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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION
Mayor
Candidate, Speaks
Sunday at 3 p. M.

Hubert II. Humphrey, 31-year-
old candidate for Mayor, will speak
at the South Side Citizens club,
S45 E. 3Sth St., Sunday, May 8, at
3 p. m.
Surprise candidate to many in
the mayoralty race and believed in
some quarters to be a cinch to
make the ticket in the primary
election Monday, May 10, Mr..
Humphreys support was evident
this week on every hand with the
endorsement of the Minneapolis
Central Labor Union and many
business, church and civic organ
iZations.
In a sharp attack on the present
city administration, Humphrey
criticized its failure to take a posi-
tive stand on the equal rights leg
islation in the last session of the
legislature.
Humphreys understanding of
the need of liberal leadership dates
back to the close association of
members of his family with Booker
T. Washington, Negro educator.
His most recent effort to relieve
the condition of Negroes in his own
state and city was during the time
he held several WPA posts begin
ming as an assistant state supervi-
sor Of adult education and winning
successive promotions until at its
termination he was state director of
war production training and re-
employment.
During those years Negroes were
on the Writer'S project, employed
as teachers on the Workers Serv-
ice program and in all other white
collar positions for which they were
trained. He was instrumental and
sometimes entirely responsible for
Negro placements. He helped
hold the group together and main
tain the high salary standard Of the
Jubilee Singers, WPA music prof.
ect.
1t is said that after groups had
been trained under the Vocational
Training program and jobs had
been secured for them, the entire
group had been called back by
Humphrey when Negroes were not
accepted.
At the termination of the WPA,
Humphrey accepted the position of
assistant director for the War Man
power Commission which he re-
signed to enter the Mayoralty race.
He received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Min
nesota and was granted his Master
of Arts degree by the Louisiana
State University where he was an
instructor in government.
The Sunday meeting is being
held through the courtesy of Rob-
ert Mallory and J. Collins. Mr..
Humphrey will be heard over
Who'll Friday evening at 8:15 and
over the Station Sunday at 1915
p. m.
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CREDIAFAWN CREDIT
UNION BOARD MEETS

The Credjafawn Credit Union
held its regular monthly Board of
Directors meeting Monday, May 8,
at the home of Mr.. Victor Gallo
way, SAB W. Central avenue.
The treasurer, Huron J. Shelton,
Jr., reported that the Union was
the first one to sign up for the pur-
chase of bonds in the Second War
Loan Drive by the United States
Government. The Union purchased
five hundred dollars worth of bonds
during the drive. To date the
Credit Union has purchased War
Savings Bonds, totaling $1,175.00.
Assets of the Union are now more
than $4,000.
Mrs. Theresa Herring and Mrs.
Beatrice Coleman were appointed
delegates to the Minnesota League
of Credit Unions Convention which
will be held Saturday, May 8, at
the Radisson hotel in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Clarence Taylor and Mrs.
Theresa Herring, newly appointed
governors to the St. Paul Chapter
of Credit Unions, made a very fine
report on the annual meeting of the
st. Paul Chapter.
Following the business meeting,
refreshments were served and a
social hour was enjoyed.
The next regular meeting of the
Credit Union Board of Directors
will be Monday, June 7, at the home
of the treasurer, Huron ]. Shelton,
Jr., 925 E. Magnolia street.
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Turner Looks For
ward to Nomination

Franklin W. Turner, 2421 Port
land Avenue, candidate for Alder
man of the Fifth Ward, who is en-
dorsed by DR.. w. D. Brown, has
confidence in being nominated next
Monday at the primary election.
Mr.. Turner and his workers have
made a survey of the situation in
the Fifth Ward and they are quite
elated with the assurance given
them Of so many votes.
Mr.. Turner feels that he is fully
qualified to represent the Fifth
Ward in the Council for he has had
years of business experience, espe-
cially having been in the real es-
tate business, believes he can han
die most any problem he is con-
fronted with.
He states since the loop district
is growing southwark, it will be
very beneficial to the Fifth Ward.
The Lake Street district is pro-
crossing splendidly and the bust
ness places on Lake Street are quite
happy over the vast increases in
recent months in business obtained
from many residents of the Fifth
Ward and other wards adjacent
thereto.
Mr.. Turner believes the ward
needs a change in its representa-
ton, as there are many important
matters that have not received at
tention heretofore. He believes he
can adjust many things which will
be beneficial to the 9Th ward. He
states he will be on the job con-
stantly if elected and will never be
above approach and if anyone has
any problems to thrash out they
need not fear to consult him. He
will show no Partially and grant
interviews to every person, no mat
ter what their race, color, religion
or creed may be. He will give the
same consideration to all.
Mr.. Turner urges that everyone
qualified to vote go to his or her
polling place early Monday, or at
any convenient time and cast his
or her ballot.
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Missouri Anderson
Well Known st.
Paul Woman Dead
Pioneer Red EstGte
Specialist Decd Hare


Miss Missouri B. Anderson, pio-
neer real estate specialist IN the
city, died at her home, 365 Aurora
avenue, Sunday, May 2. Miss And
erson had been m i'll health for the
past two years.
Born in Middleton, Missouri,
February Is, 1853, she came to St.
Paul to make her home fifty-two
years ago. She was q member Of
Biddle Circle No. 80, Ladies Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, which
organization held services, Tues
day, May 4, at Z p. m. at the funeral
chapel
Funeral services were held at St.
James A. NJ. E. Church, Wednes-
day, May 5, at 2:30 p. m. with Rev.
B. N. Moore, pastor, officiating.
Musical selections were rendered
by the St. James Senior Choir. In
terment was in Oakland cemetery.
Survivors include sisters, Ana
stasia Robinson and Mrs. Cora
Carr, niece, Odetta Kemp, nephew,
James Ray Anderson. Miss Ander-
son was the aunt of the late At
torney Evan n. Anderson.
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st. Phillips To
Celebrate 45th
Anniversary

st. Philips Episcopal Church,
Aurora and Mackubin streets, will
formally celebrate as years of ex-
istence on Sunday, May %.
The church was organized on
Charles street at that time. The
three founders of the church are
Mrs. William Godette, 1872 Abe
marie street, the only one now liv-
ing, and two deceased ones, Mrs.
Elizabeth Tibbs and Charles James.
Archdeacon Appleday was the
organizer Of St. Philips. The first
priest was Rev. FIR. William C.
Pope and the first colored priest
was Rev. FIR. Bennett. The early
services of the church were held in
a store on Rice street, between
University and Aurora avenues.
Following FIR. Bennett to the rec
torship were Rev. FIR. A. C. V. Car
tier and Rev. Edward Daniel.
In 1904 Rev. FIR. Alfred H. Leal-
tad came to rector st. Philips, he
was followed by Rev. Edward
James, Rev. Victor E. Holly, and
the present rector, Rev. FIR. Lew
elleyn E. Williams.
Rev. FIR. Lealtad was rector at
St. Philips for about thirty years.
He is now the rector emeritus and
is residing In Los Angeles, Cali
fornfa.
Rev. Williams, the present rector,
came to the church several months
ago and is making commendable
progress. On Sunday, May %, the
communicates and friends of St.
Philips will celebrate the 45th an
niversary in the Parish Hall of the
church.
Mr.. FirSton White is senior war
den, Mr.. George Manning, junior
warden, Mr.. e. N. Martin, treas
urer, Mr.. Robert r. Mitchell, choir
master. These four men, together
with Oliver Taylor, Burt McPheet-
ers and Mrs. William M. Godette,
Jr., comprise the Bishops Commit
tee. Mrs. Harriet Byrd is the
rburrh orOaniat
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NO. III"

group. The thin excuse, offered by
the New York Times, that others
are a nationality and Negroes
are a race" will not hold water.
The dailies label Negroes because
they want to fasten a crime tag on
the whole race. 1t is a deliberate
and cruel act against a people who
have little or no redress.
The harm this kind Of thing can
do is incalculable. Millions Of in
nocent people are slandered and
hindered in their normal pursuits
because some prejudiced editor or
reporter or re-write man brands
Negroes with crime.
Another Story Proved Untrue
AS an illustration of this evil,
the Associated Press sent out a
story about the Teichmann boy
fighting off a gang Of Negro boys
until two white girls escaped un-
harmed" The sex angle in this
story is as plain as the nose on your
face. The next day the police
showed that the story was false.
Yet a business man in Mississippi
read the AP story in his paper and
wrote a letter to a government
agency in which he asserted that
Negroes should not have any free
dom, that they were either animals
or irresponsible children, that they
should be held down with a tight
rein.
1t would take a book to tell what
harm has been done the Negro by
the daily papers, the magazines,
the movies, and the radio. Hundreds
of thousands Of copies of Readers
Digest with the infamous Warren
Brown article went to South Amer
lea printed in Spanish and Portu-
guese. Millions of foreigners see
American movies in their native
language with Negroes shown as
clowns and Uncle Toms. IN. Y.
Amsterdam News.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
StGge Set for Won. No
Military Secret ut Hullie

The Membership Campaign of
Halle Q. Brown House is on. The
theatre of greatest activity is in
and around the st. Paul sector. The
objective is 625 members.
The various divisions of the
campaign are Military divisions
such as Naval, Tank, Air, Infantry
and a Suicide Squadron. The five
lieutenants commanding these units
are Frank Alsup, Suicide Squadron;
]. E. Johnson, Tank Division; Idelle
Patton, Air Squadron; Andrew
Combs, Marine Corps, and Gerald
Porter, Infantry Division. Every
Lieutenant in turn has five Ser
geants each whose names will ap-
pear in next weeks issue Of this
newspaper. Hitler symbolizes the
objective or the goal and 600 men,
bers by the membership army will
beat the axis.
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Roy Wilkins Describes How
N. Y. Dailies Angle News
to the Detriment of Race
By ROY WILKINS


Since we last discussed the
crime wave" in Harlem which was
created by the daily newspapers, it
appears that all the august dailies
went overheard" on a story in
vented by a white woman who told
police she had been mugged by
three Negroes.
She had all the tear-jerking ele-
ments in her story and these were
not neglected by the papers. She
was young and white. She had been
attending a birthday party where
she had been presented q cash purse
as a gift. She was about to enter
the Navy nurse corps. Everything
was there to stir the emotions
even the patriotic theme. The
papers ate it up and played it
heavy. The New York Times wrote
a 17-inch story on mugging in gen
eral and gave this item nearly six
inches of it. The Sun gave it a
double-column headline. The World
Telegram did likewise.
Entire Story Was False
Three days later the police an
nounced that the woman had lied.
She had not been to a birthday
party. She was not going to be a
Navy nurse. She had not been
mugged. She had not been robbed
Of any Of her cash birthday party
gift. However, she had been beaten
up and kicked in the stomach. But
her common-law husband had done
it. She had been hanging around a
tavern where he worked, had got
into an argument with him and had
had fight. Moreover, it seems that
she had a police record and had
three aliases.
This is the kind of thing Negroes
protest so vigorously in the han
ding Of crime news by the daily
press. In the first place, there is no
good reason for hanging a racial
tag on Negroes in crime news. The
papers do it to no other racial
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Warren Grissom Gets
Honorable Discharge

Warren Grissom, who has been
stationed at Camp Wheeler, Geor-
gia, has been honorably discharged
from the U. S. army because of a
physical disability. Mr.. Grissom ar
rived in the city Thursday, April
%, as a civilian. Before enlisting
in the army Mr.. Grissom was an
investigator for the Ramsey Coun-
ty Welfare Board. He is a gradu-
ate Of the University of Minnesota
and is a member Of Psi Chapter,
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Inquiring Dad in Alaska
Army Gets Double Talk

COLUMBUS.-Pvt. Lewis Stein
metz. somewhere in Alaska, is going
to get some double talk in the next
letter he receives from home.
He recently wrote his wife anx-
iously asking about the baby they
had been expecting.
What color hair has he? What
color eyes has he? Who does he
look Hke?" were Private Steinmetz'
queries.
Mrs. Steinmetz became the moth
or Of the city's first 1913 set Of twins.
He" has blue eyes and black hair
and so has she.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Trustees Entertain
Ushers

The ushers and their wives of St.
Leonard's Catholic Church were
the guests of Father Hirman and
the Trustees of the Church, at a
steak dinner held at the Rectory,
Thursday evening. The evening
was enlivened by impromptu
speeches, community singing and
games. Because everyone present
had a very enjoyable time it was
decided to make this an annual
event.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
]. H. Burrel FGrnilY
BUSY in Wur Work

Mrs. J. H. (Mayme) Burrell,
3545 Fourth Ave. S., solicitor in
the second War Bond drive, has re-
ported the sale of $1,225 dollars in
her block.
Mr.. Burrell, a Past Commander
of Charles Young Camp No. 20,
Spanish American War veterans,
has received his certificate, helmet,
arm band and gas mask for Air
Raid Warden in the same block No.
6 of the Fifth Ward.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Mack ID. Carter
Dies

Mack D. Carter, TIT Rondo ave-
nue., died Monday, May 8, at his
home after being in i'll health for
about three years. Mr.. Carter was
a Red Cap at the Union Station for
the past twenty-five years.
Born November q, 1880, in
Paris, Texas, he came to the city
to make his home about twenty
five years ago.
Survivors include a brother, Mym
Carter, ST., niece, Leantha Carter
Porter, nephew, Mym Carter, Jr.,
nephew, Melvin Carter, great
nephew, Henry Moore, Jr., and two
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Mary Carter
and Mrs. Leantha Scott.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, May 6, at 2:30 p. m.
Rev. s. E. Ware, pastor of Pilgrim
Baptist Church, conducted the ser
vices. Interment was in Oakland
cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Lucy Jones Awarded
Pride Of West Quilt

Mrs. Lucy Jones, 1882 Fourth
Ave. s., was awarded the quilt Civ
en- by the Pride of the West Chap
ter, o. E. s., at the May Tea held
last Sunday. On the program, Mrs.
Beaulah Mitchell and Mrs. E. L.
Sims gave readings, Rev. H. W.
Bolts, Jr., sang. Mrs. Lucille Shiv-
ers, grand matron of the Minnesota
Jurisdiction, o. E. s., poured tea.
Mrs. Mitchell is Worthy Matron of
Pride of the West chapter.
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John B. Elliot,
so Years Resident,
Dead at II

J. B. Elliot, age 70, 3009 Gar
field, died Tuesday, April %, at the
Asbury Hospital. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, April 81, at St.
Peters A. NJ. E. Church, with Rev.
erend A. ]. Ervine officiating.
Those surviving are a niece and
nephew, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Will
son of Peoria, Illinois, and a
nephew, Mr.. A. B. Wingfeld of De-
troit, Michigan. Interment was in
Crystal Lake cemetery. Mr.. Elliot
was a resident of Minneapolis for
fifty years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Deal in Pigs With
Wife Benefits Him

VICI, OKLA.-It was a good
deal in pigs that George Morris
made with his wife.
She had a SOW that was expect
ing and Morris suggested he
should have one Of the pigs.
Jokingly Mrs. Morris said she
would give him "all over seven"
The SOW came through with 20
pigs.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07

evening, May 9, at 8 o'clock at the
Radisson Hotel ballroom.
The occasion is a May Day Vic
tory Rally sponsored by the local
organization of the Communist
party, and will be built around the
theme of the Opening Of the Sec
ond Front to make Victory possible
for the United Nations in 1943."
This is Mr.. Browder's first ap-
pearance in the state in five years.
Speaking with him will be Robert
J. Kelly, popular trade unionist,
candidate for Alderman in the
4th Ward. Mr.. Browder is the au-
thor of q recent best-seller, "Vic-
tory-and After"
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Rose ZONES Is Dead
Crispus Attuclcs Home
Inn0te Dies

John Scott, 10 years old, resi-
dent of the Crispus Attacks Home,
469 Collins street, died Wednesday,
May s, at noon at the Home after
being in failing health for some
time.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Deem
Der rs, 1872, he came to the city
to make his home in 1907.
Survivors include a brother,
Joseph Scott of Chicago; niece,
Mrs. Florence Logan and other
relatives.
Other funeral arrangements not
completed at press time. Brooks
Funeral Home, 697 Rondo avenue,
is in charge Of arrangements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
BOhanOn To Be
Nominated For
Conference Post

1t is reported that the name M.
Leo Bohanon, Minneapolis social
work executive, will be offered as
candidate for the vice-presidency
of the Minnesota Conference of So
cial Work at the annual meeting
which is being held this week in st.
Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07

Lieut.. John r. Thomas, we'll
known MinneapolitAn, who re-
eeived his commission upon gradu-
alton from the Officers Candidate
School at Fl. Benning, Ca in
March is now stationed with the
971 Air Base Battalion at Camp
Butner, N. C.
During a furlOugh in MinneapO-
lis recently, Ii. Thomas was mar
ried to Miss Harriet Larson Of Min
neapOlis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
Earl BrOwder,
Communist Leader,
Speaks May 9

Earl Browder, General Secretary
IF the Communist Party and twice
unning mate of James w. Ford,
Negro Presidential candidate, will
speak in Minneapolis on Sunday
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Minneapolis
Voters . . .

who won't to know what cmdi-
dates WANT their votes win
find such candidates ore udver-
Using In this issue.
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Edward Carr
Injuries Self

Edward Carr, 1906 9Th Ave. N,
war plant worker, is confined to
Fairview Hospital. He injured his
right leg in a fall Saturday.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-05-07
State Farmer-LabOr
Secretary Forum
Speaker Sunday

Mrs. Vlena +. Johnson, secretary
of the State Farmer-Labor Associa-
ton, will be the principal speaker
at the Sunday Forum at Halle Q.
Brown House, May 9, at 4 p. m.
She will speak on 'The Poll Tax
Versus Democracy"
This meeting is being sponsored
by the Twin Cities Division of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers and the ladies' auxiliaries.
Rose Jones Is Dead
Rose Jones, 248 E. Fillmore
street, died Friday, April 30, at
Ancker hospital. Born in Balti-
more, Maryland, IS years ago, Mrs.
Jones had been a resident of the
city for the past fifteen years.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, May 4, at 2 p. m. with Rev.
LaGrone, officiating, assisted by
Elder Archie Page and Rev. Clar-
ence T. r. Nelson. Interment was
in Elmhurst cemetery.
Her only survivor is her hus-
band, William Jones.
Evening star., 1943-07-17

Ldst-nnute changes In radio pro- eAr,,pnAx
grams sometimes reach The Star S@'oNSN'
too late for correction that day. July II, 1943
Evening star., 1943-07-17
NationaIistic Trend
In u. ). Is Revealed
By British Survey
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

The British government. through
its information services, is increas-
ing its efforts to gauge the trends
of public opinion In the United
States.
Officers of the British political
information service are travelling,
around the country, contracting po-
litical bosses" talking to repre-
sentative citizens and to the man
in the street" These particular
tours are more for the purpose Of
gathering information than for dis
pensing propaganda.
In Washington, British repre-
sentatives are particularly active
among newspapermen and poll
ticians.
The British diplomatic effort is
we'll organized and there is a mini
mum of overlapping. Lord Halifax
entertains administration bigwigs
and Senators of both political par
ties at little informal gatherings.
Staff Gathers Details.
Members of his staff and Of the
various missions gather in lesser
lights from the Government agen-
cies, the newspaper and congress
sional circles.
At small gatherings which include
British and Americans the conver-
sation inevitably turns on Anglo
American cooperation and on the
influence the next election may have
on international policies.
This does not mean that the
British government is attempting to
mix actively in Americas political
life. Its representatives are trying,
however, to find out whether a pres
idential candidate who stands for
global cooperation on the basis
outlined by Vice President Wallace
would be able to defeat a more
nationalistic candidate.
Some members OF Congress, par
ticularly those from the Middle
West say they are receiving mail
which clearly indicates a rising tide
OF nationalism among their con-
stituents. Hundreds of letters have
been coming in expressing the same
thoughts in different ways.
Self Interest Stressed.
The theme song is when Is the
United States going to look after its
own lnterests?" Many of the let
ters contain quotations from sol.
diers who have returned from sta
tions abroad and who compare un-
favorably what they have seen
abroad to their own homes and op-
portunities.
Some British observers are
alarmed at the reports of the rising
tide of nationalism in the United
States and see in it a threat to the
more advanced of the plans for
global cooperation in all fields.
Other British observers, who
have been living in this country for
some time, accept as inevitable the
fact that the United States will be =
come now increasingly nationahstic.
Far from being alarmed by this
trend they believe that a strongly
nationalistic America will remain
armed and will be a guarantee for
world peace. even though she NAV
not cooperate fully in the globel
plans of the advanced British and
American thinkers.
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