St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-09

man. The tlrst thing that attracts
your attention when you walk in the
canteen located in one of the base
ment rooms of the house, is the
palm tree in the center of the room.
A seat covered with black and white
upholstering material is built
around it. There are two alcoves in
the room-in one of the alcoves is
the vendor (record player) and in
the other is fish aquarium with
gold fish in it) which is lighted with
blue lights Ia very pretty scene),
over it stands a model of pirate
ship. Circular booths line two of
the walls, these are upholstered in
black and white also. Then there is
the service bar (soft drinks) which
is horseshoe shaped. The piano in
the room is white and silver, on the
band stand. There is a check room
in one section of the room. Red and
white curtains at the windows and
star, heart and circular mirrored
cutouts on the wall and ceiling, with
lights beneath them to make the
place real cozy.
The four chief assistants to
maestro" in building the canteen
were Betty King, David Allen, Oscar
Brown, and Wilbur Randall. The
draperies were made and designed
by Carmen Allen, Veda Law, Aud
rey King; the upholstering was
done by Louise, Donna, and Jacqua-
lene Cuff, Dolores Beasley and Aud
rey King. The carpenter work was
handled by David Allen, Wilbur
Randall, Oscar Brown, Donald
Gates, Claude Turrentine, Ed Lacey,
Gerald Forbes. The minor details,
which are always the most impor-
tant, were handled by Charles
Cooley, Harry Dillon, Johnnie Ran
dali, Robert Green, Margaret Stew
art and Lucille Majors.
Clarence, better known as the
Maestro" should be given the
merit badge for his idea of how a
place should look and the initiative
to offer his plans and service to
the young people should be compli-
mented. May we have some more
interested people like him. I mean
interested in the young people.
Teen-agers, here is a nice clean
place to go and have some nice clean
fun. So let's go to the GEL Macs
tro," get groovy and beat out some
of that good ole 1--WE.
Press Criticism Responsible For
Negroes Among Veterans
Touring War Plants
WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
The inclusion of six Negroes in a
group of Sc front-line veterans of
the epic battle for Bastogne during
the German counter offensive last
December is admittedly the result of
criticism in the Negro press of the
exclusion of Negroes from similar
group a few months ago. The men
were returned to represent General
Dwight Eisenhower in a speaking
program for factory workers on the
urgency of speeding up the output
of badly needed military supplies.
All six of the Negroes included
have performed heroically in the
war, and four of them are wearers
of the Bronze Star Medal for valor.
The six are: First 1t. Walter J.
Mcdowell, of Charlotte, N. c.; Sgt.
Samuel B. Hendrix, of Claxton, Ca;
Sgt. Frederick Wheeler, Of Charles
ton, s. c.; Sgt. Franklin D. Hen
bricks, of South Boston, Va; Sgt.
Sandy Wyatt, of New York City;
and Sgt. Hugh D. Thompson, Of
Lufl1in, Tex.
AS was the case when the going
was tough at the front, no racial
lines will be drawn during the tour
of factories in this country. Two
of the six Negroes will accompany
five white soldiers to factories in
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin,
and the other four will be accom-
panied by three white soldiers to
factories in New Jersey, New York
and Delaware.
/ The entire group appeared at a
press conference at the War De-
partment this week.