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dence in his grace. Flowers on the
altar were from neighborhood gar
dens.
Visitors noted were: Misses C.
Patterson, Fl. Dodge, Ia; Camilla
Jean Benner, Kansas City, Kans. ;
Lucille Morris, .Des Moines, Ia,
and Mr.. Robert Morris, Minneap-
oils.
At our 8 p. m. fourth Quarterly
meeting our Minneapolis sister
churches, with their pastors, were
represented. Rev. A. ]. Irvine of
st. Peter church delivered the ser
mon on MANY Are the Affections
of the Righteous" The St. Peter
choir furnished the music. Mrs.
Hazel Allen, formerly of Grand
Rapids, Mich, joined church. Rev.
Thomas B. Stovall, presiding elder,
preached at the 8 p. m. service.
The official board met at the close
of the 8 p. m. service and was def
nitely assured of the liquidation
of all official board Indebtedness
and an emergency surplus when all
reports have come in.
Rev. Isaac Fisher will preach at
the 10:45 a. m. service Sunday,
June 10. His subject will be zone
Message from Jesus-to YOU
Chas. H. Miller.
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Mrs. Kyle Says Com
munitY House Would
Lowe Neighborhood
Standard

Editor: Mr.. C. A. Hughes in
his letter of last week suggested
that all who were opposed to a
Community House for the south
side speak now, or forever hold
their peace. In reply to this chal-
lenge would like to express my
personal objections and the reasons
for same.
Community Houses were founded
primarily to care for underpriv-
LEGGED children who lacked the
proper home environment and a
decent place to play and develop.
Surely such a condition does not
exist in our neighborhood which is
occupied, for the most part, by
home owners and intelligent peo-
pie with a great deal of civic pride.
Other high-class districts such as
Portland and Park Avenues, Min
nehaha Parkway, ETC., are filled
with children and adolescents but
have felt no need for a Community
Center. Why? The answer is OBJ
vious. Let US not be eager to shift
the burden of our children's care
to the shoulders of public servants
and lower the standard of our
neighborhood in so doing.
Children must have some form
of organized group play to satisfy
the gang" instinct inherent in all
of US. For this reason the district
maintains two well-equipped NUM-
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cipal Park Fairgrounds with train
ed instructors in charge throughout
the summer months. A rounded
program of games, competitive
sports, handicraft, ETC., is planned
each year and our children have
full access to these facilities at all
times. Children, adolescents and
adults alike, could well benefit by
making more use of the activities
offered both winter and summer
by their neighborhood parks. AS
for a community house solving the
problem of "corner-hanger-oners"
it will never do that. The chief Of
tenders would not be interested in
such "tame" recreation. Correct
use of spare time is an asset that
must be acquired in childhood.
Some never learn. Thus, the loaf
ers, like the poor, we have always
with US.
Finally, the idea that 1--WE want
something of our own" is probably
well meant but defeats the ends
that our entire race are striving
for. Daily, we are fighting tooth
and nail against segregation and
inequality. If the neighborhood
parks were to bar our children
from their activities we would be
the first to fight such an injustice
to the bitter end. Yet some of US
want to set up separate place for
our children to play when the COM
munity is alre dy completely
equipped to handle the situation.
Of course, the YMCA, Community
Fund, and other organizations are
anxious and willing to back such
a move. 1t automatically removes
the obnoxious Ito them) burden of
our presence from their establish
ed recreational centers and prac-
tically forces US off to ourselves.
Segregation is a bitter pill to swal-
low when necessary. How much
worse it is to have the dose sugar
coated and self-administered!
Let US not be hoodwinked into
taking a step that we may regret
for all the years to come.
Maryedith Kyle,
3637 4th Ave. So,
Minneapolis, MINI.
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June 6, 1913.
2S15 Chicago Ave. s.,
MinneapoliS. Mimi.

Editor: am writing you in re-
gard to the Community Center at
S45 East SSth st. l am interested
in this Community Center because
if it is conducted in the right man.
ner, it will provide good clean recre-
alton of which our youth are in so
much need. I am sure that the peo-
pie who are behind the movement
are very well qualified. l am will
ing to help support it in whatever
way 1 can. Delinquency is on the
march, let US all do what we can
to help our boys and girls. "The
youth of today will be our leaders
of tomorrow"
Mrs. Charles V. Wagner,
2S15 Chicago Ave. S.,
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Boosts Rev. Morris
Robinson. Hits
Lawrence Jones
905 West 25th St.,
Minneapolis, Mimi,
June 6, 1913.

June 6, 194S.
Editor: In a politically biased
article regarding Lawrence NJ.
Jones, a school board candidate,
you refer to his "broad, under
standing point Of view"
Yet you later write: He (Mr.
Jones) is well aware that peoples
of different races are, by nature,
endowed with characteristic quail
ties" 1 should like to know what
these Characteristic qualities are.
Scientists have it that the sole
racial distinctions are anatomical,
not physiological, emotional, men
tai, social, spiritual, or behavior
istic. l refer you to Race Diff
ferences," by Otto Klineberg.
Again, he is referred to as fair,
open-minded." Does your I'M
founded assertion "Dr. Jones is the
best man" leave no room for con-
sideration of Rev. Morris Robin
son? Surely his work in the War
Relocation Authority of aiding
young REPRESENTATIONS demon
strates his emancipation from out
model racial theories.
Very sincerely,
Dick Zumwinkle.
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PLAIN TALK
T.. A, Carter


Would you want your sister to
marry a Negro? That's the ques-
tion," said a young white friend
of mine the other day, shat is al
ways thrown at me whenever a
group of US get together and l be-
gin to tell them they ought to OPP
pose racial and color discrimina-
ton" From news reports of Mrs.
Eleanor ROOsevelt's talk before the
Harlem City Wire Committee it ap-
pears that the gracious first lady
expressed the opinion that thus far,
the fear of inter-marriage between
individuals of the two races &C
counts for the attitude of the white
South towards the aspirations of
the cOlOred citizens.
In my own experience this ques-
ton in one form or another is al
ways asked when after speech or
address to a white audience the
meeting is opened for questions.
"Do you believe in social equality"
queried an intelligent and attrac-
tive young woman sitting in the
first row a few weeks ago at a
meeting in Detroit. 81 think that
colored people are happier together,
don't you?" asked a kindly-faced
matron recently at a meeting spon-
sored by a woman's civic group in
wealthy suburban community. In
one form or another the question
is invariably put to colored speak
ers who address white audiences.
My own experience is I believe the
experience of every colored person
even when he or she speaks to audi
ences composed of people on a high
cultural and intellectual level.
We'll" 1 said to my friend who
seemed at a loss to answer the
question as to whether or not he
wanted his sister to marry a Negro,
what do you say?" He seemed a
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Church Notes

CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: Rev. William Pow
ell, executive secretary of the
Ramsey County Sunday School As
ISOLATION, preached last Sunday in
the absence of the pastor, Rev.
Clarence T. R. Nelson. Rev. Pow
ell delivered thoughtful message
on Paul. Corporal Edward Mont
gomery, son of Mrs. Addie C. Few,
was a visitor, with his aunt from
Evanston, Ill. Zachary T. Mon
son was the soloist.
Rev. Nelson will preach at the
II a. m. service on Sunday, June
Is, at the fifth annual graduates
services. Methodist Student Day,
formerly known as Children's Day,
will be observed Sunday. The Sun
day School will present a program.
DIR. W. H. Williams of Detroit
will preach on Sunday morning,
June 27. Fathers Day will be OBJ
served Sunday, June 20. Rev.
Nelson will deliver the Fathers
Day sermon.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
On Sunday morning, June 6, Rev.
s. E. Ware, pastor, preached an
impressive sermon on Lifting
Jesus" to a large congregation.
Most of the large number present
took communion. Two new men,
bers were added to the church roll.
All choirs rendered beautiful and
appropriate music.
Many visitors were present Sun
day morning. Nathalie Galloway,
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Galloway, was blessed.
The regular Wednesday evening
prayer meetings are taking on new
life. Other members are urged to
join this great band and increase
their spiritual strength.
Next Sunday Rev. Ware will use
at Does Not Yet Appear What
We Shall Be" for his text.
The church, paying all expenses,
will send Rev. Ware to the Ma
tional Sunday School Congress,
converting in Cincinnati, Ohio. He
will leave June Fl. On Sunday,
June 20, Rev. W. D. Carter, for
mer pastor, will deliver the mes
sage at the morning service. He
will go with Rev. Ware to the Gin
cinnati meeting.-Mrs. c. D. Mil
ligan, Jr.
st. James A. M. E. Church News:
A very timely message was deliv-
cred by Rev. B. N. Moore at our
10:45 a. m. service last Sunday, the
sixth communion day of the year.
The pastors subject was "Welcome
Table" Christ's sacrifice for us
should be a constant reminder, Civ
ing us explicit faith and conf
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little confused, hesitated and then
replied: Usually 1 say that has
nothing to do with giving American
citizens a decent break. But i have
the feeling that my answer is in
adequate. What do you think
should say?" Il do not know"
replied. This question seems very
funny to me, because it carries with
it two assumptions which believe
are unwarranted."
what assumptions 2" he asked,
II don't understand you" First,
I answered, there is the assump-
ton that your sister might want
to marry a Negro, since marriage
in America at least contemplates
freedom of choice; and the second
assumption is that a Negro might
want to marry your sister. Are
your friends actually apprehen-
sive," I asked, "that it is neces-
sary to ostracize the Negro by COM
pelling segregation in order to keep
their sisters from wanting to mar
ry Negroes? No Negro could
marry your sister against her will.
And it is just possible that he may
not want to marry her in any event.
Marriage is purely a problem
between two individuals" 1 con-
tinued. my answer, if 1 were you,
to such a question would bel
want my sister to be happy, to
marry as fine a young man as she
can, a man of ambition and char
acter and the possibilities of achiev-
ing a place in the world"
Somehow I have the feeling that
if the color bar was lowered there
would be little danger of a stam-
pede of white girls to marry COL
ored men, no immediate danger at
least"
He was silent. II never looked
at it in that way" he finally said.
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Navy Versus Foot Suffers

The spectacle members of the United States Navy setting them
selves gantes and attacking civilians Angeles
pleasing sight believers law and order Surely the regularly
stuted civilian authorities aided if necessary by the military police
whether they suits uniforms.
The sailors who have been taking the law their hands with
apparent positive objection Angeles police authorities Navy
commanding officers actually mosers They bad the
bands suited hoodum whom beating
After ALL people, uniforms make Military
better than civilian mobs
The example which being Angeles disturbing
who abhor mob law of furthermore certainly lends
those who believe that law order
qualities of democratic government.
Newspaper received this editorial
cate suspected racial angles the Los Angeles
zooute shown photos appear persons
of other Latin extraction who live large numbers
AnLan Oubursts Neighbor
program a cooked
AS this written, the Naval Army civilian
decided drastic
should have done Immediately.
The whole thing disgrace
evity used by of daily newspapers
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OATMEAL HILL

Remember Oatmeal Hill, little Striver's Row,
Back in the drab thirtes when we had little dough;
We left scraps plates if we tucked upon roast
The most the garbage got oatmeal and burnt toast
1t was amazing how among this fes great oddities,
Folks walked with heads aoft surplus commodities;
In fusher days like these it we'll may sound untrue,
Many swank old party staked by orange and blue
No Pathways in Chicago Lanes in Harlem town
Outshine Oatmeal Hills boulevards Of brown;
st. Anthony oft compare to London's Pccadily,
When Rondo goes Hollywood, Boy, is she lily
1t seems incredible the past had US in a barrel,
Looking at the debutantes of Iglehart and Carroll;
Bingham girls of yesterday, pre-war leaping Lenas
Wear only gowns modelled from Brenda's and Cobina's
o. P. A. has rationed stuff given prices ceilings,
Now give boards stop folks from bigger feelings;
The thing fear will happen just as like not,
Some parvenu will sail down West Central in yacht
If we in marketing consider price well as points,
Take change in stamps not try to buy the JOINTS
We guarantee future in some less prosperous day,
Avenues Oatmeal Hill will look like Kings Highway!
James T. Logan.
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What do you make of his state
ment, page SO, e.. I confess that
there were times, long ago, when
it seemed difficult to be a Negro
in a white world" and page 276,
81 thought of the fifteen million
Americans of my color patiently
waiting for democracy to come
along and take them in?
THEODORE KAHN,
Phone your news items in early.
Call Midway S340-advt.
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The Rooseveltian courage is no
better exemplified than by Mrs.
Eleanor who despite the despicable
rotten attacks on her for her friend
ship for Americans of Negro an
cestry keeps on her calm unruffled
way.
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Wear With Pride

Thanks to Federal Cartridge Corporation almost thousand
patriotic citizens of St Paul and Minneapolis engaged
have right to the coveted
az" lapel pin after June IA
On that Cartridge Corporationoperated Twin
Cities Ordnance plant Brighton will formally
the ArnyNavy This award is conferred outstanding
war plants exceptional supplying the Army
with munitions Only OF the nations war
have been honored
pointed that while quality and quantity of produc
selecting for the award there
several which considered Among these
l. Overcoming production obstacles
2. Avoidance of stoppages
Maintenance OF fair labor standards.
Training Of additional labor forces
Efficient management.
g. Record sanitation plant protection
Cian realize wish acknowledge it, the
Ordnance plant accepted by auhOr
leading ordnance the respects
S of racial relations
special interest this and the community it
the plant
which maintained fair employment practices 1t
democracy action Since the first
breaking the plant
policy of extending ito all citizens regard
of religion national origin opportunity for
gainful, productive employment.
reputation employment practices not
achieve Federal
modest president Charles Lilly Horn required
Urban the cities
the established Negro make and maintain the employment
standards necessary achieve and safeguard this reputation
Active the labor recruiting of the Federal
Cartridge Corporation by this funonng public nst
estopped somewhat times from giving the Twin
the credit Announcement the
ArmyNavy awaited oppor
unity additional factors which have made Twin Cities
the arsenas for united
effort and industrial democracy
Cities and its thousands
employees really the
E We hope that they will with continued pride and distinction
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TUSKEGEE ARMY AIR FIELD,
ALABAMA - Second Lieutenant
Shirley R. Clinton of Camden, New
Jersey, was recently commissioned
from the Air Corps Administration
Officer Candidate School, Miami
Beach, Florida. Lieutenant Clinton
graduated from Glassboro State
Teachers College in 1912, receiving
his Bachelor Of Arts degree.
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On John L.

On John l..
Before American Negroes begin
yelling with the mob that calls for
John L. Lewis blood they ought to
go out and dig coal few weeks
W. E. B. Dubois.
Strange
1t is a very strange and some
times disheartening phenomenon
that white and Negro people in this
country have rarely Joined together
in business enterprise except on the
level of the underworld. - Elmer
Carter.
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Duluth News

AS44Ak44 4NS"0
Reverend E. A. London preach
ed the annual sermon Sunday, June
z, at st. Marks A. NJ. E. Church
for the Eastern Star Lodge.
Mr.. John Atkins of Canada is ex-
pected to visit the city soon.
Mr.. Dave McHenry is ill.
Mrs. e. ]. Hickman is convalesc-
ing.
Mrs. Anna Albright has moved
into one Of her smaller homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
II at Pepco Complete
Advanced First Aid Course

The Potomac Electric Power Co
has been awarded the Red Cross
certificate of merit following COM
pietlon by II of its employees of adj
Vanced courses in first aid, it learned
yesterday. =
Presentation of the award was
made by Jesse Aiken, representing
the Red Cross, and was received bv
Alfred G. Neal, president of the
company.
Employees, all of whom received
the traditional arm bands of pro-
fclency,' were Harry DYE. Wilbur
N, Dean, Mrs. Regina G.. WermieI.
Miss Bradley Thompson, Miss Elaine
Chase, Mrs. Octa B. Winter, Miss
Esther Cooper, Miss Mary o. Bass.
Miss Alice Ireland, Miss Ruth Hun
ter, Miss Reva Ann Phillips. Miss
Elsie M Bennett, Mrs. josephine
Earnshaw, Mrs. Margaret Scudder.
Miss Fredericka Scherberger, Ell
bert H. Lewis and Paul Weir.
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BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Today we are as isolated from
the rest of the world, as we we're
in the days when airplanes, the
wireless and cables were I'M
known.
People in the United States
read long columns of informa-
ton sent over from various sec
tons Of the globe by well-trained
and honest correspondents, and
they listen daily to breakfasts
from the four corners of the
world.
But the printed or spoken word
Is undergoing strict purge at
the hands of the official censors
who follow general directions
from the higher up policy
trainers.
The same situation prevails In
Britain. The two nations which
went into the war on their own
volition to defend their ideals of
freedom are in fact deprived of
the fundamental truths for
which they are fighting.
officials have a way of tamper-
ing with dispatches and broad
casts which they do not like by
saying that they may give aid
and comfort to the enemy" This
excuse covers a multitude of sins
and frequently has nothing to do
with the prosecution of the war.
We are as guilty of this type of
censorship as are our friends in
Britain. Certain speeches, such
as some made by Wendell L.
Willkie, were greatly delayed by
the censor in Washington under
the pretext that had they been
allowed to be sent in advance to
the London newspapers the Ger
mans might have caught them in
transmission and been able to
reply to them before they were
actually delivered. The fact Is
that Mr.. WILKES speeches were
not all pleasing to the ears of the
British government. Their caustic
tone was softened by the delay.
Lid on North Africa News.
A similar situation exists In
policies in North Africa. Certain
suggestions that campaign is
being waged against the Ameri-
can military and political COM
mand in North Africa come
through occasionally, but the
story of the relentless campaign
which has been waged ever since
Admiral Jean Darlan's assassina-
ton, Is kept from the American
people.
The freedom of the press is as
dogmatic In the United King
dom as In the United States.
But for many years the news
papers in London have been
playing ball with the govern
ment as far as foreign affairs
are concerned, much more so
than is the case in this country.
The reason for this percuiarity
of the British press is obvious.
Britain is an empire with vital
political interests all over the
world. The British stand for the
empire. If there were any I'M
wanted or undesirable criticism
of the foreign policies of the cab
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-19
Air Power Dispute Revived
New Book Claims Administration Was Cold
To Planes Until Scared by Pearl HORROR

Kenney, member OF Gen.
Andrews staff and now a major
general in command of Air Forces
in the Southwest Pacific, was
ordered to an infantry school.
Follett Bradley, another member
of the staff, now a major general
in Russia, was ordered to Puerto
Rico. Joe McNarney, now a lieu
tenant general and deputy chief
of staff. was ordered to the West
Coast. Col. Knerr was ordered to
San Antonio, the exile post to
which Billy Mitchell was sent
prior to his cruCifiXion."
Within a short time, it is assert
ed, Knerr was forced into retire
ment and Gen. Andrews was
reduced in rank from major
general to colonel and sent to
San Antonio to relieve Col, Knerr.
He, too, prepared for an early
retirement"
Books Theme Explained.
The theme of the book is that
while these air officers foresaw
everything that has occurred in
air fighting in this war, including
the attack on Pearl Harbor, the
development of long-range fight
ing planes was almost completely
blocked until the disaster of
December 7, 1941, scared the ad-
miniStration into frenzied action.
Especially stressed is an al
legged statement by Gen, Spaul-
ding, representing the general
staff in an Air Corps budget
conference late in 1888, that we
cannot approve the program for
building Bits (Flying Fort
ressesl. The Secretary of War
Harry H. Woodring) has in
formed me that what is desired
is a light, responsive, less ex-
pensive type Of bombardment
plane capable Of going not more
than 300 miles beyond the coast
line"
This decision, it is declared,
represented the supreme triumph
of the admirals who declared, in
the words of Admiral William E.
King, the present naval COM
mander in chief, that Army avn
alton should end at the shore line.
I shall Go what I can to make
it So
Reviewing Pacific battles, the
book asserts that neither in the
Coral Sea nor at Midway did an
American surface warship get
within 100 miles of the enemy or
fire a single shot excepting anti
aircraft. 1t was necessary to risk
the aircraft carrier Yorktown,
sunk at Midway, 1t is asserted,
only because we had not de-
veloped enough land-based
planes for such action"
Latterly, it is conceded, the
Army has come to fully recog-
nize the potentialities of air
power, but the book asserts the
admirals, acting through King
and William E. Leahy, still domi-
nate the President and with a
supreme purpose of driving the
Army out of all over water OPP
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