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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Youth Victory
Program HOnOrs
Those in Service

WAC Major Charity E. Adams,
the second highest ranking officer
at Fl. Des Moines, Ia, will be the
guest speaker at a Youth Victory
program honoring the boys and
girls in the armed forces Sunday,
Feb. 20, at 4:3O p. M, at St. James
A. M. E. church, under the spon-
sorship of the young peoples mis-
sionary departments and the Usher
Board of the church.
Bernettie Cason, violinist, for
merly of st. Paul, now of Los An
geles, will be the guest artist. Rev.
Isaac Fisher will give the medita-
ton for those in the service. Other
local musical talent will be included
on the program. Mrs. Mabel M.
Brown and Mrs. Cora E. Moore are
co-chairmen.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Chas. D. Egley
Speaks Sunday
to n. A. A.C.P

Charles D. Egley of st. Paul,
manager of the livestock depart
ment, Farmers Union Elevator Co.,
will be the principal speaker at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Mill City branch of the NAACP,
Sunday afternoon at A pm. Mr..
Egley is one of the states outstand-
ing men. Morton Keston, of the
University of Minnesota school of
music faculty, will give piano selec-
tions.
Jonas Schwartz, program chair
man, announced that two of the
speakers for future meetings, will
be Gideon Seymour of the Star
Journal Tribune newspapers and
II. H. Humphrey of Manchester
college.
N.A.A.C.P. members and the gen.
eral public is urged to attend on
time since the meeting will open
promptly.
Reports on two cases of race dis
elimination will be given by the
legal redress committee.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Negro History
Program Feb. 20

Grace Walker, director of girls
and women's activities at Phyllis
Wheatley House, will speak on the
Negro History Week observance
program at Camphor Methodist
church, st. Paul, Sunday, Feb. 20,
at $3.50 p. M, sponsored by Welcome
Hall and Ober Boys Club.
Miss Walker, a graduate of
Emerson College of Dramatic Art,
has studied at the Royal Academy
in London and in Geneva. She re-
Gently appeared on the "World We
Want" series over radio station
WLB. The Halle @. Brown House
choral group and the Wares Treble
Clef singers of Pilgrim Baptist
church will sing.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
COP Leaders Warn Party
To Meet Negro Demands
At Chicago Meeting

since it asks for direct election Of
the President by the people and also
a federal law to abolish the white
primary system in the South.
Competent observers were in gen.
eral well pleased with the strength
of the statement and Robert r.
Church, permanent chairman, inn
mediately began laying plans to get
it before the national convention.
In commenting on the declaration
one delegate said, ''The strong posi-
ton we have taken is direct chal-
lenge to Negro Democrats when
they hold their meeting in Wash
ington on the 18th. I wonder if they
have the courage to go as far as
we did"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
st. Paul YMCA
Welcomes Negro
Membership

At the January meeting of the
Board of Directors of the st. Paul
Y.M.C.A. the members agreed to
see that the Christian principles
upon which the organization was
founded were adhered to by well
coming Negro citizens as members
to the st. Paul branch of the "Y."
It is reported that some Negro
citizens of st. Paul were surprised
and pleased to hear of the change
in policy as they had contributed
to the building fund Of the present
Y.M.C.A. over 35 years ago but had
been denied the use of it's facilities
during these years. This change
was brought about through the eff
forts and interest of the st. Paul
Urban League.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
California Business
Woman Attends
Brothers Rites

Mrs. Lottie Pearce, $50 w. Gen.
trail Ave-, returned to Long Beach,
Calf, with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Florence Blake, who was here to
attend the funeral Of her brother,
E. o. Pearce, who died last week.
Mrs. Blake is proprietor of a
restaurant at Long Beach and has
been in business for 20 years.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Candidates In
st. Paul Primaries

MAYOR
John J. McDonough, 1882 Portland Ave,
mayor.
Edward C. Willard. 60 W. Fairfield Ave-.
COUNCILMEN
Twelve to be n0minated)
Juls ]. Anderson, 686 Manchester St, adver-
Using representative.
G. H. Barfuss, 1893 N. Grotto st., Commits
sioner of public safety.
Fred ]. Bauer, 1887 Blair Ave-, clerk.
Clarence A. Coleman, 1896 Lafond Ave,
owner, finance company.
John S. Findlan, 2002 Lincoln Ave-, COM
missioner of finance.
R. s. Halvorson. 496 Holly Ave-, real estate
broker.
J. J. Hammer. 1886 W. Minnehaha Ave,
ice salesman.
Martin E. LinfeIser, 1711S W. Fourth st.,
hotel service employee.
Peter Mcfarland, 1895 Portland Ave-, auto
mobile sales proprietor.
John B. Mauer, 1918 Thomas Ave-, restau-
rant proprietor.
Steve Midler, Ss9 Charles Ave, heating and
roofing.
George Il. MoelIer. 722 S. Smith Ave-, gen.
eral insurance.
R. E. Nyberg. 1914 Earl St.. insurance
salesman.
William A. Parranto, 2134 Roblyn Ave,
commissioner of public utilities.
Irving c. Pearce, las E. Belvidere St., time
keeper.
F. William Peterson, 1705 Lincoln Ave,
wholesale buyer.
Edwin Peterson. 1879 Van Buren, Ave-, in
come tax auditor and consultant.
Robert F. Peterson, $50 E. Montana Ave.,
commissioner of education.
Earl w. Rice, 319 Ramsey St, accounting
and sales.
Milton Rosen, 1909 Ashland Ave-, commits
sioner of public works.
Fred Strong, 921 E. Fourth St., public rela-
tons counselor.
Walter L. Szczech, SAT W. University Ave,
defense worker.
Len Thole, 1888 University Ave-, radio and
electrical service.
w. L. Thomas, 2S3 Ryan Ave-, salesman.
Thomas L. Tierney, 220 Fuller Ave-, truck
driver.
Fred M. Truax. 1921 James Ave-, commits
sioner of parks, Fairgrounds and public
buildings.
MUNICIPAL COURT
(TwO to be nOminated)
Royden S. Dane, 1886 Hewitt Ave-, judge
of Municipal court.
Edward K. Delaney, 1870 Portland Ave-,
justice of the peace at large and attorney.
Bernard N. Litman, 2160 Bayard Ave,
lawyer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Owens Says
Hayes Case
Not Closed

S. Vincent Owens, executive sec
rotary of the st. Paul Urban
League, told a reporter for the st.
Paul Recorder and Minneapolis
Spokesman that work is being done
on the Roland Hayes-St. Paul hotel
situation and that an announcement
of public interest will be made in
a few days.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18

have security-the law; (2) We
must use the ballot here in the
North, for we must do what we can
to win for the Negro in the South;
(3) Negroes must learn techniques
of action and use them intelligently;
az We must quit begging and pay
our way. If every adult Negro
would pay as much as one dollar
year to some fund to advance his
cause we could secure many more
of our rights.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Six Hundred
Hear Rev. E.
Stanley Jones

Racial equality was advocated by
two speakers at the Minnesota Pas
tors Conference in the Tuesday
session in the Westminster Presby-
terrain Church, Minneapolis. Speak
ing before more than six hundred
white ministers representing most
of the Protestant denominations in
the state, DR.. E. Stanley Jones,
famous Methodist missionary to
India, gave as one of the marks
of the true Christian church, "the
spirit of the equality of the races"
DR.. Jones declared that in the
early Christian church at Antioch
there was no racial distinction.
"The place of men of color in the
early Christian church was that of
equality Paul and Barnabas
were ordained by the hands Of a
black man as they went forth to
preach the Gospel But the
Gospel succumbed to the racialism
of the West" DR.. Jones asserted.
He told his audience about the Eel
lowship Church that has been or
ganized in Pasadena, California,
composed of people of many races
and denominations. He was in
Nted to make the opening address
of this inter-racial church, which
meets once month. He quoted
himself as saying on that occasion
that "this is both a triumph and
tragedy-A triumph in that you
have come to the true basis of
Christianity by recognizing the
equality of all races in this fellow
ship; tragedy that we have been
nearly two thousand years coming
to this recognition"
DR.. Jones then related a story
about a meeting Of a church council
in hotel in border city. On the
day of the banquet for the meeting
the management of the hotel want
ed to call off the banquet because
two hundred of the five hundred
tickets had been purchased by Ne
groes. The council refused to call
the banquet off. The hotel man.
agement then proposed that the
Negro delegates use the freight
elevator. The council would not
accept that suggestion. Then the
hotel management suggested that
the entire delegation, both white
and Negro, use the freight eleva-
tor and the banquet was held. DR..
Jones declared that there should
be at least one Negro member in
good standing in every white church
and that there should be at least
one white member in good standing
in every Negro church.
In the afternoon session DR.. Hugo
Thompson, professor of Philosophy
and Religion at Manchester College,
st. Paul, led the discussion on "The
Church in the Postwar World"
"The church must have the redemp-
tive spirit of love and there needs
to the honest requirement of racial
equality" DR.. Thompson asserted.
He then referred to the fact that
all of the trace problem was not
in Alabama" for there are many
restaurants in Minnesota, North
and South Dakota that would not
serve Negroes. He declared that
the church must be fellowship of
action as well as of worship and
service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18

JQaC the test OF democracy Is us
treatment of minorities." The daily
papers gave excellent support to
the undertaking.
DR.. Theodore Leonard, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, pre-
sided as moderator. After the in
vocation by Rev. B. N. Moore, pas
tor of st. James A.M.E. church, the
Temple Aaron choir, directed by
Borif Ostrowski and assisted by
the Cantor, Ben G. Nosowsky, sang
three numbers.
The first speaker in the panel,
Robert johnson, teacher at Union
College, Richmond, Va, and a can
didate for his Ph.D. at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, stated that a
practical means of improving con-
ditions of the Negro group would
be a change in the presentation of
the Negro in press, the radio and
on the screen, as none of the old
stereotype of Negro still exist and
people are prevented from taking
the Negro seriously. He deplored
the fact that many white people
formed the opinion of the Negro
from the least advanced of the
group.
He declared that it is a response
bility of minority groups to keep
insisting that we live up to pro-
testation of democracy that no
member be condemned to the status
of second class citizens.
J. B. Colva, Mexican vice-Consul
from Mexico to the Twin Cities,
presented the case of three million
citizens of Mexican origin, who are
assimilated to our economic and So
cial lives, who suffer great injus-
tees. Most of them have been
citizens for many generations ever
since the United States in 1847
forcibly took their land.
Mrs. Minoli Mukeda from Los
Angeles, associate director of the
Twin City Lutheran hostels for
Japanese Americans, stated that
she sees the possibility that good
may come for them in spite of the
hardships of evacuation and re-
settlement and the bitter hatred and
persecution they have experienced
on the West coast. She expressed
the hope that they will be assimi-
lated more naturally when not so
concentrated in one area since the
federal government is now assum-
ing some responsibility for their
welfare.
Since cultural and religious min
critics are subjects of prejudices as
well as racial groups the next two
speakers represented two great
religious faiths. Miss Mary E.
McGough, principal Of jefferson
school, gave the Catholic belief in
brotherhood of all men. Averill
Berman, radio news commentator
from Minneapolis, speaking for the
Jewish group, brought out the fact
that all prejudices were illogical,
irrational and based on ignorance.
Thursday evening before the
meeting DIR. and Mrs. Woodland Col
by entertained at fireside dinner
for the members of the round table.
The twenty-four guests enjoyed a
stimulating discussion and the con-
tact made among members of the
four different cultural groups.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18

against any labor CONSUMPTION bill
that might come before the House
urge Representative Mas to vote
of Representatives.
The N.A.A.C.P. unsuccessfully at
tempted to see Congressman Mas
during the Christmas holidays.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Negro Students
Responsible for
Campus Jim Crow?
SPEAKER BLAMES 'U"
STUDENTS THEMSELVES

Negro students who have
attended and who are now en-
rolled at the University of
Minnesota were blamed for
the continued practice of Jim
Crowism on the campus, by
Miss Natalie Norman, of Wash
ington, D. c., in an address at the
regular monthly meeting of the st.
Paul Branch of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Col
ored People, at the Halle @. Brown
Community Hause, Tuesday night.
Miss Norman, a student in the
School of Nursing at the Univer-
sity, told the meeting Of an incl
dent of attempted discrimination
against her in a beauty shop on
the campus. According to Miss
Norman, the girl at the desk in
the beauty parlor took her name
and was about to give her a time
for an appointment, when the girl
was called by one Of the operators.
The girl then denied Miss Moor
man an appointment and admitted
it was on account Of Miss Moor
mans race or color. Miss Norman
then took the matter up with the
dean of women of the University,
Anne Blitz, and had her to read the
text of the equal rights law of the
state.
Gets Service Now
Miss Norman says she now gets
the best of service in the beauty
shop. She declared that the reason
that Negro students do not get their
full and equal rights on the uni
versity campus is because they
do not demand them.
Miss Norman is said to be the
first Negro girl student to live in
the cooperative dormitory on the
campus. She charged that Negro
students segregated themselves in
the cafeteria and other places on
the campus.
Miss Norman pointed out to her
enthusiastic audience that policy
concerning Negroes and other min
GRITTY groups is not made in inter-
racial conferences and the like, but
in contact. She decried the fact
that she saw so few Negroes down.
town in Minneapolis taking advan-
tage of the equal rights statute of
the state. She said that you can
not work and live with people in
harmony unless you know them.
Praises March on Washington
She praised the March-on-Wash-
ington movement initiated by A.
Philip Randolph and asked the ques-
ton, eff pressure will get US what
nothing else will, why don't we use
it more?"
Praises White People
She paid a tribute to white people
who take up the cause Of the Ne
gro and asserted that it cost them
much to do so. In the discussion
period that followed her address,
Miss Norman, in answer to the
question, "What can we do as Ne
groes to get our full rights 2" out
lined four-point program. ~ We
must go to the one place that we
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
N. A. A. c. P. Again Fails
to Reach Melvin Mas

Representatives of the st. Paul
Branch of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People made their second unsuccess-
full attempt to secure conference
with Congressman Melvin Hard
to-get-to) Mas two weeks ago
when the st. Paul representative
was home for several days, it was
disclosed last Tuesday.
Rev. Clarence Nelson, president
of the st. Paul branch, attempted
to get in touch with Mr.. Mas on
Thursday, Feb. 8, but was unable
to do so. When the fact was made
known to the monthly meeting of
the executive committee of the
Branch on the same night, a motion
was made to send Mr.. Mas a tele-
gram asking for an appointment.
Half of the persons present at the
Executive committee voted against
the motion, declaring that it was a
waste of time. However, the chair
man, Rev. Nelson, voted for the mo-
ton breaking the tie vote.
The following worded telegram
was sent to Mr.. Mas, in care of
Maas-Keefe Co., 55 East Boulevard,
st. Paul, at 9:10 a. m. Friday, Feb.
4:
ga committee from our
Branch desires to see you be-
fore you return to Washing
ton about legislation now pend
ing in the Congress. We will
meet you at any time and place
convenient for you. We will
expect your call"
Nothing was heard from Repre-
sentative Mas until Monday, Feb.
Ia. In a letter to Rev. Nelson,
dated Feb. 10, Representative Mas
wrote as follows:
"Your telegram to me, care of
Maas-Keefe Company, reached
me the day I was leaving to
return to Washington, and it
was impossible at that time to
arrange a meeting. I endeav-
ored to reach you by phone but
without success. I shall be glad
to have you write me the sub
ject matter of your desired con-
ference"
In a statement to the regular
monthly meeting of the St. Paul
Branch on Tuesday night in the
Halle @. Brown House, Rev. Nell
son declared that Representative
Mas explanation was inadequate.
Rev. Nelson pointed out that since
Mr.. Mas says he was unable to
contact him by telephone that he
could have sent a telegram and that
the committee would have met Mr..
Mas anywhere at any time even at
the railroad station. It was pointed
out that Mr.. Mas certainly did not
leave st. Paul during that day, be-
cause he spoke at a Republican rally
Friday night.
The committee wanted to know
from Mr.. Mas his reasons for vot-
ing for the states right soldier bill
with southern Democrats and reac-
tionary Republicans instead of the
proposed Federal Soldiers vote bill.
The committee also wanted to
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18

Gibson both of Kansas City, two
grandchildren, Mrs. Clara Mae
Davis of Minneapolis and Mrs. Ger
trude Nay of St. Paul and other
relatives.
Coming from Omaha to attend the
funeral are Mrs. Lola Jackson and
son Laverne, and from Kansas
City, Kan, Mrs. Fanny Latimer,
other relatives.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Man Held On
Girls Charge

Charles C. Anderson, 81 years DID, 557
Rondo Ave, must face a charge of carnal
knowledge of 16 year old girl.
Police claim Anderson, father of two
children has admitted having had Illicit rela-
tons with the girl on several occasions and
that he was aware Of her age.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Human Relations Stressed
In St. Paul Observance
of Race Amity Week

Race relations week took meaning for the
people of St. Paul this year. when it became human rea-
lions day The committee who planned the observance held
Halle Brown House Sunday Feb Is, decided to broad
en- the field include all minority groups in their publicity
and use the slogan Get Together Americans with the idea
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18
Mrs. Wells Sells
$4,000 Worth of
War Bonds

Mrs. DIN P. Wells, 3641 4th Ave.
&c., a Victory Aide, sold $S,525
worth of War Bonds in the Fourth
War Loan drive.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-02-18

MAYOR
John J. McDonough, 1882 Portland Ave,
mayor.
Edward C. Willard, 90 W. Fairfield Ave-,
cheese maker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
Brussels Riot Ends
With Gunfire
4 Slain as 10000
Clash With Police

BRUSSELS. Nov. 25 (UP)-
Police clashed today with the van
guard of an estimated 10000
demonstrators protesting the dis
armament of resistance groups and
late reports said four persons were
killed and 35 injured in battle OF
machine guns and hand grenades
in front of the ministry OF JUS
tice building.
The parade was the greatest
demonstration yet against the &C.
ton of the Hubert Pierlot minis
try two weeks ago in ordering
members of Belgium's white bril-
gades" to surrender their weapons
After the brief furry of violence
the parade reformed peacefully
No official statement had beer
made up to eafjy evening. and il
appeared that tie attitude of the
government was 10 regard the in
cident as an unfortunate occur
renee unlikely TO spread further
There was no comment from Al
lied military quarters.
But small bands of resistance
members. all apparently unarmed
wandered the streets tonight sing
ing the national anthem. They
had been shouting Assassin Pier
lot" as they marched away from
the government buildings.
Can Exchange Telegraph
Brussels dispatch said there
were unconfirmed reports of
fatalities in the clashD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
Edison Maps
rs Million
Postwar P an
Foresees Expansion
in Electrical Devices
and Use Of Current

The Detroit Edison Co. intend
TO spend SIPS 100000 to kee,
apace with demands for curren
in the Detroit area during IN;
decade after the war. II was an
nounced Saturday by James w
Parker. company president
One of the chief items for ths
immediate postwar agenda IS ;
rs. 000-kilowatt 100, 000-horsepowel
turbo-generator, Parker said an,
added:
"Pent-up demand for automo-
biles and the power needs of the
many new war industries which
will continue iH-DetFeit- after
the war; growth i'm the use OF
present and new electrical
appliances, better home and in
dustrial lighting; growth In pop
ulation in our territory. and
high frequency induction heat
ing for industries are factors
which make us feel optimistic
on a basis of factual studies.
ERA OF EXPANSION
I'VE feel that after the war
there will follow one Of the
greatest eras In expansion Vt
uses for electrical power we
have ever seen. The electric
industry Is still young and,
granted a minimum Of restric-
tons and interference, Ia in
position to make an important
contribution to the overall pros
perity Of the country In the
years Immediately following.
I'VE started planning for the
final V-Day some. two years
ago, and for this purpose the
company's operations were stu
died in six groups: employment,
sales, new materials and meth
DDS. system planning, finance
and public works planning.
JOBS FOR 1,5OO VETS
Foremost planning has been
centered around the re-employ-
ment of the men and women Of
our organizat ton when they re-
turn from the armed services.
We will have jobs for them.
Some 1.500 men and women
from our company are in the
armed forces and Sc have al
ready returned.
when war began, the De-
trOit Edison had S.425 employees.
At present we have 1913 en-
ployes (some temporary Of
whom $500 arc expected to re-
main. and we estimate that L.
2S4 may return to the company
from the armed services and
from civilian war activities.
"Our postwar requirements
are estimated at Sass which
would make ii necessary TO hire
400 additional employees"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
Gloria Swanson
Named in Action

NEW YORK, Nov. IS UNS)-
Gloria Swanson. actress and
former film star, was named to-
day in a suit asking S35. 900 dam
ages filed by Rudolph Allen, a CO.
partner of Miss Swanson in pro-
duction of the play. "A Goose for
the Gander." Harold ]. Kennedy,
author of the play, also was made
a defendant. :
Allen charged Miss Swanson and
Kennedy "conspired to prevent
him from managing and produc-
ing" the play and negotiated for
sale of motion picture rights with
out his consent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-26
Detroit Strikes Led
Nation for October

WASHINGTON. Nov . GNS)
The Bureau Of Labor Statistics
estimated tonight that 440 strikes
involving 100000 workers occurred
in October and cost the nation
690.0 man-days of idleness. or
approximately 009 per cent Of
the available working time.
The bureau said that the great
est number of strikers and the
greatest loss Of work time was
caused by walkout of mainten-
ance employees in a large number
of Detroit plants in October.