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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-12
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| and silent, smoking. "You look
awfully tired" Joan said sudden
ly. "Why don't you go to bed
early?"
"And TIL bring your dinner up
to you, if you like" John offered.
eff did 60 to bed shouldn't
want any dinner" said Odette.
Oddly enough it was easy to smile.
When the horrible thing was al
most on you you did not feel any
thing. Before many hours were
over she would have revealed to a
loathsome and bloodstained enc
my the best way to approach a
military obpect. But she simply
had to do it. With a rather vague
little smile she went upstairs.
John followed.
"Good night" he said. Perhaps
for the last time, he thought. For
if she declined to recant, then his
course and duty were plain.
I'm so tired" said Odette, her
eyes hollow with misery. 81 hope
no one will disturb me: please do
not let them"
IT will see that they don't" He
caught her to him and covered her
dear face with kisses.
Safely within her room, she
lifted her clenched fists high above
her head. ooh, God, help me!'
She would lock her door to be
perfectly safe. Did the door lock?
Yes. But the key had gone. Or
perhaps it had never been there
after all. At any rate no one
would come; they never did, and
locked doors always aroused sus-
picion. She began her prepare
tons for the job ahead of her.
Her torch, her pocketbook, her
code written out in big letters on
a piece of cardboard. Now she
could rest until midnight.
The old grandfather clock in
the hall had just struck half-past
midnight when John heard the
first drone of a plane. He opened
| his window Nothing in sight
yet. He tiptoed down the hall and
stepped inside Odette's room. The
room was pitch dark, but the
drone of the planes was very aud
ible. She must be by the open
window, behind the blackout cur
tains-he had thoroughly exam
ined the room the day before,
when he had also removed the
key from the lock.
Crossing the floor with the
stealthy thread of cat, he drag
ged the curtain back. With a
stifled shrek she turned to face
him.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our appre-
citation to our many friends for
their kindness and sympathy dur
ing the illness and death of our
dear husband and son-in-law,
Boice Rash, and for the beautiful
floral tribute.
Mrs. Boice Rash
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. WEIGH
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-12

'sReady?"
eyes. No, please" She back
ed away from him.
Ito Be Continued)
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ROBERT MCGEE
RITES HELD

Funeral services were held for
Robert MCGEE, 637h Olson Blvd,
age SO, at the Woodland Funeral
Home, Monday, Oct. 10, at 2 p. m.
He had been a resident of Mime
apolis for 80 years.
Mr.. MCGEE, age SO, died at the
Glen Lake Sanitarium, Friday,
Oct. 6. He is survived by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. McWatt, St. Paul; Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Landers, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Meade and Mrs. R. Tyrell, Miss
Bessie Lowe, Minneapolis, all cous-
ms. Rev. H. W. Bolts officiated,
assisted by Rev. J. ]. Clayburn. In
torment was at Crystal Lake
cemetery.
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this column for the Democrats Il
wish somebody would), but in try
ing to figure out how l would vote
myself, came to these conclusions,
so l pass them on to you to see if
you agree or disagree.
All the big issues involved like
the Conduct of the War, and Don't
Change Horses In Mid-Stream, and
our Foreign Policy, and our Do
nestle Policies, and States Rights,
and the Fourth Term, are things
I've thought about. But after get
through thinking about all those
big things-somehow l can't help
it, and l am kind of scared it might
not be sporting because after all
Mrs. Dewey is not Mr.. Dewey-but
I just can't help thinking that l
had much rather have Mrs. Roose-
vent in the White House than a
lady from Texas.
can't help thinking how house
wives in Texas want all Negroes
to go around to the back door. And
if 1 should ever go to call at the
White House, would not like to
have to go around to the back door.
In fact, 1 will vote at the polls in
November against anybody related
to anybody who believes in Negroes
going in back doors. Back doors
versus front doors is also a big is
sue with me.
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papers, Mr.. Dewey wants to give
a lot of states rights back to the
states, is plenty reason for all Ne
groes to be afraid of Mr.. Dewey
and his Republican Party. States
Rights is what has kept US from
voting in the South all these years.
States Rights is what would keep
us from ever having any more Fed
eral housing in many states that do
not like to see Negroes have even
few decent homes.
States Rights is what would keep
the Fair Employment Practices
Committee and the War Labor
Board from working South of the
Mason-Dixon Line, in regard to US,
at all. And States Rights is what
would keep a Federal Anti-Eynch-
ing Bill from ever being passed. 1
swear, l am scared to death of
States Rights and anybody who
wants to further or extend them.
Because there are too many states
that just don't intend to do right.
Federal Homes
At least, the Federal Government
under Mr.. Roosevelt has made some
nationwide steps that have helped
the Negro enormously, even in the
States Rights South. Take Fed
eral Housing as a most obvious in
stance. Last year I travelled across
the country, and l saw charming
groups and clusters of government
houses occupied by colored people
from Dallas to the Carolina coast.
These Southern states by them
selves would not have given Ne
groes these, modern Handicapped and
good-looking little houses to live in.
All these years since slavery they
did no such thing, and show no
signs of so doing now-left to them
selves and their States Rights
which really means the right to
keep colored folks in novels, and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13
SEEKS $1,000 FOR
BAPTIST WORK

Mrs. Susie Gaylord, $50 st. An
thony Ave., was recently appointed
as missionary and Field Worker
of the department of Home Mis-
sions and Evangelism of her de-
nomination.
Mrs. Gaylord says that the Home
Mission Board is cooperating with
the Northern Baptist Board of Mis-
sion in helping to support mission
airy work in Minnesota. $1,000 has
been allocated for the support OF
preachers in Mission churches in
the state.
Mrs. Gaylord attended the meet
ing of the Home Mission Board OF
the National Baptist convention In
corporated held at Chicago last
week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13

Hindu religion at $3.50. - Daisy
McAdams.
CampnOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: "krIorIUIes" or
"Wnat Do You Give Priority in
Your Liner" was the subject OF the
sermon by our pastor, Rev. Z. L. h.
Nelson, at the morning worship SER
wee last Sunday. We were pleased
to have three of our members In
the armed forces, VINO are home on
turlougns, In the service. They in
GUIDED Pvt. Arthur Burris, Jr., OF
fort Mcclellan, Alabama; Sgt.
warren hayes of Camp Ham,
CaIIt., and 1t. James Bradford VINO
has been in Australia and other
places in the South Pacific war
zone for more than two years.
James, who won his officers bar
the hard way, was possibly the first
Campnor boy TO go overseas. Also
IN attendance at the service was
PnIInp Arcner, who was indicted
INTO the Navy the day before.
In a meeting of the men after
the morning service, James b.
kideaux and Leroy Gardner were
elected chairman and co-chairman
respectively for Mems Day on
October 20, when DR.. Damon P.
Dung of Cincinnati will be the
guest preacher at the IL a. m. and
$3.50 p. m. services. William Over
ton was elected the financial chall-
man for the day. Bishop Neal, Leo
Jones, George Milton, George Car
ter and ]. P. Williams were named
as the program committee for the
Mems Day observance. The men
decided to serve a dinner after the
morning service on Mems Day and
named William Strader, Chester
Russell, James Clardy, Clarence
Roland and William Billiard as the
dinner committee. The men will
meet with the Women's Society of
Christian Service Saturday night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. P.
Williams, 675 Iglehart Avenue.
Addie Armstrong and Janet ARM
strong sang with their aunt, Mrs.
Arlee Blakey, at the evening wor-
ship service.
Freedom from Fear" will be the
subject of the first of a series on
Gods Freedoms by Pastor Nelson
at the IL a. m. service on Sunday.
The Rust College quartet will sing
two selections at this service. The
Rust singers will give full pro-
gram at 5 p. m, Sunday, in our
church.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13

DOISE is part of the young career
n lists stock in trade. The pros
pective employer, and the producer
who is looking for a new star, look
for this quality as well as for spe-
cial talents. The young woman who
possesses both, usually gets the
nod.
Poise depends lot upon the ap-
pearance the young woman feels
she makes while she is being in.
terviewed. Yet very few of these
career-seeking young people have
money to spend on clothes. They
are spending on voice lessons, and
on business courses. They cannot
make bid for the high styling that
is done in ready-to-wear.
Home sewing solves their clothes
problem. 1t places good fabric and
fine basic styling within reach Of
their budgets. Contrary to a popu-
lar belief, making your own clothes
is not difficult. The sleeveless jump
er shown on Marie Ellington (left),
can be sewn with complete success
by beginner. Marie is a graduate
of the business department of Bos-
ton University, and this is the type
of dress she finds practical this
season. During her business hours
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voteless, and poor, and non-union-
zed, and lynched and scared-which
is the way the South loves US.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt
obviously do not agree with that
way of looking at the Negroes
plight. God knows Mr.. Roosevelt
is no miracle-working saint, nor is
the Democratic Party full of angels
from heaven. But for the past
twelve years it has dropped more
mama our way than any admins
tration since the year when Lin
coin sprinkled freedom all over the
land-which was a mighty long
time ago. And the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration has done more to out
wit States Rights and give all poor
folks a half way break than any
other administration at all since
this government has been admins
trating.
Since there is nobody to vote for
but Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. Dewey,
anyhow, it seems to me the choice
is a simple and easy one for Ne
gro Americans who ought to be
able to find a thousand reasons to
one for voting for our President
rather than the gentleman from AL
bany, N. Y.
Afraid of Back Door
Mr.. Roosevelt, for example, gives
plenty of evidence of not liking
race riots, and used Federal power
and Federal troops to put an end to
that one in Detroit. Mr.. Roosevelt
doesn't seem to like hate-strikes
against Negro workers, most not
ably Philadelphia, where he again
used Federal troops to protect COL
ored motormen in their right to
jobs.
Politics is an alien field to me,
and l have no political job, and no
body has paid me a penny to write
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13
EVANGELIST RUSSELL'S
LICENSE RENEWED

Ethel Russell, Evangelist of Min
neapolis, was among those whose
Evangelistic license was renewed
by Bishop John A. Gregg at the
Northwest A. M. E. Church Con-
ference last month.
st. James A. M. E. Church News
Sunday, Oct. 8, was promotion day
in the junior church. About rs
children were promoted to advanced
departments and several others
were given awards.
The pastors sermon at the morn
ing service was taken from Mat
thew 1927. what manner of man
is this that even the wind and sea
obey him?" Rev. Moore pointed
out that Jesus has now and has al
ways had power over the physical
world as well as the spiritual world.
He Gains the waves and the wind.
He is also able to calm our troubled
and chaotic life at times. He is
the answer to the world in trouble,
Rev. Joseph Jackson, assistant pas
tor, preached the evening sermon
Visitors last Sunday were Mr.,
and Mrs. Frank Jackson, Battle
Creek, Mich, Mrs. Floyd Graves OF
Kansas City, Kans., Mrs. Mae
Yeager and Mr.. Isadore Freeman
of Columbia, Mo-, Mrs. Georgia l.
Ross of Berkeley, Calf, and Mrs
Villa M. Parker, St. Paul.
At meeting following the morn
ing service, the official board Of
the church voted to sponsor Mrs
Cora E. Moore and Mrs. Ruth
Powell of Chicago in recital some
time near Dec. 1.
The University of Life is sponsor.
ing a series of discussions on the
principal religions of the world
being held during the fall meetings
of the group. On Oct. Is, Miss
Bernice Allison will discuss the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13

at the .135th Street branch of the
YMCA in New York City, she wears
this jumper dress with long Slew
ed, bow-necked blouse. For an eve
ming date, she can make a quick
change by removing the blouse and
highlighting the scoop neckline
with choker Of pearls. The skirt
too, Is an easy one to sew and to
wear. 1t doesn't require much ma
terial, because the illusion of full.
ness is created by the soft gather
ing under the waistline.. This is a
Mccall pattern, number 5552.
Doris Block, nineteen-year old
billiard University graduate, likes
to wear this home sewn bolero suit,
when she makes the rounds of the
producers Offices. She has her eye
on career in the theatre. She
views current fashions with a prac-
tical eye, too. She feels that home
sewers who don't work up a big
selection Of blouses, miss out on a
good thing. A variety of colorful
blouses help to relieve the mono
tony Of wearing that one good suit.
And when you make that suit, says
Doris, make it slim. smooth, and
without fuss. Her suit is cut on
Mccall pattern 1919. The blouse is
Mccall, too, number $685.,
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Birthday Greetings

Birthday greetings in Minneapolis: Oct.
14-Douglas Moses. 4so Bryant Ave. No.
Oct. l6-Emma Truman. 1921 Portland
Ave; Oct. 1T-Bertha johnson, 56e Olson
Blvd; J. w. Pate, 1895 Fourth Ave- So.
Oct. l9-Judge VIM. A. Anderson, 1885
Morgan Ave. No. Oct 2O-Mrs. Lucille
Woodland. 1103 Lyndale Ave. No.; Oct. al
MrB. Peter Edmonds, 5034 Abbott Ave So.
Sandra Vaughn, sos Olson Blvd.
In st. Paul: Oct. 15-Herbert Foster.
GIG St. Anthony Ave. Mrs. H. R. Coins
Oct. 19-Pete Hill, SIT W. Central; Mrs.
C. B. Wheeler, 522 w. Central Ave: Oct.
2l-Mrs. Babe Hill. SIT W. Central Ave.
Oct. 22-Louneer Pemberton. s7s St. An
thony Ave.
Out of town greetings: Audrey James,
Kansas City, Kans.. Oct Is; Rev. E. G.
Harris, Winnipeg, Can. Oct. 81; Sam L
Scheiner, United States Army. Oct. %.
Belated greetings to C. Anderson. 7O7
Iglehart Ave, St. Paul, Oct. 6; Jacob Quar-
terman. 1901 Bryant Ave. No., Oct. 7;
Mrs. Elizabeth Storrs, 57s Olson Blvd,
Oct. 10.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13
Horn Demands
Reduced Pheasant
Hunting Season
SAYS % DAY SEASON WILL
IMPAIR BREEDING STOCK

SAYS % DAY SEASON WILL
IMPAIR BREEDING STOCK
In telegram to Chester Wilson,
Minnesota Commissioner of Con-
servation, Charles L. Horn, chair
man of Minnesota Emergency Con-
servation Committee, demanded
that the 20 day pheasant hunting
season be reduced.
The wire said:
Information obtained by the Min
nesota Emergency Conservation
Committee, which must be available
to the State Conservation Depart
ment, if it cares to look for it, indi-
Gates the ringnecked pheasant pop
ulation is at an all-time low and the
possibility of regaining its former
number will be absolutely hopeless,
if you persist in a % day open sea-
son this year. 1t is the opinion
of many and it is shared by this
committee that unless the number
of days is reduced and the take of
birds drastically reduced the breed
ing stock remaining will be so low
that they will not be able to re-
produce themselves in any number
for many years. Again we beg of
you, as we did in 1913, to assist in
true conservation measures and re-
woke your order of August, 1914,
declaring a % day open season.
It is unbelievable that you, as a
conservationist, and your experts
would fail to recognize the serious
ness of this situation and take the
necessary steps to call halt to the
destruction of our breeding stock. "
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13

By grace are ye saved through faith
and that not Of yourselves: It is the gift
Of God: not Of works, lest any man should
boast.--Ephesians Q: 8 and Q.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-10-13

b people
| Niece,
! to him
I'D those
|ng.
|. H. W.
Ind Mrs.
|LanderB,
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Pilgrim Baptist Church News:


Of God: not Of works, lest any man should
boast.-Ephesians 2; 8 and Q.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
The October eighth Sunday morn
ing services opened in the usual
majestic manner. Preceding the
sermon was the children's period.
The children present gathered
about Rev. Massey and he told
them the story of the Little Red
Hen" Many adults enjoyed this
portion of the services immensely.
The congregation joined in the
singing of "Come We That Love
the Lord" Rev. Massey presented
his sermon, "Straighten Up and
Fly Right" His text was taken
from Hosea 1912. The minister
made clear the full program of Pill
grim and stated that "our objective
is to make all activities function
through spiritual program" He
pointed out that the church must
take its rightful place in world
leadership. Rev. Massey para
pnrased a statement from a cur
rent movie. How near must a man
be horizontal before he learns to be
perpendicular" At the close of
the sermon, Wilfred Harris, Mrs,
Clementine Sydes and Kinslow
Attic united with the church.
The Twin City Elks Committee,
headed by J. W. Pate, presented
MISS Arless Harris with $40 in war
stamps for selling the largest num-
Der OF tickets for the recent Must
cal festival, sponsored by the Elks,
Visitors included Mr.. and Mrs
R. B. Warren, Cecil G. Taylor, G. H,
Slaughter, Wilbur J. Dugas, Mrs
kuDy Bobo, Miss Violet Asburyl
Mrs. Josephine Chambers, Miss
Edna Russell, Mrs. Christine John
son and A. j. Lewis, representing
the Twin City Elks; Nathan
Flemins, Size. and VIM. Tegues,
F1/c, from Void Chamberlain;
Mrs. Ashton Tatum, Minneapolis;
Mrs. C. Jones, Duluth; Mrs. Odessie
Buck, Lambert, Miss; Mrs. VIM.
Davis, Louisiana, Mo-; Mrs. Joshua
Washington, East Chicago, ILL.,;
Mrs. Rosa Cole, Mobile, Ala; Flos-
sic Burghart, Edward Griggsley,
Grace Brown and Mrs. Della Lii
lard, St. Paul.
Sunday evening, four young
ladies were honored with the pro-
motions from Sunday School stu
dents to teachers. Two papers were
read and M. A. Boiling, superin-
tendent of the Sunday School and a
teacher, G. w. Wills, made brief
talks. The minister's topic, was
"Vitamins in Religion" He stated
that 1--WE need spiritual and physi-
cal vitamins to keep ourselves
healthy."-Beulah Baines.
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Mr.. Dewey and Me
By LangstOn Hughes in the Chicago Defender

The fact that Mr.. Dewey's home town in Michigan
doesn't permit Negroes to live there and the fact that Mr.
Dewey wife is from Texas not very good to be
opposed to Mr. Dewey have known right nice white
folks to come from right bad places.
But the fact that. nearly | gather from the
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er. Mrs.
L a year
lay,
ways
| Ruth,
Kenneth,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
BOSTON HERALD
FRIDAY, IA, 1914

iety that the performer will burn
out. Technically, she is brilliant
and secure, with great flexibility.
precision and coordination. In
short, she is capable of some
startling feats of pianism con-
sidering her age and sex.-And
what a tone she achieves!
Her musical capacities are ex-
ceptional too, and, far more than
the average young pianist. she has
a personal, interesting and very
sound contribution to make. In the
Schumann, for instance, a gen
orally tedious work. she caught
much of the fantasy-provoking
quality of Schumann's finest
works, and almost made the fin
ale endurable. She was at her
best-and quite naturally-in the
rhythmically capricious South
American and Spanish pieces. 1t
is her capacity for catching the
subtleties of rhythm in every
thing she plays, in fact, that lends
her playing so much interest.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-12-08
Miss Morjorie RYon
Becomes Bride OF Sgt.
Edward G. Wistofke

A beautiful afternoon cermony
on Sunday, December 8, 1914,
united in marriage Miss Marjorie
Iva Ryan, daughter of Captain
and Mrs. James Claude Ryan of
Pascagoula, and Sergeant Ed
ward Charles Wistafke, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wistafke, of Chi
cago, Ill.
The ceremony was performed
at 800 in the afternoon by the
Rev. Father p. j. Carey at the
home of the bride, 1913 Krebs
avenue, ~Pascagoula.
Miss Frances Warden presided
at the piano and, accompanied
Miss Dorothy Wood of Mobile as
she sang Because" as a pre-
nuptial solo, and during the cere-
mony played softly Bonds II
Love You Truly"
The bridal troth was pledged
before the fireplace, where Mrs.
Oma F. Moore had arranged a
bank of palms and ferns in COM
bination with gladioli and chrys-
anthemums as a background.
Attending Miss Ryan as her
maid of honor was Miss Adeline
Daggett, with Corporal Art Da-
Wis of Baltimore, Md, serving the
groom as best man.
Miss Daggett, who headed the
bridal party as it entered to the
traditional wedding march, wore a
dress in fuschia crepe and white
the upper part of which was
trimmed with sequins and pearls.
Pink carnations were her flow
ers.
The bride, who entered with
her father, was lovely in white
crepe, trimmed with nailheads
and pearls. Three-quarte r
length white gloves and a tiny
hat in gold and pearls completed
the ensemble. Her flowers were
white carnations, centered with
an orchid.
Mrs. Ryan, mother of the bride,
wore black, trimmed with match
ing sequins, and a corsage of
white chryansthemums.
After the wedding a reception
was held. In the dining room,
where the table was draped with
lace and conferred with a three
TERED cake, Mrs. Rufus Knight
presided over the punch bowl,
and Mrs. Ryan, assisted by Mrs.
Ralph Farnell, Mrs. Billy Ryan,
and Miss Mercedes Cox, served
cake.
Later in the evening the bridal
couple left for a honeymoon trip
in New Orleans.
Out-of-town guests included
Miss Wood, Mrs. Ralph Farnell,
Mrs. Ethel Ryan, great-aunt of
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BOSTON POST, FRIDAY, JANUARY IA. 1914

men. She had given an inkling
of what she could do before she
tackled Chopin's Polanaise in A
flat, and while she didn't dash off
that taxing opus with the ease of
Mr.. Horowitz, the brilliance of
her performance brought his to
mind. Miss Regules displayed con-
siderable musical gifts, her poet
&c feeling in those parts of Schu-
mann's F-sharp minor Sonata
which calls for such qualities and
she did as well as almost anyone
could to put the works many te~
dious pages across 1t was natur-
al that Miss Regules should show
marked sympathy for the pieces
by Castro. Morillo and G~inastera.
that formed the third group and
it may be presumed that she was
equally at home in those of Falla,
Grenados and Albeniz, which fol-
lowed. The Latin = American
pieces, attractive, if not deep.
provided a refreshingly novel
note.