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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-03-05

the gag" on the Negro drive for
democracy in America has in any
way stopped the American black
man dead in his tracks"
The N. A. A. C. P. has re-
manned unfinchingly in it's stand
against segregation and injustice.
A. Philip Randolph and his March
on washington movement is still
active in a big way. The Negro
press remains loyal but militant
and outspoken against discrimina-
ton and all other abuses heaped
upon black men and women.
The newspaper PM is still in the
forefront fighting for all minority
groups and movements including
the Negro. Wendell Willkie, Pearl
Buck and other white Americans
are still lifting their voices firmly
against prejudice in these United
States.
Awake-Fight!
Negroes in Missouri have awak-
ened and with the help of white
friends are fighting to get a civil
rights bill passed in the same legis-
lature that refused to abide by the
ruling of the United States supreme
court in the Gaines case decision.
In Kansas Representative Towers
from Kansas City, Kan, has had
his strengthened equal rights meas
ure reported out of the judiciary
committee after an epic struggle.
Towers is a member of the COM
mittee.
In Ohio Negroes forced show
down on the civil rights legislation
and for the first time in 40 years
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-03-05

EDDIE ANDERSON the Rochester" Of radio fame makes few
su6re laugh suggestions to his companions informal re
hearsal wheels aboard Canadian National Railways during
the Canadian Of the Jack Benny Seated the Canadian
National with Rochester" Jack Benny, while Day Qef
"Schleppman Sam ern listen The Benny show played
fore huge Of Canadian soldiers sailors and Montreal
Ottawa Toronto covering the special furnished by
--dan National Railways.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-03-05

Mr.. E Il. Payne, 1888 4th Ave.
S., will be host to his brothers,
Phillip Payne, Chicago, ILL.,, and L.
M. Payne, Memphis. Tenn, this
weekend. The three brothers will
observe their birthdays on March
4th and 9th.
IN THE WAACS: Among the
Minneapolis newest recruits into
the U. S. armed forces, is. Miss
Marianne Douglas, 715 Olson Blvd,
who was recently accepted into the
WAACS. Miss Douglas, formerly
of Milwaukee, will leave for a
training center on March Is.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-03-05

Paullne moore, Evelyn Anderson,
Mildred Lacy, Maggie Lewis, Wan
da Cuff, Nancy Allen and Frances
Westberry. Refreshments were
served. Sgt. Vincent Westberry,
husband and father of Mrs. West
berry and Carroll Anne, is now
serving in the U. S. armed forces.
Doris Grigsby, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Burl Grigsby, 814 Aldrich
Ave. No., observed her 9th birth
day at a party Sunday, February
%. Guests were, Renee Jackson,
Lenore billiard, Barbara Benford,
Barbara and Beverly Burton, Veri-
lea Combs, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Grigsby, uncle and aunt of Doris.
Mrs. Bryant Grigsby, her aunt
Burl Jr., and Kenneth, brothers
Martha Jones, and Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Jeffrey, friends. Refresh
ments were served after several
hours of games.
Chester Johnson Jr., Julius An
drews and Jimmie Hawkins all sta
toned at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station, spent February
10 and 20 in Minneapolis on fur.
Tough. The three young men were
entertained Sunday at dinner anG
later a party at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Johnson Sr
Other guests at the party were
Misses Janabelle Murphy, Ronnets
Putnam, Vivian Bernard, kathryn
White; Mines. Marion Andrews
elaine Mayes, Ruth Young; Messrs
Kenneth Basil, Fred Franklin, Cal
win Norris, Paul Mayes, Johnnie
Young and Billie Stephens.
Miss Ernestine Murlin Thompson
1905 Portland Ave-, and Sgt. Jo
seph Danforth, just back from thu
Panama Canal Zone, were married
Wednesday, March 8, at ~ noon a
the home of Father M. R. Hogarth
1916 Fifth Ave. &c., who per
formed the ceremony. Attendant
were Miss Harriette Thompson
sister of the bride, and Miss Mar,
Lewis, Mr.. Grover Inghram an
Mr.. Jack Rainey, friends of tn
couple. Miss Thompson is tn
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernes
Thompson at the Portland Ave. ad
dress. Mr.. Danforth is formerly O
Des Moines, Ia.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-03-05

persons Of color go to any theater
in Xenia, not far from Wherefore.
The dictum of the honorable
James Shepard, president Of the
University Of North Carolina for
Negroes, that in these days Ne
groes should be thinking more of
their duties than their rights has
fallen on deaf ears so far as the
bulk of Negroes are concerned. The
black leaders who urge Ego easy
on Negro rights" are being showed
out of the way for those who are
determined that Negroes shall at
least have the same chance as
enemy aliens and foreigners.
On the March
More and more Negro leadership
is being taken out of the hands of
men who have commitments Cup
town" and downtown"
Nor is active leadership being
vested in those who are paid by
government bodies, national, state
and local.
If the opportunity for black
people to live as good American
citizens, to serve their country to
the best of their ability in war, to
live as loyal citizens can be called
"disloya" or treason" by those
who have Negroes remain as before
Pearl Harbor, then Negroes must
make the most of whatever names
these efforts are labeled.
The black man in America is on
the march with the upsurge in the
rest of the world for human free
dom.
We do not think that the COM
bined efforts of the Westbrook
Peglers, the Warren H. Browns,
the Bilbos, the Talmadges, the Ran
kins, enemies of the Negro in and
out of the armed services, the Ne
gro Uncle Toms, the appeasers, the
traitors can hold back the drive of
the Negro in America for full citi-
zenship.
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Social and Personal
- CT PATTI -
. ST. PAUL
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BY Susie @

Miss Gladys Roberts, daughter Mr. Chicago
and niece of Mr. and Mrs Samuel H. Johnson 9 Ieha
married Wednesday, February a. Mr. Gordon Kirk Mr. and
Mrs James Kirk Anthony
by Rev. E. Ware pastor of Pilgrim Baptist church Attending the
couple the grooms sisternaw Mrs Kirk J Frances
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Social and Personal
q MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS

Mrs. Alice Westby and her daughter Carroll Anne 9SS
Bryant Ave No. honoed Wednesday, February
at their home The shower Mrs. Opal Wesby paterna
grandmother of Carroll Anne Anne Kirk
Jacqune Westber Marion Johnson Theresa Smith, Kathryn Davis
Clara Petfod Helen Calhoun Bertha Johnson Ehene
Evening star., 1943-03-28
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
American Eagle Fire Insur-
ance Company Of New York

On the 31st dav OF December. 1912,
as REQUIRED under Section 647 of the
Code Of Law for the District Of Co.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
BY LEWIS r. ATCHISON.

With some craftsmen wallowing
knee-deep in tired, worn footgear
Washington shoe repairmen are
working sweatshop hours to keep
their heads above the flood of busi-
ness dropped on their benches by
the recent order restricting civilian
purchase of new shoes.
Leather findings and other neces-
sary materials are not plentiful
and labor is scarce, but most shops
are carrying on with commendable
wartime spirit and determination.
Some few have bowed beneath the
weight Of combined circumstances
and closed, but these are isolated
cases.
Orders Refused.
Most repairmen believe a great
deal Of their trouble could be allevi-
ated by the public. Estimates of
time required for an ordinary re-
pair job, such as replacing soles
and heels, ranged from "a couple
of days" to three weeks. Many
places limit their business to 4s
hours work. others have been forced
to refuse orders several days at
time to catch up with those already
in the shop.
Virtually all expressed the opin-
ion that the great surge of shoes to-
ward repair shops immediate tely after
the lid was clamped on sales Of new
shoes has created bad situation.
Some people bring 10 and Il
pairs of shoes to be fixed. They act
like the world is coming to an end"
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Business Is Just Too Good,
Local Shoe Repoirers Say
Too Many Persons Want Repairs Made
Immediately, Craftsmen Complain

said one. IF they would just bring
the shoes they really need there
wouldn't be any jam and we could
take care of everybody fast"
One shopkeeper said he always
inquired if the party had any other
shoes to wear and if so asked them
to wait week or longer for their
brogans. But emergency jobs are
attended to with dispatch. The
ladies, he found, are the biggest
problem because of their desire to
wear certain shoes with certain
dresses Men usually are easy to
handle.
Manpower Short.
All shops have been hit hard by
loss of manpower. None are at
normal operating strength. Places
formerly employing five repairmen
are getting along with two and in
numerous instances where a father
and son conducted the business,
only the father remains. Labor
has been imported from New York
to fill the gaps in the ranks but
the supply is far below the demand.
Wages range from $50 a week up
and one man said he thought the
average wage, including overtime,
would be between $40 and SIS.
All agreed the public could be
kept properly and promptly shod if
everybody didn't want every old
shoe in the house repaired immedi-
ately There will be enough ma
terial, they believe. to take care
of future requirements although
Government regulation may not
dump it all on the market at one
fell swoop.
Evening star., 1943-03-28

still is experimental. Meats and
1ats may undergo some readjust-
ments next month, though that
depends on experience during April.
Certainly, an official commented,
Fno one is expected to starve because
OF rationing, and yet OPA is keenly
aware that for the first time in the
country's history the basic nutri-
tional habits of the people are
seriously involved, and the situation
is being watched closely.
"One of the few possibilities of
lowering point values generally
would result if we find that any sub
stantial number of people aren't
using up their points. Then we
could make available to other people
nthe foods those persons don't buy.
However, the amount of the ration
is so low we have no confidence in
any large number of people not
using up their points, OPA said.
wherever and whenever possible,
processed foods rationing will be
liberalized, but it may also become
necessary to tighten up the rations
if the paramount demands of war
so require
Among the lesser changes in the
new chart were these:
Some Frozen Foods up Slightly.
Some large-size packages of frozen
foods were increased slightly in
point values. though the cost of
most popular-size packages was
unchanged.
Canned tomato soup was put in a
separate classification without any
change in point values. OPA said
this meant possible differential
between tomato and other soups in
the future.
Another new classification is for
canned or frozen corn on the cob,
priced at points an ear.
The chart. which will be posted
tomorrow in all stores. also lists the
things that are not rationed, so as
to lessen confusion on some border
line items. Unrationed list includes
cereals, corn slrup, dates and figs,
mushrooms. gravy mixes. jams and
jellies, milk, pickles, peanut butter,
soft drinks and spices.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
by Good Hope road, the District
line. the Anacostia River and Ridge

by Good Hope road, the District
line. the Anacostia River and Ridge
road
1S Boards and Special Units.
When the new boards are estab-
lished there will be 18 area boards
instead of Is, in addition to some
other boards which have been set
up to handle specific problems. such
as tires, taxis and fuel oil hardship
cases.
Mr.. Norman praised the CO.
operative spirit OF the Commits
sioners, not only in helping to find
new quarters but in other rationing
matters.
Mr.. Norman said efforts also
are being made by the local ad-
ministration to guarantee greater
uniformity in the decisions made
by the various local boards in grant,
ing allotments of gasoline, fuel oil
and other rationed items. Meet
ings are being held periodically
with board chairmen. and admin
istrative officials are sitting in on
board meetings.
Panels Being Expanded.
Board panels are being expanded,
Mr.. Norman revealed, wherever it
is necessary to handle the increas-
ing burdens which have fallen on
the boards because of the increas-
ing scope of the rationing program.
Board 10, at 1850 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, is about to get its third
panel. This is the first board in
the city to have more than two
panels.
The new panel at Board No. 10
will include two women members.
A second panel being added to
Board 81 also will have a woman
member. The local OPA recently
created board operating at the ad-
ministrative Offices and having as its
members three women and one man.
This board was set up especially to
handle Hardship fuel oil cases.
Mr.. Moorman said the board
members were doing an extraordi-
nary job of service to the COM
munlty. Some OF them, he said,
come in every day and spend many
hours at work, although they are
not paid for their efforts.
He also praised the work of the
hundreds of volunteers who have
assisted the regular staffs. The
volunteers are provided through
Mrs. Clewel Sykes, who serves as
liaison officer between the District
OPA and the Office of Civilian
Defense.
1t was emphasized that all COM
plants that come in from citizens
regarding the work of the boards
are investigated Immediately and
remedial action is taken wherever it
is found necessary. Chief clerks
have been told to instruct their en-
ployes, Mr.. Moorman said, to main
tain a courteous attitude toward
the public under all conditions.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
District OPA
Continued From First Page J

ing officer for the District, who is
acting as director during the illness
Of Robert K Thompson. pointed out
that the Improvements are all part
OF a general plan to increase the
services of the boards toward the
public.
He said that, in line with this
program, additional panels are be-
ing added to some boards to handle
/ the overflow of work that has piled
up with the growth of the ration
ing programs; that women are be-
ing appointed to the boards be-
cause of their knowledge of con-
sumner problems; that rationing ex-
perts attached to the administrative
Offices at 560l Connecticut avenue
NV. are being made available at
any time of the day or night for
consultation by board members;
that weak spots in personnel were
being plugged up" wherever they
were found, and that plans were
being considered to keep boards
open at least one night week.
Mr. Norman made it plain that
Mr.. Thompson and he are engag-
ing in no wholesale slaughter" of
the present organizational setup, but
are making changes that have be-
come necessary largely because OF
the tremendous increase in the
number of problems with which
boards now must deal. He COM
mended Whitney Leary, former
District OPA director, and l.. R.
Steuart, former chief rationing off,
GER, for the fine class of citizens
they appointed to our boards"
Three News Boards Planned.
when the boards were first set
up" Mr.. Norman said, mo one
could know what was coming. They
had to be organized to meet the
situations which existed then. They
performed this function adequately
at the time"
Most people, he said, were fright
ened when rationing began, and
they expected the worst The local
administration, he added. is doing
its best to eliminate this attitude.
New area boards will be added, it
was disclosed in three heavily popu-
lated regions by reconstituting the
boundary lines of several different
boards. The new boards will be set
up in:
Area 13. which will be carved out
Of present Areas IL and 80. The
new board area will be bounded by
Eleventh street, S street. o street,
Harvard street NV: Michigan ave-
nue. NE. North Capitol street and
the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
! tracks.
Area % will be added to that Sec
Jion of the city now covered by
areas 20 and 81 and will comprise
most of the area formerly designated
as 81. New area 2l will be cut into
the section between the two present
areas and will be bounded by Mas
sachusetts avenue, Albemarle street
NV. and Rock Greek Park.
Area 81 will be taken from present
areas so and 81 and will be bounded
Evening star., 1943-03-28

Open up new front-your pock-
etbook. Buy War savings stamps
now.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Meat
Continued From First Page.) !

days, wholesalers were optimistic
about their supplies this week under
rationing. District OPA officials,
after making survey of meat pos
sibilitles during the next few days,
announced there was no need to
take any special measures to assure
an adequate meat supply for the
city beginning tomorrow Local
boards were authorized to take such
steps wherever it appeared supplies
would not be sufficient to redeem the
red A coupons which become valid
tomorrow.
One wholesaler said he was get
ting in larger supply of beef, veal
and lamb this week than he has
been getting during the past several
weeks Another pointed out that
he did not believe there would be
any meat shortage unless there was
an abnormally heavy demand on
meat with a low point value.
Most of the wholesalers emphas-
lied that consumer buying during
the past week has been unusually
heavy and that, therefore, most
families are adequately stocked up
to see them through the first few
days of rationing. BY that time, it
was said, any lag in shipments
will have been made up and the
supply should be in line with the
demand. Most of the wholesale
meat merchants expected normal
deliveries to be made tomorrow.
Hoarding Apparent.
Most of them admitted there was
not enough meat in the city during
the past few days to meet the de-
mand, but they pointed out this did
not reflect shortage. Retailers
were getting as much meat as they
Evening star., 1943-03-28
Only Red Coupons
Lettered a Become e
Valid Tomorrow

The public was reminded by
the OPA last night that only
the red coupons lettered A be-
come valid tomorrow for meats,
butter, lard, fats and oils,
cheese, etc.
B coupons become valid on
April 4, c on April II, D on
April 1s and E on April Is.
The expiration date for A,
B, C and D stamps Is the same,
however-April 30. The last
day for using E coupons has not
yet been announced.
Although only red A coupons
may be used this week, all five
sets OF stamps could be used
during the last few days of the
month.
Evening star., 1943-03-28
The Alliance Insurance
Company OF Philadelphia

OF PhhadeIphia, Pa.
On the ~ st day of December. 1912.
as required under Section 641 of tho
Code of Law for the District Of Co.
lumbla.
Evening star., 1943-03-28

have been right along, it was said,
but the tendency of housewives to
hoard within the limits of their
refrigeration facilities made shops
look as if famine had struck.
At Niagara Falls, Ontario, crowds
from nearby points in the United
States poured over the border and
purchased all available supplies of
meats and groceries.
One merchant closed his store
at noon to package orders he had
taken over the telephone as the
run" continued and threatened to
take every ounce of meat on the
premises. In many stores only
sausage and cooked meats remained
The national OPA expressed belief
that many retailers and some pack
ers were holding out enough meat
to enable them to do business when
customers start cashing in their red
coupons tomorrow. II this has been
done, it was pointed out, it was the
butchers own idea-not the OPA's.
Meat was most in demand. AL
though there were some runs on
cheeses, lard and fats and oils, they
did not appear to be serious. Any,
way, most merchants believed that
the comparatively small number of
points allowed to each person per
week would force cheese down to
a relatively unimportant position in
the family's menu-at least until
consumers have had a little more
experience with rationing.
Butter and margarine have been
frozen" during the past week.
Canned meats and fish were put out
of circulation by the OPA nearly
two months ago. All of these items,
in addition to meat purchases, must
come out Of the 16 points allotted
to each person every week.
Word Spreads Rapidly.
Whenever any dealer in town re-
ceived fresh shipment of meat
yesterday, however small. word
spread rapidly and his counters we're
beseiged until the supply was ex-
hausted.
H. w. HaraWay, manager of E. T.
Goodman Co. in the Arcade Market.
at Fourteenth street and Park road
NV, said the stream of Gus
toners that poured into the market
all week reached climax yester-
day. At 23o pm. he received 5000
0f
less than three hours later.
About $50 pm. another 1000
pounds came in and was dished out
as quickly as the butchers could
hand it over the counter. Most Of
the meat was beef, he said. Very
little veal came into the shop.
Magruder's Market, at 1138 Con-
necticut avenue NV, ran out of
everything but poultry by noon.
Before that nothing but veal was
available.
Harry Spund's Market at 55l6
Connecticut avenue was out of
nearly everything but fish by l pm.
Heaviest Day in Experience.
William j. Taylor, at the o Street
Market said last night he had just
gone through the heaviest day he
has ever experienced BY 6 pm.
everything was gone, but during the
day he sold 1000 pounds of sousage
and luncheon meats, 800 pounds of
bacon, 1000 pounds of fat back and
1900 pounds of Smithfield beef. Mr..
Taylor said the only word to de-
scribe conditions at the market yes
terday was "panicky."
Charles Johnson. at the New Gen.
ter Market, reported crowds poured
into the place all day and stormed
counters wherever they saw any
meat on sale. Mr.. johnson also
said he was able to get no veal yes
terday. but he had considerable
quantities Of beef and lamb.
.One butcher at the New Center
Evening star., 1943-03-28

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
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DISBURSEMENTS S

DISBURSEMENTS
Net amount paid policy
holders for losses S1StsT2S
AL other disbursements 3.2O2, ,333 %
Total disbursements S6,O2l,O59.Is
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Kingsdale

Mrs. Esther Videen, who has been
in Minneapolis for several months,
spent the weekend visiting relatives
and friends here.
Mrs. Carl Nelson and Ruth and
Mrs. Dale Austin and Connie Feigum
visited with Mrs. Russell Nelson and
son at Danbury Wednesday evening
of last week.
Mrs. Dale Austin and children and
Joyce Feigum visited in Cloverton
between trains Wednesday of last
week.
Mary Haines of st. Paul, spent the
weekend at her home here.
Norma Feigum of St. Paul, visited
at her home here from Saturday until
Monday.
Mrs. William Bearheart, Lucille,
Lawrence and Alfred went to Siren
Friday to see doctor.
Betty Aarlie, who is cadet teach
ing north Of Duluth, spent the week.
end at home here.
Alfredo Seilitz visited at the Van
der Linden home in Cloverton be-
tween trains Tuesday.
Adeline Feigum of Minneapolis,
visited with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Lund, from Saturday
until Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Coleman of
Markville, visited at the Robert Fei-
gum home Sunday.
Ruth Nelson left Tuesday for DAN
bury to spend few days with Mrs.
Russell Nelson and son.
Mrs. A. S. Nordquist visited at the
H. Frederick home in Danbury last
Thursday.