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St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Field Agent Gets Award
From Sec. Of Agriculture

In recognition Of his outstanding
agricultural extension work, T. NJ.
Campbell, Extension Service field
agent, was presented a Superior
Service Award last week by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Clinton P. And
erson.
In making the presentation to
Mr.. Campbell, Secretary Anderson
said, "For your outstanding exten-
sion work among colored farm peo-
pie, I present you this Superior
Service Award. This Is not for just
doing a good job, but for work con-
siderably over and beyond the call
Of duty. You have my good wishes
and the good wishes Of the entire
Department"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
AKA to Sponsor
Rev. X. L. Potion
Wednesday, NIGHT

The nationally publieized Rev.
Kenneth L. Patton, 86-year-old
Madison, Wis, Unitarian pastor,
will be guest speaker Wednesday
evening, Dec. 8, at $3.50 p. m. in the
junior ballroom Of the Nieollet
hotel in Minneapolis, at an inter-
racial meeting sponsored by Eta
chapter Of Alpha Kappa Alpha,
University Of Minnesota academic
sorority.
Rev. Patton, pastor of the First
Unitarian society Of Madison, has
been q staunch defender Of fair
play and civil rights for a long
time. He has broadcast every Sun
day morning for the past Ave years
over radio station WIBA in Madi-
son. An author and poet, Patton
also is q student Of dramatics and
the arts. His topic on Dec. 3 win
be: "one Race; One World"
Rev. Patton win also speak at .
dinner meeting Of the Minneapolis
CORE group at the YWCA at 8
p. m, preceding the open meeting
at the Nlcollet.
Participating in the AKA sOror-
ity program with Rev. Patton will
be Flora B. Chisholm Of New York
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Jim Crow to B0r
Freedom Tr0in
From Memphis

NEW YORK (NNPA)-Because
Mayor J. Peasants Of Memphis
has ruled that white and colored
people will be segregated in visit
ing the Freedom Train there, the
trains visit to Memphis has been
cancelled, Louis A. Novins, execu-
tive vice president Of the American
Heritage foundation, which spon-
sors the train, said last Monday
night.
Mr.. Novins said he had been in
formed that Mayor Peasants had
announced the train would be on
exhibit six hours for white and six
hours for colored people. This, the
foundation executive declared, was
contrary to the established policy
Of the foundation. The Memphis
visit Of the Freedom Train was
scheduled for next July.
1--WE regret very much the neces-
sity to take this step" said Mr..
Novins. I'VE trust the Mayor will
reconsider and that the people Of
Memphis will still make it possible
to exhibit this travelling shrine Of
freedom in their city"
The Freedom Train, now in Penn
sylvania, stopped in Washington
through Thanksgiving Day before
going into the South.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
First of Weekly
Jazz Concerts
Sunday, Nov. 30

In an attempt to revive an in
terest in jazz in Minneapolis by
using the best Of local musicians,
Bob Smith, Minneapolis jazz pro-
moter, and Leigh Kamman, WLOL
disc jockey, are presenting 1--WE
Call 1t Jazz" in the Gold Room of
the Hotel Radisson Sunday, Nov.
80.
Believing that there are many
jazzmen in this city who should be
heard at their best, Smith and Kam-
man rounded up a Dixieland unit,
a Goodman styled sextette and a
modern group.
DiXieland Group
Featuring Tommy McGovern,
Bob Grunenfelder, Don Thompson,
and Billie Bastien, among others,
the Dixielanders will play some of
the old favorites of jazz, like Jazz
Me Blues" Chicago" and Royal
Garden Blues"
The - pardon the expression -
sextette including several staff
musicians from Twin City radio
stations will play THE World Is
Waiting for a Sunrise" "Shine"
and "Limehouse Blues" wi t h
vocalovely Patty McGovern singing
"Travelin' Light" the song made
famous by Billie Holiday.
Hughes Band Featured
Percy Hughes Band, the top
modern outfit in the Twin Cities,
assumes charge of the new era in
swing, with originals by arranger
Frank Lewis and pegging singer
Judy Perkins in the vocal spot
light on "It's AS Simple As That"
and "BoBop" a scat-singing opus.
This is the first such concert,
featuring local musicians, to be
held in the Twin Cities for several
years.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
HuzeI Butler Refires from Halle q.
Sfoff After Nine Years of Service

Hudson, head Of the Central Ave.
branch Of the "Y. w." q unit which
was abandoned in 1929.
At Halle in addition 10 serving
as the right hand" Of Miss Garden,
Mrs. Butler found time to serve for
nine years as director Of the Camp
Fire Girls, adviser 10 the girl re-
serves, the Vagabond Club and
other groups. At present she has
had charge Of the Girl Scout project
at the House.
Mrs. Butler il the wife Of DR..
A. M. Butler, dentist, and the sister
Of Clarence, Paul and Frank Wig
ington. She and DR.. Butler live at
3S6 N. st. AIbans.
Mrs. Butler has been active In
civic affairs. She is treasurer Of
the NAACP, st. Paul branch; treas
urer Of the Women's Council, MEM
Der Of the Pragmatiea business
girls sorority and director Of the
Altar Guild at st. Phillips Church.
She plans to do some volunteer
work at the community house
after leaving her paid position. The
lids and the grownups are all say
ing, "Hallie won't look the same
without Miss "B."
|. Myrtle Garden, director Of the
community chest agency, said Mrs,
Buffers resignation is sincerely re-
GREETED by staff and board Of the
st. Paul community center. Mrs.
Butler" Miss Garden said Monday,
has been a source Of great assist
ance to US at Halle through the
long struggle TO make Halle Q.
Brown a heart force in St Paul.
We will miss her a great deal"
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Civil Rights Text
Is Avdiluble ut
Urbun League

Copies Of the complete text of
the report Of the Presidents Com
mittee on Civil Rights as published
in the November End issue Of PM
may be secured at the office Of the
Minneapolis Urban League, 202
Times Annex, Atlantic 1412.
These copies were made available
through the courtesy Of a former
League board member who felt that
this document was Of such great
significance that every effort should
be made to place it in the hands Of
the people who need to know the
facts revealed.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Charles Horns Brother
Urged Carver Stamp
Several Years Ago

One of the earliest proponents of
a stamp in honor of George W.
Carver was Lee A. Horn of Ida
Grove, Iowa, a brother of Charles
L. Horn, Twin City industrialist.
Shortly after the death of Carver
several years ago, Mr.. Horn wrote
the Des Moines Tribune
the following letter:
Inasmuch as he received his
early training in the great
schools Of Iowa, l have asked
Senator Guy Gillette to head a
movement to place the face of
that learned gentleman, DR..
George Washington Carver, on
one of our commonly used
stamps. We, Of Iowa, guided
him in his youth. Now let his
unselfsh face be a guide to the
youth Of our natiOn.-Lee A.
Horn, Ida Grove, Iowa.
Iowans are very proud of having
been the state which provided train
ing for Carver.
At the state agricultural college
at Ames the Gardner Cowles Foun-
dation donated 5000, 900 three years
for the erection of a building as a
memorial to Carver.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Rucker Busy on
Speaking Engagements
In Sioux Eulls

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.-Clifford
E. Rucker, executive secretary of
the Minnesota Governors Inter
racial Commission, appeared on a
radio program over station KSO0,
Sioux Falls, S. D., Tuesday,
Nov. 25.
He also spoke to a joint meeting
of the Cooperative and Lions Clubs
at a noon luncheon. Other engage
ments here in the South Dakota
metropolis include talks at the Ca
thedral grade and high schools.
Wednesday he spoke at Wash
ington high school, Sioux Falls col
lege, and at noon the Kiwanis club.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Elks Band In
First Rehearsal

The Ames Lodge Elks band
under the direction Of Artie Wat
kins held its first rehearsal Sunday
afternoon, Nov. 23.
Motivated by the coming of the
Midwest Elks convention in Mime
apolis next June the organization
plans to put a snappy 35-piece band
on the street by spring.
Present personnel includes
Harold Walker, Stanley Berry,
Noble and Rube Floyd, Terrence
and Earl Cason, Charles Beasley,
Edward Jackson, William McNea-
ley, Arthur Red" Mitchell, Charles
Terrell, Chester Christopher, Bill
and Carl Fraction, Edward Green,
AL Robinson, and Spencer Smith.
Next rehearsal is Nov. 30 at EIks
Rest. All Minneapolis and St. Paul
musicians are invited to join the
band, director Watkins said.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Baby Contest
Reaches Climax
Sunday, Nov. 80

The healthiest baby and the most
popular baby will share honOrs at
the fifth annual better baby contest
at Phyllis Wheatley House, Sunday,
Nov. 80, at $3.50 p. m. The actual
selection Of the winning babies win
take place Saturday, Nov. 20, at
1880 p. M, It Is announced by J. T.
Wardlaw, executive secretary Of
the Minneapolis Urban League. The
better baby contest Is sponsored BY
the Women's Auxiliary Of the Min
neapolis Urban League, directed By
Mrs. Fern Helm, and by the Henne-
pin County Tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
All babies entered in the contest
will receive a complete physical
check-up as a Christmas Seal serv-
ice. They viii be examined by DR..
James F. Bosnia, instructor In
pediatrics at the University Of
Minnesota Medical School.
DR.. Bosnia will address parents Of
all entrants and interested persons
attending the Sunday afternoon
meeting on the subject: "Child
Health - Parents First Response
bility."
Mrs. Fern Helm will present a
silver cup to the baby winning the
contest as the healthiest child.
"The contest Is open to all babies
under Ave years Of age whose par
ents live anywhere in Minneapolis"
Mrs. Helm said. ''To enter your
child in the contest simply bring
the baby to the Phyllis Wheatley
House at 1880 Saturday afternoon"
All guests at the Sunday after
noon meeting win receive a double
barred cross bangle pin, symbol
Of the international fight against
tuberculosis, which appears on
every Christmas seal.
Two motion pictures VIII Be
shown, Bobby Goes to School"
provided by the Minnesota Depart
ment Of Health, and "A Message
From Dorothy Maynor," produced
by the National Tuberculosis Asso-
citation.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. William Everson,
297 Kent St., announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Elonzella
Bothic, to William C. Sutherlin, son
of Mrs. Ada Sutherlin, Sedalia, Mo.
Miss Everson is a graduate Of
Mechanic Arts high and attended
the University of Minnesota. Mr..
Sutherlin is a graduate of Hubbard
high school, Sedalia, Mo-, and at
tended the st. Paul Vocational
school. He served three years in
Europe with the Armed Forces. No
date has been set for the wedding.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
East st. Louis Fire
Kills Six in Family

East st. Louis, III. (NNPA)-Six
members Of a family burned to
death last Tuesday night in u fire
caused by the explosion Of a coal
oil stove in their home at 2737 Tu-
dor Ave.
The fire companies were unable
to save the house but they pre-
vented the flames from spreading
to adjoining frame buildings.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Stassen TeIIs Fla. COP
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~ IN AFNN- u 49, = 49, ~
ORLANDO, Fla (lgNPAl l--At 3
party rally here last Thursday
night, Harold 4. stassen, candidate
for the Republican presidential
nomination In tB4s, told Southern
Republicans that they have TIE
right in Florida and each Of the
Southern States TO develop .
strong Republican party with is
own views on the conduct Of Stats
and national affairs.
Implying that Southern delega-
tions to Republican national con-
vsntiOns should not 90 10 the high
est bidder, Stassen told his audience
that the South should begin 10 plan
now TO send outstanding men and
women TO the Philadelphia con-
vention.
"They should be men who truly
represent the States from which
they come" he continued. 'srhey
should not be distant adiuncts 70
any Republican Party Of any State
Of the North.
"They should be man and women
who cannot be bought or sold, who
cannot be intimidnted or deluded
They should be a group Of men and
women selected without discrimiha-
tion, without any demonstrations
exclusion on the grounds Of racs,
religion, or color
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Carver Stamp
To Be Issued
On January |

Washington, ID. C.-The George
Washington Carver Commemora-
tive Scent Postage stamp which
will be issued on Jan. 5, 1948, at
Tuskogee Institute, according to
an announcement by Postmaster
General Robert E. Hannegan, is the
fifth anniversary of the death of
DIR. Carver and designated George
Washington Carver day in a proc
lamation by President Truman.
According to the announce
ment the color will be purple.
1t will be slightly larger than
the regular postage stamps.
This is the second time in the
history of the country that the
portrait of a Negro has appeared
on a United States postage stamp.
The first was the Booker T. Wash
ington 10-Cent stamp which, like
wise, had its first-day issue at Tus-
kogee.
The initial printing Of the Car
yer stamp will be 6O.OOO,OOO.
For the benefit of those who in
the past have sought souvenir or
memento from the Carver Founda-
ton at Tuskogee Institute, a spe-
cially prepared letter will be sent
direct from the Carver Foundation
on the first day of issue. The en-
velopes are beautifully engraved
and bears the return address of
"The George Washington Carver
Foundation, Tuskogee Institute,
Ala, First Day of Issue"
Enclosed will be a block of four
Carver Memorial Seals and letter
Of appreciation on Carver Founda-
tion letterhead signed by DR.. Rus
sell W. Brown, director. The price
of each letter, completely serviced,
is $1.0O. A plate block for stamp
collectors is SIPS. Proceeds 20 to
the Carver Foundation.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
HASTE Calls Covenant
Case Most Important

Washington, d. c. (NNPA)-
Governor William H. HASTE Of the
Virgin Islands last Tuesday told the
Capital Press Club at its weekly
luncheon that he considers the ra-
cial restrictive covenants now pend
ing in the United States Supreme
Court the most important cases in
the field Of civil rights since the
Civil War.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Plan $4,000 Golf Tourney As
Midwest EIks Convention Feature

Midwest Elks who are golf dew
otees will get chance in June to
participate in a big money tourna-
ment during the Elks convention
here in June.
According to Reuben Warren,
general chairman Of convention ar
rangements, a committee has been
formed to plan a $1,000 invitational
golf tournament.
The committee has named Sol
Hughes, nationally known golfer,
as chairman of the tournament
committee and James W. Slemmons,
co-chairman.
Committee members who at
tended the first committee meet
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Ewing Distributes
Annual Thanksgiving
Baskets 10 AGED

Lewis Ewing, pioneer Mime
apolis civic figure, made his annual
distribution Of Thanksgiving bas-
kets Monday to the aged and blind.
For 20 years each Thanksgiving
with the assistance of downtown
business men Mr.. Ewing has been
distributing baskets containing
fowl, butter, -four, and coffee to
needy families.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

ing Sunday were: Thomas Adair,
Eugene Anthony, Clyde Johnson,
Freddie Gray, Wilbert Dugas, Alec
Eason, Otis Woodland, James Smith,
Cecil Taylor, Charles De La Comp
son, Ernest Harris, Johnny Petit
ford, J. johnson and James Lassley.
Popularity Contest
Another Feature
General Chairman Warren also
announced that another feature Of
the convention will be the naming
Of Miss Midwest, a gigantic pOpu-
larity contest open to young women
from 18 to 25 who live in the eight
states which make up the Elks Mid
west Association.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Stassen Attacks Lily White
COP. In Mississippi On
Tour Through South

BILOXI, Miss. (NNPA A)--Harold
E. Stassen last Wednesday bluntiy
told the 'lily-white" faction Of the
Republican Party in Mississippi
that he would not accept their sup
port unless they dropped the color
line which they have drawn in the
past.
Stopping here briefly at the
United States Air Forces Keesler
field, he called on Mississippi's
''lily-white" Republicans TO re-
organise and rovitalize the party in
the State.
This was Interpreted as a d.
rect slap at Perry w. Howard,
Republican national committee
man who for q number % years
has headed the inteFraeial dele
gatiOR which Republican national
conventions have seated.
The "lily-white" group, formally
known as the Independent Repub-
lican Party Of Mississippi, is led
by George L. Sheldon, a former
governor or Nebraska, who Is its
secretary. Sheldon greeted Mr..
Stassen here and sought his sup
port against the so-ealled ''black
and tan" faction led by Mr.. Howard.
Mr.. Stassen agreed with Mr..
Sheldon that the Republican Party
In Mississippi should be "revital-
lied and reorganized," but added:
Il also emphasize 10 you that
In that reorganization, would
not accept the support Of any
delegation ON the basis Of race,
color. or religion, and the re-
organization Of the party must be
In accordance with the Constitu-
tiOn Of the United States"
Mr.. Stassen's statement about
revitalization and reorganization
was interpreted as a determination
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Mrs. Mutfie Deoring, Administrators
for Edna Boswell Esfofe, Sues
Andrew Johnsons for Property

In a suit in Hennepin County
District Court, Mrs. Matte Dear
ing, 1886 Clinton Ave-, administra-
trix Of the estate Of the late Edna
Boswell as plaintiff, is suing to re-
cover from Andrew and Florence
Johnson, S532 Clinton Ave, prop
erty at 1904 Clinton, which the
plaintiff claims belongs to the es-
tate Of Mrs. Boswell.
Mrs. Boswell died in August,
1945. She had lived with Mrs. Dear
ing for seven years.
Mrs. Dearing is represented by
Miss L. o. Smith. The Johnsons
have as their counsel Josiah Brill,
Jr.
The JOhnsOns have 4 quit claim
deed and a warranty deed on the
property which Mrs. DearinE
claims they secured for 4 $2l7
loan. The property is now ap-
praised at 5000.
Mr.. Brill, attorney for the John
sons, pleads that Mrs. Boswell gave
the property to his clients, who
were longtime friends of Mrs. Bos-
well.
Miss Smith, attorney for Mrs.
Dearing, claimed in her pleadings
before Judge Arthur Selover that
Mrs. Boswell gave the quit claim
deed to the Johnsons as security for
their loan. She also said that the
deed was not returned to Mrs. Bos-
well after she repaid the loan.
Mrs. Boswell died without leav-
ing a will.
The suit opened Monday in Hen
nepin county district court and con-
tinued to Wednesday.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -
(ANP)-Increasing litigation and
a crowded bar has attracted two
lawyers from poles apart TO try
their mettle against the local lumi-
naries here.
One is Miss Ivy Marjorie Law
renee, center, modern Portia, and
Canadian born graduate Of McGill
university and Toronto University
Law school; the other is Charles
H. Markham, white, right, a World
War / veteran who attended the
same college as Winston Churchill
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

Miss "B," familiar figure to fire.
quenters, young and old, at Halle
Q. Brown, is going to disappear
from behind the desk at that st.
Paul institution this coming No
vember 20. Miss "B" is Mrs. Hazel
Butler, office secretary-assistant 10
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
ST. JAMES BOY SCOUT
WORKERS ATTEND MEET

Mrs. Hazel Starks and Mrs. Leila
A. Smith attended the st. Paul
Area Council, Inc, Boy Scouts Of
America, District I annual meeting
and banquet held at Midway Club,
Nov. Goth, representing Cub Scout
Workers Of St. James A.M.B.
Church Cub-Paek.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

Mrs. EHie Wills, 1904 Iglehart
Ave, returned home Saturday, Nov.
%, from St. Joseph hospital, where
she had been a patient for the past
two weeks.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

Miss l. Myrtle Garden for II years.
Mrs. Butler is resigning her posi-
tion effective at the end Of this
month.
Since the day Halle Q. Brown
opened its doors in 1929, this pleas
ant woman whom the children nick.
named Miss "B" has been on the job
working in the interest of the COM
munity houses program.
Prior to her work at Halle she
had served as secretary to Helen
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

Robert Benford, SO5 Aldrieh Ave.
NJ, returned home from Fairview
hospital, Nov. %, where he was con-
fined with a broken leg.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
Booker Ellis KayOes
Eugene Brown in 10

Booker Ellis, St. Paul boxer fight
ing in Council Bluffs, Iowa, knocked
out Eugene Brown Of Omaha at
1907 of the fourth round, Monday
night.
Ellis came back to St. Paul Tues
day.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

City, executive secretary Of tho na-
tIcnal Alpha Kappa Alpha haAiA
program, who win tell Of the Mis-
sissippi project conducted BY the
national sorority.
There win be no charge for ad-
mission. The meeting is the first IN
q series Of public service and civic
programs plsnned by the local
AKA's.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

Mrs. ElVira Reed. s54 Bryant
Ave. NJ, entered General hospital
Nov. 20.
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28

and practiced criminal law at Lon
don's historic Old Bailey.
Miss Lawrence comes with a
brilliant academic career. She has
a frst-elass honors degree in arts,
with distinction in French and Eng
lish and a bachelor Of laws degree
Of Toronto Law school. She went
over to England where she read
law at the Middle Temple, special
izing in international law.
At McGill, Miss Lawrence was
Viee-president Of the debating sOci-
ETY. and created precedent by being
St. Paul recorder., 1947-11-28
CALENDAR OF
DoINGS

FRIDAY NIGHT. Percy Hughes at
Treasure Inn.
SATURDAY NIGHT. Prince Rogers
New Combo at Treasure Inn.
SATURDAY NIGHT. Entertainment
and Derby. Elks Rest Mpls.
SUNDAY NIGHT. We Coil II Iauz"
Gold Room. Hotel RGdinSon-
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Revision of Air Training
Acknowledged by AAF
By the Associated Press

An Army Air Forces spokesman
said yesterday that the wartime pro-
gram of cooperation with friendly
countries in personnel training
problems is being revised, but with
out reference to any atom bomb
ing technique.
The statement was made in COM
ment on a story published in the
London Daily Mail that a plan for
joint training of American and
British air crewmen, including the
technique of atomic bombing, is
ready for the signature of Gen.
Carl Spaatz, AAF commanding
general.
The air forces spokesman said the
program related only to the 'ex-
change of information on the train
ing and handling of personnel" He
added that such plan had been in
effect for long time and that per-
sonnel were exchanged to try to
keep current on lessons learned dur
ing the war.
The program makes no reference
to operations, he said. and the War
Department has no authority to dis
cuss atom policy with another
nation.
Evening star., 1947-01-01
Holiday Death Toll
Rises to 81 in Nation
BY the Associosed Press


Violent death played a small part
In the Nations celebration Of the
New Year.
The count of fatalities ros, slowly
to 80, including 80 in air and
ground traffic, as a combination of
caution and bad weather held the
toll in check.
The National Safety Council es-
timated that 1870 persons would be
killed in traffic accidents on New
Years Eve and New Years Day
The council said the final toll, in
cludlng persons injured during the
period. but who die later, would be
far in excess of that number
In addition to the traffic IA
talities there were two violent
deaths attributed to the holiday
celebration since pm. yesterday
Both were in New York. one result
ing from fire and the second in
fall.