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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Joseph Bib in the
Pittsburgh Courier

A thousand million dollars and
more is the staggering amount of
insurance that the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company has writ
ten on the lives of colored Ameri-
cans. This company, now celebrat-
ing its 18th anniversary, styling it
"The Diamond Celebration, has col
lected millions of dollars in
premium income from it's policy
holders of the humble colored race.
Some years ago its president boldly
and audaciously declared that it did
not employ colored people and did
not deem it good policy to do so.
Nothing has happened to indicate
a change in policy Notwithstanding
the liberal changes in employment
policies throughout the nation. The
Metropolitan remains austere,
adamant and uncompromising. Now
this same company advertises to
the world, through the media of
white newspapers, that at is de-
termined to make the future
brighter than the past" and admits,
according to its talented ad writer,
that "No business, perhaps,
touches the lives and aspirations of
millions of people more closely
than ours"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Criticism of
Our Leaders

We Negroes are so eager at all
times to criticize our leaders with
out knowledge of the fights they
make for the well being of other
members of our race. For instance,
most of US say, 81 wouldn't use
colored doctor or a colored lawyer
or a colored teacher or l wouldn't
trade with a colored grocer or a
colored druggist. There are many
other expressions we make deroga-
tory to our leaders, and yet every
day we are complaining about our
conditions.
Now, who is striving and fighting
for our equality these same col
ored doctors, lawyers, teachers,
grocers, druggists, newspapers, etc.
Do we ever question ourselves or
wonder how these people have
reached their goal? No! Have we
ever wondered why we are enjoying
just few of the privileges of the
other races, why we are being hired
in all phases of work all over the
United States? It is not because
all of the whites have changed their
minds about US on their own, but
because our Negro leaders have
never ceased fighting and working
while we who criticize are sleeping,
eating, and enjoying other recrea-
tions.
Yes! Those of US who are not
qualified for leadership and who do
not have the power to follow well
work hard, too. But when our days
work is ended, we can rest, most
of US, while the burden Of securing
better positions or lettering our iv-
ing standards rests on the shoulders
Of our leaders whose days work
never ends.
We complain when, we as indi-
viduals, are not put in certain posi-
lions because we have known one
Of these leaders socially, but we
don't realize that he has a job to
do or whether we would be quail
fed to fill any position given US,
or whether we would make those
who place US in these positions, glad
they chose US, or sorry.
Why not try to be q good fol-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23

Editors Note: The victory for
the bill which in the passage lost
only the advertising clause was a
-
concrete example of what deter
mined and organized people can &C.
cOmplish when a cause is worthy
and when the press, daily and
weekly, prints the news even ii
such news uncovers current pOliti-
cally popular lawmakers.
Our editorial on the victory will
appear in next weeks paper at
which time we will pay this news
papers respects to those who
helped-and those who attempted
to hinder progress toward full de-
mOcracy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Cush Gift Given to
Brunch Librury

A fifteen-dollar cash gift was
presented to the new library station
at Halle @. Brown House at the
opening last week. The gift from
B. M. Henderson, presented by
Maceo v. Littlejohn, was in men,
Dry of Mr.. Henderson's father.
During the program Miss Perry
Jones from the Central library said
that every branch had its own indi-
yiduality and that it would be in
teresting to see what course the
Halle branch would follow.
Miss I. Myrtle Garden, House
Director, urged members of the
community to avail themselves of
this new service, based on the need
in the community.
Mrs. Frances Hughes, librarian,
recommends Richard Wright's
Twelve Million Black Voices" as
one of the books worth reading.
Friends Of the Library" recent
ly organized, will meet Monday,
April 26, at 1880 p. m. Those inter
ested are invited to join.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Talmage Carey
Wins Ordnance
Plant Promotion

Talmage B. Carey, former Hen
nepin county deputy sheriff, who
has been assistant supervisor of
the service department at the Fed
eral Cartridge Corp. operated
Twin Cities Ordnance plant at New
Brighton, has been promoted to
conference training leader, a new
position, it was learned this week.
In a competitive examination
and course in which 26 employees
participated for the new positions
Carey is reported to have been
among the top three.
Carey, father of a soldier son
in the South Pacific, has been at
Twin Cities Ordnance plant for
several months as assistant to
John W. Pate, first Negro depart
ment head in any war plant in the
United States.
Carey's promotion adds another
important job to the large number
already held by Negro employees
of the Federal Cartridge Corp,
Twin Cities Ordnance Plant.
No war plant in the country
compares even closely with Twin
Cities Ordnance plant in the num-
Der of type Of positions held by
Negroes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Women's Council Met
April Is

The St. Paul Women's Council
held its last monthly meeting at
Halle Q. Brown House Monday,
April 10, at 1880 p. m. Committee
chairmen named for the all-day
conference to be held June IS this
year are: Miss I. Myrtle Garden,
program; Mrs. Louis Cason, ex-
hibits; Mrs. Cora Cuthbert Vaughn,
dinner. Mrs. Wanda Owens, presi-
dent, impressed the women with
the Importance Of keeping interest
up on the home front while the war
being fought on the battle front.
She further stated that women who
are unemployed must carry the load
for those who are employed and
make this June 10 conference valu-
able to them.
The next meeting of the Council
will be. Thursday, May 6, at 1:15
D. m.
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PREFERRED
MERCHANTS
FIVE STAR FIRMS

This newspaper considers its ad-
vertisers five star firms which ap-
preciate and solicit the patronage
and support of readers Of this
paper.
Abromavock Hdwe., Apparel Ex-
change, Berdes Food Market, Boyd
Service Station, Breier's Clothing
Co., Brooks Funeral Home, Brooks
Obits, Camphor M. E. Church, Clef
Club, Commerce Liquor, Diamond
Grocery, Dolquist Linoleum, Dun
bar Cafe, Fashion Hat Shop, Gard
ner's DIX, Gopher Lodge, Harry's
Cash Market, Jim's Place, Kol R.
Co., Ben Myers, Pilgrim Baptist
Church, Posey Shop, Rite Liquor.
Robinson's Clothing Co., Roths-
child's, St. James A. M. E. Church,
B. E. Scott, Sirott Center Pharm-
acy, Summit Cleaners, Sweeney
Clothes Cleaners, Unidale Liquor,
U. S. Mail Order House, Walker
Hotel, Welcome Hall, Zinsmaster
Baking, Lazarus Loan Co., Fitz-
gerald Greeting, Fox Hat Store.
Elkhurst 47S6.
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ANNUAL ST. THOMAS STYLE
SHOW EASTER MONDAY NIGHT

be Clarence Johnson, piano player
and singer, featured in "Mr. Five
By Five" and Mrs. Helen Smith,
Miss Anne Horris and Minneapolis
three-year-old sensation, Jean Ma
pull, and James Gresham, soloists.
Songs will include Don't Get
Around Much Any More" "As Time
Goes By" and "Bye Bye Baby"
Miss Goodhue will do Lets Beat
Out Some Love-" in her inimitable
style.
From the beginning of the show
at 9 p. m. until the last strains of
the dance music, following the show
fade away, the committee promises
a Style Show Victory with Double
V. Advance sale tickets will be sole
at Phyllis Wheatley House, Dream
land Cafe and the Minneapolis
Spokesman office for 40 cents, in,
Guiding tax. Tickets at the door
will be 55 cents, including tax.
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S. A. StOckwen,
Famous Friend
of Negro, Dead

S. A. Stockwell, SO, of 21O3 Gar
field Ave, Minneapolis, humani-
tartan and Minnesota legislator for
many years, died Saturday.
Mr.. Stockwell's parents were
New England pioneers who moved
to Anoka in territorial days. He
was born in 1857, and moved to
Minneapolis in 1873. For years he
was in the insurance business.
In 1887 he married Maude Nc
Conkee, former school teacher here
and pioneer Sufragist.
Stockwell and his wife devoted
most of their life supporting In
dian relief, the Negro cause, CO.
operatives, public ownership, vari-
bus farm and labor movements, the
single-tax philosophy, the initia-
tive and referendum, American
Civil Liberties Union and Defense
If Political Prisoners.
He entered the Minnesota house
of representatives first in 1891,
served two sessions, and was out
until 1897.
He then served another term be-
fore entering the senate in 1898,
serving until 1902. In 1923 he re-
turned to the house and served
continuously until 1889, except for
one term in 1928.
Private funeral services were
held Wednesday. Memorial serv-
ces, open to the public, will be held
today friday at a p. m. at the
Unitarian Church, 1926 Harmon
Place.
Besides his widow, survivors in
clude two daughters, Mrs. William
T. Everts and Mrs. Hamilton W.
Baker, Chestnut Hills, Mass, a
brother, Walter L. Stockwell, Far
go, N. D., and a sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Granger, Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Plant Seeks
Workers In st.
Paul Fri. & Sat,

Philip Johnson, representative of
the Tacoma, Wash. Shelter Co.,
seeking Negro labor will be at the
U. S. Employment Office in St.
Paul from Friday morning to Sat-
urday noon.
Transportation will be paid and
within six months transportation
for dependents and personal be-
longings will be paid.
Time and one-half will be paid
for over 40 hours per week.
Any person interested should
call at the employment office and
ask for Philip johnson.
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VOL. 9, NO. 81.

Lillian Goodhue, former Turf
Club entertainer, will M. C. the st.
Thomas 10th annual style show
Easter Monday, April 26th, at Nor
way Hall, 29th and Chicago Ave-,
Minneapolis.
An entirely new type of glamor-
Gus and entertaining evening, strik-
ing a war note, is promised by the
style show committee, headed by
Mrs. Nettie Shepherd and Mrs.
Matte Corners.
Observers at a rehearsal this
week were thrilled at the military
scenes and captivating uniforms
creating an appropriate atmosphere
for the attractive models who will
parade to the rhythmic tunes of
Rock GAM and his syncopated or
chestra.
Between scenes, the audience will
be entertained by tap dancing,
torch singing and a drum and bugle
corps. Among the entertainers will
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Garden Club
Meeting to Be
Photographed

If you are in need of sound ad-
vice relative to arranging and
planting your Victory Garden, or
if you have lot of valuable ideas
that will help the other fellow, then
you should attend the next meeting
of the Minneapolis Garden Club
Thursday, April 20, TOO p. m.
(sharp) at the Hosmer Library
Branch, 36th and 4th Ave. S.
Miss Starr, branch librarian, is
arranging for a photographer to
take a picture of the meeting. The
Garden Club is seeking to interest
it's members in the Victory Garden
Contest sponsored by the Victory
Garden Committee of the Civilian
Defense Council. Information re-
garding the contest will be pre-
sented at the meeting Thursday
evening. A representative of the
Victory Garden committee is ex-
pected to visit the club at this
meeting.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
THE METROPOLITAN is
A MUTUAL COMPANY

Those entrenched interests in
America that have taken the col
ored Americans money, encour-
aged his patronage and then stead
lastly denied him the opportunity
to share in the benefits created
thereby are to a large degree re-
sponsible for the present shortcom-
ings and derelictions of these poor
people. This author has never lost
sight of this salient fact. Ameri-
can institutions in "pari delicto"
with the Metropolitan Insurance
Company are deeply indebted to
the colored American and are like
wise morally responsible for his
lack of prosperity and Substantial
progress, but the fact remains that
dark America will never be given
its rights until it boldly demands
and contends for them.
The Metropolitan Company
states that it "has always tried to
be a good citizen" Many a psalm
singing sinner has walled out the
same thing. That hollow cry has
rung out down through the ages
and it has been we'll declared that
"hell is paved with good inten-
tons" This much is an undisputed
verify. The great insurance COM
pany has received millions from US.
It has promptly paid it's claims, it's
true, but it is mutual company"
and its mutually in dealing with
US is like unto a right without
remedy-it is as if it were not.
When the Metropolitan ceases to
discriminate against US, who have
poured untold wealth into its cof-
fers, and deigns to deal with US as
it does with all others, then it will
be truly mutual company. All of
that high-sounding phraseology in
its advertisement concentrating
its 18th anniversary is naught but
weasel wording.
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Rev. Dissent to
INDIANAPOLIS

Rev. ]. Gershom Dasent, who for
the past eight weeks has conducted
a series of evangelist meetings at
345 E. 3sth st., will leave April II
for Indianapolis to do similar work
there.
Members of Beacon Light Seven
Day Adventist church Of which Rev.
Dasent was in charge while in Min
neapolis, expressed regret for his
leaving after such short but sue
cessful stay here. Nine converts
were baptized April II at the Stew
ems Avenue s. D. A. church, 9th
and Stevens Ave.
Rev. Dasent succeeded Rev. s. A.
Douglas at Beacon Light, who left
this city to accept a charge in Ar
kansas.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Union Good
Friday Service
Place Changed

The Good Friday union service
previously scheduled at St. Peter
A. M. E. Church, Minneapolis, at
8 p. m. will be held at another
church.
The place of the meeting could
not be ascertained at press time,
but was announced at the Thurs
day night service at Border Meth
odist Church.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
War Nursery
School Open

On Monday, April 10, the Halle
@. Brown nursery school was
placed on a paying basis. The type
of the school has been changed to
one for children of working par
ents. If the mother is employed or
f the father works at night and
must consequently rest during the
day, children may attend the school.
Relief on a free basis was the phil
osophy behind the no-fee WPA
school.
Nursery school directors hope
that parents have recognized the
real value in the nursery school
training over the nine years it has
been in operation. The true values
they believe are these: professional
care of children of nursery school
age; medical care and attention
here in the building to check symp-
toms; the sociallzlng influence upon
the child; training habits of sleep
ng, eating, health and play; nutri-
tious meals.
It is hoped parents will see these
values as against some inadequate
plan often made by parents for care
by individuals who have no mowl-
edge of child health or child care
malnutrition, ringworm and irregu-
lar habits often resulting in dis
astrous results costing in the long
run much more in terms of money
and anxiety.
Hours are $3.50 a. m. to $50 p. m.
through Saturday. Three meals are
served daily plus cod liver oil and
fruit juices.
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Compact
Concise
Readable.

Was how Lieut.. John F. Thomas
described the opinion Of this paper
as expressed by fellow soldiers at
Fort Benning, Ga, to this paper.
Lieut.. Thomas, here on leave,
said that while the larger papers
with their features, columnists,
were popular, he was agreeably
surprised how much reader interest
was manifested in this paper.
He attributed It to the compact
ness, conciseness and general read
ability" Of the paper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Easter Services at
Fourth Street
Church AuDay

Easter services at the Fourth
Street Church of God in Christ will
begin with Sunday School at 10
a. m. The sermon will be preached
at 80 a. m. Communion will fol-
low at 1890. The Easter program
will be presented at 8 p. m. under
the direction Of Miss Vertrell Blu
fo,.d
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
JOSEPH BIBB ATTACKS METROPOLITAN
INSURANCE COMPANY FOR ITS "LILY"
WHITE POLICY ON IT'S 18th BIRTHDAY

but would also appoint branch man
ayers, clericals and executives. If
this would happen "some aspira-
lions" that the ad writer referred
to would be fulfilled, some of the
hopes would be realized and "the
future would be made brighter
than any period in the past"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Ellss Hold Annual
Thanksgiving Service

The Twin City Elks held its An
nual Thanksgiving Service Sunday,
evening, at Pilgrim Baptist Church
at 8 p. m. Rev. s. E. Ware, pastor,
delivered the Thanksgiving ser
mon. Musical selections were rem
dered by Pilgrim Gospel Choir, un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Arlee
Harris Slaughter.
Minnehaha Temple presented
Daughter Myrtle Polk with a First
Aid Kit. Daughter Jean Waters
was the mistress Of ceremonies.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
to Hold
Third Quarterly
Meet April 20

The Minnesota Baptist Associa-
ion and its auxiliaries will hold
heir third quarterly board meeting,
Thursday, April 20, at Pilgrim Bap-
list Church, Central Ave. at Grotto,
st. Paul. Rev. H. W. Bolts is mod
orator, Mrs. Mayme Burrell is
president of the women's depart
ment. The meeting, to open at 1890
a. m, will close at $3.50 p. m.
The women's meeting will be held
at 1:15 pm. The Red Circle Girls
will be in charge of the s p. m. pro-
gram under the direction of Celesta
Griffin. The public is invited.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
News From
Our Brave
Service Men

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 servicemen.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23
Sunrise Easter
Service at Zion
BAPTIST Church

Rev. Henry W. Bolts Jr. will
preach the Easter sermon at the
early morning service, 6 a. m. at
Zion Baptist church, 1923 Lyndale
Ave. No., Minneapolis. The senior
choir will sing.
Sunday School and the presenta-
ton of Easter eggs will begin at
$50 a. m. Baptizing service, Eas-
ter music and a sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. Il. W. Bolts, ST., will be
presented at II a. m.
The Sunday Schools Easter pro-
gram by the children will be at 8
p. m. A dramatization Of "The
Resurrection of Christ" will be pre-
scented at 8 p. m. The public is
cordially invited.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23

lower? 1t has been said by some
one that "a good follower always
makes a good leader" Let's support
our leaders and groups who are
fighting for equality and justice!
W. BOOKER,
Minneapolis, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23

MAJOR CULBERSON
Minnesota on April 7 by J. Finley
Wilson, grand exalted ruler of the
Elks.
The new deputy made a flying
trip to Kansas City this weekend.
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NOW IS THE TIME
TO CHANGE POLICY

There was a time in the history
of Metropolitan, during its lean
days shortly after the Reconstruc-
ton period, when it was eager to
write insurance upon US. Our
money aided and abetted it Ito
emerge stronger than ever" We
were one Of the bridges that carried
it over the rocky seasons, but we
are almost always forgotten when
the disasters have been defeated
and destroyed. The Metropolitan,
with unlimited facilities for gath
ering facts and admitting that it
is ats plain duty to those people
to fulfill their Dreams" must COM
prehend and understand that the
colored American, outside Of pay
ing his insurance premiums, is also
paying his taxes to finance the war
and is shedding his blood to help
win it. If there was ever a time
when the great institutions in
America should change their en-
ployment policies, then now is the
appointed hour.
The Metropolitan, celebrating its
18th anniversary, would do a grand
and noble thing if it would let down
the bars and not only employ col
ored agents to collect the millions
of dollars from their own people,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-04-23

Como Temple Minstrel Saturday,
May Is. Directed by Gladys
Harris-Adyt.
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Walter Spaulding, age 49, Of AIS
Dupont Ave. No., died at the Cen
eral hospital, Wednesday, April IL.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day, April II, at the Woodland Fu-
neral Home with Rev. A. ]. Irvine
officiating. Interment was at
Crystal Lake cemetery. He is sur
vived by his wife, Gladys, two sons,
James and Glen, two grandchildren
and one daughter-in-law. James,
stationed at an Army camp in Okla
homa, attended the funeral.
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Phone your news items in early.
Call Midway e34O-advt.
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Inssre getting the local news
weekly BY Uncle Sans pOstmaA.
Call Midway S3Io-advt.
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DENIES OPPORTUNITY
TO RACE SUPPORTERS

This great insurance company,
opulent and influential, powerful
and dynamic, having lived through
wars, panics and crisis after crisis,
since 1868, has a penetrating un-
derstanding of the plight and
rights of the people living in this
democratic nation. In it's scheme
of operation it has nevertheless
snivelingly denied to the colored
people an opportunity to share in
its internal operation and develop
ment.
The Metropolitan Insurance
Company and other institutions Of
kindred attitudes disclose a clear
cut reason why the colored Ameri-
can is impoverished and fettered in
a land Of opportunity. The attitude
of this institution is emphasized
and scored because of the tremen-
dous amount of money that it re-
ceives from the colored people. This
revelation, while not unique and
novel, glaringly exposes, once more,
the cruel and iniquitous system
that vitiates the efforts of the COL
ored Americans to advance them
selves and their offspring.
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Buy . Bond for Victoryl
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EASTER BUYING

We respectfully call your at
tention to the firms whose ads
are found in the columns of your
community newspaper. They are
among the leading firms of your
town and they indicate by the
presence of their sales message
here that they APPRECIATE
your patronage. Do your Eas-
ter buying with them.
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Buy a Bond for VictoryI
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Go to Church EastaI
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Buy Your Bond TodayI
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Go to Church Eastsr
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Buy Your Bond Todanl
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Go to Church Eoster
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BY LIFTING OTHERS

The superior man is the provi-
dence of the inferior. He is the
eyes for the blind, strength for
the weak and a shield for the
defenseless. He stands erect by
bending above the fallen. He
rises by lifting others.