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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01
NOTICE TO ST. THOMAS
CHOIR

Mrs. Irving P. Johnson, organist
of st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
requests that all members of the
choir meet her at the church Sun
day, at 1915 a. m.
Percentage Too High
No one contends that non-combat
outfits are not necessary to the
war effort. 1t could not be won
without them. But the Negro, with
reason, objects to the high percent
age of his men who are given the
drudgery assignments, in contrast
to those of other races.
That the Negro is a good soldier
is beyond dispute. The latest testi-
monial to his fighting qualities was
given earlier this week by Prime
Minister Churchill of Great Britain.
And he is in a position to know.
Norfolk Journal & Guide.
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paign in Hollywood to discourage
studios from writing, maid, ser
want, cook, and yardboy parts into
moving pictures which show Ne
groes as additionally in a domestic
category shows evidence of action
without thoroughly thinking out the
consequences. While all thinking
people, white and colored, agree
that the "dis heah" and "dat dab"
dialect, and the low, vulgar slap
stick of chattering teeth and roll
ing eyes with which the movies
constantly depict the Negro must
be eliminated, it is also apparent
that the jobs and careers of hun
dreds of Negroes in the movie in
dustry are in jeopardy if the stu
dos once get the idea that Negroes
don't want to be shown as maids
and porters. In such a case, it isn't
hard at all to place white people in
their places.
The strategy in Hollywood would
thus tie in with general program
of getting and holding all the por-
ter, maid, cook and yardboy parts
in the movies, plus adding to our
labor pool such parts that call for
the desired Characterization of the
Negro. This is a matter of bread
and meat, bed to sleep on, and
house to live in. Impractical the
cries and viewpoints about some
starry-eyed hope for the future
should not be allowed to compete
with actualities. Yet, the actuality
of work in the movies and in the
factories must be handled with
vision and foresight by and through
an organized effort to carry out the
purpose desired.
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InnuendO

Beware! There's power in suggestion,
An innuendo guised as question
Can often soil thing that's pure,
Or make the positive insure.
Watch all who are forever stressing
Your faults, they may be only guessing,
Yet know if you don't call their bluff,
You may in time believe their stuff.
Don't kid yourself you can retract
The things you say that aren't fact,
You're apt to find lie can grow
So fast you can't tell what you know.
Learn to listen without hearing
The jealous boos that drown the cheering,
None's on the beam who goes erratic
Because he can't tune out the static.
You'll find as long as you're alive,
The world is full of hostile 1--WE,
Do things whole, not halves or thirds,
And make your critics eat their words.
Don't complain when thrown for loss,
But come down fighting from your cross,
Meet the brickbats with good mortar,
And make your enemy turn supporter.
james T. Logan.
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Look Out Now for Peacetime Needs!

1t apparent anyone
many the people who earning high today spending all
giving the period following the From time
space sounded the warning that there will huge
unemployment after the that all of the
people employed good paying jobs should make provisions
for that period
This newspaper does think purchasing
of cash be reiterated often believes
community leadership religious affairs and fraenal circles
should constantly preach the need
for thrift saving gospel saving should
be proclaimed day public assembly in the homes and
he
Most Negro workers are concentrated locally plants
probably converted time production The Twin
Cities Ordnance plant which largest employer
labor in cartridges. Naturally
when the ammunition
will be cued sharply Large numbers of Negroes employed
in this plant years. them still there should
necessity having enough the bank enough
bonds at the close of the war to take care of their ordinary needs for
year employees of the packing plants
the D. W. Oman Company the Minneapolis
Moline, the railroads Northwest Arne and other
panes which employ Negro labor.
necessity money, happily of
MT 5 Nv some of the more forward looking persons who are enioy
ing Many this group have paid off
their homes repaired homes and made needed improvements have
aed bonds and will be prepared to the uncertainty
Of the period Immediately following the
In the coming weeks this will by various to
general loose spending and with
every command people who thinking
their situation following the war to get on the monesavng
band wagon.
savings this city We have already
hundreds of dollars the War Bond campaigns This
practice intend to continue.
If you are worker any
this time how small income effort should
looking jobs left the will close conditions will
naturally be somewhat unsettled.
white black
papers advice and Our special of
the Negro people who have addition to the problems
white the well additional fact that they
marginal fair the
of employment opportunities
Mr. Webrook Pegler evidently became luxury for
papers his daily will yndcated
King aliaton
ing with the stuff Mr.. Peger writes.
Mr. and Mrs Parker they
forced close unAmeran and violence Mime
aps tribute their and the mancy of the NAACP
board and affiliated organizations public against
a shameful miscarriage of justice and decency.
should forgotten j. Wardaw Ewing, Irving
Bug and Ben Pee carried for Parker before the NACP took
its rghtful place in the picture.
Why NAACP job originally a
queonsufe that aroused its responsibility led
by such sawa Rev Robert Kelley and others real action
forthcoming Marvin Kline the challenge
ton and did his duty.
The shameful Philadelphia strike gained white friends
the Negroes rights than We have enjoyed before.
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More Praise for
Boys Town
August 81, 1914

august ~ 1874
Editor: had never heard of your
paper until a visitor at st. Johns
gave me a copy. How surprised 1
was to find on the editorial page
an article concerning Boys Town,
Nebraska. Although brief, it was
great in expressing appreciation
for all that Monsignor Flanagan
has done for Colored boys. l must
commend you for this article. l
have two reasons for being pleased
with it. l am a Negro; am a citi-
zen of Boys Town.
Nothing can express the purpose
or the result of ''The City of Little
Men" better than a phrase taken
from your editorial; namely, MANY
youth headed towards an aimless
life has found refuge, training, and
understanding at Boys Town,
where his experience has contribut-
ed to his development into substan-
tial, useful manhood" And / might
add that just as you have said
this opportunity is given to every
one regardless of race, creed, or
color.
Before going to Boys Town six
years ago, l travelled or roamed
around to various places. From my
own experience l have come to the
conclusion that Boys Town is the
most American of any place in
America. Although there is a dis
astrous and destructive war going
on in another part of the world, al
though there are racial conflicts
and labor strikes detrimental to
our peace efforts being carried out
in many of our principal cities,
Boys Town is demonstrating TRUE
DEMOCRACY.
Boys town has been referred to as
being unique, because it is govern
ed by boys all under the age of
twenty-one. l, too, think that it is
unique. think that it is unique
because its citizens are of all races,
creeds and color. Their backgrounds
and past lives vary greatly. Natu-
rally their temperaments, moods,
and habits are different. Yet there
are no riots, there are no racial
conflicts, there are no religious an
tagonisms, although Catholics, Pro-
testants, and Jews live in close
proximity.
At Boys Town the citizens are
taught the meaning of "democra-
cy" and how to practice it. The
word is not given an individualistic
Interpretation, it is not camou-
tagged or put into effect on biased
or prejudiced principles. Whoever
will have the duty Of carrying out
the plans of postwar reconstruc-
ton and of upholding the tenets of
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Collegeville, Minnesota
California Lady
Likes Our Puper

Editor: l would like to take this
means of thanking you for the pub
LEGATION of my sisters death, Mrs.
Hattie Bell Douglass, in your very
fine paper. Mrs. Douglass was a
lover of your newsy little paper.
She looked forward each week for
her paper. 1 know she is paid up
until December of this year. You
may continue to send it, please, and
when her time is up, will you please
put me on your mailing list as
am like my sister-I love your pa
per also, and l hope and pray that
you will have ten years more of
success.
Sincerely,
Miss Lucille E. Rogers,
SAT Ramona Street
Palo Alto, Calf.
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letters to the editor

the Constitution, l sincerely hope
that they will follow the example
of Boys Town where citizens, al
though young and inexperienced,
have learned to live in peace and
harmony, and to enjoy a mutual
happiness free from hostile racial
or religious issues of any degree.
am indeed grateful to Father
Flanagan for all he has done for
me. have witnessed the wonder
full opportunities he has provided
for Colored boys-making no dis
tinction whatever. Many cases have
come to my mind but they are too
numerous to enumerate. However,
l will say that Whatever the Col
ored Citizens of America May Do
for Father Flanagan and Boys
Town will not be too much to re-
pay him for what he has done for
our boys.
Although have always searched
eagerly in several Negro papers
for some mention of this unique
little village, your paper was the
first in which l found what l sought.
May l, as a Boys Town citizen,
thank you for this kind and friend
ly article.
May your paper grow more and
more successful in the principles
for which it stands.
Sincerely yours,
Warren Joseph Anderson
CT JObn'S ITnivarSitv
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Master Sergeant
Harris Writes
Sunday Night,

August 20, 1914
To the Editor: In reading S/Sgt.
James H. Coleman's letter in your
paper, August 4, l remembered that
we fellows are a little slow in our
letters to our home town people
via the Recorder and Spokesman.
l enjoyed reading his letter. We are
all busy, some more than the 9TH
erS.
Since l am not so busy at present,
l would like to say hello to every
one in St. Paul and Minneapolis l
know. To the fellows on the fight
ing fronts in the two other theaters,
l salute them. They must be doing
a wonderful job, as my job as Oper-
alton Sergeant keeps me up with
all war news on every front. Many
officers and enlisted men stop to
look at our map to see the situa-
ton change and believe me, it is
changing and in our favor.
You people there, venture to
say, do not watch our Pacific Thea
ter as much as the European, but
we are doing a tough job also.
Many Minnesota boys are out here
in the many South Pacific Islands.
Those that are here that l know
about are Sgt. Dick Powell, James
Sonny Martin, Dewey Hill, Ches-
ter Oden, Henry Blakey, Nelson
Perry, Cleveland Smallwood and
many others. Oh, yes, l liked to
have missed M/Sgt. Lee Harris.
He is here on the same Island with
me, singing as you all love to hear
him sing.
Now l am hoping Jimmy Cole
man reads this, because he thinks
it is tough there with their USO
clubs, the Pubs (taverns) and
hostesses. Well, fellows, we have
no USO clubs, no PUBS, and by all
means no hostesses, but We do see
lots of fine movies. Our headquart-
ers has a hard ball team that has
not been beaten. Our basketball
five are tops. And that is the ex-
tent of our pleasures. There are
always cards and checkers, but we
are taking it in fine spirit, as we
all know our loved ones want US to
be fine soldiers and men.
l would like to hear from Connie
Sutton, Alex and Jimmy and all
the fellows who would like to know
(alD we do, out this way. l would
like to pay tribute to my sister,
Mrs. H. C. Brown, 405 st. Anthony,
as she is a great little morale build
er. She corresponds with several
fellows she has never seen and l
know what it does to them. l am
soldier too. Keep it up, kid
So now if you have enjoyed this
letter as l enjoyed writing it and
reading your paper, then am
happy. Would love to hear from
all my old friends any time. Don't
wait too long, as l expect to be
home sooner than that.
Very truly yours,
M/Sgt. Noel Harris
ASH 37275906
Regtl. Hq. 969th Inf.
APO SO
co Postmaster
San Francisco, Calf.
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Return to School

Editorial in the Chicago Bee)
All the nation currently being manifested
the number of boys and " from 7 who
industries and intend remaining there for the duration possibly
afterwards. This is tremendously justified
One has suggested that faced
prospect of another ost generation young
induced 20 school, We
might be here dpleasure
advice that of woue leaders community
to youth encouraging them effect school hay
while the Shines
these remarks Which that the
by nearly
to give them weight
1t stupid and weghless young neglect
their training order make To be
should work whenever work.
of discpnes disciplined infinitely
important.
The Negro in particular desperately
today and tomorrow Even highly materac society
considerably less value appreciation
utility than those who have discipline
and the inspiring stimulation of creative usefulness society
The inspiring records that
making, enthusiastically intended obsured
proud both of their records and their will
babe them surrender their whole future order
porary 'big
1t is hope that leaders parents community
encourage people squander the earnings
And above ALL something for continuing
intelligent and well trained leadership needed
monumental and disturbing that to face them with
trained neec might a make color
distinctions in a rainbow.
this nation has the the will up
its highest court then Negroes will
rest of the AZ states.-Chicago Defender.
There's much coming the black
and boodng unless Negro leadership has
understanding to get with the friends
old order must end and leaders of minority groups
responsibility in perfecting the social Journal
& Guide.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01

the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cover
nor Cook, 2726 Both Ave. &c., Fri
day, Aug. 25.
The Minneapolis Urban League
Auxiliary met at the Phyllis Wheat
ley House, Tuesday, Aug. 20.
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St. Paul, Minnesota
-na n

Aug. %, 1914
Editor: With this Presidential
election being the most important
one since the days of the Civil war,
it is a duty and a privilege for
every true American to register,
and to vote wisely.
This is the most critical period in
history. After this election we will
either go back to the breadlines of
unemployment followed by a more
destructive war, or to the most
prosperous era our generation has
ever seen with peace for many gen.
erations to come.
In this election we must forget
political parties. We must vote for
issues and men. We must know
what we want and how to get it,
then vote for the men who will
give US what we want.
We want employment, the right
to earn an American standard of
living.
The agreements of the Teheran
Conference guarantee that we will
have employment and true free
dom.
We know that Roosevelt is in
favor of these agreements as he
took part in making the plans at
the Teheran Conference.
The principles of the Kilgore-
Truman-Murray bill, the Celler bill
which is now in the House, is the
machinery being set up to carry out
the plans of the Teheran Confer
ence. We know Roosevelt will carry
out such plans for full employment.
We as Negro people know that
Roosevelt has given us an FEPC.
We know that Roosevelt wants
our men and women in the armed
forces to have the right and the OPP
portunity to vote, in this presiden-
tial election.
How about Dewey and hi IS
clique?
We know that so far he is deny
ing the vote to the men and women
in the armed forces.
We know that he is opposed to
the agreements of the Teheran Con-
ference because, first he is OPP
posed to cooperation with the So
Wet Union who is our strongest
ally; second, he is opposed to the
Kilgore-T ruman-Murray bill which
is the machinery being set up to
carry out the plans of the Teheran
Conference, to give US full employ
ment.
AS far as the Negro people are
concerned we know that Dewey, be-
ing the darling of Hoover, cannot
be in favor of an FEPC.
AS said, this is the most i'm
portant election since Civil War
days. With Roosevelt reelected we
will see the FEPC bring us the
realities of Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation. We will see the liv-
ing standards of the people higher
than ever before, through broad
trade agreements with all countries
of the world. We will see the COL
onial countries such as India and
Africa gain freedom that they
never had in the past.
/ urge everyone to register and
to vote.
Yours truly,
VIM. Heron, Vice Pres.
Local 2742
United Steelworkers
of America
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CARD Of THANKS

I wish to thank my many friends for
their kindness shown me during my illness
with my broken leg. Especially all of the
churches for their prayers. The Border
Church Choir, and Daughter Elks for kind
words and donations. Also Mrs. Geraldine
Edwards and Mr.. Spencer Americas for
their kindness.-Mrs. Pauline Hutchcraft
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-01

Don't forget the Annual Meeting
of the st. Paul Urban League
Thursday Night, September q, at
the Ryan HOtel.-advt.
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Visitors

Willard Southern, Mrs. E. Barksdale.
Charlene Noble, Mary Edith Lee, Oscar
Cleve. Walter J. Murphy, Mrs. Beulah
Green, Mrs. Daniel Reed. Charlie Pierson,
James Lassley, Minneapolis; Mrs. Esther
Brown, st. Paul Mrs. H. M. Walls. Inde-
pendence, Kansas Mr.. C. L. Neal. Chicago,
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Negro Employment Chances
Periled by MiscOnceptiOn
About White Collar Jobs
RY DAN Gardner

The phrases "upgrading workers and white collar po-
Stons have done economic harm to the Negro than
other factor outside of outright refusal of white firms
and employers to hire colOred help
The original purpose of the drive to have Negro work
upgraded in various industries and
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Soil Waste

Soil waste important because wastes the lives people
Saving soil end in ITSELF only
living and greater security for and Land
agricultural wealth and all plans for sound balanced agriculture
today must begin with this truh-Minneapolis Tribune.
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Church of God in Christ
Congregational


Congregational
Our Stricken World
Almighty God, our Heavenly
Father, help US to look with the
eyes of Thine own infinite pity upon
our stricken world. Into Thy hands
we commend our cause to Judge it,
and if it be righteous in Thy sight,
give to it and to US the victory.
Grant that out of this terrible con-
fiict some great good may come;
that mankind may highly resolve
that this sacrifice shall not have
been in vain; that through it there
may emerge a high impulse con-
straining US all to keep a righteous,
just and enduring peace; through
Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Rev. W. o. Adkins.
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4 GzSsSs5mTzs
TA<zE SEA

The heavens declare the glory of God and
the armament sheweth his handiwork.-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-03-08
k PRIHODNJI KONFE-
RENCI JSZ, P. NJ.
IN DRUGO

Herminie, Pa.-V Proletarcu
Sc ne oglasam pogosto, cato pa
DO ia dopis nekoliko daljsi.
Ker Sc ne potegujem "a kako
javno sluzbo, temvec samo "a
program in ideje, Sc svobodno in
presto izrazam, kakor mi vele-
va mole prepricanje. Sluzbo, XII
10 sedaj imam, Sc tudi ne boiim
izgubiti. Tuda ako bi 10, bi to
syoje delo Sc vseeno lahko NADIA
ljeval pa med drugimi narodi.
Torej najprvo glede konferen-
&c JSZ in Prosvetne matice "a
zapadno Penno, XII DO v nedelio
26. marca V dvorani drustva Pc
stojnska jana stew. 1873 SNIP,
Strabane, Pa.
Ma Mi DO podarjen tudi en-
bond "a $25 onemu, kateremu
DO sreca mila.
Sklicatelji zele, da Sc tie kon-
ference udeleze ne Same zastop-
niki, temvec tudi ,drugi simpa-
ticarji napredne misli.
Zivimo v vazni dobi, torei po-
zabimo ma proslost in glejmo v
bodocnost.
Verjamem, da je Sci marsikak
agitator V ~svojem poslu proti
svojim idejam, MANFRED idejam
socialne demokracije. Sli so z
dobro vestjo, verujoc drugim,
katerih besede so Sc dobro sill
Sale, a Sc MISC uresnicile. Prime
sic SO nam samo gorje, krvolit-
ia in zalost in S tenn ogromno
skodo narodom vsega sveta. In
kaksen DO rezultat?
Priceti DO treba z delom tam,
kjer smo ga pustili pred rs. le-
ii. Kako bridko SO Sc uresnicile
besede Karla Marksa, XII je de-
jal, da pr1sli bodo cast, ko DO de-
lavstvo zavelo V napacno smer
in DO potisnjeno "a generacijo
nazaj. A v isti dobi DO delavstvo
spoznalo tudi svoje napake in Sc
reorganiziralo boil trdno in pre-
vidno ko kdaj pref. Verujem, da
Sc DO to zgodilo, in to re v nasi
bodoci generaciji.
P%odpisani Sc trudi kolikor je
enemu cloveku mogoce narediti,
ampak delo posameznika je sa-
mo kaplja v morje. Drugi Sc po-
smehujejo dobrim naukom in
slede Mojzesom, XII slikajo de-
! lavstvu nekaj, kar je neizpelji-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-03-08

cemu treba brosure? Adamic
sam Slovenije ne DO "sovjetizi-
rail-. A glede Stevilk so 81 razni
krogi v navzkrizju. Dne 1. mar
ca porocajo IL Londona o komu-
nikeju nemske vojaske koman-
de, V katerem je receno, da so
nemske cete pobile Cd lanskega
|. decembra pa do februarja 23,-
GIG partizanov, 1876 pa viele.
In ker Sc Sc vedno bore, je v tenn
dokaz, da jih je veliko. Zaklju-
cki ZSz bi potemtakem ne bill
r%esnicni. Ako pa so, pa Hitler
laze. P%retirava res, kaiti niego-
We stevilke Sc zde jake visoke.
Anglezi dobro vedo, koliko ie
p~artizanov. Ako ne bi vedeli, bi
bill Churchill %. febr. o Jugosla-
viii drugace govoril.