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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
Georgia Governor Shows MorGl Courage

newspaper going stick its neck out for Georga
geous young Ellis Ana Any who holds high
political and writes the type of article which
pared July Golfers the Congressional
Medal of Honor.
be remembered that he Southern white whose political
wholly dependent the of the members
of his
age-od southern social political
problems with the skill and trying the life
of his beloved southland
The has lived much the It's time she rejoned
the Union" writes Georgia's Governor
Arna believes that there nothing with the
South which rghed conditions
believe would blossom like its
would heed the advice of this type political leader and force
Arna writes "Men mentally and spiritually
benghd the erate voting he have held
office other issue than and religious prejudice"
"The socaled question social the Negro
good for his work. him the opportunity demonstrate his
capacity learn him his Constitutional
rights and have solved this distorted socaed problem Only
the demagogue political capital social equality,
racial ntermarriage"
He dodge the voting Georgas
tuion will write into her fundamental law the prohibition against
the already discarded poll will qualifications
the right voe that they shall be DID, and that they
be erae enough voting
of Georgia have reached that enlightenment where they
follow the political leadership of like Arna the
demagogism of Eugene TamadgeThe Philadelphia Tribune.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
The Recorder ut Eleven

The st. Paul RECORDER is eleven years old.
Founded August TO- 1884 by its present publisher 1t has had
eventful career.
Eleven years not long time in the life of individuals
institutions but in the field of Minnesota Negro journalism
the life expectancy not great The mortality rate OF Negro
journals in Minnesota has always been high The relatively
small supporting population would not appear to offer too
much of future to infant publication, but the RE-
CORDER survived.
AS matter of record the RECORDERS progress was
slow and the pull decidedly uphill Nineteen hundred and
hirtyfour anything but prosperous. The three
Immediately following showed little Improvement but four
years later the business index dropped sharply again Peo
pie had money to buy much other than the barest
senas and weekly publication serving special interests
had difficult job getting people to purchase the paper
The RECORDER ambitious effort and despite
its lack of financial backing obtained large group OF
readers but few who could would regularly In 1885,
of slight recovery survey indicated that seven peo
pie reading each issue printed Whole families
borrowing their neighbours Without goody number
of paid subscribers does not very far there
FORE emphasis placed increasing circulation In June
subscription list in its history.
In the early days the economically impoverished Negro
community not attractive market to advertisers They
must necessarily spend their advertising dollars in mediums
serving markets whose have money in their pockets
to spend People who hardly buy food prospects
for general advertisers who have all types of
to sell.
Today the Negro in St. Paul has real buying power.
recent survey estimated the per capita income at $14OO
This increased capita income is reflected in the steady
growth of the RECORDER. Although struggling against
many obstacles the paper stimulated the interest of the
community. The people became more job and more COM
munty conscious Their buying power and the
into stronger arguments in selling advertising space
AS a community medium the RECORDER is ncreas-
ngy shouderng the task of helping to make ST. Paul the
beacon light of nteraca understanding and cooperation in
America In this respect St. Paul far in advance of most
other cities in spite of the foes of full participation
of the Negro the civic industrial and social life OF the CITY,
For the past eleven years the RECORDER has faith
fully mrrored the Victories defeats and life of the people
of the community 1t expects that in the coming years it
will be able to do increasing job in its field
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
Amt War Glorious?

Notwithstanding the sacrifices discomo Notwithstanding
the blood and tears associated with
lot of people who think Sherman bit off the when
gave his definition.
For example, there's old Joe Bowe, that insignificant
who has held job in his life where considered
the business All his life he has lived losing
job He has been yelled kicked
afraid his mouth But the begun
into his He has become independent
where to get off Because he knows his place can't be filled Amt
grand and glorious feeling?
And then there's Susie Bowe Joes wife, She's
buy things like Joes boss wfur coats
wanted electric box like the
wished that Joe could change often the boss always
take vacation like the
electric ice boxes and and gasoline
boss family at home in the sweteng heat wife
boat with the wife of Jos boss Amt
feeling?
And then again there's the who has always
against the other fellow but he's been forced
order hold his keep his social prestige
project be the who's always had to money
the fellow door; the fellow who has
those capable than he amt it grand
feeling independent
exercise God given privilege of kicking the other fellow
But wouldn't be using just plain horse realize that
won't last forever?-okahoma Black Dispatch
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
Then and Now

Early in the RECORDERS his
tory it unwittingly courted suicide
by giving away advertising space
which it should have been selling.
Today experience has taught US
the sounder methods of business
and the RECORDER discriminates
between advertising and news.
Once advertising was palmed off
on the paper disguised as news.
Today, the RECORDER is con-
scious of it's most salable COM
Notwithstanding space-and is
no longer gullible. Advertising is
advertising and news is news.
In the old days the RECORDER
used headlines and emotionally
written news stories to attack anti
Negro moves.
Today the weight of its influence
as a community medium is being
used effectively with far more con-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
Getting and Holding
Your Job
impressions of the job-seeker.
Prompt Replies Necessary


During the interview, questions
should be answered promptly and
with directness. For instance, your
age should be given in the form Of
number corresponding to the
years lived. Birth date should be
answered by month, day and year
as: January IL, 1915. Across the
desk from the interviewer is no
place to decide about ones age.
Birth date and age must agree.
Address, length of residence, mari
tai status and all identifying infor-
nation should be quickly and accu-
rately given. Such questions are
asked by the interviewer for record
purposes, and not because of any
morbid interest in the applicants
age or personal state of affairs. The
information, however, does enter
into the interviewer's general i'm
preston of the applicant and is
used to assist in making a proper
referral. For example, a person
who gives his age as 35, but who
appears to be 80 would not readily
be referred to an employer whose
requisition calls for person under
45. Another applicant with COM
parable job qualifications who al
though As has the appearance of
being 35 or younger would, in all
probability, be considered.
Directness and accuracy through
out the interview with correct
names and addresses of previous
employers or firms and exact dates
for the beginning and end of each
period of employment are very i'm
portant.
Rambling or volunteering ones
life history is an easy way to talk
ones self right out of an oppor-
tunity to make contact with a job.
Hesitancy, lack of assurance and
indirectness or evasion can be
equally harmful as these attitudes
produce distrust in the mind of the
interviewer.
Genuine self-assurance is the key
to a satisfactory Employment Ser
vice interview, for it transfers to
the employment office worker an
acceptance of the applicant on his
own terms of self appraisal.
Assuming that a referral has
been obtained from the United
States Employment Service, next
week the employment interview
with the prospective employing firm
will be discussed under the title,
Applying for the job"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
Letters to the Editor

When our boys first went across
the Atlantic they were given de-
tailed instructions and suggestions
on how to get along with the
natives of Northern Africa and
the European countries. Now, we
suppose when they return to Amer
lea they should be given instruc-
tions on how to adjust themselves
to the funny people over here
King City (Mo.) Chronicle.
eve need now to have an era
in which the finest and soundest
of democratic values are stressed
and nurtured throughout our land
and under our leadership, through
out the world. Short of this, a
battered world will go from sick
ness to sickness instead of into
a period of long-needed GONZALES
cence" Marshall Field.
"The humblest citizen of all the
land, when clad in the armor of
a righteous cause is stronger than
all the hosts of Error" Will
liam Jennings Bryan.
"To eat is human; to digest,
divine" Charles Townsend
Copeland.
II ran against a Prejudice that
quite cut off the view" Char
lotte Perkins.
"A short life in the saddle, Lord!
Not long life by the fire."
Louise Imogene Quincy.
"An expert is one who knows
more and more about less and
less" Nicholas Murray Butler.
Government is everywhere to a
great extent controlled by power
full minorities, with an interest
distinct from that of the mass of
people" Goldsworthy Dickin-
son.
eve have recently had the ap-
palling spectacle of a United
States senator babbling folly and
intolerance in our own grave and
august Senate; holding up legisla-
ton, inveighing, in guttersnipe
terms, against Jews and Negroes;
calling the FEPC a communistic
piece of legislation; behaving like
low-bred hoodlum and yahoo
opening the whole Pandora-box OF
evil spirits to cloud and divide the
counsel of men of reason anG
humanity. 1t has been a disgust,
ing spectacle William Rose
Benet in his column "Phoeniz
Nest"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
OTHER MINNEAPOLIS
MEETINGS

The NeighbOrhoOd Bridge Club will meet
Monday, April 16, at the home of Mrs,
Donald Brady, 5000 Fifth Ave. So.
The Booker T. Washington Study Club
meets at the home of Mrs. Matte Owens.
1900 Clinton Avenue, Tuesday, April IT.
Smart Set Whist Club will meet Wednes-
lay, April 10, at Mrs. Margaret Jackson's,
1905 E. 28th St.
The Paramount Contract Club will meet
at Mrs. Josephine Murray's, 1852 Third Ave.
So, Friday, April 20.
The Friendly Sixteen Club meets Satur-
day, April 81, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Woodland, 1103 Lyndale Ave. No.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hayes were hosts.
The T. o. B. Club will meet April %
at the home of Mrs. Harriet Jones, 1924
Clinton Avenue.
The Birthday Club will meet with Mrs.
Ann Mann, 400 E. seth St., Saturday, April
%.
Be good to our advertisers.
They'll be good to yOu!-Advt.
Partners of every reader of this
paper are the firms who advertise
in these pages.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
COlOr-Race-ReligiOn

ooneClmes the United States EN-
ployment Service representative is
carrying out administrative policy
when he fails to refer a qualified
Negro applicant. Race or religion
predesignated by the prospective
employer also enters into the pic
ture and goes unchallenged by the
unlmaginative interviewer. REGARD
less of the interviewer's personal
conviction, it is not only time-con-
Stunning, but requires real ability
and courage to meet head-on the
problem of discrimination because
OF race. Referrals must be made,
and rejected Negro applicant re-
turning to the employment office
with the knowledge that the only
objection to his being hired was
the color of his skin, is apt to in
Ject a disquieting note into an other
wise harmonious day. And why,
reasons the interviewer, should he
contribute to a perplexing racial
situation, when the problem created
requires a solution which does not
fall within the province of his duty
or skill?
The aroused determination of
qualified Negroes to obtain employ
ment commensurate with their
training and ability is increasing
daily. This resolute move on the
part of prepared Negro workers to
get equality of job opportunity is
being recognized by few of the
more intelligent and fundamentally
sound thinkers in the employer
class. Some executives have gone
so far as to say that it is poor
business to reject valuable services
solely on the basis of the applicants
color or religion. Intelligent man.
agement has also learned that the
acceptance of Negro and other mi
nority workers by sub-executives
and administrative personnel, de-
ponds overwhelmingly on a firm
top executive policy against various
determinations. The growing use
of this human approach by realistic
employers is doubtless opening OPP
portunities for the placement of an
increasing number of Negro work
ers. It can be assumed that alert
United States Employment Service
field workers will be quick to take
advantage of the new attitudes and
practices favorable to full employ
ment of qualified Negro labor.
First Impression Important
When the educational process of
nondiscriminatory e m p o I'm e n
practices has been successfully
transmitted to employers and they
are receptive to Negro employees,
a definite responsibility is trans
ferred to the applicant himself. He
must realize, that when he or she
applies at the employment office,
the matter of poise, appearance and
dignity may be influencing factors
when combined with the necessary
job qualifications. Taking advan-
tage of the psychology of a first i'm
preston is very important when
seeking a referral from the inter-
viewer whose duty it is to record
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10

structive methods, factually re-
ported news stories and logical edi-
torials.
In 1884, many people subscribed
to the paper from philanthropic
motive. Some considered they were
encouraging a young man fortified
only with determination and an
idea.
Today, they subscribe to the
RECORDER because it is an essen
tial community product without
which no local person can keep
abreast of the news of the city.
Since 1884 the philosophy behind
the RECORDER has stood firm.
We believe then that a group of
$500 citizens isolated to any de-
gree whatsoever from the larger
group needed an effective medium
of expression. We believed it then;
we believe it now. Our eleven years
operation justifies fully that phi
losophy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10

Negro patrons.
They have the nerve to run
Young Mems Christian associa-
lions with CHRISTIAN real big
in the title, and not let a Negro in
the door. No shame about it.
either!
They have the nerve to turn out
motion picture after motion pic
ture in Hollywood, purporting to
represent American life, with not
a Negro in the cast, except maybe
sometimes servants. Yet Negroes
are mailmen, bus drivers, doctors,
lawyers, nurses, motormen, just
like anybody else, a part of Amer
lean life-one out of every ten
but not part of their movies.
They have the nerve to accept
our money, like the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company, thou
sands of dollars every week, but
not hire a one of US in their offices.
They have the nerve to draft us
into the army without having a
single Negro on the Draft board
in many parts of the country, and
to command Negro troops with
white officers without ever letting
Negro officers command white
troops.
No Negroes Allowed
I swear they are an amazing
people! They will own real estate
in Negro neighborhoods and rent
it out at high rentals, but live
themselves where restricted cove
nants won't let a Negro light
Peace, it's truly wonderful!
They will open up a restaurant
for the public on a street where we
pay taxes-but if we come in, il
suddenly becomes FOR WHITE
ONLY. They'll hire US to cook the
food in the kitchen but won't lei
US eat it in the dining room.
They'll let us nurse white babies
but if we sit down beside those
same babies when they are grown
they boiler social equality" Nc
lie, they do!
They drain a country of all its
wealth, like India, then when the
Indians come to the Mother Coun.
try, England, they are treated like
a stepchild, in spite of the fact
that India is "the brightest jewe,
in the Empires crown"
They stake off Africa and make
it land for their bombing bases
and airports, but if the Africans
want a little self-government anC
decent wages, they boiler, "Nov
and act like Africa belongs to the
white races rather than the black
That's the truth!
They set up in dusky Asia lily,
white churches, clubs, and schools
where an Asiatic dare not enter
Thousands of miles away from
home, they draw a color line in
somebody else's country, even in
Panama and Trinidad. FOR WHITE
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
Some White Folks
Do the Craziest Things

Nangston Hughes in the Chicago Defender)
Some white folks both Protestant and Catholic Jewish
and GENTLE Christian and Christian English and Amer
Nazi Republican, foregnborn native have
ing amount of nerve. swear they do!
Here in America, they have the night clubs
with all Negro bands and INTERCHANGEABLE the Zanzibar in
York-and then Jim dark. They have
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
OBTAINING A
"REFERRAL"
By Ethel M. Williams

10y CLLLCA W. w 1II1dIIlS
The highest and most diff
cult hurdle in the path of the
Negro who is seeking a job
commensurate with his train
ing and skill, is the handicap
of color. From the first inter
view at one of the United States
Employment Service offices,
through each step in the process of
employment, the artificial disad-
vantage of belonging to a minority
group identified by different color
Of skin, must be overcome.
Unfortunately, the policy of
many government employment Of
hees is to consider the Negro ap-
plicant in the same or a similar
category to the physically or men
tally handicapped person. Over
protection to the point of actual
harm often exists. This protective
attitude denies the worker an op-
portunity to try to sell his services
IN a market bidding for the verv
type of skill the job-seeker has to
offer. "No market" he is told at
the first point of contact, because
the interviewer is so very certain
that the Negroes services are not
desired in specific positions that
further effort or consultation is
deemed unnecessary.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-10
Ames Lodge Extends

AmeS Lodge Extends
Greetings to Paper
Editor: Ames Lodge No. 1O6,
wishes you the best of success and
hopes you will carry on the good
work you have been doing through
the years. Best of regards.
Ames Lodge No. 100,
I. B. P. o. E. W.
Cecil Taylor, Exalted Ruler
Chas. De La Compson, Fin. Secy.
Evening star., 1945-01-09
lsiNRst,oniinq i
&Remiinderr6a

Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 1, blue
stamps ks, Y-5. Z-5, Az, through
G-2 good for 10 points each linden.
nitely. All stamps validated before
December are Cancelled. Next
series will be good February l.
Meats. Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps Q-5 through ks good for
10 points each indefinitely. All
stamps validated before December
! are Cancelled. Next series will be
good January 28.
Points for Fats Your meat dealer
Will pay two ration points for
each pound OF waste kitchen fats
you turn In.
Sugar Sugar stamp 81 good for
5 pounds. Stamps 80 through 50
and special canning stamp 10 cam
celed. Another win be validated
February l.
Gasoline-A-l4 coupons valid for 1
gallons each through March Al.
BIS C-5, B-6 and C-6 coupons
good for S gallons each.
Shses-Airplane stamps /, 2 and 3
IN Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Per1ods one and two cop-
pons good Tor 10 gallons each
through heating year. Peri0d three
coupons valid January -. Old
period four and five coupons from
last winter good through year.
Consumers IN this area should not
have used more than ~ per cent
q their ratisn - Of today.
Evening star., 1945-01-09
Girl, 7, Wins Bond
In Sloqun Contest

Seven-year -old Marilyn Jean Her.
get, 1929 T street NV, a pupil at
Fillmore School, has been awarded
a $25 War Bond in the Bonds for
Babies" slogan contest held under
auspices of the Women's Division
of the District War FINANCE Com
mittee.
Her slogan. Bonds Today, Baby
Says Hurray," was declared the best
submitted in the children's division.
Marilyn is in the second grade at
Fillmore.
Other winners, each of who re-
ceived SIS bond, were Mrs. Carey
R.. Seaquist, 219 Rittenhouse street
NV, for her slogan, "Put Infant-ry
on the Bond Wagon" and Miss sell
ma Goldburg, is, for her slogan,
Give Baby a Share in Victory .
Miss Goldburg Is a third-year pupil
at Central High School.
Evening star., 1945-01-09
Police Quiz Captured
lorton Inmates About
RecentD. Robberies

Three Lorton Reformatory in
mates who escaped December 80
were back in custody today and
police were questioning them about
recent robberies in the District and
Maryland. 2
The three were arrested yester-
day within a space of four hours.
Walter E. Watson, q. of the 800
block of Eleventh street Sc, con-
victed housebreaker, called Lorton
authorities shortly before noon and
asked them to come for him at the
Alexandra Post Once.
Several hours later Motorcycle
Patrolmen william I. Hayes and
James j. Lyons arrested Joseph
lsenberg, AZ, and Elmer Norton, 20,
the other two fugitives, as they
strolled along r street NV. near
the Montrose Park entrance. They
were taken to the Detective Bureau
and questioned about a safe rob-
berry in which 1881 was stolen
from the People Drug Store at 1921
Twelfth street NE. Sunday night.
Police also quizzed them about q
holdup last week in Frederick, Md.
Watson told Lorton authorities
that he had just been 'loafing
around Southeast Washington" since
the prison break. He denied being
with the other two after escaping
from the reformatory by jumping
from a f1rst-floor dormitory window.
When arrested he said he did not
know where the others were.
Evening star., 1945-01-09
Maine Society Meets
With State S Delegation

Five hundred persons last night
attended . gathering Of the Maine
State Society in the Senate caucus
room. The meeting was sponsored
by the Maine delegation In Congress.
Representative Margaret Chase
Smith. Republican. OF Maine, intro
duced Everett Creation, executive
secretary Of the Maine Development
Commission. who addressed the
group and showed four reels Of COLI
ored movies on the State. Illustrated
boeklets On Maine and apples and
potatoes produced there we're then
distributed. Roy G. Haines, execu-
tive assistant to Benator Ralph Owen
BreWster. Republ blican, Of Maine, pre-
sided.
On January 20 the society win hold
arecept3pn and hall insthe Wardnan
P4rk Hotel In honor Of Coy. Horace
Hildfeth, Mrs. Hildreti1 and the Gov.
e1stFnr,A atA
Evening star., 1945-01-09
Mrs. Mary Beachum Dies;
Funeral 10 Be Thursday

Mrs. Mary Virginia Beachum. 46.
District resident for 20 years, died
Sunday at her home. 5713 Thir-
teenth street NV. She had been
In i'll health for more than a year.
Mrs Beachum was born in Pick
away County, Ohio. and educated in
Ohio public schools. She was the
wife of William E. Beachum, Dis
trict government employe.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by her mother. Mrs. Felicia
Scott McCafferty, Mount Sterling
Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Harold
Johnson, Washington Court House,
Ohio; Mrs. Franklin French and
Mrs. Robert Passwaters, both of
Mount Sterling, and five brothers,
Harry, Howard and Joseph McCaf-
ferty Of Columbus, Ohio; Claude
McCafferty, Mount Sterling, and
Sergt. Frank McCafferty, Fort Riley
Kans.
Funeral services viii be held at
1890 am. Thursday at Chambers
funeral home, 400 Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.