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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09
PAPER SHORTAGE TO CON-
TINUEE

The public can expect no relief
from existing paper shortages until
about the middle of 1945 because OF
the heavy wartime requirements OF
magazine and book pa
per and the manpower shortage in
this industry.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09
STATE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
HERE

Mrs. Dean King of Kalispell, state
president of the Montana Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs, will be guest
speaker of the Senior Womans Club
Tuesday, the 14th. The Junior Club
members will be guests of the club
and it is hoped that there will be q
large turnout of both groups.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09

Forest fires cost the United States
$500 a minute last year. That's a
mighty expensive hotfoot for Uncle
Sam.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09

The largest single owner of Amer
lean forest land is the federal gov.
eminent
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09
Mansfield For
Congress AIso Favored
With Lead Of 800
KroIl For State Representative and Philips
For County Attorney Win Over Democratic
Opponents, with Substantial Mojorities

Sam Ford Its favor with q vote d
l444 to 100l for Erickson. Otherwioe,
50 Tar Is the national and staoo
tickets are concerned, Lincoln coszn-
ty voters remained consistently +
the democratic fold.
In the county ticket there were
only two contests, both being won
by republicans. For state repre-
sentative, Krall won over Haf11E~
man, 1888 votes to 1884, KralI -
of 154 votes. For county attorney
Phillips had lead of 143 oyq
LonR-1288 to las.
Following is the complete unof4
fetal report of the vote for Lincoln
county, all precincts reporting:
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09

PROPOSED PETITION FOR
INITIATIVE NO. 48
For Initiative Measure No. 48 1926
Against Initiative Measure No.
as .................................92 4
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-11-09

For neutrality-suspicious. Of
School Funds ......................... 795
Against Amendment Appertion :
ment of School Funds ....,.... IT'S
For Amendment relating to terms of
office ...................................
Against Amendment relating to
terms of office .......................9 54
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16
Stqtes' Rights

legasm jurisprudence many
nusce heartaches and the pnous doctrine of States
Rights employed exclusively
the protecting SYSTEM discriminatory institutions
practices Every demagogue political
bully has relied this ally accomplish his designs Almost
suppress rights 1t has been used to protect slavery nchn
segregation every
conceived suspicion and has remained become that stake
which the American Negro has been chained and robbed of his citizen
ship rights.
The doctrine of Estates Rights based the 10th Amendment
to the Federal Constitution which states that The not delegated
to the United States by the Constitution prohibited by it the
States reserved to the States respectively the people,
This limitation placed the Federal Government by the
trainers of constitution because they feared central
Each State renquh its sovereign
for fear its internal affairs would be controlled and dictated by
other States acting through the Although evident that
there directly and
lively death with by local intended fore
that States would impede
subjugate citizens.
Although enacted to protect
Negroes their civil personal rights from violations by State
enet has mrab failed afford this protection And accord
ing DECISIONS this amendment intended safeguard
Negroes from discriminatory practices and customs by individuals
The Amendment
leave the major without legal redress
thus segregation unequal wages nchng inequality OF educational
opportunities poll taxes and myriad of other determinations
raeced within State boundaries and seemingly beyond the reach
of Federal interference
us from Nee s who are n9Os to aid
and old fear of
fu Centralized has been revived and they are
me- the Of their States A. Negro
political szpsdiensy friends While
4Pe the has
drafted
exploited with
violating R believe spirit the Fourteenth
Amendment abdgment
privileges immunes of citizens and which guarantees due
complied with millions of
their rights and privileges curaed? Are believe that States
of Republic rights
that backward izeny anywhere within this Nation nfct
powerless to legally restrain it?
We do not believe these assumptions We believe that
edo that A created equa the basis of philosophy
We believe that there been strict nterpra
of the written whch motivated
interpretations which ibe and frauds the spirit of Con-
tuo believe that the courts have the right and duty look
behind written forms and disregard subteues which destroy equality
Justice believe that Of
equal they sgmaize Negroes by judicial decisions
believe that
full documentt the
interpreted it, who have failed us.-Pftsburgh Courier
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16

cation are then able to go there
for a nights lodging and good
hot meal.
Fortunately, the feeling among
many Negroes for their union
transcends their feeling for prac-
tically everything else. These peO-
pie know first hand in most in
stances Just what their union lead
ers had to go through to win decent
wages, working hours and cOndi-
tiOns, and civic equality for them.
For example Herbert March,
youthful director of District 1,
clearinghouse Workers Union, was
shot and seriously wounded, while
leading the fight to organize the
clearinghouse workers in Chicago a
few years ago. Many Negro organ
izers were seriously beaten, too.
Therefore, when these union lead
ers finally won their victory over
the packers, the color of their skins
didn't count. They had been
through hell and high water to-
gether and knew that the best in
terests of all workers, regardless
of color, depended solely on unity.
SOME UNIONS GUILTY
Of course, many unions are them
selves guilty of racial hate, dis
elimination and segregation, par
ticularly the hidebound, mothe-
eaten, reactionary A F of L unions.
Some of these outfits are about as
democratic as a Nazi bund. They do
all kinds of harm to union progress,
racial amity and democracy. They
are selfshly led and are a part of
the U. S. scene that could we'll be
renovated.
The existence of these undemo-
cratic A F of L unions, however,
makes it all the more important
that the progressive CLIO organiza-
tons receive the support of Ameri-
cans interested in seeing fair play
for the workingman and also racial
democracy. Some CLIO unions have
demonstrated that what is needed
to do away with racial segregation
and discrimination is action. And
they really know how to act. Let
US hope that the CLIO continues it's
fight for civic as well as economic
justice within and outside of its
locals. The fact that it does so is
a healthy sign, particularly at this
time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16
Bishop Gregg to Report

Bishop John A Gregg of the African Methodist Episcopal church,
the only Negro churchman the chief coming
St Paul. 49, He will what heard there
where soldiers and sailors coming with the
Bishop Gregg the Fourth Episcopal district the presiding off
the A. NJ churches this One of the
standing highly regarded we'll
ship of the church.
native of the middle and Of the first Negro GRADUATES
of the University Bishop Gregg contribution
both this and the Ozark Continent His work Bishop
of Africa outstanding that considerable
praise frequent occasions
Bishop Gregg headed the UNCONVENTIONAL schools
his church. bishop the being
Negro elected president Howard University post which
he declined.
By background, Bishop Gregg we'll qualified
the theatres aabe with human dignity
ebung the thousands
foreign heard the the
conditions the Department findings
Sunday afternoon Twin Cians will opportunity
Bishop Gregg tell his his Impressions
where in this details of the meeting given.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16
Rev. Kelley Speaks
on Race Relations
to Church Group

At the Life and Leadership
school of the Minneapolis Church
Federation at Hennepin Avenue
church on May 8, Rev. Robert Kel-
ley gave a lecture and made the fol-
lowing proposals for definite action
toward Grace Relations in the Post
War World"
Cooperative programs between
minority churches and majority
churches: "The attempt to make
each local church interracial in its
constituent membership; The de-
velopment of democratic techniques
to check the social and economic
ills of race prejudice; To work out
in our school systems intercultural
education according to the Spring
field plan; To support legislation
which abolishes long existing evils
and extends the democratic tech
niques and attitudes to the total
cultural life of this age"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16
Publishers Association Meets

This week New seventyfve Negro publishers, who
crate the leading Negro journals America holding the Fifth
Annual meeting the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association These
rs their hands than representatives of
institution with the possible the Negro church Because
of this fact meeting held by executives will be of
interest to and logically affect the large public they
In behalf the modenday Negro publishers they usually far
the public than they return Also to their credit
the fact that Negro editors publishers power drunk
Hard working and often self sacrificing they operate vigorously the
freest press in the world today.
Although years until years this and
its publishers workers enjoyed financial reward
This handicap during of the of its existence due
the lack of well organized association Earlier
the publishers smooth functonng assoca
ton successful because politics and other factors crept
In addition the busy publishers usually occupied with staying
afoat both the sheriff the wolf the door that
little time left organize conucve for their collective benefit
Five John Sengcke relative of the rVered
First Giant Modern Negro Journalism Robert S. Abbott invited
publishers who would heed his call three convention Chi
Young predominaed this meeting with of the
wiser older heads evidence The publishers association off
a good start.
This newspaper though serving limited field charter
Der of the association The need publishers organization
which holds responsibility for modng public
opinion To this the absence of such
ganization reflection the Negro Presespea in of
the Pes longtime advocacy Negroes becoming cooperative
ly and effectively organized.
Publishers Association has than us-
fed the valuable its officers and members have
into its activity.
We join wishing for the Association continued welding
this still the good
of the people it
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16

Phyllis Wheatley News: Wheat
ley Midget Baseball team will open
the season at Mpls. Parade Grounds
on Wednesday morning, June 21st.
Battery: pitcher, Ken Mckinney;
catcher, Cobbie Threats.
Wheatley Juniors will open play
on Sunday, June 18th, at Sumner
Field, 8 p. M, against Ramblers.
DIR. w. D. Brown Tennis Matches
at Sumner Field, June 1925. Dead
line date for registrations is on
June 21st.
Wheatley Model Airplane meet
June End, at Sumner Field, begins
at 100 p. m.
All of Wheatley boys are putting
their efforts in baseball who
knows they may have another
Satchel Paige or Josh Gibson.
Buy BONDS-and give our boys
some backing.
Physical examinations for girls
and boys who have registered for
Summer Program at Phyllis
Wheatley are to be given on June
10th, Friday evening girls, 7:30
p. M; boys-8:30 p. m.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16

LIuIO SudpLCIs 4uO SOlSLSSdLlO
felt much inspired and uplifted
from the well delivered sermon.
"a Good Man Is Hard to Find"
will be the subject of the sermon
by the pastor next Sunday, June
10.
Visitors last Sunday were Tee.
Sgt. Thomas M. Anderson, Mrs.
Minnie Robinson, Chicago; Gerald
Bryson, Jr., Des Moines; DR.. W.
Ellis Burton, Seattle. DR.. Burton,
a former st. Paulite, congratulated
the church on its many improve
ments. This was his first trip back
to st. Paul for number of years.
Flowers on the altar were in
memory of Rev. L. w. Harris,
placed there by Mrs. T. E. Frank
lin. i slss.
The Deacons and the church will
long remember our beloved w. G..
Hood whose funeral was held last
week. In his memory flowers were
given to the church by his wife
and fellow Deacons.
Mems Day will be held Aug. IS.
Women's Day will be August 20.
Rev. Ware will preach his final
sermon on July 9.-Phyllis Payne.
Border Methodist Church News:
The educational film Jerusalem"
portrays the holy city hottest of all
cities, the home of Judaism, Mo-
hammedanism and Christianity.
The effort of the Zionist movement
to modernize and to renovate the
old city is momentous and hearten-
ing. This film was seen by the
church school and by a group of
adults after morning worship last
Sunday.
The morning worship fostered
the Methodist Student Day pro-
gram of the whole church. Our
youth gave timely talks: Miss
Lucille Majors on "Christian Youth
and Juvenile Delinquency; Mr..
Jerry Evans on "Christian Youth
and Vocational Education; Miss
Erma Clardy on "Christian Youth
and the New World"
The minister, Rev. Robert W.
Kelley, read a letter from DR..
Newell S. Booth, missionary on fur
Tough from Africa, asking US to
furnish SIS for a village in the
Congo called Kanene. This money,
with the present support of the vii
lage, will take care of missionary
teacher and his wife for one year.
Many members pledged to make
this possible.
On Sunday, June 10, at morning
worship, the official family and the
organizations present will be con-
secrated for service. The message
for the service is "consecrate my
self" Mrs. Edna Edwards, lay
delegate to the annual conference,
will give her report of the North
ern Minnesota Conference. The Of
fetal board will meet after morn
ing worship to consider the budget
and lay plans for the ensuing year.
Every member and friend is ex-
pected at this service.-Church Re-
porter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16

OF THE WEEK

"In this headchopping business
(Which is the only business poll
ticians understand) Negro voters
should join hands with the power
full labor groups which already
have defeated Joe Starnes and
scared Dies into a hospital and pri-
vate life. Roy Wilkins.
mo race can advance when the
leadership is not strong and virile
enough not to wallow in the mud of
those who are trapped in the
grooves of ignorance, superstition
and sin."-JOseph d. Bibb.
&c. . the tragedy inherent in
racial discrimination was made
more vivid to me recently when
one of our topfight band leaders
and composers told me that his
band is not being engaged for ap-
pearances at theaters in many
Northern cities because managers
wish to avoid the patronage and
concomitant hoodlumism of Negro
youth. Marjorie Mckenzie.
"The :. white press, the movies
and the radio give neither dignifed
nor proportionate representation to
Negro or colored life or interracial
activities. In fact, they tend to
virtually conceal the existence of
our 13 million colored population
by rarely Depicting their lives in
any rounded sense" Ted LIE Berth
on.
Gin spite of poll tax reversal,
white supremacy is taking a beat
ing at the polls, and wait until
the soldiers get Charley
Cherokee.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16

Oh JAMEo AZ We e. SnORSA
NEWS
Last Sunday was children's day
and the Sunday School had their
program during their regular Sum-
day School hour.
Rev. B. N. Moore preached on
youth. His subject was: "Remem-
Der Thy Creator in the Days of
Thy Youth" Highlights of the ser
mon were: youth of today must
live right and remember their crea-
tor and they will make good Chris
tians as adults. They must have
adult guidance of the right kind,
as they pattern after their elders,
but must be saved themselves.
(Star note-church is no greater
than the kind Of people in it, It
is up to the adult to see that the
young people get the proper train
ing"
The senior choir under the direc-
ton of John Hickman, sang the old
favorite, "God So Loved the
World" Mr.. Hickman and Mrs. vi
ola Alsup, sang as duet, at pays
to Serve Jesus" The church will
miss the beautiful singing of Mrs.
Alsup, when she goes to Iowa to
make her home.
Several bonds for the building
fund were turned in during the
week. Members of the committee
on arrangements for the Inter-ra-
cial mass meeting to be held at
the auditorium, Sunday, June 10,
met after services.
Visitors included Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Stafford, of Seattle, Wash,
Mrs. Bertha Williams, Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, H. s. Halpor, Okla
homa City, Okla. and Mrs. B. Flor
ence, Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. B. N. Moore, who has been
out of the city for several weeks,
is back.
Mrs. Daisy McAdams.
Pilgrim Baptist Church News:
The Children's Day program, last
Sunday, was opened by the Sun
day school with devotions.
Rev. S. E. Ware, pastor, preached
from Pauls Letter, Phillipian, the
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Church NeWS...

ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH
NEWS
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Wilkins Says the
Navy Cleans House
ROY WILKINS IN THE N. Y,
AMSTERDAM NEWS

There is more than a little in
dication that the Navy is making
a sincere effort to give the Negro
in uniform a better break. This
advance report does not mean, Of
course, that everything is rosy
in the Navy. 1t does not mean that
every individual case gets a fair
shake, but, if the reports COM
ing through are accurate, it does
mean that the Navy is aware Of
some matters and is devising and
following a policy of correction.
We all know that the Navy has
been in the "dog house" with Ne
groes from the very beginning. In
the first place it is dominated by
white southerners. In the second
place Negro boys have been barred
from Annapolis whereas they have
not been barred completely from
West Point. In the third place, the
Navy used Negroes only as mess
attendants, as personal servants.
Then when it finally broke down
and announced that Negro men
would be accepted for other cate
gories, the late Secretary Knox
spoiled the announcement with the
fiat statement that none would be
promoted to the rank of a COM
missioned officer.
But since that time the Navy has
been working quietly with its Ne
groes. 1t has had more of a bat
tie within its higher-ups than the
Army has had in it's official family
over the race question. In the first
action, the Navy set up its main
training station for Negroes in the
North, at Great Lakes. It was a
segregated camp, named for Capt.
Robert Smalls, but it was not in
Texas or Mississippi. Thus, while
some Negroes were trained in the
South, most of them were in and
about Chicago. When they left the
camp for a little recreation they
did not have to battle Dixie bus
drivers, Dixie hot dog stand pro-
prietors, Dixie cops, and Dixie
white people in general.
All this sounds little, but it
means so much. Of such things
is morale fashioned. The Army
could have learned this, but it did
not choose to do so. Fifty per cent
of the Army "trouble" with Ne
groes has been due to the intoler-
able. indignities and cruelties suf-
fered by Negro soldiers off post.
Now the story is that in many
places the Navy has forgotten the
segregated pattern with good re-
suits all around. White and black
sailors are said to be working to-
gether at common tasks. In
number of places they both use the
same recreational facilities, with
out any color line whatsoever. The
smart, industrial Negroes are win
ming new ratings and in those
ratings they work right along with
whites of the same rank. In some
places whites and Negroes are re-
ported to be using the same bar
racks and eating in the same mess
halls.
In the opinion of one observer,
the Navy, starting late and from
behind the eight ball, may yet
take a more advanced and enlight-
ened position than the Army. This
writer remains skeptical, but with
an open mind.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16
. WITH A FRIEND
(Found on the body of a Yank
killed in action)

- . = SsAAA@
(Found on the body of Yank
killed in action)
Look God, 1 have never spoken to
you,
But now 1 want to say, "How do
you do"
You see, God, They told me you
didn't exist
And like a fool, believed this.
Last night from shell hole, 1 saw
your sky
I figured right then they had told
me lie,
Had 1 taken time to see what you
made,
I'd have known they weren't calling
a spade spade.
1 wonder, God, if you'd shake my
hand,
Somehow, 1 feel that you will under
stand,
Funny I had to come to this hellish
place,
Before l had time to see your face.
Well, I CUES there isn't much more
to say,
But Pm sure glad, God, I met you
today,
1 guess the Zero hour" will soon
be here,
But Pm not afraid since I know
you're near.
The signal! we'll, God, I'll have to
go,
I like you lots, this I want you to
know,
Look now, this will be a horrible
flight,
VINO knows, L may come to your
house tonight.
Though I wasn't friendly to you
before,
I wonder, God, if you'd wait at
your door,
Look, Pm crying! Me! Shedding
tears!
I wish I had known you these many
years.
Well, have to go now, God, good
bye!
Strange, since I met you, I'm not
afraid to die.
Pvt. J. J. W.
S/Sgt. Lorenza Jordan, Langston,
Okla, sent this letter to his aunt,
Mrs. Ruth Majors, 989 Aldrich Ave.
No., from Italy. This letter was
taken off of one of his buddies.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-06-16

S/Sgt. Lorenza Jordan, Langston,
Okla, sent this letter to his aunt,
Mrs. Ruth Majors, 989 Aldrich Ave.
No., from Italy. This letter was
taken off of one of his buddies.
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GOOD DICT1oN AND PROPHECY

snguay appropriate that this the Academy medal
Don the Stage should be Paul Robson
In after shall look back this meeting marking the
the Negro his participation American cuure the
of his creative genius literature and the recognition Of his
speak good English We might venture hope that
those present spirit Mr. j. H. Guenebault prominent
Charleston S. c. who wrote in 1857 1--WE
of the projection inclination
their teeth cannot the letter RN Amsterdam News
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-06-29

WANTED-EOYS OVER u
years old as Carrier Sales
men. Those employed must he
able to post $1,000 Bond
Good routes with good pay
for the right boys. Apply
Circulation Manager DalIV
Dj5paLch -
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-28

The Rev. and Mrs. Monte Da-
Wis visited their son, John, al
the Veterans hospital in Biloxi
on Thursday.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-07-28
Voncleove Church
Society Meets With
Mrs. Lee Mitchell

The Society of Christian Ser
vice of the Vancleave Methodist
church met with Mrs. Lee Mitch
ell. Mrs. Burton Roberts, presi-
dent, opened the meeting with
Mrs. G.. H. Mcbride giving the
scripture reading. Mrs. Breurr
O'Neal offered prayer.
The program was led by Mrs
Ray Haun with Mrs Mcbride
Miss Lizzie Ware, and Mrs. Rob.
erts and Mrs. Ulmer Wilson par
ticipating. The last chapter of the
Mission study, For All of Life"
was given by Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs,
Westfall and Miss Ware express
ed appreciation for the Life Mem
berdhips recently bestowed OF
them.
Mrs. Mitchell, assisted by Mrs
Thelma Williams, served cold
drinks and cookies. The members
were delighted to have present
Mrs. O'Neal, one of Vancleave
charges pioneer members. She
will be remembered as the
daughter of Uncle George and
Aunt Martha" Byrd who were de-
voted members and loyal work
ers of the church.
Two new members were added
to the rolls. They are Mrs. La
mar Cochran and Mrs. Mac AL
exander. One visitor, Mrs. Will
liams, was present.