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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

Guide three and the Chicago De-
fender five. In addition the Negro
Publishers Association has two
correspondents overseas.
Thanks to Gen. Surles and
Army's public relations they have
been given every facility to cover
units and military operations. From
the Navy colored newspapers have
had no cooperation and not single
correspondent.
"This is the first war in which
colored newspapers have sent war
correspondents overseas. They have
done an exceedingly fine job of re-
porting abroad and looking back on
their accomplishments there are
millions of colored readers who
know that without them the news
of their boys and girls overseas
would have been meager indeed"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

Charles L. Shelton, boatswains
mate, stationed at Bremerton,
Wash, is on furlough in St. Paul.
His mother, Mrs. Katherine Shell
ton, resides at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Sam Ross, 45S St.
Anthony. Mrs. Shelton has given
five other sons to her country. Leon
and George are in the army, serv-
ing in New Guinea. Orion is with
the army in France and Arthur B.,
who was here last week, is sta
toned at Fl. Benning. Sylvester,
in the navy, is stationed at Shoe
maker, Calf. Mrs. Shelton has
four other sons and the one daugh-
ter, with whom she lives.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
MinnesOtans Talk
To Mrs. Roosevelt
At White House
First Lady Worried About
Returning Soldiers
Washington, d. c., Feb. %.
(By Wire)

Washington, d. c., Feb. %.
(By Wire)
1T is too bad when we use either
race or religion to handicap q race
Of people," Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
told the Minnesota Delegation in q
45-minute interview in the Red
room of the White House today.
Mrs. Roosevelt expressed great
concern about the returning vet
Grams, particularly the Negro ser
yicemen. Mrs. Roosevelt indicated
very clearly by her questions and
statements that she is absolutely for
a permanent FEPC. The delegation
had an interview with James
Barnes, one of the secretaries to
President Roosevelt in the morning
at the State Department. Minority
Leader Joseph II. Martin Of Massa-
chusetts declared that he was fully
committed to the Bill as did Ma
jOrity Leader Mccormack in two
conferences today. Senator Ball
stated very definitely that he was
for the Bill with enforcement pow
ers in a conference today.
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Carl Murphy Hits Back
At Charge of Distortion
Aimed At Negro Press
AfrO-American Publisher Says Negro Correspondents
Stories Jim Crow Censored
(FromE blisher

New York - A charge Of
distortion of the war news by
elements of the supersensi-
tive Negro press that at the
same time are not sensitive
enough to the criterion of ac-
curacy,", voiced from Rome Feb. Ia
by Milton Breaker of the New York
Times, was answered in a wire to
Editor & Publisher this week by
Carl Murphy, president of the Afro
American Newspapers of Balti-
more.
To Crackers statement that the
Pittsburgh Courier had inserted
"extraneous and highly misleading
material into stories of correspond
ents on the Italian 'front.'" and that
Army Public Relations had been
forced to issue an unusually de-
tailed and candid statement of a
Negro units reverses Ito avoid dis
tortion or false play" in the Negro
press, Mr.. Murphy declared:
False Conclusion
eff some irresponsible editor of
the Courier so violated the ethics
of his profession, the Courier man.
agement will be as quick to rebuke
the offender as we. However, those
who gave last weeks story hasty
reading might well conclude that
other colored papers with war cor
respondents abroad are charged by
Breaker with responsibility. Moth.
ing in the story warrants that .,.,,
SIT $3.50 800
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Chicago Postal
Employees Demand
Fair Treatment

Chicago, Ill. (NNPA)-Postal
workers, through the Chicago
branch of the National Alliance of
Postal Employees, are seeking re-
lief from unfair practices in the
Chicago Post Office.
They have submitted a detailed
brief on such practice to Ernest j.
Kruetgen, postmaster of Chicago,
in which they point out the state
ment of Postmaster General Frank
G. Walker made in a message to
all postal personnel on June 2,
1913.
Discrimination is repugnant to
all our principles of good govern
ment and decency q. Every postal
worker should have full opportunity
of aspiring to and reaching posi-
tons to which his talents, his
energy, and his integrity entitle
him." the statement declared.
Acknowledging that the local
postmaster has made a start in eff
fecting satisfactory improvement
in the status of Negro workers, the
brief says much yet remains to be
done to accord equal privileges.
Specific charges made include:
l. Whites are given preference
for promotion in the V-Mail unit.
2. Preference is given whites in
preferred assignments in the "
Mail unit.
3. Negro acting-assistant fore
men are passed over" in promo
lions.
4. Negroes share less than two
percent of over 600 supervisory
jobs.
5. Preferred assignments are
denied Negroes in other sections.
6. Eligible Negro workers are
excluded in advancement to special
clerkships outside the quota.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

who had been elected chairman of
the delegation, the Statement of
Policy" that had been prepared by
the delegation was read by Mr..
Carey. Mrs. Ruth Gage Colby read
letters that had been written by
many prominent Minnesotans in
support of legislation for a federal
and permanent FEPC. Among the
letters read were those from Cover
nor Edward Thye, Mayor Nc
Donough, of st. Paul, Judge Vince
Day of Minneapolis; DR.. Charles
Turck, President of Macalaster Col
lege; James Robertson, secretary
of the Democratic Farmer Labor
Central Committee; Mrs. Peavey
Heffelfnger, a member of the Plat
form Committee of the 1914 Re
publican National Convention;
George C. Hoke of the State Re-
publican State Central Committee
and Milton Rosen, commissioner of
public works of St. Paul.
Four Speak
The four speakers for the dele
cation for this conference were
Frank Boyd, Mrs. Ethel Williams.
Rubin Late and DR.. Charles S. Will
liams.
Mr.. Boyd pointed out the effect
that the passing of a bill for a
permanent FEPC would have on
our national economy as well as the
international economy in the re-
conversion period. Vice President
Truman, with a smile, said that
"Mr. Boyd, as a presidential cleo
tor, had been a party to the losing
of a vote for the bill by electing
him Vice President" (Mr. Truman
was a senator from Missouri before
being elected vice president last
year,
Mrs. Williams said that as a
social worker she had seen hun
dreds of Negroes in the relief lines
during the depression. eff we have
needed FEPC at this time of al
most full employment, how much
more it will be needed in the period
of reconversion" she declared.
Jews Find Employment Barriers
Rubin Late asserted that moral
persuasion was not enough and
that such a law would eliminate a
lot of barriers. He referred to the
fact that Jews find it difficult to find
employment.
Catholics Favor Legislation
DIR. Charles S. Williams said that
as a Negro and Catholic that he
chad two strikes against him." He
cited that many leading Catholics
were in favor of the proposed legis-
lation.
Before leaving the conference to
return to the Senate, Vice Presi-
dent Truman suggested to the dele
cation that it spend its time while
in Washington in trying to econ
vert some of the known enemies
of the bill you need not spend
time with people like Senator Ball
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

BISHOP E. W. KELLY
(Jenkins) Minis will be the guest
soloist for the service.
Bishop Kelly, who is a native of
Texas, is one of the outstanding
Negro preachers in America. He
was pastor of Methodist churches
in Galveston, Texas, Detroit, Michi-
gan and st. Louis, before being
elected bishop last June at the Cen
trail Jurisdictional Conference in
Greensboro, N. C. He is very much
in demand as a preacher before
groups throughout the nation. He
was the Mems Day speaker in the
Camphor Church in 1913.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02


ed to the Editor & Publisher head
line FEB. II, p. 14l which stated:
"War Reporter Charges Negro
Press Distortion.")
Said Mr.. Murphy: "Mr. Brack-
er also charged that. some colored
papers are representative and over
emphasize the accomplishments of
the 92nd Colored Division in Italy.
Art Carter, Afro-American cor
respondent just back from ID
months in Italy, commenting on the
Breaker charges said:
"T regard him as a fair and i'm
partial reporter and do not believe
that it was his intention to indict
the colored press because of alleged
bad ethics of one newspaper.
GAS to supersensitivity, l found
most of it among Army censOrs
who are quick to cut out dispatches
when they detail ways our country
takes Jim Crow abroad to nations
not accustomed to it.
Concerning Over-emphasis of
any particular outfit in war accom-
plishments, the simple fact is that
the Army's insistence on racial seq
regatiOn leads naturally to re-
peated mention of those few cOlOred
units which are in forward areas.
"'The daily press frequently
overlooks the colored soldiers ac-
complishments. Thus, the fire.
quency of news concerning any
one colored outfit in the colored
press appears to be over-empha-
sis. l was never embarrassed by
any over-emphasis of my stories
from Italy and 1 think Mr.. Breaker
is assuming a great deal when he
says other correspondents were.'"
That there are millions of col
ored readers who would get little
news of their boys and girls over
seas but for the colored press was
charged by Mr.. Murphy, who said:
"The Army has 100000 tan
Yanks, 5000 commissioned officers
including 500 in the medical and
dental corps, $50 chaplains and 200
nurses.
1.-THE Navy has 100000 colored
seamen, including 10000 in the
Marine Corps and 5000 in the
Coast Guard. Roughly 1919 of the
military personnel in the United
States armed forces is colored.
Manned Big Guns
"When the Allies landed in Nor
mandy, these boys manned barrage
balloons and big guns, loaded and
unloaded ships, and drove thousands
of big trucks carrying troops and
supplies on the French highways to
the front lines.
''They built 259o of the 1900
mile Alcan highway and the Ledo
Road in Burma. Colored pilots
have bombed Sicily, Italy, Ger
many, Romania. Thirty of them
have earned the Distinguished
Flying Cross.
"a colored military unit helped
hold Bastogne in Belgium when
McAuliffe's 10000 were entirely
surrounded by Nazis. The daily
press mentioned the 10000 and Nc
Auliffe, but not the tan Yank ar
tillery." ...
For that, says Mr.. Murphy, the
Negro press had to rely on it's own
correspondents.
"Since the beginning of the war
the Afro-American wspape
chain has sent seven correspond
ents, including a woman, to North
Africa, Italy, France and England,
the Aleutians, Pacific and Philip
pines.
"The Pittsburgh Courier has sent
out seven, the Norfolk Journal and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Bishop Kelly
4 , to Dedicate
S So CanphOr Church

- lward w. Kelly, ST., of
st. Louis, will preach at the Cam
phor Memorial Methodist Church.
Sunday at II a. m. Bishop Kelly
will dedicate the church building
after the sermon. Mrs. Winona
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Constance Chivers
On Junior Spedks"
Program Murch

Constance Chivers, 13-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
C. Chivers, 4017 Clinton Ave-, will
be heard on the Junior Speaks"
program over WCCO Monday,
March 5, from 5 to 5:15 p. M, con-
Quoted by Florence Murphy.
Constance was one of the five
students selected from the ninth
grade at Bryant Junior High
School. The group will discuss head
lines which appear in the Sunday
newspaper.
Louis E. House
Salon Speaker
Louis E. House will be the guest
speaker on the Halle Q. Brown
Sunday evening Salon, March 7th,
at S:15 p. m. Mr.. House will speak
on "Life in the South Pacific"
The young people have invited
their parents to join and attend
in a discussion after the program.
Hear broadcast on National Ne
gro Newspaper, station WCCO,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Twin City Delegation
Invades ID. C.. to Urge
Permanent Commission
By Staff Correspondent

necessity of passing bill for permanent Fair Employment
Practices Commission if it had enforcement powers Vice
President Harry S. Truman told the delegation of sixteen
people from the Twin Cities which to Washington on
Tuesday to urge the of bill for permanent Fair
Employment Practices Commission Vice President Truman
met the Twin Cities delegation which had been sent to the
nations capitol through the efforts of many Twin City organ
cations cooperating with the newly organized Twin City Coun
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
RayfOrd Logan
Urban League
Speaker Mar. 26

On Monday, March 26, Rayford
Logan, editor of WHAT THE
NEGRO WANTS will speak at the
annual meeting of the Minneapolis
Urban League to be held at Ben
ton Hall, YWCA, at 8 p. m.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Testimonial Dinner
For Frank Boyd
Saturday, Mar. 3rd

A testimonial dinner is being
planned in honor of Frank Boyd
Saturday, Marh 8, at 6:15 pm. at
the Junior Pioneer Hall, st. Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

and myself, who favor the legisla-
ton"
Ball Indicates He Fayors Bill with
Teeth
Senator Ball, who is a member of
the Labor and Education Commit
tee which has the bill for consider
alton, said that there would
probably be flibuster against the
bill. Rev. C. T. r. Nelson asked
Senator Ball what was his position
on the bill that has been proposed
by Senator Robert Taft of Ohio?
Senator Ball said that he did not
think that Senator Taft's bill was
sufficient. In this answer Senator
Ball indicated that he was for bill
with enforcement powers.
The delegation met seven mem
bers of the Minnesota members of
the House of Representatives after
the Truman-Ball conference. The
following Representatives were
present: William Pittenger, Walter
Judd, Harold C. Hagen, Joseph
o'Hara, August Andersen, William
]. Gallagher and Frank Starkey.
Among the speakers for the Twin
City delegation included, Mrs. L. D.
Steefel, S. Vincent Owens, Jonas G.
Schwartz, Rev. B. N. Moore, Rev.
Kyle Haselden, S. Ed Hall, George
H. Matthews and Rubin Late.
Pittenger Won't Commit Self
Mr.. Pittenger would not commit
himself on the bill. Representative
William Gallagher said that he had
always believed in fairplay and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Soldiers Injured
In Dakota Wreck

AT Fort Hospital
There are approximately 10
Negro service men in the Army
Post hospital at Fl. Smelling who
were injured in a train wreck near
Mandan, N. D., several weeks ago.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

Gil for a permanent FEPC, in the
first of series of conferences with
Minnesota congressman and other
congressman at 1:20 p. m, Tues
day.
Believe it or not, the conference
with the Vice President was held
in the District of Columbia Com
mittee room, of which Senator
Theodore Bilbo, of Mississippi, is
chairman! When the delegation
had been escorted to the Senate
wing of the United States Capitol
building and it was discovered that
the room where they were to meet
the Vice President was too small, a
search was made for larger room.
After few minutes the delegation
was taken into a large and beauti-
full room and it was announced that
the use of the room for the con-
ference had been made possible by
the courtesy of Senator Bilbo, who
is technically the Mayor of the
nations capitol, as the chairman of
the Committee for the District of
Columbia. Washington does not
actually have a mayor and neither
do the citizens of the District of
Columbia vote!
Vice President Truman, who was
accompanied by Senator Joseph H.
Ball, the junior Senator from Min
nesota, came from presiding over
the Senate to meet the Minnesota
delegation. After the members of
the delegation had been introduced
to Vice President Truman and
Senator Ball by Talmadge C. Carey,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02
Recorder Office
Open i'm Newton
Building Now

Thursday, March l, the st. Paul
Recorders new office opened at 312
Newton Bldg. 1857 Minnesota ST..
On hand to greet the readers who
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

Congressman Frank Sarey of Paul
the bipartisan conference with delegation already pledged
his support to the bill letter the hand City delegation
Although completely committing himself
of Minneapolis said that he would for bill promote
justice F
Congressman OHra said that he did not have doubt
that the Minnesota Congressman would
However he felt that you gsate prejudice
on the educational approach Mrs L. D. Steee told the
that he educational groups
the point pressing employment
Shipstead He Will Support Bill
The third conference with Senator Henrik Shpstead Speak
at this meeting Mrs Ruth Gage Colby Matthew'S
Rev Moore and Jonas Schwartz Senator Shpead
believed the bill will be avoraby
ton Committee of the Senate He said he would support
enforcement powers
delegation when he asked as there
discrimination Minnesota ?" speakers and
Mr. Schwartz pointed there lot of
Rev Moore told of large Minneapolis Wish s
LOO people but Negroes Taage
large Minneapolis plant with 1000 employees which has only
three Negroes its payroll which
estimated Schwartz
said the Jews hired by including com
ctr
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

Hear broadcast on National Ne
gro Newspaper, station WCCO,
Saturday, March 3, at GAS p. m.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-02

Hear broadcast on National Ne
gro Newspaper, station WCC0,
Saturday, March 3, at GAS p. m.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-27
Hamilton Named
Head OF CMI Here

Prof. Carey Hamilton, widely
known theacher ).nd progressive
.lEmer Df PonCnantas, after an
absence of three years due to con
dirions by the war has returned to
the teaching profession as acting
president of G. M and College
here. The college under the 6irec-
ton of Prof Hamilton is the Christ
Holiness School, whose unit here
is Christ Temple Church on E.
monument Street with Prof 0. E
Cobhins as general education direc-
tor
Under the presidency of Prof.
Hamilton the enrolment at Il (
college has increased from IS last
year to 1876 already enrolled for the
present term.
Prof. hamilton states that the
outlook for c, M. and I College is
most encouraging and urges the
support of the institution ~ all
members of the church as well AS
dhers Who believe IL Christian
education for our youth
Observers of the institution feel
that Prof. Hamilton is highly ca
Fable and is predicting f3r him. an
outstanding Success.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-27

Mrs l.. E. Byner of North Parish
Street.
The Informal Ia Club was enter
entertained in the home of its
PRESIDENT, Mrs T. G. Jones Of
Dearpark st Friday October 19
After discussing business and plans
for the year the Hostess served
delicious refreshments. The Nov
meeting will be at the home of
Mrs r. A Scott
The Terrell Literary Club was
entertained in the beautiful home
If Mrs Earnestine Griffin on w
Pascagola ST. Thursday October
49,
The Informal II Club was inter
aimed in the lovely home of Mrs. A.
M Hair on Montgomery st. Friday
October 10; a delicious plate lunch
con was served
Sgt. Johnas Waite who has
served more than three years over
seas has recently returned home
discharged and is welcome by his
many friens. Sgt. Waites is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Johnas Waites
81.
Mrs. Babora Baker and son, Carly
have returned home after a lovely
visit in Chicago, III. with her sister
and other relatives.
Sgt. Lloyd Bracy is home with his
wife Mrs. Phebia Bracy on Rose
Street after three years of service
overseas.
Mrs. L. M. Cotton of sos West
Pearl st is reported to be i'm
proving at her home after a very
serious operation at a local hospi-
tai here
Summoned to her bedside were
her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. M Walker, Brookhaven, Miss.
her brother and wife, Mr., and Mrs
NJ Walker of, Brookhaven, Miss,
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs,
Charlie Walker, of Brookhaven,
Miss. and sister, Mrs. Beufah
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-27
Funeral Rites For
Professor Wright

funeral rites were held on Oct. %
for Prof. w. w. Wright, pioneer
citizen who died at his home bert
on Oct. Is. at Mt. Helm Baptist
church with Rev. A. L. Rice O.
Floating.
Prof. Wright was seventy-s.N
wears old, and was widely known as
a musician ut one time. He COR
ducted a Studio in Chicago, Ill ano
was also a teacher of the Great
Lakes Band of that city. He also
conducted bands and taught music
in Mississippi where large num-
Der of Students came under his IN
fluence. He was men,er Of S.
James Lodg" Knight Of PJth1as
and an officer of Mt. Helm church
He is survived by one sou, LII
Joseph C. Wright: two grand
daughters Mrs Catherine l.. Gto.
yer; and Miss Vivian Wright: g
great grandson Mr. Hugh Glover
all of New York City
Interment was in NJ. Oliver
cemetary by the side OF his wife
the late Mrs K {. Wright
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-27
BY PERCY w. GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: One of the things that's
got lot of people doing a lot of
talking and a lot OF thinking is
where the boys are going to settle
down once they all get out of uni
forms and many are the predic-
tions that just as soon they all get
out and get hack down home
and say good morning they're gon-
ma be leaving for other parts. 80.
and according to that school none
of the boys will want to stay in the
land of cotton, sugar cane and
honey. and that's what us boys,
me being a vet, got to talking
about over our Fish and Beer last
Saturday night. One fellow in the
crowd had just got out and wanted
or wants to go into some kind of
business with the money he saved
and with that he can borrow under
the CT Bill. He was all stirred-up
because Of the state of things down
IN the land of cotton, sugar cane
and honey, but most of all, he
wanted to go away because he die
not know no kinda business he
could go in. Weil, one fellow up
and started to naming some fol
him, for instance, he showed that
over in Birmingham, down in At
lanta and no in Winston-Salem
and other places Negro business
has already left the cafe, barber
shop class, which is kinda crowded
ana IN them and many other
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-10-27
Prof. Lovelace Wins
Fame In Wisconsin

Professor Ariel Lovelace, chair
man of the Area OF Fecreative Arts,
and Choral, Director at JACKSON,
College, recently spent a Week IN
Wisconsin, guest of the Walworth
County Consumers Cooperative
organization engaged him. as an
authority on Negro Spiritual and
Negro FOLKLORE, 70 give a series If
workshops group song festo and
lectures at vari lis schools clubs
and community Organizations of
Walworth Comfy
The Walworth County AdvertiS-
er said of him. The talented sim
ger and leader of Negro spicltuals,
Ariel Lovelace, mas striking per-
sonality that WINS the audience at
first glance. E1 las a story chat
is most intere.s TO and method Of
presenting the mus that is thrill
ing
This engagement came to Pro-
fessor Loyelace :, SORT OF repeat
performan ce' after he had recCVeo
wide acclaim as an authority On
Negro music NJ the University of
Wjlconsin ,5llmn'e School, where
he was guest professor for a two
week period tins pat summer.