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Mineral Losses

Of mineral losses nitrogen, phos-
phorus, potash, calcium, magne-
SUM and salphur) crops and graz
Ing take off Total of 1914 million
tons year, while erosion and leach.
ing whisk away Daariy III milliop
tons a year.
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Supply Gold Mines

In tn high Peruvian and Bolivian
Andes to the west Of The Amazon
basin. planes from nearby west
coast ports have deposited ma
chinery and equipment for gold
mines that could not otherwise have
been opened.
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IdOnpa Y.ean

Lions Leap
After q short running start, 4 lion
can leap a far as IS feet, but he
can hardly Jump half that far with.
out the preliminary run.
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Editors Note; Dr.. Clark Foreman Of
Atlanta, Ca. speaking In Minneapolis
Tuesday night. said the Northern owned
Georgia Power and Light Co, definitely
backed Gene TalmAdge. white supremacy
candidate for Georgia governor. and that
II was behind Herman TalmAdEe's seizure
Of the govsrnorship by force.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-07

News Note from front page: "Only five Minneapolis
Negroes present when the city council after heated
debate, passed FEPC Ordinance which makes criminal
oense for employers labor unions to discriminate against
toral)
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City Council Takes High Ground

This that Minneapolis Northwest
have the most advanced thinkers and relatively
in America further Friday when the
Minneapolis City Council passed Fair Employment Practice
by vote Of Fl to three The discrimination in
employment in Minneapolis a criminal ofense
Thus Minneapolis became the third city
recognize the essential fairness Of extending opportunity
regardless Of creed national New
York and Massachusetts have FEP
tonzed employment patterns, opening
minority opportunities for gnu employment highest
ss which denied them before FEPC Chicago Milwaukee
city councils have enacted similar ordinances city
far rs the Minneapolis city fathers having the
met departments contractors labor unions and private
The which these 81 Minneapolis up for
economic justice sight behold expedency was
ISSUE They could have evaded the
Negro Jewish in this city They to fear political
rebuton They could have continued
committee They could have
TO keep the law from coming great credit of
most OF the council they stood argued
the majority counted against intolerance
The liberal majority aided by Mayor Hubert H. Humphreys
insstene and the of the Mayors Relations
were Joined by all three
FEPo bill Strangely attempt delay council vote coming
from minority Of the Mayors Relations ended
failure and Minneapolis became No. municipalities determined
TO end the policy Of keeping employment
Of the color of his skin of his religion
Our hats of to the 81 members city council who had
the courage and wisdom take stand for equal opportunity
May their tribe increase.
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Do Minneapolis Negroes Won't Anything7

When the Minneapolis City Council enacted FEPC ordinance
on JAM 81 an audience of 200 citizens group
there only five members Negro community The lonely
hV included the pastor of the Seventh Day church.
rator cosmetic members Of this
Eay TINS was certainly poor representation and points
dangerous apathy and ethargy community brings
certain questions which worth bordering over.
DID these five the 1000
SrOs OF minneapolis in this important legislation We
TO believe that they did Yet they only who were there
when the chips down. The naturally arises Isl
are minneapolis Negroes satisfied with present position that
they not interested the which may open
doors Of job opportunity which formerly closed to em3 What
kind Of people those 20 along with
routine duties while groups the whites Jew and
Semitic Protestant and Catholic the Veterans Committee
the YWCA down there in the council cbomb h
for better deal for Negro other mnoes? Wbv d not
the NAACP whose field rights conduct campapn n have
its Negro membership at least to give moral 70 the
Co ana AL representatives who FEPC
put over5 N
We have right to ask where and our business
men, professional all a in fuller lob opponi
Tor the people they Where groups like the
American Legion and the faterna groups membership pa
patton and growth will only advance proportion economic
opportunity granted their were the club
many Of whom have children who daily the closed door Of en-
ployment in better jobs at higher skill md payH
Was not the Negro community sufficiently well informed to know
% % system and custom which reegates Negro mental
positions no matter what their qualifications fire the
city hall on Friday, Jan. 81
This asks questions others not
more and real anger 1t knows what the
and the country large 1t knows the blind alley faler
gs and the ills which those by outmod
aest custom from making their gh contributions This
e reason must and wonder why whether Negroes
OF this community want anything badly help in the
fight to get It.
This has been wasng years for job op
portn for Negroes Long before 1t had fair
minded white people in industry enemies demanding
chance for the Minneapolis Negro industry spectacle Of
American city council Of "a white Americans voting law
protect the rights of mnOres including 1000 Negroes in the
Of 200 white with only Negroes rather
with sufficient interest to be present 1t certainly hopeful
or pretty picture.
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private individuals are now carry
ing petroleum products between re-
fineries and bulk plants on a char
ter basis. Have a talk with that
big oil company in your city.
PICK UP AND DELIVERY
SERVICE: Many large interstate
truck operators lack the organiza-
ton necessary to tap the volume
of freight available in wide areas
surrounding the cities and would
welcome the cooperation of local
truckers who would assemble and
deliver freight in the immediate
community as well as the country
areas. Tell 'em you can do the JOB
for them.
A HUNDRED OTHER WAYS
There are a hundred other ways
you can make money with a truck,
but they are all outlined for you in
a booklet put out by the Commerce
Department called Establishing
and Operating a Trucking Bust
ness" You need it and it's yours
for 20 cents at the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Print
ing Office, Washington 25, D. C.
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Publishers
Corner

largo number Of our readers who call give the
phone give people real head
a good of becoming Prematurely gray.
of furnishing the Initials ana corEe sPe
who call us to report social
the first initials OF only portion Oh
about spelling of Very
Smith, Jones and Brown were pres
lady sweety 1--WE hoPe requests the
first names initials and Brown the
ladies will state behgerent We DON'T
know it Others Will
Maybe she knows Our answer 70 those
spelling of isn't necessary
individual who pleased when public
msspeed with somebody eses initials
friends think should print the last name
initials 1t would be calamity that Mr. Jones or Mr.
Mrs John GOdOck" house cocktail party with
specifying John Sam Brown There
Twin Cities whose Jones and the
legion Failure to properly identify by proper initial the
been known domestic
complications every and then divorce court actOn
Ladies' Please identify guests by and save us some
perhaps Jones Brown peck Of trouble Better STILL
write your items out and send them in by mail.
back 1885 when this getting started and
William Mannhemer St. Paul fnancier
He had only the
request later when had the to
negligence did Mr. Mann
do the day. During all that
got paper left St Paul officer in
Army the followed him. Never did he remind US OF
that so bucks
gathering noticed him and his gracious
check for that long due obligation
the meeting he walked and compimened
the community and handed
this money help other
who is trying the business world We thanked
him with mixed emotions
We relish mentioning this but
St. Paul ought to know the kind of people has
in its population proud negligence in dis
charging this fine We off and put off
many handling obligations but have learned
other lesson. CECIL E. NEWMAN
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IN sufficient numbers to challenge
white supremacy rule in all the
large cities and counties, except
Birmingham.
Elite Voted To Bar Race Voters
The silk stocking" folk Of Bir-
mingham-the third most impOr-
tAnt industrial city in the nation
in time Of waT-vOted Overw helm
iRgly for the amendment. That was
indeed an eye-Opener. Who would
have thought that the elite of Bir-
mingham would support a measure
introduced by a lawmaker from the
infamous Black Belt section Of Ala
bama, where in some counties there
are three cOlOred persons to every
white person.
The Alabama News Magazine,
so-called mouth piece Of the re-
dictionaries, in commenting on the
election pointed out that for a long
time there had existed a cleavage
between the industrial and allied
interests and the dominant white
land-owning group of the black belt
where in many counties there is
said not to be a single colored
voter.
1t is very important that the
power, steel, railroad and allied in
dustrial groups of this nation get
busy and get it out of the minds
Of those who think that some of
these groups are fomenters of
strife, racism, fascism and white
supremacy tomfoolery.
American industry has contrib
uted a great deal to our standard
Of living, but We can not sit by and
permit il to divide. conquer and
enslAVe the American people or so
infuriAte them that in desperation
they are driven to tear down the
great and good American institu-
tons which II has taken hundreds
Of years to build up.
II subversive forces are out to
rob industry Of its shirt and then
have it arrested for indecent ex-
posture, a stop should be put to
the destructive activities Of these
forces. There is such a thing as
being destroyed by the thing one
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II Didn't Reed Verv Pretty

The MINNEAPOLIS MORNING did most remarkable
thing for daily Friday January article
ea columns length by ya Ehrenurg writer which was
M complete an indictment of Americas racial policy
printed an American daily paper Ehrenbug pic
ture Of Americas its largest minority the Negro
wasn't pretty picture.
Ehrsnburg reported his article the things Negro
has printed for which northern whites know
little about for has not been the of the daily
touch the American problem gngery fashion The
TRIBUNE therefore, rendered Northwest in
printing from the of foreign observer story the
tons under which the millions of Americans Negro ancestry live
courageous American writer could story just as well as
the Russian perhaps but maybe would printed it.
least we've it happen
The TRIBUNE has also BEEN carrying the articles
the problem" by ChRs Johnson president University
its editorial for interpret to the peop Of
this section the Unconditional facts about av
feet The TRIBUNE commended for its willingness to helm
spotlight the facets Of of Americas pressing problems
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builds if one neglects to see that
what one builds is possessed of a
casually observed that had been
informed that morning that the
Georgia Power Company and allied
interests were backing old Gene
soul and sense of social RESPONSE
bility.
Commentators Render Service
Contrary to many southerners, l
hold that the Walter Winchells,
Drew Pearsons, Orson Wellses and
others can render no greater service
to the nation than by keeping the
glaring light Of pitiless publicity
trained on the efforts of unen-
lightened racists and those who are
out to make money by dividing and
conquering the weak.
Let the demagogues praise their
bigots, let them elect them to high
office-they can be broken down
in spirit by ridicule and continuous
exposure Of their dirty linen. There
is only one way to get rid Of a
deadly snake and that is by crush
ing its head. OF course, you can
make him get rid of himself by
constantly Fostering him until he
bites himself and dies of his own
poison.
When you read Southern Ex-
posure," Color Blind" or Lillian
Smiths writings you get a peek at
such power as is alleged to be be-
hind the Talmadges and other I'M
enlightened racists, opposition to
fair employment legislation, pro-
ponents of segregation laws.
People Grateful For Pitiless
Publicity
The people Of the deep South are
grateful to the magazines, news
papers, radio commentators and
social scientists who have kept the
pitiless light of publicity turned on
the evils Of the South as well as
the rest of the nation. This has, in
a measure, retarded the efforts of
those who continue to fight the
war between the states and to doom
cOlOred people to the status of a
serf.
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firms in the United States were IN
dividual proprietorships. So far as
local and interstate operations are
concerned, in 1912 more than A.
100000 of the 4,659,OOO trucks in
the United States were engaged in
local operations with only $4,000
doing city-to-city transportation.
THE MAN TO SEE
Make up your own mind, Joe,
but if you decide to operate only in
your home state but not strictly
local, you will be required to prove
that your operations meet public
need and that you are financially
able to meet your obligations. To
do this you must apply for a certifi-
cate of public convenience and nee
essity if you desire to operate a
common carrier, or for a permit if
you wish to operate as a contract
carrier. In any event, write a let
ter to the Secretary of State in the
state in which you plan to operate.
He will give you all details on what
to do.
If you propose to operate in more
than one state, that's a job for the
federal government and instead of
writing your Secretary of State you
must write the United States Inter
state Commerce Commission at
Washington %, D. C. If you can't
make up your mind on which one
you prefer-hell, write 'em both
that's what they get paid for, to
answer letters.
THE HAUL
OK, so you got your license.
Where do you start? Where are
the opportunities?
HAULING FOR STORES: Many
retailers are in need of trucking
services to haul goods to and from
the freight station and to make
deliveries. Make arrangements
with two or three grocery stores
to do all their hauling.
HAULING FOR CONSTRUC-
TON JOBS: Extensive building
operations now being planned in
many cities offer many opportuni-
ties to start a dump truck service
to haul dirt and gravel to building
projects and for use in street and
road making. Button hole those
job contractors.
HAULING OF PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS: Trucks owned by
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LETTERS
Vets Urged to Hang On to

Service Lie POilcleS
Editor: National Service Life
Insurance was something Of a god
send to our soldiers, sailors, ma
rines, and coast guards while they
were on active service. Those
servicemen in an outfit who weren't
at one time or another insured for
some amount within the $1,000 TO
$4,000 range were few and far
between.
But when the war was over,
many a CT who no longer wished
TO have contact with anything
identified with the military made
a special and delightful point of
disseminating his government in
surance. Some took out the insur-
ance while in the service, made a
few payments on it, and then (per-
haps when the immediate danger
to life became remote) dropped it.
Others held on still longer. They
paid the premiums on their insur-
ance while in the service and for a
short time after discharge but
eventually allowed it to lapse either
because of their own indifference
or because Of the uncommonly slow
service they got from the ire
mendously overburdened Central
Office Of the Veterans Admins
tration.
But the Veterans Administration
has now decentralized its activities
to several branch offices through
out the United States, and unques-
tionably future service to the vet
eran will improve.
National Service Life Insurance
is one Of the positive benefits avail
able to veterans Of World War II.
Moreover, IL is as vital and neces-
sary a peacetime protection as it
was in wartime. So here's a help
full hint to Vets who have at one
time or another held government
insurance and have since per-
mitted it to lapse. Reinstate that
insurance RIGHT NoWl You have
until February l, 1947 Cor within
six months after the date Of lapse,
whichever Is later to reinstate all
or part Of your insurance simply
by filling out short form stating
that you are now in as good health
as you were on the date your in
surance lapsed. This form must be
accompanied by two monthly pre-
miums on the amount Of insurance
you wish to reinstate. After
February 1, 1947, a complete land
toughD medical examination will
be required for reinstatement.
Parents, wives (husbandsD and
relatives of veterans who have let
their insurance lapse should strong
ly urge the veteran to protect him
self and them by reinstating his
government insurance Immediately.
Instructions and the necessary
forms for reinstatement can be OBJ
tanned from the local Veterans
Administration Office or from the
Branch Office located in Building
1O5, Fl. Smelling, Minnesota.
Now II you Vets pass up this
last, best chance to protect yourself
and your family without going
through the rigors and uncertain
ties of a physical examination,
don't come singing the blues" to
me when you finally get around to
attempting reinstatement of your
insurance and the doc says. No"
Remember; the deadline for most
Of you is February l, l947!
Kenneth Wilson,
Service Officer,
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Dear Joe
By JAMES L. HICKS
A HORSE YOU CAN RIDE

A HORSE YOU CAN RIDE
Joe, are you still walking around
here looking for a horse you can
ride? Well, son, why don't you try
riding a truck? That's right
that's what you rode on the Burma
Road and the Red Ball Highway
isn't it? If you kept a truck roll
ing over those roads you should be
able to keep one going on Highway
Sc, so why don't you go into the
trucking business Here's how.
LOOK AROUND A BIT
Make a survey of the business
men in your local community and
write down the answers to these
questions:
What trucking service will the
business man require per day or
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1t is rumored that railroads and
big business are backing Herman
Talmadge, pretender to the gov
ernorship of Georgia. That same
charge is being made throughout
the south insofar as the promul-
cation of hate is concerned. For
quite some time, l have been in
terested in finding out If these
charges are true, mainly because
they smell of the sort Of thing
which made Hitler a most destruc-
tive force.
About two years ago, rumor had
it that a subsidiary of the great
United States Steel Corporation
was behind the school strike and
near race riot in Gary, Ind. Imme-
diately. l called upon the director
Of public relations of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company,
subsidiary Of the U. S. Steel in
Birmingham, and asked him to
check with the U. S. Steel subsidi-
airy in Gary on the matter and
advise me of his findings. He did.
The charge was denied. Shortly
afterwards the situation in the
Gary schools cleared up.
In recent election in Alabama,
voters disapproved of the Boswell
amendment which is designed to
prevent eolored people from voting
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campaign.
Believe it or not, a large group
of whites and blacks came out to
hear me that evening. Most of
them apologized for what had hap
pened few days before-the cleo
ton Of Gene Talmadge. One of
the white women present said that
her husband worked for the Geor-
gia Power Company and that she
had not heard anything from him
which would substantiate the
charge made against it and allied
interests.
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Member of Minority
Group Is Against
Hush Hush Policy
January 80, 1947.

January 30, 1947.
Editor: Your attention is d.
rected to Nell Russells article Of
Jan. "a, 1947, in which she dis
cussed the local F. E. P. C. ordi-
nance. l, too, deplore the attempt
to scuttle the legislation by ex-
empting private employers. Still,
when the suggestion is made that
members of minority groups are
participating in the sabotage, those
Of US who are of the minority group
have right to know the names of
the miserable saboteurs-or is this
information too sacred to disclose?
| am against the hush hush"
policy Of the past. | would like
to know who among my people are
in need Of enlightenment. will
undertake to see them personally,
but | can't do it If you steadfastly
refuse to disclose the information.
Then, too, remember that the
mere fact that employers fail to
employ members of minority
groups is not of itself evidence that
they are sabotaging an F. f. P. C.
ordinance. Many of them need the
fertilization of such an ordinance
to assist in the change of their
employment policies; and when
that ordinance is passed, and the
minority groups have competent
and willing workers, | am sure that
we will have a pleasant improve
ment of employment possibilities
for minority workers.
Yours very truly.
Jonas G. Schwartz.
Editors Note This letter was received
on the day that the Minneapolis city cOun-
ell passed an FEPC Ordinance which
exempted neither private employers or
labor unions.
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Power Behind Tolmodge?
BY ROBERT DURR
For "The Southern Viewpoint"

For "rhe Southern Viewpoint
On the evening that Drew Pearson spoke the Of the capitol
defiance of the Ku Kux Kan the speaker
religious meeting held the auditorium the
Chamber Of Commerce. right in the center of Atlanta
While waiting for audience to assemble engaged
leaders the group
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Attucks-Brooks Post, COG,
American Legion,
Urges Financial
Support For Bible
Week Day Schools

Week Day Schools
Editor: I'm writing this letter
to your paper in the interest Of our
greatest cooperative Protestant
Christian movement-The Mime
apolis Church Federation. They are
doing comparatively what it would
be impossible for one or two
churches to do alone.
Their greatest obligation, that is
financially speaking, is the depart
ment Of Religious Education, which
sponsors the Week Day Schools of
Religion. Six thousand boys and
girls from thirty-nine public
school districts attend these classes
on released time.
Their worthwhileness cannot be
estimated when we know that
many, many Of these children have
no opportunity for religious in
struction other than that offered by
these schools.
As one Of their teachers for the
third year now, l can say they are
setting a precedent in the city for
better race relations.
These schools are the RESPONSE
bility Of Christians and well wish
ers in our community. They face a
drastic curtailment in their activi-
ties unless interested people come
to their aid Immediately.
People can subscribe through
their churches or call &c. 6644 for
more information.
Very sincerely,
Wreatha G. Maxwell,
Minneapolis, MINI.