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Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Eastwood
All Open

Featuring vaudeville acts and
performers from the circus side
shows Eastwood Parks Palace
OF Wonders opened Saturday
with all other features of the
outdoor amusement area and
will continue open afternoon
and night through Labor Day.
AS the season advances other
features will be opened in
Guiding the swimming pool and
the Gardens for outdoor
danciHg-fhe latter VIII get
under way May = with Les
Brown and his band.
Prior to that date there will
be several preview parties in
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
The Famous Cheek

The chances are that soldier
no was slapped by Gen. Pat
n is now showing the spot on
5 cheek with great pride d.
An you picture him years
pm now. telling his grand
ildren proudly: Yes, Gen.
Itton himself - one of the
eatest soldiers In the big war,
Iats who II was slapped me
eht here" Ran into Bur-
[ Hershey the other day 4.
F spent five months with the
mics in France, Belgium. Hol-
I'D and Germany also was
csent during the battle Of
IL Hershey said that the
J q Rmerican Press Associ-
on is in the process OF re-
ming: the old TINT Club
|ich carried on during the
tupation with three lone
herican members. meeting in
back room OF Meyrowitz'
ical establishment, has re-
ned.
The Albatross Crime Club-a
me book organization special
hg in American and British
odunits. is back in business
ain and the international
lily society is drifting back
Harry's bar on Rue Daboui
Vincent Sheehan was taken
SO, 900 francs in one gin
nmy session and the great
sy twosome for a VIII le-
ctly literary, OF eedrSc-was
1cst Hemingway and Marlene
ktrich.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Judy GarIand's
Basement Planned
HOLLYWOOD. April 14.

HOLLYWOOD, April IA.
Priorities win prevent Judy
Garland and director Vincente
Minneili from building a third
story on Minnelli's house as
planned but where there's
will there's a way.
They have decided to have
the third story underneath the
house and will start exeaSatir1g
the cellar Immediately. Their
marriage date is set for late
July or early August.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

The new foghorn bass
b supplant the late Hoppy
ones will be Kenny's twin
rother While additions
ere being conducted for the
bice. brother Kenny stepped
to show one applicant how
should be done Instead,
got the job, himself
wo New York columnists
re among those who have
b ested in John Wild
krg's forthcoming Memphis
bund."
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
White Russians Champ 'Die-Hards';
international 'BarfIy Society Back

WAR correspondents returning from Paris report that
w the White Russian taxi drivers most of whom work
SEAF driving official cabs for the army the
on btter-enders The Soviet embassy in Paris invited
hese oneme members of the Russian aristocracy and
ourgeoisie to and register citizens of the u s.
None accepted, maintaining their loyalty to their late
ar The nkspots to be completely reorganized with
ny the tall Billy Kenny remaining of the original
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15
Team Breaks Up

Earl Erbe Is observing the
|aking up Of the famous team
Gross and Dunn by tossing a
ksolution party" in the r
Sor next month Incident
|. Sgt Broderick Crawford
ties from Germany: After
ht we've done to Cologne. the
kis are pulling a slight switch
the old one. It's a beautiful
wasn't it"
triple A Endorsements: The
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

cluding the annual gala Of the
metropolitan fraternities and
sororities. proceeds OF which
will 60 to aid the disabled vet
Grams at Percy Jones Hospital
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-15

superb performance OF Kathe-
rine Cornell and her cast in
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A Little Letter Did II

few weeks coumnist named John ODonnel
and badly twisted writer for of Americas
The New York Daily News
Patton relieved of his Third Army
Of the evil influences Of such Jews
Franurter former Secretary the Treasury
and Others These Jews the
in throwing Patton the wolves
in Sicily, said the lying O'Donnell, a Jew
Of all lie, just batting of
piece with of other ODonne diatrbes
in 1910 that ODonnen and ODOnne publisher
after supporting him for eight years.
The Political Action Committee the organization
lot of doobe in the presidential campaign convincing
people to vote for FDR Elmer Benson
the chairman this political
Mr. Benson wrote little letter every ordinarily
using the columns of the New York Daily
letter well restrained and effective dangers
of acebatng America and posed the need
especially by large The Daily News incidentally
the largest circulation Of the United
advertisers of Daily News must have read
closely and pondered well, Mr. Bensons to them
In the next week The News LOST DOLLARS
worth advertising When the loss lineage
the News called the notorious liar
oDonne hed himself back his typewriter
apology This printed The of our story
doing the stoogng for the Political Action
Committee of Minnesota, the paid travelling secretary
when reach the point where write
Elmer Benson the communsc bshevk
New York Daily News we'll will have
legs under organization of Republicans
assorted status-quoers-Hennepin County Review.
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The Sources Of Prejudice


That student strike in Ind another tending
firm the contention Author Lillian
always stems from nfeory complex of kind The LOO white
students who demand that their
school the main children of immigrants central
and southern Europe The called when lived
Europe Now they have achieved prosperity
abundant of the New World they children
still needessy sensitive about those humble
for find plant the idea minds
other population blocking path
nomc advancement.
The pattern of misdrected resentment visible the other
principal cultural friction In the South ignorant
frustrated whites who backbone prejudice
Western farmers struggling the competition big corporation
farms charge their troubles few thousand
American gardeners circles
batter often who secretly regards a
glad of the chance place the blame
shortcomings.
The relative absence of and religious
ton the degree temperamenta stability
we'll above the national average.
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The Political Integrity Of Jimmy Byrnes

Secretary Jimmy Byrnes apheaped the London
with the that the Roumana and
Bulgaria representative those he
tany himself coming backward How could Jimmy Byrnes talk
integrity respecting democratic control when he himself the
of minority government?
the total population of South Carolina 897973 Of
citizens and had not been
eligible However, election
showed only 1OO84O South Carolina which
that only of the voting population exercise suffrage rights
down n South Carolina.
The Buaans and the Roumanans have indigenous methods
which scotch representative but their
plotting effective than
arbitrary poll down the political habitat
Jimmy Byrne this hoer than thou representative of
department aud demand
addition the poll whites his political
machinery provides white for the exclusion of the blacks
suspect will be difficult for who from fascist
the United delicate approach
bring world When Jimmy
told Mooov home and think over" thinking
dropping autonng
fendnss brotherhood
world The fort of intolerance and ter
having place representative
Oklahoma Black Dispatch.
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Alma Freeman
Pleases Audience
In Song Recital

Alma Freeman, soprano, who
was presented in recital by the St.
James Senior choir, Thursday, No
vember l, at St. James A. M. E.
church, sang to a packed house and
received much acclaim, as she de-
livered in her clear soprano voice,
folk songs, Italian arias, modern
numbers and Negro spirituals.
Her accompanist was John M.
Whitaker, and his arrangements
of Were You There" and "New-
born Again." showed an intensity
of feeling.
The soloist was attractively at
tired in a gown of white brocade
crepe, trimmed in gold sequins with
short peplum in back. She wore
gold sandals. Her hair was styled
by Dorothy James, and her dress
by Beatrice Boyd. Five beautiful
bouquets were presented to Mrs.
Freeman, who received congratu-
latOry kilograms from Kansas City,
Spokane, Portland and Austin, Tex
as.
Phil Freeman acted as his wife's
business manager with the choir.
A picture was taken of the choir
and soloist, by John Banks, Jr.
Out of town guests present were
Mrs. Alice Stewart, of Detroit,
Michigan, and her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Susie Stewart, of Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Mae Lark, chairman of the
affair, is due credit for her splen-
did work in putting over the recital.
Mrs. John Banks, Sr., 992 lyle
hart Ave-, entertained Mrs. Free
man, her niece, and some friends, at
buffet supper after the recital.
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USSA

Young Womens club The American
Legion and GAR. will be special guests.
Everyone is welcome to worship with US.
Church reporter.
CamphOr Memorial Methodist Church
Notes: Three Ways of Life was the sub
ject of a dynamic, spirit-flled sermon by
DR.. Daniel H. Stanton, of Atlanta, Ca,
at our IL a. m. service last Sunday. The
congregation responded with a most gen.
erous offering for the work of the Ameri-
can Bible Society. DR.. Stanton is dean Of
the Haven Agency for Negroes of the
Society. Many of the women of the church
are planning to join the American Bible
Society Family Circle, as suggested by DR..
Stanton. Visitors to the service included
Charles Tabor of Detroit, Michigan. Mr..
Tabor is a brother of Stanley Tabor, ST.,
member of our church.
The Riddle Review was held at 4 p. m,
and it was most interesting. Mrs. Josie
B. Williams, our Sunday School superin-
tendent, is due lot of credit for the very
fine showing of the group of small children
who appeared on the program. She was
assisted by Mildred Monson, who played
the piano. Judith Elizabeth Jones, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jones,
was declared the winner in the baby con-
test, and was awarded a $500 Victory
bond. Mrs. Addie c. Few had charge of
this part of the program. The Riddle
Review was followed by tea in the Guild
Hall. Several of the small children poured
tea.
Servicemen and ex-service will be in
charge of the regular worship service on
Sunday at the II a. m. hour. Our pastor
the Rev. Clarence T. r. Nelson, will preach
a special Armistice Day sermon. Rev.
Nelson will preach and the choir will sing
Sunday night at the Central Park Methodist
Church
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CHURCH NOTES

Wayman A.M.E. Church Notes: Sunday
was General Class Meeting. After class,
the pastor talked on prayer, picturing the
wonderful effects prayer has on the hui
man mind and soul, thus producing in
the life of persons given to prayer, for
the dynamic power Of prayer supplies a
super will.
The services were well attended. Mrs.
Ahston Tatum of Minneapolis, united with
the church.
The church is marching on; the Lord
is filling his proviso to provide for His
church, no matter what may befall Him
He is the foundation, the rock and the
fortress. Thus / speak in the Language
of the Apostle Paul; my Brethren Be
strong in the Lord and in His Might en-
dure hardness as a good soldier, for O
good soldier will not entangle himself with
affairs of this world that he may be able
to do a good race for Christ.
Friday night, the Pastors Aid Society
will meet at the parsonage.
Sunday is Trustee Day. The pastor will
occupy the pulpit. Everyone is invited to
come and make this a big day spiritually
and financially.
is sponsoring Rainbow Tea at the church
from to p. m. The public is invited
A musical treat is in store for you.
Tuesday. November 10, the Margaret
Rhoades Missionary Society will meet at
the home Of Mrs. Mary Goldman. 525 Emer-
son Ave. N.
Choir rehearsal will be Wednesday at
) p. m.-Church Reporter.
Border Methodist Church Notes: The
communion message on Sunday, Novem-
Der 4, at IL a. m. was Bread of Heaven "
The nourishment of humanity is the Bread
of Heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ. One
eats of this bread and lives forever. God
gives the Bread of Heaven to the life of
the world.
number of visitors were present, in
GLIDING. Miss Mile M. Greer of Dallas,
Texas, and James Clardy honorably-dis-
charged veteran of the African and Italian
Theaters of War. We welcome James
home.
The School of Evangelism has been in
formative and inspiring. DR.. John Hoon
of Springfield, Mass, instructed his fellow
ministers in the techniques of evangelism.
Bishop Alexander p. Shaw, stalwart leader
and preacher of the Baltimore area has
lifted US into a higher cline through his
radiant messages of Gods Love and Power
The campaign of evangelism in the Min
neapolis district is producing spiritual re-
suits.
Bishop Shaw addressed the members and
friends of Border on Wednesday evening,
November 7, at the church.
The choir will practice on Friday, No
vember 9, at 8:l5 p. m.
The church school will begin on Sun
day, November IL, at 9:45 a. m.
The morning worship will be at IL a. m
The message is "Life's Puzzle"
The Prayer Band will meet at the home
of Mrs. Irene Cowan. 524 Emerson Ave. N.
st. James A.M.E. Church Notes: Sum-
day, November 4, Rev. Thomas preached
on Building Churches for God" The
text was taken from ii Chron. End chapter,
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Returning Soldiers. Black Gnd White

Our respect for the young
soldiers, white and Negro, has in
creased as they come back to
civilian pursuits. Many of the Ne
gro lads, and some of the white
boys with whom this paper has had
contact before the war, drop in on
US daily to chat. With considerable
prodding, we are able to get some
of the story of their lives on the
far-fung battlefronts and ports.
The Negro lads are usually those
who have been receiving the paper
while in camp or overseas, and most
of them come looking for a verbal
picture Of what the community
holds for them. We try to be opti-
mistic but probably make a poor
job of it. We usually end up by
suggesting that they Immediately
get back into the life Of the COM
munity, join some veterans organ
ization and if possible, take ad-
vantage of the opportunity for addi-
tional education if they are young
enough or so inclined. It's a rather
difficult task to tell them, but we
are frank in admitting to them that
the folks they left behind have done
very little to insure them much new
opportunity. We say to them that
just as they fought the war, they
will probably have to fight the
battle of the home front against
discrimination in employment, hous-
ing and the dozen other ills which
plague the American Negro. We
try to leave each of the fellows and
girls feeling that we are confident
that they will be able to overcome
all of these things by persever-
ance, courage and fortitude We
believe this to be so.
The returned white soldiers or
sailors who drop in to say hello or
whom we meet in printing shop or
on the street, are usually alert, in
telligent men whom We have come
in contact with during our years in
this field. Some of them we met
originally at meetings where we
were on programs, others at con-
ventions, police courts, churches,
schools and in various places. Most
Of them were youths who, before
the war, had expressed interest, and
often sympathy with the problems
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tons as of white; as true of the
political Left as of the political
Right; as true of white individuals
as of black"
POLICY A CULT
The authors trace all aspects of
Negro life from playing policy to
legitimate business, from intermar-
riage to class structure among Ne
groes, the power of press and pull
pit, unions, etc. Of policy they
write: q. policy is not only
business-it is also a cult. 1t has
a hold on it's devotees which is
stronger than the concrete gains
from an occasional winning would
warrant. 1t has an element of mys-
terry and anticipation. 1t has devel-
oped an esoteric language. 1t or
ganizes, to some extent, the daily
lives of its participants. E"
Much of the material for BLACK
Metropolis" is the result of a series
of projects financed by the Works
Projects Administration under the
direction of Mr.. Cayton and DR..
Lloyd Warner of the University of
Chicago. In their book, however,
Messrs. Drake and Cayton have
woven this material in with other
research and have interpreted it
from their broad knowledge of the
Negro question. That is one of the
chief merits of BLACK Metropolis"
that it presents not only facts
but an explanation and interpreta-
ton of them. To read it is to recog-
nize fully the true state of Negro
white relations in urban centers of
the North as regards the Negro.
SEGREGATION
In concluding the authors state:
while all responsible Negroes
try to prevent violent conflict, their
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Birthday Greetings

Birthday greetings in Minneapolis: Nov.
11-Lourainne Chivers, 404l Clinton Ave.
So: Hunley Surrat, Wold-Chamberlain ;
Rosa Mae Hardeman, SIG 10th Ave. So. :;
Jessie McAuliffe, 4315 Perry Ave. No.
Nov. 12-Violet Asbury, 1915 Clinton Mrs.
Betty Houston, 3844 Fifth Ave. So. Spen-
Ger Smith. Jr., 3649 Fourth Ave. So. Essie
May Whitaker, $40 Girard Ave. No. Nov.
13-James Leon Smith, GOA Seventh St.
No. William Gray, 42O E. 37th St., and
Anna Mae Allen, SOC Fremont Ave. No.
Nov. 15-Taft Martin. 511 Aldrich Ave. No.
Out-of-town greetings: Nov. ll-Otha
Floyd Kansas City. Mo-; Pvt. Robert S.
Whitaker, U. S. Army. Nov. 14-Pvt.
Arthur Slaughter, Camp Swift, Texas.
Nov. 15-Lillian Turk, Milwaukee, Wis.
Nov. 16-Mrs H. M. Walls, Independence,
Kans. Pfc. Leroy Martin, u. S. Army.
Belated greetings to Mrs. Jessie Shan
non, 3701 Fourth Ave. So, Nov. 6.
Birthday greetings in st. Paul: Nov. II
Ed Salter, 1907 W. Central. Nov. 12-
Paul E. Cephas, 1890 Rice st. Nov. 10
Mr.. M. A. Finney, 437 Rondo Ave-; Vir-
ginia Robinson, 318 W. Central Ave. Nov.
14-Jessie Heron, 524 Carroll Ave.; Mar
cheta Allen, 996 Iglehart Ave. Nov. Is
Martin Wellington, TAI St. Anthony Ave.
Nov. 16-Rev. B. N. Moore, 566 W. Cen
trail Ave. Jeanette Gwynne, 800 N. Chats
worth Nov. 17-Frank Boyd, 443 Macku-
bin Raymond Perry, 967 st. Anthony.
Belated birthday greetings to George
Staten. Y3-c, Wold-Chamberlain, October
rs.
Out-of-town greetings to Andrew and
Amity Blakey. ST., Iowa, November IA.
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BOOK REVIEW
9RLACK METROPOLIS

DLE1Nn M ASOA OAAS
By Horace CaytOn and St. Clair
Drake; HarcOurt, Brace and Com
pany; New York City, 1915; $500.
BLACK Metropolis" is a case
study of Chicago, of that city
within a city'-a narrow tongue Of
land, seven miles in length and
one and one-half miles in width,
where more than 100000 Negroes
are packed solidly-in the heart
of Midwest Metropolis. Although
it is a detailed study (782 pp) Of
all aspects of life for Negroes
in the second largest city in this
country, its authors have succeeded
not only in making it an interest
ing study, but in showing how i'm
portant what happens in Chicago
is to the country and to the world.
Richard Wright's Introduction,
unlike the usual disinterested ones,
skillfully presents the state Of Ne
gro-white affairs in the United
States today. He makes the point
that both Negroes and whites shy
away from the truth.
american whites and blacks
both possess deep-seated resist
ances against the Negro problems
being presented, even verbally, in
all of its hideOus fullness, in all of
the tOtality of its meaning. The
many and various groups, commits
siOns, councils, leagues, commit
tees and organizations of an inter-
racial nature have consistently di-
Iuted the problem, blurred it, in
iected fOggy moral or sentimental
notions into it. This fact is as true
of the churches as of the trade I'M
ions; as true of Negro Organiza-
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Mrs. Leold Rawlings
Hos Book Published

Mrs. Leola Dale Rawlings, wife
of Frank H. Rawlings, ST., 925
Marion Street, is the author, pub
Usher and copyright owner of a
book entitled, Lets Make Candy"
published April 80, 1915.
Mrs. Rawlings has collected candy
recipes since she was a young girl,
and her book contains recipes of
the most delicious candies.
ADD TO St. Paul Raid Nets
The nine persons charged with
gambling in the dice game raid
failed to appear in municipal court,
Monday, and forfeited $40 each,
making the city of St. Paul richer
by $94.5O, which included the pot"
of $3.50, which was confscated from
the dice table for evidence.
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Friday, November 8, 1945
Page minneapolis Spokesman

primary interest is in the complete
abolition of political and economic
subordination and enforced segre-
CATION"
For the future the authors be-
lieve that what happens in Black
Metropolis is more or less depend
ent on what happens in the rest
of the world:
The problems that arise on
BrOnzeville's FOrty-seventh street
encircle the globe. A blow
struck for freedom in Bonneville
finds its echo in Chungking and
Moscow, in Paris and Senegal. A
victory for Fascism in Midwest
Metropolis will sound the knell of
doom for the common man every
where. Gertrude Scott Martin.
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facing the American Negro.
Most of them have changed, but
only three of them have admitted
that what they saw of the South
and the Negro while in the south
ern army camps had changed their
views on the whole question of the
Negroes place in America. Each
of the three in varying degrees,
said that maybe the South's hand
ling of the race question was the
only way after all.
The Caucasian boys who indicated
no change ''for the worse" were,
almost without exception, stronger
in their friendship for the rights
of Americas largest racial minority
to full Indignation into American
life. Practically all of this group
had suffered many attacks from the
southerners in their outfits because
of their Yankee" ideas. Some of
these boys were manhandled by
southern civilian police for showing
friendliness towards Negro fellow
soldiers. Others told about ex-
periences they had with Jim Crow
trains and buses in the South. One
sergeant told how hard it was to
get to know an individual Negro
soldier in the camps in America,
but said it was some different over
seas.
Sometimes we think we really
can't afford to spend the time we
must use talking to these men, but
then when we think of the suffer
ing some of them have undergone
to save our collective carcasses we
are ashamed, and resolve there is
nothing too good for them. We,
and all others, who remained back
home, ought to work with them day
and night to see that they win the
war back here on the home front.
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NAACP President
Liked Timely Editorial
OF Nov. 2 Issue

Editor: Please accept my sincere
thanks for your timely editorial of
November 2, 1945, in regards to the
present White Slave Scandal caused
by suspected murder by a Negro
of the underworld.
This case was called to my at
tention by several persons, saying
the NAACP should take some &C
ton in regards to the publicity fos-
tered upon the Negroes of Mime
apohs and the harm that it would
bring. Well, when l received the
Spokesman on Saturday and read
your article, was very we'll
pleased, as my answer to these per-
sons were contained therein.
l only hope that this article will
be read by all interested persons,
which l am sure will stop the I'M
necessary calls for action by the
various organizations from individ-
uals.
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Embarrassment to the U. S.
abroad during the war perhaps
halted lynchings in America while
World War II was going on. Now,
that the conflict is officially over,
mob murders are beginning to crop
up. These crimes will never be
halted until the Federal govern
ment authorized by law takes a
hand.