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Evening star., 1944-06-11
ITakoma Park. Silver Spring
Bride-Elect Being Feted;;
'Otber Notes OF Interest

Glenn, will remain here while En-
sign Apple is on duty.
Mrs. Andrew Archer and her chill
dren of Sligo Park Hills left yester-
day for Auburn. Ala, to spend sew
eral months with her husband, who
is a seaman in the Naval Reserve.
Evening star., 1944-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Miller OF
Mount Vernon, N. Y, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Miss Ruth Lorraine Miller, to Mr.
Edwin c. Fry, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin D. Fry of Laytonsville.
Miss Miller is attending the Lucy
Webb Hayes Training School Of
Sibley Memorial Hospital. Mr.. Fry
recently received the honorary de-
gree of star farmer for the North
Atlantic region from the Future
Farmers of America and is presi-
dent of the Maryland unit of that
Evening star., 1944-06-11

Uncle Sam needs your waste
bacon grease, drippings, vegetable
shortening. Take them to your meat
dealer.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Calvin Bridges
Resident Since
1910 Is Dead

Calvin Bridges, 81, who lived on
a farm with his son, Evan, at Rice
Street and County Road F., St.
Paul, died Saturday, July 29, at st.
Josephs hospital.
Mr.. Bridges was born in Column
bia, Tenn, and came to st. Paul
in 1910. He will be remembered
by some of st. Paul's old timers as
a livery stableman in the horse and
buggy days.
In 1920 Mr.. Bridges retired from
active employment and assisted his
son on the farm until a few years
ago. Since that time he spent his
time with hobbies and doing small
odd jobs around the farm.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, August 2, at the Apostolic
Faith church. Rev. Alfred Lawr-
ence officiated. Interment Forest
cemetery. Brooks Funeral Home
was in charge.
Besides his son, Evan, another
son, Eugene, two granddaughter,
jeanette and Evelyn English, two
nieces, Roberta Tyler and Hattie
Gordon and step daughter, Mary
Harris, survive.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Bishop Vernon
and Wife Die Two
Days Apart

Kansas City, Kans.-Joint fu-
neral services were held this We'd
nesday for Bishop and Mrs. William
Tecumseh Vernon who died within
two days of each other at the st.
Margaret's hospital in this city.
The rites will be held at the AL
len Chapel AME church in Quin-
daro, Kans., where the Vernons
lived for 40 years.
Bishop Vernon, 73-year-old re-
tired bishop of the AME church,
a former U. S. Register of the
Treasury and twice president of
Western university, died early on
Tuesday morning, July 25, after
lingering illness. Mrs. Emily ].
Vernon, 6S, daughter of the late
Bishop Embry of the AME church,
died unexpectedly on Thursday aft
ernoon, July 27.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Confidence Men Fleece
Mill City People Out
Of Almost $4,000
BY BEN F. PEERY

July 14th and 18th were lush
days for con men who with women
assistants fleeced several Mime
apolis persons of sums amounting
to seventeen hundred and fifty dol
lars.
One woman visited by a woman
who appeared either to be a gypsy
or light complexioned colored per-
son, who visited her home and Of
fered to pray for the sick and bless
whatever money the victim had!
The money was tied in cloth, and
the blessing was disguised. Paper
being substituted for the money.
Another victim was taken for
her six hundred dollars postals
savings, and thirty dollar pay
check when she was approached
in a downtown section of the city
by a man who wanted her to help
him make change for a large bill,
explaining that his employer at
Kresge's five and ten cent store
was going to reward him for saw
ing his son from a fiery death.
A number two man volunteered
with seven hundred dollars, num-
Der one went into Kresges, and re-
turned with the money wrapped in
a handkerchief; the lady had to
go to a rest room, and when she
returned the men were gone.
One is described as a light
skinned person, tall, handsome, and
weighing perhaps one hundred
seventy-five or eighty pounds.
The other is described as being
about forty-five years old, five feet
six or seven inches tall, and weigh
ing about one hundred and eighty
pounds, wears glasses.
Minneapolis police advise that
all persons in the Twin City area
be on guard against this group, as
this evidently is the work of an
organized gang.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
T. Arnold Hill
Slated to Lose
OPA Post

Washington, D. c. (NNPA)-
The OPA this week is faced with
a dilemma in meeting the mandate
of Congress in its recently granted
budget to broaden its field func-
tions with no increase in funds. 1t
has decided as one step in this di-
rection to discontinue its race re-
lations office, but is frantically try
ing to avoid any appearance or
suggestion at this politically i'm
portant time of curtailing its pro-
gram of fair-dealing and its in
terest in the success of its program
in Negro communities.
Standing out like sore thumb
in the picture is T. Arnold Hill,
who on July Is of last year was
named special assistant to the OPA
administrator to handle race rela-
tions, by Prentiss Brown, then
heading the OPA. Mr.. Hill was
formerly assistant director of the
Office of Negro Affairs in the Ma
tional Youth Administration under
DR.. Mary Mcleod Bethune, and
prior to that had spent rs years
with the National Urban League.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Negro Republicans
Organize To Sell
Dewey & Bricker

Washington, D. C. (NNPA)-|
The Planning Committee for United
Minorities, outgrowth of the meet
ing of Negro Republicans held in
Chicago in February, is setting
up state organizations to properly
inform Negroes in the key states,
where they hold the balance of
power that only the election of the
Dewey-Bricker ticket will correct
the evils" from which they suffer,
according to Alexander Barnes,
publisher of the Washington Trib-
une.
Mr.. Barnes charges the Demo-
Gratis with showing a complete dis
regard for the Negro vote at the
recent Democratic convention. He
accuses President Roosevelt with
failing to do anything about the
atrocities that are practiced upon
Negro soldiers by civilians, or about
the continued segregation policy of
the armed forces and the total ex-
clusion of Negro women from the
SPARS, WAVES, and Marine aux
iliary.
The committee, Barnes stated,
assailed Congressman William L.
Dawson Cd. of Ill., for what it
called the most treacherous speech
ever delivered at a political con-
vention" when he said the Negro
should support the Democratic
party, come what may.
The Planning Committee is COM
posed of Republicans from many
states, among them: Indiana-Mrs.
Grace Wilson Evans and Sen. R. H.
Brockenburr; K entucky-Hon.
Charles W. Anderson, o. NJ. Travis
and o. A. Saffell; Illinois-George
W. Lawrence, DR.. J. B. Martin, E.
B. Jourdain, Commissioner W. H.
King, and Bishop ]. A. Bray; Ohio
Lawrence Payne, Atty. Theodore
Berry, c. H. Gillespie and Council
man o. S. Gassaway; New York
Eunice Hunton Carter and ]. Finley
Wilson; District of Columbia
Henry Lincoln Johnson, Jr., Thur
man L. Dodson, George A. Parker,
J. Franklin Wilson and John T.
FISHER; Tennessee-D Albert Jack
son; North Carolina-L. E. Austin
and Alexander Barnes; Pennsyl-
vania-Judge E. W. Henry and W.
H. Tucker; ADMINISTRATORS. W.
Harold Flowers and John Hibler;
Michigan-C. A. Mahoney; Mis-
souri-Dr. ]. R. A. Grassland;
Kansas-Atty. Elisha Scott and DR..
Porter Davis, and Massachusetts,
]. NJ. Mitchell.
No Minnesota Republicans are
among the Planning Committee as
reported by the N. N. P. A.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Mrs. Charles Noble
Saves Friend From
Drowning in Lake

Quick thinking and super
strength sometimes experienced
during an emergency probably
saved the life of Mrs. Burie Car
michael, Jr., 3744 Fifth Ave. So,
who narrowly escaped drowning
last Saturday, July 29, while fish
ing on the banks of Lake Mime
tonka when she tainted and fell
in deep water.
Mrs. Charles Noble, 1882 Fourth
Ave. So, who was in the fishing
party allegedly sighted Mrs. Car
michael's hand through the clear
water, jumped in and though
weighted down by heavy boots she
was wearing, grasped her friends
hand and pulled her to safety.
Neither of the women can swim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tela Burt, 28I8
18th Ave. &c., were in the party but
were fishing about two miles away
at the time of the accident.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04

the final report of the membership
drive.
Clifford Rucker, Irving Blumberg
and Mrs. Irving Blumberg made
reports on the convention.
Rev. C. T. R. Nelson, president
of the St. Paul branch of the
NAACP, attended the meeting and
was called upon by the president,
Mr.. W. c. Jones, to say few
words. Rev. Nelson took the occa-
sion to praise the Twin Cities dele
cations for its interracial compost
ton. The Twin Cities branches, he
explained, are greatly respected by
the other branches for their
achievement in interracial member
ship and activity, as we'll as for
being militant and progressive in
their endeavors.
At the meeting Harold C.
Combs, chairman of the member
ship drive, announced the complete
and final results of history-making
activities of "a determined COM
mittee members of the membership
drive. Mr.. Combs announced a
grand total of 1914 members
signed up with an income of
$1568.25 the largest ever achieved
in the history of Minneapolis
NAACP. Thanking all members
for their wonderful cooperation in
making the drive successful, Mr..
Combs paid special tribute to the
tireless work of his co-chairman,
Curtis c. Chivers.
Mrs. J. R. Shepard, campaign
secretary, read the names of all
of the campaigns committee to-
gether with the total amount of
money collected by each. Those
who were responsible for collecting
a hundred dollars or more are as
follows: Mr.. Harold c. Combs S2OS,
Mr.. Curtis Chivers S13O.5O, Miss
Allie Glenn SIG, and DR.. W. D.
Brown S1O5.5O.
Although the membership drive
is officially over the NAACP, Mr..
Combs stated, will be glad to ac-
cept membership from all those
who have not yet had an oppor-
tunity to join.
To those who have joined Mr.
Combs addressed a word of pa
tience regarding membership cards
and the Crisis magazine. These will
be forthcoming just as soon as the
national office is able to tabulate
all the names and addresses.
Musical numbers for the pro-
gram were provided, by Jean
Brown, daughter of DR.. and Mrs
W. D. Brown, who played two
piano numbers, and Mrs. Curtis
Chivers who sang. Mrs. Chivers
was accompanied by her daughter
Constance.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
New Red Cross Head
Urged To End Blood
.. Bank Plasma Segregation

New YokIn congratuaory to Basil OConnor newly
appointed President of the American Red Walter White NAACP
Secretary urged immediate reversal of the current segregation policy
white blood than
other dpe the morale of American Negroes and of
white Americans Mr. White pointed out that Ou Axis enemies have
this policy segregation convince coored peoples of the world
that country is not sincere when that fighting against
racial theories Adoph Hitler while the time practices
a similar master theory"
Commenting the increasing need for blood pama this tme
ad Courageous action the Red reversing
policy WILL result the immediate donating blood
hundreds of Americans Negro and white do their
but who have been stopped by the segregation policy the
American Red Cross, the Army and the Navy
oConnor who is Trustee and Executive Chairman of the
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation and senior member in the firm
OConnor Farbe the law President Roosevelt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Hundreds Enjoy First
Elks' Musical Festival
St. James, St. Paul Wins
ODER MELODY MAIDS WIN SECOND
PLACE; JOHNNY BAKER
QUARTETTE THIRD

directed by Governor Cook; the
Four Keys, director, Mrs. C. Men
dosa.
Mrs. Susie Gaylord, gospel sing
er, led the audience in singing the
National Anthem. Rev. H. W.
Bolts, ST., of Minneapolis gave the
invocation. Rev. B. N. Moore, st.
Paul, led the meditation for the
boys and girls in the armed forces
by reading a poem written by Earl
Harris. Miss I. Myrtle Garden in
troduced the Mayor of st. Paul,
John J. McDonough, for a welcom-
ing address. A. ]. Lewis introduced
J. w. Pate, who served as master of
ceremonies. Rev. H. C. Boyde of
Des Moines gave the benediction.
Just before the winners of the
contest were awarded their prizes,
Cecil E. Newman, chairman of the
Civil Liberties department of the
Elks Lodge, introduced J. Finley
Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler of
the Elk's lodge. He briefly outlined
the progress the Elks are making
nationally. He thanked the partici-
pants for their cooperation and in
vited the citizens of the Twin Cities
to attend the Elks convention which
is being held in Chicago this month.
The judges, whose names were
not revealed until their selections
had been made, were: ]. Otto Jel-
lison of Minneapolis; Leonard
Leigh, KSTP music critic, and
Frances Boardman, music critic
from the Pioneer Press and st.
Paul Dispatch newspapers, st.
Paul.
Mr.. Jellison and Mr.. Leigh point
ed out that the selection of the
winners "took lot of courage"
Continued on Page ~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Mrs. l. M. COggs

The fifth annual Women's Day of
Mt. Olivet Baptist church, st. Paul,
will be held August 10. The prin-
cipal speaker at the II a. m. and
$3.50 p. m. service will be Mrs. 1.
M. Coggs of Milwaukee, Wis, chair
man of the Home Mission Commit
tee of the Women's National Bap-
fist Convention.
During her years of religious
work Mrs. Coggs' extensive travels
have included several trips to the
Bahamas. Following the theme for
the day christian Women Today"
she has chosen for her subjects,
Christian Women, Their Field and
Work" and ''The Primary Objec-
tive and the Goal to be Reached"
A twenty voice women's chorus
under the direction of Mrs. E. M.
Golden will sing.
At 8 p. m. an original biblical
pageant will be presented with the
cooperation of members of other
churches. Mrs. Dorsie A. Wheeler
is general chairman, Mrs. Dorothy
Massie, co-chairman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04

4. He is all out without qualifi-
cation for a permanent Fair EN-
plOyment Practice Committee.
5. He vehemently denied any deal
to sell out the New York state anti
discrimination bill in exchange for
North Cardinals support at the
Republican convention.
6. He defended his extraditiOn of
Negroes to Dixie states with the
statement, 81 don't believe in one
law for Negroes and another for
white people"
Z. The Democratic plank on Ne
grOes, he termed, "a fraud on the
Negro people,"
Dewey took careful pains to
make crystal clear his stand on the
Negroes role in American life and
replied strongly to critics of his
policies as New York governor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04

touched off the opening gun in
powerful all-out Republican often
sive to capture the Negro vote.
Breaking his long silence on hot
1914 campaign issues, Governor
Dewey declared in no uncertain
terms:
l. President Roosevelt had a
chance to push the anti-pOll tax
bill through Congress by simply
endorsing the measure but "he re-
fused to act"
2. Negroes should not chain
themselves to any one political
party.
3. His Texas-bOrn wife has pO-
litical and social views not ac-
ceptable to the South. She has
entertained Negroes at dinner and
that just isn't done in Texas"
Dewey declared.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Plans for Postwar
Reading Fare

One of the subscribers to this
newspaper believes in preparing
for the postwar period even in the
matter Of her subscription to this
paper.
This week Mrs. Lenora Ray, 2318
Fifth Ave. &c., renewed her yearly
subscription and also paid for the
paper for an additional year. In
the past six months several other
persons expressing themselves as
satisfied with the service this paper
renders have exhibited their con-
fidence by subscribing for more
than one year at a time.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
BY VILLA BOOKER

The st. James A. NJ. E. Choir,
under the direction of Mrs. Cora
Moore, won the $500 War Bond
which was offered as tn e first prize
at the Twin City Musical Festival
at the st. Paul Auditorium Satur-
day, July 20, sponsored by the
Elks Lodges of the Twin Cities.
The Melody Maids, trio, under the
direction of Miss Arlee Harris and
sponsored by the ODER Boys Club,
won second prize, a $50 war bond,
and the Concord Quartette, spon-
sored by the Johnny Baker Post,
of the American Legion, Mime
apolis, won third, $25 war bond.
The other participating groups
were, Zion Baptist Church senior
choir, Minneapolis, directed by Ed
ward Johnson, Onie Mccoy, accom-
PIANIST; lions Baptist Junior Choir,
Wanda Cuff, director and Betty
King, pianist; Halle Q. Brown
House, a group of children accom-
panied at the piano by John Wit
taker; Mary and her" Escorts, of
Minneapolis, The Treble Clefs St.
Paul; The combined choirs of St.
Peter A. M. E. Church, Minneapolis,
Emma Simms, director; MT. Olivet
Baptist Church, st. Paul, directed
by ]. Reasby; Wayman A. NJ. E.
Church choir, Minneapolis, B. L.
Greer, director; Gospel chorus of
Pilgrim Baptist Church directed by
Arlee Harris; the Gospel chorus of
Zion, Minneapolis, directed by Car
los Mendoza, accompanied by Mrs.
Mendosa; WAND's sponsored the
Barber Sisters; the Harmonettes,
from the auxiliary of Johnnie
Baker Post No. POI; st. James A.
M. E. Church choir, Minneapolis
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
degrading of Eight
Men Causes Tieup
Of Philly Transit
(SpeciaI)

Philadelphia. - Because eight
Negro-Americans were upgraded
by the Philadelphia Transit Co.
from unskilled jobs to motormen
the entire Philly bus subway and
street railway system is tied up by
walkout involving 5000 workers.
Strike Spreads
A strike in which only a small
percentage of the total number of
bus and street car operators par
ticipated at first soon spread Tues
day so that not a street car moved
and 10000 people could not get
to work.
Up to F. ID. X.
With the city's transportation
system tied up the 100000 who
use it were getting to work the
best way they could.
Disposition of the tieup has been
thrown into the hands of President
Roosevelt. If pleas of local and
state officials to strikers to return
to work do not bring results It is
expected the President will order
troops to run the trans.
Sporadic Race Clashes
There were sporadic race clashes
between gangs of teen age whites
and Negroes. In Negro residential
districts there was some looting
by hoodlums of stores operated by
whites.
Martial Law Asked
A joint committee of leading
white and Negro citizens asked
for martial law because they felt
race tensions would heighten."
However most of the city's white
and Negro population went about
their business coolly and calmly.
In the shipyards and war plants
the people worked side by side
without friction.
degrading of the Negro work
ers was ordered by the War Man
power Commission and the Fair
Employment Practices Committee
in the furtherance of full use of
available workers at their highest
skills.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Elks Uniform
Commander Here

B. G. Pollard, major-general of
the uniformed Elks of 80 states,
accompanied J. Finley Wilson to
the Twin Cities Saturday.
He addressed both the Twin City
lodges urging them to organize uni
formed groups to send to the an
nual convention at Chicago this
month.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Looking For
Thomas Family

A Dover, Del. woman has asked
Rev. H. w. Bolts of Minneapolis
to locate "the Thomas family"
The woman, a Mrs. Minnie
Fletcher, 16 So. Queen St., Dover,
Del, formerly Minnie Boston, is
anxious to locate Iccuia, Adrian,
Mary, Anne or Burrontona Thomas.
Mrs. Fletcher is anxious to con-
tact any one of the family men
toned.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Three Positions
Open at Phyllis
Wheatley House

The personnel committee of the
board of directors announces that
the following positions are to be
filed at Phyllis Wheatley House on
September list: director of nursery
school; nursery school teacher;
stenographer and office clerk.
Applications should be addressed
to Mrs. Alex Helmick in care of
Phyllis Wheatley House, 800 Aid
rich Ave. NJ, Minneapolis IL, MINI.
All applications should include:
education and training, experience
and recent photograph.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
TaylOr's Strings
On Concert Tour
Of Chicago Churches

The Taylor's Musical Strings
under the direction of Mrs. William
Taylor, left Saturday, July 29, for
Chicago where they will appear in
concerts at several of the larger
churches.
Members of the Musical Strings
are: Mrs. Addie Armstrong, Gloria
Parker, Barbara Jean Wheeler,
Alice Lawson, Mildred Gould, Jane
and Addie Armstrong.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
MpIs. NAACP
Signs Up 1,A4
1914 Members

The Minneapolis branch of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People held
a membership meeting at the Phyl-
lis Wheatley House on Sunday,
July Goth. Highlights of the meet
ing were reports by delegates re-
turned from the Wartime Confer
ence of the NAACP held in Chi
cago, July 18th to the 18th, and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
Neal Funeral Home
Had Charge of
Rev. Wilson Service

The Neal Funeral Home, w.
Squire Neal, director, had charge of
funeral arrangements for Rev. An
tome W. Wilson held July 20.
Lately someone said that white
people took a terrible beating
every time they went to bat pub
licly for their colored friends, as
in the housing question.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-04
MethOdists Name
MirOn Morrill,

The national board and public
information of the Methodist
church last week in Chicago elect
ed the Rev. Miron Morrill, of St.
Paul secretary of the commission.
Rev. Morrill, is we'll known in
the community and has served as
a member of the trustee board of
Camphor M. E. church.