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CT Vernon Young
Home From Four
Yeurs' Service

Tvs Vernon Young is home after
spending four years, eight months
and 81 days in the armed service
He has been stationed in Burma
where he was labor foreman of the
road construction group.
Young was discharged from
Camp Mccoy Sunday, Dec. 9. He
has the good conduct medal, was
wearing the campaign ribbons for
Asiatic Campaign and American
Defense ribbon (before Pearl Har-
bor) and battle star for the battle
of Central Burma. He was with
the 45th Engineering group, which
helped build the Ledo road.
His wife, Ernestine, considers
herself quite lucky to have her
husband back and to have found
an apartment practically the same
day. They are now living at 511
Bryant Ave. N. His father, Lee
H. Young, lives at 945 Aldrich Ave.
N, and his mother, Mrs. Hazel
Taylor, lives at Oil Aldrich Ave.
N. He has several brothers and
sisters living in the city.
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Edelbert Rodgers
Visits Twin Cities
After Discharge

TVS Edelbert G. Rodgers of St.
Louis, Mo-, former guidance coun-
selor for the Minneapolis Urban
League in 1910 and 1941, when he
was attending University Of Min
nesota, was visiting in the Twin
Cities this week following his dis
charge from the Army on Novem-
Der 20.
Rodgers, who was a special serv-
ice non-commissioned officer with
the 92nd Division in Italy, was re-
sponsible for putting on shows for
hospitals and frontline troops. In
cluded in the troupe under his di-
rection were: S/Sgt. Bobby Platter,
and the famous Bouncing Buffalo"
orchestra, a band rated as the best
orchestra in Italy. Also in the unit
were Abraham Lincoln Mills, for
mer Cab Galloway musician; Buddy
Miller, formerly of the Tiny Brad
shaw band; Marshall Penn, Michi-
gan Conservatory of Music student;
vocalist Claude Simons, who used
to sing at Smalps Paradise in New
York, and Calvin Shield of Miami,
Fla, dancer.
According to Rodgers, he saw
Josephine Bakers show in Zurich,
Switzerland, and go" is still as
glamorous and charming as ever.
Dwight Reed of St. Paul, former
University of Minnesota football
star, was a member of Rodgers
company.
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e. L. Tate, TIC 18th Ave. s., an
ex-serviceman who has seen service
in the Solomons, Okinawa, is home
and discharged. He arrived in the
States Thanksgiving.
Sailor Son Home: S1/c(Sps) and
Mrs. Richard w. Blair returned
home this week to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blair, 3748
Fifth Ave. S., and perhaps to stay.
He has been in the Navy 33 months,
stationed in California.
The Booker T. Washington Study
Club met at the home of Mrs. Marie
Boswell, 1921 Fourth Ave. S., Tues
day, Dec. 4. Friday, Dec. Z, the
entire group went to the Walker
Art Center to view the "Races of
Mankind" display. They will have
their Christmas party Dec. 10. The
members will exchange gifts. Their
next meeting will be Jan. 3.
Among the list of names who sent
gifts to Sgt. and Mrs. John Harper
but who were unable to attend the
shower given by Mrs. Irene Harvey
and Mrs. Ida Taylor, were: Miss
Mable Seaton, Mrs. Nettie Harris,
I
Mr.. George Gates, Miss Vera Jen-
kins, Mrs. Lucy Jenkins and Mr..
L. Barry.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Anderson,
1106 Aldrich Ave. N, have as their
guest, Mr.. Leslie Anderson of Des
Moines, Iowa. Mr.. Anderson was
recently discharged after serving
three years in the army.
Mesdames Inez and Anna Cox
and Mr.. Steve Cox of Duluth,
Mimi, spent Sunday, December 9,
in the Twin Cities. While here
they visited their daughter, Mar
guerite, who is a patient at Gillette
Hospital. Mrs. Anna Cox was a
guest at the ]. E. Brown home,
1920 Smelling Ave.
Mrs. Rose Vivian, 1900 Fifth
Ave. N, is a patient at General
Hospital.
LeOla Jackson, who was recently
seriously burned, returned to her
home, 21O5 Fifth Ave. S., Deem
Der Z. Leola has been a patient
at General Hospital.
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Social and Personal
d MINNEAPOLIS

Mrs. Sylvester Brown, 925 10Th
Ave. So, is ill at General Hospital.
Mrs. Marie Reddick, 1917 Gin
ton Ave. &c., entertained the 7. o.
B. Club Saturday evening, at her
home. The members exchanged
Christmas gifts, and games were
played. First prize was won by
Mrs. Mary L. Cannon, second, by
Mrs. Minnie Rhodes, and third by
Mrs. Harriet Jones. Mrs. Ivy
Massengill was guest of the club.
Two members, Mrs. Harriet Jones
and Mrs. Minnie Rhodes, were CIV
en- handkerchiefs for their birth
days by the entire group. The next
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Minnie Rhodes, 1924 Fifth Ave. So.
Usher Board Entertained: The
Usher Board of St. Peters Church
was entertained by Mrs. Gertrude
Banks, 1924 Fourth Ave. So, We'd
nesday, Dec. 5. Honored guests
were the presiding elder, Rev. W. E..
Guy and Misses Verdell Fort,
Oneitha Norphlet, Mary Pearl
Wiley, Nathalie Doxey and Janu-
airy Jones, gospel singers of Russ
College, Miss. Others were Rev.
H. C. Boyd, Mines. Claudia Chat
ham, Marie Ray, Thelma Wade,
Elva Jones, Viola Madden, Minnie
Rhodes, Lucille McAdams, Anna
Mae Bannarn, Allie Wilson and
Misses Ruth Thorpe, Edna Russell,
Violet Asbury and Leamon Banks.
The A. B. G. Club held its open
house Sunday, Dec. 9, at the home
of Mrs. Esther Roach, 3917 Fifth
Ave. So. The table decorations
were candelabras and chrysanthe-
NUNS. Members of the club wore
corsages tied with ribbons of the
club colors, orchid and yellow.
Musical numbers were rendered by
Mrs. VIM. Seabron, Messrs. Fred
Adkins and Worthy Turner. The
clubs, Jolly 16, Usher Board, Off
cial board, Missionary Society, the
Helpers Club and the Pastors Aid
of St. Peters church were in at
tendance.
The T.S.T.C. will meet with Cecil
E. Newman, 1900 Portland Ave-,
Saturday night, December Is.
Donald Swain, a member of the
armed forces, left Tuesday, Decem-
Der II, for California after visiting
his mother and sister, Mrs. Mary
Swain and Alice, 500 Olson Blvd.
Tom Carroll, 1922 Oakland Ave-,
is confined to his home because of
illness. He is resting before en-
tering the hospital for an opera
ton.
Auxiliary Meets: The Auxiliary
to the Minneapolis BSCP met Tues
day, December II, at the home of
Mrs. Josephine Murray, 3946
Fourth Ave. S. Mrs. A. Lockhart
was accepted as a new member.
Mrs. E. L. Escue is another new
member, having joined the auxili-
airy in November. The group will
hold their annual Christmas party
January Is at the Sumner Field
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ANNUAL BAZAAR
AT CAMPHOR CHURCH

The annual bazaar Of the
Women's Society of Christian Serv-
ice of the Camphor Memorial
Methodist church, was held Friday
night and Saturday night, Decem-
Der z and 8, in the Guild hall OF
the church. The lunch counter was
in charge of Mrs. Bessie Trupin;
candy booth in charge of Mrs.
Madelon Mosely; Mrs. Marie Rawls
was in charge of the bakery booth;
and apron booth in charge of Mrs.
Laurene Tabor; fish pond, with
Mrs. Josie Williams in charge; hat
booth was in charge of Mrs. Lii
Ian G. Burris, who made the stun
ming creations. Mrs. Levisa Ro-
land was general chairman Of the
Bazaar and Mrs. Julia D. Lewis is
the president of the Women's soci'
ETY..
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were won by Mrs. Ann Walker,
first, Mrs. B. Cassius, second, and
Mrs. F. Harris, third. Mrs. Helen
Simms, who filled in for Mrs. Helen
Smith, won the guest prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Gates and
son, Don, are now living at 902
Bryant Ave. N.
Ill: Mr.. R. B. Moulden, 3848
Fourth Ave. S., who has been i'll is
reported to be improving.
Rev. and Mrs. w. II. OgletOn, of
Des Moines, Iowa, returned to their
home after being here for the
funeral of the late Mrs. Helen
Jackson.
The marriage of Miss Johnnie
Mae Priest and James Payne of
Chicago, ILL.,, will be solemnized at
the home of Mrs. George Wallace,
1925 Fourth Ave. S., Sat. Dec. Is.
Mr.. Payne is an ex-serviceman.
Miss Priest lives at 912 18th Ave.
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CHURCH NEWS & NOTES

on Thursday, December 10, at 8 pm.
The morning worship on Sunday. Deeem-
Der Is. will provide Christmas songs BY
the choir and congregation. The minister
will preach The Divine Image"
The church school Christmas party viii
be held on Sunday, December %. at pm
All members and friends are invited.
Sunday, December 8, Rev. Moore
closed the series of sermons
Building with the Prophets;
with the subject "The Christian
Assembly Line; text Nehemiah
4:6. Rev. Moore likened the Chris
tan life to the mechanical assem-
bly, line through which unfinished
products pass before being COM
pleted. He said "As we enter Chris
tian life and pass along the way,
coming in contact with other SOL
dier's of the Cross we become
aware that we should become fin
ished products"
December 18th is the second
quarterly meeting Sunday; Rev.
William E. Guy, Presiding Elder Of
the St. Paul District, will bring the
message at the morning service. At
800 P. M. the Communion mes
sage will be brought by Rev. E. R.
Thomas of st. James A. M. E.
Church, Minneapolis, his choir will
sing.
Mines. Mabel Harris and Mayme
K. Mccoy are Co-Chairmen of the
committee planning the welcome"
for all service men and in the city.
A very fine program has been ar
ranged as well as a repast to be
served at the close of the service;
others on the committee are Mines.
Eunice Lewis, Matte Ellis, Bertha
James, Maggie Beard and Alice
Curry.
Mrs. Villa Mae Barber is pro-
gram chairman.
Monday, Dec. 18th, 500 P. NJ,
second quarterly conference; all
clubs and auxiliaries will give re-
ports.
The Senior Choir will hold it's
regular 4th Sunday night musical
Dec. 23rd, at 500 P. Ma very
special program is being prepared
for this Christmas musical.
Dec. Both, 500 P. NJ, special
service will be held by the Charles
Jacob Missionary Society.
A special welcome was extended
to all visitors who worshipped with
US at the morning service.-Bertha
L. King.
CORRECTION
The Gospel Choir which was en-
tertained by B. L. Greer, Dec. 2, is
not connected with the Wayman
A.M.E. church, as was enormously
stated in this paper last week. The
names of Mary Davis, Harriet and
Virginia Lane and C. Parker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Neal, were also
inadvertently omitted from the
printed list.
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ever, that the racial policy in effect
at the Alexandria hospital follows
the pattern of the local community
and would not be changed.
Negro soldiers who have been
stationed at Camp Claiborne and
Camp Livingston, Louisiana, near
Alexandria, say that city has been
one of the worst hell-holes in the
entire South. In addition to race
discrimination, they had to suffer
police brutality, the latter finally
ending in the murder in cold blood
of a Negro military policeman by
a white civilian officer.
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Pauline Mortin
Resident For
l0 YeUrS Dies


Pauline Martin, 646 Rondo Ave-
nue., 45 years old, died Saturday,
December 8, at Ancker hospital
after seven weeks illness. Mrs.
Martin was born in Louisville, Ken
lucky, and had resided in the city
for the past eighteen years. She
was a member of Como Temple, st.
Paul Elks and an Eastern Star in
her home town.
Surviving her, are a daughter,
Mrs. Irene Harper; and brother,
William "Bud" Baker of Pitts
burgh, Pa, who will be in the city
for the funeral.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday, December IL, at 2 p. M,
at Pilgrim Baptist church, with
Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr., officiating.
Burial in Oakland cemetery.
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pital has been approved by the
President. The revision calls for a
250-bed addition to be built at a
Jim Gro hospital in Alexandria,
Louisiana. ALLEGATION of the re-
naming $50 beds will be made
later, General Bradley said.
A Partial Victory
Abandonment of the plan to build
an all-Negro hospital represents a
partial victory for the Negro News
paper Publishers Association, the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, the
National Medical Association and
other organizations which have in
terested themselves in a fight
against extension of race segrega-
ton and discrimination by the Vet
erans' Administration.
Funds for the construction of an
all-Negro hospital in Alabama or
Mississippi were provided in the
1916 Independent Offices appropri-
alton bill.
The Veterans Administrator de-
clined to reveal why its plan had
been changed, but opposition of Ne
gro organizations and individuals is
believed to have been responsible.
Capacity Increased
With a capacity of TBS beds, the
Jim GRO hospital at Alexandria has
495 beds available for white vet
Grams and 23O beds available for
Negro veterans on segregated
wards. The 250-bed addition will
bring its capacity to 975 beds.
The Veterans Administration de-
clined to say whether the $50 ad-
ditional beds will be used for Ne
gro veterans, thereby making a
total of 480 beds available to them,
or whether they would be divided
proportionately between white and
Negro veterans. 1t did state, how
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MORE GIs

Among the GIs returning home
from overseas and in the States
were Willie Steele, Calvin Stone,
George Hyatt and Freddie Gray, all
Minneapolis boys.
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Vet Administration
Won't Build New JimcrO
Hospitals in Dixie

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPA)-The plan of the Vet
Administration to build 5O0bed aNegro hospital
Alabama Mississippi has been abandoned according to
announcement made by Major General Omar N. Bradley
Administrator of Veterans Affairs, last Thursday.
Revision of prior authorization for the aNegro hos
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OOCld1
Visits Aunt: Mr.. and Mrs. James
Geyen of Los Angeles, Calf, are
in the city as the house guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Lucille Webster,
Ill Royalston. The Geyens plan
to make this city their home.
Mrs. AwhnO Harris and her
daughter, Miriam, 1921 Fifth Ave.
S., plan to go to Chicago, December
26 for a holiday visit.
COnvalescent: Mrs. Adele How
ell, who has been confined at Fair
view Hospital, is convalescing at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. Phil
Ware, 1929 Clinton Ave. S.
Canadian Visitors: Mr.. and Mrs.
N. A. Webster and daughter, Maria,
of Winnipeg, Can, en- route to
Columbia, Tenn, stopped in Mime
apolis to visit at the home of Mrs.
Vesta Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Henderson,
1929 Bryant Ave. N, entertained
Saturday, December 1, in honor Of
Mrs. Henderson's mother, Mrs. ST.
villa Walker of Taylor, Ark. Guests
were: Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Bolts,
Messrs. and Mesdames ]. Wade,
S. Sartin, W. Crump, Edw. Johnson,
L. Wade, N. Bonner and H. Howell;
Mesdames M. E. Bell, A. Bonner,
L. Seaton, E. G. Harris, and Reaver
Manuel. Mrs. Walker is deaconess
and is president of the singing choir
of st. Paul Baptist Church in Tay-
lor, Ark, and is president of Won
ems Work for the States of Column
bia Baptist Convention. Mrs. Walk
err left for her home Thursday, De.
cember 6. While in the city she
was shown many courtesies.
DULUTH NEWS
By Zillah M. Waters
Mrs. Robert Simmons, Jr., is con-
fined to St. Mary's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bell, Jr., of
Superior, were the dinner guests of
Eugene Waters on Sunday.
Jackie Craven, ward of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Watts, spent the week
end in St. Paul visiting his mother.
Jackie attended the dinner for
fatherless boys upon his return
Monday, at the YMCA.
The veterans of World War II,
have completed their plans for a
private party to be given at the
PlaMor ballroom on Christmas Eve.
The Elizabeth Richey chapter 2,
OES, elected officers at its regular
meeting, Dec. 4. New officers are:
Minnie Adams, Worthy Matron;
George Dozier, Worthy Patron;
Marie Towles, Associate Matron;
Carrie Dozier, Treasurer; Emma
Watts, Secretary; Edna chatham,
Conductress, and jamie Byrd, Asso-
ciate Conductress.
Jimmy Hughes, Jr., of st. Paul,
is visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Nichols, 1880 North 7th
Ave. East. He has just returned
from overseas.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
By BOB MCLEAN.

Oscar Wright, a local lightweight
who was whipped thoroughly by
Domingo Russell Of Puerto Rico last
might at Turner's Arena, today holds
a technical Knockout" win over his
|gangling opponent because of the
inadeQuacy Of the antique boxing
regulations in force here.
The fight was stopped at the end
Of the sixth round by DR.. John De
Mayo because of a deep cut over
Russell's left eye. automatically CIV
ing Wright TKO victory under
the present rules. Yet Russell at
that time clearly was the winner
and had Wright stumbling and on
the run.
The decision actually was not an
nounced publicly because the crowd,
roofing for Russell In his game
comeback after a first-round knock
fdown, would not permit it. Ring
Announcer Jay Owen picked up the
mike several times, but was drowned
out by vigorous booing.
Action on the spot by the District
Boxing Commission might have
saved the situation. In some States,
at the discretion of the judges and
referee, draw Is a permissible YER
dict under such conditions. And a
Evening star., 1945-10-03

Proud as punch, young Paddy
Devereux heard Touchdown Club
President Len Walsh, Bob Simmons,
Jimmy Councilman, Dud De Groot
and Sammy Baugh pay tribute to
his illustrious dad, 1t. Gel. James
P. S. Devereux, yesterday, then the
blond, photogenic lad had his in
ming.
Simmons, acting on behalf Of
Clark Griffith, presented Paddy with
an autographed baseball. The boys
eyes lighted up and he smiled. Then
Sammy Baugh stepped up and
handed him a football, autographed
by every member of the Redskin
squad, and Paddy's face was creased
in grin from ear to ear. But the
payof came when De Groot, Red
skin coach, invited him to sit on
the teams bench at its first home
game with the Philadelphia Eagles
and act as the Redskin mascot That
was something.
Col. Devereux, commander of the
heroic defenders of Wake Island,
spoke briefly, apologizing for not be-
ing a veteran orator. He related
the role sports played in relieving
the monotony of camp life, but said
there, were times when the Allied
prisoners were so exhausted by their
laborious tasks sports were out of
the question.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Pair Of $4,000 Races
'Carded in Six Main
Events Saturday
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Six races with 100000 added
value viii ~highlight the Nations
racing program Saturday. Top
races will be Narragansett's $25, 900
Narragansett Special Handicap and
Hollywood Parks $4,000 Vanity
The New England track also will
offer the $4,000 James H. Connors
Memorial Handicap. Jamaica fea-
lures the SIS, 900 Continental, Laurel
the $4,000 Havre de Grace and
Hawthorne the $4,000 Spring
Handicap.
Knox Osborne will resign as
trainer for the H. P. Headley horses
at the conclusion of the Belmont
meeting.
Triples were scored yesterday by
Arnold Kirkland at Belmont and
by the veteran Steve Brooks at
Hawthorne. Kirkland counted with
Our Candidate. $12.80; War Date
$3.50, and Comanche Peak, $7.l0.
Brooks booted in Chapel Bells, $5;
Lucky Barney. $3.50. and Watch
Andy, $11.
Feature winners yesterday in
cluded:
Belmont Park-War Date, S3. 80, In the
$4,000 added Ladies' Handicap. Surosa
second and Letmenow third.
=. .EIaarragansett.day Gino. s1o.so, in the
second and Lively Man third
Hawthorne-Chapel Bells, So, in the
" poo allowance feature. Stonette second
and Supreme Way third.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
McLuchIen Slated for Another
Term as Columbia Club Head
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Archibald McLachlen, banker, is
slated for reelection as president
of the Columbia Country Club at the
annual meeting to be held October
81. He now is rounding out years
term.
Other nominations okayed by a
nominating committee are: Vice
president, S. William Miller; treas
urer, John A. Reilly; secretary, Ar
thur B. Shelton. For board mem
bers for a three-year term: John C..
Harding, Walter B. Jarvis, Francis
]. Kane, Thomas A. Cantwell and
Chris Heurich, jr.
Feminine golfers-28 of them
will make another effort to stage
their last event of the Women's Dis
trict Golf Association schedule, the
Presidents Plate tourney. next Tues
day at the Washington Golf and
Country Club. Yesterdays sched-
uled affair was washed out by a
morning rainstorm. Original pair
ings and starting times will hold
gOOd next TUESDAY.
The War Department, which now
is using the Congressional Country
Club as a reallocation center, will
be asked by the club for permission
to start rehabilitation work on the
golf course. Plans have been drawn
to rebuild many of the putting
greens, to NOW the fairways and
generally to put the course in con-
dition for early play. There is no
word as to when the club will be
turned back to the membership, but
indications are that it will be
around January l.
Greenkeepers say the best of the
growing season on golf courses
comes during the next month, and
the Congressional people hope they
may get permission to work on their
course, to ready it for next years
play
Today's PGA rehabilitation fund
tourney at Kenwood may raise some
money for the fund for golf for
Evening star., 1945-10-03
Perry, Taylor Prime
For Bout Wednesday

Soldier Chuck Taylor, Jack La
ken's busy club fighter who holds
the Southern" welterweight title,
was bearing down in training to-
day at Camp Breckenridge, KY, for
his scheduled l0-round bout with
Aaron Perry at Griffith Stadium
next Wednesday night.
Taylor won his Southern honors
by defeating Jack Larrimore in
Jacksonville, Fla, some months
back, and also holds decisions over
Cleveland's highly regarded Tommy
Bell and Smuggy Hursey, a local
boy.
Perry, meanwhile. continues to
sharpen his punches at the Liberty
Athletic Clubs gym, where he has
been working out for the past two
weeks. The Washington boy, re-
Gently discharged from the Army
has impressed onlookers with his
condition and will step into big
money bouts if he scores satisfac-
torily against Taylor in his come
back attempt.
Evening star., 1945-10-03
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK, Oct. s3.-In my
humble opinion the West Point foot
ball eleven of 1945 is the greatest
academic outfit that ever trod a
gridiron. After the season last year
critical opinion held this view about
the cadet outfit.
1t always is dangerous to stick
out ones chin in appraisals con-
corning football form. Hazard
arises not only because of possible
injuries to key players but through
the adverse effect of such so-called
imponderables as overconfidence
loss, for one reason or another of
team morale; overtraining and so
forth. Any of these mental or
physical misfortunes might well
make the above opinion look sour.
But, as things now stand, think
the Army team is greater than the
1914 product in one very important
respect-in its better acquaintance
with the T formation. This is an
attack that takes a great deal of