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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

Among the visitors to our Mime
apoiis office during the past month
were. OrviIle A. Beck. 50ll sheridan
Ave; y. u Jones, 3G82 Fourth Ave
So. Clarence 7. Palmer. rs Seventh
Ave No. Marian Smith, 50tl Hum.
boldt Ave. No samuel whiting. 3bii
Smelling Ave. So. Mrs. Elsie Jackson
SOS Seventh 81. No. Mrs \ G. Owens.
1919 Elliot; Mrs. Emma Grimes, 3slS
Fifth Ave So, and Mrs. Theresa
Warren. 500 Fremont Ave. No.
Among the out.of-town visitors
were Mrs. Orrie ~ Flood. seattle,
wash. Dr. and Mrs. A, &. Albright.
Chicago, III. Daryl Ross, 81 Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell, IT.
Louis. Mo: walter Lee Hamilton,
Jr, Norfolk. Va. Samantha J, Moore,
Chicago. Iii; L. JanabelIe Murphy,
81 Paul, Lucille HarEraNe. st. Paul:
Mr. and Mrs Byron Holder, Los
Angeles, Can't: Charles Johnson,
MankatO. MINI. and elem Warren,
Los Angeles. Calf
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

counsel for petitioners in two cases
seeking u reversal Of the United
States Court Of Appeals for the
District Of Columbia declared in y
brief last Tuesday.
The extensive area covered BY
such covenants and the great
number Of persons excluded from
acquiring and occupying property
having saSh agreements running
with the lands already eeRsti-
tuts ons Of tho ETaVsst dangers"
10 national unity, the brief as
sefts.
Developing ths basic issue,"
counsel pointed out that In the past
two decades restrictive covenants
have bean extensively imposed In
most Of the major cities on . large
percentage Of all newly constructed
dwellings, new residential su5divi-
sionS, and existing residential prop
critics adjoining areas occupied by
many Of the excluded groups.
The brief points out that colored
people have thus far been the major
victims Of this private, Wholesale,
and irresponsible coming" which
has barred them, no matter what
their income. from new eonstruc'
ton In suburban areas and forced
them into virtual ghsttoss."
similar restrictions. u h as
serted, also have been directed
against Msxicans. Greeks. Span.
iaSds, ArmsnIans, Chinese. Nor
cans, FIlipln0a. Psrsians. IiIaduS,
Ethiopiana. SyrlaRa. japanese.
Arablaas, NOn-C aueAsiana. Latin.
Americans. Jews, American In
dians. Hawaliana. Puerto RieRns
and other minority groups, IRE
spective OG their American eiti-
ssnship.
The brief presents the Questions
Of whether judicial enforcement Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

0rdinatinE work with numerous
agencies working on Southern
problems: ca research and sur
Vey 90 determine the facts and
the state Of public opinion as q
basis for sound social action; CD
educational activities through q
monthly bulletin. the New Soath.
and through pamphlets, press,
radio. conferences, and personal
contacts; CD consultative seEV.
Ices 10 private and official aEen-
sies; C0 promotion Of specific
programs Of action through the
Council staff and membership
The Council unitss In programs
Of study and action persons Of wide.
ly differing backgrounds, II helps
TO bridge the gaps between rural
and town people, Negroes and
whites, men and women. residents
Of mill villages and Of adjoining
towns, and persons Of different
faiths and denominations.
"Sincr its formation in l94l, the
Council has maintained close touch
with the State lnterraciRl commit
tees, four Of whieh--those in Ken
lucky, Mississippi. Florida. and
South CaTolinA---have become full
divisions Of the Council.
Through them the Council has
been able to secure valuable infor.
nation about al the thirtssn
States, and 10 implement q truly
South-wide program. The Council
offers state and local groups guild
anee In making social studies and
undertaking sound community &c
ton. Surveys and informal studies
not only yield useful data. but also
help create the attitudes necessary
for social change.
Also OI great value In Keep,
Ing intimate touch with local con-
ditioas throughout the South
have been the Honorary Fellows
Of the Council These Fellows.
drawn from the ranks % young
SSathsrnsFs In all the southern
State. Who show promise az pro-
GresAiVe leadership. perform i'm.
PertaRt volunteer services a. Oh
servers. correspondents, and sps-
sial inQuirSrs."
The immediate aims Of On,
Council are designed 10 assure III
civic rights Of all the people Of N,
South. A primary objective Is Law
enforcement that vii provide tai
treatment 10 minority groups an,
will prevent the outbreak Of VIC
heneS. As one means to equitahl
law enforcement, the Council
urging tho general use II Negr,
policeuten IN southern communal
ties. The need for extension o
the vote on bread Democratic has
; Is also rresiviRg arESnt attention.
. The Council Is presently On
. gagged in the task Of presenting 3
, the Southern people the facts abOu
, suffrage in the South, in order
. counterfeit the misinfOrmatioa tia
! has been circulated Ahsa, the Negr
! vote"
To accomplish iss sbisctivSs n
COunsil needs the help q every per
son who believes in the South an
would like to hslP Il in the wOr
!; l. attempting 10 do.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28
INDUSTRIAL COMM. OF
URBAN LEAGUE TO MEET

The next meeting Of the Indus
trial committee Of the Minneapolis
Urban League will be held at p. m.
Friday in the committee room.
Chamber Of Commerce, Pillsbury
Bldg.
Mr.. c. A. Abbott Of Reid Ray
Films will present the Aim strip
project.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

its kind which any official govern.
mental body has ever done"
W. y. b. Dubois On the whole.
the advance u the Negro in the
labor movement, which means i'd
vance In democracy. Is slowly sa,
surely making desirable progress.
bat white lAher does not yet fully
rvaiins that democracy cannot stop
al lines Of race, ser, OF creed"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

what II takes to beat the time Of
the totRlitarian police state.-The
Wage Garner.
You need this report for yourself
and your family. Send 81 to the
Government Printing Office, Wash
inRton, ID. c.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28
So Soith

Walter white; Tho acting Gov.
srnor az Mississippi surprised mo-
body BY biz believing that the ~
port Of the Presidents Committee
on Civil Rights Is 'anti-Scuth' and
'anti.American.. Hia bsllIEsrsncs
merely served 10 give 6nal proof
that the document 10 the best job Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28
Unique Prosrom and Action

IN" Alpha Kappa soors Of Eta Chapter doing something
Snt and constructive by bringing speaker 10 the Twin
public nesting and paying the entire themselves
The sorority presenting Rev Kenneth L. Patton Madison
address Mt public meeting the junior ballroom
Neet next Wednesday night dee Rev Patton
wide stir by reAgnng from the white protest
spread discrimination aEalnat the Negro. ...
The speaker unique aRurs and public
ter of the sorority rendering bringing
Cities without cost 10 the community also unique.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

prepared Tor distribution. From II
! quote'
The soathsFn Regional council
vas organized In February, 1914.
10 determine the facts about the
many problems Of the south and
10 msbillEe the people Of the
south 10 solys those pEeblsms.
u h . nsR-pTOllt, Ron-dsnomiRA'
tlonal. RsR.pOlitleal Organization.
The Council IL based firmly on
the belief that the problems Of the
Southern region may best be at.
tackled By southsrners Of both races
who are willing 10 admit the south's
shortcomings and Join together In
cooperative effort TO overcome
them. There L. no room for narrow
sectionalism In such . program,
The Council welcomes support and
understanding from ell sincere lndi-
viduRls and organizations, wherever
they may he found,
The South as y whole laEs far
behind the rest Of the nation in
wealth, education. health, and po-
litical democracy. Yet the South has
an abundance Of land and people
enough 20 make II one Of the most
prosperous regions In the country.
The Council IL devoted TO the task
Of closing up this zap between the
actual and the potential South. II
the roots Of the social and Sconomic
evils that have burdened the South
with poverty, ignorance, and pref
udies can be exposed 49, and de-
stroyed--not only will the South
bSneht, but the entire nation and
the cause u democracy a. well.
"Of fundamental importance
In achieving this goal 10 the eH.
jsymsNt Of full citizenship BY all
eur people. The SOath cannot
| meve Gar Harvard until all lea
people take part IN the democra-
tic process and share both the
rights and responsibilities St
productive msmbsrs Of society.
Nest Negroes and many impoS.
erlsAsd white So1lheEReEs have
not had this opportunity; the re-
suit has been SR exploited and
ander-dsSsloP@d Ssath."
| The Council has been u hi.raeia
organisation from the start, an
its stan Is made up Of people Q
both races, II has thus been able :
draw on deep resources Of intsI
racial understanding In coping Wit
the problems that are shared b
white and Negro SOuthsrners alik'
The Council Ia not exclusively
dissertations" organization
believes that Il N q mistake Ia n
gard the problems Of the S0ut
purely in terms % race. Frict'o
between the races can hest BE- con
hatted by bringing the entire pop
la,icR Of the South abreast 81 mo-
srn standards in health, educatiot
employment farming, and sultur
To work toward the rpal q higl
. OF standard Of well-heiHR for .
the SouthS citizens IL to work 4
equal opportunity for members
all rAccs.-
The CeaWcirs present fuRs'
} tioaz may be summarized a. fOl'
ls~s; (D Clearinghouse and co
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

killed himself dancing for fun
was over. Button US up one
where else.
Take the report Of the Presidents
Committee ON Civil Rights as an
example. II could not happen any
where else just the way Il happened
here.
Get the situation:
Chairman J. Parnsll Thomas
Of the House Un-Amsriean Ae.
tiVitisS Committee h using Ice
tOnEs instead Of tweezsrs 10 pick
out and expose Hollywood Com
munists andIOF fellow travellers
and dupes, tossing them around
In such = way ~ TO excite the
humane sympathlEers Of the on
lockers
Eric Johnston, backed by the mo-
ton picture producers, gallops onto
the civil rights field 10 years late
to challenge the entire method Of
Congressional inquisitions, propOs-
Ing that American citizens have
the same rights before Congress
sionRl committee a. when they're
hauled up In court for throwing q
brick at the neighbours dog.
Into this screaming circus of
fear, frenzy, hate and desperation,
all much appreciated and exploited
by our totalitarian competitors,
walks the Presidents Civil Rights
committee to lay down, end TO end,
our failures To make good on the
civil rights ideals Of the Deelara-
ton Of Independence and the Con-
stitution's Bill Of Rights.
The Committee shows how In
this world crisis ne are knocking
ourselves out by discrimination,
segregation. lynch terror. denial
Of voting rights schooling, health
services, etc. Il proposes . whole
set Of laws and appropriations
20 eliminate these evils now.
The Committee warns that thu
most immediate threat to freedom
Of expression and opinion 10 In
direct. Il comes from efforts (such
as the Un-Amsrican Activities COM
mittee) ito deal with those few
people in our midst who would do,
stroy democracy"
Who are theyf
The Committee names them:
Communists and native fas.
cists. Neither. says the commit
tee. believe In universal civil
TiEhts--the paramount dignity,
worth and sacredsess Of the indi-
yidual human being. What to do
about themt Expose them, see
that their publications and
sources Of funds are identiRed,
but don't clip their civil rights
and liberties, don't make them
martyrs.
Who says all thisH Just bust
nessmen. labor leaders, represents
.
tivss Of Catholics, Jews Protes
tants. white, Negroes, NOrthsrners
Southsrnsrs, Republicans and Dem
oSrats, standing together 10 reai
the long roll Of shame. dishonO'
division. and weakness, putting Ii
blame on the President who 40
pointed them. on the Congress, O
state and local authorities, on N
courts. including the Supreme Cour
itself. and finally, on the America
people Of whom they are . part
, asserting anew the faith that ~
can clean up our own house nO'
; for the inspection Of . suspicion
but hopeful world.
. While such committees can max
such reports, democracy In gsnsrS
J and the Y, s. IN particular hay
D s--zz-----a-=ass-zz-z---a
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28

Visitors 20 the 81. Paul Office Of
this newspaper recently, were: Zion
Eella EversOn, 2ST Kent St, Alfred
williams, as Rondo Ave Frank
Patterson. 81. Paul; Vista Jefferson,
$40 f. 18th st, Ida Jefferson. age y.
18th ST.. J. NJ. Garden, HALLE q
Brown
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28
High Court Covenant Cases
RoiSe Issue Of GhettoeS For
Minority Groups in America
r. InIIlS LAUIIER

WASHINGTON, d. c. CSNPA) Shall the United States
ghettoes for minority groups exclude minority
groups entirely from whole Of the country by system
OF judicialy enforced racial restrictive cOvenants7
That the basic in the restrictive covenant
pending for review in the United States Supreme Court
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28
Catholic Magazine Contrasts
TrUman's Civil Rights Group
With Un.Americun Committee
BY PAUL SIFTON

What country, what people, what government, what
Congress- what future have here In the u. s. A.!
As people, we're still pretty much Helen Kane the BOop
BoopADOop Girl of the wenties and Jack Donohue who
killed himself dancing for fun and for freea after the show
Button up place and break out some.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-28
Southern Regional Group
Offers Broad Program
For Benefit of Dixie
ny ROBERT DURR

In order TO get closer look at the Souths quality inter
racial organization attended the recent l94 Annual Confer
of the Southern Regional council held at Atlanta unver
sty.
The council apparently knew that many southerners
and others wanted to know its purposes had statement
Evening star., 1947-03-03

sports. 1t never was connrmed puI
there was a story about husky IT.
year old kid running on the field
one afternoon calling out. Hey,
Pop, I'm coming in for you"
Gus Gersin, crack C. U. .155-
FOUNDER, who couldn't meet Rieder
in the dual match between the Cards
and Terps because of an eye injury
is another family man. Their bout
would have been something OF a
family argument.
SPORTS fans who make Tom Wha-
lens place their headquarters in
Brookland, are comparing Hermino
Peblette's victory over Walter 1lgen-
fritz, jr., in the G. U.-Cost Guard
match, to the famed fight between
c. us Fred Ryzdewski and Tom
Pontecarvo of Western Maryland
a few years ago. Poblette's clever
boxing carried the night, just as
Ryzdewski stabbed and jabbed the
bull-like Pontecarvo into submission.
Freddy's hit-and-run tactics so en-
ragged Pontecarvo in the second
round he jumped up and down in
midring; challenging Ryzdewski to
stand still and slug it out. Freddy
silenced him with left jab halfway
down his throat. In later years
Pontecarvo turned pro and short
ened his name to Ponte, but his ca
reer was short-lived. Ryzdewski also
shrunk his signature to Rogers, but
only because the other was too much
of a tongue -twister for the average
person.
It was like old times for The
Citadel squad at the Southern Con-
ference tourney last Saturday when
DR.. John R. Fitzpatrick, former
president Of Columbus University,
took all the boys to Tom O,Donnells
for a steak dinner. The post-match
dinners were traditional at Colum-
bus when he was at the helm. doc, =,
whose title is scholastic appendage,
is practicing law in Frederick, Nd,
but will open a District Office soon
to take care of his expanding affairs.
Son John r. Fitzpatrick, jr., Will
graduate from The Citadel this
year, and another son, Kelly, re-
enlisted in the Army and is stationed
at Heidelburg, Germany.
Bruce Ferguson thinks Mount ST.
Marys is the team to beat in the
Mason Dixon basket ball tourna-
ment opening Thursday night at
Catholic University. The Western
Maryland coach says Wally Ope-
kan's crew was good before adding
Mike Russo, transfer from West
Virginia, and with Russo in the
lineup it's almost unbeatable.
. Ferguson almost got the buns
rush at Maryland last Saturday,
when he stopped of to make a
long-distance telephone call to
Randolph Macon. In his beaten
lp old rain" hat and with other
raiment suitable for the weather,
no one recognized him at first.
HAP Hardell was mulling over
Dave Smiths defeat in the IC4-A
Games at New York, methodically
checking one cause against an
other, when the Hoya's mother
dknie bustling up with the answer.
s"That boys just got learn to start
rsght," she said. HE gets off too
slowly and it takes too much out
of him making up the lost distance.
You teach him to start faster, Mr..
Hardell, and you'll see a big i'm
provement."
Curiously that's the way Hap fig
ured it out, too.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Terps Rieder, Malone
Likely 10 Seek U. 5.
Boxing Crowns
By Lewis T. Atchison

Heinie Miller hasn't decided
whether he'll send any Maryland
fighters to the National Intercol-
legiate championships at Wisconsin
the last of this month, but he has
written for entry blanks. The
chances are good that Ed Rieder.
who won the Southern Conference
le5-pound title. and Ken Malone,
heavyweight champ, will 60, al
though Heinie might decide to send
i've or six men for the experience.
: Rieder would be in line for q re-
turn shot at Kings Points Stan
Wheatley, who belted him out In the
last round a couple of weeks ago,
and he probably would welcome the
chance to square matters. Malone,
Of course, would have to give away
weight again, and to the best col
. legiate knuckle-dusters in the land
1t would be asking q lot Of the
stout hearted Irishman, although II
wouldn't make any difference to
him.
Cheering for Rieder as enthusi-
astically as anybody in the bowling
crowd at Maryland Saturday night
was his wife and 2-year-old young.
ster. Such things used to be rare
except in certain schools where
football players made a career o1
Evening star., 1947-03-03
MusiaI Ends HoIdouf;
|1947 Pay Reported
Close 10 $4,000
By tbs Asseeiotsd Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Mar.
3.-Stan Musial has ended his hold
out campaign and will stay with the
st. Louis Cardinals. probably at the
highest salary in the clubs history.
His salary is a secret, but the final
compromise reputedly is close to his
original demand Of $4,000.
Back in the gas house gang days,
Club Owner Sam Breadon once paid
Dizzy Dean $25,5o0 for one years
work, and after that no other Car
dinal ever approached such figure,
but a source who can't possibly be
wrong says Stan now will get more
than Diz received.
Musial. who won the league bat
ting crown in 1916 with 1866 aver
age, has been working on a long
term salary deal based on a $4,000
Evening star., 1947-03-03

Potentially the peSt MaSOn-D1XonI
Conference basket ball tournament
since the inception Of the annual
event, Catholic University's red hot
tossers will try to get it OF with
an explosive start by upsetting
Loyola In the feature Of Thursday
nights opening card.
In clashing with the regular sea-
son leader Coach Ben Zola's men
face one Of their toughest assign
ments Of the season. But three con-
secutive league victories have buoyed
the Cardinals hopes and an upset
win over the Greyhounds would be
sweet revenge for two trouncings by
the Baltimorean this season.
American University, rated q
strong contender for the crown it.
won twice in a row, meets Washing
ton College opening night in the
rubber game Of their series. The
Eagles are expected to reach the
final In q three -cornered scrap with
Mount st. Mary's and Johns Hop
kins.
The complete schedule for Thurs
day night:
6:20-Jonns Hopkins vs.. Ran
dolph Macon.
7:45-American U. VS.. Washing
ton College.
9:05-Catholic U. VS.. Loyola.
10:25-Mount st. Mary's VS.. Wash
ington College.
Director of Athletics Eddie La Fond
Of G. U. today said he would insist
on observing starting times to the
minute. Semif1nals will be played
Friday night and the championship
and consolation games Saturday.
Tickets for the three nights are on
sale at G. U.
Loyola clinched top spot in regular
league competition last week when it
nosed out American u, 57-55, drop
ping the Eagles into q second place
tie with Hopkins. On paper, Lefty
Reitz's crew can spot G. U. 10 points
and win by 10, but the Cardinals
played inspired ball last week In
whipping Bridgewater, Towson and
Washington, and will try to outdo
themselves with the title on the
line. Scotty Cranston's unerring pot
shots, and the floor play Of Gene
Sklarz and Eddie Phillips have
played important parts in the teams
rise, and Zola has feeling his boys
may write q page of Mason-Dixon
court history.
American had q couple Of let
downs during the season, but as a
whole, Staff Cassell's squad has been
consistently good and the Eagles
will make strong bid for the title.
Oddly, the Eagles blew q 5-point
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Battle
Headlines I'd Round
|0f AAU Boxing

The District AAU boxing tourna-
ment raises the curtain on the sec
ond round Wednesday night with
10 novice bouts and one senior
match on tap at the Catholic Uni
versily gym.
Quantico Marine Bernard Smith,
who gave the fans plenty to cheer
about in defeating Mefrick's Bob
Howard last week. will face Carl
Almgren of Apollo in the 160-pound
novice feature bout.
Another 160-pound clash will find
Jimmy Couch, a promising Barry
Post battler, meeting James Petit
of the National Training School.
In the main attraction Ken Gray
Of Merrick and John Crowell Of
Apollo will battle in the 135-pound
senior division.
Gray won the 135-pound novice
championship in the recent Boys
club tournament, while Crowell was
Evening star., 1947-03-03

Totals - 2S z 63 Total % So
Today a year ago-Ben Hogan
shot 269 to win the 72-hoIe
st. Petersburg Open golf tourna-
ment.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Wisconsin and Purdue
Decide to Resume Come
BY the Assoeioted, Pre,s

CHICAGO, Mar. 3.-Commis-
sioner X. L. fTug) Wilson Of the
Big Nine today announced that the
Wisconsin, Purdue game, disrupted
at halftime when the bleachers col
lapsed at Lafayette, Ind, last Mon
day night, will be resumed at that
po mt at Evanston Qno High School
gymnasium Saturday night.
Wilson's announcement followed
a discussion in a joint telephone
call with athletic directors Harry
Stuhldreher Of Wisconsin and Guy
Mackey Of Purdue, who agreed after
previous differences that the game
on which Wisconsin's bid to clear
cut conference title hangs should be
resumed instead of replayed.
Purdue was ahead, 1888, when
the bleachers COLLAPSED.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
Hot Cards Aimfor LoyoIo Upset
ToOpenMuson-Dixon ! Quincy

decision to Washington College on
their own floor, after walloping the
Shoremen by II points at Chester
town. The District team pulled the
same thing in two games with West
ern Maryland and it must be put
down to overconfidence.
With George Lafferty playing a
key role, A. U. should be ready for
its best work Of the season, and it
will need it to keep the crown. While
Loyola is the circuits kingpin in
games won and lost, little Mount
st. Marys i, the dark horse that
may ride roughshod over them all.
Evening star., 1947-03-03
6. U. Hockey Team PIoys
Season FinuIe Tonight

Georgetown University hockey
team plays its last game of the sea-
son tonight. with Penn State fur
nishing the opposition at Uline
Arena at $50.
The Hoyas won their last contest,
defeating Lehigh, So, after drop
ping their first two outings by wide
margins to Princeton and Colgate
Don Miller will be at the center
spot, with Steve Smith and Charlie
Palms at the wings, John Bernet
and Jack Conway on defense and
Joe Gateley guarding the goal.