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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22

In the South il has not taken the
lead in attacking the caste system
or even in bringing about minor
reforms; in the North Il has only
occasionally been q strong force
for social action"
The Man Behind The Altar
What Is wrong with the Negro
church Of today? What is it that
has immobiIiIed the potential po-
tency Of this great institution
Essentially the faults Of the
church are directly attributable TO
the man behind tho altar. The mag
ni6eent advances Of the entire Ne
gro people in the past several dec
AIDES have left the average minister
behind, have outdistanced the very
men who once led the masses TO
the very borders Of the Promised
Land and then Jagged behind in
the forward march.
Once the chief outlet for every
Negroes ambition, today the min
istry Is falling badly in status in
the community.
With education more and more
the main criterion for attainment,
the average uneducated preacher
tone study of 1900 found 70 per
cent without college degrees) is
losing influence with the commu-
nifty. And regrettahly few college
students are going into the minis.
try to make up for the inadequa.
cies (less than one per cent Of high
school graduates expressed their
intention Of studying theology.
Not that there are not enough
ministers. Certainly the Negro
church has It's share with 1913 per
cent Of all clergymen. What Is
needed in the Negro church today
is more Of the brightest and most
ambitious young Negroes TO preach
the Gospel with wisdom and 10 car
~ on the worthy heritage Of great
men Of the cloth who inscribed
their names in Negro history in
the past.
Today that old-time religion" il
not enough 10 face the myriad race
problems that confront colorcd
Americans In every phase Of life.
Today the Southern Negro will
not accept advice such as one
preacher gave his congregation
who asked whether they should
register to vote:
IAN we preachers are supposed
to do is 10 preach the Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ and Him cruel,
fed, and that's all"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-22
Later, Junior, die better on a full stomach

flucncc Of the church eomes from
outside religion. To-day Negro bust
ncssmen. professionals and labor
union men are grabbing leadership
from the preachers,
win the church lose It's influence
without n fghtf
Such organizations A. the Ma.
tional Baptist Convention. Inc. will
give the answer, Either they turn
to streRmlined. practical methods
and far sighted. world.minded min
listers or else they forfeit com
munlty leadership.
Religion has been too strong n
force In tho Negroes life for Il 10
forget It's Splendid tradition. The
church can and must again take
its riRhtful place a. the foremost
hattler for the salvation Of the
Negro not only In heaven but here
on earth.
Most business failures In one
years United States history Oc-
Cured in 1889. when 81 ,s22 con
Germs slumpsd with losses just
under 81 billion
Minnesota ranks FIRST In oats pro.
duCtion In the United States;
Stearns. Otter Tail. and RsnvilIe
being the three leading counties.
Average number Of tractors on
Minnesota farms IL IL.
Visitors 90 the ~ Taui oTics Of
this newspaper Mrs william nTay v
boy. b1s Rondo Ave Mr. ana MTs
Lawrence walton. 2sa Y ~ An1ans
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duction at this time but believes
that his plan is 'fairer and more
practically if any tax cuts are pos
sible now.
Chairman Knutson and other
COP members took issue with
Democratic contentious that Treas
ury experts had been arbitrarily
elected" from executive committee
sessions which began yesterday
They said Mr.. Knutson had an
nounced on several occasions that
the public hearings ended after the
meetings last Thursday and Friday
The current closed sessions, they
said, are for committee discussion
Of the Knutson measure and for
conferences with the committee s
own staff expert on income taxes.
Colin r. STAN, head Of the con-
gressional tax STAFF, was the prin-
cipal expert heard yesterday.
In the Senate, Senator George,
Democrat, OF Georgia said, he pre-
ferred delaying any tax cut bill at
least until the end Of the current
fiscal year, June 80. He predicted
strong Senate sentiment for a
graduated cut to benefit small in
come taxpayers. and increasing the
$500 basic exemption.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
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ESTIMATED, POPULATION

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Labor
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are Federal employees and therefore
may be enjoined from striking, cou-
pied with a. new seizure law, could
be used as an effective club over the
head of Mr.. Lewis, Federal officials
pointed out.
Courts Seen as Trustees.
The labor courts under terms Of
the draft of Senators Ferguson
and Smith would be given jurisdic-
ton over all disputes arising out Of
interpretations of existing work
contracts, as well as all questions
arising under Federal labor laws.
I'VE always come to the $64 ques-
ton on what to do If anbody. either
labor or management, refuses to
obey our labor courts" Senator
Smith said. I'VE are considering
the seizure weapon as an answer" ."
THE courts could be the trustees
or administrators of the industries
thus seized in those rare cases
when our Nation may be threatened
by paralysis, such as on the coal Or
steel industries" Senator Ferguson
said, adding:
1--WE feel that our labor courts
plan should be before Congress so
that any changes in the labor laws
can be drawn in relation to the
court setup.
Every time we pass new labor
law it should be fitted into this
court system. We've spent a lot
of time writing new rules for in
dustrial disputes but we've neglected,
all along, the machinery for ham
ding the troubles"
The Ferguson Smith bill would
create IL labor courts-one for each
of the jurisdictions Of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals.
Each court would be composed Of
two lawyers and a layman.
These judges would have the
power to issue injunctions after
hearings in labor disputes. They
could completely re-hear Wagner
Act cases appealed from the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board. And
all union employer contracts would
have to be filed with the courts.
The Supreme Court yesterday
ordered its mandate to Mr.. Lewis
and his United Mine Workers to
comply with its recent decision to
go out March 20 instead of March 81
as it ordinarily would become effec-
tive. Mr.. Lewis and the UNIV are
given five days after March 40 to
comply.
Specifically the mandate tells Mr.
Lewis and the union to cancel his
notice to Secretary of Interior Krug
of last November terminating" the
contract under which the Govern
Evening star., 1947-03-18
High Taxes Cripple
|0Id-Age Security,
Controllers Are Told

A wage-earner starting from
scratch" cannot save enough money
to provide for his old age under
present tax laws, Representative
Kean. Republican, OF New Jersey
said today.
The future of wage earners, he
said, lies either In becoming a
ward of the Federal Government
or a recipient Of largesse from some
great corporation"
Mr.. Kean also told the eastern
spring conference of the Controllers
Institute OF America in the Hotel
Statler:
ANY tax structure that stiles in
itiative and makes it impossible for
a man of ability to provide for the
future security of himself and his
family has in it the seeds Of totah-
tarianism."
Low-Income Tax Hit.
The tax on low-income groups he
classed as excessive" since 1t took
money needed for necessities.
Mr.. Kean, q member Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, said
he favored q 20 per cent across-the-
board income tax cut. Such a bill
is pending in Congress.
Mr.. Kean said the Ways and
Means Committee would begin hear
ings in May to determine how the
tax law should be revised. The
committee, he said, is planning to
have a general tax revision bill
ready for submission to Congress
next January.
He indicated the committee would
"look into" the activities OF CO.
operatives and educational and
charitable institutions, which have
"a tendency" to 60 into business in
competition with fully taxed cor
porations. "
Royal to Speak.
Weston Vernon, jr, New York tax
attorney. told the controllers there
is urgent need" for an "overhauling
of the technical and administrative
provisions" of the tax law.
The conference. which began
Sunday, will close this afternoon
with an address by Undersecretary
of War Royal. o. H. Ritenour OF
the Washington Gas Light Co. Is
general chairman.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

ment has operated the mines since
last May. q 80:
The contract Termination" notice
brought on the Nationwide walk
out November 21zofrsoft-c miners.
In its historic March 6 decision, the
court reduced the District Court
contempt fine of the UNIV from
So 500, 900 to 100000 providing the
strike-inducing termination" notice
is withdrawn. Failure of the union
to comply with the mandate will
mean that the remainder of the
hne-$2, 800, ,o00-will be invoked.
On December Z Mr.. Lewis in
structed his miners to resume work
until midnight March 81, truce
which was called to allow time for
the Supreme Court to consider the
contempt conviction. The new
court mandate makes it almost GER
tain there will be no new walkout on
April |.
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years export surpluses Of the foal1
great wheat-producing countries
the United States. Canada, Argen-
tina and Australia-have proved
quite insufficient" to offset the
decrease in production elsewhere. :
The report said the 1947 harvest,
good in North America but poor in
Europe, promises to be no better
than in 1916. And If the big -Four"
exporters consume as much at home
as they are doing this year, little II
any increase In export supplies can
be anticipated.
Russia, once the worlds greatest
wheat producer and exporter, is still
struggling to recover from the
devastation Of World War II, the
report said, and is unlikely to enter
the market on significant scale
either as importer or as exporter"
Evening star., 1947-03-18
Flour MiiIers Raise Prices
ShorpIy in New York Area

NEW YORK, Mar. 10 R.-Flour
millers serving the New York area
today raised bread -four prices 10 to
rs cents per hundredweight and
pastry flour S. to IS cents. Spring
wheat varieties were advanced Is
cents. Recent sharp advances in
cash wheat were responsible for the
increase.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

caused most of the 1.761 900 rise
in budgeted outlays for 194S over
this year In general fund operating
expenses.
Of this total increase, he said, &c.
563, 900 was caused by such manda-
tory increases as these: Legislated
pay raises, $5,101,217; civil service
retirement, $337 900; teacher retire.
ment, 81 1,09S, 900: Police, Fire Relief
Fund, $425 200; United States Court,
$151 900 and st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
$2,451 900.
If all the eight-fold tax plan
should be enacted-and there are in
dications some of it may be trimmed
fdown-the extra load for the COM
ing fiscal year is estimated at about
100000 instead OF $4,000, 900.
There would be a necessary lag of
about three months before some of it
could be put into effect, officials
say.
For the next year officials esti-
mate the new general fund levies
would bring in about $11 800 900, and
60 to $17,750, 900 in 194s, as follows:
Sales tax - S., 95e,soo lsts ss.oSo. dSdsi 900
Cigarette tax --- 100000 100000
h%ussmsnt hquof tax tax SSSSS SoS 500
New income tax 100000 2's5o'0ooo o
Unincorp. business .------- 900, 600
In addition, the proposed cent
increase in the gasoline tax, to
cents a gallon, is estimated to bring
in an additional 81 900, 900 each year,
and the proposed increase Of auto
inspection from so cents to 81 a
total of $65, 900 each year.
For the 1948 fiscal year, the short
age of District revenues under the
$95 ,000, 900 budget would be made
up through use Of surplus from this
year and the sale of $1,945 900 of
capital investment securities. Since
about s5,O00,000 of these were sold
to finance this years cost, the plan
would leave only $3,698, 900 in the
fund at the end of next year.
Other witnesses listed we're Audi
tor Arthur r. Pilkerton, Assessor
Edward A. Dent, Water Depart
ment Supt. David v. Auld, Corpora
ton Counsel Vernon E. West and his
assistant, Harry L. Walker
In addition to an increased United
States share in District of Columbia
expenses, the joint committee plans
to examine proposed broadened Dis
trict income tax, per cent general
sales tax. boosted taxes on alcoholic
beverages and new levies on cigar
cites, amusements and public utility
bills.
Awaiting action by the joint group
also are proposals to require both
Federal and District Governments
to pay for the water services they
now get free and the plan for an
increase wage scale for Washington
school teachers.
Chairman Bates of the House Fis-
cal Subcommittee announced last
night the group would review all
pay raises granted District govern
ment employees in the last 10 years.
He mentioned first the bill now
being drafted for a teacher pay
boost but said he wanted to "go
into all of them and find the reason
for substantial increases"
Evening star., 1947-03-18

OF Louisiana, Jacques de villere.
She graduated from the Ursuline
Convent in New Orleans.
At the time of her marriage to Ad-
miral Butler, she was the widow Of
Col. Herman Schumi1, U. S. A. She
was socially prominent here where
Admiral Butler served as comman-
dant of the Navy Yard and as an adj
ministrative officer under the Secre-
tary of the Navy.
Besides her husband and Mrs.
Smith, she leaves a son. DR.. Herman
C. Schumm. Milwaukee: four grand
children and two great grandchil-
dren.
Private funeral services will be
held in Fort Myer Chapel at 2 pm.
Thursday with burial in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-03-18
World Wheat Scarcity
Into 1o48 Foreseen

The United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization says that
despite forecasts Of record 1947
wheat harvest in this country, the
world shortage may, continue % v into
1913 ~ 49, n.a..,
The picture today, FAC said Ii
9 report bears striking resem-
blance to. that 'of sWot1d War + and
the Immediately succeeding period
The report said there has been q
large decline In production IN Eu-
rope, although the new world has
marked up a Substantial increase.
In addition, for the past foul
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Wheat
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futures contracts and then goes out
in the country and buys up alt the
actual grain, . manipulation which
makes it impossible for the shorts to
deliver grain on the futures con-
tracts. :
The longs In the futures contracts
can then squeeze the shorts.
At present there are no indications
any clique has bought up cash
grain. Most Of the actual wheat has
been purchased by Government
agencies, which have exported it te
foreign countries or are holding II
until ships are available to send II
abroad.
But the effect Is similar to q cor
ner insofar as shorts are concerned
Evening star., 1947-03-18
mrs. H. Y. Butler Dies
Admiral S Wife and
Mother Of Writer

Mrs. Anna Kilshaw Butler, wife of
Vice Admiral Henry Varnum Butler,
U. S. N, retired, and mother of
Mrs. Gretchen Smith, club editor of
The Star, died today in the Char
lottesville (Va0 Hospital after long
illness.
Mrs. Butler had been living at
her home, the Anchorage, at Belle
Mead, Va, for some time and
entered the hospital few weeks
ago.
A native of New Orleans. she was
descended from the second Governor
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Per capita United States consump-
ton of fresh milk and cream rose
from 100 quarts year in 1885 to 200
quarts year In 1945.
Evening star., 1947-03-18

Standard proof spirit" contains
57.27 per cent Of alcohol by vol
ume.
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
Camp Otonka Will
Open On June 18th
Many Activities Are Listed For The
Camp Periods

Mrs. George Ehinger, chairman
of the District Y. w. c. A.. announ-
ced at a meeting of the camp COM
mittee that Camp Otonka. near
Dagsboro, Delaware, on the Indian
River, would open June 28. Two
camps are operated, each for a
period of four weeks. Enrolment
may be for one week or for as many
as four weeks. Senior camp. ages
1917, includes weeks of June 2S,
July 5, II, 19; Junior Camp, ages
1912, weeks of July 26. August 2
9I6. The committee is putting
forth every effort to secure an ex-
perienced, mature staff. Counsel
ors to be announced at later date
Many activities are enjoyed al
camp which includes swimming
boating. canoeing, singing, dane
ing, softball, nature study, camp,
fire building, hiking, handicraft
dramatics. archery. etc.
Mrs. Ehinger suggests that chill
dren be given the advantage o.
camping experience-it is valuable
to every youth. From the stand
point of health, your child will re-
ceive out-of-door physical training
Continued on page a
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
Sussex Poultry Local
Meets We'd, Apr. 16
Session Will BE Held At Dublin
Hill community Hall

The monthly meeting of the
Greenwood Bridgeville Poultry Lo-
cal will be held on Wednesday eve
ming, April 16. at the Dublin Hill
Community Hall.
Due to the fact that the speaker
has to attend two locals in one
evening. the meeting will start
promptly at 7:30 o'clock with the
main feature of the program first
and the business meeting later.
Everyone please make an extra eff
fort to be there at 7:30 O'Clock.
The program committee, con-
sistins Of Lee Carey, Frank Erie
del and William Craig of Bridge
Vile, and Charles Conaway and
Gootee Brown of Greenwood have
arranged a very Worthwhile pro-
gram.
DR.. II. r. Baker of Dover, State
Poultry PatholOgist, will address
the group on "New Castle Disease
and Other Diseases Mistaken For
It." He will illustrate his lecture
with a movie.
This should prove to be very in
teresting and timely as we have
had an outbreak of this disease il
our locality.
Frank Gordy, Extension Poul
tryman, will be the other speaker
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Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
Sussex Grand
Jury Returns
y True Bills
At April Term
Heavy Docket Disposed
OF BY County Jurists
BY Six O'Clock On
Monday; Cases Heard
BY Judge Carey.

The grand jury for Sussex coun-
ty in session all day last Monday
returned 22 true bills and ignored
three. completing their work at
six p. m. for the April term of
court.
True bills were returned as fol-
lows: John Robinson, Jesse ShO-
we'll and Paul Cole, jointly indict-
ed for larceny of three kegs of
nails. valued at $4,000; Ociclea
Green, forgery of check in the
amount of $1,000; Jacob Burton.
assault and battery and Andrew
James Kavanaugh. on a similar
charge. Ambrose Longacre of
Lewes. using a female child for
immoral purposes; Robert Price
alias Robert Head wife beating;
Samuel Sibitsky. three indict-
ments for issuing worthless checks
and one for larceny; Ralph Coon
er. issuing worthless checks; Reu-
ben ID. Holden. Laurel. possession
of alcoholic liquor with intent to
sell; Kerbey Phillips. Laurel, SELL
ing alcoholic liquor without a Ii
cense; attempting to break and en-
ter. Chester j. Moha. SeafOrd. For
deSertiOn and nOn-suppOrt, true
bills were returned in the follow
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Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
State Aviation Club
Celebrates Birthday
Institution Founded 10 Years Ago
Has Membership OF 100

April 18th, 1897. new OrganiZa-
ton was incorporated in Dover un-
der the name of Noisy Birdmen Of
Della ware
February >. 1910. the name was
changed to aviation Club of Della
ware
This organization started. under
the leadership of Herman s. Mil
Ter. VI. d.. founder of the club. and
sportsman pilot as skipper. and
lanca Aircraft and pioneer aviator
as secretary; with Is charter mem
bers and grew to Il rOstrum of a
by the end of 1910.
During World War III, the clul
lay dormant due to most of It's
members joining the Air Forces
throughout the World or into de
Tense industries in this country.
OF the "A members when the clul
reactivated in the fall of 1945, l.
the deceased and 26 ale still out o
this territory. leaving a rostrum o
81 members.
Twenty-eight new members join
ed in 1916 and today. on its 10tl
anniversary, the Aviation Club o
Delaware. boasts exactly 100 activ
members with several application
on hand and many more expected
Continued on page p
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
Fire Company
Elects Varnev
TO Presidency
Former Executive Was
Backed For Seat BY
VIM. r. Murphy, Who
Resigned The Post.

Charles +. Varney was elected
president of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford at the regular
monthly meeting of that OrganiZa-
ton held last Thursday evening in
the community Building Mr. Var
ney, former president of the COM
pany. was elected to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of
William R. Murphy. who served as
chief executive of the company a
little over a year.
Mr.. Murphy, who accepted the
presidency in January. 1916. only
after Mr.. Narney had previously
declined to run. and when it was
apparent at the time. that there
was group in the company who
would not accept Mr.. Varney. but
who would and did support Muir
ply. Mr.. Murphy. however, in the
interim following his election tC
the presidency, quietly marshallet
the forces favorable to Mr.. Varney
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Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
Fellowship Bible
Class Celebrates
3Sth Anniversary Service Held In
Social Hall Last Monday Evening

The Fellowship Bible Glass of
the Avenue Methodist Church held
its 3Sth anniversary in the Social
Hall OF the Avenue Methodist
Church on Monday evening. April
{.
There were about so members
and guests present. They were
greeted most cordially to partici-
pate in this anniversary party. The
individual tables were beautifully
arranged with daffodils and the
place cards symbol of Easter.
Decorations were under the di-
rection of the chairman, Mrs
Frank Herson.
DR.. Herson gave the invocation
and the hymn, "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" was sung.
Supper was served at $50 .. m
with self-service plan, which wa:
enjoyed by all.
The menu consisted of turke,
and all the fixings; ice cream fo
dessert. The president of the class
Mrs. Arcadia Ingram. presente'
Mrs. Jack Willis as toastmistres
for the evening. She, in her mos
gracious manner, gave to us
very enjoyable program. With Dr
Herson as the guest speaker of tn
evening, who made many remark
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
State Places Third
In Safety Contest
Delaware Well Up In Traffic Setup.
President HOrty Says

Delaware has won third place
among states in the Eastern Group
Of the National Traffic Safety Con-
test for 1916, according to an an
nOuncement by Frank J. Horty.
President of the Delaware Safety
Council.
Word was received of Delaware
placing third in a telegram from
the headquarters of the National
Safety Council in Chicago. The
wire did not disclose the winners
of the first and second places. De-
tails of the standings will be sent
later
All aspects of safety are taken
into consideration in judging the
winners. Among them are: Motor
vehicle traffic death records, ac-
cident records, traffic and high
way engineering, traffic law enforce
ment. driver licensing, school safe
ty, public information, and state
safety organization.
i j. James Ashton, Manager of the
/ Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1947-04-11
u. of d. Concert Band
DOlUn State April 18th
Enrolment Period Is Set
For April Z Through
The 18th

Three concerts by the as member
University of Delaware concert
band have been announced for Kent
and Sussex counties on Wednesday
April 16.
In it's first tour" the band will
be heard at Caesar Rodney High
School. Camden-Wyoming. at II a.
m.,; in Seaford at 2:30 p. M, and at
Georgetown in a formal concert
that evening. In the latter concert
there will be an admission charge
to help pay for musical equipment
for the Georgetown High Schoo'
band.
The band will be making it's frs
appearance since it played at tht
Muhlenberg Delaware football
game last November, and in the in
terval have gone many hours o
practice in thrice-weekly drills.
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