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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
Local SIG to
Hold Memorial
Services Sunday

What is designed to be the first in
series of annual Memorial Ser
vices by Local SIC will be held on
Sunday afternoon, September II,
1914, at 1880 p. M, at St. James A.
M. E. Church, st. Paul. Rev. B. N.
Moore will conduct the services.
The executive board of the Union
proposes to acquaint the citizens
Of the Twin Cities with the prin-
ciples of organized labor and the
part it should play in the economic,
civic and religious life of the COM
munities.
Tribute to Members
The deceased m e m b ers who
played an important part in the
organization and development of
Local SIC will be eulogized. They
are: L. C. Crusoe, Seattle; Dan
Crigler, C. P. Tyler, Smith Allen
Bradshaw, Roscoe Ailep, Peavey
Johnson, William Benjamin, and
Howard Coleman of St. Paul; Irv-
ing ]. Clark, Eugene Pratt, Jack
Rainey, Charles Duncan and Clyde
Young of Minneapolis. All of these
men were charter members.
Tribute will also be paid to the
following members of the Local
who are serving in the armed
forces: Connie Sutton, Fred B. Full
bright, James H. Coleman, Pascal
Todd, Ollie A. Griffin, Richard
Hall, Bill Cox, M. L. Taylor, Ralph
Gardner, Pete Buford, James Gillian
and James Kirk, Jr.
Local SIG History
Local SIG was granted its char,
ter from the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees International, A. F. of
L., on June IS, 1888, after long
hard fight to win the employees over
from the so-called company unions.
This was followed by winning the
bargaining right to represent their
employees from every carrier in
this territory. A final fight cul-
minated in gaining recognition from
the powerful railway organizations
and government agencies.
AS a result of their persistent
campaign, dining car locals have
been admitted to the Railway En-
.ployees Department of the A. F.
of L., and have been able to place
one of its members on the National
Railway Adjustment Board, Third
Division, Chicago.
Post War Aims
Local 516 is vitality concerned
with the problems of the postwar
employment of its members and
proper indignation into industry of
those who will be mustered out of
the Armed Forces.
Public Attendance Urged
Chairman Miles L. Newlin urges
the attendance of the public and
promises an interesting informative
program.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
NV. Graham
OVerseer for
Church of God

]. w. Graham, formerly pastor
of the Church of God in Christ at
Aldrich Ave. N. and Olson, Mime
apolis, has been appointed temper
arily to the Minnesota State Over
seer of the church, filling the va
cancy created by the death in July
of Rev. A. W. Wilson, who was also
pastor of the Fourth Street church.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
Infunt Buried

Funeral services for Baby Boy
Mac Suddeth, Sic Coifax Ave. N,
who died at the age of Is months
at Minneapolis General hospital,
Friday, Sept. 8, were held Monday
Sept. IL, at 2:S0 p. m, at the Wood.
ard Funeral Home, with Rev. H
W. Bolts, Jr., officiating. Inter
ment was at Crystal Lake cemetery;
Surviving are his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mac Suddeth, a sister, grand.
parents, an aunt and five uncles.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
FEPCDeputy
JOhnsOnSpeaks
Here Thursday

George M. johnson, deputy chair
man of the Presidents Committee
on Fair Employment Practice, will
be the guest speaker at the annual
meeting of the st. Paul Urban
League, September 81, 1914, 8 p. m,
Ryan Hotel, Sixth st. at Robert, St.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
Eight Year Old
.Maxfield Pupil
Fifth Grade

Eight-year-old Sandra Jean An
derson, TOT Iglehart Ave-, st. Paul,
is making a scholastic record at
Maxfeld school where she is fifth
grade pupil.
Sandra Jean attended kinder
garten and first grade and was then
promoted to the third grade, skip
ping the second. After finishing the
third grade, last year, she has been
promoted to the fifth grade, skip
ping the fourth.
The brilliant little pupil is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Anderson.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15

Cdiile ii z d T HOl
seeing the light
of publication.
1--WE don't like
this story" Capt,
William C. Banta.
Jr., of the Review
Branch of tn G
War Department
Bureau of Public
Relations, told me
when I submitted
the SECOND of the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
Minister Collapses
in Barber Shop

Rev. Llewellyn Williams, rector
of the st. Phillips Episcopal Church,
suddenly collapsed, Wednesday aft
ernoon, August 80, as he sat in
E. N. Martins barber shop.
Removed to his apartment at 721
st. Anthony, he was revived after
remaining unconscious two hours.
He was, however, able to conduct
services last Sunday after which
he left on his vacation for Gin
cinnati and other points East.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
H.C. Boyd Named
Pastor st. Peter
A. E. Church

In a surprise move at the close
of the North West Annual Confer
ence, Bishop John A. Gregg ap-
pointed Rev. H. c. Boyd, pastor of
st. Paul A. NJ. E. Church, Des
Noines, to the st. Peter A. M. Z.
Church in Minneapolis. Rev. A. J.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
Mrs. WigingtOn
Kin Recipient of
Flying Cross

Captain Joseph B. Ellsberry in
the European war theatre with the
92nd Division, recently awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross, is a
cousin of Mrs. Clarence Wigington,
679 st. Anthony Ave-, st. Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
CORRECTION

It was Sergeant Richard Hall
whom private Gordon Kirk ran
across in France instead of Ser
geant Richard Howell, as was
stated in last weeks issue of this
paper.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15

Visitors this week included
Charles Jackson, Mrs. A. L. Com
modore, Miss Ruth Pittman, Rev. J.
w. Buford, Rev. ]. w. Graham and
c. Mack, Minneapolis; Joseph E.
Johnson, st. Paul; Frank B. Jones,
Chicago, Ill.,, and Rev. William F.
ogleton, Des Moines, Iowa.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15


series for publication approval. By
a head-on attack with his red pencil,
he proceeded to cut the "meat" out
Of it. He confessed later to the
colonel in charge of the branch that
he would like to reject the entire
article, but didn't feel he could do
that.
The Review Branch, however, is
authorized only to guard against
the dissemination of information
harmful to the military security
the approval stamp reads mo OBJ
lection to publication on grounds of
military security" Capt. Banta
sought to CENSOR the criticism
of the Air Forces policy toward
Negroes and statement that the
men at Goldman Field feel it i'm
perative to "get rid of Col. Selway
as their group commander"
He "red-pencilled," too, a quota
ton of one of the officers at God
man to the effect that if the white
officers are not going overseas with
the unit, they should be moved out
now and the Negroes put into the
command positions so they can
learn by doing.
This, said the captain, is specu-
lation on troop movement, despite
the fact no mention was made of
time or where or how. He ignored
the suggestion that practically
every member of the armed services
is being trained to go overseas.
That, of course, is where the "offi-
cial" war is being fought. Maybe
the captain didn't know that the
riots and near riots and wanton kill
ings of Negro soldiers in this coun-
try are not really a part of our
global war for democracy - Off
cially.
The captain was shocked when
his decisions were not accepted as
final by the NNPA correspondent.
He was plainly flustered when. he
was asked to whom his decisions
should be appealed.
They were appealed to Col. With
ereid, head of the Review Branch
and after he conferred with "the
front office" the story was passed"
as originally written.
Capt. Banta's attitude was under
standable, however. He displays
on his wall a diploma" from the
Army Air Force School of Applied
Tactics at Orlando, Fla. 1t was
awarded him for "having success
fully completed the FOUR DAY
AAFSAT short course-for having
burned under the Florida sun,
marched in the Florida sand, and
soaked in the Florida rain" All of
which prepared him for a swivel
chair job in the War Departments
Review Branch of the Bureau of
Public Relations. He was morally
obligated to protect the "good
name" of the Air Forces.
Little wonder he could not ap-
preciate a report on the feelings
of the officers and men at Goldman
Field, where they are burning I'M
der Col. Selway's humiliations,
marching against Southern pat
terms of racial handicaps, and soak
ing in Air Force prejudices which
put premium on white skin. All
of which they endure in order to
prepare themselves to face the
enemy and possible death overseas
in combat.
l felt morally obligated to ex-
pose those conditions as 1 saw
them.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15

Irvine, pastor of st. Peters, was
sent to the Des Moines church.
Served Church Before
Rev. Boyd first pastored st. Peter
Church for six years, from 1928
to 1929, following which he trans
ferred to the Illinois Conference.
He returned to the Northwest
Conference seven years ago as pas
tor of the A. NJ. E. Church at OF
tumwa, Iowa. The following year
he was assigned to st. Paul's at
Des Moines, where it is understood
he made a fine record.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
Mrs. Lilly Manuel
Services Saturday

Mrs. Lilly Manuel, age 81, 1914
Bryant Ave. N, died Tuesday, Sept.
IL, at the Minneapolis General hos
pital.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday, Sept. 16, at 2:30 p. m, at
Zion Baptist Church, with Rev. H.
w. Bolts, Jr., officiating. Inter
ment at Crystal Lake cemetery.
Her husband, Jessie, a daughter,
Rever Mae, mother and step-father,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Bonner, two
brothers, Nathan Bonner, Mime
apolis, and Luther, in the navy, at
Seattle, Wash, sister-in-law, Dor
othy Dennis, five aunts and three
uncles, survive her, Minneapolis.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge of the funeral arrangements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
MRS. JOSEPHINE WALLACE
TO MARRY A. w. JORDAN

According to the marriage license
bureau, Mrs. Josephine Wallace, SAT
W. Central Ave-, and Alexander w.
Jordan, 662 st. Anthony, have an
nounced their intention to wed.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15

ed as the pastor of Wayman Church.
DR.. Il. P. Boyd, for several years
pastor of the st. Paul A. M. E.
Church, Des Moines, was appointed
pastor of the St. Peter Church, Min
neapolis, and DR.. A. J. Irvine, for
two years pastor of the st. Peter
Church, was appointed to the Des
Moines Church, in what was "sur-
prise move" to many.
The appointments were made as
follows:
st. Paul District: Presiding Elder
to be supplied; II. C. Boyd, St.
Peters, Minneapolis, Mimi; B. N.
Moore, st. James, St. Paul, MINI;
W. H. Thomason, Waterloo, La; j.
W. Collins, Sioux City, Ia; A. R.
Parks, Cedar Rapids, Ia; W. L.
johnson, Fort Dodge, Ia; L. P.
Ashford, Wayman, Minneapolis,
Mimi; E. R. Thomas, St. James,
Minneapolis, Mimi; NJ. Boyd Pat
rick, Duluth, MINI; S. F. Coleman,
Allen Mission, Minneapolis, MINI. /;
H. C. Sweet, Winnipeg, Man; W. R.
I. Romano, Evangelist, Western
Canada; Rev. Thos. B. Stovall, Con-
ference Evangelist; Estella Bloom
field Coates, L A. Parkinson, R. B.
Turner, L. L. Richardson, Missouri
Slater, Julia Smith, Stewart, Effie
Majors, Myrtle Hill, Maggie
Bowles, Martha Brown, Salhe
Thomas, Cudellus Jackson and S. ].
Calder, all evangelists.
Des Moines District: W. II.
Ogleton, Presiding Elder; A. ].
Irvine, st. Pauls, Dies Moines, Ia;
E. c. Allen, Bethel, Davenport, Ia;
II. ]. Parker, Ottumwa, Ia; W. F.
Ogleton, Bethel, Des Moines, Ia;
Henrey Woruman, Fairfield, Ia;
William Brewer, Abba & Osceola,
Ia; William Berry, Clinton, Ia; C.
A. London, Muscatine, Ia; Thos.
Hightower, oskaloosa, Ia; L. L.
Johnson, Keokuk, Ia; C. H. Cope
land, Council Bluffs, Ia; Grant
Paige, Clarinda, Ia; R. C. Camp
bell, Newton, Ia; Ross Hopkins,
Mount Pleasant, Ia; A. L. Preston,
Burlington, la.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-15
UncOvering
Washington
By Harry s. McAIpin

This is too good to keep.
Those stories, I've been writing
about conditions at Goldman Field,
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
Jurors Acquit
Chaplin Of
White Slavery

HOLLYWOOD, April D. tUP)-
Hoartened by a jury's decision that
he was no white SLAYER, not even
technically, Charlie Chaplin pre-
pared Wednesday to battle two
more charges filed by Joan Barry,
his one time mistress, who claimed
she was a woman scorned-trans-
continentally.
A federal court jury, which dis
agreed Tuesday night with the gov
ernment's story that she was taken
to New York by the silver haired
comedian for immoral purposes,
found Chaplin blameless.
He rushed home to Beverly Hills
for his first happy evening in two
weeks with his bride, the former
Oona ONeill, who exclaimed: II am
so happy l can hardly talk
STUDIES OTHER CHARGE
Then he went into conference
with Jerry Giesler, the veteran law
yer who defended him, concerning
Miss Barrys further charge that
Chaplin conspired with six others
to deprive her of her civil liberties.
Continued on Page 8,Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
Blaze in Cafe
On Broadway
Sweeps Stores

A stubborn attic fire originating
in the Victory Cafe, 492 Broad
way, resisted the control of three
fire department companies nearly
thirty minutes Wednesday morn
ing.
The fire, causing an estimated
$4,000 damage to the building and
contents, originated in the kitchen
1t spread quickly to the attic
and the flames swept across three
stores before brought under con-
troll
The building owned by A. ~.
Bucklin, GA Commercial, was in
sured.
The cafe, operated by Hong
Buck Gin, Woo Bue and Robert
Hong, partially was covered by
insurance. The interior OF the eat
ing place was badly damaged by
fire and water, especially in the
kitchen.
The Manila Grocery owned by
Pedro Obra was damaged by water
anC smoke as the fire raced across
the attic. Obra stated his fixtures
were insured but that he carried
no insurance on his stock.
Two store rooms were undamag-
ed except for smoke and water,
and the Jalisco Cafe, operated by
Francisco JaSo at 480 Broadway
was filled with smoke, but other
wise undamaged.
The Victory Cafe was closed
Tuesday according to Robert Hong
He claimed that no one had been
in the cafe since Tuesday after
noon although an employe had
looked in about midnight.
An employe of the Manila Gro
Gerry noticed the smoke and fire
first. He said the back room OF the
cafe was filled with flames when
he turned in the alarm at 9:32
am.
This place." Chief Corn Reed
said Wednesday noon, has turned
in three still alarms in recent
months because of the stove and
grease accumulations.'
Last week assistant chief Que
Bennett again had warned Hong
to clean UP the stove and premises,
Chief Reed asserted.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
Farmers Backed
'ToGrow GuoyuIe

SALINAS, Calf, April 5. CUP)-
California farmers can grow rubber
bearing guayule plants at a lower
cost than the government, a four
man house committee investigating
the $30,000,0O0 federal guayule prof.
ect here was told as it completed
the first phase of its hearings We'd
resday.
Lyman Lantz, assistant director
of the California agriculture depart
ment, told the representatives that
the government should announce a
guaranteed price of "a cents pound
for guayule, the price paid to Mex
lean growers, in order to stimulate
lower-cost private production of the
plant.
The committee, headed by Repre-
sentative w. Robert Poage CD
Texas, ended days of investigation
here late Tuesday and will open
hearings on the large project a
Bakersfield, Calf, Thursday. Other
members include representatives
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
Emmons Sounds
Warning on
Coast Invasion
Western Commander
of Defense Unit
Urges Precautions

SAN FRANCISCO, April
5. (UP)-Japan still is cap
able of attacking the coast
line of California, Washington and
Oregon from the sea or from the
air, Lieutenant General Delos c.
Emmons, commanding general OF
the Western Defense Command,
warned Wednesday in urging west
ern communities to maintain civil
ian defense. s
In a letter to the ninth regional
Office of Civilian Defense, Gen.
Emmons said that under the exist
ing military situation in the Pacific
the enemy has the following cap
abilities, and it is possible an attack
on Pacific coast targets may be
made in any of the following man.
ners or combinations therof:
'1.-Sabotage of vital industries,
communications and public utili-
ties.
''2.-Submarine attacks by she'll
ing OF vital coastal installations. Il
"3.-Limited air attack OF Pacific
coast by carrier based planes, pos
siole targets the vital production
and congested areas.
"4.-Nuisance bombing and in
cendiary attacks by submarine
based planes on torested and con-
gested areas.
"5.-Commando raics by landing
parties in vital areas.
Emmons said demands OF the
armed services and war industries
have depleted the personnel OF reg
ular police and fire departments
These losses, combined with con-
gestion resulting from housing
shortages, have made the Pacific
coast extremely vulnerable to dam
age from fires, EmmonS said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
French Coast
Hit Anew by
Yank bombers

LONDON, April 5. (UP)-The
United States Eighth air force re-
sumed its offensive against the con-
tinent Wednesday after a three
day recess, sending a formation OF
1 Iiberators across the channel to
Sttack the Pas de Calais coastal
strip of France.
British Mosquito bombers broke
the lull in the pre-invasion cam
paign against Europe a few hours
earlier, jabbing at Germany's third
largest city, Cologne, and other
targets in the industrial Ruhr.
A relatively small force of Liber-
ators escorted by American Thun-
Cerbolt fighters defied murky
weather to attack German military
installations in the Pas de Calais
area across the narroweSt reach OF
the channel.
Wednesdays bombardment was
the first by U. S. heavy bombers
based in Britain since Liberators
raided southwest Germany Satur-
day and one formation cropped
bombs on the Swiss city of Schaff-
hausen, near the German frontier
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
Wi!Ikie Loses
To Dewey in
Wisconsin Vote
BULLETIN

OMAHA, April 5. (UP)-6:3O
PWT)-Wendell Willkie withdrew
Wednesday night as a candidate
for the Republican nomination
for president.
He announced his withdrawal as
returns from the Wisconsin pri-
mary yesterday showed he did not
q win one pledged delegate to the
Republican national convention.
His withdrawal came at the end
of a bitter attack on the ROOse-
welt administration foreign policy
in a speech in the Omaha City
auditorium.
The foreign policy speech was
written before his crushing defeat
by Wisconsin voters yesterday.
MILWAUKEE,, April = CUP) -
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, OF New
York, emerged Wednesday from
l944's first major test CT Republi-
can presidential sentiment with a
wide lead over Wendell Willkie
1910 COP nominee, in the Wis :
consin presidential primary con-
test for delegates to the Republi-
can National Convention.
Candidates pledged to Lieutenant
Cmdr. Harold E. Stassen. former
governor of Minnesota, and Gen
douglas Macarthur were offering
the principal competition to the
Dewey supporters, while in mos
instances the Willkie-pledged dele
gates trailed in fourth place.
Incomplete returns from Tues
Gays election showed supporter:
CT Dewey leading in most of the
Is races they had entered for ell
ection as delegates to the GOF
convention al CHICAGO next June
In ccn,ras; to Wilkes vigorous
;ampaign, Dewey asked the dele
gate slate pledged to him to with
draw; Macarthur made no COM
ment on the delegate candidates
Continued on Page 3, Col. Q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
Super-fortress
Soon to Appear

SEATTLE, April 5-CUPD-Dis-
continuance Of production of BIT
Flying Fortres ses at the Boeing
Aircraft companys huge Seattle
plant and conversion of the plant
to production of B-29 Super-fort-
resses was announced Wednesday
by Philip G.. johnson, Boeing presi-
dent.
johnson said conversion work
will be started Immediately and will
be accomplished gradually over a
period of several months. Plans
have been laid out to require no
shutdowns or lay-cffs of employees
All r.esent employees will be retain
ed and more added after the con-
version in order to meet future
B-29 schedules, he said.
Production of Flying Fortresses
will continue at the California
plants of the douglas Airplane
company and the Lockheed Air
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
Russ Forces Seize Kew
Railway Junction City
Infantry, Cavalry and Armored
Units Sweep into Razde|naya;
Reds Smash Farther into Rumania
= BY ROBERT MUSEL

LONDON, April 5. (UP)-Russian infantry, cavalry
and armored forces captured the key Ukranan rail juno
ton of Razdenaya Wednesday, cutting the main line OF
flight for tens of thousands of German troops all but soa
Premier Josef Stain issued an order of the day an
nouncng the seizure of Razdenaya 55 miles northwest
Odessa the result of IAN mpetuous blow by Soviet
forces closing assault against the pocket enclosing
up to 100000 German troops W
The fall of Razdenaya virtually sprang Red army
trap the Germans leaving them only secondary byways
and hazardous ferry crossings the Dnieser by which
to fall back into Rumana.
Stains order revealed that the strategic victory at
Razdenaya scored by Gen. Rodion Y. Manovsky's
Third army of the Ukraine which approaching Odessa
from three sides in battle of annihation against the
mauad German divisions holding along the Black Sea
Manovskys triumph set the stage for of the great
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05

NEW DELHI, April 5.
(UP)-Strong japanese in
vasion forces were reported
firmly astride the Manipur valley
road north and south of Imphal
Wednesday and a communique ac-
knoWleo ged that British frontier
troops south of the town were fall
ing back along the highway under
heavy enemy pressure.
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten's
southeast Asia headquarters reveal
ed that two Japanese invasion COL
umns striking westward across the
Indo-B Burma frontier toward I'M
phal had been halted for the mo-
ment, but it was indicated that the
enemy thrusts from the north and
south were gaining momentum.
The northernmost enemy force
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-05
100000 NAz|S TRAPPED AT ODESSA
Japs Capture Rail
Lines to Impha|
As British Retreat

has extended and strengthened its
roadolock. on the Manipur road
about 30 miles north OF Imphal and
about the same distance south OF
Kohima, the headquarters commu-
nique said.
There was no immediate indica-
ton as to whether the japanese
were moving down on Imphal OF
northWard toward Kohima and the
Assam Bengal railway line at Dina
pur.
British Imperial forces fought
through japanese road block
across the highway below Imphal
in an effort to establish a new line
on which to meet the strong enemy
forces moving up from Tlddim.
The communique did not reveal
the location OF the enemy road
block or of the main Japanese in
vasion column in this sector.