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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25


ton in this move that Negro jour
nalism has reached a point where
its reporters who the opportunity
usually can meet the standards of
the more highly geared metropoh-
tan dailies without further training
or experience.
One. swallow, of course, doesn't
make spring. But Edgar Rouzeau's
appointment as staff correspond
ent to the well-bred and conserva-
tive Herald Tribune, while rare, is
not the only instance of this kind.
There has been long time be-
tween drinks. But this has been
due more to the closed doors of the
white press than to the paucity of
capable men.
Some years ago, another Negro
held a staff appointment with a
New York metropolitan daily. He
is now the American minister to
Liberia, Lester Walton, who was
on the old New York World before
it merged with the Telegram.
Since Walton's newspaper days,
there have been a number of Ne
groes doing free lance assignments
for white dailies, mostly in New
York. Rouzeau, himself, once
handled stories for the sports sec
ton of the New York Daily News.
Earl Brown, now with Life maya
zine, did pieces for the Daily News
and a number of political articles
for the Herald Tribune. Ted Pos
ton, of OWL, wrote for the New
York Post, Henry Moon, now with
the CLIO Political Action Commit
tee, used to contribute regularly to
the New York Times.
In Philadelphia, Judge Joseph
Rainey once wrote for dailies in
the city of Brotherly Love, as did
Orrin Evans. And in Washington,
D. c., Edward Lawson, Sr., wrote
sports and other articles for the
Washington Post.
At present, Roi Ottley, author of
"New World A-Coming," is over
seas as a war correspondent for
PM.
Rouzeau, too, has been overseas.
In fact, he was the first accredited
war correspondent for Negro pa
per to be sent overseas. He has
been in the newspaper game for Fl
years and has written for many of
the outstanding weeklies. He has
covered weddings, sports, theatri-
Gals, politics, and war. Even fic-
ton has not escaped his pen and
typewriter.
Today, on his new assignment, he
is specializing in the Interpretation
of Negro-trends. His making good
means more than his own individ-
ual success. You can play part
in this picture by helping to feed
him materials. 1 know he will APP
preciate such cooperation.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
By Albert G.. Barnett in the
Chicago Defender

chicago DeTendef
More than 10000 of the
nations 100000 Elks, headed
by J. Finley Wilson, grand ex-
allied ruler, rallied in Chicago
this week at the 45th annual
convention of the Independent Be-
nevolent Protective Order of Elks
of the World.
Feature of the opening Sunday
morning session at the Pilgrim
Baptist church was the hitting
baccalaureate sermon delivered to
delegates by the Rev. A. Clayton
Powell, recently elected the first
Negro congressman from Harlem.
conscience of America has not
changed. If Hitler were defeated
this minute, the status of Ameri-
can Negroes and poor whites of the
South would remain unchanged"
declared Powell.
81 also submit that if the man
dates of the Peace Table do not set
free the dark, enslaved peoples of
the world, we might as we'll get
ready for World War III. Your
children will be called upon to fight
this next war, unless the black,
brown and yellow people are given
full opportunity to enjoy the -Four
Freedoms as laid down in the At
lantic Charter!"
5000 Attend Service
More than 5000 Elks and their
friends jam-packed every available
foot of space at the church and sew
eral hundreds were unable to gain
admittance to hear the pastor of
Abyssinian Baptist church, New
York City, as he addressed the Cap
and Gown section of the Elks' De-
partment of Education, presided
over by Committeeman William C.
Hueston.
The service was opened by the
Rev. ]. C. Austin, pastor of the
church, who Sunday night, de-
livered the Elks' annual sermon.
1t was brought out at the morning
meeting that the Elks' education
department sponsors oratorical con-
tests among high school graduates
in seven regions throughout the
country and that the seven regional
winners are given scholarship
awards amounting to $1,000 each.
More than 100000 has been
expended by the department in an
endeavor to stimulate the desire
for higher education among the
youth of America and to make it
available to the winners of Elks'
scholarships.
Negroes Future Salvation"
GAS minister I believe that the
future salvation of Negroes lies in
a rededication to Christian worship,
to Christian principles and in liv-
ing the precepts of the Gospel as
preached by Jesus Christ, although
not practiced by his followers for
more than $500 years.
eve are living in a basically I'M
Christian world. We cannot put our
faith in craftsmanship; we cannot
put our faith in gains expected from
military victory-but we can, and
must, put our faith in God.
GAS long as the white churches
South of the Mason and Dixon line
close their doors to Negroes, neither
God nor religion is in those houses
of worship. For Negroes love their
churches-they are rich in religion,
but poor in money. We are all
poor-that's what makes US re-
ligious. 1t took the artificial stimu-
lus of a war economy to bring any
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Powell Sets Keynote at
18th Elks Convention

measure of opportunity to the Ne
groes of America.
eve in the North live in re-
stricted areas and when we leave
our Harlem, Bonneville or other
ghetto districts, we are mistreated
and Disseminated against-perhaps
more subtly-but just as effectively,
as if we were in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Stresses Need for Faith
"But, far beyond the scene, is the
hand of God. 1 know, that despite
all Gods year is on its way and that
one day we shall all be free. If we
accept Him, have Faith in Him, !
know that one day all peoples of
the world shall walk with Him, in
full enjoyment of freedom and
equality of opportunity without dis
tinction as to race, color or re-
ligion."
Another feature of the Sunday
meeting of the Elks' convention
was the graduation exercises of the
Purple Cross Nurses, held at 8 p. m.
in a chapel of Metropolitan Com
-munity church, 41st and South
Parkway.
DR.. Jessie Fisher was the general
chairman and the Gaping cere-
mony for about so nurses was per-
formed by DIT. Anna B. Jones, grand
directress of Purple Cross nurses.
Diplomas were presented by DR..
Carter Marshall. ]. Finley Wilson
delivered the main address and the
speakers included DIT. Elizabeth M.
Gordon, grand daughter ruler; DR..
Mary F. Waring, member of the
Health Committee; DIT. Buena V.
Kelly, grand daughter secretary,
and others.
At the mammoth meeting held
Tuesday, August %, at Metropoli-
tan Community church, at.-noon,
Governor Dwight H. Green, of ILL
nois, delivered the address of well
come.
Governor Green declared:
eve are extremely proud to have
you as our guests, not only because
your organization has accomplished
so many good works in the realm
of public welfare, protection of civil
liberties of racial minorities and
advancement of colored people, but
also because you, as individuals,
represent the patriotic, progressive
type of American way of life.
81 know that the ranks of those
of US who fight for liberty on the
home front will be swelled by the
addition of eleven million new cru
saders when our fighting men and
women return home"
"They have fought side by side
against the champions of race ha-
tired. They have been baptized to-
gether in the blood of battle. And
in the stark terror and tragedy of
war they have clasped hands in
warm comradeship-a comradeship
that extends to all Americans who
sincerely work and fight for free
dom. And l am certain that when
they return home, they will con-
tinue to fight intolerance, hate, in
justice and petty tyranny in our
own America with the same heroic
determination with which they are
striking now at the forces of those
evils on the battlefelds of the
world.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Police Raid
Shine ParIOr

Hill Top Shoe Shine Parlor,
located near Rondo and Kent, was
raided by st. Paul police Wednes-
day afternoon.
Ten men taken in the place were
to be booked on charges of gam
bling.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
St. Paul Resident
for % Years
Dead at Sc

Leonidas Paul, 2271a st. Anthony,
age &c, died Monday, Aug. Fl,
at Ancker hospital.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, Aug. "a, 10 a. m, at the
Brooks Funeral Home, with Rev.
B. N. Moore officiating. Interment
was at Oakland Cemetery.
Paul, who had been resident of
St. Paul for the past thirty-five
years, has no known relatives.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Visitors

Visitors to the office this week were: :
Stafford E. Lott, Minneapolis Rev. and
Mrs. Carlyle Stewart, Evanston, Ill. John
M. Culver, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mason, Jr.,
Minneapolis Judge Clifford E. Enger, Aus
tin, Mimi; Thomas L. Langums. Naomi
Henderson, Robert Chatham, Minneapolis,
and ]. E. Drake, Shreveport, La.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Queen K. Ransom
Elected Grand
MatrOn 0. Els.

The Minnesota Grand Chapter of
the Order of Eastern Star, Prince
Hall affiliation, met in Minneapolis,
Aug. II and 10. Mrs. Queen K.
Ransom of St. Paul was elected
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Soldiers Almost Riot at
Fort Knox When Camp
Theatre Excludes Them
Officer Ignored War D
Discrimination Order
Especial to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Newsp

Louisville, Ky (NNPA, by Wire)-Flagrant violation
discrimination and segregation of Negro troops in post
facilities throughout the country almost resulted in riot at
Fort Knox, Kentucky, last night.
Hundreds of enlisted men at Goodman Field Kentucky
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Lafayette Fields

Back on JOB
Lafayette Fields, 8O3 st. An
thony, the druggist, was seriously
i'll for several days.
He is reported back on the job
at his Majestic Drug Store.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25

- NSA4A VI VIZ Avn "
Y ork H e r al d
Tribune, is not
only a tribute to
that individual,
but a refutation
to the charges of
inferiority made
against the Negro
press by West
brook P e G l e r
some months ago.
There iS indica-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25

ARCHIE JONES GETS DIVORCE
Archie Roger Jones, 1923 Eighth Street
South, was granted divorce from Beatrice
Alice Jones, 525 L'Orient St, St. Paul.
Wednesday, August 16, by Judge Paul Car
roll.
Mrs. Jones gained custody of their two
children.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
UncOvering
Washington
By Harry S. McAlpin

The appointment of a former
Washington correspondent of a
Negro weekly to the reportorial
uAnG e IL. Nor.r
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Citizens Demand Police
Protection for Parker
From Mayor Kline
Seeks Custer Of Aldermen lens Christensen
By Ben F. Peery

Events have moved swiftly for James Parker censee of
the Moonglow Cafe, located at 1909 Fourth Ave. So.
One week ago Monday, Parker abandoned his venture
following attacks presumed to have been inspired by
Christensen 9Th Ward Alderman which on one occasion
estimated mob of hundred persons gathered
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Birthdov Best Wishes

Birthday greetings in st. Paul: Aug. %
Esther Brown Duncan, 405 st. Anthony,
Ellsworth Harris, 597 Iglehart; Aug. %
Doris Wheeler, SIT Rondc Ave, S. Vincent
Owens, 1873 E. 9Th St.. Sept. Mrs. East
man; Sept. &C. Oliver, 94S Iglehart
Ave. S.
Chambers, 1915 Clinton, Raymond Sisson,
7Ol Fremont Ave. NJ; Aug. 3-Luther
Abbey. Ala E. 25th St; Aug. 31-Mrs.
Della Payne, 3733 4th Ave. s., Mrs. Cecil
TAYLOR, Jr., 1O46 Bryant Ave. NJ. Sept.
james Hudson, ITO Hyland Ave. N, Mrs.
Beatrice Cassius, 1856 4th Ave. s., George
Dickson, 627 Girard Ave. N, James Sis
son, 7O4 Humboldt Ave. N, Miss Osceloa
Wright, It'll Emerson Ave. N; Sept. p
Mrs. Mary Duke, 2201 9Th Ave. s., Hobart
Mitchell, Jr., 1912 Elliot Ave-, Mrs. E. H.
Frazier, 2425 4th Ave. s., Mrs. T. B. War
rem, SOC Fremont Ave. N, Miss Christine
Tate, 500 Aldrich Ave. N; Sept. ga. J..
Clark, 4045 Clinton, Mrs. Burl Grigsby, S74
Aldrich Ave. NJ, Kathleen Melloy and Eileen
Melloy,
Out Of town: Aug. 26-Louise Escue,
Washington, D. c.; Aug. 27-J. Finley
Wilson, Washington, d. G. Aug. 29-J. E.
Drake, Shreveport, La
In the Armed Services: Aug 25-Fred-
die Ingram; Aug. 27-TISgt. Foster
Brown: Sept. 1-Sgt. Oscar Newman, Camp
Ellis, Ill.
Belated greetings to CIemon Rooney, hot
Emerson Ave. N, Aug. 10; Mr.. c. Moppin,
3S41 Clinton, Aug. Is Mrs. Naomi Hender-
son, Sic Bryant Ave. N, Aug. 90; Pvt.
Bert Smith, Aug. % Emily Vaughn, S34
18th Ave. s., Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Doc StOrk Brings New
Residents

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Robinson,
100 st. Anthony, st. Paul, are the
happy parents of new baby girl
born Saturday, August 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Simms of
2201 Fifth Ave. So, Minneapolis,
have been presented a baby boy
born Sunday, August 20, at a. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
LegiOnnaires Who
Attended Annual
State Meeting

The delegates who attended the
American Legion State Convention
at Mankato, Mimi, last Friday,
Saturday and Sunday from the
Johnnie Baker Post Auxiliary were
Earl M. Fassett, Charlie J. Smith,
Mines. Helen Curry, Henrietta
Poster, John Shepherd and Mrs.
R. L. Burns.
INFANT BURIED
Funeral services for Oliver W.
Rhodes, Jr., the month old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver W. Rhodes, ST.,
2810 Clinton Ave. S., who died at
Fairview hospital, Sunday, Aug. 20,
were held Tuesday, Aug. %, at 10
a. m. at the Woodland Funeral home.
Rev. A. ]. IRVINE officiated. Inter
ment was at Crystal Lake cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
st. James Choir, st.
Paul, to Sing Contest
Prize Winning Numbers

On Sunday, August 27, the last
fourth Sunday musical of st. James
church, st. Paul, will be held at
8:15 p. m, at the church. Songs
will be sung which won first place
for the choir in the recent musical
festival.
Miss Aretas Blaney, Hamline
University graduate, will be the
guest speaker. Miss Blaney, who
attended the Minnesota University,
working on a master degree, will
teach in the Detroit, Michigan
public schools this fall.
The public is invited by the
choir to hear this interesting
young speaker along with the
''very special musical program
MANNED foV. those attending
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-08-25
Urban League
Annual Dinner
SeDtember FL

The st. Paul Urban League VIII
hold its annual meeting September
81, in the Marquette room, Hotel
Ryan, at 8 p. m. The meeting is
open to the public. No reservations
are necessary.
A dinner meeting had been
planned but was cancelled because
of the difficulties in securing help
by the hotel management.
Unusual interest repeatedly has
been exhibited in the speaker,
George M. johnson, deputy chair
man of FEPC of WASHINGTON. D. C.
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Too Many Foxes Spoil
Pleasure for Hunters
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VANCEBURG, Ky.-The foxes
wouldn't cooperate and a foxhunt,
described by G. w. Barclay as the
largest unofficial event of its kind
ever held in Louis County, was
something less than success.
Twenty-four riders and some so
dogs from Eastern Kentucky and
nearby Southern Ohio participated
IN the chase over the rolling hills.
9 Mr.. Barclay, a farmer of Cabin
Creek. explained that there are "just
too many foxes in Lewis County.
They criss-crossed each other, con.
fuSing young dogs In the pack"
Evening star., 1944-09-11
New Designs Increase
leoibiIiiy Of Auto
Licenses Up 10 409b
By the Associated Fress.

By the Associated Press.
ITHACA, N. Y, Sept. 11.-With.
out changing the size of automobile
license plates, DR.. Curt Berger o,
Cornell University has designed nu.
merals giving up to 40 per cent bet.
ter legibility than current license
plates.
He does it by narrowing the width
of stroke, that is, width of the line
that forms the numerals, and ad-
justing the spacing between strokes
More than $4,000 experiments with
human eyes showed that many nu-
merals fade out at short distances
because the strokes are too fat ano
the spacing not correct.
He found that the best width
for white numerals on black back
ground in daylight. is 6 millimeters
for an area Of AZ by 80 millimeters,
and larger sizes in proportion Six
millimeters is about one-third the
width of a Scent postage stamp.
There long has been disagree
ment whether white on black is bet
ter than black on white. Germany
has insisted upon black on white
for license plates. England, Dem
mark and the Argentine chose white
on black.
Gets Curious Results.
DR.. Berger found probably the
first scientific answer to the dis
agreement, and his results are curl
Gus.
For single numeral, standing by
itself, white on black is 10 per cent
more legible than black on white.
Moreover, the black numeral has to
be of wider line than the white.
But this superiority does not hold
for group of numerals on license
plates. A group of black on white
numerals becomes as visible as white
on black with some adjustment of
spacing and total width of the black
figures.
Nevertheless. white on black prob
ably gets the nod as best because it
Is possible to raise the visibility by
placing a white border, rectangular
close to the edges of the license
plate.
White Border Is Tricky.
This white border is very tricky.
1t improves the visibility of the nu-
merals by about 9 per cent, but
only if the width of the border line
is the same as the stroke width of
the numerals.
For night visibility. the best re-
suits come from a quite narrow nu-
neral line wldth, one-third that of
the daylight numerals, with a light
behind the plate shining through
the numerals, which have to be of
translucent material.
Wider line thicknesses flare too
much in this kind of translucent
night sign.
DR.. Berger proposes simply con-
structed license plate which COM
bines both day and night numerals
at their best. This would be white
on black, of the daylight width, car
rylng within each numeral a trans
lucent inner line of the night thick
ness. This inner line would not be
dlstlnguishable in daylight, but
would be the entire numerals at
night with a light behind the plate.
No other color is as visible as
white, DR.. Berger says, because all
others absorb some of the light
which white reflects.
Numeral Shapes Help.
Further aids to visibility are
shapes of numerals. Particularly
such things as where the middle
point of the figure shall end.
Another aid, common in many
American license plates, is a dash
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Hip AiIment No Bur
To Talented Youth
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO.-A hip ailment that
allows him to walk only with difii-
Guilty has not interfered with the
varied career of Danny Strzyzewski
who. at is, is an accomplished or
ganist, tennis player, scoutmaster
and honor student.
Danny plays the organ in st.
Adalbert's Roman Catholic Church.
He maintained a 81 per cent average
at East High School, played in. the
school orchestra, and this year as
a sophomore won six of his nine
tennis matches on the school team
Evening star., 1944-09-11
Girl, 8, Solves Problem
OF Unused Stamps
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
GRAND ISLAND, Nebr.-Mr. and
Mrs. Chick Frederickson puzzled
over the array Of stamps-21 cents
worth-on letter from their
daughter Connie, 8, attending a
girls camp at Omaha.
But the letter explained. 1t was
the final day of camp and Connie
had more stamps than she needed
SO she put her leftover stock on the
one envelope.
Evening star., 1944-09-11

separating the line of numerals
into two sections. This dash also
has q best width for visibility. For
white on black, and the separation
Of five numerals into the 30 COM
bination, this best width is mil
limeters square for the 1890 'milli-
meter area.
1T is probable" says DR.. Berger,
that art, legibility and recogniz-
ability are directly interrelated in
improving the visibility of signs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-03

Veteon Of novo omphbou Southwest Poetic
theoe from Bun Hoond copt cstoph hos been fighting the
jops for tho" - months For his soIon and nepdr
lying o"ds from Mreh April g. 1914 he oworded the Silver
Sto The novo officer according the eon participated nu
shore shore omhbu osonst opposition
resulting the capture Of Adome Menus ond and the
Of control Seeod Hobor and the odocen ond
In addition to the Admiralty Isonds Copt Chrstoph
served novo oder with the I'd Autroo Corps during operations
against Loe ond nhhon New Guinea the navel o-ornoo
with the 9Th United Stotes Army the Of Fnhhon
oombo duty with the LIST Morne Division Of Guodo
eono the Of Gloucester New Guneo and
the ondne and Of Hoono He also action soipon
and in the Coro!nes and Morshois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-12-03

At time the No eopton executive officer the heovy
cruiser Chcoeo later sunk He also served line
officer the ocro u S. Shortly before
the Southwest Poetic he offended Newport Novel College ond
the No Department Washington for short Of duty He hos
been oehed the ompbous December 1912 odnot
United sto Army ond Auroon ond forces with ond
novel units
motive Woshineonon. Cop Chstoph offended Business High
School ond Chodon Preparatory School, ond graduated from the
Naval Academy 1919 His wife, Mrs Helen Chrstoph ond three
daughters live l06 Archwood Annapolis M ond his ko
Chrsoph IT, mdhpmon ohe kovoI Academy His brother Fred
Choph also Of Washington with the United Sotes Chamber Of
Commerce.
This Of Of porto Of decorated fighting by
Newmon Sudduh of The Stors ort stof.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-15
POSTWAR BOOM IN BUYING SEEN
 IN CLEVELAND
By LEE HINDER

By LEE UNDER
 United Press Stan Correspondent
 Cleveland, Feb. IA (UP) If World War II should end tomor- row, cold estimated at $167,- 664, 870-will pour into consumer markets from overlowing Cleve- land pocketbookS.
 Quests for new Cf poSsible) auto mobiles, homes, household .appli- ances, and household furnishings will loosen the wholesale spending in the immediate sunrise of the postwar era, according to Cleveland bushes interests.
 Representing 8 fraction less than one per cent of the total U. s. population. Cleveland is said to possess 1.35 per cent of the nations entire buying power. A market analysis of consumer buying made by the Chamber of Commerce sup- plies that fact.
 In order of importance, accord ing to Chamber figures, Cleveland folks will buy mechanical refriger- ators, radios, washing machines, stoves and vacuum cleaners. Autos and new homes rank next on the list.
 Further breaking down the sta tistics, 1t is estimated that 137,550 people will spend $16,414,785 in Cleveland for household appliance within six months after the armis- tice.
 In addition, 64,4O0 Clevelanders intend spending $9,6O4,O35 for household furnishings, while the will and intent of 36,750 taxpayers is to pay $44, ,250 for the privi- lege of owning new car.
 And finally, there are 15,400 resi- dents who will shell out $96, 994 800 to buy or build a new home.
 However, even these figures don't tell the whole buying story. The Cleveland home builders-15,40 400 of them-don't include the 29,44O fam flies planning to repaint their homes or the 11.680 who will want new roofing.
 Then there are 8,48O planning interior decorations; 8,16O who are going to install new heating equip- ment; 3,680 who are talking about outside remodeling; 7,200 planning to build additions to their homes, and 4,960 who intend modernizing their kitchen.
 In 1941, dealers sold 56,210 auto mobiles in Cleveland. Compare that 36, 750 cars-if they are available with the intended purchase of in the first six months of the post war period. Also, the 15,4OO families who will buy or build new homes is nearly triple the 6,220 new dwelling purchasers in Cleveland in 1941- the biggest peacetime consumer spending year in the nations his tory.