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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
Congratulations to Northwestern Bell

Employment this week Of young Negro
ancestry telephone operator ainees by the Minneapolis North
western Bell Telephone Co.. marks another milestone long
road TO job opportunity for qualified Negroes the Northwest
Noteworthy also Is that by its action the Minneapolis
position Of leadership phone metropolitan
the nation its forward hiring policies Before l9 known
ego telephone operators were employed in city the country
after heavy public employed its operators
New York City has 200 opeators New Rochelle N " Buffalo,
~ r. New Jersey Telephone employs 20
throughout the state In these cities and Others
personnel practices Of the phone involving
Negro workers has shown steady Improvement the
years In some cities Negroes hold jobs supervisors public office
and service clerks and gst In other cities they
Telephone Co. has 20 unsed workers Including
10 elevator operators rs clerks
chnn lneman and two nsaers So
only New York City, New Rochelle Buffalo, Jersey
and Minneapolis have employed operators.
Minneapolis heretofore Negroes have working
orators janitors, mRtrons and minor office employees.
Telephone operators numerically
work force The hello girl tradonay important
public relation factors in the telephone business years.
used the to such Jobs closed
them This Is why the action Of Northwestern Bell
Is very important
This extremely happy that
taken Its place firmly the growing number
recognize that fair employment practices dictate employment
should be regardless
Credit for the departure the high type of young officials
individuals who from time time the question
employment opportunities before the phone company
Germs In this vicinity
lot Of people this knows white and black
have greater appreciation for the
Bell Telephone from this time on.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
Cpl. Nathan Bonner Writes
This Is THE Newspaper
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Four months having passed since
| last received an issue of our fine
newspaper, | thought I'd inform
you of my change Of address. It's
now the old German city Of Mum
ich-once the third largest city in
the world. But now-well, guess
one could very well call it "a very
unfortunate victim of World War
H."
However, the organization to
which am assigned is quite a good
one. There are good positions open
in it, such as the one / now hold;
head clerk of headquarters and
service company, yet I strictly be-
lieve in the old philosophy: there's
no place like home" That's the
main reason l get such a thrill out
of reading the news from the home
stead about the people and the
"old familiar places"
Give my regards to the staff,
and to the Juvenile 1--WE" writer
in particular. And may the paper
continue to be THE paper Of the
town instead Of A paper of the
town.
Sincerely,
Cpl. Nathan D. Bonner
Hq. & Sv. Co., 229 Engr. C. Bn.
APO 205, co PM, New York,
N. Y.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
BilbO's Defiance of Law and Order
Calls for Some Serious Thinking

primary battle. Always a self
seeking opportunist, Bilbo has not
sOftened In character even during
the period when he must give an
account Of his stewardship. He
rode to prominence on the race
question, and up to this point the
name callers and the hate-slingers
have helped him keep the issue
alive and profitable. -
The Saturday Evening Post, and
Life Magazine did a bang-up job
in reporting to the world the tenn
peramental and intellectual defici-
ency Of this man from Mississippi.
These two leading magazines didn't
carry stories for the haters and
the revilers. Their editorial stats,
figured that the spot to aim the
barbs is the one closest to the heart.
They prepared material that was
read by many who would ordinarily
have voted for Mississippi's prob
lem Senator. The result was a loss
Of many precious votes for Bilbo.
Effective opposition to Bilbo and
his many cohorts in the Senate
and in Congress can be built on
a scientific rather than an emo
tional approach. In Mississippi, Ne
groes voted for the first time on
July 2. Their votes counted heavily
against Bilbo, and whatever the
final outcome, they have a poten-
tial strength that will be respected
as they develop it. From this day
forward, Negroes should vote in
increasing numbers in every Mis-
sissippi election. Should they
achieve no other objective, they
will take the race question out Of
politics. It is patent that no can
didate for public office, whatever
his platform, will openly indulge
in race-baiting IL there is an ac-
tive bloc of sensible voters to pro-
tect that races interests at the
polls.
DO must enter a run-of contest,
he will know that the Negroes
in his district are hitting back
with deeds, not words. A run-Off
can easily mean defeat, and it will
be ironical if the very issue that
nut Bilbo in the Senate will send
him into a disgraced and heart
breaking retirement. 1t will take
lot of doing in Mississippi to
work up an effective enthusiasm
for emancipation through doing,
for we have learned too well TO
attack our enemies with hard
sounding words, but a little de-
termined courage can turn the
trick.
1t will be well too for the Ne
groes in Mississippi to learn early
that the vote is a powerful weapon
that must not be sold or devoted
to the prejudices Of the heart or
mind. Properly used, it can bring
true freedom to Negroes every
where-the kind Of freedom we
have too long contented ourselves
with shouting and talking about.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12

Bilbo, we have successfully smeared
the worst man In the Senate, and we
try to think Of new epithets to be
used the next time he opens his
bigoted mouth.
Seldom II ever do we realize that
Bilbo is no better and no worse
than the average of his colleagues.
He indisputably exerts effective
leadership on vital questions, and
his support Is usually on the side
Of the majority. Whenever it be-
comes necessary for us to deal
with him, we dig deeply into the
barrel Of hate and shoot the works.
1t has gotten to the point where
you don't know which side shows
the greater amount of intolerance,
Bilbo, or the men that hate and
revile him.
Perhaps we might have gone
on spewing forth new descriptives
Of anger every time Bilbo opened
a new race-hate offensive, if "the
man." himself hadn't shown us the
error Of our ways. Bilbo is not
our concern any longer. He has
come out in open defiance against
the law and order Of the United
States, and he has issued an in
citement to riot. The government,
II it does anything at all, will not
rest with merely calling him names.
The Department Of Justice, stung
to the quick by the open defiance
Of the Mississippi demagogue, is
keeping close tab on every move
he makes In his bid for reelection.
A Senate committee which sits
on the matter Of fitness, is alerted,
ready. to go into action when and
II the Mississippi mud-slinger is
sent back for another six years of
law-making by abuse. At this time,
it Is expected that some sort of
protection will be thrown around
the Mississippi polls to guarantee
protection to as many Of the eligible
Negro voters who have the cour-
age to go out and vote against the
most hated man Of the century.
What Bilbo is worried about, is
the possible necessity Of having
TO go into a run-of race against
one Of the several opponents in the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
Minnesota Political Roundup
RY Arthur Naftalin

The death Of oPA in the days
Immediately preceding Mondays
primary election heightened general
political interest over the state
and added a special note of ur-
gency to the final moments of
the campaign. Its death, however,
came too suddenly and amid such
confusion that campaigners found
it difficult to make an effective
campaign issue Of it.
DFL candidates, who had con-
sistently supported the national
ADMINISTRATORS price control pol
ieies and had warned against the
inflationary consequences of abrupt
removal Of the controls, hammered
away at Republican opposition to
0PA and at the governors failure
to call a special session to deal
with all aspects Of the housing
problem earlier in the year.
A few hailed the total end Of
0PA as salutary, regarding 1t as
certain to stimulate production
that would set loose wave Of
prosperity. But even most Of those
who had theoretically denounced
0PA had not anticipated so abrupt
and so complete an end and were
disconnected by the sudden develop
ments. Most everyone, including
the great majority Of landlords,
agreed that some control on rents
should continue. Supporters of OPA
were aghast at the possible con-
sequences Of its sudden death.
In the midst Of the confusion,
voters suddenly were seized with
a realization Of the need for capable
and competent leadership in Con-
gress. Their mood was such as to
cost many a politician his scalp.
But the twists and turns in legis-
lative procedure had obscured from
the average voters view the public
officials who were responsible for
the drastic development. Had not
President Truman, a staunch de-
fender Of OPA, vetoed the bill to
extend il? And now 0PA's enc
mics were among those clamoring
for its reestablishment.
A wave Of eviction notices and
rent increases--some running as
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
Union Picnic Brings Memories

weeks which reported the date Of this
City Union Sunday School picnic July IT, have brought
many fne memories to old time Twin Ctians.
For forty the annual combined picnic the various Sunday
schools Of Of Twin City churches the outdoor the
summer
Everybody who somebody who thought he
body those the union Up
until about the crowds increased but the few
noteably dndled
being overlooked modern
the outstanding affairs be fully pubicized the
Of the public In the people didn't
know about the picnic until II
This there indications that the public will know about
the traditional affair and old-time crowd expected
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12

a four-month siege before the No
vember 5 general election. After
this year, politicians can look for
ward to shorter campaigns. In 1913
and thereafter the primaries will
be in September, which will shorten
up the campaign period by at least
two months, unless the legislature
changes its mind. The change back
to July for the 1914 and 1916 pri-
maries, it will be recalled, was Or
dered by the legislature in order
to accommodate the soldiers votes,
which otherwise could not be count
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
Sidney EilImun's Deuth a Blow

The death Of Sidney Himan viii be blow to the liberal forces
Of America This boy from obscure
In his adopted land His critics who could
And legitimate criticism level his record labor leader,
citizen Semitic attacks him.
Han Of the great Of his day Nov; those
with him VIII probably praise him the who
reoranzsd the liberal forces Of the country In 1910 TO turn back
those who wanted to return 10 the days Of Harding and Hoover
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
Tubbs, Negro Reporter at Atom Bomb Test,
Eats Alone, Served Last Aboard Ship;
Writer Says u. S. Liberals Stink
BY VINCENT TUBBS


duin the final daysbe fore rcapituato
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12

men who make
the nations laws
Occasionally W.
have reason I
applaud, but NOR
frequently, W.
are disturbed b,
the underneath,
character Of thu
men we send T.
Washington. Mos
Of us like to be
lieve that wher
we have damned
and castipataf
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12
By JOHN M. LEE

We sit and wonder what Is in
store for US as Americans, and we
try TO gauge the future from the
temper Of the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12

Now that Mondays primary is
out Of the way, successful nominees
are preparing for the second long
lap Of their campaigns. 1t viii be
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12

high as 400 per cent in Minneapolis
set up demands that the gov
ernor call a special session Of the
legislature to establish some form
Of state rent control. The governor
moved cautiously, calling first a
meeting of leading legislators to
discuss the question. Meanwhile
mayors of the larger cities hunted
through the statute books for some
authority with which to cope with
the situation, should Congress fail
to reestablish rent control or the
state to take action.
A special session of the legis-
lature to consider state action on
price controls could, with profit,
survey the whole field Of antici-
pated legislation in the 1947 regu-
lar session and thereby become
prepared for more skillful con-
Sideration of needed measures.
With rising costs and shortages
on every hand, it is certain that
the ~ session will be confronted
with unprecedented demands for
increased expenditures and for pos
tive action to solve scores of
major problems. In the fields Of
taxation and finance, social well
fare, public institutions, schools,
labor relations, agriculture, uni
versity affairs. new laws and in
creased appropriations will be
most earnestly demanded. Prelimin-
airy preparation would help avoid
the usual legislative logjam and
provide time for the formulation Of
an overall program.
With both houses Of the legis-
latuTe TO be elected in November,
il is certain that many new faces
win be seen in capitol corridors.
This will place a greater burden
Of leadership upon the remain
ing experienced members, which
Is another reason for advance
planning for the regular session.
II requires at least one session
for the average legislator to learn
the intrieaeies Of organization
and procedure.
Now that Mondays primary is
out Of the way, successful nominees
are preparing for the second long
Ian ~ THAR. eamnaiCnS II will ho
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-07-12

A wave Of eviction notices and
rent increases--some running as
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-12-18
Professor Predicts
Atomic City Power

HARTSVILLE. 6. e. tn In
ten years OF less whole city
may bc run hy atomic power.
Dr Milton Burton. professor OF
chemistry at Notre Dame tnivcr-
sitv and n Consultant on the
atomic energy project. predicted
In an address before the annual
meeting ~ the South Carolina
section Of the American Chemical
Society NJ Cocker College here
Tuesday night.
There is every reason TO be-
lieve that the first atomic power
pile will Re operating in two
years" Burton said. within the
next ten years IL ia not unreason-
able to expect that we shall have
y fcderally subsidized experiment
in overall municipal operation
bv atomic energy"
New section officers selected
bv mai and announced Tuesday
night. were Or, Earle Dewitt
Jennings Of the College Of Charles
ton. Chairman: Baynard Whaley
Of Hartsville. vice chairman: DR..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-12-18
COP Promises
Short Session

WASHINGTON. --LPl-. House
Republicans, mindful of their pre-
election promise to take the gov
eminent out Of the peoples hair
are planning for the new session
of Congress to he short and snap
ply.
Lending crcdcnce to reports
that the party leadership doesn't
want Congress to stay in Wash.
ington any longer than necessary.
Rep. Joseph w. Martin. Jr.. Of
ASA chusetts. who becomes
speaker on January 2. told report.
crs he hopes all business will he
finished by July 1.
The reorganization law enacted
last summer requires Congress Ia
adjourn each session at the end of
July. unlcs an emergency arises.
Martin doesn't want IL 10 stay in
session that long.
a short meeting. influential Re.
publicans contend. is likely Ia
mean fewer laws that might cause
public dissatisfaction. and would
allow lawmakers To concentrate on
must" legislation.
Present Republican plans call
for major emphasis on Legislation
dealing With labor. budget balnnc.
ing. and taxes.
Committees already have been
directed to have bills ready as
soon ms possible on appropriations,
income tax reduction. lifting wal
controls. housing. and labor.
Hearings also arc likely to start
soon on extension Of the draft las
which expires March 81.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-12-18
KEY B!LB0 CASE WITNESS is CALLED
IreeEs Hurk Charges At Yug0slauia Before UN
China Peace Meet
Urged By Senators

WASHINGTON. -CP,- P,nuh.
mean Senator Flanders OF Vermont
ana Democratic Senator Murray
oil Montana Joined Wednesday in
urging an International coniprpcc
10 seek solution OF China's in
tcrnal strife.
Ihcy proposed that Gen. George
1. Marshall preside over the meet
ing which they said could hr call
ed within the framework of the
United Nations.
The situation in China is cri,i-
car. the two Senators declared
widespread civil war threatens
an indefinite period OF chaos and
destruction.
Representatives OF all lmpor-
'ant political parties i'll China
should hc permitted To participate
III IN" government OF China, and
America. Russia and Britain. the
most important countries IN Chi
ma $ foreign relations. should de-
Guar" themselves out Of Chinese
politics"
IandciS. whose services in the
Scnat" dates irom only last month.
and Murray. u l2-vcar man. were
joined III signing the statement hv:
Owen baltimore of Johns Hon
kin>. University. former adviser to
G"n"raIissImo Chang kai-Shck:
Harley +. McNair OF Chicago Uni
VcrSity. author of books on Amer
Ichn Far Eastern policy: II. II.
Fisher. chairman OF tho Hoover
Library OF War. Revolution and
Peace At Stanford University. and
Foster RhCa Dulles of Ohio State
University. author Of books ON
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-12-18
Absence OF Raw Materials
Slows Japan's Production

gram, in which everyone from oC-
Cupation finance experts to the
japanese Government is taking n
hand. is unsatisfactory. They say
they cannot get through the insu-
lating ring OF headquarters gcncr-
ais to impress Gen. Macarthur
with the problem.
Not Producing Needs
one official says the japanese
are not producing so percent of
their minimum needs. and hlamcs
this on poor coal production.
The japanese have suggested n
rise in the price of coal. now min.
cd at a loss which the Government
covers with subsidy. but finance
experts say that this would in.
crease initiation.
So the japanese Government. ms
one official put II. sits back and
says: let he Americans handle
II
Another official outl ines the
probe M thus mo coal no prOduC-
ton no production no exports. no
.XpOrts no way to obtain exchange
to buy the materials with which to
increase production, for which you
need coal
Imports Big Need
The problem Is made moie com
pick by such other factors as repa-
rations. labor troubles and infla.
ton Occupation authorities also
insist their demands for coal must
he met first Much coal also has
gone into the black market.
The japanese have q pat answer
for the fnw material storage o.
imports. japanese transportation
experts. for example. surveyed
their railroads and recommended
import OF 8! 1000. 900. 900 worth OF
equipment from the United states.
There is little doubt that the in
dustrial import program for Japan
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-12-18
Work To Start
On Huge Dam
BY MARGARET KERNODLE

Washington e. Work on the
main dam Of the multi-millIoa dol
lar Clark'S Hill project in the Saw
aRnah River Valley OF South Caro-.
lima and Georgia Will get under.
way early in lH47. Senator May
bank ,p-SCp revealed "Wednesday.
Maybnnk said he was informed
hE Army engineers that contract
for tn" dam near Augusta, Ga.
viii be let January c.
However. h" said. this contract
"'YhlCh ultimately viii bc run
Hing contract Of approximately
$20. 900, 600 will ne only for the
flood control dam without the
use only about 81 900. 900 OF tho
SIS 900, 600 available"
II" told reporter the peak en-.
plovmcnt likely will he 5000 and
viii b" reached between March an
July under present plans.
This work viii he done entirely
u"d"r contractors and will not in.
cIudC government employees" nc
said Contractors will give pre-.
ference to local labor and army
engineers plan to employ only civil
service inspectors an engineers OF
this part OF the project"
Tho main dam is 10 he locatcG
?l.I miles upstream on the Saw.
IErah River from the fifth street
bridge in Ausuta. Army engineers
explained.
Already. Maybank added ArmN
engineers have let contracts for tn,
left cmhankmcnt an work on that
Is to begin next week. They've also
let the contract. he said. for the
access railway. and construction
* underway.
Engineers are ready To "go full
speed ahead" on the Savannah
river project. he commented and
speak OF IL a the best flood cor
troll an power project OF the south.
eastern United States from the
standpoint of moncy-making. low
cost for the value 10 hc realized,
and for the benefit of the people e
He predicted the President soor
will release funds for new projects
IN adition to the $500 900. 900 he
has already released for flood con
troll and rivers an harbors work
This will mean. he said. that
work can begin on deepening the
Winvah Bay at Georgetown. s, G
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-12-18

United States relations with China
and Russia.
The Senators noted that Presi.
dcht truman, i'll dispatching Gen.
cfal Marshall to China year ago
as his special envoy. declared that
'hina has "a clear responsibility
10 eliminate armed conflicts with.
III us territory. as threat to
world stability and peace.
No coalition government for
peace ana reconstruction has yet
been formed in China" Murray
and Flanders said, adding the be-
lief that neither the Komintanr
nor the Communist regime can
win decisive military victory.
The two Senators declared 1T is
known that the Communist forces
are not receiving Russian supplies.
although they are capturing
American equipment from their
opponents.
American supplies" they said.
nav" been identified in the eyes
OF all Chinese as the major factor
III p"rp"tuatinC a chronic and ill.,
decisive civil war. As a further
and inevitable consequence, q
spreading tide of anti-American
feeling is undermining the tradi-
tional friendship between the
American and Chinese peoples"
The Senators said relationship
OF trust and confidence between
China and the United States must
be based on the full independence
OF China. They added:
No Chinese government can he
genuinely independent II i, is
subject to manipulation ny Rus
sin