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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Pullman POrters
Control Contracts
Worth 20 Million

New York City.-In commenting
on the scope of the organization
and wage agreements of the Broth
erhood of Sleeping Car Porters, A.
Phillip Randolph, international
president, pointed out that the
union controls, owns and policies
wage contracts that are worth more
than 20 million dollars annually.
These contracts are held with the
Pullman company, Burlington
Lines, Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul
and Pacific railroad, the 500 Line,
the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road, the Alton railroad, the Illinois
Central, the International Great
Northern, the Missouri Pacific, the
Southern Pacific, and a number of
others.
Not the crossing of a It." the
dotting of an 81" or the shifting of
a comma can be made in any of
these contracts except in confer
ence between the railway carriers
and the Brotherhood, stated Ran
dolph.
He continued that the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters pro-
duces more new money for the
maintenance of Negro institutions
such as the church, fraternal lodges,
schools, homes, papers, ETC., than
any other single Negro agency to-
day.
This achievement, he concluded,
is the result of II years of the hard
est struggle, sacrifice and suffering
of the leaders and members of this
great movement and its pioneering
has been the inspiration and incen-
tive for the organization of Negro
workers into practically all other
trade unions that now exist.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30

Mrs. Walter L. Plummer, former
ly of $50 Iglehart avenue, died
Wednesday, April 81, at the State
Hospital at st. Peter, Minnesota.
Her body was brought to St. Paul
on Easter Sunday.
Born in st. Louis, Missouri, 70
years ago, Mrs. Plummer had been
a resident of the city for more than
forty years. She had been in fail
ing health for the past five years.
She was a member of Como Temple,
Daughter Elks.
Her husband, Walter l. Plummer,
arrived in the city Wednesday, April
%, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday, May /, at 1890 a. m. at St.
Peter Claver Church. Interment
will be in Calvary cemetery.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
May Tea Sunday

Pride of the West Chapter No. 9,
o. E. s., will have a May tea Sun
day, May 2, at the home of Mrs.
Phelix Fogg, 1928 Elliot Ave., from
4 to 6 p. m. The public is cordially
invited. The name of the person to
whom a quilt will be given from
the Chapter will be announced.
Mrs. Jennie Tucker is chairman.
Mrs. Beulah E. Mitchell is Worthy
Matron of Pride of the West.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Mrs. Elizabeth
Boldly Invests
$500 i'm Bonds

Mrs. Gertrude Boldly, GOT st. An
thony Ave-, st. Paul, was the
largest individual buyer in the re-
cent St. Paul War Bond campaign
headed by Mrs. Mable Harris, 445
N. Kent st.
Mrs. Harris led the Victory Aide
team including Mrs. Blance Daw-
kins, Mrs. Ruth Grice and Mrs.
Anna Chambers, under the direction
of Mrs. L. A. Palumbo, captain of
her district. They made their goal
100 per cent in the door-to-door
canvass of thci- area. -
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Annuul Memorial and
Thanksgiving Services
Plonned

The joint committee for the an
nual Memorial and Thanksgiving
services Of the Twin Cities u. B. F.
and S. M. T. organizations met
Monday evening, April 26, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Crump,
951 Aldrich Avenue North, Mime
apolis.
According to J. w. Pate, National
Deputy Grand Master of the Order,
this years services will be held the
fourth Sunday in May at one Of the
st. Paul churches.
This Memorial and Thanksgiving
service is held throughout the coun-
try on this date.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Wis. Governors Refusal to
Send Negro Back to Alabama
Draws Fire of SOutherner

Montgomery, Ala.-According to
the Associated Press Governor
Chauncey Sparks charged Cover
nor Walter S. Goodland of Wiscon-
sin Friday with Islander against
the state Of Alabama" in connec-
ton with the Wisconsin executives
refusal to honor an extradition
warrant.
at is regretted very much that
your actions suggest prejudice,
bias and animosity toward the
state of Alabama" Sparks said in
a telegram to Goodland after the
latter had turned down an extradi-
ton application for Lively Lewis,
an escaped convict.
Governor Goodland said in Madi-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Religion Gets Him
Into Draft Trouble

CoEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO
Because his religion forbade the
pricking of the skin even SO
much as a finger prick, to draw
blood for an army test-Carroll
Pratt Taylor, 20, got in trouble
with his draft board. He was ar.
rested by FBI agents on a charge
Of draft evasion when he did not
report for a physical examination.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
ANNIVERSARY TEA

The Auxiliary to Dining Car En-
ployees' Union, Local Sic, will have
its Fifth Anniversary Tea at the
Sterling Club, Sunday, May 2, from
four to seven. Mrs. Harry Brown
is chairman of the committee
Adyt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Bannarn Wins
Painting Prize

Pvt. Henry W. (Mike) Bannarn,
formerly of Minneapolis, now sta
toned at a South Carolina Army
camp, won a $50 first prize for his
water color painting Swamp Wa
ter" at an exhibition of paintings
by Negro Artists of America being
held at Atlanta University, Atlanta,
Ca, from April 4 to May 2.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30

A sure way to keep up with the
service men in their travels on the
road to Berlin and Tokyo is to sub
scribe to this paper.
Each week readers hear from
some Of the familiar people who
are with Uncle Sans servieemen.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Sheilo Light
Loses &c" Cos
Rution Book

Sheila J. Light, 1858 Fourth Ave.
s., war worker at Twin Cities Ord
nance plant, was deprived of her
&C" gasoline rations Monday when
the consolidated ration boards panel
on violations, found she had been
using the &C" gasoline for pleasure
driving.
Miss Light had the doubtful dis
tinction of being the first T. C. o. P.
employee to be charged with ration
violation.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
NAACP Board
Meeting May 3
at Wheatley

The monthly board meeting of the
Minneapolis Branch NAACP will
be held Monday, May 8, at 1880
p. m. at Phyllis Wheatley House.
The monthly forum for May and
the membership drive will be dis
cussed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
AnOka People
Honor Horn

Five hundred citizens Of Anoka
honored Charles L. Horn, president
of Federal Cartridge Corp, Thurs
day night, April %, at a banquet
at the Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis.
Buy Your Bond TodayI
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Compact
Concise
Readable

Was how Lieut.. John F. Thomas
described the opinion Of this paper
as expressed by fellow soldiers at
Fort Benning, Ca, to this paper.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Washington. ThomGs
Noned to Hines
Tov,oy,,sTRaa

Mayor Marvin Kline of Mime
apolis has named a city-wide day
to study the problems of Juvenile
delinquency. On the committee of
100 prominent citizens named were
Charles W. Washington and Henry
Thomas.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Cuneru Club
Meets

Shutters are clicking. Cameras
are grinding. Projectors are hum
ming at the Halle @. Brown Cam
era club meetings. A vocational
guidance film was shown Monday,
April &c, through the courtesy Of
s. Vincent Owens, executive secre-
tary of the st. Paul Urban League.
If interested in kodaking either
stills or movies, come and join the
Camera club-meetings every Mon
day at 500 p. m. at Halle Q. Brown
House.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30
Mrs. Wulter L. Plunmer
Dies at st. Peter

Buy Your Bond TOdayi
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-30

Increased buying power of the Ne
gro family is putting thousands of
dollars in the pockets of local mer-
chants who appreciate this revenue
and SOME who do not. You can be
sure you are trading with the right
merchant when you see his Ad in this
paper.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24
South School
Pupils Present
Xmas Operetta

Over sixtv elementary school
students took part in "The Magi's
Gift" a successful Christmas Oper-
eta presented in two acts at
South. Grammar School, Tuesday
night. Miss Margaret Steadman
was director and Miss Lois Wiese
in charge of costuming.
The cast of characters follows:
"The Watchman", Douglas McEu-
en-: Mary, Marylyn Carrel;
Harold, Charles Appel; MAR
garet'', Pauline Appel; "Ann"
Betty Ann Long; "The Good
Dame, Betty Harold; "Elsbeth".
Bonnye Mcfarland; "Thomsa
Moreley'', Robert Ferguson;
Tom, Raymond Campbell "Sir
Arthur Hertford", Bill Steward;
The Mummers-'Father Christ
mas, Kent McEuen; '"St. George,
Buddy Kenworthy; "The Turk,
Oscar Bueno; "The Crusader.
Tommy Shoemaker; "The Fool,
Charles lies. Characters in the
Nativity Play: "First Shepherd,
Fred Appel; Second Shepherd,
George Dempster; Third Shep-
herd, Lyle Rogers; "First Wise
man.. Nelson Gammon Second
Wiseman', Jimmy Vidano; Third
Wiseman". Yazbik Daw; Angel
Virginia Lettering; Mary, Anne
Jellison.
Choruses were as follows:
Carol Singers: Joan McEueh'
Nancy Novel;, Marjorie Livings-
ton. Billy McMullen, Jewel Smith,
velma Trout, Margaret Dawson,
Mary Lou Dobson, Earlene Maui
din. Esperans Daw, Helen Wuertz,
Ress Nassau, Jane Chapman, Mel
va Lee Akers, Jackie lies, Rhama
Sturgeon, Patsy Johnson, Ruin
Carter.
Angels: Sylvia Sue Fay, Eliza
hatb Tr,litt, Elaine Kent, Gertrude
Keith. Joveta Langford, Margaret
kirkland. Diana Mirkin, Kathleen
McCleery, Margaret Higgenboth-
am. :. o,,-
Morrice Dancers: Coralie Clark
Wavne Clark, Olga Valencia Billy
Ferguson, Pearl Dugan' TommS
Clark. II,
strolling Musicians: Anne 'ei,
lison, Alice Loucks' haSinoiiu
Page, Buddy Kyser.
Personnel of Orchestra: FIRST
Violin: Buddy Kenworthy, Kent
McEuen, Jack Stonehocker; Sec
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24
Rainbow Girls
Feted Monday
At Yates Home

Mrs. c. J. Yates, mother advisor
of Coolidge Rainbow Girls, was
hostess to members of the local
chapter for a Christmas party in
her home on Monday evening.
A Christmas tree highlighted the
evening, during which Christmas
carols were sung, followed by
gift exchange, and refreshments.
Guests were Frances (Chula)
Borree, Rose Lee Cohen, Mary
Britain, Susie Titus, Beulah Bryce,
Betty Elkins, Elmerita Nafziger,
Lee Ella Odom, Betty Clark, La
Verne Odom, Pauline Appel, Helen
Darlington, Velma Trout, Betty
Ruth Moody, Jackie lies, Betty
June Yates, Evelyn Trout, Gloria
Kenworthy, Helen Anderson and
Benny Boone.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24
Woodmen Circle
Holds Xmas Party

A large group of women of
Woodmen Circle, Grove 70, met at
the home of Mrs. r. F. Shaw for
a pot luck supper and Christmas
party on Monday night. There
was gift exchange during the
evening. Mrs. Rebecca Wilson of
Phoenix, state manager, was
present.
A Christmas party was given
for Junior members of the group
at Mrs. 'Shaw's home Monday af-
ternoon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

ond Violin: Kathleen McCleery,
Joveta Langford; Viola: Anne
Jellison; Cello: Rosalie Perkins;
First Clarinet: Sam Layn, Bill
Steward; Second Clarinet: Ray
mond Campbell; Saxaphone: Eliz-
abeth Truitt; First Cornet: George
Dempster, Erling Blackwater;
Second Cornet: Robert McKech-
ME, Edgar Aros, Oscar Bueno;
Piano: Alice Loucks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

who enlisted in Phoenix in June,
was enrolled in the training cen
ter in August where he attended
aviation ordinance school. He
will now be transferred to a nav
al unit afloat or to another shore
station for further instruction.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

LESTER JOHNSON, S 2/c,
writes his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Johnson from an undisclos-
ed overseas location that ''the
fellows had little program yester
day, where everybody watched the
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24
SGT. THOMAS 3. SMITH

rived Sunday from Camp Granite,
California. to spend three days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Boyd Smith.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

lows for herOiSm." Lester recent
ly saw J. r. Nottingham, S lie,
while enroute overseas and the
latter, who was here last week Oh
furlough, brought home first hand
news of young Johnson.
ANDREW GUNSOLUS, GIN. SIC,
is here from overseas on Is day
furlough to visit his uncle and
aunts. He made his home in
Coolidge for several years before
entering service and is a cousin
of Floyd Gunsolus, F SIC.
PFC. JACK WRIGHT, marine
corps, has been transferred from
Mohave, California, to Norman,
Oklahoma, for advanced training
as an aviation machinist's mate.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
C. Wright of Valley Farms.
cpl. DON GREGG, writes from
somewhere in the Aleutians that
he is "well pleased with the prompt
delivery of the Coolidge Examiner
since getting it air mail. I am
pretty we'll up on the local hap
penings there now. l would like
to say hello to all the boys abroad
until we meet again in good old
Coolidge" Cpl. Gregg is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gregg.
S/SGT. ANDREW DALEY, re
Gently sent home from overseas
because of wounds, writes friends
at the Helen Dawson Ranch that
he "really does enjoy reading the
Examiner. You don't know how
much it helps the fellows over
seas. | hope all the Coolidge fam
lilies with boys overseas will see
that they get their hometown
paper" Daley is in an army hos
pital in California. He is a col
ored boy, who was employed for
six years on the Dawson Ranch.
oHLAND UPTON, S 2/c, left
Monday to report for duty at Haw-
thorne, Nevada, after spending
nine day leave with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Upton and
family at their ranch home.
CPL. WILLIAM o. MOORE, ma
rine corps, received his first fur
Tough this month since his enlist
ment in December, 1941.-8 days
which he spent with his grand
mother, Mrs. Gatha Richmond in
Oklahoma. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moore and son
Herschel started to meet him
there, had wreck near Deming,
New Mexico, which caused Mr..
Moore and son to return home,
while Mrs. Moore continued via
train and arrived in time to spend
four days with her son before he
had to report for duty at New
River, North Carolina, where he
has been stationed for the past
IS months. He sent word home
that he had been receiving the
Examiner, which he
enjoys reading, but as
yet, has not received the Christmas
Edition, which he expects is wait
ing for him at camp and to which
he is looking forward. Moore has
made his home in Coolidge, since
1888.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24
EMMETT ALLEN NEIGHBORS

EMMETT ALLEN NEIGHBoRS,
son of Mrs. Margie Neighbors, was
recently graduated from the naval
air technical training center, Nor
man, Oklahoma, with the rating
of seaman first class, according
to an announcement of the Elev-
enth Naval District. Neighbors,
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

Captain pin a medal on two fell
lows for heroism." Lester recent
ly saw J. r. Nottingham, S lie,
while enroute overseas and the
latter, who was here last week Oh
furlough, brought home first hand
news of young Johnson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

D Ina Reed, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Reed, is convalescing
from influenza.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

ANDREW GUNSOLUS, GIN. &c,
is here from overseas on Is day
furlough to visit his uncle and
aunts. He made his home in
Coolidge for several years before
entering service and is a cousin
of Floyd Gunsolus, F SIC.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

PFC. JACK WRIGHT, marine
corps, has been transferred from
Mohave, California. to Norman
Oklahoma, for advanced training
as an aviation machinist's mate
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. s
C. Wright of Valley Farms.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-12-24

OHLAND UPTON, S 2/c, left
Monday to report for duty at Haw-
thorne, Nevada, after spending
nine day leave with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Upton and
family at their ranch home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-14
Hit
In Turret Is
Lucky Guy
BY DOROTHY WILLIAMS

OHlteu EFSbS 6tALk Correspondent
Washington, Oct. IL - Cup -
Blasted through the top Of his tail
gunner's turret by O direct hit from
q 20 MN. Nazi cannon, staff Sgt.
Paul 3. Standard, %, flew for In
terminable minutes 22.500 feet above
Germany, with the upper half Of his
body protruding from o hberator
bomber.
Standard, multi decorated flier
from Memphis, Tenn, told the story
today at Walter Reed hospital,
where he Is recovering from Its ex-
perience.
Only the fact that his left foot
caught In the gun controls saved
him from being shot, projectile-
fashion, completely through the tur-
ret roof.
Standard was weakened from an
impact so intense 1t inbedded the
contents Of his pocket deep In his
left hip.
II tried TO crawl back into the tur-
ret, but the winds were too strong"
Standard said. 1T was like q tug
Of war with the suction Of the whip
stream, trying to pull me free from
the plane. couldn't fight It,"
Then Technical Sgt. Floyd H.
Mabee, Of Lafayette, N. j., waist
gunner, one OF. the six crew mem
bers wounded by the same German
fighter, crawled to Standards res
cue.
"Mabee pulled me back in the
ship" Standard recounted. He
! slapped an auxiliary oxygen mask
over my face"
Aid Administered
With Lieut.. Edmund j. jamie, Mil
waukee, Wis, the bonlbardier, Ma
bee covered Standards wound with
sulfanilamide powder and dragged
the tail gunner to hole in the
planes side.
They had to stop the bleeding
somehow" Standard explained.
They showed me in position so the
wound would be against the hole
and the frigid air outside woEld
seal the veans.
"It,s 40 to SO degrees below zerc
up there, you know. We'd never been
told to do that in first aid, but y6u
hit on ideas like that when it's
q case Of life and DEATH" ~
There were no narcotics to ease
Standards pain. The hypodermic
needles were frozen and efforts OF
his crewmates TO thaw them in theiI
mouths proved futile.
II lay there for two hours and Il
minutes until we reached England,
Standard continued. "Mabee and
jamie massaged my hands TO keeT
the circulation going"
That was last March IS right
after Standard had got his third
NaL plane In q few minutes time
on Q bombing mission over sub.
marine installations at Vegesack
Germany. Those tire downef
Nazl fighters brought Slankardi
total 70 II planes shot down aIlt
six or eight probahles.
Standard now 1 8 undergoing
series Of operations % restore flesl
and function % he wounded hlp
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-14
WAR TIME HEALTH COLUMN
Teen-Age War Workers Require
Special Care And Consideration
BY Calbralth

nanded and put on file. But these
legal restrictions only indicate Q
general framework-and each plant
has individual problems to solve
within 1t In relation to Its young
workers.
FOOD DEMANDS
Since the young worker Is In the
very midst Of adolescence, his food
demands are larger than those Of
an adult whose height and meas
urements may correspond with his,
Growth requires additional calories,
vitamins, and minerals. It Is ex-
tremely important that the young
workers secure an adequate lunch
on the job-either in company res
taurants, or In a box brought from
home. This lunch should contain
plenty Of protein, fruits, vegetables
and milk, giving these foods pre-.
cedence over any quick-acting but
less valuable foods, such as carbo-
hydrates.
The matter Of rest and recreation
must necessarily be directed In part
for the young worker, whose judge
ment and experience are inevitably
not UP to q wise handling Of leisure
time. Again. because he Is growing
rapidly as well as working hard, the
youthful war worker needs ut least
eight hours Of sleep q night, periods
Of work broken by frequent rest
periods, and some help in choosing
and pursuing recreation-sports,
social life, creative activities, etc.
He Is capable OF tremendous work.
ing performance In spurts, but has
not the endurance power Of the ma
tured worker, Q fact which employ
ers and foremen should take into
account.
ADULT RESPONSIBILITY
Phychologically, the young work
erS. by reason Of rapid physical.
mental, and emotional changes,
need much help and understanding
In making the many adjustments de-
making the many adjustments de-
manded Of all adolescent. Obvious
ly, they are less prudent and proner
to- accident than adults-aIid there
fore are O responsibility to their en-
ployer. requiring wise counsel and
safeguards against hazard. They
learn new techniques quickly, and
are as speedy at acquiring bad
habits o good ones.
In addition TO regular medical
check-upS, the young worker must
have professional psychological and
social guidance, understanding OF
uneven performance, and health
full working conditions, for he Is
the man who must be ready 70
build the peacetime world. when
the war is over. Provided he Is given
understanding and supervision, he
may in many capacities serve with
benefit and honor to himself and
his country.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-14
MARRIAGE ala
ARMY FASHION
Groom Gets Hour Leave Of
Absence for Ceremony;
Returns to Drill

New Haven, Conn, October IL. -
Marriages are made In Heaven but
for Aviation Cadet saul Ducksteili
Of New York City, q communications
student at the Yale Air Forces
Training Command Technical
School. his was made ION the
double"
Excused from q mid-week morn
ing's hour drill, 22-year-old Cadet
Duckstein gave his belt q final polish
and his shoes q last minute brush
off before hurrying to New Ravens
city hall. At 10 q. m. he met his
parents, his fiance Of year, Miss
Dorothy Rebitch, l9-year-old Brook
lyn (New York; college student, and
her parents. Precious minutes licked
away as O marriage license, waivers
and other necessary papers were
filled out before o justice Of the
peace was rounded up and the couple
II dood It."
At 1880, less than an hour after he
had left his barracks, Cadet Duck
stein was back In the cadet area
standing at rigid attention In Q reg
llarly scheduled formation. Mean
while, the brides and the respective
parents headed for New York and
home. "There wasn't time to be-
come nervous" the groom said later.
Inability Of the bride to leave Inn
portant college studies at any other
time, plus the fact that the grooms
presence at the AAF School at Yale
marked the first time Cadet Duck
stein had been so near to home,
were the reasons for the rapid con-
summation Of the long-planned
marriage. Previous stations during
his years Army service were Lowry
Field, Colo, and Boca Ration, Fla.