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St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14
Down Georgia Way

Herman Tamadge GeOrga pender pows ahead in his efforts
back demOcracy clock the of popular
His the White Primary bill the Democratic
the club The contiutonaity of such
and all Humman other his role of will
three
before Court late this month Some
members the members of the their
blowing left opposition
jumped the Tamadge bandwagon The
single detection that of Ben FortsOn Secretary of State who
happier Ellis
weather boys have jumped quickly the majority Geora aroused
citizens have hardened their determination win back their rights
reputation The Reverend Joseph
marine and minister Of Tmadge church. continues his
outspoken condemnation Of Tamadge; letters the
papers, editorials point
moral tranending in Importance the eventual decision
the The students Geoga
poll of 800 students from
taken the University of Georgia. 81 expressed themselves
favor Of NJ Thompson and only 2s for Herman Tai
madge Sc said they would join if
purpose defeating Tamadge In this
significant particularly eighteen Georgia
AS Lillian Smith in last weeks Nation,
We've whispered Georgia. able
aloud democracy"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14
Democratic Elections-In Poland

Negro Americans the rebuke which
President Truman delivered the Polish ambassador
the of the election which held Poland January
Speaking Of the Polish pledge that democratic election would
be held Mr. Truman quoted saying 1T of deep
the American that the Polish provisional
has failed to fulfill that pledge"
Truman and the American beyond the
they dumb similar election South Carolina
Mississippi Their blood does percepby the
Of the Boswell amendment Alabama the primary bill
Georgia. both designed and advertised frankly devices
American citizens from voting because they white
James Francis Byne former Secretary of State long and
indignant certain nations declaring that the United States of
America free and democratic elections the Balkans
At the hundreds thousands of Negro Americans who
live Mr. home South Carolina and barred
from voting solely because of their color
1t that America thus herself
holy and uterng righteous words seeking
Soviet Russia from dominating certain European This them
the technues naey adopted Combat Com
system will without rebukes and
ordinations and threats despite propaganda and nftrave
distributes the rights privileges responsibilities
opportunities rewards democracy all of its citizens irrespective
Moreover chances other nations peoples
another will be greatly enhanced Until do
this earnestly and deiberaeyas policy of the whole
vulnerable the of other ideoe but
Presidents Of State draw smokers and with
their protestaions and rebukes.-From Crisis Magazine
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they demand little bungalow and
the Army has to give them one off
the priority list which has been
reserved for men who have been
overseas two or three years and
are still waiting for their wives TO
join them.
So the Army says to hell with
all that foolishness-it isn't fair
for the new wives to get pregnant
and demand an old house until the
Army can find new houses for the
old wives to live in, and if any of
the new wives get that way without
Army authorization" they will
just have to go home for violating
orders. And that's how the order
stands.
Representative Donald O'ToOle,
Of New York, called the order
birth control" immoral" and a
damn shame" and accused the
War Department Of "disregarding
the process Of natural law" but
you know the Army, Joe. The order
still stands.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14
A lob for Veterans to Do

few days the War Department announced that would
the inegaon of individual Negroes National Guard
units where states propose it.
said men, ap-
pOntment Of officers and the policies with thereto fuc
delegated the National Guard Of the
the District Of Columbia
words government trains,
the Guard personnel makeup
in the hands of the state guard officials.
Unless the attitude Of the officers
have materially changed the Harold Sassen Home Guard
shortly before the Negro and civilians
either provision their enlistment
CATION OF separate units which should have place IN our state
Almost thousand Minnesota Negroes served the armed forces
enlisted in World II. of
doubt like enlist the
them however, will want into units especially when
the War Department and the Amy Gem admits the old
JmcrO handicap the effective training morale
military forces.
three Legion posts Foreign
and the ave. could well the
Eard Walsh, Minnesota
this important Certainly who join
ona Guard for which they taxed ought allowed
join along with members of other nationality without
special There
aung National Guard These benefits should
to all citizens who qualify.
The problem presents challenge veterans who ey
IDENTIFY want work to do Here is job cut out for them
EDITORIAL NOTES
Reading the social personal columns of this could
logically wish that the social activity could be matched by comparable
civic activity
While President Truman praisng the Negro press for
Negroes problems" labor
derdng and beng the long years hard work sacrifice
in the interests Of the Negro people which the largest portion of that
press has given
Milton doesn't like Negro press Neither
Bbos the nkn the Ku kux kan the Coumbans employer
Negro people Webster
distinguished fellow -haters of the Negro press
Brother Webster ought back down to illinois and spend
time the Illinois A. F. of L. support the c.
profitable bowling press which
carried the FEPC fight all along.
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THAT HOUSE YOU
WANNA LIVEIN

Morgan B. Callahan, "a loan guar
anty officer for the Washington
regional office of the Veterans Ad-
ministratiOn, passes on some timely
advice to veterans who are in the
market for buying a home. He lists
seven point guide to the door
steps Of your new home. Here they
are:
|. Don't permit yourself to be
come obligated beyond your means.
2. Don't sign any papers or forms
that have not been completely filled
out, and make sure you understand
clearly the details presented.
3. Be sure the real estate firm
with which you deal is trustworthy
and reliable.
4. If your purchase involves new
construction, check carefully on the
integrity and ability Of the CON
tractor. Get specific plans and
specifications outlining the house
to be built for you.
5. When you visit a lending in
stitution to apply for your CT loan,
ask for advice on the soundness of
your plans.
6. When an appraisal Of the prop
erty is made, insist upon seeing a
copy Of the report and study the
contents carefully.
T. When you use your guarantee
benefit for a GI loan, remember
that the government is only lend
ing you its credit and that, at
future date, if trouble crops up and
claims are paid under terms of the
guaranty. you are still liable to the
government for any loss sustained.
Callahan, being a government
employee and not able to say all
the things he would like to say,
pointed out that today is not the
best time to buy real estate. What
he would have liked to say is that
if you buy a house at today's mar
ket prices you are crazy. He could
Mt say that, however, because out
fits like the National Association
Of Home Builders wouldn't like it
so we'll. But fools rush in, and you
can quote this column as saying if
you go out and buy a house now
at present market prices after
sleeping on park bench all during
the lush war years-well you
should be taken for a ride.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14
Dear Joe
GERMANY
By JAMES L. HICKS

Joe, if you are a normal, healthy,
married individual who is still in
the Army and have hopes Of doing
stretch Of foreign service in Ger
many with your madam to let her
see the sights, you had better
change your way of living right
now because if your wife becomes
pregnant in Germany without
Army authorization" the Army
will bundle up both her and the
baby and ship them back to the
United States.
Take it easy, Joe! Nobody's in
sulting you. This is official. The
Army says your wife just can't
get pregnant in Germany these
days because it doesn't have any
bungalows built for three for you
and her to live in with your bam-
binO.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

Americans who make millions think
as they think without these millions
actually knowing why they think
aS they think.
Mrs. Childs, native of Iowa.
where they not only grow tall
corn but very fine people. named
and pointed out to me a large
number Of upwards of 100 great
white journalists and radio com
mentatOrs, Senators, Representa-
tiNes and other very important
guests.
Not until then, and when PreSi-
dent Truman stood up to begin the
presentation of awards, did the full
significance of the occasion dawn
upon me. Here the people Of the
United States, through their Presi-
dent, were expressing their appre-
citation for the work done by a
minority protest press.
BY and large | think there is
ground for saying that the Negro
press is not only protest press,
but 1t is at times a very harassing
press to those who favor continued
economic and political slavery for
millions Of fellow Americans on the
basis of race, religion or national
Ity. 1t has fought in the main a
good fight and in spite Of all the
lsms which eat away at the fOun-
dation of the American ideology
cnunciatcd by Abraham Lincoln at
Gettysburg, IT has kept faith with
and in America and has caused its
readers to lavish their affection
upon it to the end that it may con-
tinuc the good fight for freedom,
justice, and equality.
Dr. Freeman in his closing re-
marks pledged, on behalf of all Of
us who had there broken bread
together and who had enjoyed our
selves and applauded enthusiasts
cally as President Truman pre-
sented the awards, that we then
and there would rededicate our
selves to promulgate the type of
journalism symbolized by the type
Of writing and public service which
earned for the seven award win.
ners the presentations by the Pres
ident Of the United States at the
National Press Club in the nation
/ Capital.
The Willkie awards dinner made
me feel that America is safe for
democracy and that insofar as we
are crystallizers Of public opinions
we intend to do our bit to the end
that democracy shall not perish
from the earth.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14
Robert Durr Describes Wendell
Willkie Awards Press Dinner
RY RORERT DURR


WASHINGTON, D. {. -- Mrs.
Eugene Meyer wlte ot the pub
Usher OF the great Washington
foSt; Dr' Douglas Freeman OF the
Richmond NewS-Leader and preSi-
dent OF the Wendell l.. WIllkie
Awards Tor Journalism; Mrs. Wen
dell l.. "lllkle' widow OF the man
IN whose hohor the foundation was
established, and the other officials
OF the wendell l.. WiIlkle Journal
ism Foundation including members
of the Negro Newspaper Publish
ers Association by their efforts,
which eliminated in the brilliant
awards dinner at the National
Press Club IN Washington, have
provided one Of the best examples
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St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14
LETTERS
Thinks Nell Russell
Is One of Leading
COlumnistS in Nation

Editor: Enclosed is a check for
SO for renewal Of my subscription
to the paper for a period Of one
year. Kindly accept my apologies
for not sending the check sooner.
| should like to say that words
cannot express the enjoyment Mil
dred and | get from reading the
news in our home town" paper.
Frankly, | am quite proud Of
the excellent weekly you and your
staff produce. am especially
proud Of Nellie, who in my esti-
nation, is one Of the leading col
umnists in the country. Her column
has plenty Of the old punch.
You should also be complimented
on the job the paper has done to
improve race relations within the
past few years. Keep up the good
work.
However, do have a bone to
pick with you. Why would you
visit our Nations Capital on so
many occasions and not even give
us a ring? Huh?
Don NJ. Vernon
March 5, l947.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

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for the erasure from the statute
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Lieutenant Governor Melvin f
Thompson is the legal governor
and not Herman Talmadge, it may
be presupposed that the white pri.
mary law will be allowed to die
and some other device reSorted tc
to accomplish the same end.
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Publishers
Corner

Memo to Indignant Reader We naturally appreciate sent
ments Of March T. make Most
publishers provide their public
their subscriptions their
times the editor However offices money
be opened maintained indignant
We appreciate of Offices that do
have offices in both Of the communities They
tanned at It's that
than those Of Of the papers, always
1t steadily increasing public support which
present accommodations 0 pass.
Most Of our old readers remember the office which
started August 1884 We actually Of
with Ellis Houston and his Particular BARRIERS
that finally secured larger Believe
old days the happy days but very struggle
for existence offered real challenges
No. Indignant Reader" offices don't newspapers
of the organs public opinion which overturned ma
on produced Easements
o knew its staff
OF these days only paper operate without
embance Of public of Office
but offices don't make vibrant newspapers
Of the ineffective America structures
with splendid appointments If ownership
and employees lack that often undenabe something spirit
all keep worthy product rolling off the presses
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

winner, received 62O,43O votes.
Mississippi, with 1,l95,O79 citi-
zens Of voting age, elected Bilbo
with 46,747 votes and seven Con-
gressmen with 5O,O37 votes.
On the other hand, the small
state Of Delaware, with 1856
citizens of voting age, cast 1858
votes for Senator, of which John
J. Williams, the winner, received
62,6O3, and cast ll2,621 votes to
elect two Congressman.
South Carolina, with 9S9,S4l
citizens Of voting age, elected six
Congressman with 26,358 votes.
On the other hand, Colorado,
with G3S,4lO citizens Of voting age,
cast 332,O92 votes to elect four
congressman.
Speaking in support of his Force
bill on the floor Of the House June
26, 1890, the late Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, who was then Rep
rescntative from Massachusetts,
said:
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

primary candidates for the Sena-
torial nomination in Mississippi re-
questing that they join him and
other white people Of the State in
preventing colored people from vot-
ing in the July ? primary and de-
stroying white control and white
supremacy" in the State.
A minority report, signed by
Senators Styles Bridges, of New
Hampshire, and Bourke B. Hicken-
loOper, Of Iowa, Republicans,
stated:
We feel that this letter consti-
tutes one Of the many instances of
violation on the part Of Senator
Bilbo Of section 10 Of the United
States Criminal Code entitled Con-
splracy to lnjure Persons in Exer-
else Of Civil Rights and that when
this letter is considered in connec-
t;o, u,i,b ,bo o,o, ,o.a.;o,. o,J
admitted efforts on the part of Sen
ator Bilbo to procure. abet, and
effect the prevention of participa-
tion by Negroes as a class and for
reason of color. in the primary.
that such action on the part of a
United States Senator is inexcus-
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

The Government which made
the black man a citizen is bound to
protect him in his rights as
citizen Of the United States, and
it is cowardly government if it
does not do that"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

A goal of 5,OOO,0OO acres Of fax
has been set for l947 in the United
States, and there is doubt that even
that will keep supplies abreast Of
demands for linseed oil in printers
ink, paint, floor coverings, and its
many other fields.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14
LITTLE JOE

1t seems it was all right for your
wife to have baby in Germany
until the government started send
ing lot Of single American girls
over there to do paper work. Paper
work, that isl Everything was still
all right until so many of the single
girls who lived in barracks started
marrying the single GTs and hav-
ing little Joes.
Whenever they have a little Joe,
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

Ku Klux Klar
was organized in
1866 to intimi.
date colored vot-
ers and carpet
baggers" from
the North. AL.
though the orig.
inal Klan was
nominally dis.
banded in 1863
might raids con-
tinued for several
years., southern
St. Paul recorder., 1947-03-14

Flax development was first un-
dertaken on an organized basis
when a committee Of oil, paint, and
varnish manufacturers and dealers
was formed in 1910, out Of which
grew in 1890 the present influential
Flax Institute Of the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-07
Cage Tourney Slated
Fer Elkin This Yea,

SALISBURY, N. c., Dec. g.
H-The North State Conference
basketball championship tour
nament will be staged this win
ter at Elkin.
The event, scheduled for the
last week in February, usually
|! is held in High Point but con-
ference officials. meeting in an
nual session here yesterday,
voted to move it to the Elkin
Y.M.C.A. when representa-
tives Of the High Point Junior
Chamber of Commerce, last
years tournament sponsors,
failed to appear.
DR.. C. R. Hinshaw of High
Point college was elected presi-
dent to succeed Prof. M. {.
Yoder of Lenoir Rhyme.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-07
NBA Official Cites
Need For New Rules

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. -R-
Col. Harvey L. Miller, executive
secretary of the National Box
ing Association, said tonight the
"Walcott-Louis bout proves once
again the need for national CO.
ordination in boxing and unifor-
nifty of SCORING"
The antiquated system OF
scoring by rounds, as used in
New York, with a barely won
round counting on parity with
one won by the proverbial mile,
invites trouble and criticism, .
he said in a statement.
"The system most generally
used is the must TO- system
where the winner of a round is
marked TO- and the loser from
I to g in proportion.
"On rounds punctuated by
knockdowns the boxer scoring
the knockdown is scored highly,
I.E., 10 to g. 10 to A. depe4-d-
ing upon how good the loser OF
a round shows. The only way
to really even up such round
is to have knockdoWns scored by
both participants,
Under the 10 point must sy-
stem, Walcott would have Won"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-07
Palmer Tied
For Orlando
Golf Lead

ORLANDO, Fla, Dec. 6 "
johnny Palmer, of Badin, N.
C. and Herman Keiser of Ak
ron. O., sneaked up on Jimmy
Demaret, the debonair Califor-
man, today to share with him
the 54-hole lead Of the $40, 900
Orlando Open golf tournament
with scores of 205.
Palmer and Keiser, both two
strokes behind Demaret at the
36-hole mark shot three-under-
par 68's over 6,454yard Dubs-
dread Country Club course to-
day.
70.
Three players had rounds Of
81, best for today. Claude Har-
mon of Mamaroneck, N. Y,
shot one of them to 60 with a
previous 139 for a total of zoo,
one stroke behind the three top
men,
Henry Ransom Of Ravinia,
Ill.,, and Skip Alexander of Lex
ngton, N. C., follow Harmon at
the three-quarter mark with
?O7's. Alexander had 60 and
Ransom So today.
Eight players are punched at
2O8. They are Ed Furgol Of De-
tgoit, Clayton Heafner of Char
lotte, Dave Douglas of Whining
ton, Del, George Bolesta of
Tampa, Toney Penna of Cincin-
natl, George Fazio of l os An
geleS, Teri Johnson of Norris
town, Pa, and Pete Cooper of
Ponte Vedra Beach.
Frank Stranahan, Toledo
amateur who was only one
stroke off the pace yesterday,
went three over par for "A to-
day and a total of 210 to pace
the amateurs.
The final round to determine
the winner is scheduled for to-
morrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-07

that poor advice from his Sec
onds alone prevented Walcott
from dethroning the man who
has been king for more than
10 years. The clever challenger
was ordered by his handlers to
run like a thief in the last two
rounds, and he obeyed orders.
tie lost both rounds by wide mar
gins, because of Louis aggres-
slveness, and when the show
down came this represented the
champions margin of victory.
Walcott's seconds obviously
thought he was so far in front
at that stage that he couldn't
lose, short of being knocked out.
1t was fatal mistake. Walcott
still was fresh and strong enough
to have fought Louis hard in
the concluding rounds.
of course" reflected George
Nicholson, who is close to Louis,
"Walcott might have gotten him
self hit if he had fought in those
two rounds Remember what
happened to Billy Conn in his
first fight with Joe? He got hit
in the 18th round. You can't
say for sure that Jersey would
have won if he had fought it
out"
Nicholson, who was in Louis
corner, conceded that Walcott's
shift-first to the left, again to
the right-puzzled the champion.
He said Joe never had encount-
cred anything quite like it be-
fore.
A majority of ringside observ-
ers who were interviewed today
thought Walcott earned the deci-
sion. In exceptional cases they
gave him up to 10 rounds. This
corner thought Louis won it. The
Associated Press score sheet
agreed exactly with that of
Judge Marty Monroe - nine
rounds for Louis, six for Wal
colt. Obviously, it was the kind
of fight that can be seen either
way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-07
Blue Devils Score
Win Over Hanes, 6l-55

WINSTON SALEM, Dec. g.
R-Duke University, rolling up
a 1872 lead in the first half,
fought off a late Hanes Hosiery
rally to open the basketball
campaign with a 61-55 victory
here tonight.
Collins Grip put Duke ahead,
14-13, after IL minutes of play
and the Blue Devils raced ahead
until half time.
Hilliard Nance, Hosiery set
shot artist, put on brilliant
exhibition in the second half,
scoring II points to run his total
to % for the night and led the
rallies that cut sharply into the
Duke lead.
Collins, Hughes and Asbon
were outstanding in the Blue
Devils play.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-07
White Phantoms Down
Gullford Cagers, 3I-3O

CHAPEL HILL, Dec. +. -LRJ-
Captain Box Paxton racked up
six field goals and five gratis
Sn0LS loi d li-pO4Ilc total III paC-
ing his North Carolina team
mates to a 5l-30 basketball trl-
umph over Guilford here to-
night
The reliable Paxton displayed
an uncanny eye with his set
shots under the basket and with
his famed one-handed field
goals. He also stood out on de-
tense for Coach Tom Scott S
White Phantoms.
Guilford trailed the Phantoms
by 1915 at intermission, but the
victors quickly boosted their
margin for keeps.
Little George RaWls, guard for
the Quakers, looked best for the
osing aggregation. He knocked
in three field goals and a brace
of free throws for an eight
poipt 4a4o1