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Prosecutor
Seeks Indictment
Of Ga. COlumbians

ATLANTA, Ga. (NNPA) - So
licitor General z. E, Andrews last
Friday night indicated that he
would ask q special grand jury
to indict leaders Of the Columhians,
Inc, recently formed organization
based on race and religious hatred
Of eolored people and Jews.
"0ur investigation shows these
fellows are patrolling streets, max
ing investigations and having peo-
pie call than instead Of the police"
he declared. "We're Just not going
to have that sort Of thing" -.
He expressed the belief that
Homer L, LOOMS, Jr., kinRpin Of
the three-month-ol race and re-
ligious hatred fomenting society,
wants 10 get strong enough to
take. over" In Atlanta and Fulton
county, where more than half q
million people live. a.. ..-..
Andrews did not name the Co
lumbar leaders he would seek TO
indict. He did not subpoena either
Loomis or Columbian President
Emory Burke as witnesses. But
other brown-shirted members Of
the order faced the grand jury for
questioning. ...
The indictments will be sought
under a Georgia law making usur-
patton Of police authority, or at
tempted usurpation, q misdemeanor
punishable by IL months imprison-
ment.
AS the Columbians became more
involved in their fight with forces
Of law and order, Emory Burke,
president Of the society, changed
his mind about allowing their cor
porate charter to be revoked by
default.
Burke defiantly ripped the petit
ton for revocation 10 Bhreds for
publicity purposes after Governor
Ellis ArnRll announced revocation
proceedings would start In the
courts. But when the time came to
hear the States petition in court
last Friday morning, Burke re-
quested and received ten days
grace on the action.
The brown-shirted Burke, identi-
fed by a shoulder patch Of red
lightning on a white background,
was one Of about 40 COlumbians
ordered before the grand jury to-
day.
John Zimmerlee, Of Nashville, a
student veteran at Georgia Tech
and one Of the sOciety's three in
corporatOrs. was another.
Ralph Childers, under indict-
ment for melting TO riot, and an
other youthful Columbian last
Thursday night publicly acknowl-
edged visiting Ralph McGill, edi-
tor Of the Atlanta Constitution, to
protest "lies." McGill said he was
threatened with violence unless he
desisted in criticism. Childers bold
ly wore a Columbia medal awarded
him after he was accused of COM
plicity in beating a colored youth.
Members said they still had no
clue to the identity Of persons who
last Thursday night tossed q tear
gas bomb into the Columbians'
meeting hall, but declared darkly,
1T was someone hired by the
JewsW
Last Thursday night Burke
blamed "Communists."
Do your Christmas shopping
with your friends-advertisers in
this newspaper.
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Fred L. Kune In
Pururooper Unit

Fred L. Kane Of Minneapolis is
a member of the Winged Panthers
Battalion" only Negro Paratrooper
outfit in the U. S. Army.
Kane graduated Oct. 81 from the
training course for parachute men
at Fort Benning, Ga.
In a letter to the paper Kane
described his new activity in this
fashion. Said he:
81 really don't know what came
over me TO join up again, but !
can say I'm not sorry for it is a
fine outfit. Jumping anywhere and
at ANYTIME is our Motto. We do
all our iumping from C-82, called
the Flving Box Car, we jump at
a speed Of 1865 miles ner hour. and
at approximately 1900 it., it gives
YOU a slight jerk and then it's ell
over, you're on the ground in rs
seconds. If the chute does not open
YOU return to the supply room and
get another one. a good Joke
(smile). Well, anyway, we are well
known. and il so happens that ! am
the only fellow from Minneapolis
to be in the outfit. and believe you
men. I'm very proud"
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Robson Scores
"SlOw Change"
Race Theory

Paul Robson, baritone, was a
guest at a dinner sponsored by
the st. Paul Community Council at
the st. Paul Elks club during his
weekend visit and concert appear
ance in the Cities. Hugh Schuck is
president Of the group which con-
sists of various civic and cOmmun-
ity groups. Mrs. Elizabeth Schuck
Halter is president.
Robson, in his speech at the
dinner, said productive enterprise
in this country "is in the hands Of
a few" who control the strings.
The Observation-Disclosures singer
said Negro youth doesn't have a
fair chance under such a set-up.
He scored the idea advanced by
many today that change in the
status quo will take hundred
years. He spoke Of the great change
in Russia in a generation, and said
that the chance for change Am
erica had after the Civil War was
ruined when the Ku Klux Khan got
busy. So many Americans think
the Negro problem can't be solved
in even a thousand years, Robson
observed.
He said there is no danger Of
communism in the nation, but
rather the danger Of fascism.
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A. M. E. Finance Officer
EnjOined From Furnishing
Funds For Conference

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Justice T. Alan GoldsbOrough of
the United States District Court
here last Friday issued a prelimin-
airy injunction restraining A. S.
Jackson, financial secretary-treas-
urer of the A.M.E. church, from
defraying the expenses of the extra
session Of the General Conference
called by ten bishops to meet in
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 20-24.
The preliminary injunction en-
joins DR.. Jackson from paying out
of any church or UNCONVENTIONAL
funds now in his possession, or
which may come into his posses
sion, any monies to defray the ex-
penses Of the bishops or general
officers Of the A.M.E. church at
lending the called extra ses-
sion Of the General Conference,
or any other expenses which may
be incurred through this extra ses-
sion.
1t will remain in effect until a
hearing is held and thereafter the
plaintiff asks that it be made per-
manent.
The injunction was obtained by
the Rev. John T. Bailey, chairman
Of the trustee board Of the Balti-
more Annual Conference of the
A.M.E. Church, Inc, and a presid-
ing elder.
Service Of the restraining order
was had late last Friday afternoon
after former Judge James A. Cobb,
attorney for the Baltimore Annual
Conference which brought suit
against DR.. Jackson, had filed a
bond in the sum Of $1,000 to guar
antee against any loss which might
! he incurred by reason of the in
junction.
The suit attacks as illegal a
series Of acts Of ten bishops of
the A.M.E. church growing out
of a controversy involving Bishop
David II. Sims Of Philadelphia.
whose episcopal diocese is New
York State.
According to the complaint, on
Sept. % ten Of the l6 bishops of
the A.M.E. Church met at the Hotel
Theresa in New York City and set
up a "Rump Bishops Council"
which decided to call an extra SEES
sion Of the General Conference Of
the A.M.E. church.
These ten bishops are: Bishops
Reverdy C. Ransom, John A.
Gregg, S. L. Greene, Noah W. Will
liams, George B. Young, Richard
r. Wright. Jr., D. Ward Nichols,
Frank Madison Reid, George W.
Baber and J. H. Clayborn.
The resolution adopted by the
ten bishops, included in the minutes
Of that meeting which are attach
ed TO the complaint, and establish
ing themselves as the regular
Bishops Council" charged Bish-
op Sims with rebellion on the
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Of Justice to act IN such cases
as are before az tonight He also
scored northern Republican Con-
gressmen who bartered with south
srn Democratic TO kill progressive
legislation In Congress.
HRseldan declared he Ia fearful
because white people are q minority
In the world. There are millions og
darker peoples In the world, he
stated, and some day they win
awaken a. q giant, and II beg 81
you not 70 deal with AZ az we have
dealt with you"
The young pastor indicated n
hls speech that be would prob
ably have 70 stay out OF his hOma
state for awhile after news Of hln
talk reaches South Carolina.
But, he stated, he could also speak
In hope, because more and mere
white people are learning about
brotherhood. 1T has been slow,
terribly slow" he said, bat
sure"
He also scored race prejudice On
the part Of any race or group, not
just on the part Of the white man,
inferring that u IL a. bad when
fostered by q Negro or q minority
group as by any other group.
After Rev, Haseiden completed
his speech, Rev. Nelson made an ap-
peal 10 the audience 10 raise 81, 900,
half Of which would be placed In
trust for Woodland and half Of which
would be sent 10 the national office
Of the NAACP 10 aid In the nation
wide fight against intolernnea,
lynch violence and brutality.
Money orders, checks and other
donations can be made out or adj
dressed to: Mrs. Hazel Butler,
treasurer, $50 North 81. Adams ST.,
st. Paul 4, MINI. For information,
Mrs. Butler can be called BY tele.
phone at Dale 927s or Elkhurst
3241.
The Rev. J. A. Junell gave the
benediction at the Halle q. Brown
meeting, and Father Marion Casey
gave the invocation. The Pilgrim
Baptist gospel chorus, directed BY
Miss Arlee Harris, and the st.
Peter Claver glee club, under the
direction Of John NJ, Whitaker,
sang.
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ground that he had "flagrantly and
openly" disregarded and criticized
the actions of more than a majority
Of his colleagues.
1t also charged certain of
their colleagues" including par
tieularly Bishop VIM. A. Foun-
tain of Atlanta, the senior bish-
Op, and Bishop Monroe II. Davis,
the secretary Of the Council. with
having eOnspired with Bishop
Sims and having betrayed and
misrepresented the action taken
at a regularly called session Of
the Bishops Council In Kansas
City June 81, when Bishop
Wright was amounted to preside
with Bishop Sims over the first
episcopal district.
At another trump session" Of the
ten bishops held at the Hotel
Theresa in New York City October
7, the complaint alleges, this fac
ton decided to appoint v. NJ. Town
send chairman Of the Judicial Com
mittee and DR.. Thomas J. Primus
chairman Of the Episcopal Commit
tee Of the General Council, and the
Bishops Council as a whole was to
serve as a General Conference
Commission, all Of which is in vio-
lation Of the established practices,
customs and laws Of the church.
The General Conference Com
mission, according to the Book Of
Discipline, the complaint states,
consists of four bishops, seven
elders and six laymen delegates
and the secretary Of the Bishops
Council and the secretary Of the
Finances and General Conference
are members ex-officio, all Of
whom are designated by the pre-
ceding General Conference.
The chairman Of the Episcopal
Committee and the chairman Of the
Judicial Committee, the complaint
states, are according to the laws
Of the church also elected by the
previous General Conference and
are not appointed by the Bishops
Council or any group Of bishops.
On Nov. s. at Memphis. Tenn,
the complaint alleges, the ten
bishops met at the call Of Bishop
Ransom and issued a call for an
extra session Of the General
Conference TO be held in Little
Rock. This call, II is averred,
also Is in violation Of the laws of
the church, and the ten bishops
did not have authority to issue II
nor did they have the right OF
authority to name the time and
place Of a sDecial session Of the
General Conference, If q special
session had been lawfully de-
cided upon.
This authority, according to the
Book Of Discipline, it is asserted, is
vested exclusively in the General
Conference Commission.
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gOuKinR out WoOdard's eyes. The
Jury was out Is minutes.
Woodland also mentioned the
fact that Discrimination takes
place In the north a. well a. the
south, probably referring 20 the
fact that although reservations
had been made az the Hotel 81.
Paul two weeks ago for him, his
e0usln-eseort and Leroy Carter,
assistant field secretary Of the
NAACP, the party was subjected
10 \ delay Ut the deak, while
white guests who had not made
reservations we're given rooms,
according 20 report
Carter, the first Of the three
speakers at the meeting, scored
Secretary Of State James Byrnes
for insisting on democratic cleo
lions in Europe while In his own
state Of South Carolina, he was
sent TO the Senate with less than
ten per cent Of the people Of the
state voting because Of the poll
tax.
Carter pointed out that MACE
lawyers had won 81 Of the 23 case1
taken to the United States Supreme
Court, but the field secretary de.
clared: 1--WE should have taken the
mock out Of democracy a long
time ago."
The Rev. Kyle Haselden, youth
full and dynamic pastor Of Trinity
Baptist church Of Minneapolis, was
presented to the audience imme.
diately after Woodland spoke, By
the Rev. Clarence 7. r. Nelson
president Of the st. Paul NAACF
branch.
Haselden, a native Of South Car.
olina, began by saying: "No word
Is appropriate at this time
nothing Is appropriate but silence
when you have been in the pres.
enee Of grandeur In character as We
are tonight with Isaac Woodland
The white pastor told his audi
ence that he was reared In an at
mOsphere Of prejudice and intol-
eraRce, and that he saw the Ku
Klux Khan march In his home
town. He recalled that under the
white hood Of one Of the march
ers, he noticed the man wore n
pair Of tattered trousers and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-11-22
University President Morrill,
Makes Frontal Attack On
Secret Hate Merchants

The president Of the University
II Minnesota made a frontal attack
IN anti-Semitism or any type Of
lnti-minoTity manifestations Of the
University campus In a statement
o the newspapers Wednesday,
Nov. 10.
His statement came after out
door bulletin boards on the campus
we're found TO have anti-Jewish at
acks on them several mornings
asst week.
DR.. Morrill's statement said:
1.-THE University Of Minnesota Il
dedicated TO the principle that men
are ennobled by humane UNDER
standing. There Is no place on its
campus for attacks upon any group
nr individual because Of race or re-
ligion.
81 speak for the entire University
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DR.. Forest Virgins
N.A.A.C.P. Speaker
SundUv Afternoon

DIR FORREST WIGGINS-GIDE ..
DR.. Forrest o. Virgins, new
member of the faculty of the Uni
versity, will be presented to the
membership Of the Minneapolis
NAACP at the regular meeting be-
ing held Sunday, November oath,
at 4 P. M, at Phyllis Wheatley
House.
After a short business meeting
during which elections to the nomi-
mating committee will take place,
DIR. Virgins will address the audi
ence.
Members are invited to remain
for coffee and cake and the oppor-
tunity of meeting DR.. Virgins per-
sonally.
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community, faculty and students
alike, when I deplore the actions Of
misguided, cowardly individuals
who surreptitiously place on camp
Us bulletin boards or trees, posters
that are an aRront to minority
groups, or In any other way at
tempt to spread on the campus, or
of Il, doctrines Of hatred and In
tolerance. e
1.-THE University does not eoun-
tenance such behavior, and perpe-
traitors Of such acts will be sum
marily dealt with II they are de-
teeted. We have the right TO ex-
pect, on our campus, conduct and
attitudes that are consistent with
the high and generous purposes
~ the University"
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New VIEW. Post
To Be Formed
Sunday at Halle

A new Twin City post Of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars will be
formally organized at the Halle Q.
Brown House, Aurora and Kent
streets, St. Paul, at 2 p. m. Sunday,
Nov. "a.
Overseas veterans of both World
wars are cordially invited to attend
the ceremonies at which the post
will receive its charter from ma
tional WV headquarters and be
formally mustered into the vet
Grams organization. Officers will
be elected at the meeting.
The new post-one of more than
800 VFW posts in Minnesota-will
welcome members from both Min
neapolis and St. Paul, and regular
meetings will be planned for each
"ity. Those interested in joining
the new VFW group should call
Dale 003l or Elkhurst 1878 for
additional information.
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Group Institute
On Minorities
Meetinc Held

The minority group institute will
hold a meeting, Wednesday noon,
Nov. 20, at the International In
stitute, under the auspices Of the
St. Paul council Of Social Agen-
cies.
Participating on the program are
DR.. Hugo W. Thompson Of Mac
alester college, as presiding chair
man; 8. Vincent Owens, in the alb
sence of Father Francis Gilligan,
chairman Of the Governors Inter
racial commission; Lyle H. Fisher
Of the Minnesota Mining and Man
ufacturing Co.; Raymond Graf Of
the st. Paul CLIO; William clyde
sen Of the St. Paul A. F. Of L.,
Trades and Labor assembly; George
W. Jacobson of Group Health Mu-
tual, Inc.
The aim of the minority group
institute is to contact or reach en-
ployers and to discuss problems to
minority groups.
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DR.. J. Finley Wilson, famed
grand exalted ruler Of the I.B.P.-
DEW. (Elks), arrived in Mime
apolis early Wednesday morning
to attend the two-day celebration
of Ames Lodge No. 106 doth an
niversary. Plane trouble caused him
to arrive several hours late but
a large group Of Elks and their
friends remained from the capacity
banquet audience to greet the Eiks
leader.
Wednesday he made a tour Of the
Sister Kenny Institute in Min
neapolis. He was accompanied by
Milton G. Williams, a member OF
the Sister Kenny Fund campaign
committee; J. W. Pate, Reuben
Warren, Rev. L. P. Ashford, Leon
Lewis and Cecil E. Newman.
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Mrs. Ruby Reddick
Wife of Mill City
Minister Dies

Mrs. Ruby Reddick, 1901 Fifth
Ave. s., wife Of Rev. Henderson
Reddick, died at Fairview hospital
on Tuesday, Nov. 10, after a brief
illness. The funeral will be at St.
Peter A.M.E. church at 2 p. M,
Friday, Nov. %, with Rev. H. C.
Boyd officiating. Interment will be
at Crystal Lake cemetery.
She is survived by: Rev. Hen
derson Reddick, husband; Arthur
Reddick, son; Mrs. Tilether Taylor
Of St. Louis, Mo-, sister; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. M. Reddick, brother-in-
law and wife; George Jones, uncle;
Harvey WeatherspOon, n hew;
Sallie Mae Scruggs Of Kansas City,
Kan, niece; Mary Davis, foster
daughter; Claude Reddiek, brother
in-law. Neal Funeral home in
charge,
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Jay Berger, Minneapolis; Hazel
Rey, Minneapolis; Y. Borlaek, Min
neapolis; John Moultrie, Mime
apolis; John W. Hardeman, Min
neapolis; Tex Mitchell, Mime
apolis; Herbert E, Reed, st. Paul;
Tim Howard, st. Paul; l. Hackman,
st. Paul; Robert Meade, st. Paul;
Taft Martin, Minneapolis; Katha-
rine Josey, Minneapolis; Fred
Holmes, Minneapolis; Lee Young,
Minneapolis; John Smith, Mime
apolis; Mrs. John 7. Smith, Min
neapols; Title Anthony, Mime
apolis, and James Hudson, Mime
apolis.
Others contributing were: Wal
ter Mcfarland, w. NJ. McLeigh
Charley MeNeal, Alfred Thighman,
and H. C. Brown, all Of st, Paul.
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Ames Banquet
Gets Late Stort
Ruler Delayed

Over $50 persons gathered at
Ames Lodge Rest Tuesday night
TO attend a banquet commemorat-
ing the 40th anniversary Of Ames
Lodge.
The crowd was handsomely
dressed and in a festive mood.
The banquet was two and one
half hours late getting started but
the majority Of the diners were
patient and remained for the fes-
Invites.
The plane bearing ]. Finley Will
son, grand exalted ruler, did not
arrive until after l a. m, and the
Elk leaders party did not arrive
at the Elk home until 2 a. m.
Wednesday night the lodge open
ed its doors to a public dance for
its friends.
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WE GO TO
PRESS EARLY
NEXT WEEK

Because Thanksgiving
Day, November %, this
year falls on our usual press
day Thursday, our dead
line for news copy will be
advanced next week to
Tuesday noon, Nov. &c.
Ad copy must reach our
office by 5 p. m. Monday,
Nov. 25, to insure insertion
in the Nov. 20 edition.
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badly worn shoes. That Il 4 par
able, Haselden declared. Of peo-
pie who are afraid, and try %
cover this fear by assuming an
air Of superiority and bigotry
under q hood. rs
The Minneapolis minister de-
clared: Il speak in shame as an
American citizen I would In
diet (for Woodard's blindnessi the
Congress Of the United States
which failed 10 pass FEPC, anti
poll tax legislation, and has re-
fused TO empower the Department
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Six New Directors
For Urbon League
In Minneapolis

At the last regular meeting Of
the board of directors Of the Mime
apolis Urban League, November IL,
six new directors were elected to
fill vacancies until the next annual
meeting of the League. They are as
follows: Harriet Lane, Clifford E..
Rucker, Myrtle Harris, James
Ward, Brutus Cassius and Willard
ESau.
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Governor Ellis Arnall
To Be Given Award
For Service to South

Governor Ellis Arnall Of Georgia
will receive the Jefferson award for
outstanding service to the people
II the South in the tradition Of
Thomas Jefferson" at the biennial
convention Of the Southern Con-
ference fer Human Welfare TO he
held in New Orleans over the
Thanksgiving weekend, II was an
nouneed this week by Clark Fore
man, conference president. The
presentation will be made in the
municipal auditorium before an
audience Of 5000 Southerners at
the closing session Of the conven-
ton on the evening Of Nov. 80.
The convention, which Is the first
broad south-wide meeting Of its
kind in four years, will open on
Thanksgiving night, Nov. % and
extend through Nov. 30. Keynoting
the first session will be Senator
Claude Pepper Of Florida and Mrs.
Melvin A. Brooks g-
Found Dead in Bed;
Was N. p. Employee
Melvin A. Brooks, 90 years old,
Of $50 Rondo Ave-, was found dead
in bed Saturday, Nov. 16. Mr..
Brooks had resided in the city for
the past 25 years, and prior to his
death was for five years a waiter
porter on the Northern Pacific rail-
road.
He left no local survivors. At the
request Of his sister, Mrs. Susie
B. Reed in Mt Clair, New Jersey,
that no services be held here, the
remains were shipped 70 Washing
! ton, d. c., and consigned 10 Allen
and Morrow funeral directors.
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C. w. Wigington
Is Aqoin President
Of st. Paul League

Newly-elected st. Paul Urban
league board members are: presi-
dent, c. W. Wigington; first vice
president, the Rev. Francis Gill;
gan: second vice-president. Irving
Clark; secretary, r. R Mitchall;
treasurer, William Goddette, and
honorary member Of the board is
John DOYLE.
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justice in America.
Woodland, speaking to q 80 per
cent white audience, told Of his
experiences in a quiet, dignified
manner. He repeated the details Of
the incident which was pubhcized
In the nations press, and through
out the telling appeared to be the
most calm member Of the commu.
nifty house gathering, many men,
bers Of which audibly gasped as the
Pacific veteran told his story.
LynwO0d L. Shull, Batesburg
chief Of police, was acquitted last
week by an All-White jury Of
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Minneapolis Donations Lead
st. Paul Contributions
For Winter Float Fund

Minneapolis people this week again led St. Paul citizens
in contributing to the fund for the St. Paul winter carnival
float as steady donations continued to come in.
Among those contributing this week $500
trbutors: H. L. Josey, Minneapolis and Helen Rent Mime
apos 81 90 contributors Matt Hammond MnneapOis