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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1940-Churchill radioes appeal
to France not to take up arms
against Britain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

DR.. Albert w. Beaver, president
of the Roehester-Colgate Divin-
ity School, New York, born Mos
cow, Ida, go years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21
Today In History

1783-Congress moves from
Philadelphia to Princeton, N. J..
to avoid being insulted by Revo-
.lutionary mutineers.
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Jay N. Darling ("J. N. Ding').
of Des MONIES, Iowa, cartoonist,
born Norwood, Mich, Sc years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

Judging from the new books there are
at least six or seven ways to win the war in
a hurry or it will be TOO late.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1797-U. S. frigate Constitu-
tion cold Ironsides'O, launched
in Boston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

18O8-Samuel F. Smith, Boston
clergyman, poet, author OF
| america, born there. Died
Nov. Is, 1895.
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Editorial paragraph in The
Citizen: Printing of advertise
ments in any newspaper that
have not been ordered as a come
ON bait to others is just plain
case of fraud"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

Ted Shawn, dancer, born Kan
sas City, Ne, 81 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Norberg Thomp-
son and daughter, Miss Marie,
who were spending some time in
New Rochelle with Mrs. Thomp-
sons father, ]. 4, Tragesser, and
went to Dartmouth college to
visit their son, Jack, returned
over the highway last night.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1879-First successful incan-
descent light patented bv Edison.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

Joe Smith, sponge buyer, who
was here for several days and
completed purchases amounting
to about $4,000, left yesterday
for his home at Tarpen Springs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

afternoon in the family home at
1919 Newton. e.
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,!''lis!3:E
Is Newspaper Censorship
Unnecessarily Strict:
As debated by

As debated by
Arthur RObb Wilbur Forrest
and Publisher Editor NJ T. Herald Tribune
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

MIR. and Mrs. o. J. Sheppard
announce the birth of son this
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1897-Univ. of Chicago's Yerx-
es Observatory opens, Lake
Geneva, Wis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1918-U. S. Food Administra-
tons IL rules for public eating
places in effect.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

Miss Annie Lois Hicks of Key
West was among the 268 seniors
at Florida State College for
Women who became wearers of
the traditional caps and gowns
at the annual investiture eere-
mony held Tuesday night in the
college auditorium at Tallahas-
see.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

News has been received of the
death of Mrs. Lester Burgmeier
in Syracuse, N Y. Mrs. Burg
meier was formerlynHMiss Rita
Roberts of Key West Survivors
are her husband and three chill
dren of Syracuse, and two broth
ers, Ross Roberts and Merrill
Roberts, of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1917-(25 years ago. First Di-
vision, AE.F., enters trenches in
France for first time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1902-The Samoan controversy
decided by King of Sweden in
favor of Germany and adversely
to the, United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-21

1915-First radio telephon,
across the Atlantic. E .as
Evening star., 1942-01-16
Defense SideIights
Brentwood Village Area Coils
For More Volunteer Firemen

A call for additional volunteer fire
fighters has been issued by the
Executive Committee Of the Brent
wood Village Civilian Defense Area.
Applicants should register at the
f1renouse at 1340 Brentwood road
NE. They will receive complete
course in firehghting and be subject
TO call during emergencies. Resi-
dents of the area wishing to serve
on committees or in some other
activity for civilian defense may
register at area headquarters, $500
Fourteenth street NE.
Air raid wardens OF the Chlllum
Heights area met at Luther Rice
Memorial Baptist Church Wednes-
day night to hear Michael Finan,
chairman OF the area Executive Com
mittee. Mr.. Finan appointed Eugene
r. Blanchert and the Rev. M.
Elliott as Executive Committee
members and Mr.. Blanchert as
chairman of the Public Speaking
Committee. Mr.. Blanchert will
address a mass meeting next week
D. Tudor. first laid instructor for
the area. was named first-aid warden
Evening star., 1942-01-16

wide variety Of food products after
March 81, it was learned today, to
conserve tin plate for war purposes.
Most sea food, vegetables, fruit and
meat products are expected to como
under the canning ban. Among spe-
cific items slated for other packaging
are dog food, beer, oil, pork and
beans and spaghetti.
1t was explained that many food
products now marketed in cans could
be sold in dry pack or fresh form.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

meeting at the ]. q. Birney School
at 8 o'clock tonight for citizens OF
the Hillsdale area.
The War Department believes
that red is more effective than blue
for blackout lighting because blue
"is more easily observed from the air
and is less helpful to ground activ-
tiles than any other color"
Principal objections to red lighting
are the danger to motor traff1c be-
cause of the conventional red tail
Evening star., 1942-01-16

sipi yesterday introduced a resolu-
ton to authorize the o. P. M. Ra-
tioning Board to sell automobile
tires to clergymen active in the vari-
Gus denominations. Similar re-
quests have been received by men,
bers Of Congress from various parts
of the country.
The Senator expressed the convic-
ton there will be little opposition to
the resolution. He pointed out that
additional calls have been put on the
ministry because of the war.
Evening star., 1942-01-16

and has asked for IL v,lunteers for
training as stretcher be,rers. Bomb
and gas literature wa; distributed
to zone wardens.
Mount Carmel Baptis, Church will
be host to so soldiers hire on week.
end leave at regular II a I'm. services
Sunday. The soldiers ater will be
guests of the church at dinner. Miss
J. Voolfolk. AL @ street NV. Is
chairman of the committee handling
the service mems program. The
guests will come from Ports Belvoir,
Myer and Meade; the Army War
College, Boiling Fielc Edgewood
Arsenal. Aberdeen Pro ing Ground
and from Annapolis.
There will be a civilian defense
Evening star., 1942-01-16

NV. The ONCE has been running
on four hour shifts and II kept
open 20 hours q day.
A civilian defense meeting for
zone will be held at O'Clock
tonight in Metropolitan Wesley
Church, 211 D street S.W. The zone
includes the area from Fourth to
South Capitol streets and from Vir-
ginia to Independence avenues.
Responding to requests of his con-
stituentS, Senator Bilbo of Missis-
Evening star., 1942-01-16

light and tramc signals and q pos
sible shortage of red glass.
"All factors considered" the War
Department announced. properly
hooded low intensity white light is
more generally applicable to black
out illumination problems than COL
ored illumination"
The Sixteenth Street Highlands
defense area has set up office head
quarters at the Sixth Precinct Police
Station Oh Nicholson street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
Evening star., 1942-01-16
'Tin-Con' Cooks
Soon Must Learn
Other Methods

Householders who live out of
cans" are going to be impelled to
brush up on the fine points Of cook
ing soon.
The Government is drafting an
order prohibiting use of cans for a
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
Harvester Co.
Advances Negro to
Electrician Job

S. Vincent Owens, executive sec
rotary St. Paul Urban League, an
nounced Wednesday that the Inter
national Harvester Co. has begun
to extend employment opportuni-
ties to it's Negro employees in other
fields than janitorial service.
Leroy Coleman of st. Paul, cleo
trician, is the first person to re-
ceive this recognition in the field
of his training. Mr.. Coleman for
merly a janitor at the plant, be-
gan work this week as an electri-
clans helper and in time will be
employed as a journeyman cleo
trician.
Mr.. Owens said he was very hap
py to make this announcement as
the St. Paul Urban League is in
terested in widening the employ
ment opportunities for Negro
citizens.
Editors Note: In the January issue
of this paper the editor wrote in the
column This World: international
Harvester, out in the Midway district,
has a Negro graduate from the Dunwoody
School working as . janitorI This mans
teachers know he has mechanical ability
yet this firm cheats both Its production
efforts and the man for reasons which
are obvious to most.
While this man sweeps out the plant
hundreds of men and women less quail
fed than he are learning to apply their
mechanical ability"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20
Running Mate
Of Ford Speaks
Sunday Night

When Mr.. VIM. z. Foster ad-
dresses a Twin Cities audience on
Sunday evening, February 22nd, at
1T s. E. Fourth Street, Mime
apols, he will be remembered by
thousands as the 1882 Presidential
candidate and running mate of Mr..
James W. Ford, distinguished Ne
gro leader and three times candi-
date for Vice-President of the
United States.
Mr.. Foster will speak on labor
and the War;" The occasion is a
Lincoln Frederick Douglass-Wash-
ington Victory Celebration, and the
arrangements committee has is
sued a special invitation to read
ers of this paper to observe these
anniversaries at this rally.
An additional attraction is the
program Of vocal music by Lee
Harris, popular Negro baritone of
st. Paul, who will sing patriotic
selections and Negro spirituals.
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first American to fall in the fight
ing In the Philippines was Private
Robert Brooks, son of Kentucky
Negro sharecropper, and his CRATE
full country has already named an
army field in his honor.
"Again and again in this coun-
try's crisis, the Negro people have
risen, as have these heroes, above
the injustices to their people, and
have made their contributions to
Freedom in spite of being handi-
capped by such a policy as that ex-
pressed by you, Mr.. Mauer-that
they are all right in their place.
Today the time has come when they
must be freed of such handicaps
as Jim Crowism and segregation,
in order that we may stand united
to win Freedoms war against Hit
Ter.
"My campaign will call for the
enforcing of the Presidents Exec
utive Order on every job and in
every industry in st. Paul, and at
the same time, the enforcing of
the Civil Rights Statute which
makes it an offense to discriminate
against any person in public
places by reason of color or ma
tionality.
''It will be a contribution to Vic
tory on the battle front when Jim
Crowism is defeated in factories
and halls and, yes, even in taverns
in st. Paul. The bars of prejudice
against Negro labor must be
broken in this city and st. Paul
must become an example to the
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MasOns Hold
Special Session
Sunday Afternoon

Twin City members of the Grand
Lodge and the Grand Chapter of
the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
of Masons and the Minnesota
Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern
Stars, will meet in extraordinary
sessions, Sunday afternoon, Feb
ruary %, at the Rawjjess Club (old
Fellowship Club, SO13 Garfield
Minneapolis.
Important issues will be dis
cussed and decided upon. All mem
bers of these organizations are ex-
pected to be there in full fraternal
regalia.
The meeting will start promptly
at two o'clock. A very interesting
program has been arranged. Re-
freshments will be served. Meet
ing is called at the order of Mrs,
Matte Dozier, Worthy Grand Ma
iron, Order of Eastern Stars, and
George L. Hoage, Jr., Grand Mas
ter of Masons,
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Crowd Approves
Browns Plan to
Raise $5OO,OOO

DIR. W. D. Brown, mayor of
Bonneville and president of the
Minneapolis Council Of Negro Or
CARNATIONS, is out to convince the
Negroes of the Twin Cities that
they should have a 100000 fund
for the purpose of improving their
status in st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Almost 200 people gathered Sun
day afternoon at Wheatley Com
munity House auditorium to hear
him explain his plan. DIR. Brown
spoke for about an hour reciting
some of the problems of the Ne
groes in this area. He said a fund
such as the one he proposes could
be used to advance the interests
of the group in this area economic
ally, politically and socially.
Such a fund would be sufficient
to improve all phases of communi-
ty life, he said. The young ply
stefan requested no pledges at the
Sunday meeting although several
persons made them.
The mayor told the audience that
he only wanted to learn what the
people of the two cities thought
about such a program. If enough
support is Forthcoming, it was in
dicated that plans for the campaign
to raise the half million dollars and
for disposition will be made by a
committee of people from both
cities representing a cross-section
of community life and endeavor.
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Widow of w. C..
Jeffrey Dies

Letitia Jeffrey, formerly of Min
neapolis, died in Chicago last week.
Remains were shipped to Mime
apolis for funeral services and
burial with Neal Funeral Home in
charge.
Mrs. Jeffrey is the widow of VIII
liam c. jeffrey, one of the best
known Negro post office employees.
Funeral services will be held here
at the Crystal Lake Chapel on Fri
day at 2 p. M, with interment in
Crystal Lake Cemetery.
Surviving the deceased is q
daughter, Marrienne of Chicago,
and niece, Mrs. Edward Haynes,
and Mrs. Julia Walker, both of
Minneapolis, and other relatives
and friends,
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SERVING THEIR COUNTRY'S
CAUSE!

Sgt. C. ". Oliver, Jr. Sgt. A. Harness
Reading left to right are Twin
City boys serving in the U. S.
Army: Staff Sergeant Cleat W.
Oliver, Jr., of the 10Th Q. M. Regi-
ment at Fort Leonard Wood, Mis-
souri,. He is now attending Army
school at Camp Lee, Virginia.
Sergeant Oliver is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Cleat W. Oliver of 943
Iglehart Ave-, st. Paul; Sergeant
Arthur Harness is stationed at
Camp Funston, Kansas, and is q
Sergeant in the 9th Cavalry, Spe-
cial Troop. He is the nephew of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Walker of
1915 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Corporal Gordon G. Ash is a mem
Der of Co. A of 3rd Training Bat
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Ella BransOn,
In st. Paul so
Years. Dead

Ella Branson, 600 N. Robert st.,
died at her home on Tuesday night.
She had been a resident Of st. Paul
for so years and was a well known
worker of st. James Church and
in fraternal circles.
Funeral services will be held at
st. James Church on Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock with Rev. B. N.
Moore officiating.
Surviving Mrs. Branson is her
husband, Frank, two sons, Walter
and Frank; a grandson, Walter,
Jr.; a stepdaughter at Atlantic
City, New Jersey, and other rela-
tives.
Interment in Forest cemetery
with Neal-McGavock Funeral
Home in charge of burial arrange
nents.
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Walks Fifteen
Miles To Make
Time On Job

Harry Hill, 538 Girard Ave.
North, Minneapolis, discovered
during one of the recent sub-zero
cold mornings that the usual bus
was not running to the Twin
Cities Ordnance Plant at New
Brighton, outside of Minneapolis.
AS custodian, Hills job is to
look after some of the fires in the
small buildings at the plant. Not
withstanding the 25 below zero
temperature that morning he
walked the entire distance and
rang his time card "on time"
Hill is married and the father
of a five-year-old daughter.
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City which permitted the Segrega-
ton of the Negro people in his
audience.
81 intend to direct my campaign
against exactly that policy of seq
regation wherever it expresses it
self - whether on the job, in the
neighborhoods and C o m m u n ity
halls, at lunch counters and restau-
rants, or in the tavern of Mr.. John
Mauer, also candidate for City
Council. I intend to say to Mr..
Mauer: You said in the course of
your last campaign for this respon-
sible post in the city government
Of st. Paul that the "Negro was
all right in his place." but his place
was not with white people and not
in your place Of business. Mr..
Maurer, it is my belief that the
Negroes place is standing side by
side with his white brothers and
sisters, manning war industry, fir
ing the guns, flying the bombers,
donating the precious blood in the
Red Cross stations his place is
wherever there is work to be done
to win this war;
eyes, Mr.. Mauer, he is all right
in his place, and what a heroic
place he has taken so far in the
few months Of Americas war par
ticipationl The nameless Negro
messman who had not been allowed
to learn how to man the machine
gun, seized the gun when the white
gunner fell, and fired it until his
heroic death at Pearl Harbor. The
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Brooks Henderson
Speaks Sunday

The Credjafawn Social Club will
take its turn in sponsoring the
Halle @. Brown Sunday Forum on
Sunday, February 20, at p. m,
when they will present Brooks
Henderson, KSTP news and sports
commentator, who will talk on
radio Production"
Henderson will also answer ques-
tions on radio production that
members of the audience would
like to know if they place their re-
quest in a box provided for that
purpose in the rear of the audi
forum.
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nation and help sweep fascism
from the face Of the earth by
sweeping Jim Crowism out of the
city. And we will start that by
keeping Jim Crowism out of the
City Hail."
Mrs. Tillotson added:
81 hope that my campaign will
demonstrate that the people of st.
Paul Of whatever nationality are
against Jim Crowism and discrirni-
nation and that they recognize it
for what it is-the tactic of Hitler
to divide the people and disrupt
their war effort. There must not
be a vote in st. Paul for the policy
of Hitler"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20

Corp. G. G. Ash Pvt. T. B. Carey
talon of the LIST Training Regi-
ment at Fort Mcclellan, Alabama.
Corporal Ash is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blame Ash. Before he left
the city for the armed forces he
was living with his mother at 979
Aldrich Ave. N, Minneapolis.
First Class Private Talmage B.
Carey, Jr., formerly of the 354th
Coast Artillery at Camp Davis,
North Carolina, but recently trans
ferred to the 394th @. M. Battalion
which a few days ago arrived at
San Francisco, California. Private
Carey is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Talmage Carey, ST., of 3704 Fifth
Ave s.
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Paul Robson Attacks Race
Segregation During Concert
In Kansas City Auditorium

Kansas City, Feb. 1S-In a most
remarkable incident Paul Robson,
internationally famous baritone,
struck at southern race segrega-
ton at public entertainments here
last night;
The artist startled listeners at
the beginning Of his second half Of
concert he was giving by making
this statement:
81 have made a lifelong habit
to refuse to sing in southern states
or anywhere that audiences are
segregated. I accepted this en-
gagement under guarantee that
there would be no segregation.
"Since many local leaders of my
own race have urged me to fill
this engagement, I shall finish the
concert, but I am doing so under
protest"
Robson prefaced his remarks by
saying that he regretted to inter-
rupt concert to make a speech.
Negroes in the audience were all
seated in one section of the audi
forum. After his remarks, which
were applauded by white and Ne
gro patrons alike, a few whites
left the auditorium during his re-
naming numbers.
Robson, holder of the coveted
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CREED OF A BLACK AMERICAN
1 AM AN AMERICAN!

Let condition diminish that
prefix that would bridge my country by scy hyphen
America is birthrght SHALL NEVER BE DEN1ED-fOr
am the song her rivers the breath Of her Winds the roots in
her earth and the earth round Old Gorys
set against field dyed from the black
my hearts blood and souls white heat her stripes
The things AM NOT have the will be as Al
will free the BUT in time shall be everything by
the long hard detours.
All my life Democracy, free paler men, has been a
hard bought thing full of half measures substitutes nsuper-
able odds and dens but shall never long voiced
surrender that fraction have gained from
termination to attain the whole of it, for Democracy
childhood dream the ferces yearning majority and the
hope Of it is the legacy bequeath to posterity.
WHAT DO WANT? 1t is simple as C or and one.
want EVERYTHING every wants. earth and
and sky want tanks and ships and planes want tractors and
pOs ahes dies and the levers the Wheels ypewes and
caculatOs want health happiness education equality oppor
tlty liberty and justice want in the nnI want the
sixteen ounces to the pound three feet the yard valid
the ballot free speech honor respect my
the ground heart out of mouth hat head.
WHAT DO WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT!
A mans estate and all that goes with it.
But shall not choose this dark hour resent the past My
star today shall shine the lash chains that illustrate
epiaph of yesterday-that may breadth my
shoulders to FREEDOMS WHEEL and lend my SCARED but
mighty back to bear this days unwanted this but
glorious present shall for the funess of Americans
right to the Common Defense of America.
And when the clouds and fire and the bright to-
morrow it must shall leave the modest shadows with
pride, anticipating Utopia but demanding with all my soul
the fulllment of eternal the
will with the glow and thunder Democracy
bursting with an Americans right life liberty and the pursuit
of happiness for all Americans in all America.
My Cod nay country and shall always be stair
way to the stars, and SHALL NEVER STEP DOWN!
YES, AM AN AMERICAN!
James T. Logan
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Skating Party
Monday Mite

A roller skating party will be
given by the Jolly Workers o. E.
S. on Monday, February %, at
2101 Fourth Ave. &c., at 8 p. m.
Admission is 35c.-Advt.
Basketball-Dance, Wheatley vs..
Fraternity All Stars, Saturday,
February. 21.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-02-20

Phi Beta Kappa key for scholastic
brilliance from Rutgers, was an
all-American football star and is
one of the most famous Americans.
Robson has been working hard
to rally the Negroes to the war eff
fort, having appeared at a number
of public meetings throughout the
country in an effort to arouse the
Negroes from their admitted apa-
thetic attitude towards the war.