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Laurel outlook., 1945-03-21

A. L. Trace Of Santa Ana, Calf,
arrived her Monday to spend two
weeks for the transaction Of bust
ness. He is a former Laurel resi-
dent and retains extensive property
interests here.
The Best Ever club met Thurs
day, March Is, at Mrs. r. w. Bates
home. A St. Patrick's day pro-
gram furnished entertainment for
the social hour.
Laurel outlook., 1945-03-21
MewS 0f4-H
9eGUBs

The second regular meeting OF
the Byam Boosters girls All club
was held Sunday, March IS, at
Mrs. Henry Yager's home. Club
officers in charge were as follows:
Jean Teeters, president; May Cole,
vice president; Hannah Henry, sec
retary-treasurer; Bonnie Teetersr
news reporter; Helen wager, recrea-
ton leader. The regular meeting
was held and games were played
afterwards. Refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostesses, Mrs. wager and
Helen.
The next meeting will be April ;
at the home of Mrs. George Henry.
The second regular meeting of the
Byam Bar X All club was held
Sunday, March IS, at 2. The Of
ficers in charge were Clyde Scrog-
lem, president; Teddy Henry, vice
president; Sam ScammOn, secretary
treasurer; Franklin Teeters, news
reporter; Dale Teeters, recreation
leader.
w. H. Jones, county agent, was
present and spoke on registered
grain. He also talked about dailr
calves.
The next meeting will be at The
Byam school house April Is.
A meeting of the Laurel Lassics
All sewing club was held Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. A. Z.
Weber, with Mrs. Harold Leach,
leader of the group, directing. The
girls met at $50 and spent the
evening sewing on pajamas. At Il
previous meeting at the home Of
Phyllis Mikesell they completed
work on costume slips and also
finished lessons on hemmed patches.
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from the soapboxes and the pulpit
about their rights, and the fact
that they are at last in free land
| Cup North). This sort of propa-
ganda is delivered glibly with the
purpose in mind of stirring mass
hysteria to a point where it can be
cashed in upon. To minds unpre-
pared to digest this kind of talk,
it is frankly dangerous to the COM
munity at large, white or black.
The youth of 10, just off a boxcar
from Mugwump, Georgia, or loot
toot, Florida, takes such discussions
at face value and as a license for
committing vandalism and more
serious crimes. Instead of being
educated to take the new advan-
tages in front of him with care and
to enjoy them to the fullest, he gets
the idea that he is entitled to right
all the wrongs done him and his
ancestors over the years by doing
what he wants. The easiest thing
for him to do, as a consequence,
are muggings, petty stealings, as
saults and rapes, Unfortunately
on Negro or white.
Nightstick Treatment Advocated
Fearful of arousing an emotional
tempest already at the explosion
point, the social workers and others
have talked loudly about play
grounds, recreational facilities, etc.,
instead of. the old-fashioned police
nightstick. Where the police prob
lem in Harlem would be immeasur-
ably made simpler if more Negro
police were assigned to details in
the area, the stargazers demand
that the policemen on duty in Har-
lem be mixed" white and colored.
AS a result, comparatively few
Negro policemen are on detail in
Harlem where they would be of
more use. An example is shown in
an instance at one precinct station
in a solidly white neighborhood.
Several Negro cops are on assign
ment there and complain that all
they do is watch the squirrels in
the park and the sea gulls over the
Hudson River.
They are fairly aching to get a
crack at the muggers, thieves, and
gangsters on the loose in Harlem,
but are sent to white police precinct
stations as a policy insisted upon
by those who advocate mixing 'em
up" It is fairly well known that
Negro policemen are more effective
in handling Negro problems than
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Our Readers Speak

tionally-organized groups of big
business, they had a program that
they hoped to force on the Negro
people.
The responsibility to fight this
reactionary program rests equally
with organized labor and the Negro
people. On the basis of how firm is
built and maintained a unity be-
tween the unions and the Negro
people rests the question of the
future of all minority groups. SINH
larly, upon the unity of the world
trade union movement, rests the
future of world peace, and the ad-
vancement of the best aims of all
humanity, including the Negro.
Nellie Stone,
Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Vice-President, Local 665,
Hotel, Restaurant Employees.
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Washington
Spotlight
BY Louis Lautier ,

Three colored men have repre-
scented the first Congressional dis
trict of Illinois in the House in
modern times. They are Oscar De
Priest, Arthur Mitchell and Bill
Dawson.
De Priest was the rough-and-
ready boss type. Mitchell was
techy. Dawson is tactful and, as
a consequence, is accomplishing
more than his two predecessors put
together.
For example, when De Priest was
first elected to Congress, there was
some question about his taking the
oath of office and a suggestion was
made that when he presented his
credentials, he might be asked to
step aside. A reporter made an
objective analysis Of the situation
that might confront him. De Priest
was furious and swore vengeance.
Mitchell stayed at odds with
newsmen during the four terms he
served. He broke up cameras and
insulted reporters.
The story concerning the selec-
ton of Jeanette WEIGH Brown as
an organizer for the Democratic
national committee would have Of
Tended De Priest or Mitchell, if
either one of them were the as
sistant to the chairman of his DO
itical party. But not Dawson.
If Dawson were piqued, he never
showed it. "Well, I know people
in an organization will fight" he
commented after the story had been
read to him. "If they're not kept
busy" he said, "they will fight each
other. think it's healthy sign
and shows they're interested"
Moreover, Dawson has basic
philosophy. He believes in ex-
pressing his appreciation of his
friends and not advertising his
enemies. That is the philosophy
he would have colored people adopt
in the case of people like Mary
Norton of New Jersey and Helen
Gahagan Douglas of California, on
the one hand, and Bilbo, Rankin and
their ilk, on the other. He reasons
that lambasting them simply serves
to keep them in Congress.
On the other side of the political
fence, Perry W. Howard, Republi- |
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Sister Kenny Fund

The 1916 Elizabeth Kenny Foundation appeal for funds
Polio which cured by the Kenny treatment strikes swiftly rich
black white Jew GENTLE All victims
are welcomed the Kenny Institute The least all do make
contribution to the fund when called upon 10
News that the Minneapolis Council of Negro organizations
reactvated is real good
Wendell c. Jones breathe sigh of relief finished
two terms president Of the Minneapolis NAACP
seat The amount Of service the 81 members the
ton from dscourages people from
accepting offices in the important organization
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Page st. Paul Recorder
Friday, November 80, 1915
Know Your
Civil RIGHTS!
Chapter 679, S. F. No. l2l
(Amending Section 327.0e Minnesota
Statlltaa l041l

Chapter 57s, S. F. No. l2l
(Amending Section 327.09 Minnesota
Statutes 194)
An Act relating to equal rights
of persons: Amending Mason's
Minnesota Statutes of 1927, Section
1921.
Be it enacted by the Legislature
Of the State of Minnesota.
SECTION l. Law amended
Mason's Minnesota Statutes Of
1927, Section 1921 is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
SECTION 7321-Equal rights IN
hotels. No person shall be ex-
cluded, on account of race, color,
national origin or religion, from
full and equal enjoyment Of any
accommodation, advantage, or
privilege furnished by public con-
veyances, theaters, or other public
places of amusement, or by hotels,
barber shops, saloons, restaurants,
or other places Of refreshments, en-
tertainment or accommodations.
Every person who violates any pro-
vision of the Section, or aids or
incites another to do so, shall be
guilty of a gross misdemeanOr, and
in addition to the penalty therefor,
shall be liable in a civil action to
the person aggrieved for damages
not exceeding Five Hundred
($5OO.OO) Dollars.
Approved April 23rd, 1913.
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Movor of Bonneville Contest

The annual Twin City Mayor Of Bonneville Campaign renewed
since the end Of the by that useful organization the Associated
Negro Credit Union has developed into sy contested
Several candidates of them popular figures making quite
a Of the affair.
The Bonneville Mayor drive is actually Twin City wide
uay It's method of raising creabe organza-
ton to be used to further its Credit unions prohibited
from using funds of its shareholders literature advertising
Therefore, the public affairs build
educational fund.- which be used furtheng the
The Associated Credit printed passed
out $4,000 pieces of literature thrift founding During
the from its educational purchased
to each Twin City boy and girl in the services
The Credit Union and its Ctian
participate time
strengthen community institution which has original
assets of $5S of $1s,s75.
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Birthday Greetings

Birthday greetings in St. Paul: December
2-Selma E. johnson, 400 N. Dale Street
Blanche Leroy, SOL Carroll Avenue.
Belated birthday greetings to Mrs. Mary
Braugher, 739 Rondo Avenue, December
Alexander Jordan, SAT W. Central Avenue
and to Mrs. Cecilia Lewis, 222 Rondo Ave.
Birthday greetings in Minneapolis: Dec
Clifford Smith, S640 Smelling Ave.
James Moppins, 1916 Fifth Ave. So. John
Robert Allen, 97S Bryant Ave. No. Dec.
ember 81. Barfeld, 315 E. 18th St
December 4-Lorelei Mayes, 704 Humboldt
Ave. No. December 5-Charles johnson.
1925 Fourth Ave. So; Oneida Davis, 1901
Fremont Ave. No.; Maxine Jones. 3701
Fourth Ave. So. {; and Rev. P. ]. Buford.
40S6 Fourth Ave. So. December beatrice
Slemmons, 2201 Fifth Ave. So. December 8
Mrs. Jessie Clay, 1888 31st Ave. So.
William Russell, 1920 Smelling Ave. So.
Out of town greetings to Pvt. D. J. Allen,
U. s. Army, Dec. 8; Walter Taylor, Wash
ington, D. c., Dec. 6.
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can national committeeman for
Mississippi, is in a other about
people who beg for eleemosynary
institutions but are partisan in
their politics. He is readying a
blast at them.
Incidentally, the Republican ma
tional committee meeting in Chi
cago on December CT should pro-
duce some fireworks over the col
ored voter. Herbert Brownell,
chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee, has refused to
see Bob Church, Of Chicago, who
heads the American Republican
Committee. It's a bet that Church
will make a fight upon Brownell.
Also in the Republican picture
is the National Council of Negro
Republicans, headed by Joe Baker,
of Philadelphia. AS far as can be
learned, this group is being financed
by Ernest T. Weir, a steel magnate
in Pennsylvania, who has served as
chairman of the Republican finance
committee.
This group apparently has the
blessings of Brownell but does not
meet the demands of colored Re-
publicans for Indignation into the
work Of the Republican national
committee.
Appointment of General Dwight
D. Eisenhower as Army Chief of
Staff to succeed General George
C. Marshall, brings hosannas from
colored people. He's straight on
the colored question. Fleet Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz, who was ap-
pointed Chief of Naval Operations
to succeed Fleet Admiral. Ernest
]. King, also is all right, if you
take the word of Lester Granger,
executive secretary of the National
Urban League. But Nimitz is a
Texan and never was known as a
liberal during his tour of duty in
the Navy Department before the
war when a colored man could en-
list only as a messman in the Navy. |
The verdict on him should be re-
served.
General H. H. Arnold, command |
ing general of the Army Air
Forces, and General Brehen Somer7
veil, commanding general Of the
Army Service Forces, also have
submitted their designations, but
President Truman has not yet ac7
,epted them. No tears will be
'hed when they are relieved from
heir commands.
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most whites. However, if they are
not granted the opportunity to
serve in Negro communities, it
means that the authorities fear the
wrath of the groups who insist that
the best results can be obtained the
other way around. Thus hampered
the lives and property of citizens
continue in jeopardy with little
chance of a quick solution.
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COIlllllGU W I1dIlG1Il dlO11S, UuC
communities that are not viii
haps mirrors that in other COM
munities where our people live in
great numbers.
There are around 300 colored
members of the New York Police
Department which has a total of
around $4,000 depleted from a full
complement of $4,000 by the selec-
tive service, retirements, etc.
Mayor-elect William ODwyer has
said that he intends to boost the
force to $4,000 members. Thus, it
can be seen, that police protection
for the worlds largest city is
definitely inadequate and that seri-
GUS consequences can and are de-
veloping because of a lack of per-
sonnet.
Harlem Explosive
The situation in Harlem has been
regarded as explosive for years.
Through no fault of their own Tor
maybe it is really their own faulty
over a half million Negroes are
cooped up in black belt and forced
to live in it because of a lack of
living space elsewhere, plus, of
course, restrictive covenants Great
ing lilywhite communities. Harlem
was originally built to accommo-
date around 10000 citizens. That
was back in the early twenties. It
is now 1915 and buildings fairly
bulge with overcrowding by colored
tenants who have nowhere else to
live. It is so bad that many cases
are reported of people sleeping in
doorways, in the parks during the
summer, or on the subways.
Thus taxed, the social agencies
have been loathe and actually afraid
to stir up the simmering resent
ment of the people against such
conditions by giving their sanction
to police methods which are uni
versally accepted as standard in
dealing with large numbers of peo-
pie. The fear of rioting has 81
fenced many outspoken foes of
crime and crime-breeding condi-
tons. It is a known fact that one
out Of every two Negroes in Har-
lem carries chip permanently on
his shoulder for any white person.
Hold Wrong People Responsible
To them these whites are the
ones responsible for the plight of
the Negro. They represent mem
bers Of race that lynch, burn, de-
spoil women and exploit per-
sons unable to protect or help
themselves. When you bring in
hundreds of Negroes fresh from
southern cities and towns where
they had to live for years under
an outright system of Jim Grow,
segregation, and discrimination be-
cause of color, then the problem
takes on magnitude.
In many of these Negroes is
crystallized the pent-up hatreds of
years against the system that
makes them second-class citizens
permanently, yet which calls upon
them periodically to sacrifice life
limb and mentality fighting to keep
such a system alive. They are
touchy about whites, but are di-
vided into classes, one Of which will
go out of its way to '"get even
with a white man, directly or indi-
rectly, and one which is still afraid.
The former class constitutes the
roots of the present evil in Har-
lem.
| Migrants Easy Prey to
SOapbOxers
The Negroes new to New York
from the South or elsewhere where
they have encountered trouble liv-
ing with whites, are the first to fall
victim to loud-mouth propaganda
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Woman Reader Gives

OpIHlOH OH stockings
Worn by Young Girls
Editor: AS the paper has a COL
umn open to readers to give their
opinion, would like to express
mine about something 1 think is
detracting from the personality of
our women, and that is the stock
ings worn by some of the young
girls. I see many of them wearing
lace or large mesh stockings of a
red color that is very ugly. To cap
this, they have black heels in the
ockings. Can't they see that this
style is not shown IN the Nicollet
Avenue stores, or don't they care?
Usually, these same girls can be
seen on the street smacking gum
loudly, and talking in loud tones.
It doesn't help to increase respect
for the Negro race.
Mrs. Juanita johnson,
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Twin City Lines Employee
Writes of Opportunity,
Praises Claude Mason


Editor: During World War I,
a number Of Negroes were en-
ployed by the Twin City Lines as
mechanics, helpers and custodians.
Because Of the attitudes of some of
them towards doing certain jobs,
they were never replaced when they
left the company.
In 1887, through the efforts of
Mr.. Louis Ewing and Rev. Car
lyle Stewart, Dardell MacFarlin
and I were hired. Later, Charles
Banks Of st. Paul, now in the Army,
was hired with the aid of the st.
Paul Urban League. Pfc. Banks
has worked at all six of the sta
tons, and is well liked by every
one. Before entering the service,
he was the only Negro employee
on the company construction crew.
At present, I am the only Negro
repairman. I have just finished q
four-weeks' course on the blue
prints, wiring and mechanical op-
Grafton Of the new car.
During the last three years, I
have worked as a conductor and
motorman at three different sta
tons. Last week, I was appointed
to the entertainment committee of
Local zoos, Street Railway Work
ers.
Claude Mason is now a conductor
and motorman at the East Side
Station. The other trainmen at the
station are all pulling for him, and
his instructors say he has the max
ings of a fine motorman. Many
young men don't like the hours, but
transportation is a twenty-four
hour day job, and the public comes
first. Good luck to you, Claude.
We're all hoping you'll stick to it.
During the war, many Negroes
were hired. Some were fired be-
cause they weren't dependable, and
others worked a few nights and
never came back. hope the future
employees prove to be more de-
pendable than those in the past.
The Street Car Company is a de-
pendable company to work for.
I'm sure the future Negro en-
ployees will find it a reliable or
ganization to work for.
Sylvester Carter,
Minneapolis, MINI.
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There Is No Substitute!

The coumnists presented to the public by this paper the
best in the West PEP magazine official journal the
Negro publishers and will
of two of this papers outstanding column WRITER'S
and Nell Dodson Russell Jovia, chatty Villa fast
coming the the
lists in the nation For the teenage Georgia
Gates give out with the latest The adults
Louis Lautiers washington Spotlight NNPA ap-
pearing coasocoast weekly visit behind
of activities in the Nations Capitol
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CARD OF APPRECIATION

The mems musical program held at st.
Peter A. NJ. E. church last Sunday, Nov.
20. was a grand success. We want to thank
the chairman and co-chairmen, Mr.. James
Gresham and Mr.. Robert Taylor, and our
bron. Richard Mayes, Mason Lewis and
the men of the choir.
Signed: St Peter Seninr Choir.
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earn on INTERPRETATIONS

We, the family of the late Ewing Shan
non, want to thank the many friends for
you have proven to be such, for the express
sions of your sympathy. May God bless and
keep you all.
Signed: Jessie Shannon, wife; Maxine
Jones, daughter; Gertrude Jennings, Katie
Hall, Fannie McNary, and Beatrice WASH
in1ton. sisters
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Police in Negro Communities
Hampered by ''Star Gazers''
By Dan Gardner

An example of the diseased type of thinking have
been nurured upon the by the professional
gooders stargazers" etc. is in the crime situation
in Harlem While the grim problem of New York City isn't
confined Harlem alone but greater in proportion in other
communities that not white the situation in Harlem
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Trade Unions, Minorities
Must Work Together to


Fight ReactiOnary Groups
Editor: The excitement of W
Day celebrations had not passed
when millions Of workers began to
ask: "Will I keep my job? Is
it only during a war that 1 have
the right to work." During the
time Of our producing and fighting
to rid the world of fascism, there
was on the horizon an association
Of this and that dream Of a better
home and future, and no one hoped
more for this than the Negro peo-
ple-they who had had to battle
fascism here at home-a home in
slum areas and a very uncertain
future.
But long before the horns and
whistles blew for W Day, a band
Of reactionary warriors had begun
to sound their trumpets; as ma
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CARD OF THANKS


We desire to thank our friends for their
kindness, words of sympathy and floral Of
ferings in our late bereavement.
Mrs. Louise Keen
John H. Maxwell, Jr.
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Harry G. Jensen,
st. Paul, Minnesota

Editors Note: Candidate Stassen will
nave to do more than opportunistically
jump on band-wagon." by endorsing
some resolution in a convention to Blot
out OF the minds Of Minnesota Negroes his
record in the Minnesota Home Cnard AZ.
uation. As in the past this Newspaper will
continue to criticize Stassen or any other
public figure when It thinks criticism Il
deserved. longtime readers of the paper
Will also remember that we also will praise
StaSsen or any other individual when his
deeds entitle him to editorial eommenda.
ton. By that same token, our news coll
unns report uncolored or anEled the ae-
tivity of individuals with whom we polite
ally or otherwise disagree whenever such
persons do something to advance the cause
Of community well-beinE, Negro progress,
the country's advance and interracial un-
deFafa ndin0
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Reader Questions Our
Right to Criticize

AAOAO AO CS0oSCkl
Editor: would like to know what
right your paper has to criticize an
outstanding man like Harold Stas-
sen? His action at the American
Legion convention in Chicago in
supporting the resolution giving
the vote to colored soldiers in the
South, proves he is a liberal and
not a "fake liberal" It is unfortu-
nate that the opinion of your paper
is regarded by other papers in the
colored press, as your narrow opin-
ion may influence them against a
great man. Who do you think you
are to attack a man who has proved
his worth to the public? The say
ing that 'fools rush in where an
gels fear to tread" certainly fits
your publication.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Checkers Session Set

Newell w. Banks, for "a years
u. S. checkers champion, will play
all comers simultaneously in both
chess and checkers this Sunday at
the Detroit Chess and Checker
Club. 216 McKerchy Building.
Matches will begin at ? p. m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20

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tralIsn girls brought their
BoomeTsnES, rtsr-s 4 rolling
pln that can make a round
trip. one Of them tossed one
into 2 tavern the other night
and the boomerang not only
came bsck,..it brought her
btteir,5 with n
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
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BY Bob Hope

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