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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22
EXPLODING
A MYTH
BY MARGARET HALSEY

tSenior Hostess. Stdge Door CGnteen. N.Y.
One hears a good deal of talk,
in some circles, about the Reds and
long-haired radicals who want to
tear down the Constitution. The
Reds and long-haired radicals only
want to tear it down. The peo-
pie who deny Negroes democratic
equality actually are tearing it
down.
There is no scientific basis for
the notion that Negroes are in
ferior to white people. A scientist,
given a collection of human brains
picked in alcohol, cannot tell which
ones belonged to Negroes and
which to white people. You can
check this statement in any good
reference library. Intelligence de-
ponds on the number and fineness
of the convolutions in the brain.
1t has absolutely nothing to do
with the amount of pigment in the
skin. If it had, you would all be
much stupider when you are sun
burned.
The real basis of prejudice
against Negroes is economic and
historical. The real reason has
nothing to do with rape, seduc-
ton and risings in the night.
The real reason can be summed up
in two extremely unromantic little
words: Cheap labor. AS long as
you treat Negroes as sub-humans,
you don't have to pay them SO
much.
There's one way to make abb
solutely certain that neither the
Negroes nor any other section of
our population feels impelled to
rebel. That is to see that they
have nothing to rebel about. If
Negroes have the same education,
the same housing, the same jobs,
and the same opportunities as all
the other citizens in this country
all of which things we promised
them in the Declaration of indie
pendence and again in the Consti-
tution-they will have no more i'm
pulse to rise against us than red
heads, stamp collectors and suf-
ferers from stomach ulcer have the
impulse to rise against US.
If we have any secret yearning
to think of ourselves as a Master
Race, we have only to pick up a
newspaper to see that nobody is
giving odds on Master Races these
days.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22
A Minister Goes to
Church i'm Harlem
By Rev. Ben Richardson
in Peoples Voice.

l dropped in on two church SER
vices in Harlem last Sunday night.
1 had spent the morning with my
little daughter in Central Park. The
quiet eloquence of windswept
trees - the magnificent antiphonal
singing of sparrows-birds of the
common man, and my child's in
quisitive gibberish which her moth
er alone understands, was church
enough for me. God was in the air,
actually nearer in the warm hours
before noon than / have known him
to be in many a day. But Sunday
night / decided to worship as men
worship. What / saw and heard in
the two services l attended proved
to be a grand argument for my
spending all of my future Sundays
in the park.
Short on Logic, Long on Noise
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

turned over to the Reds, and that
Moscow is directing its destinies.
The whole world is developing a
"pinkness" in its attack on the
old social, political and economic
systems, and the American Negro
is no exception to this rule. The
NAACP will be marching on long
after Edgar Brown and his iniqui-
tous purpose have been cast into
the cutters of oblivion TO stew and
boil in their own revolving stencil.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22
Urge People to
Back ArnnY's BON
on Jim Crowisn

August ~, 1874.
Editor: A great forward step
for improvement of morale in the
armed forces and Civilian popula-
ton was taken last month by the
War Department, which issued a
general order forbidding practice
of Jim Crow in army post ex-
changes, theatres, and transporta-
ton facilities.
There is no question this order
will contribute greatly toward elm
mating the frictions and resentment
which Jim Crow nurtures and de-
velops in both white and Negro
armed and civilian personnel. 1t
is step most thoroughly in keep
ing with the democratic aims which
animate our nation and our allies
in our war against the Axis. 1t is
step required by the principles Of
progress, decency, and human dig
nifty.
A hue and cry has been raised
against this order by intransigeant
white supremacists, led by the Gov
ernor of Alabama who has urged
it be suspended. Loud cries have
been raised in defense of the ancient
barbarisms which must inevitably
be wiped out if we are to have a
speedy victory, and to enjoy the
fruits of a victorious, democratic
peace in the postwar world.
Immense pressure is bein g
brought to bear against the Roose-
welt administration to go backward
instead of forward in eliminating
INSTRUMENTATION stone of fas-
cism-from our armed forces.
Racism must be abolished in our
country if Americans are to enjoy
the benefits of victory. The victory
and the peace are threatened by
the barbaric survival of Jim Crow
and anti-Semitism in our democ-
racy. Every step forward on the
home front must be defended from
attack by all forces who would push
US back.
1t is not sufficient that we ap-
prove the army order against Jim
Crow. The enemies of victory are
attacking, and we must act.
In defense of the win-the-war
measure which has been taken by
the Army in this situation, we call
upon all people to communicate
their support to President Roose-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

To the whites the Negro jokes
further the function of proving"
the inferiority of the Negro. To
the Negroes the function of anti
white jokes is partly to pose the
whites in a ridiculous light, which
to them is a compensation.-Gun-
mar Myrdal.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

The t1rst church visited was 10
Gated on one of Harlem's side
streets. / was attracted to it by
the shattering blasts of its min
lister. Although l was across the
street, his booming voice assaulted
me and many hapless passerby.
Ny first reaction was: This ought
to be good, SO tiptoed across the
street, entered the building, and
was quietly ushered down the aisle.
The usher STROBE down to the front
with great pomp, bowed and with
a wide sweep of his arm, indicated
a place for me to sit. His con-
sternation was considerable when
he turned towards his visiting wor-
shipper only to find l had slipped
unnoticed into a seat two or three
rows from the rear. He frowned
his genuine disapproval and tiptoed
crestfallen, to his post at the door.
The sermon was well in progress.
1t had been SO for the last thirty
five minutes, am certain. The
general theme was, why Concern
Yourself with the Here Is and Run
the Risk of Losing the Here
after'?" All that the good young
brother missed in common sense
and logic he made up for in noise.
A dear sister in a front pew
cheered him all along the way. She
ay-mened his words-his pauses;
when he cleared his throat and
wiped his brow. By actual word
count she was only a few behind
him.
Audience Slightly Moved
The few people who attended
were "churchgoers," that is people
who go to church because they al
ways have gone and people who
confess it does them $50 much good
to CO." Some of the choir slept
soundly, others chewed gum vigor-
ously while others just sat and
stared wide eyed but mentally
asleep.
After (nOte after, not befOre)
the collection left.
l next went to another famous
worship center on one of the main
thoroughfares of our community.
AS l approached the building /
could hear a deafening din of abs!
obs! wooee's! so good! so good!
wheee! etc. l knew what to expect.
This was the interim reaction after
a heated song session. Testimonials
had preceded the song. l went in,
took a seat and awaited the next
act. During my thirty minutes stay
five collections were raised.
Ladies, too old for such extreme
exertion, gyrated devilishlike,
jumped three feet from the ground,
contorted their faces and bodies and
fell limp and moaning to the
ground. Instruments frequently
used in dance orchestras served the
same purpose here. Ingenious inn
provisations on old hymns and ira
ditional church melodies offered
rhythm fit to compete with the best
jump music current bands play on
Broadway. The sermon was long
time coming and am sure just as
long leaving. Because 1 valued my
time frugally 1 left before the
TRADE began. l knew what it would
be like.
It's been the same for rs years
and these people, victims of such
emotional hypnOtism are the pitiful
vestiges of the religious prOstitu-
ton of good sense and true wOr-
ship. / walked out into the street
thoroughly sObered by what / had
seen in both places. / was further
chagrined to think that in nearly
every pulpit in the community of
100000 people, similar bedlam
reigns every Sunday.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

welt, pledging their full co-opers
ton to beat back the attack Of
white supremacists and their de
featist brethren.
NATIONAL NEGRO CONGRESS
Max Yergan, President.
Thelma N. Dale, Acting Secy.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22
REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT

A real Christmas Gift for G.. /.
JOE is a years subscription to this
newspaper. Send check or money
order for $500 with name, camp or
APO. of soldier or sailor and well
partment, 314 Third Ave. &c.,
Minneapolis Is, Minnesota.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22
QUOTES

The public affairs of community
and state are ordinarily discussed
as if Negroes were not part Of the
population.-Gunnar Myrdal.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22
Edgar Brown, Public Enemy No. |

An ame record the matter of attendance and the
funds raised reached during Wartime NACP
Reports made the session showed that with incomplete information
available respecting the membership drive
ganizaon has already passed the 100000 readily
that before September the half million goal will
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

A radical thinks today what you
may be thinking tomorrow.-White
County Review, Bald Knob, Ark.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22
RACIAL EQUALITY

Editorial n Trbunl
The Chinese delegation
peace agencys will be similar proposal
rejected
hoped that will better luck this obvious
with the assumption that the
Caucasians a superior
japanese pleaded and nsenty Paris for racial
equality plank possible the aftermath
might different British empire particularly Aus
a which insists being white mans country seadfa
opposition As Japanese PRIDE they given the mandate
and islands Pacific which much
American blood has been shed.
China instead technical ally We have done with
Chinese exclusion law and the Chinese delegation the Dumbarton
of the United Nations Under the circumstances is not conceivable
that the racial equality plank will be rejected.
CONFERENCE ON RACE RELATIONS
sound and constructive which broad support from
progressive Americans signed editorial Charles omp
that he President the United States be urged to
relations the earliest practical
moment"
There doubt that relations the United States
critical Propelled forward the necessities of this the Ne
people getting all and down the line
Dehard eaconaes determined restore the status
the Negro and his allies determined continue
moving forward toward the goal of full democratic rights.
This is the basic conflict which mounting racial tensions
deliberately exploited las the recent Philadelphia transit
ke) partisan and selfish and
problem gravey very democratic
America CAN be solved but only through effective leadership and
firm action progressive Federal Government The proposed
relations would problem that
NATIONAL leadership seriousness
requires.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

This is one of Americas
great cities - boost it every
day.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-09-22

YOUR dream kitchen is
"iust around the corner"
We mean the Modern
Kitchen you have been
saving war bonds for. And
it will be priced within
easy reach of folks whose
incomes are modest.
1t will be beautiful as
well as practical. 1t will
save you time and work
every day. 1t will contain
an Automatic Modern
Range, Electric Dish
washer, Sink, with Gar
bage Disposal, Electric
Refrigerator, and of
course, there will always
be an abundance of hot
water from your Auto
r,nnt;c Mater. Heater
Evening star., 1944-03-04
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Evening star., 1944-03-04
Sergt. Dintumun Listed
Officially as Missino

Sergt. Charles D. Dintaman, 80,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Dintaman, 1894 Third street
NV, has been officially listed as
missing in action in the Southwest
Pacific area by the War Depart
ment.
On February 18 Sergt. Dintaman's S
parents told The Star they had
been informed their son had been
missing in New Britain since Janu-
ary %. Sergt. Dintaman, top tur-
ret gunner on a B-25, attended
Eastern High School, and was en-
ployed at the Mayfower Hotel when
he re-enlisted in the Army in 1912.
Previously he had served two years
with the Army in Hawaii.
Evening star., 1944-03-04
Scientist Calls Hunger Toll
Thrice Deaths in Battle

Since the wars beginning more
persons have died of starvation
than in battle, according to DR..
Paul R. Cannon of the University
OF Chicago, who is to speak at the
Food Forum scheduled for March
Is at the Statler Hotel.
From what statistics we are able
to gather, we estimate that the
number is three times as many" he
declared here yesterday.
Here to discuss forum arrange
ments, DR.. Cannon advocated an
immediate relief feeding program
as essential to Allied victory. ut
must go hand in hand with the
gaining of military objectives," he
said.
DR.. Cannon, who is president of
the American Association of Pathol-
ogists, will reveal findings of his
most recent research in protein diets
at the forum, which will bring to-
gether 700 Federal, State and for
eign officials for discussion Of the
food relief question.
Evening star., 1944-03-04
Haycock and Bell Installed
As Directors Of Boys Club

Robert L. Haycock superintendent
OF District schools, and John Gibbs
Bell, president of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association and vice
president of Peoples Drug Stores,
were installed as members of the
Board of Directors of the Police
Boys Club last night.
Reports showed that approximately
2,700 boys joined the six Police Boys
Clubs last year, bringing the active
membership to about $3.50.
Raymond Garrity, newly elected
president, discussed postwar plans to
establish clubs in all precincts of the
city not already served by the organ
tzation or similar agency.
Maj. Edward j. Kelly, super
intendent of police, told of his plans
to establish juvenile bureau in the
Police Department in the near future
to aid in combating delinquency.
Evening star., 1944-03-04
President Appeals
To Youths 10 Enter
College Training
ny the Associated press

- ss@e ASSVSlutcQ F1cSSs
Pre-induction college training at
Government expense was held out to
l7-year-old high school graduates
today as the best possible oppor-
tunity for them to serve their coun-
try"
President Roosevelt so character
lied the new program last night in
statement urging as many of the
youths as possible to take the Joint
Army Navy examinations which will
be held March Is in numerous high
schools and colleges.
This enlarged program" the
President said, will provide the
armed forces with a necessary reser-
voir of younger men with specialized
training &c the college level"
jury Graduates Eligible.
Any boy who will be high school
graduate by July is eligible. Those
Wro pass and are accepted after
physical examination will have op-
portunity to apply for the reserve
and express a preference for Army
or Navy training. Those selected
Will be sent to colleges, in uniform
and drawing pay, at least until they
are 18.
Scientific, premedical, mathe-
matics and physics courses will make
up the bulk of the training as now
projected. A limited number of the
students will specialize in languages.
Educators have suggested that as
many as 100000 may be eligible.
The Army-Navy announcement
said the program is designed to re-
place some of the loss which many
colleges, already hard hit by the
war, are due to suffer this month
with the curtailment of the present
Army specialized training program
from 5000 trainees to $4,000.
Provisions Outlined.
Those who pass the examination
have the following choice:
Maybe enlisted in class Viz
and receive the same training as
others in the Navy college program
designed to provide officers. Attend
college for 16-week terms, the num-
ber of which will be determined by
the course studied.
Army-Those less than II years
and 8 months old July / may expect
at least six months college training
before being called to active duty
Those less than II years and 6
months July may expect nine
months of college work
Evening star., 1944-03-04
Clifton R. Peterkin, 50,
Wright Co. Founder, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 4.-Clifton
r. Peterkin, SO, who founded one of
the worlds first airplane manufac-
turing companies-the Wright Co.,
which later was absorbed into the
Wright Aeronautical Corp.-died at
Los Angeles General Hospital Thurs
day after an illness of three months.
Mr.. Peterkin got his early business
training as an Office boy for j. p.
Morgan & Co. in New York and
formed the Wright Co. late in 1909,
a year after leaving the Morgan
firm because of i'll health.
In October of that year, Mr.. Peter
kin heard Wilbur Wright was in New
York, so he visited him and sought
to convince him he could arrange
for financing plane manufacture.
The inventor protested he wanted
his company formed by men of con-
sequence" and Mr.. Peterkin replied
that he knew" j. P. Morgan per-
sonally, and that did the trick.
With the Wright brothers behind
him, Mr.. Peterkin enlisted the aid Of
many important men in Wall street,
including Mr.. Morgan, and in a
month the company was formed.
Not long after the company was
launched, Mr.. Peterkin left it to be-
come a New York real estate man.
He also was active in the Florida
land boom of the 1920s, and in re-
cent years was connected with the
Sawyer Electric Co. here.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. E. E.
1remonger of Plainfield, N. j.
The Red Gross Club is the only
place offering recreation to men sta
Evening star., 1944-03-04
Wool Blankets Again

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quality wool the same long ,oeor you haze been
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Evening star., 1944-03-04
Navy Planes Attack
Kuri|e Bases Again

By the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, Mar. six
japanese island bases, two of them
on enemy homeland islands in the
Kuriles only 1900 miles north of
Toxic, were attacked by rowing
American naval planes on March
and 2, the Navy announced yesteg-
day.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz said
the aerial sweeps destroyed enemy
positions on Paramushiro and Shu-
mushu, in the Kuriles; Ponape, In
the Carolines, and extended to three
enemy islands in the Marshalls. All
American planes returned safely.
1t was the second raid on Para
mushiro and Shumushu in two
weeks. Previous attacks were made
February 10. The Japanese failed
to get intercepting planes into the
air over any Of the targets.
Five tons of bombs were dropped
on the two Kurile islands. Ponape,
which lies 440 miles east of the
large Japanese base at Truk, was
strafed and bombed. In the East
ern Marshalls three unidentified
positions were hit with % tons Of
bombs.
There was no enemy ground fire
at Ponape or in the Marshalls.
In Washington Secretary Of the
Navy Knox expressed the belief
that enemy garrisons in the Mar
shalls, blockaded by air and sea,
were getting short Of ammunition.
The attack on Paramusniro and
Shumushu, Mr.. Knox said. re
emphasizes that we can go where
we please and do what we want"
Evening star., 1944-03-04

Leningrad railway now has been re-
stored and the first freight trair
already has made the journey be-
tween the two cities, it was an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1944-03-04
Checkers Work on Skotes

NEWARK, N. J. (P.-Girls expe-
diting orders at the C-O-Two Fire
Equipment Co. plant have been put
on skates to speed up the work of
checking from department to de-
partment.
Evening star., 1944-03-04

The Red Gross Club is the only
place offering recreation to men sta
TONED at Newfoundland posts.
Evening star., 1944-03-04
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
BIindChi|d' sDog
Wanders Away

Someone in Detroit can brighten
the life OF four-year-old Ellis San
delin Jr. with the return OF his
lifelong pet SANDY
The red cocker spaniel is lost
and his blind master. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis Sandelin, 1882
Tillman, has been in tears for the
last two weeks.
Sandy went for his evening
stroll two weeks ago and has
never returned.
Ellis, who has been blind from
birth, was given the dog by his
father and the two have been in
separable.
A reward of $40 has been
offered for information leading 10
Sandy's return II you see Sandy
call Tyler 6-3066.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16

Cleared of suspicion in the Oct.
3. 1912, hotel room. knockout
drop murder of a University of
Michigan graduate stu den T.,
Thelma M. Little. 35, a registered
nurse living at 1404 +. Jefferson.
today was charged with grand
larceny in connection with the
drugging and robbing of a man
last week.
Arraigned before Recorders
Judge Groat on the larceny
charge, Mrs. Little stood mute
and was held under $1,000 bond.
Her examination was set for
Nov. %.
Mrs, Little. widow, vas ar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
Col. Elliot Roosevelt
Back From Germany

WASHINGTON. Nov. Is QNS)
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt said to-
day that her son. Col. Elliot
Roosevelt, has returned from pho
Geographic reconnaissance duty over
Germany. but that she had not
seen him.
Mrs. Roosevelt scoffed at
Question about whether the Roose-
Welt sons would be in Washington
for the Presidents fourth inaug-
ural. They do not get any more
leave than any one else" she said.
I'VE never make requests for
them"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
Old Bonus Row Calls
200 From Continental

An argument over alleged in
equalities in bonus payments at
the Continental Motor Co., which
caused a general strike Nov. 2,
closing the plant and leaving $500
workers idle, flared anew today as
200 polishers and heat treat en-
ployes walked of the job.
Details of the strike were un-
available as officials of CONT
mental Local $50. UAW-CIO, we're
in conference.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-16
Freed i'm Murder.
Faces New Charge

rested yesterday upon the COM
plant of George Cannon, AZ. OF
the Victory Hotel Annex. 1T.
James c. Neville of the hotel
squad. said Cannon identified the
woman as having drugged him IN
a hotel room, robbed him of $26S
in cash and a ring and watch.
Meanwhile. Homicide Squad In
spector John o. Whitman said he
is satisfied Mrs. Little is innocent
in the 1912 drug Staying of Clyde
A. Mccoy, 81. the Michigan gradu-
ate student and attorney.
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