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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-16

More than one-half million peo-
pie in England and Wales are
named Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-16
NO HITTERS ALIKE

When jim Tcbin of the Braves
pitched his no-hitter against Brook
lyn. April 27, the opposing finger,
Fritz OStermueller. yielded five
hits. including Tobin's home run
Monday, when Clyde Shoun
of Cincinnati pitched a no-hitter
against the Braves, Tobin-on the
Braves mound-yielded five hits,
including a homer by Rookie Chuck
Aleno which proves that tile
law of compensation works out.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-16

Eight bells aboard ship may be
4 a. m, a. m, nocn, 4 p. m, p. m.
or midnight.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-16
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS, Ell CENTRo, CALIFORNIA
SPORTS
PARADE
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK, May 16. (UP)-A
whirl on the Sports-go-round:
Service men who have passed
through Chicago generally praise it
as the "mcSt war-eonscious city
in the country" it is baseball
conSiouS also d. the last place
Cubs. though off TO the worst start
in the clubs history, have drawn
94.96l fans at 10 home stands, in
Guiding three doubleheaders D.. q.
which is considerably more than
the $685. attracted by the first
place St. Louis Cardinals at y
home stands, including three
doubleheaderS.
Outfielder Ford Garrison was
hitting cnly PAS for the Boston
Red SoX when Connie Mack OBJ
tanned him early last week for the
Athletics in exchange for catcher
Hal Wagner since changing
uniforms, Garrison has gone to
town, boosting his average to .34l,
fourth in the American circuit 9.
maybe a half-century of baseball
gave Connie the proper perspective.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-16
HORSE OF THE YEAR

Pensive, winner of the Kentucky
Derby and the PreakneSS, probably
will capture dual honors as top
money winner of 1914 and best
three -year-old but turf ex-
perts believe that the horse OF
the year" award will go to Mrs.
Payne Whitneys Devil Diver, who
registered impressive triumphs in
the toboggan and metropolitan .
he won both handicapS for the sec
end successive year he packed
a heavy impoSt of l34 pounds in
Saturdays metropolitan, covering
the mile in the fast time of l :35 AS
Devil Diver is called
great" colt.
Mike Jacobs lost "about $4,000
during his winter and spring box
ing shows at little st. Nick'S arena,
the finale of which was staged
last night . Mike plans to
restrict his summer promotions TO
Madison Square Garden, unless
some attraction develops that can
draw more than S250,000 outdoors
no such attraction is in
sight now Mike resumes at
the Garden on May 26 with Lee
Savold vs.. Joe Baksi he plans
five shows in June.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-16
Markets at a
Glance
BY UNITED PRESS

Stocks irreguiarly higher IN moderately
active trading.
Bonds ifTeguarly higher.
Curb stocks irregular
Cution up as much as 10 cent Sa bale.
Wheat unchanged 10 up s cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-16
67I3 SlSllzlsS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games behind leaoer.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29

ise Gardner read the scripture.
The evening program was spicy
and brief with readings by Mrs.
Eva Taylor and a piano solo by
Esther Zachary. Mrs. Ella Archer
presided. Rev. Lester spoke on the
subject Lessons from the Straight
Pen"
Mrs. Katie M. Robinson and Mrs.
Jennie V. Smith were chairmen and
co-chairmen respectively for the
observance and Mrs. Bessie Turpin,
chairman of finance.
"World Communicable Need
of the Hour" will be the subject of
the sermon by our pastor, Rev.
Nelson, at the II a. m. service on
Sunday, which will be observed as
World Communion Sunday by
Methodist churches throughout the
country.
At the evenings service Woman's
Day at Camphor Memorial Method
ist Church, prayer was offered by
Mrs. Robert Kelley, wife of Rev.
Kelley, pastor Of Border Methodist
Church, Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
ThreeStrikes

l can strike out any time,
Smile, and not fall flat,
But can't make my life sublime.
Called out before I come to bat.
I can take close decision,
Slide out at home without a howl,
But must wonder at the vision
That sees all my home runs foul.
I can take life's batting slumps,
And keep my thoughts from terror,
But they can put me in the dumps,
Who credit all my hits to errors.
Nothing hurts my pride so much,
Or makes the rut so like a trench,
AS making good in every clutch,
Yet never rising from the bench.
So long as my worlds set to sing
Three strikes before my games
commence,
I'll take a cut at everything,
And drive at least one DER the
fence.
james T. Logan,
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
THIS
WORLD

POLITICAL NOTES: "COttOn
Ed" Smith, South Cardinals un-
reconstructed rebel, is campaigning
for Dewey! Sam Johnson, Alabama
Democratic presidential electOr, re-
signs because Experience teaches
me that the South will suffer less
in this respect (the race questiOn)
from the election of a Republican
administration than it will from the
reelection of the present admins
tratiOn."
When the Democrats lost Crystal
Bird Fauset to the Republicans,
they suffered a loss which may be
seriously felt. The Hennepin
county COP. chances to win Ne
gro votes for Dewey were admit
tedly strengthened by the naming
of T. B. Carey as county chairman
of the drive among Negroes. The
Roosevelt-DFL drive among Ne
groes is expected to get under way
also in the three big counties in
the next few days. E. Both parties
in this state were slow to get going
in arranging vote appeal to brown
Minnesotans. Incidentally in a
close race the Negro vote in this
state, variously estimated between
$500 to 5000, might be a deciding
factor. "Ham" Turner, the
state COP. bigwig, has been quiet
ly doing an effective job in Repub-
lican politics in Ramsey County for
several years. Of course COP.
presidential elector S. Ed. Hall is,
as usual, an important cog in that
party's machinery. Frank Boyd,
Democratic presidential elector, has
been active all along in helping de-
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
FEW ARE AWARE

perhaps few white Americans
are aware of the devotion of almost
every Negro to questions involving
the status, condition, treatment and
progress of the Negro people in the
United States. It threads through
the most desultory conversations;
it is a consideration in every small
act of daily living; it Yields to-
gether individuals and organiza-
tions who have no common bond
beyond the fact Of color. There is
not one of US who does not possess
a complex of ideas about our obi
cation to contribute to the welfare
of 13 million other Negroes. If we
fail to identify ourselves in any
way, we are rejected by ourselves
and everyone else. If we do any
thing less than is clearly required
by a situation, we feel guilty and
never escape the criticism we have
earned by the detection. But if we
act with courage and persistence on
every issue, we are respected and
followed while our lives have real
direction and meaning."-Marjorie
Mckenzie,
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
Soldier Killing May Lick FDR

When white Durham, c. killed Negro
soldier in cold blood July only days before the opening
Democratic national convention Chicago
but his quick trigger uphodng white defeated
Franklin Roosevelt the presidency
foundly influenced the postwar world
For the point with Negro
the armed forces of the nation
is the manhandng and numbering black by
bus drivers the South Hard the heels killing
Democratic national convention which bowed South
conservative elements its PLATFORM threw
dent Henry Wallace in dirty deal has been
the plain people of America.
The wholly inadequate Democratic plank
the dumping of Wallace and the feelings
brobeatng their
which will toss Mr. Roosevelt out of the White House after twelve
Roosevelt
reminded the nation of that again
again for fourth AS
and his department have absolutely nothing
ent of the Negro uniform It disgrace which snks
Negroes asking What good
cannot stop the humiliation soldiers uniform by
ignorant and prejudced civiians?"
Hundreds thousands Negro families asking this question
It the thing the Democratic machine Chicago
and Hannegan and Roosevelt busy sabbng
back and country that they
forgot this emotional TINT which explode
ber Because matter how much talk planning
future, mother and father and brother
will to throw the who permitted
tive for except that he happened
Ordinarily the bosses know this They the things
that turkey dinner means more to
the than speech councilman think
children will remember ego
They think they will forget the dead Negro soldiers shot,
white policemen Thew
may have awakening November-Crisis Magazine.
u. S. whites spend time England preaching Jim
they fighting the and Enghmen for the part
like it.-Charley Cherokee
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
'SELLING OUT'

zone of our oft-repeated folk
ways is to profess that some Ne
groes are always selling OUT We
point to the Jews-who go through
this same process of self-recrimina-
tion-as an example of group soli-
darity and loyalty. Actually, an
open sell-out is a rare occurrence
nowadays. The deeds of every Ne
gro leader are scrutinized minutely.
No more exacting standard could
be applied to human behavior, for
the scorn and obloquy to which a
traitor is exposed are too deadly
to be sustained. Even professional
Negroes know this and permit self
interest merely to govern, but not
to betray them" m."-Marjorie Nc
Kenzie.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29

velop the Democratic-Farmer-La-
Dor fusion plans. Frank is the only
Negro Democratic presidential cleo
tor we know of at this time, al
though, we imagine some of the ten
pivotal border states may have
some. It is reported that Louis
Martin, militant Michigan Chronicle
editor, who is supposed to handle
releases to the Negro press fol
Democratic national committee
press bureau, is being stymied by
a southern gentleman who knows
nothing of how to approach north
ern Negro voters.
Henry Wallace continues to cam
paign for fair treatment for Ne
grOes. He told an overflow crowd
at Madison Square Garden, Septem-
Der 21, 81 repeat what I have said
before: in an economic sense, in an
educational sense, in a political
sense, there must be no inferior
races"
CHAFF: Chester Bowles says
Negroes hold 1870 of OPA jobs
nationally. However, Mr.. Bowles
couldn't find a Negro on any OPA
in Minnesota if he tried. (. Paris
is now dancing to American swing
music which the Nazis banned dur
ing the occupation as "ridiculously
Negroid and decadent."
In Toledo, Ohio, the Inter-racial
Committee has demanded better
housing for its Negro population.
The British Minister of In
formation, Brenden Bracken, in
praising American Negro troops
said last week, "The friendliness
and good spirits of the colOred Am
erican soldiers has made lasting
impression on the British public. i"
A Senate committee approved a
permanent FEPC last week but
Congress adjourned soon after.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN
IN THIS RACE BUSINESS

Some funny things happen in this
race business. A messenger dele
gated task of noting and delivering
to Ted Poston, owl Negro spe-
cialist, all ticker tape flashes relat-
ing to race gave him one which
had to do with "colored oleo mar
garine." A congressman address,
@ng ight-skinned Thomasina john
son and arguing race said: "Would
you eat with a Negro mani" When
the Chicago Bears play football
against the Washington Redskins,
'abid hordes of Negro Redskin fans
swear by and will fight about their
Sammy Bough. They hate Sid
Luckman of Bears. Happens Sam
my is a white Texan who would
rather die than call Negro "mis-
ter" and Sid is New York Jewish
lad who eats and hobnobs with his
colored friends. It's a hell of a
business. John Henry.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
letters to the editor

fication. It was not my intention
to let it expire but the time slipped
up on me.
I have enjoyed the paper ever
SO much since being in the service.
Over here there is not much to read
and when mail arrives, the paper
takes priority over all other mail
that I receive. Through it keep
pace with industrial, social and
political activities of the Twin
Cities. Also I am able to keep a
pretty good line on Minnesota fell
lows In service. Just finished read
ing the letter from Sgt. James
Coleman in England. He and I
were inducted the same month but
we travelled in different directions.
So sorry I could not be in Eng
land.
Arthur White is in my outfit and
we both enjoy reading the paper.
By the way, he now is in Australia,
spending a much needed furlough.
I know that he is having a good
time as I just returned from there
during May. The people there, like
those in England, are very sociable
and hospitable. Contrary to a for
mer belief, they are very friendly
to the colored Yanks.
Bill O'Shields, formerly of St.
Paul, and a graduate and football
star of Minnesota "U" is in charge
of the Colored Red Cross center in
Sydney and is doing a fine job
When he volunteered for overseas
service he was coaching at Tuske-
gee Institute. 1t. James Bradford
of st. Paul is stationed in Australia
also.
Milton Richard of Duluth is here
in New Guinea and I pass the paper
on to him. He joins Sgt. White and
myself in congratulating Mr.. New
man on the wonderful work that he
is doing to advance the cause of
the Negro race. We feel sure that
the effort of Mr.. Newman and that
of his colleagues will accomplish
much and that when we return to
the States, our sacrifices will not
have been in vain. We send greet
ings to all of our friends in the
"Cities" and I personally send
greetings to James Coleman, Jack
Mills, Ferguson, Connie Sutton and
others stationed in England.
In case my brother Herbert Grif-
fin of st. Paul sends in a subscrip-
tion for me just extend it over a
two-year period.
Sgt. Ollie A. Griffin,
Somewhere in New Guinea.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
BuzZe Browne
in New York, to
Be Discharged
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Thank you for promptly inform
ing me that my subscription has
been fulfilled.
Due to the fact I've been trans
ferred so much lately and will be
medically discharged from the navy
shortly, I shall not renew my sub
scription until I return to civilian
life.
The paper has been quite a
comfort to all the Minnesota boys
up here and the editorials were read
by all the boys from Minnesota and
elsewhere. They have really given
the boys a new view on many of
the current issues.
Sincerely,
H. H. (Buzzie) Brown, GIN. 2/c
U. S. Naval Hospital, Ward 13
st. Albans IL
Long Island, New York.
Editors Note: Thank you, Seaman
Browne. We will continue mailing tn,
paper to you until you arrive in st. Paul
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
ONE WAY

There is only one sure way to
preserve what we have, be in a
position to fight for more of what
we need, and to insure ourselves
against insecurity: register and
vote. No American citizen, regard
less of color or religion or national
origin, could do anything better to
preserve America and pave the way
for a better America for every
body than to register and vote.
REGISTER NOW AND VOTE ON
NOVEMBER 7!-Earle Brown.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
ALL EXCEPT CONGRESS

'In Durham, N. c., the Morning
Herald has come out for perma-
nent Fair Employment Practices
Committee, saying, Equal oppor-
tunity has nothing whatever to do
with social equality - whatever
those words mean It seems that
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29

by selling the Negro side of their
business to established Negro in
surance companies.
With this attitude also goes the
fact that the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company has had one not
able housing experience in Harlem
that of the celebrated 400 Edge
combe Avenue building-known
from coast to coast as the swank
headquarters of gilt-edged living
conditions for top-notch white COL
lar Negroes. It is a matter Of rec,
ord that the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, a couple of years
ago, quietly got rid of 400 Edge
combe Avenue to a Negro Holding
Company, thus relieving it's lily
white hands of the task of servicing
living quarters for black Ameri-
cans. This attitude of lily white
ism on the part of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company is further
borne out by the fact that the COM
pany quietly went ahead and ac-
quired the site, laid out the plans,
and established budget for the in
famous Stuyvesant Town walled
city in which no Negroes were to
be-and will not be-allowed as
tenants.
Seen as Trying to Dodge Heat
Now comes the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company with this rec
ord of distaste for the very Ne
groes, upon whom some contend it's
early foundations were laid, in
belated attempt to keep the heat
off them by building the jim-crow
Riverton Project exclusively for
Negroes in an exclusive Negro
community-made exclusive by the
whites who conspired to coop Ne
groes up in a veritable walled-city
that must be their permanent loca-
ton.
According to a National Re-
sources Committee Report, Ne
groes spent in 1912 $294,OOO,OOO for
whiskey, $84,0OO,OOO for cigarettes,
cigars, and snuff; $175,OOO,OOO for
what can be called rug-cutting and
balling, but which was listed by the
report as recreation and amuse-
ments." A total Of $553,0O0,OOO
was spent by Negroes for nom
essentials in 1912.
If we have the power to buy that
much whiskey to drink and that
many smokes to blow into nothing,
and so much money to have a good
time upon, how can we criticize
effectively when none of our money
is put to permanent good use of
all of US as the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company is purportedly
doing with this Riverton Project!
If we can spend 1858, 900, 900 on
material pleasure while the ills and
hardships of the race multiply,
what constructive criticism can we
have of any jim-crow project that
is offered US?
This is no brief for the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company
and its attitude toward Negroes. I
believe that when organizations of
the character and standing of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany single Negroes out for dis
criminatory practices, as it admit
tedly has done; there is no possible
way in which one can give them a
clean bill of health on any of the
various belated overtures to help
the Negroes. However, what are
we going to do?
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
THANKS FROM

ASS6H O4O
Editor: Allow me on behalf of
the officers and members of Dining
Car Employees Union, Local SIG,
to express our sincere appreciation
for the splendid cooperation you
gave US on our initial step insti-
tuting our annual memorial serv-
ices.
Maceo V. Littlejohn,
General Chairman, Local SIG.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
st. Paul, Minnesota.

Editors Note: The two papers were
founded ten years ago, August 10, 1884,
by an individual, the present publisher.
There were no -co-founders. The sworn
statement of ownership required by United
States postal laws which is published an
nually in October has revealed each year
and will again reveal this year, that the
present publisher is the sole owner.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29

The minority has higher function today than the sels
promotion of the rights of oppressed racial mnor must
unnchngy the of the who continually left
uppan before the altar f democracy and whose and %
ons have remained too long and unnoced It must
increase the crscendo beating the anvil of social justice and
nomc parity It cannot fater in this compromise its
stand for selfish gain and temporary reefCcago Defender
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
Metropolitan Life, Negro
Housing and the Money
Negroes Throw Away
By DAN GARDNER

One of the many trying situations and problems facing
the Negro apparent in New York City in the housing stua
ton in which the vastly wealthy Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company proposes hugepostwar six million dollar housing
community exclusively for Negroes in Harlem The prof.
ec to be named Riverton which will be built for mddecIass
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
755 Rondo Ave St pou
Sergeant Ollie
Griffin, in New

Uulnea, Writes
Editor: You will find enclosed a
money order for $500 to renew my
subscription to your paper for
another year. Thanks for the noti-
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29

all the civilized Americans want a
permanent FEPC except Con-
gress"-George S. Schuyler.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
Settling an Argument

September 10, 1914
Editor: Please settle an argument
for several of US. Who was the
person, or persons, who founded the
st. Paul Recorder and the Mime
apolis Spokesman; and who is the
present owner?
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29

VI
article the Negro problem In
to politics written by public hgure Inc
article "Czns Negro Blood by Wendell We whose stature
as grows steadily reprinted part in this paper we
would suggest Negro the article buy several copies OF
around who running for
office Mr. Wilkes charges against both
parties.
make think about the mazuma cast
away so freely while bay blew around this
newspaper interested citizen in Minnesota
registering voting than it in who is elected.
Of course loses important but that the
people have collective say is important.
Dewey would get along with Joe Stain? Both
are fveootxnch height makes
of towards the little guy-tha issometmes
seriousness whether Americans like not, the
candidate best along amcby with the
planning important than most people
willing to admit
treated World Power and is
going safely ignored whether of like not
R. did bangup job Saturday night In books he did
his but actually revived the optimism of his cohorts
and popped the interest of independent voerwho after ALL will
probably decide who will be the the White House for the
four years.
St. Paul recorder., 1944-09-29
Questions Lack of
News on Young
Peoples Program

Questions Lack of
News on Young
Peoples Program
Sept. 21, 1914.
Editor: We note there was no
mention made of the young people
who were participants of the Sun
day afternoon program of the An
nual A.M.E. Conference at St.
Peters church.
Mrs. Irene Greene spent quite
deal of time preparing the chill
dren for the program, and deserves
much credit. The children too
would have appreciated a word of
encouragement.
Was it for some personal reason
or a complete oversight of the re-
porter that no mention was made /?
Mrs. Frances McAdams
755 Rondo Ave-, st. Paul
Editors Note: We do not permit per.
sonal feelings to enter into our job of gath
ering and disseminating news We regret
ted very much that we did not have news
OF the young peoples program at the An
nual Northwestern A. M. E, conference.
We went to considerable expense to get
coverage of the conference, but we were
unable to get a reporter to the young peo-
pies meeting in time to get a story. We
were even more concerned when we heard
tne program was very good, and late We'd
nesday, September 13, before deadline, we
tried to phone to obtain the names of some
OF the participants. We realize full well
the Importance of covering the activities
OF young people for they are our hope for
the future.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

OF the market value for anything
they steal, the Harris team always
got at least third.
But one day overconfidence-born
of recent lucky takes that enabled
the couple to indulge in a patriotic
streak and buy $4,000 worth of war
bonds 49, made them a little careless
about carrying other peoples prop
erty in plain sight
Police had been tipped off to watch
Allen and Ruth. Detectives saw the
couple leave their Broadway lodgings
and drive TO an uptown hotel
Leisurely the HAIRLESS strolled into
the building, coming out a half hour
fater, apparently empty handed. They
drove 10 fur shop on w. list ST.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

got TO work with their passkey.
From the first take" this amaZ-
ing pair started keeping books. Every
item of swag was listed in ledger
with its market value. a followup
record showed how much they real
lied from its sale
At one time Allen even owned a
fur shop. where he retailed the coats
as he swiped them. BY wiping out
the middleman and acting as his own
fence, Harris ran what might have
been called from burglar 10 buyer"
business.
Records show, however, that when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-20

Detectives watched them 60 in and
come out of this shop and saw moth
ing. TO complain about.
But next day the uptown hotel re-
ported a Persian lamb coat stolen.
Figuring that Ruth might have had
il on under her own coat the plain
clothesmen trailed the couple for Two
weeks without any clues.
srhon