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st. Paul People
Assured of Jobs
After the War

st. Paul Negroes were assured
by representatives Of industry and
labor that they would hold the
gains they had made during the
period of full employment, at a
luncheon meeting, sponsored by the
industrial committee of the st. Paul
Urban League, at the Hotel Lowry,
Friday, June 1.
The speakers at the luncheon
were Clarence A. Cushman, presi-
dent of the st. Paul Association
of Commerce, representing indus
try; William Gydesen of the Trades
and Labor Assembly (AFL); and
Douglas Hall of the CLIO. Rev.
Francis J. Gilligan, chairman of
Governor Thye's Interracial Com
mission, was moderator. They spoke
on the report of the Governors
Interracial Commission, "The Ne
gro Worker in Minnesota" which
was distributed to more than 100
business and labor leaders who at
tended the meeting.
Mr.. Cushman pointed out that a
st. Paul Association survey on
postwar employment in Ramsey
county had indicated employment
would not be over six per cent,
which according to the statistician
was regarded as excellent as it
meant practically no unemploy-
ment.
Mr.. Gydesen recommended that
Negroes join unions and take active
part as members. He felt that this
would do a great deal to help both
labor and Negro citizens.
Mr.. Hall referred to the fact that
President Roosevelt's Executive
Order had set up FEPC, and Gov
ernor Thye's Executive Order had
established the Interracial Commits
sion. He felt that both were splendid
steps and he urged legislation to
bar discrimination in employment
because of race, creed or color. He
felt that race prejudice in the
plant was not insurmountable and
that a firm approach by manage
ment could do a lot to erase dis
elimination. He mentioned that the
CLIO negotiates contracts with man
agement that prohibit discrimina-
ton in prospective hiring or en-
ployment because of race, color or
creed.
Governor Thye and Mayor Nc
Donough were both introduced and
made brief remarks concerning the
work of the Urban League and
the employment prospects for the
future.
Mr.. Milton v. Bergstedt, chair
man of the industrial committee,
presided.
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opportunity to vote On the ques-
ton.
Quote "to abandon at this time
the fundamental principle upon
which the Fair Employment Prac-
tice committee was established is
unthinkable," he forcefully de-
clared..
Gwen if the war were over, or
nearly over, the question of fair
employment practices during the
reconversion period and thereafter
would be of paramount Importance"
he stated. discrimination in the
matter of employment against
properly qualified persons because
of their race, creed, or color is not
only unamerican in nature, but
will lead eventually to industrial
strife and unrest. It has tendency
to create substandard conditions of
living for large part of our popu-
lation. The principle and policy of
fair employment practice should be
established permanently as a part
of our national law"
In straight forward, on I'M
equivocal language, the President
said in his letter: 81 therefore urge
the Rules committee to adopt a rule
permitting this legislation to be
voted upon by the members of the
House as quickly as possible"
This courageous stand of the
President, taken on matter which
is of great controversy in the Con-
gress, followed shortly after the
House Appropriations committee
last week refused to include the
FEPC in the War Agencies Bill.
The President had been urged to
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WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA).
Not one cent was recommended
for FEPC in the War Agencies APP
preparation bill reported to the
House of Representatives by the
Appropriations Committee last Fri
day. The failure to include FEPC
in the appropriation bill means the
end of the war time agency on June
80 unless:
1. Legislation for a permanent
FEPC is enacted by Congress
before June 80;
2. An amendment is submitted
from the floor of the House to
insert the FEPC appropriation.
The Appropriations Committee
gave as it's reason for the omission
of FEPC that legislation on the
matter is pending in Congress.
The pending legislation, however,
has hit several snags. Since Febru-
airy, the House Rules Committee
has been procrastinating with the
measure, despite the heavy favor
able vote by which it was reported
out of the House Labor Commit
tee. Southern members of the Rules
committee have effectively filibus-
tered every attempt to bring the
matter to vote.
A petition to discharge the COM
mittee was filed by Rep. Mary Nor
ton, chairman of the Labor Com
mittee. Only 11S signatures have
been affixed to the petition, how
ever, whereas 218 are required.
Little hope is seen for successful
insertion Of the FEPC request in
the appropriation bill from the
floor. Because the agency is a crea-
ture of executive order and has no
Congressional legislative standing,
appropriations for it are subject to
being knocked out by points of
order. It escaped this fate last year
by skillful maneuvering on the part
of Appropriations Committee
Chairman Clarence Cannon ID. of
Mo-
There is some doubt whether the
Senate can amend the War Agen-
cies Appropriation bill by inserting
FEPC when the measure reaches
that body. One Interpretation given
is that to do so would be original
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Elmer Carter
MdY Be- Ndmed
By Gov. Dewey

New York.-The Albany bureau
of the New York Times said Sun
day that one of the five member
Anti-Discrimination Estate FEPC)
will probably be Elmer Carter,
widely known citizen and former
executive secretary of the st. Paul
and Twin City Urban Leagues.
Gov. Thomas Dewey is expected to
appoint him.
Carter already holds a state post
to which he was named by Gov.
Herbert Lehman. He is member
of the State Unemployment Insur-
ance Appeal board.
The new job pays a salary of
$4,000 per year.
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John Morris Found Dead

John Morris, SO, former employee
of Cudahy Packing plant, was
found dead at his home Monday
June II, the victim of heart at
tack.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, June ID, at 2 p. M, al
Brooks Funeral Home. Rev. C. T.
R. Nelson officiated.
Mr.. Morris is survived by two
sons, Pfc. Gunnard Morris, in the
South Pacific, and T/Sgt. Harry
Morris, in France; three daugh,
tiers, Vera Morris, Mrs. Lois Smith
and Mrs. Luana Hughes, st. Paul;
a sister, Mrs. Rhetha Herndon, and
brother Irma Morris, both Of
Chicago.
Interment, Elmhurst cemetery.
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am sick and tired of you colored
men living off the earnings of these
white girls and I am sentencing
you to this substantial term as a
warning to others that severe penal
ties will be meted out in this court. D."
Contacted by this newspaper
through his secretary, Judge Nord-
bye denied he used the exact words
quoted by the daily newspapers.
Judge Nordbye's statement, how
ever, as read by his secretary, veri-
fed the TIMES story that the
jurist did use the words "colored"
and white" According to his
secretary, Judge Nordbye's state
nent was: eff you colored men act
as procurers and live off the earn
ings of white prostitutes you'll have
to realize that heavy penalties will
be melted out in this court"
Community Reaction
In the Negro community, despite
CAMS general popularity, there
was no particular sympathy for
the convicted man. There was wide
criticism, however, of Judge Nord-
bye for his use of the terms
"colored" and white" as prejudicial
and indicating racial bias on his
part.
The Negro community in Mime
apolis has generally applauded the
Indictment and conviction of the
persons involved in previous white
slave cases. Widely expressed
opinion of the majority was that
the convicted offenders got just
what they deserved.
Until Judge Nordbye's remarks
of May 81, which injected the race
angle, the substantial citizens of
Negro community voiced approval
of the cleanup in spite of their
general resentment of the race
angling by one of the Minneapolis
daily papers.
Nordbye's statement, however,
has caused a sharp change in Ne
gro reaction because it raised the
race question. A prominent Negro
summed up the expressions heard
in the community when he said,
Criminals ought to be convicted
for their crimes and not their race"
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Eugene HilYdrd
Rejoins Recorder
Puper Stuff

Eugene Hilyard, the first news
boy of the St. Paul Recorder, has
rejoined the papers staff.
Scene" started selling the paper
house to house when he was a
little tot of ten. In 1910 he served
as distributor and collector for the
paper. Now over six feet in height,
married and with lovely wife and
baby, he is taking charge of
the circulation work of the
RECORDER.
Gene was discharged from the
U. S. Army 10 months ago, and for
several months thereafter worked
in the shipyards in Oakland, Calf
Longing for good old st. Paul, how
ever, prompted the Hilyards' return
last December.
The staff naturally is happy to
houo Coma hooLI
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Minneapolis Mon
Found Dead

Robert Griffin, age so, was found
dead Tuesday evening, May %, in
his room in the back of the Free
man Bros. Realty, 1116 Hennepin
Ave., for whom he had worked IL
years. He died of heart ailment.
Funeral services were held fol-
him at the Woodland Funeral Home,
Monday, June A, with Rev. H. w,
Bolts, ST., officiating. Interment
was at Crystal Lake cemetery.
Apparently he had no relatives,
Rev. J. C. Clayburn was close
friend of his.
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HUMPHREY APPROVES
PRESIDENTS STAND

President Humans statement on
FEPC won immediate praise from
Hubert II. Humphrey, candidate for
Minneapolis Mayor. Humphrey has
in the past consistently and vigor-
ously spoken out for the establish
ment of permanent FEPC and be-
heves such committees should be
established on local and state levels.
Mr.. Humphrey wired President
Truman full approval Of his stand
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Cassie Melker
st. Paul Pioneers
Funeral Saturday

Cassie Melker, II, wife of the
late Lawson Melker, ST., died We'd
nesday morning, June 10, at the
home of her son, Curtis Raymond,
654 Rondo, where she had resided
the past four years. Mrs. Melker,
who had been in poor health for
about two years, had been a resi-
dent of st. Paul for 40 years.
Survivors, all of whom were at
Mrs. Melker's bedside at the time
of her death, are three sons, Lawson
and Huron Melker and Curtis Ray
mond; two daughters, Mrs. Slater
Farrell, Portland, Ore, and Mrs.
Alice Melker Evans, Munsing, Ind. /;
three grandchildren, Mrs. Ruth
Brown Reed, Kansas City, Kans.,
Raymond Brown and Edgar Gal
loway of st. Paul.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday at 2 p. m. at st. James
AME church of which Mrs. Melker
was member. Rev. B. N. Moore
will officiate. The remains viii lie
in state at the Raymond home from
s p. m. Friday evening until time
for the funeral. Brooks Funeral
Home is in charge.
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Referring to the deletion of the
FEPC appropriation from the war
agencies appropriation bill by the
House Appropriation committee, the
President said this Act would have
the effect of abolishing the Agency
and terminating it's work without
giving the members of Congress an
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MILL CITY ELKS
REFLECT CECIL.
TAYLOR RULER

Cecil Taylor, incumbent, was
elected to serve another six month
term as Exalted Ruler of Ames
Lodge No. LOG, I. B. P. o. E. w.,
of Minneapolis, Monday night.
Taylor defeated Geo. W. Hall and
Tom Galbreath, other nominees.
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Humphrey To Speak
At Wayman Church
Sunday Morning

Hubert H. Humphrey, candidate
for mayor of Minneapolis, will
speak at Wayman A. M. E. church
at 1880 on Sunday morning.
Rev. L. II. Ashford, Pastor OF
Wayman, has been a friend of the
Humphrey family for many years
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Meeting

At a meeting to be held at the
Phyllis Wheatley House Friday
night, Mrs. Nellie Stone, candidate
for the Library Board, viii be the
guest speaker. The meeting will
begin at 8 p. m.
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AAS NONS "oS AoJAOA ONS AA0AA IL
and Galbreath 6.
Returned to Office
Reelected by reclamation were
James Hudson, esteemed leading
knight; Jid Crews, loyal knight;
Charles De La Compson, financial
secretary; George W. Washington
esquire; Grant Charleston, inner
guard, and Arthur Lyons, tiler.
New officers elected were Or
lando Wilson, esteemed lecturing
knight, and Jerome Crockett
trustee.
Delegates Named
Elected as delegates to the grand
lodge were ]. w. Pate and Cecil
Taylor. Alternates named were
R. B. Warren and Charles ]. Smith
The elections were conducted by
District Deputy J. W. Pate.
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Henry MOsley

Henry MOsley
Buried Monday
Funeral services for William
Henry Mosley, 55, 3S1 North West
ern, st. Paul, who died Thursday,
May 81, at Our Lady of Good Coun-
ell sanatorium, were held Monday,
June A, at Camphor Methodist
church. Rev. C. T. r. Nelson Of
ficiated.
Mr.. Mosley, who was born in
Georgia, leaves one survivor, his
wife, Mrs. Madeline C. Mosley. At
the time of his death, he was en-
ployed as chef on the 500 Line
Railroad.
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make the FEPC an administration
measure by the representatives Of
the Negro Newspaper Publishers
association, when they conferred
with him on May 25. The matter
was discussed with him also on that
same day by Walter White, execu-
tive secretary of the NAACP.
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Mayor McDOnOugh Telegraphs
President Truman

Mayor John McDonough, We'd
nesday, telegraphed the following
message to President Truman: 81
am most gratified to learn that you
have requested that the FEPC bill
be released from the rules commit
tee and sent to the floor of con-
gress. I heartily commend you on
this action and sincerely hope it
will result in the bill being sent to
the floor and acted upon favorably.
Good luck to you; keep up the good
work"
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Judge NOrdbye's Remarks
Injecting Race Question
Brings Much Criticism

Minneapolis Federal district judge aroused consider
able public criticism May 81, when in sentencing man he
injected the issue in his remarks from the bench
Sentencing Rock CAM whom he found guilty of white
slavery Judge Gunnar H. Nordbye Federal district judge
reported BY the Minneapos Daily Times stating. 81
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come sort of an
institution as
pres S secretary
for IL years to
kiln D,
Roosevelt.
At one time
Early, who is a
Virginian, W a S
subjected to con-
siderable criti-
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Parks Has Exhibit

Gordon Parks, New York Twin
City product) photographer, is hav-
ing an exhibition at the New York
public library.
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SIDENT TRUMAN IN FIGHT FOR F.E.P.C
President Throws Weight
OF Office into Battle
For Permanent FEPC

Washington D. G., June 5-CNNPA Wire Service)-
President Truman today threw the full weight of his adj
minisraton behind the Fair Employment Practice committee
and thee legislation to make the agency in
letter to Representative Adoph SABBATH chairman of the
RuIn
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Matinee Skating Party-COli-
scum, Lexington and University,
Saturday, June 16, 2:30 to 5 p. m.
Sponsored by CamphOr Sunday
SchOoI.-Advt.
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HENRY MACARTHUR
OUT OF HOSPITAL

Henry Macarthur, 9O6 Irving Ave.
No., who recently underwent an ap-
pendectomy at Fairview Hospital, is
now convalescing. He expects to
return to work soon.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-06-08

her piano students in a recital at
the Schmidt Music Center, 80 So.
Tenth St., Sunday, June "a.
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PEGGY APARICIO'S MUSIC
STUDIO OPEN NOW

Peggy Aparicio's music studio is
open for business at 394 Rondo Ave.
Call Ell. $3.50 after 6 p. m.-Advt.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mrs. Esther Roach, 1917 Fifth
Ave. S., Minneapolis, will present
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A Rainbow Tea will be given by
Zion Baptist Usher Board, Sun
day, June 10, from Sc p. m.-Advt.
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UncOvering
Washington
By Harry s. McAlpin

Last Thursday, Stephen Early
served his last day at the White
House as a presidential secretary,
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Children's Day
Program at Zion
Sunday June II

The Children's day program of
the Zion Baptist Church School will
be presented at 7:45 p. M, Sunday,
June 10. Mrs. Sallie Williams is
chairman.
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have Gene back!
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
TRUCK LEAVES STREET.,
CRASHES INTO HOUSE

A peculiar accident occurred early
Sunday morning at Third avenue
and Fourth street when a pickup
truck driven by juveniles left the
icy street south of the Methodist
church, skidded across the lawn at
the Robert Royalty residence and
crashed into the northeast corner
of the house. According to police
authorities the truck was going
west on Fourth street at the time
it began its strange detour.
Two youngsters in the truck were
injured, M sustaining an extern
sive cut, across his face that re-
quired several stitches from a ply
stefan who rendered first aid at
his office. The other is said 20
have sustained only slight injuries.
Misunderstanding of the house
was p%unctured in several places and
inside was dislodged by the
The truck was disabled.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
Laurel Soldier In Burma Describes Shooting
Hard -TO-KiII Deer At Night With Aid Of Lights

Sgt. Bill McCracken, who is in
Northern Burma with army engi-
neers, wrote Dec. 30 to his father,
r. A. McCracken, about experiences
he and some of his companions had
in shooting a deer. Evidently the
Burma deer is somewhat different
from the varieties known here. De-
scribing it, Sergeant McCracken
said:
at is quite a bit different from
the deer at home. 1t is larger, has
forked horns growing straight up
from the head like an antelope, and
the body is like an elk. That isn't
a very good description, but that's
the way it appears to me.
"The one we got vas a %two-point
buck, and on the hoof it would
weigh about 500 pounds. From the
base of its tail to the tip of its
nose it was a little more than six
feet long, and when it was hung up
by its hind legs it had a length of
nine or ten feet. By this you a
tell it was about the size of a big
elk at home.
"When we spotted it, it was in
the road about 100 to $50 feet ahead
of us, so we stopped the truck and
shot the deer with our Mls. The
way we hunt here would be against
the law at home, but not here. The
method we use is for four Of US to
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
IS REELECTED
PRESIDENT COVE DITCH

The annual meeting of the Cove
Irrigation company was held Tues
day afternoon at the Laurel city
hall for election of directors, who
ill turn elected officers. Fifteen
stockholders attended, and annual
reports were heard.
Directors elected were j. G. Eisen-
man of district No. 1 for three
years and Edward l.. Coombs of
district No. 2 for three years. Eisen-
and Coombs, with B. L. Price
from district No. 8, Ralph Roman
from district No. a and Ben Stew
art from district No. 5, constitute
the board of directors.
When the directors met they re-
elected B. L. Price, president; Ben
Stewart, vice president, and Lloyd
Lipp, secretary-treasurer.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17

get into a small truck; one drives,
two work spotlights and has a
gun in his hand.
"When we saw this one | was
laying down the light and getting
my rifle. The other fellow took a
shot and hit the deer in the front
quarter. The deer started for the
Jungle, so I shot and hit it. When
my bullet struck, the deer spun
around and charged The truck, and
then we both shot it again. When
| fired the last shot the deer fell
about five feet in front of the
headlights.
81 handed my gun to the fellow
holding the light and went out to
it so it would bleed, but as
I started the deer got up on its
three good legs and started to run
I jumped out of the way,
and the fellow holding the light
it twice in the head with his
As pistol. He fired point blank, so
deer went down to stay. I
cut it's throat.
1--WE strung it up and dressed it,
loaded it into the truck and started
back. On the way back we saw two
more but didn't get a chance to
shoot. 1t is hard to shoot in the
dark, but we got this one. There
five shots in him when we
skinned him, and he had kept going
to the last. Several of the
shots were neal his heart"
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
LOCOMOTIVES OPEN
BYBEAT|NG HARLOW
Laurel Takes First Home Game
31-25; Lose To Roundup;
Win From Klein Bears

The Laurel high school basketball
team opened the home season with
a 81 to 25 victory over the Harlow
ton Engineers, Thursday night, Jan.
The Locomotive travelled to
Roundup on Friday night where
they dropped a al to 81 game to
the Panthers, but pulled a hot one
away from the Klein Bears Satur-
day night by the slim margin of
90 to %.
Harlowton presented a big rangy
team that gave the Locomotives
of trouble for three quarters.
The visitors accuracy from the free
throw line kept them out in front
at half time Is to 8, and were
ahead 20 to 16 at the end of the
third quarter. Henry Fritzler went
into the game in the last quarter
and rallied the Laurel team by
tossing in a field goal to pull the
score within one point of the Wis
tors. Bervyl Kimberley, who play
a great game throughout, put Lau-
rel ahead with a basket, 90 to %,
and the purple and gold was out
front to stay.
Frank Zupan, a substitute for
ward, was the big gun in contribut-
ng to the locomotives defeat at
Roundup. Laurel had no guard
hat could keep pace with the Panth-
spark plug who hit for six bask-
.ts-four in the last half. Charlton,
owering Roundup center, scored 10
points. George Harper, who scored
line points, kept the Locomotives in
he game the first half. Jim Sher-
ow played a fine defensive game
throughout and showed the most
in the Locomotive attack in
he second half. Sherrow scored
inc points.
The Laurel team staged a great
ally to beat the Klein Bears in
he last half after trailing 20 to
1 at half time. The miners took
early lead on the spectacular
ne-hand shooting of Barrett and
'ladic.
Laurel began cutting into the
ears lead near the end of the
1ird quarter and George Harper
ed the score 26 all with a free
lrow. Toshoff hit to give Klein
lie lead, % to 26, then Jim Whit
IN evened the count for Laurel
nd in the last minute Jim Sher-
wv sank a free throw to win the
anne for the Locomotives.
Laurel plays Red Lodge Friday
Lowell Saturday. Both games
C on the Laurel court. The Min
s are coming here with m Of
leir strongest teams and are coach
! this year by Frank Ward, All
merican center from Montana