the Executive Committee at
tea.
The junior group of the club will
turn its February evening meeting
into dance for servicemen. accord
ing to an announcement by Sylvia
Hubbell, Junior group chairman.
A late spring social and business
meeting will close the clubs calen-
dar for 1942-43.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
N0nfa Xule Cards Omitted
To Cire Mailman Il Lift
Clubs December Bulletin, Howeuer,
Carries appropriate Holiday Greetings
Br Frances Lfde.

In an effort TO give the mail
man a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year" members Of
the Zonta Club dispensed with
the custom of exchanging indi-
vdiual Christmas cards this year.
But the tradition was preserved
through the clubs monthly bulle-
tin, which carried appropriate
greetings in its December issue.
To make the matter quite per-
sonal, each Zontian listed her
name under an overall holiday
wish in the section devoted to
members dOings."
Voted as war measure. the
omission also will help swell the
clubs treasury. for funds which
otherwise would have gone into
cards and postage are being do
mated to the Ways and Means
COmmlttee.
A design featuring a map Of
the United States and flag
shield gives patriotic motif to
the Christmas card selected this
season by Mrs. John L. White
hurst, president of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs.
In her holiday greeting Mrs.
Whitehurst has written: MAY
the Christmas season imbue you
with the faith necessary for vic
tory; for the return to religion
and for the preservation of our
representative form of govern
ment."
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Meet at Center

The Washington Auxiliary of the
National Home for Jewish Children
at Denver will meet at 1:30 pm.
Tuesday at the Jewish Community
Center with a guest speaker from
the social service.
The organization will hold a testi-
monlal luncheon at 1890 pm. on
January u at the Wardman Park
Hotel in honor Of Mrs. Doris Sam
akoW, recent president. Mrs.
Blanche Alloy is chairman,
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
Living in DrunmOnd

Mr.. and Mrs Walker Harris, who
recently came to Washington from
England are now located in Drum
mond Md. Mr. Harris is on duty in
Washington with the British Admi-
ralty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris entertained
at dinner Saturday evening and
among their guests were 1t. H. c.
Skinner and Mrs. Skinner, Mr.. F.. B.
Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Knowlson
and 1t. Harry Whitley, U. S. N, and
Mrs William Medeiros.'
Evening star., 1942-12-23

in that city during the Christmas
holidays, Mrs. Jesse j. Ramsdell of
Takoma Park and Miss Alice War
rem of Boston entertained at a tea
and surprise shower Sunday after
noon at Mrs. Ramsdell's home. The
yuletide motif was atractively car
ried out in the decorations and re-
freShmentS.
Assisting in the dining room were
Miss Beverly Ramsdell and Mrs
Charles Ramsdell of Takoma Park
and the Misses Flora White and
Eva Heath of Vancouver, Canada.
The bride-elect, who has been dong
war work in Washington, will leave
tomorrow for Boston to be with rela-
tives until the wedding.
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Miss Gwin Visits
In Arlington

Miss Florence Gwin has come
from Denton, Tex. where she is a
student at State College for Women
to spend the Christmas vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j.
Blaine GWin of North Arlington.
Their nephew, 1t. j. Heath Gwin.
of the Signal Corps, who has been
transferred from Dallas to Wash
lngton, is also their guest.
Mrs. o. P. Thomas and small son,
O. P. Thomas, Sd, are the guests of
Mrs. Norma Hardy Britten of South
Arlington. Comdr. Thomas, who has
also been with them, has left for
his future post.
1t and Mrs. Joseph N. StOneSlfer
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Walter Reed
Gifts Prepared

One hundred gifts for soldiers at
Walter Reed Hospital recently re-
turned from the front lines have
been prepared by the Credit Wom-
ems Breakfast Club as its Christ
mas project Items in the packages
include candy, cigarettes, shaving
cream, tooth paste. games and other
articles.
The gifts have been delivered for
distribution on Christmas morning
Evening star., 1942-12-23
Judge Finds Operation
Beyond Patients Control
BY the Associated Press

bS tnt Associated Press.
P1TTSBURGH-Judge Michael
A. Musmanno holds, in effect, that
a patient need not keep one eve
open during an operation to see
that the surgeon doesn't correct
condition uncovered by an in
surance policy.
Ordering that benefits be. paid
the patient, Judge Musmanno said
that to deny the claim he would
have to find the patient could have
reused herself from the anesthetic,
grasped the surgeons arm and
cried out:
Hold! Drop your knife! That
part OF my body is excluded from
my insurance policy"