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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-05-03

has complied with the Laws of
this State;
Therefore, in pursuance of
law. /, John J. Holmes, State
Auditor and Com missioner of In.
surance. do hereby certify that
the above named insurance or.
ganization ia authorized to tran.
sact the business of fire insur.
anee in this State until the thirty.
fret day of March, 1947.
l further certify that their
statement shows that on Deem
Der 81, l945
The actual amount of Capital
to be 81 900. 100000.
The aggregate income for the
year 1915 SO, S92.651.86.
The aggregate Disbursements
for the year l945 So, $50. 003.67.
The aggregate Assets are
|$l4.ll4, 320.l9.
the aggregate Liabilities, ex.
|cept Capital. are SO, 789 935.27.
The Surplus over all liabilities
is So, 1924, 1884 90.
The Surplus as regards policy.
holders ia S4.324. 1884 80.
In Witness Whereof, l have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal at the
State Capitol in the City of Hell.
ena, this first day of April, 1916.
John J. Holmes. State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance.
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Legal publications
Office Of
STATE AUDITOR
Insurance Department
Certificate of Compliance
and Authorization

Certificate of Compliance
and Authorization
Whereas. The Fidelity-Phenix
Fire Insurance Company has
filed in this Department a sworn
statement of it's condition on De-
cember 81. 1945, in accordance
with the provisions of the Re-
vised Codes of Montana, 1885.
relating to insurance organiza-
tions; and whereas, said state.
ment shows that said insurance
organization has complied with
the laws of this State;
Therefore. in pursuance of law,
l. John j. Holmes. State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance,
do hereby certify that the above
named Insurance organization is
authorized to transact the bust
ness of fire insurance in this
State until the thir,y-first day of
March, l947.
further certify that their
statement shows that on Deem
Der 81, 1915
The actual amount of CAPITAL
to be SIS. 000,000.00
The aggregate Income for the
year 1915 $50, 1858, S50.48.
The aggregate Disbursements
for the year 1915 $36. 476. 1853. 80.
The aggregate Assets are
$l32.662. 085.54.
The aggregate Liabilities, ex-
cept Capital, are $35, 96.175.56.
The Surplus over all liabilities
is 1872, 063, "O9.98.
The Surplus as regards policy
holders is 1917, 063, 909.98.
In Witness Whereof. l have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed my official seal at
the State Capitol in the City of
Helena, this first day of April,
1916.
John J. Holmes. State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-05-03

AuCIlCduo arc "Illuk w IohS
any sensible steps to cut down
| our use of grain in order to save
the lives of folk in lsss fortu-
nate lands. However, it is fool
| ish and futile to take steps based
upon inadequate facts or wrong
Interpretation of such facts as
we do have. 1t is also tragic,
because while thus saving our
conscience we are likely to ne
glect other measures W h C h
would result 10 real conserva-
ton.
1t is, of course, simple and
{ makes good headlines to put the
distilling and brewing industries
on the spot. In the popular
mind these n d stries are
thought to be big consumers of
grain.
Ergo, shut them down and we
, solve the problem.
| Actually. the distilling and
brewing industries use compare
! lively a small amount of grain.
Normally 60 per cent of the
total grain crop of this country
is used for livestock feeding.
Somewhat less than two per
cent is used for distilling and
brewing. Only a tiny portion of
this is wheat, the chief grain for
humsn food. But even this two
per cent does not represent a
drain on the supply, because af-
ter use the residue is returned as
aaimal feed, immensely enriched
by the processes through which
lit has gone. When it is returned
it represents a higher food value
for animals than it did in its or
iginal state.
For examrle, the figures show
that it takes 275 bushels of corn
Ito produce one ton of meat on
the hoof. However, only 1858
bushels of corn are required per
ton if 10 per cent of it is first
passed through the distiIling pro-
cesses and the residue converted
into feed. Thus brewing and
distilling. far from using up
scarce grain, make more Of it
available for relief than would be
the case if we had no brewing
and distilling industries.
! Our Whole farm economy and
our food supply are built around
livestock production. Obvious
lily, we can't eliminate our live
stock population altogether. Of
necessity we must continue to
feed a high percentage of our
grain crops to animals, This be.
ing the case, we gain rat h r
than lose by first putting some
portion of this grain through dis
tillation and brewing.
Furthermore, these industries
employ more than a million peo-
pie and pay nearly three billion
dollars in excise taxes. 1t is the
height of foolishness to destroy
these sources of revenue and en-
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Atom bombs will soon be explod-
ing over the Pacific Ocean in
naval operation to assure your Sc
curity. At first glance, there seems
little connection between atom
bombs bursting over a fleet of ships
and your continued investment in
United States Savings Bonds. Think
a ment, friend. Allotment of a
portion Of your current income for
savings bonds is also an operation
to assure family security.
L. S. treasury DEPARTMENT
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Office Of
STATE AUDITOR
insurance Department
Certificate of Compliance
and Authorization

and Authorization
Whereas, Federal Union 1nsur-
ance Company has filed in this
Department a sworn statement
of it's condition on December 81
1915, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Revised Codes of
Montana. 1885. relating to insur-
ance org LIMITATIONS; and whereas,
said statement shows that said
insurance organization has COM
pied with the Laws of this State;
Therefore. in pursuance of law,
|, JOIN J, Holmes. State Auditor
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RuiI Quiz
ID . Q Q . Q . o o q

What was the origin of the rail.
way spike now in common user
Spikes of various designs were used
from the earliest period Of railway
development, but the hooked-head
spike, used today throughout the
world to fasten steel rails to crossties
was designed in 1881 by Robert l..
Stevens, the first president Of the
Camden and Amboy (now part of
the Pennsylvania Railroad in New
Jersey.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-05-03
Office OF
STATE AUDITOR
Insurance Department
Certificate Of Compliance
and Authorization

Whereas, The Fidelity q n d
Guaranty Fire Corporation of
Baltimore, Maryland, has filed in
this Department . sworn state.
ment of it's condition On Decem-
Der 81, 1916. in accordance with
the provisions of the Revised
Codes of Montana, 1885, relating
to insurance organizations; and
whereas. said statement shows
that said insurance orga oizstion
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
The Ruilroad Brotherhoods

Except for A. Philip Randolph Others practically
tho vicious policy SoSSr9coGs that went ." STRIKE
% Ss.sIsV Js !GSS ,1: ~ e. Sss.
s%PoSsd I''%'"
freely Sr"aoy 'SS s en'T%sts RSS
o%os %sn .ssa% 70 % SI %Hd
has b" %'i Negro SSo%s"
with socs In many instances their seniority rights S %Ts
': $S EsHGoph charged in telegram
have iS'"F T%' SSrSS
Ss%' v SisSIsHS%%' o SSS
OF S'E'" '" p0' who no" act a"
ar. En %s. y NsS. e ,tSsI Mss; @ The
na T Ms2s . S , sSo% a p" " the ys
o % dow" T &. sr ID
public 'S%1S" S 'sSS be S'
the sS packing SS SHS S "S mot 1 oSesa S G strikes
wSrS IN agTE SSOqdC5 shoulder with their white fellow
MN S%SS on and & days are Numbered We do no. hold with
hold with %S %' t SGS' Magazine SS %S:" that
s sp"S mott We dc Ssp however, h; s.S $ not
With all Of It's weknown weaknesses human nature is so con-
p sn" 10 majority group Of people can eliminate minority
absr Of the mojOriy ehHrHeoEmo Roper Director
and RSmS Syo to VT Intolerance
a%S c.S Of SiS' ma and 20 million
Of total lewis T. s SS% cent
Millions Of Negroes and millions Of white citizens deprived
OF the educational opportunities which ghtfy
rey This true part because Of the ubOnaon Of
Negro because Of the subnaon
groups within society But probably the factor the
limitation OF educational
education
S' Ernest
OF the
the Christian religion large Europe should eapsed
conditions degrading anything
paganm II Christianity had been born; after brief
trial had TO the conclusion that they
Lord Halifax
Churches (of all denomnaonsl
the that social
entrenched obstacles the
creeBshop Chicago one OF the speakers at
recent conference restrictive
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
Free Enterprise and Good Wages
Will Increase Negro Achievement
Is Opinion of John Lee

says: "All has not been rosy for
the Negro In the laborinR field. II
Is on the lower levels that the
Negro recently arrived here finds
his troubles. Negroes are not en-
ployed by the Columbus and South
ern Ohio Electric Company to OPP
crate trolley cars and buses. Dur
ing the war there was a lot Of
buck passing between company and
union. The Clio union has made a
little Roadway here, but so far they
have lodged the issue of Negro
employment.
There Is nothing perfect In the
report Of the Negro In Columbus,
Ohio, but II does 40 u long way 10
prove n point. Despite prejudice
and discrimination. the Negro can
go farther under n system Of free
enterprise. Some Of the ingredients
Of free enterprise are our daily
personal habits, pride and respect
for ourselves and others, respect
for the rights of others, and an
answering determination TO work
hard for everything we get.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
Representation in Aquotenniol Parade

Through the interest of approximately 1000 the majority
Of them Negro Minnesota Negroes will take the Min
neapols AquatenniAl Parade Saturday, July 20.
In this handsome float
Negroes Of the state will be display In the previous Aquatenna
paades the Negro has been represented the Min
neapos Es and the Phyllis Whatey Drum BuGe Corps
prnklnR Of Negro members Of other units This the float
will provide larger visual picture Of the fact that the Negro citizen
The float II beautiful sight II designed by Negro artist
Noah Smith, and selected by committee Of citizens who
advisors james Semmons, Mayor Of Bonneville
originator Of the noatid idea.
The who the will
efforts Of 1000 people those who the small
from individuals To build the float and those who planned
the project,
To this newspaper the fact that many persons
the significant thing There
would not give participate However the float will be excellent
public relations job all
and those who took the wek known attitude
The Aquatcnna Float will be another
theory that people who will community
do Il.
st. Paul Negroes participated widely the fund raising
raised
will be used provide representation in the ST. Paul Winter
Parade In this Mr. SlemmOns
Vdng the two Negro communities
Of much needed goodwill pay dividends
% people n this
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19

Minneapolis birthday greetings! July 20
Mrs. Leola Carey. 87O4 Fifth Ave. 8. f.: Mrs..
ThelmA Gray. 40 z. s7th St. Mrs. EArline
Donaldson, 1885 Fourth Ave. s.: Mrs. Mary
Collins. $500 Fourth Ave. s. July al
Elmer Bridges. 5s6 James Ave. N. james
T. Crockett. 626 GirArd Ave. N. Harold L.
Simpson. 6l27 James Ave. N. July ~
Mrs. J. X. Collins, $500 Fourth Ave. s.
July 23-RRy Walls. 8745 Fourth Ave. s..
=. L. Escue. SS24 Fourth Ave: s.; Mrs.
LAWYER. 272b SOth Ave. 8. July 24-Cecil
Adair. HOS Aldrich Ave. N. ; Russell Under
wood, $500 Fourth Ave. s.. Mrs. Patricia
Davidson. S7ib Fourth Ave. g.: Ruth
Brown. S4S7 Smelling Ave. 8. July 26-Cecil
=. Newman, $500 Portland Ave. 3. : Walter
Beasley, 274s Clinton Ave. s. Mrs. Z. V.
Marshall. $3.50 Elliot Ave.
Out-of-town EreetinEsi July 2I-Jack
Floyd. Kansas City. Mo- Betty Ann Car
michael Anderson, Los Angeles. Calf. July
2S-Marie A. Hawkins, Sumter, 8. c. July
24-hrs. Helen Kitchen. Des MOines. Iowa.
July 25-Charles MeCadden, Goldman Field.
Ky.
Birthday greetings in st. Paul; July 22-
Ralph s. Ward. Jr.. 1885 Sherburne: Arthur
2S7 N. St Adams ST.; ThelmA Alyce
Thomas, SS4 N. Dale 81. July 2S-FAustinA
Robinson. 100 St. Anthony Ave. Mrs.
Courtney HilyArd, 792 St. Anthony Ave.
July 2A-Rev. Floyd Massey. Jr.. 7lS St.
Anthony Ave. July 25-James williams.
S26 RondO Ave: Eugene Preston Hill. $50
lElehart July ga. r. North. ass RondO
Ave. Mr.. L. r. SeRton. 1920 Cumberland:
Ivan Duane Perfect, SIT W. Central Ave.
July 21-ErmOn Jean Owens, sSs RondO
Ave.
Out-of-Town greetings to Pvt. May s.
Cook, July 20. Army Earl Weber. Jr.. July
q, Army.
VISITORS TO ST. PAUL OFFICE
Visitors to the ST. Paul office Gordon w.
KIRK, 97l IRlehart Ave. : Rev. c. b. Wheeler.
522 W. Central Ave. Richard ID. Hall, Jr.,
9S7 st. Anthony Ave: Rev. John r.
BrOOkes, SIT Harrington ST. Mru. Esther
Brown. 4O5 St Anthony Ave Frank N.
Harris, 4Ob st. Anthony Ave.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
HEAR NE. BROTHER!

HEAR NE. BROTHER!
Hear me, white brother
Black brother, hear me
! have seen the hand
Holding the blOWtOTeh
To the dark, anguish-twisted
body
! have seen the hand
Giving the high sign
To fire on the white piekets-
And IL was the same hand;
Brothers, listen 20 me
Ii was the same hand.
Hear me, black brother
White brother. hear me
! have heard the words
They set like barbed-Wire
fences
To divide us
I have heard the words
DIRTY Niger" poor white
trash"
("Kike," "bureaucTat."
"greaseT," "cOnchieD,
And the same voice spoke
them;
Brother, listen well to me.
The same voice spoke them.
Robert Hayden
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19


most cncouragingJOHN LEE
report Of Negro progress Of the
last century. Unusual In that II
does not concern itself with laws
and statutes forbidding this, or
granting that, the report Is n strong
argument In favor Of free enter
prise and fair play In the matter
of wages and employment.
Comprising One-tenth OF the
eity'a population. the forty thou
sand Negroes Of Columbus are an
integral part Of the community.
In the words az A. =. Bentley. vice
president and general manager Of
the FiTeside Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Negroes In this city are
the best employed, most Substan.
tiRl 'mid-elass' element In the
state"
Free enterprise Ia an over-work-
cd AmericRnism. IL Ia lndisputRbly
u desirable ideal, but because II
has too long been associated with
big and sometimes mOnOpolistic
business combines. II has been
looked upon with suspicion by the
masses " the American people,
As n substitute. they have accepted
the nostrums and catchy cure-alls
offered by the political philoso-
piers. In most American cOmmuni.
ties. Negro Americans are thwRrt-
ed by prejudice, discrimination, the
force Of numbers and child-like
belief In what the other fellow will
do for them.
Consequently, most communities
are seethinR beds Of agitation and
activities designed to bring to re-
aliEAtion the Utopian dream Of So
cial and economic equality, There
can be no quarrel with any attempt
To build a community free Of de-
structive racial animosities 80 long
as that attempt II not being made
solely to create and keep diSsension
alive. but II has been proven time
and again that the better way "a
improve the status Of y race Is "a
improve the status Of the members
who comprise that race.
Primarily. the individual Il Of
far greater consequence than the
race he represents, For instance
in Columbus, Il IL more important
to know that Harry Alexander Il
the personal secretary Of r. H
Jeffrey. white chairman Of the
board Of the Jeffrey MRnufNetur
ing Co, than Il Is to know thai
unhappy events often occur In the
city's Burma Road" Slum areas
Likewise, {. W. Bryant, head Of I
Arm that moves buildings and heavl
industry, and q recognised leader
In this field, IL u stronger symboO
Of hope than are the "Ioot-suiters'
who exhibit their way through life
Most 81 the heavy industry 81
Columbus offers employ meRt Il
Negroes. Columbus hotels employ
Negroes In large numbers. Negroes
are employed In the six major tTuhl
lines that serve the area. and aal
AIRY levels are az the prevailing
rate, The telephone company anC
the gas company hire . few Ne
gTOes In the labor clASsihc alton. and
department stores discriminate
completely,
In many respects, Columbus Il
no different from many eommuni
ties in the deep south, There arr
elements, such as streetcar diScrim,
inAtion and racial prejudice thai
might well have served 70 discour,
age and devitaliIe the Negroes Of
Columbus. but they elected to whine
less and work q lot. They weren't
handed anything on a silver plat.
ter. They have achieved without
benefit ~ tub-thumping by Labor
groups and liberal rsformsrs.
Lewellyn A. Coles, editor and
publisher Of the Ohio State News,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19

bOudOiFS and what have you. And
cOlored women must be willing 70
suffer, II need be, for q world where
In she viii not perform any services
for white people that white people
will not, because Of race, perform
for colored people on the same eco
nomic level.
The Negro In the South must
libeTAte himself. And he must or
gsnizs TO do this. He must follow
cOnSScrated leadership. He must
make that leadership Independent.
He must improve upon underground
methods OF yiolentlessly battling
for liberation.
In this fight for full emancipa-
ton, the day must come, II full
emancipation 10 TO come, when
some leader somewhere will pass
the word down the grapevine 70
eolOTed people to refuse TO buy
from establishments which accept
their money but deny them employ
ment on the basis Of their ratio 10
the total population In the eommu-
mites in which they live. During
these days Of passive resistance, the
cooks, maids, servants and what
have you must In the John Lewis
miner-fashion go fishing"
This II the daring proposal, but
q way must be found 70 support and
cooperate with our friends indeed,
be they white or black. We must
support the colOred people in the
South when they move 10 refuse
TO be slaves Of the BilbOitss Of the
South.
Today, there should be a council
Of leaders mapping plans 10 assist
millions more Of eOlOred people 10
migrate out Of the South and TO
settle In other sections of the coun-
try In such q manner as not 10
create problems in the sections into
which they move. There should be
u well-wOrked-Out plan for such
migration and that plan should be
followed.
And finally, the South 10 in great
need Of consecTated missionary
leaders supported by people who
realize the Importance Of full lib
GRAFTON, development and inteRra-
ton Of colOred people on an indi-
vidual merit basis into all that has
TO do with his welfare. Leadership
which must depend upon support
received In the South fails because
the South fails that leadership. The
unholy alliance between black and
white exploiters Of the lowly has a
vested interest In keeping the yoke
Of ignorance, approximation, and
slavery fastened around the neck Of
the masses In the deep South.
Don't let anyone kid you-Bilbo
Is the unvarnished representative
Of the white South as a whole.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19

them may claim TO be, they harbOT
the conviction that there must be old
and young mammies TO nurse their
children and 10 wait on them. To
make sure that there will always
be plenty Of mAmmies who will feel
forced 10 seek mental employment
from white SOutherneTs, this bust
ness Of colored and white jobs Ii
maintained and fair employment 10
fought 10 the streets, and get In.
volved In lawsuits which net the
white mans court officers millions
Of dollars each day.
In other sections Of the country
there are other things upon which
10 feed. The people make things
and render services the world needs
and In willing TO pay for. In the
South the whole economy In built
on the backs Of black men and
women: The South IL not the Ne
gTo's friend in any sense. The
Negro under present conditions can
not make any real progress In the
South because his leadership for
the most part has been contami-
mated by a most deadly disease--the
lack OF faith In the possibility Of
~. yLuiiolng 2 r'en ana iui, me iUp Al
ny peop,es oL tns oouth. pTIl
WIZ anI piaSk ieaueIS' SspeeIA
and white mans schools for Ne
Rroes, have adopted the benighted
white SOuth's way Of exploiting the
IT. c. -, ,
Ihe oouth tod"y Is lahu TOT
I T1n, Shu merenahts 9nly,
s onIess ohs aus 'hto onS oi 'hess s
saeeSoiIei ns - iIoi 20 lsAo
peJpis WIN tne,L Ives peioIs tn' ~
~ Ds s uat theLe u anythihE ~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
Better Housing Up To Legislature

Another which
for the state legislature how they stand public housing Mime
public
matter Of providing low cost housing for families
The legislatures have
fused Federal Housing Enabling
possible the building Of housing units and the clearance urban
Conservative elements In this seldom good
housing for tbs lower income people Real estate whose FIRST
interest naturally profit
make Federal Housing kept the This
all right from their standpoint but II does solve the
the Stun provide for decent housing
small incomes. ~ -
Most Negroes have small housing
not apt To get unless this state housing enabling
candidate for the legislature should therefore
her stand on housing enabling net before election day
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
RETURN FROM
RELATIVES FUNERAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Shivers,
1921 Fourth Ave. s., and Mrs,
Esther Brown, SS2S Fifth Ave. s.
have returned from Madison, Wis,
where they went to attend the fu.
neral Of . brother, Claude Shivers.
Mr.. Shivsrs, SO, who was a veter.
an Of the first World War, was born
at La Crosse, Wis, and had lived
in Madison for the better part OF
his life.
Mrs. Brown visited friends and
relatives in La Crosse for several
days bafore returning home.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
Robert Durr Advises Negroes
To Leave South; Says BilbO
Represents Southern Majority
BY ROBERT DURR

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. II have
lived In the deep South for the
most Of my life. I. therefore, make
bold 20 say that I know the South.
Bilbo IL n true. unvarniShed picture
Of the majority Of white people In
the South.
The soul Of the white South, for
the most part, is a carry over Of
the philosophy back Of the England
Of which Winston Churchill Is sym
bolic. He does not want the British
Empire hquidatsd because Il Is n
nation q tea-drinking parasites
who feed upon the blood, sweat,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19
CARD OF THANKS

VIII all Of my dear friends please accept
my gratitude and appreciation. deep from
my heart, for the kindness and devotion
shown to me during the seven WeekA I was
confined At the hospital and also for the
lovely flowers which helped so much In rails
ing my spirits.
! am very grateful for the manner In
which my friends. under the direction Of
Mr.. I'd Moore, made arrangements for the
funeral Of my husband. Jay p. Williams.
which ' was not permitted 20 attend, due 10
my Illness. Special thanks TO Mr.. Moore.
Kew. John Brooks. who OBLIGATED. in the
absence Of Rev. c. T. r. Nelson, and 20
Mrs. Berdella Moore and Mrs.. II. Irving
who furnished the music.
Mr.. JoaIe Williams
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-19

toll and tears Of subjugated colonial
peoples under the heels Of old John
Bull and upon which for years and
years the sun has never dawned In
more ways than one.
There Is n philosophy which says
there can be no up without down,
no east without west, and no north
without south, That Is the basis Of
the thinking Of Bilboites, and they
are legion in the South. Preserve
ton OF whites 10 them means en-
slayement and suppression Of
blacks.
No matter how poor a peeker-
wood may be or how religious ons Of