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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30

Prevee SO bill vznemirjeni mad
zalostno, neprieakovano vestjo.
"Mislimo ma poeitek," opomni
Mirko zeno in hcer, kajti bill je
utrujen cd dolgega pota. :.
Girl je umrl, Metod v jeci!"
"Potolazi Sc, Lucia; Sc biva
mad nami' pravicni Bog, XII ne
zapusti svojih vernih in tudi
Metoda resi- il neprijateljskih
rok." ....
"In Grill - ?"
"Za tega pa molimo, da bi
prejel po tezavnem delu miriam
pocitek."
w.
Pc vsem Moravskem Sc je
bliskoma razsirila zalostna vest,
da je Girl umrl in da je Metod
v jeci. Vsak, kdor je slisal te
besede, je uklonil globoko svojo
glavo in tezek vzdih sc mu je
izvil il prsi. Niti enega vernega
kristjana nj bilo, XII bi ga to ne
bilo uzalilo --
Porocilo Sc je sirilo cd meste
do mesta, cd vasi do vasi, Cd
samote do samote in povsod j.
melo isti ucinek: vse je bio "a
lostno.
"Reveza! Eden je Sci v smrt
drugi v jeco."
"Prav kakor kristjanje prvif
casOV -"
Girl je V nebeskem kralje
, stvu, kjer je dosegel zasluzenc
cast in slavo. Toda Metod? Ia
prt je V jeci!'
kTetlca Sc Je SkOrO raZJOka
la.
"Odkod to yes, dobri moz?"
, "Bil sem z n j m a v Rimu
spremljal sem vsak njihov ko
rak, nekolikrat sem ju srecn(
i obvaroval, ko Sc je re stegals
poganska roka po njima.'
Gill mladenic je V kratken
casu sklical okoli sebe cello vas
! In ljudje SO hiteli Cd vseh stra
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
DAROVA ANA
ceski nopisoI AIoizii Dos+o|
Zgodovinska povest IL dobe Slovanskih apostolov
sno in ga prestavil ma slova

smo in ga prestavil ma slovan-
ski jerk 2"
Xxi je poduceval Bozidara? o.
"Da. Grill nj docakal sedanjih
zalostnih casov, nj docakal kri-
vice, XII jo trpi njegov brat Me-
tod. Zaspal je v Gospodu."
"Revez"
"Presrecni!"
maj pociva v miru in vecna
luc maj mu sveti! Bill je moz
blage duse, pobozen, ljubeznive-
ga srca, pravi svetnik, podoben
tenn, katerih je pripovedoval,
da so dali zivljenje "a Boga."
"Tak ucenjak!' pripoveduje
Mirko, kar je vedel O mrtvem
apostolu. "Enkrat Sc mu je ba-
1je sanjalo, da SO prisle k njemu
vse glavne cednosti v podobi
mladih devic in mu ponudile svo-
10 sluzbo. Girl, takrat Sc Kon-
stantin imenovan, 81 izbere mo-
drost, in V resnici je presegal
vse svoje soucence V modrosti.
Majhna lovska nezgoda ga je
privedla ma pravo pot. Najrajsi
Sc je pecal s spisi sv. Gregori-
ia. V stirinajstem letu je izgu-
bill oceta. Vsled njegove mo-
drosti so ga poklicali ma cori-
grajski dvor, kjer Sc je skupno
z Mihaelom ucil vseh vednosti.
Odlikoval Sc je V govornistvu,
racunstvu, zvezdoslovju, godbi
= in vseh modroslovnih vedah.
Zato SO ga imenovali ma dvoru
kratko modrijana. Postal je pa
triarhov knjiznicar pri 'cerkvi
sv zofije V Carigradu. Toda
Konstantin 81 je izbral rajsi IT,
no samostansko celico, nasto-
pill puscavnisko zivljenje in Sci
ma goro Olimp V Tesaliji. IL O.
, limpskega samostana Sc je po-
dal h Kozarom oh Crnem NOR
= iu. Tenn je oznanoval novi ma
uk in bill tako srecen, da je ma
sci ostanke sv. Klementa. Tudi
kozarskega vojvodo je pregovo-
ril, da je prizanesel mestu Ker-
zonu. Ko je re veliko storil "a
- odresenje poganov, vrnil Sc je v
Carigrad in leta 1853 je prisel ma
zeljo Rastislava bratom ma
Moravsko. Ostalo veste m
1 dobro.'
Bill smo price njegovega de-
) lovanja, poslusali smo njegove
besede.'
"kakO smo Sc veselili, ko smo
slisali V materinscini b e sc d e
svetega pisma: V zacetku je bi-
la Beseda . Takrat je bilo pri
mas prijetno. In sedaj? Poroci.
10 "a porocilom prihaja in vsa-
ko je bolj zalostno'
Girl je mrtev, Metod je '
jeci. Tako placuje svet svoje do
brotnike! Tako placilo prejema
jo slovanski apostolic vzdihuje
grascakinja.
Ogenj ma ognjiscu je dogore
y val. Iskra "a iskro je ugasala ir
mesec je zahajal "a oblake. Bill
l. je re pozno noe vendar to-
l. lazljivi spanec nj hotel priti
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
Hiso noprodoi

Bella farmska hisa 7 soba-
mi; zica napeljana "a elektric-
no pee, nanovo barvana znotraj
in zunaj ter Sc lahko takoj vse-
lite. Poleg je en- aker zemlje.
Nahaja Sc na Richmond Rd.,
Bedford, O. Cena $4,000, ter Sc
proda ma lahka odplacila. Po-
klicite pred 8. uro zjutraj: YE.
7167.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
(Nadalj aljeVanje)

(NUUUtJeOUHJe/
"Kar prislo mi je ma misel, da
bi Sc zdruzili en- tabor vsi Slo-
vani, XII sta jih izpreobrnila Me-
tod in Girl, da bi zbrali .stevilno
vojsko in sli ma pomoc zatira-
nemu dobrotniku. To pac zaslu-
Ii po vsej pravici, re zato, ker
je mas tako ljubil, ker je m
storil toliko dobrega in Sc jeI
toliko "a mas zrtvoval.'
"Lizika, to misel ii je navdih-
nil sam Bog. To bi bila nasa
sveta dolznost, da Sc zavzame-
mo "a preganjanega apostolic,
da mu povrnemo dobro z do
brim. Toda zalibog, preslabl
smo, v nasi domaci dezeli divja-
jo boji in pretresajo memo ST.
ce siromak pa trpi ujet-
nistvu.'
Ma dvoriscu zarezgetajo ko-
Mi. Baklje zazare, da je bill YES
grad kakor V ognju. Nekoliko
jezdecev je V pozni uri prihaja-
10 ma Borotin in konjska kopi-
ia so odmevala po trdih tleh.
V sobi utihneta matt in hcer-
ka. Obe poslusata. V trenutku
Sc oglasi ma dvoru jasen, donec
glas. Obema zazari veselje ma
obrazu, kajti spoznali sta dosle-
ga oceta.
"OGe.'
ze Sc odpro vrata in ODE hi
tita ocetu naproti.
"V temi, pri luni ?'
Grajski gospodar je bill viso-
ke rasti, trdi koraki SO nazna-
mali njegovo mogocno postavo.
Teak mec mu je segal do tai.
Odlozil je vrhnji plasc in popi-
hal V ogenj ma ognjiscu.
"Svoje drage hocem videti''
pravi in sc nasmehlja. Ogenj
zaprasketa, hipoma Sc razlije
svetloba po sobani in razsveti O.
braze male obitelji. Vsem "a
size radost ma obrazih, ker Sc
po daljsi dobi zopet vidijo.
"Kaj je novega ma dvoru
Mirko?' vprasa grajscakinja in
stiska mozevo desnico.
Mirko postane resen. Obrv!
Sc mu najeze in glava Sc mu
skloni.
"Vem, da ne prinasas mnogo
veselega.'
"Ne, res ne. A poleg zalost-
nih movie z dvora prinasam Sc
zalostnejse il tujine.'
Mirku kar nj sla beseda IL
ust. zalostno porocilo mu je ne
kako stiskalo grlo.
''Davno re niste sliSali sve.
tin mozeh, O oznanjevalcih sve.
te vere."
"Tudi mi smo dobili neko po-
rocilo.'
"Tedaj re veste?'
"Metoda so ujeli nemski sko
fje"
In Girl je umrl v Rimu O.
Hpskem samostanu.'
Girl umrl? Oni, XII mas je u
Gil, XII je nam prebiral sveto pi
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
Majestic

kuhinjska pee, v prvovrstnem
stanju, Sc proda po zmerni &C.
nj. Zglasiti Sc je ma 1929 E. SO
St.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30

PARIS FRANcE-Wih typical Yankee nonchalance these four
ing the thing Paris fashions Left right
dphia Pa; slsg Lewis Famgi of Memphis Tenn and Pvt
tender Of their rifles during the show.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
Poceni

Sc proda moderno urejen lepo-
ticni parlor. Lastnik je v bo!
nisnici. Prva ponudba ga dobi
Vprasajte zgoraj pri Mrs. Mine
7O4O Broadway.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
Mali oglasi
Dom naprOdaj

Opremljeno posestvo, 1S So
bami, "a A ali 5 druzin. 10 ga
raz, poslopje "a shrambo. Cor
kota ma vroco vodo. Zelo dobic-
kanosna. Sc mora prodati radi
bolezni. Cena zmerna. 1895 E.
70 St., Garfield BOAT.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
Farma V naiem

10 akrov, ma vogalu South
Miles in Harper Ave., v Solon,
O. Poslopja SO v prilicno dob
rem stanju. Najemnina $50 me-
secno.- Poklicite po telefonu
pred 8. uro zjutraj: YELLOW
stone 7167.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
No+oko,r

(Bartender) isce sluzbo. Emo
zen angleskega jerks. Naslov
p,,stite V u.&du tega lista, ali
2oklicite HE. 5311.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
~ ~
HiSSa

"a 2 druzini, 8 sob; 4 sobe zgo-
raj, A spodaj; gorkota ma par
no vodo; znotraj vse moderno
izdelano. Proda sc po zmerni
ceni. Nahaja sc med Addison in
Norwood Rd. Ia podrobnosti sc
zglasite ma 15SO5 Arcade Ave.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
NaprOdaj

je hisa "a 2 druzini ma Park
grove, spodaj je prazno; vse
nanovo dekorirano. Zelo dobe::
nakup. Poklicite Mr.. Reiss. MA.
1922.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
HISE NAPRODAJ

Takoj lahko prevzamete hiso
S Is sobami, ma E. IS ST.; ma
Hough Ave. in. E. 70 St.-10
sob; ma Windermere Ave. 10
sob s pohistvom. Imamo tudi
vec drugih his naprodaj. MRS.
BEALL, GIL. 2737.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-30
Urodnice drus+vo
CornioIo Hive,
st. 493 TN.

Predsednica Jennie Dolenc,
573 East 40 St.; tajnica Fran
ces Zugel, 63O8 Carl Ave-, He.
1909. Bolniska tajnica in zapis-
nikarica Julia Brezovar, 1173
E. 60 St., EN-. 4758. - Nadzor-
nice: Frances Tavcar, Mary
Gacnik in Anna Hasty. Lieut..
Com. Josephine Stwan. Past
Com. M Mary Bolta; Chaplain
Pauline Debevec; Mistress at
arms Mary Maine; Sergeant
Pauline Zigman; Picket Mary
Schmidt.
Seje Sc vrsijo vsako prvo sre-
do v mesecu, assessment Sc pa
pobira vsakega 25. v mesecu v
sobi st. 1 SLOW. mar. donna, 6417
st. Clair Ave.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
NAACP Drive
in Minneapolis
Brings in $1,464

The Minneapolis branch NAACP
membership drive closed Friday,
July IA, with new all time high
of 1,161 members and a total of
81 ,464.75 in cash.
Solicitors who brought in the
most money were: Harold Combs,
chairman, $162; Curtis Chivers, CO.
chairman, S117; Allie Glenn,
$1O6.5O; DR.. W. D. Brown, $66.5O;
Hattie Lucas, $62; Clarence Smith,
S57; BeuIah Peters, $3.50, and
Garnet Davis $35.
Harold Combs praised the entire
committee for the fine work they
had done. 81 appreciate the work
ers who have spent their leisure
time in making this drive. for de-
mocracy a success" he declared at
the meeting.
Wendell C. Jones, President of the
Branch, announced that a mass
meeting will be held at Phyllis
Wheatley auditorium on Sunday,
July 80, at A p. M, at which time
reports will be heard from the dele
gates to the NAACP national con-
vention recently held in Chicago.
A complete financial report will be
made to the membership.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Wands Hear
Ton Officers

At the Mass meeting Sunday
afternoon at the ODER Boys Club,
the Halle @. Brown Chapter of the
WANDS had as their speakers It.
General Lovonia Brown, Col. Mamie
Higgins, Major Villa Ahlston and
Captain Armenia Burell, National
officers from Chicago.
Officers elected were: Vida
Seaton, Captain; Lola Payne, First
Lieutenant; George Williams, Sec
ond Lieutenant; Leila Smith, Chap
lain; Virginia Ripper, Master Ser
geant; Ada Smith, Technical Ser
geant; Beatrice Boyd, First Ser
geant; Francis Humbird, First
Colonel.
Carrie Green was appointed
chairman of the financial commit
tee, Cora Belle Banks, publicity
chairman, and Eva Ball, Sergeant
at arms.
A reception was held Immediate
ly after the meeting in one of the
club rooms of the ODER Boys Club.
The officers were installed after
the reception by 1t. Gen. Brown.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Miss 10" Mitchell,
Resident 43 Years,
Dead at Age of sc

Eighty-six year old Josephine
Mitchell, $50 14th Ave. So, Mime
apolis, known to many neighbors
and friends as Miss Jo," died Tues
day, July IS, at Minneapolis Gen
eral hospital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Mitchell came to Minneapo-
lis from Missouri 43 years ago.
She leaves no relatives to survive. A
host of friends, some so close they
addressed her as aunt and moth
er, will mourn her death. Mrs. E.
S. BIackman, 316 14th Ave. So,
her closest friend, made arrange
ments for the funeral held Thurs
day, July 20, at 2 p. M, at Neal
Funeral home. Rev. John A. Nell
son, st. Paul, officiated. Inter
ment, Crystal Lake.
being assisted by Mrs. Gertrude
Boldly.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21

~ The withdrawal this morning
of Justice James Byrnes, who re-
quested the South Carolina dele
cation not TO submit his name Gin
Difference TO the wishes of the
president" and
(3) The unequivocal stand of Ne
gro Democrats attending the con-
vention as delegates, alternates
and observers in favor of Wallace.
The stand of the Negroes is con-
sidered of great importance be-
cause of the possible effect their
vote will have in several pivotal
states which may well determine
the outcome of the election in
November. Their position was en-
couched in a resolution adopted
by them and read to a press con-
ference by Congressman Dawson.
He told the conference that the Ne
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Dixie Bus Driver
Kills Negro Soldier
Tn Cold Blood

DURHAM, N. C. (NNPA)-An-
other Negro soldier, wearing the
uniform of his country, was slain
in cold blood by bus driver here
last week. He was Pvt. Booker 7.
Speedy, of Tuskegee, Ala. He died
from gunshot wounds in hospital.
The driver who left the soldier ly-
ing on the ground and finished
driving his route, later gave him
self up to police and was immedi-
ately released on $2500 bond.
According to the War Depart
ment, board of officers is investi-
eating the manner of the soldiers
death, and another investigation
will be made by the office of the
Inspector General.
The Department of Justice is
studying the case to determine
whether the Civil Rights statutes
of the United States will apply. If
in North Carolina, as is true in
many states, bus drivers are depu-
tiled as peace officers, the driver
will be amenable to prosecution
under the federal statutes. If not,
then the federal government is
powerless to act.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21

- - McALRlN
ell for the Republicans.
But the biggest issue, the most
controlling factor in the fall cleo
tions,is going to be the Negro vote
in nine strategic states-New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan,
Missouri, New Jersey, Maryland,
Ohio and Kentucky. In these states,
where Negroes vote without poll
tax, grandfather clause, or other
restrictions, the Negro vote is I'M
deniably the balance of power.
If either of the presidential can
didates can carry all nine of these
states, he will have handicap of
207 electoral votes of a necessary
225 to be elected President of the
United States.
For these reasons, the outcome of
the November election is going to
depend largely upon the success or
failure of two Negroes. They are
the men who will head up, official
ly or otherwise, their respective
party campaigns among Negroes.
For the Democrats that man is
William L. Dawson, the only Negro
in the 18th congress. For the Re-
publicans, he is DR.. C. B. Powell,
a Dewey appointee to the New York
State Boxing Commission, a mem
Der of Dewey's committee to study
discrimination in New York, and
publisher of the New York Amster-
dam Star-News.
Dawson is a seasoned campaigner.
He is deft operator. He is a con-
vincing speaker. He is experienced
in getting out the vote, which he
has had to do for himself and for
others over long number of years
in Chicago. And he is man of his
word.
Powell is relatively new to the
grass-roots political game. He is,
on the other hand, a man of in
tegrity and industry. He has a
newspaper at his command with a
reasonably large national circula-
ton.
While the world will be watching
the tilt between Roosevelt and
Dewey, the real battling will be
carried on by Dawson and Powell.
They will be trying to protect their
own and pierce the others Achilles
heel, for both the Republicans and
Democrats have their vulnerable
spots.
Both of them know the rules of
the game. Each of them is ''sold" on
his party's candidate. May they
both keep ever in mind their re-
sponsibility to their superior of
fcer-the people of the United
States" In this case, of course, "the
people" means the Negro people
for and before whom they will per-
form.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
"POlice" Thompson
Famed Minneapolis
Officer Dead

Henry G. police" Thompson, 81,
died at his home, 3133 Clinton, Min
neapolis, Wednesday, July 10. He
had suffered poor health for about
year.
Born in Warrington County, Ohio,
he came to Minnesota so years ago
and was the first Negro member
of the Minneapolis police force,
serving q years. For years he
stood at the corner of Franklin and
Cedar Avenues where hundreds of
people passed each day and he be-
came one of the best known and
most highly respected police Of
ficers the city has ever known. He
retired in 1927. Later, his only &C
tivity was in St. Thomas Episcopal
church, especially the Mems club
of which he was a member.
Mr.. Thompson will lie in state
at the Clinton Avenue family home
from Friday noon, July 81, to Sat
urday noon. Funeral services will
be held at St. Thomas church, Sat
urday, July %, at Up. m. Rev. M.
R. Hogarth will officiate.
A daughter, Mrs. Delphine Wes-
ley, who resided with her father,
a son, Harry G., Jr., both of Mime
apolis, and a niece, Mrs. Florence
Mathis of Columbus, Ohio, survive.
Mrs. Mathis will attend the funeral.
Interment will be at Crystal
Lake. Woodland Funeral Home in
charge.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
May Burnaugh
Funeral Held
Thurs. July 20

May Burnaugh, 1908 Fifth Ave.
So, died Monday, July II, at her
home. Several months ago Mrs.
Burnaugh underwent a serious OPP
Grafton from which she apparently
withstood satisfactorily. A short
while after returning to her home
from the hospital her condition be-
came gradually worse until she fell
into a coma last week and died a
few days later.
Funeral services conducted by
Rev. NJ. R. Hogarth were held
Thursday, July 20, at the chapel at
Crystal Lake cemetery with Ideal
Funeral Home in charge.
A daughter, Inez Clark and two
sons, Earl and Claude Burnaugh,
survive.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21

Best Singing Units Registered
The Twin Cities best singing
groups will appear on the program,
led by such well known directors
as John NJ. Whitaker, director,
Junior Glee Club, Halle Q. Brown
Community House; Emma Simms,
directress, st. Peters A. NJ. E.
church, combined choirs; Juanda
Lee Cuff, directress, Junior Choir,
Zion Baptist church; Bessie NJ.
Gresham, directress, The Four
Keys" of the Minneapolis Council
of Boy Scouts, Troop No. 1872; Miss
J. Arlee Harris, directress, 1. w.
Harris Gospel Chorus, Pilgrim Bap-
fist church; Capt. c. R. Mendoza,
Jr., director, the Gospel Chorus,
Zion Baptist church; Mrs. S. E.
Ware, directress of the S. E. Ware
Treble Clef; ]. Wesley Jones branch
of the National Association, Negro
Musicians, Inc, J. Gresham of
Mary and the Escorts of Phyllis
Wheatley House; Virginia Parker
Of the Harmonettes of the Auxil-
larry Johnny Baker Post No. 291;
Edward W. Johnson, director senior
choir Zion Baptist church; Benja-
min L. Greer. director, Wayman
A. NJ. E. church choir; J. H. Reas-
by, senior choir Mount Olivet Bap-
fist; Governor H. Cook, director
senior choir, St. James church,
Minneapolis; Bertha King, direct
ress, Ober Club Girl Scouts, and
Cora E. Moore, directress, St.
James A. NJ. E. Choir, St. Paul.
New Entrant
The latest entrant signed up for
the festival Monday. 1t is the male
quartet of Johnny Baker Post No.
POI of the American Legion di-
rected by o. D. Thornton.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
Albert Cooper
Funeral Rites
Friday (TOday)

Albert W. Cooper, 81, $40 E.
Belvedeer, St. Paul, died July 10,
at Ancker hospital. He had been an
employee of Northern Cooperage
Co., St. Paul, for more than 20
years.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day (today), at 2 p. m, at Neal
Funeral Home. Rev. John La Grone
will officiate.
Surviving are his wife, Florence;
son, Private Albert W. Cooper,
Jr., of the United States Army,
and two sisters, Nellie Perkins
and Rosa Vivian of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21

grOes had no second choice.
Wallace told his press confer
ence that the Presidents letter TO
the permanent chairman of the con-
vention, Senator Jackson of Indi-
ana, expressing his preference for
Wallace but refraining from die
tating a choice to the convention
did exactly what he had suggested
to the President he thought the
President should do.
Byrnes' withdrawal has been in
terpreted by many Negro observers
as partially resulting from their
very definite opposition to the NOM
ination of a Southerner on the
ticket with Roosevelt.
What this all adds up to will
not be known until Fridays ballot
ing on the Vice Presidential nom
inee.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21

Katherine Quarterman Harper,
1901 Bryant Ave. No, was awarded
the first prize, a $50 War Bond, in
the Minneapolis Urban League An
nual Baby contest, sponsored by the
Auxiliary to raise funds for the
scholarship which is offered each
year.
The other prize winners were:
Janet Carlyle Hines, Carolyn Marie
Williams, Harold Eugene Under
wood and James Dwight Shelton.
The prizes were awarded at the
Phyllis Wheatley House Sunday,
July 16.
A group of children under the
direction of Miss Susette Harris
gave the program.
Those appearing were: Nancy
Alderman, Marva Armstrong, Don
ma Patterson, Kay Frances Taylor,
Eleanor and Joan Witherspoon,
Matte Dell and Edna Mae Shaw,
Mary Kate Breedlove and Velma
Williams.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-07-21
French Leader
Praises Africans

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPAl
Declaring that the form of the
French empire after the war will
be entirely different from what it
was before, Gen. Charles DeGaulle,
leader of the French Committee of
National Liberation, in a press con-
ference this week following three
days of talks with President Roose-
welt, expressed the view that every
territory where the French flag flies
would be represented in the fedora
ton as proposed at the Brazzaville
conference held last Spring.
Frances policy is to bring all
its colonies to a degree of self
administration, and gradually to
self-government," he said.
He stated not one territory over
which the French flag flies has left
France during 4 years of oppression,
and not one territory has refused
to make its contribution for the
liberation of France and of the
world.
Speaking of the contribution of
French natives in Africa, he termed
theirs as very large. There are
over two-thirds African elements in
the French forces at present en-
gagged in the war in Italy and other
areas, he disclosed. The general
also pointed out that we must not
forget the very considerable con-
tribution made by the population
of the colonies in producing cotton,
rubber, minerals and other war ma
terials, which are such great help
to the war effort.
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Major Roberts to Go
Abroad to Improve
Wur Coveruqe

WASHINGTON, d. c. (NNPA)
Efforts of the Negro press, and
particularly of the Capital Press
Club, an organization composed of
working newsmen in Washington
and information specialists in the
government, to get better coverage
on the real war activities of Negroes
in the active theatres of combat
on the various fronts, are about to
bear fruit.
Major Homer Roberts, chief of
the Negro news desk in the War
Department Bureau of Public Rela-
tions, is being sent overseas pri-
marily to work out plans for i'm
proved news coverage on Negroes,
the NNPA learned this week.