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with jobbers and wholesalers. Upon
their return to the hotel, they are
told at the desk that the service
people had gone on strike during
the day and that they will have to
walk the thirty flights Of stairs to
their suite Of rooms or spend the
night on cots on the second floor.
The two older brothers moved to
accept the temporary accommodA-
tons, but the younger brother, with
enthusiasm, suggested that II each
of them took turns telling the best
stories they knew as they walked
the thirty flights of stairs, their
absorption in the enjoyment Of the
stories would make them unmindful
of the grinding ascendency to their
suite.
The two older men were won
over and they told stories for the
first twenty flights. The younger
man took over for the final ten
flights. Their laughter ut their own
stories was heard resounding In
many parts of the hotel. They
finally reached the thirtieth floor
and the door to their suite.
The young man dug into his
pockets for the key and almost
simultaneously exclaimed, Il for
got" In unison the two older men
asked, forgot WHAT" The young
man replied. 1.-The key" They
spent the night outside the door of
their suite-all because the young
man forgot to get the key at the
desk on the bottom floor.
The golden key of character is
the most important gift q church.
school, home or character building
agency can give to the youth Of
today. Youth will not be able to
enter into a richer and fuller life
unless we find ways and means Of
giving them the golden key Of char
acter. That Is the biggest need
in the world t0day-men, women,
races and nations Of character.
We in America need put more
money, energy and soul into char
acter- building programs for youth
than we invested in the total, Rlobal
and revolutionary wars out of
which we have just emerged with
lesser peace in our grasp and the
great peace yet to be built. And
only men Of character can build
that peace. Those men are yet to
be built.
National Boys and Girls Week"
ought have Rll-out backing all over
the world.
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NAACP Meeting

The meeting called by the Minneapolis branch Of the NAACP
meeting well attended This indicative that the preliminary
efforts make the meeting well
the thing can't DO the meeting itself The affair
badly planned tho entirely long For
this the officials Of the Minneapolis NAACP are o blame.
II scheduled meeting called for the Of having
delegates
DO held II purpose would
been wiser to limit all speeches fifteen minutes in order that the
deegaos might DO able organizations
Contrary this desirable tho speaker and the
tempted speak, tho chairman those he
personally Several who cash from
organization permitted speak from the IL also
possible that considerable could been raised by public
appeal This attempted As the people hng of the
hail. well wsher the made beaed attempt to raise
money by holding his hat
II Is far difficult people meeting Of any
OF this avoided all In conclusion
ironically the formally adjourned
people suffering Just walked
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women VINO Iall III tnelF chlluTeh-
fail In everything"
All Of US have responsibilities to
children. Therefore we are all
parents--actually or cOnstructiVely
and responsible, and ought above
everything else TO make the fullest
contribution possible TO the develop
ment Of the children Of today.
April 81 to May I is National
Boys and Girls Week" Serving
on the national committee this year
are the officers Of many national
and international organizations
which devote themselves TO work
for and with boys and girls. It is
impossible to tell just how many
communities celebrated the week
last year, but literally thousands
did. The observRnces varied from
individual school assembly and ser
vice club programs to elaborate
full-scale community celebrations
carrying through the entire week.
This year there will be nature
shows and contests, athletic events
and field meets, father and-sOn and
mother and daughter bRnquets.
There will be first aid and safety
demonstrations and hundreds Of
scout circuses. There will be essay
contests and parades.
The important thing for your
community and mine Is to DO in
touch with the National Committee.
Attractive literature has been pre-
pared and there 10 not n spot in
America where some attractive pro-
gram cannot be arranged. You
should be able to get the address Of
the National Boys and Girls Week
Committee from your local YMCA
or YWCA, Boy or Girl Scout Execu-
tive, II they do not have the in
formation write this columnist In
care Of this newspaper and the In
formation will be Forthcoming.
Youth Is the future" and your
best chance and mine TO do some
thing about that future L. TO have
n vital interest In this particular
week.
In this connection here Is n good
story: A rich man dies and three
brothers in a far away city go to
New York to invest u portion Of
their inheritance in merchandise
for their fine department store in
the West Upon arrival they decide
to put up in the finest suites In one
Of New Works finest hotels. They
go In and register in the forenoon
and out they so to spend the day
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been active.

been active.
Senator Murdoch had no knowl-
edge of the Tydings- Eastland- Wood
scheme until Eastland offered
Woods memorandum and the testi-
mony and exhibits in evidence at
an open hearing on the HASTE nomi-
nation. He was taken by complete
surprise.
II Tydings had done the ethical
thing, when Eastland approached
him he would have told the Mis-
sissippian to take up the question
in an executive session of the sub
committee on Hastie's nomination
But he still thinks he can aid and
abet southern Senators and get the
votes Of Negro electors in Mary
land.
George w. Johnson, who will
succeed Bill HASTE as dean of the
Howard Law School. was a COM
promise selection by the Board Of
Trustees. George is thought to
have administrative ability. He was
formerly deputy chairman Of the
Presidents Fair Employment Prac-
tice Committee.
DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, presi-
dent of Howard University, favored
Bernard jefferson, an OPA attor-
ney and part-time teacher in the
law school who has the reputation
Of supporting or endorsing without
criticism every opinion or proposal
of DIR. Johnson's.
Andy Ransom, the law students
candidate, was the logical successor
to Bill by reason of his past ex-
perience as acting dean, his senior
ity and longevity. But DR.. John
son was opposed to him. Andy will
resign.
Bets are down that George will
not last more than a year because
he too is lf-assertive-and DR..
Johnson has shown no fondness for
men who have opinion and a will.
Lawrence Oxley. senior techni-
clan, Labor Department, and Thorn
asina Johnson, head Of the AKA
Non Partisan Council, are engaged
in a fight for appointment as chief
Of the minority groups service in
the United States Employment
Service to succeed Ben Wilson, who
resigned.
Thomasina bases her claims for
the job on her services in the Demo
cratic headquarters in New York
in the last Presidential campaign,
for which she was paid.
For the first time, top admins
trative officials in USES, Robert
Goodwin and Edward keenan,, are
sympathetic to the problems Of
minority groups. They came here
from Cleveland. where they had the
most progressive program of any
Of the regional offices and they
want to try to do q similar job
on n national scale.
The appointment ought to be
based on merit. Roy Ellis, the
representative Of six Of the ~ re-
gions in USES headquarters here,
who has 10 years Of Federal serv-
ice TO his credit, knows the EN-
ployment Service, its program and
its personalities, and his selection
would end the fight between
| ThomasinA and 0xley.
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Dear Joe
By JAMES l. HICKS

Dear Joe;
This Is not the time to convert
your insurance.
When you were discharged from
the army, you had what Is known
rs term" Insurance. II you were
smart you had the limit Of $4,000
worth Of Il.
This term insurance Is just an
other way Of the insurance company
betting your beneheiaries $4,000
against your monthly payments
that you would still be living at the
end of the term"
Just because you are out Of the
army does not mean the term"
Is up. II you keep up the pay
ments you can keep the same in
surancc for eight years. and the
odds still are $4,000 against your
monthly premiums. Not bad, is il
Some wise guys have got the
notion that II you convert your
insurance you can borrow money
on II and are storming VA Offices
to convert IL.
That's a bad deal. Joe. Here's
why:
II you are 80 years old. and pay
ing $S.4l n month for SIC, 900 worth
Of term insurance, and you convert
your insurance into ordinary life
insurance, your payments will jump
from $S.4l a month to $lS.I7, Can
you take that, JOEY
Or maybe you want to convert
Il into twenty payment life in
surancer In that case your pay
ments will jump 10 $2T.SS each
month. Thirty payment life in
surancs will cost you $2l.67 each
month.
Let's get down TO facts, Joe. Sure
you can borrow on a converted
policy. Sure 1t has a cash value.
But the very reason you want 20
convert il 10 because you need soma
! dough. isn't Il, JOEY
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replica Of Shakespeare's Much Ado
ABOUT Nothing, for history has
assigned 10 America the leading
part IN the UNO show.
Like a stakeholder meeting, it
Is most unlikely that a minor suck
holder would question the ehaIr-
mans report. With Applications
for loans pending IN Washington,
II ~ even more remote to assume
that any of the Security Council
members would dare 70 challenge
AIR. Byrnes. Ihe UNO from nov
on is essentially an American show,
and We ought to at least try TO
handle 1t with dignity and justice.
10 use a sorry, nIIterate country
such as iran as a major object Oh
debate must be embarrassing to
both Britain and Russia for Lran
obviously cannot make up Its mind
whether it viii remain IN the pay
OF the AnRlo-Iranlan On Company
ana ats associates, or sell out TO
Russia, VINO at least may consent
TO improve the miserable late OF
the Iranlan peon.
II Mr.. byTnes actually meant 10
adopt "A "nrm attitude, he would
nave to dispatch troops to Iran to
drive out the RUSSIANS, and IN all
fairness troops to Greece TO Drive
out the British, troops 10 Iraq, 70
Syria, to Pales Tine, Java and many
tar away places where Anglo
Saxon troops reside in strange
lands. In addition MIR. Byrnes
would have to recall American
troops from Iceland, Greenland,
8lAncnurIa, Cuba and probably
otheT places where they may be
needed because OF unstable cOndI-
tons. II we do all that, we Will
probably attain the respect Of our
creditors and maintain clear con-
science at home.
What we are doing now is ad-
veTtlslng the Russian system TO all
backward nations, emphasizing that
1t Is superior to the British rule
of exploitation. II the Indians
ever get wise TO that, we shall have
trouble for there are some $50
million of them.
Wolfram Hill
1872 Munster Avenue
NJ PAM Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-19

Editor: Your editorial in the Min
neapolis Spokesman for April s,
1916, entitled The X. J. Thomas
Defeat" contains certain state
ments that are unwRrTanted and
cannot be substantiated. When you
state that Mr.. Thomas opponent,
Mr.. Walter +. keuther, had the
support Of the Ku KIux Khan, the
CouRhlInItes and the followers of
Gerald l.. X. Smith," you are max
ing serious charges that have no
basis in fact.
Mr.. Reuther, like Mr.. Thomas
and the overwhelming majority Of
our leaders and membership, has
proved himself to be the champion
Of the Negro and other minority
groups. Our union is dedicated to
the proposition of equal rights for
all groups. Mr.. Reuther won the
presidency Of the United AutOmo-
bile Workers Union over Mr..
Thomas for his able leadership of
the General Motors strike, which
not only wreSted gains from this
powerful corporation for our own
members, but set the pattern for
the rest Of industry TO follow.
In winning the presidency Of our
great union, MIR. Reuther had the
support Of most Of the progressive
forces of our union. That is the
simple truth Of the matter, so in
plain justice TO MIR. Reuther, whom
you so unjustly maliGn, it would be
most fitting for you to repudiate
the sentiments concerning him con-
tanned in your recent editorial.
FraternRlly yours,
Arthur w. Hopkins, Secretary
United Automobile, Aircraft,
Agricultural Implement
Workers (UAW-CIO) Anal.
Local 100
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Wdrdlow VIII Represent
Morehouse at Morrill's
INAUGURATION April Is

President Benjamin Mays OF
MorehOuse Of Atlanta, Ga, an
nounced last week that MOTehOuse
will be represented at the inaugu-
ration Of President J. L. Morrill,
at the University Of Minnesota on
Thursday, April %, by James 7.
Wardlaw, executive secretary Of the
Minneapolis Urban League, an
alumnus Of Morehouse.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-19
Union Executive COmmends
Editorial On Thomas

Editor: ! want to commend your
newspaper for the courageous and
fortnight editorial comment on the
two letters dealing with the United
Automobile Workers election. 1t
smacks the nail squarely on the
head. 'Nuf said.
Yours fraternally,
Raymond Wright, Secretary
Local Joint Executive Board
Hotel and Restaurant EN-
ployees' Unions
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-19
Durr Urges the Key
OF Character Be Extended
Our Bows and Girls
BY Robert Durr
For the NNPA News Service

One afternoon recently sat IN the beautiful HVlB
room of Dr. j. F. Drake of Alabama A. NJ College, he said
to me:
mo matter what group may accomplish, If they
fail their children they fail in everything If there is any
for man, 1t Is in his children The men and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-19
LETTERS
West Coast Reader
ReneWS SubscriDtiOn

Editor: Enclosed you will find
u money order for three dollars TO
renew my subscription for another
year. look forward each week
TO the coming Of the paper. 1t Is
q lot Of company, and | do en-
Joy having 1t very mu C h.
Best wishes for your continued sue
cess, good luck, and God bless each
Of whom | know and shall always
remember.
Edna NJ. Holland
1852 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-19
Jewish Council Donates
To AQuatennial Fund

Editor: notice from reading the
Spokesman and Recorder the fact
that the Negro groups in our com
munity are attempting to raise
sufficient funds to pay for a float
IN the Aquatennlal parade. | think
It is a very worthy project and
one which should certainly create
u good amount of goodwill for
your people.
The Minnesota Jewish Council
would like to count itself in as one
of the sponsors Of this most worthy
project, and l am, therefore, here
with enclosing our check in the sum
of five dollars $4,000 which we
hope will help you to some extent
in covering your commitments in
this regard.
Samuel l.. Scheiner
Executive Director
Minnesota Jewish Council
Thanks Paper for Aid
In Finding Hotel Room
Editor: We want to thank your
newspaper for helping US to find a
hotel in Louisville, Ky, through
commencing US TO the Louisville
Defender newspaper.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Rawlings
925 Marion Street
st. Paul 3. MINI.
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Russia Being Advertised

by u. S., Reader Says
Editor: IL the UNO wtthstands
the artificial tempest in the tea
pot created by the lranian ques-
ton. it ought TO serve its purpose
as an instrument Of peace. 1t was
particularly unfortunate that it was
America who performed a poor
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-04-19
Says Thomas Editorial
Was "Unwarranted," Untrue

lZ6Z W. JEFFERSON blVd
Los Angeles, Calf.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
ALASKA APPROPRIATIONS SUBMITTED
Inferior Departmentls ]. Told io Gel House in
 Order; Scoring Given

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Tht House Appropriations Committee today recommended an unpreced- ented slash of nearly 50 percent in the Interior Departments budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Without mentioning the name of Harold L. Ickes, who resigned re- gently as head of the Department the committee assailed what it call ed "inefficiency and gross extrava- gance in certain agencies" and de- manded that the Department place it's House in order"
 "The time has come,v the com mittee said in report sending the STA ,652,579 measure to the House floor for debate tomorrow when expenditures must be curtailed to the greatest possible extent to the end that there will not te consis-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
AIR PILOTS TO STRIKE,
 MIDNIGHT
Truman Is Intervening 10 Avert WaIkout of One
 Thousand Men

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Presi- dent Truman today intervened to avert a scheduled midnight strik ? of 1000 airline pilots employed by Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc.
 He set up an emergency board to investigate dispute between VIVA, 12 other airlines and the Airline Pilots Association. Crea- ton of such a board, under the Railway Labor Act, normally halts strike action.
 The two pilots and co-pilots are demanding wage increases ranging up to $2,750 additional annually, shorter working hours and other concessions.
 In addition to VIVA, the other companies involved are American Airlines. American Overseas Air lines. Braniff Airways. Chicago and Southern Airlines, Delta Air Corp, Eastern Airlines. National Airlines. Northeast Airlines. Northwest Air lines, Pennsylvania Central Air lines. United Air Lines and Western Airlines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May T. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 87s. Alleghany Cor poration 6l2, American Can 92, Anaconda 46A, Commonwealth and Southern As, Curtiss-W Wright 7ls, International Harvester 91A, Ken necctt STA, New York Central 27ls, Northern Pacific 3OA, United Cor poration 5A, U. s. Steel 84, Pound s4.O3lz.
 Sales today were l,350.O00 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 2o354, rails 63.96, utilities 4280.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07

tently mounting appropriations for the various bureaus and agencies.
 It said it was hopeful that un- der the dynamic leadership" of the new Secretary, J. A. Krug. the Department will be placed on a more efficient basis and that he will replace inefficiency and ex- travagance in certain agencies with economy and efficiency
 The $174,652,579 the committee recommended for the Department is 8 reduction of $l72,l13,251 from budget bureau estimates and $24,- 20l,248 below current year funds.
 Every agency and bureau of the far-flung Department which oper- ates from Maine to Alaska to Hawaii felt the effects of the com mittee's slashing, sharpest dealt to any department
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
FOUR STATES
 GO TO POLLS
 INPRIMARIES
Political Action Committee of Cl0 Expect to Show
 Strength
CBY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Primaries in four states rang up the off-year election curtain today, and in two of them the CIO poli- tical action committee sought to demonstrate it's continued effective ness at the polls.
 Top interest centered in the four cornered race for the Democratic Senatorial nomination in Ohio and tEe two-man contest for the Fifth District Alabama House seat-both featured by PAC activity.
 Indiana and Florida also held primaries. In all, the four states will select candidates for two Sen ate and 49 House seats in Con gress. Two guternatorial nomina- tiohs also are at stake.
 { Advance indications pointed to generally light vote. Ohio. In diana and Florida reported less than lukewarm interest on the part of the voters. In Alabama, how ever, heavy registration. particu- larly by war veterans led to ex- pectations of record primary vote.
 The Alabama and Florida ballot ing was noteworthy because Negroes were voting officially statewide for the first time in the hitherto white" primaries. But neither state expected much of Negro vote.
 Politicians gave their main att tention to the showing of PAC in Ohio and Alabama They hoped to be able to gauge how important a factor the organization is apt to be in this falls national election
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
GOAL STRIKE IS TYING up
 INDUSTRIES
Brown -0uts, R. R. Traffic Reduced, Steel Plants
 Closing Is Result
CBY THE ASSOCIATED PRISE,

ID LIE Aoool1dAEb ThLokJ'
 The 37-day-old bituminous coal strike affected the nation ike this today:
 Miners-On strike are 100000 AFL United Mine Workers and l8,- 900 Progressive Mine Workers (In- dependent) in Illinois.
 + Brown Washington, Chica- k go, Philadelphia have dimmed their lights with Detroit expected to fol- low suit tomorrow. Several states rationing or prepared to ration electrical power.
 ailroads-Nation's top railroad systems to limit service Friday in compliance with governments 25 percent reduction order. At least 11,49l in this industry already un- employed from coal shortage.
 Steel-This vital basic industry creaking slowly toward full stop with coal reserves melting rapidly At least 84,000 already unemployed with U. s, Steel Corporation heav- jest sufferer, reporting 39,000 idle in its Pittsburgh and Chicago dis trict plants.
 Other Industries = Many plants shut down, others curtailed and planning to close because of fuel x shortage. Altogether, more than 73,00o workers furloughed in coal using industries, including steel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-07
RUMANIA GETS OLD
 BORDERS
Foreign Ministers Are in Agreement on One Issue,
 StdIemate on Another

PARIS, May 2. The Foreign Ministers Council agreed today to grant Rumania her 1888 boundar- ies with Hungary and Bulgaria, but recessed in complete disagree ment on questions of Danube nav- igation and freedom of access to the Black Sea country, British source said today.
 The boundary decision gave Pennsylvania, disputed by Hungary, to Runania and restored the boun- diary as it existed before the Hitler and Mussolini-dictated settlement at Vienna during the war. The de- cision also restored Dobrudja, dis puted by Bulgaria, to Rumania.
 But the disposition of Bessarabia, which was annexed by Russia at the time of the Rumanian surrend- CT in 1914 and which. in fact, had been occupied by the Russians in an independent settlement in 194O before Rumania entered the war, was not mentioned by the Minis ters. Presumably it's status remains unchanged, therefore.
 Bitter Argument
 What was described as a bitter argument arose between British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and U. s. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes on the one side and For eign Minister Molotov of Russia on the other when Britain and Amer ica insisted on freedom of navlga- tion of the Danube, vital commer- cial artery of southeastern Europe, and on freedom of trade for all nations in Rumania.
 Molotoy said the Soviet delega- tion was mot interested" in dis cussing the matters and that the ministers should pass on to the next item.
 The British Embassy, announcing the offer to take all military, naval and air forces from Egypt, said the move was preliminary to negotia- tions for revision of the 1886 Anglo Egyptian treaty of alliance.
 The announcement, made with the concurrence of Egyptian Prem fer Ismail Sidky Pasha, said ar engagements are to be made by the Egyptian government to make pos sible in time of war or imminent threat of war mutual assistance in accord with the treaty.
 A withdrawal from Egypt would remove the British forces nearest the Suez Canal, link in the Bri- ish supply line to India, Austra- lia, Malaya and New Zealand. Other British forces, however, are stationed north and east of the Canal in Palestine, Transjordan and Iraq. These forces include all branches of the services in Pales- tine, personnel serving with the Arab Legion in Transjordan and RAF bases west of the Euphrates River in Iraq