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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

DeplOres Salvation
Army Membership
Campaign Poster
St. Paul, Minnesota
May 20, 1945

Editor: l would like to call to
your attention a poster brochure
which The Salvation Army is using
in its current membership drive
that portrays two Negro children
eating watermelon.
1t is a pity that an organization
as widely known and heralded as
The Salvation Army should be so
backward and insulting to Ameri-
can Negro citizens, especially those
living in st. Paul, that they stoop
to the type of display that was used
fifty years ago.
The "jim crow" camp that The
Salvation Army has offered to Ne
groes after the white children have
been taken care of is disgraceful.
l hope that everyone who sees this
poster writes The Salvation Army
and tells them how backward they
are in their failure to recognize
Negroes as first-class citizens. Ne
groes are tired of being insulted by
people who are supposed to help all
men regardless of race, creed or
color, and the only thing they ap-
pear able to do is to hold them up
to ridicule.
Sincerely yours,
Walker Wright.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

Rudolph Johnson who way back in the days
Roy wilkins and Walter Chestnut mechanical superintendent at
the Defender.
real treat tour of the Afro plant Baltimore 1t makes
proud the highly developed business institutions the Murhys
operate Operation of however small complex To
see how the larger operate gives tC E. N
Editoriul Briefs
St. Paul citizens organizing neghbOrhOod cooperative food
Very good move.
Those folks who have their going mighty
good when reconversion layofs
The Seventh War Loan ought must your budget.
Every a friend a red
We call it Zootitis
The soldiers and sailors who inquire what the local
leaders doing postwar plans the letter
word NOTHING
The local the NAACP making annual membership
campaign Every liberal white should be enrolled Any Negro
who unreasc undeservng The NAACP with
all its faults has made contributions to the advancement
of coored people
rights the coord people made in the
S. rights people mmeasuraby strengthened Both
go together.
NAACPS lack confidence" in Truman Gibson
ndcates the attack of the Chicago Defender Gibson
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01


briefly Roy the Washington Afro Expect
Roy to come out to Minnesota in few weeks business
Had idea business sustained Because
this unable make telephone calls persons
We had long list OF people to call and usual didn't do
stay Baltimore more personal than public Of
course we were the guests of the Mtehe Clarence and Juana and
their delightful boy children Clarence Jr and Keie
are we'll beloved in St. Paul and Minneapolis
At dinner acquaintance mother the dynamic
immensely useful Lilly Jackson president count em
member branch of the NAACP in Baltimore
When Mrs Jackson the presidency branch
its membership less than 5OO In firing campaign
mun she has made the Baltimore branch
the country At the organization registering
Last increased the registration lists already
1915 this effective organization has added the potential
Negro the Baltimore voting sts
securing equal justice and opportunity for Negroes Maryland
Mrs Jackson praised the oAmeEcan newspaper
for its cooperation with the local NAACP
Of the infagable little worker Juanta
Mitchell is still active the field
mother and civic leader she still is good cook
She made biscuits Hint hardworkng
During the meal we all had talking about Minnesota
people the worlds finest people, After
dinner listened transcription depicting the Indignation
and white into the units
tell of visit the White pulled act of going
sleep we talked Our hosts feeling for Immediately
patched US off to a steaming hot bath
Sunday chatted with Kefer A Jackson husband NAACP
president We asked him whether approved fe
slant activity He Immediately said yes some more of the
fine work being accomplished feeling however that he
and meetings would be good for our happy home
At the Afro office in Washington,
civilian aide Secretary War Smson Roberts
War Department Public Relations the
Army Judge Advocate Office Major couldn't under
stand why didn't his properly Ming asked US about
the celebrated of Lee Tupn the
llywhite Minnesota State Home Guard
Truman Gibson hit the headlines Negro
press by his statements the 92nd division a ago.
Chatted briefly with Nebraska born Joseph LaCour
advertising the Negro field
Publishers, nc New York City, national representative
Saturday real Mitchell took us over
the Supreme phoned Charles Houston
and made appointment which did
of top
noeeng white cab drivers didn't discrimination
which know rife in D. c. time we probably
would have got taste of it.
The K c. Calls Dowda H. Davis urbane self Got
to the meeting day lae-plane trouble.
Tom Young of the founders business
of the Norfolk Journal Guide two tours of
correspondent duty
Anett Murphy president of Associated Publishers publishers
representatives day. His prup
held its annual meeting Saturday.
Carl Murphy, dean of the Afro family kindly
Baltimore
We spent almost full day working Sengstackes
Chicago Defender office how the boss
Negro paper operates.
Tyler photographer paper chief photo
for the Defender
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

selfish forces on the AME Church
side and well-intended forces on
the State side. President Charles
Wesley unfortunately is in the
middle.
The issue at Wilberforce around
which the current fight is being
waged, is not q major one. How
ever, it is being built up into a
mountain as high as the skies, not
because those who are using it want
to help Wilberforce, but, because
the fight serves the selfish interest
of some ambitious incompetents
and some jealous soreheads. Add
ed to this is the pent up desire for
revenge by a woman who has al
ready contributed more dissension
and trouble on the campus than
dozen men.
The present pin-prick at Wilber-
force is the introduction of a bill in
the Ohio Legislature to give the
State Department of the school
voice in the election of its presi-
dents. This has long been recog-
nized as a fair and just right. In
fact, the North Central Association
which is the accrediting agency
in this area, itself suggested the
bill.
The present president, DR.. Charles
Wesley, was himself selected by a
joint committee of trustees from
both the Church trustees and the
State trustees. If this is sample
of the kind of faculty members joint
action will produce, then we say
give US more of this type of CO.
operation.
The proposed bill in the legis-
lature will do no injustice to Will
berforce. It does not jeopardize it's
existence or interfere with its man.
agement. We are indeed surprised
that Bishop Ransom should raise
the issue of jim-crow in connection
with the bill. If present tie-up be-
tween the AME Church and State
of Ohio has not up until now raised
this issue, then it certainly can't
be raised if the Gray bill is passed.
Another red herring that some
ambitious incompetents on the
AME side are trying to drag across
the issue, is who should get the
credit for raising over 100000 to
iquidate the age old debt of Will
berforce. When President Wesley
took over the reigns at the school,
this mortgage Indebtedness was
$4,000. If present plans carry,
the balance will be fully wiped out
by commencement in June.
Until President Wesley came up
on the scene, there was very little
interest in paying off this debt. He
stimulated action and worked with
bishops and high church officials
in pushing the drive. If this debt is
paid off, certainly there will be
enough credit and glory for all con-
cerned.
Wilberforce is fortunate in hav-
ing as president, a man of ability
and character like DR.. Charles Wes-
ley. Instead of fighting him, every
element connected with the school
should be according him all the CO.
operation possible. Only by this
kind of working together can Will
berforce ever develop to it's full OPP
portunities. Too long has this office
been used as a stepping stone to
high elective church offices. Be-
cause of this condition, the school
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
CARD OF THANKS

We wish sincerely to thank our friends
for their kindness and sympathy during our
recent bereavement at the death of our
beloved mother, Mrs. L. w. Harris. Espe-
cially are we grateful to Rev. Floyd Mas
sey, Jr., and the other ministers of the
Twin Cities and to members of Pilgrim
Baptist Church,. Arlee Harris, June
Harris, M. Sgt. Lee W. Harris, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Galloway, son-in-law and
daughter
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Too Much Emphasis On
White Collar JObs---Gardner
By DAN GARDNER

believe that much emphasis has been placed
collar and enough the Negroes whose collars
open who the of honest labor ke
perform tasks which they draw
living wage.
While plight Negro
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of my dear mother,
Mrs. Onie Bryant, who departed this life
one year ago, May %.
How sad today my troubled heart
How dim my eyes with tears.
For death has robbed me of my mother
l thought was mine for years.
Mrs. Cleota Carlisle.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
Look to Americans

settling of the colonial issue the Oriental billion the
millions the South American and the oppressed anywhere
hopefully American the Negro the
industrial world; he of the amporant American
movement; therefore possible for the American Negro
be pivotal influence shaping the destiny of the worlds long
colonials-Earl Conrad in the Chicago Defender
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01
POOR OLD WHEREFORE

As the rumeh the
there has fighting Wherefore University The history this
school is of turbulent fighting and bitter strife Despite these
handcaps and trials somehow the school has and developed
both its student body and plant facilities.
The fight Wherefore before between
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-01

Talked briefly with Roy Garvn Washington Expect
Roy out to Minnesota in few weeks business
Evening star., 1945-02-04
perruso, 0Ss 0uints
Headline Big Card
In Heurich Loop

Topping q full card ii the Heu-
rich Basket Ball League tonight viii
be the Perruso's Cafe-omce Of Etra-
tegic Services match starting at 7
o'clock. Perruso and OSS are the
only unbeaten teams In the second
round.
Leading the oss attack will be
George Glamack, s foot 4 inch, for
mer All-America from North Caro-
lima U. Glamack has an average
of over 1873 points In II contests.
Besides carrying scoring honors,
Glamack has been coaching the
team which has won seven straight.
Supporting Glamack will be Bill
Duryee, who used to be all-city in
baseball, basket ball and football
and 100-yard champ while at
Western: Joe Crisaful, Maryland
alumnus: George Babcock, Tom
Rollo. Lyle Havens and Johnny
Wodd.
Perruso has two former and two
present George Washington men on
its roster-Arnold Auerback and
George CARRIER, grads. and Barry
Kresiberg and 81 Wagnan, current
students, Others are Len Mills,
Nick Fillah and John Smerick.
In the other tilts, Naval Research
will tackle Garvin's Grill at 8 and
Senate Beer will oppose Kavakos
an hour later. Research and Senate
are facing teams that beat them in
f1rst-round play.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
OIdSmoothies' Ice-Copodes Act
Had Inception on Golf Course

with the grace of a featherweight
has intrigued thousands, but the Old
Smoothie readily provides an ex-
PLANTATION. Early athletic training,
he says, is the answer.
AS youngster, Orrin Markhus
was top semipro baseball catcher
and at one time was offered a big
league trial, but refused 1t. It was
then that he acquired an all-con-
Stunning love for golf and ice skating,
and for a time 1t appeared that he
would stick to a career as links
pro.
Markhus, an ambidextrous golfer,
was professional at st. Paul club
for seven years. In fact, he met
Irma Thomas on the golf links in
1896 and it was then that they
paired up In the skating speciality
that since has elevated them to
high ranking as entertainers.
He Is the most popular skating
instructor of the Ice-Ca-Pets, and is
credited with big assists in the de-
velopment of such stars as Donna
Atwood, Jimmy Lawrence and
Chuckie Stein
Irma Thomas Is the mother OF the
celebrated Thomas twins, for some
years smash hit with the Ice Fol-
lies. Her daughters insist she Is the
most talented Of all "the Thomas
girls" ss
Ice-Capades extends its engage
|ment through February 20 and Of
fers matinees next Saturday and
Sunday. A special afternoon per-
formance will be sponsored by the
Variety Club on February 20. Tickets
are available at Uline Arena and
the PARKWAY, 1928 q street NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Rec Loop individuals
0vershadow Teams

The title race in the "big league"
Of the District Recreation Depart
ment's Neighborhood Division Bas-
ket Ball League has been overshad-
owed by the race for individual scor-
ing honors.
Current high scorer is Pat O'Neil
Of Bronaugh Pharmacy, who moved
from fifth to first place with q total
of 50 points In I'VE games, when he
racked 50 points In his teams s3-
80 victory over the Veterans Bureau
i've. Hal Merker, Anacostia Rec
forward, was knocked out Of first
place. dropping into second with .
total of B6 markers as he hit the
cords for 18 points In Anacostia' 8
47-A overtime defeat Of Ida's De-
partment Store.
The two top scorers will face to-
morrow night when their teams,
which are tied for second place in
the league, meet at Columbia Rec
reation Center starting at 8 o'clock
In two other games at 9 George
town Dental Juniors take on Wilkins
kins- Rogers at Gordon and Chevy
Chase against Veterans at Columbia
at Gordon.
Wednesday nights games, also at
10, pit Georgetown against Ida's Store
at Wilson, Bronaugh's against Will
kin Rogers at Gordon. and Chevy
Case against Veterans at Columbia.
Current league standings:
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Capital Linkswomen
Hoping 10 Parallel
Last Year 5 List

Fair sex golfers, under the leAderS
ship OF the Women's District Golf
Association, are getting ready to
carry on in 1945 with the same am
bilious program they had in 1914,
when In 13 tournaments they dis
tributed a total Of around $1,40qM
In War Bonds.
Although schedule has not yet 4
been drawn up, they plan to ar-oo
range their affairs to coincide within
the effective date of new gAsolinett
coupons to insure maximum atreu
tendance at the tourney. They did
tnlS iaSt year. adt
A meeting of the Executive ComrI1
mittee will be held February 26 at a
q club to be named, when MrsrtI
Frank E. Mirth, president, will make
known the association selections for
executive posts. such as tournament,
chairman, rules chairman and other ;.
jobs. -
Initial event of the year will be
the Keefer Cup affair, usually he'd,
at Chevy Chase around April 90.
The association. under present plans,
does not intend to schedule Dis :,
trict championship, although the;
Maryland and Middle Atlantic golf !
bodies held title affairs last year.
OF the l3 events held last year, six q
were in Class A and five were for
Glass B. Others were the Presi- :.
dents Plate and Red Cross events, Il,
the last named netting nearly sl00..tH
The schedule will be presented ats
an Executive Committee meeting III IL
March. gsr
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Georgetown Blues Nip
Grays in Top Game

In the outstanding game yester-
day in the Merrick Boys Club Bas-
ket Ball League the 105-pound
Georgetown Blues defeated the
Georgetown Graye. 2l-20, in an
overtime period. Carl King sank
the winning point from the foul
line. In other l05-pound matches,
Alexandria won by forfeit from
st. Charles.
All games in the 90-pound class
were decisive victories as league
leading Deal smashed Georgetown
Blues, 1873, Reeves and Williams of
the winners sharing scoring honors
with 8 points apiece; Eastern downed
Alexandria, 1926, with Eastern's
Dyer and Alexandria Rawlett rack
ing Is and IA points, respectively;
Georgetown Grays swamped Mer-
rick, 46-11, as Perry and McLindon
Of Georgetown hit the cords for IS
and IA points each.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Police Boys Boxing
Poirinqs Are Made

The semilnal round of the novice q
division of the Police Boys Club -
sixth annual boxing tournament gets ~,
under way tomorrow night at No. II -
Club with 81 bouts. The pairings .s -, -
So pounds. DOUGLAS Miller. No. IL. vs..
Emilio Prencipe. No. 12; so pounds, Wii.1s
liam Gator No. 4. vs.. Francis Maxheid.
Is VS. anthony Mt & &Prensipe, No Il: 20 pounds
No 3; rs pounds Bernie PAMELA; No. / 1,''s
vs. John White, No. j. R. Marshall No.
II, VS.. Gerald Colin, No. IL; so pounds,
James Morrison, No. IL. VS.. Jack Wittern.. "a
No. IL. Robert Martino. No. B. VS. Stanley n
Herman. No. IL; So pounds. Edward Hem
son, No 4. VS.. Herbert Kerns, No. 4 90
pounds, Fred Wright, No. IL VS.. Vincent ~
McCadery. No. 10; 95 pounds. Billy Mi.-Ao
Ter, No. 10. VS.. Louis Mcconnell. No 5oJ.
Charles Sine, No. TO- vs. Robert Rogers. - :
No. 12; 100 pounds. Robert Jones, No u
vs.. Jimmy Herring, No. IL; los pounds, ~,
Phillip Moser. No 5, VS.. John Lohman. Mo- J
4; Ito pounds. William Sillers, No 4, vs.
Robert Burman. No. 10; lis pounds, John
Hunt, No. 5. VS.. Neal O'Donnell No. IL;
100 pounds. Arthur Hilbert, No. IL, vs.liT
Middleton McAbee. No. 10i 125 pounds, "a
Robert Francis No. IL. VS.. Billy Neal. No:
IL, John Kabosky, No IL, VS.. Carl Lukart. -
No. II: 1875 pounds, James Cough. No. 3.
VS.. John Watson, No. IL; $50 pounds. Law y
renee Kendall No. 5. VS.. Roy Birdsing, No. a-'
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Terps Vision Revenge
On n. {. Navy Boxers

Maryland's boxing team. which
lost It's fourth straight match OF the
season when 1t was licked by North
Carolina Preflieht School, 5-3. at
Chapel Hill Friday night, is figur-
ing on getting revenge when this
same Navy outfit visits College Park
next Saturday.
Tom Maloney. 155, and Ken Ma
lone, heavyweight, were the only
actual Maryland winners. George
Murphy getting s forfeit in the
l20-pound class. All the other bouts
went to the Prehighters on decisions,
some OF them mighty close.
The Terps offered no alibis on
arriving home yesterday but be-
lieve they are good enough to turn
the tables. Fridays results:
120-pound1oeorse Murphy. Maryland.
eisioned Ray Richards
136-pound-M salkowski. Prefiisht, de-
145-pound-Byron Hostetler, Pref1isht,
decisioned Bill Greer
156-pound-Tom Maloney. Maryland.
ksyoed r. T. Kirkpatrick in third round
decisioned al Novik.
Heavywetght-Ken Malone, MARYLAND,
dect6toned Ben E0m
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Ski Club Will Dine, Meet,
Hear Talk and See Films

The February meeting of the Ski
Club Of Washington, preceded by q
dinner, will be held Wednesday
night at BIS at the Ambassador
Hotel. 1t is open to the public.
A feature will be a brief talk on
military skiing by 1t. Col. Carl
Stenerson of the Norwegian EN-
bassy. He has spent much of his
time training ski troops of Norway,
the United States, England and
Iceland.
Motion pictures to be shown in
clude a rare film of the Parsenn
Derby, the longest race in the world,
which before the war was held
annually In Switzerland, and color
films of the Pico Peak, Rutland,
Vt, area and of the Bib Bromley.
Manchester, VT, region.
For dinner reservations call Del
phine Carpenter by noon on We'd
nesday at Michigan $500.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
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every one else, our manpower is
available whenever and wherever
needed most.
I'VE welcome the recent direc-
tives Of the War Department rela-
tive to the re-examination of 4-F
players and any legislation that will
assure the public and the players
that the teams on the field are
not needed more elsewhere.
Whatever the Government does
is right and it is our job to con-
tinue 50 long as the Government
wants us to do so.
I'VE are, therefore, going ahead
with our plans for opening of the
regular championship season"
Delay May Eliminate Frick.
Election of new commissioner
was deferred until a committee, yet
to be named jointly by the tive
major leagues, is prepared to pre-
sent a list Of possibilities for the
post. This will be done within two
months. it is understood. The name
of Frick may be on the list, but
those who had been pressing for
his election to the office at the re-
cent meetings fear the delay may
eliminate him from the lot of nomi-
nations.
The National League commended
Frick and Clark Grimth, Washing
ton club president, for reports on an
informal conference held with the
selective service last month. Shortly
after the conference President. Har-
ridge of the American League and
Leslie O'Connor, chairman Of the
three-man commission now admin
tstrating major league baseball,
mildly rebuked Frick and Grimth
for acting without authorization.
But resolution today approved
their action and praised them for
their excellent report of factual
matters" in the manpower situation.
Code is Little lChanged.
The new major agreement passed
by the joint meeting differs little
from the one formerly In operation.
AAA Way OAAC AAAotnA4CC QOCo ~ pISySQt
the commissioner from taking such
drastic action as Judge Lands often
did, but in the main the man at the
head OF baseball will be pretty much
its czar.
Virtually the only difference In
the new code as compared to the one
under which Lands held sway was
that no action or rules OF the major
leagues can be construed as detri-
mental to baseball.
During the Lands era. he was the
sole Judge of what was bad for base
ball and was given blanket authority
to correct it as he saw fit.
The new commissioner is given
permission to write to the presidents
OF the leagues regarding something
he considers detrimental and It then
must be reconsidered at the next
joint meeting but the leagues have
the final say.
AL other powers were retained.
The commissioners term Of once
vas left at seven years and the sal-
ary at $4,000 annually.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

to pix the 10 or u boys each to
form q league.
George r. Hammond, cochairman
of the committee, said, For the
past i've or six years the Junior
Board has sponsored a group of
from IS to 10 boys between 10 and
IL years old and given them a menu
bersnip to the YMCA. This didn't
exactly I'LL the bill SO it was de-
cided to experiment with q basket
ball league. It has been so success
ful that we plan to organize either
. baseball or softball loop next
SUMMER. but intend to carry It on
. much larger scale eventually de-
veloping It on q city-wide basis.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Spiders Mumps
Bar / erD Tilt

SportS editor7" ASKED q voice
dripping with lavender and old
lace.
"Yes." replied the editor, low
ing hts voice to avoid shattering
the callers ear drums.
This Is the University Of
Maryland calling. / want to re-
port that our basket ball game
with Richmond February I has
been postponed"
Postponed? Can you tell me
why?"
4 should say it has been cam
cel,ed."
by Maryland?"
"No, Richmond"
"Why?"
"MumpS."
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Gonzaga Romps Over
81. Anthony, 1890

Spanked by lanky Scott Cranston,
who racked up 20 points, Gonzaga's
high-flying Eagles ran over q st.
Anthony's quintet, 10 to 80. at
Catholic University last night in q
rough and tumble battle.
The I-Streeters led all the way
after earning sl4-to-5 edge in the
first quarter. They held 20-to-16
advantage at intermission. Con-
zaga was ahead 35-to-24 going into
the final quarter and put on q
strong finish to notch IA counters
in redhot final stanza.
The Eagles were awarded 81 foul
line chances and sank 13, while the
TonyS could arch in but four.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

Termed by many the heartbeat OF
Ice -Capades of 1945, those lovanle
Old Smoothies, Orrin Markhus and
Irma Thomas, again will spotlight
their waltz speciality week from
tonight when the fifth annual edi-
tion of the show opens a To-day en-
gagement at Uline Arena.
Markhus, So, and the 250-pound
father Of two sons, and Irma Thorn
as, In her advancing 40s and the
mother Of three girls (including
twins), will be appearing here for
the third successive year.
The fact that Markhus, a noun
tain of man, skates around the ice