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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Hoover, Afro Manager,
Disagree Over Charges
OF Hiring Bias i'm FIJI

believe that Amos was appointed
solely as q reward for having been
personally connected with the late
President Theodore Roosevelt
rather than on the basis Of having
met the regular. requirements Of
FBI agents.
"In aetuRlity, there are no Ne
gro FBI agents. There may be some
Stools Negroes who are specially
deputized 10 get undercover in
formation and turn 1t over to the
Federal Bureau. ~. However, there
is a vast difference between a
special agent and an agent Of the
FBI."
Mr.. Hoover said to Mr.. Garvin;
Sam Noisette has been in charge
Of my reception room for many
years. As such he takes care Of
many matters for me in connection
with the official conduct Of the
Bureaus business. These include
conveying my opinions and instruc-
tons TO other Bureau officials and
handling matters that come up in
my Office. II did not have Sam
NOiSetts In my Office I frankly
would be sOrcly handicapped.
"AS 10 Special Agent James
Amos, 1t Is true he has reached the
retirement age. II L. also true that
! considered his services so valuable
that l personally went 10 President
Roosevelt and requested the is
suAnee Of Executive Orders on two
specific occasions 10 extend Mr..
Amos tenure Of service. It was
not necessary TO secure additional
Executive Orders in view Of an Act
Of Congress which made this pos
sible.
"YOu are inaccurate when you
say, There are no Negro FBI
Agents There are. Negroes
are employed In various eapaci-
ties In the federal bureau Of in
vestigAtiOn and our basic recruit
ment policy provides that APP
pOintments should be made on the
basis Of merit, qualifications and
unlmpeaehable character and
reputation. Race, color or creed
does not enter into the situation.
As . matter Of fact, our records
are 30 maintained that II Il not
possible 10 tell the political faith,
the race OF the creed Of our en-
plOyees."
Replying to Mr.. Hoover's letter,
Mr.. Garvin asked why had not Mr..
NOisetts been promoted to a grade
commensurate with the duties he is /
performing and asked for the num-
Der Of colOred FBI agents and the
divisions to which they were as
signed.
Mr.. Hoover declined 70 comply
with this request.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

every month. On Tuesday evening
at LuVerne, Minnesota, Rev. VIII
Hams will address the YMCA.
Sioux Falls College Float: Mr..
Herbert Phillips, pre-law student
at the Sioux Falls college, graced
the float which represented the diff
ferent races here at the college
Japanese, Chinese, German and
American (Negro). Mr.. Phillips
mas been named the president of
his class.
Miss Sylvia Booker, GA North
Minnesota Ave-, sang at the YMCA
Mothers and Daughters tea.
Mr.. Daniel Z. Coates, Jr., Kan
sas City, Kansas, is the house guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Coates, $40
No. Mable st. Mr.. Coates is play
ing basketball with the St Luth-
eran Church and was named cap
tain of the team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernie Freeman
and baby daughter Mona left for
Los Angeles and Palmdale, Cali.
fornia, to visit relatives and
friends.
The 1. L c., Mrs. James Lee,
president, met Friday at the
YWCA with Mrs. Robert Haynes
as hostess. The "Y" executive spoke
to the group and plans were made
for the fall program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Edgar and
daughter, Marcia, and Mr.. and Mrs,
Henry Edgar from St Paul arrived
in the city Saturday to be the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Edgar, lis North Dakota Ave,
over Sunday. The Junior Group
had a party for Marcia at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Talbert,
933h No. Main Ave. Miss Marie
McLAurin was the hostess.
Weekly Pun: It matters not how
hard you hit the line II you tumble
the ball.
News from Bern, Switzerland {:
Mrs. Oscar Bridgewater is in re-
ceipt Of a letter from Miss Elsie
Steinmetz and Mrs. FRITZ Shaver
who have been in Bern for five
months. The letter was read at the
Bahai meeting Sunday evening.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Stroke Proves
Futul to VIM.
Ransom Erricks

William Ransom Erricks, SO
years Of age, who lived at so Hy-
land Ave. N, died Monday morning,
Oct. 20, at the Minneapolis Cen
eral hospital. His funeral was held
Thursday, Oct. %, at 2 p. m, at the
Woodland Funeral Home. He had
been a resident for 46 years.
He was employed at the Western
Union Telegraph Co. for 81 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
William Erricks, two daughters,
Misses Dorothy and Mildred Err
ricks, all Of Minneapolis. A brother,
Nelson Erricks Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
three nephews, Edgar, Dalton, and
Richard Shelton, and other rela-
tives.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Club Sponsors Bazaar
and Auction Oct. rs

The Three G's Club of the Glen
date S.D.A. church is sponsoring a
Bazaar and Auction, Saturday
night Oct. 25, at 8 p. m, at the
Twin City Junior Academy, 22nd
and CoIfax Ave. s. There will be
beautiful hand made articles for
sale; an auction on home made
bakery goods; and a motion picture,
The proceeds will go for the build
ing Of the new church which is
under construction at Glenwood
Ave. and Fremont Ave. N.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Monte White. 81.
Paul Resident for
So Years, Buried

Mamie White, 76 years old, 727
Thomas Ave-, died Thursday, Oct
10. Mrs. White was born in Mag
ara Falls and had spent SO years
as n resident Of st. Paul.
Survivors include her husband
Firston White, and two sons, Ar
thur and Louis; five grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Mon.
day, Oct. 81, 1890 a. m. at St,
Philips church, with Father L,
Williams officiating. Burial was
in Elmhurst.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

Mt. OlIvet Baptist: Last Sunday
Mt Olivet celebrated its ninth an
nuRl Homecoming. Rev. e. @. Har-
rls, pastor, delivered the message.
His subject was Returning to God"
His text was taken from Isaiah l;lS.
Rev Z. A. FinstTom, executive secre-
tAry of the Twin City Baptist Union.
was the guest minister in the pulpit.
After the morning service, a basket
dinner was served in the dining hall.
At the BTU. hour there were re-
ports made from the Baptist Youth
Council. Those making reports were
Miss Eionsella Everson, Blanche
Everson and Miss Helen johnson.
At the evening hour there was a
panel discussion with Duncan Har-
Vey Hopkins in charge. The subject
was The Stewardship OF Money"
Those taking part in the discussion
were Mr.. s. MilsRp, Mr. Boyd Col
Inns, Sr., Mr., J. W. Pate, Mrs. +. G
Harris and Mrs. Louise Hopkins.
We are asking that all teachers
and Officers of the Sunday School
be present at p. m. every wednes-
day night at the teachers meeting
Edith Massie, Reporter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Moking History -.

Future generations will Ap-
praise the life and progress or
lack Of progress Of this COM
munlty by what they read in the
files Of newspapers like this.
In this paper history iS in the
making" That's one Of the rea-
sons why the best informed lead
ers Of this area are regular
weekly readers Of this paper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Purpose of Bonneville
Mayor Contest Set
Forth BY Chairman

zen should give some thought and
active interest to the development
Of our communities. Often we are
unaware Of the need for certain
programs that could do much to-
war facilitating progress. 1t is
our hope that persons who file in
this contest will present to the
committees sound constructive plat
forms for discussion. Through such
open and free discussions our eiti-
Zens may be stimulated to greater
and more active participation in
our common problems.
Q-Does the Mayor Of Bronze
vile have any recognized official
statusH
A.-No. However, an energetic
and resOureeful Bonneville Mayor
can provide leadership Of = kind
that brings recognition on merit
Q-For what purpose are the
funds received from this promotion
used?
A.-As you know, the Credit
Union is q cooperative OrganiEa.
ton supervised BY the State Bank
ing department., for the purpose Of
stimulating the habit Of thrift. II
cannot spend one penny Of the
MEMBER deposits for operating
expenses, literature, and 50 on. In
order to provide our communities
with the needed information about
our services and their importance
to the welfare Of our group, ltera-
ture and publicity are necessary.
All net funds from the Bonneville
promotion are used to provide
these facilities.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
~. Edgar Hoover, director Of the
federal bureau of investigation, in
sists that the FBI follow policy
based on merit and qualification
without distinction as TO race, color
OF religion.
Informed sources are equally in
sistent that the FBI has consistent
y refused, since hr. Hoover has
beon its director, 10 employ colored
persons in any eategories other
than In Jobs in the crafts, prOtec-
tive and eustodial service, until the
Governments loyalty program was
put into effect recently when a few
eolOred persons were employed as
fngorprint clerks.
Experiences Of Job applicants
at the FBI headquarters In the
justice department support this
statement. Numerous eOloFed
pSrBoAs seeking jobs a. special
agsatA CLERKS and typlStS have
reported 70 various private or.
EaniEatlOas that they were re-
jested for no spparsnt reason
than that they were eOloFed.
Al an example Of how eolorsd
applicants for clerical and tipping
jobs have Jared, there was the case
Of Q young eolOrod student at Ohio
State university. He had been en-
PIOyOd In q deans Office at Ohio
Stata, performing tipping duties and
had . high rata Of speed In tipping.
He applied for q elerk-typist job at
the FBI offices here, was given .
typing test and told that he failed
H. The student thought that was
incredible.
The employment policy Of the
FBI came into focus recently when
. nationally circulated magazine
purportsd to give the true facts
concerning employment Of cOlored
FBI agents and published photo
graphs Of Williams s. Noisette, q
receptionist In Mr.. Hoover'S office,
sad James Amos, q special agent
who has reached retirement age.
Taking exceptions 10 the
article, Roy GarVin, general man
AGer Of the Washington Afro,
wrote the editor Of the magazine
that more good would have been
aeeoaplished n II had ''taksn the
hide % Of J. Edgar Hoover and
hin policy Of Discrimination set
up IN the FBI under his regime"
A copy Of this letter was sent 10
Mr.. Hoover. Acknowledging re-
oslpS u Il, Mr.. Hoover charged
that the letter 10 the editor Of the
magazine did not represent the
faetuAl situation 20 far a. the fed
eral bureau Of Investigation Is con-
csrnod."
Mr.. Carvin had written the sdi-
tor;
"A little Investigation would
A.. A. A. NF-R..aa- Il
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Keep Onions Covered

To use part Of an onion and keep
the cut surface from drying. slit
the skin and cut out the portion de-
sired. Then wrap the skin over the
leftover part. Wrap the onion In
waxed paper to keep odor nom
other foods, and keep in a cool place.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

Meteor crater. located between
WlnGlow and FlAgStaR. IL one Of
AriEona'S most unusual marvels-R
great pit caused BY the impact Of q
comet thousands Of years ago. The
diameter at the rim Il almost q
mile, while the pit Is some 600 feet
deep.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
Need More Mill

Very few people In the U. S. get
oil the milk they should have for
good health, Families receiving less
than $500 a year get only a fourth Of
what they need; middle income
families get a little more than half.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

ST. James A.ME.: st. John $3.50,
And Ye shall know the truth and
the truth shall make you free"
REALTY: To Face or Escape It."
was the text and subject of Rev.
Moore's message at the IL a. m.
service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

olVO . lin 10 canned or cooked
aried truit By squeezing orange %
grapefruit juice over the top Just be.
fore serving.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

Clarence Robinson, Harold
Roberts, Walter Early, Will
liam Webb, Mrs. Mary Duke,
E. C. Johnigan and Mrs. Will
bur NeVils.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
STILL THEY COME

Among the recent new mail
subscribers to this paper are
the following:
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
CARD OF APPRECIATION

Mrs. Bessie James and family wish
to thank their many friends and
relatives for their kind expressions
Of sympathy and beautiful floral
offerings during their reooRt loss
Our special thanks to JohRny Baker
Post No. 29l and the state game
wardens.
CARD or THANKS
We wish to thank our neighboTs
and many friends for sympathy
cards, condolences and floral offer
inRs and all kindness shown to US
during our recent bereavement in
the passing OF our dear mother and
sister.
Charles Lewis and John Thomas
lie wis, son; Mrs. Edna Curtis and
Mrs. Ethel Green. daughters: Mrs.
Mary Howard. sister: Franklyn
Herman, foster son; Marie and
Fannie Lewis, dauRhters-In- law
Mrs. Irene Robinson, Mrs Anna
Bell Haylor. nieces.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24
WANT ADS
PROPERTY FOR SALE

Income Property. Must sell. Leav-
ing town. A duplex and a bunga-
low. Hot water heat, double gar
age, sacrifice $500 by owner. Call
AIdrich a772. or Cherry 667b.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

House for Sale-New. 3 rooms. All
modern. 5015 James No.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-10-24

Moreover. there Is reason to
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Z Arms Caches Found !,
III More jailed in
Palestine Search
" ths Assoe;o,esf Press


JERUSALEM, Mar. H. British
troops arrested 81 more persons
suspected Of terrorism and uncov-
cred at least two arms caches in
searches of three small Jewish towns
outside the martial law areas today.
Unofficial sources described some
OF the suspects as known members
of two Jewish underground organi-
cations, Irgun Zvai Leumi and the
Stern gang.
The arrests brought to 46 the total
number of suspects detained since
martial law was imposed Sunday
on a large section Of the Jewish
population. All were described by
the British as 'known terrorists, )"
and all were believed to have been
detained at the Latrun detention
camp. Police denied reports that
some had been flown to Kenya
Colony.
Isolated acts Of violence were con-
tinuing.
A British ofiicer and q British SOL
dier were injured today when a
staff car was blown up by two road
mines on the Haifa-Tel Aviv road.
The Soviet Consul General at
Beyrouth, Lebanon, visited the mar
tial law area of Tel Aviv and con-
ferred with the Czechoslovak and
Polish consuls. Informants who
wished to remain anonymous said
the visit was made tn enable tho
Russian diplomat to make full re-
port to his government before the
Palestine case comes to the United
Nations.
Police arrested Is persons We'd
nesday In roundup Of terrorist sus-
poets. The imposition of martial
law followed the killing of 81 per-
sons by bombs, mines and gunfire
in Palestine Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Clio Committee Formed
To Fight Communism
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Mar. IA Trade
Union Committee for Democracy
claiming to represent 100000 CIO
unionists IN 1872 locals in Greater
New York, was organized last night
at a meeting for the announced pur-
pose of combating Communism in
the CLOS Greater New York Indus
trial Union Council.
I'VE believe" the group said in q
resolution. there is a great need
Tor q truly representative New York
City industrial union council, but
such q body can only be established
after thorough reorganization"
The resolution, adopted by $50
delegates Of 68 locals in 10 unions
declared, 1--WE recognize that within
the CIo, as in every other progress
sive mass organization, q small mi
nority has consistently attempted to
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Policeman and Wife See
Son Struck by Truck

A policeman saw his own young
son barely escape death beneath the
wheels of truck last night.
Pvt. Walter Shepperd, 1880 F
street NE, his wife and the boy
were walking home, when 6-year-old
John ran into the street at 500
Franklin street NE. and was hit
by a truck.
The boy was taken to Providence
Hospital where attendants reported
that his injuries were not serious.
The truck was driven by H. Kivett.
4618 Hilltop terrace NE.
Evening star., 1947-03-07
Detroit Boy, Is, Sentenced
|To Life in Father S SIayinq
BY The Assoeictsd Press

DETROIT, Mar. IA Recorders
Court judge. acting with great "re-
luctance," yesterday sentenced Rich
ard Viau. is, to life imprisonment for
the Staying Of his policeman father.
Il have never imposed sentence
with greater reluctance" Judge Ar
thur E. Gordon said, "but there is
nothing can do other than commit
this boy to Jackson Prison for the
rest of his natural life.
However, I make this emphatic
recommendation to the Parole
Board: That as soon as he demon
strates that he can apply himself
Evening star., 1947-03-07

to study-in . very few years, I
recommend his case be presented
to the Governor for parole"
A jury convicted Viau Of first
degree murder, making q life SEN
tence mandatory. His father was
shot In the back in the basement
of their home last summer. During
his trial the boy claimed the older
man abused him since early child
hood.
Evening star., 1947-03-07

pervert the democratic program Of
the CIO in order to promote the
line Of the Communist Party"
Although only 68 locals were rep
resented at the meeting, I32 locals
were said to have signified their
Intention Of afi1liating with the
movement at preliminary confer
enceS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-13
amusing"

Possession by the United States OF the
atom bomb secret is a thorn in Russla's
side. The thorn keeps Russia quiverlng,
and. while she quivers she tries to blutf
the people of the United States into be-
lieving that she knows how to produce
the bomb.
Russia knows the secret of the atom
bomb as Key Westers generally knew the
secret of who would be named city man.
ager. One group was sure that Dave klhg
would be named; another group was just
as confident that Ralph Spaldmg woulo
receive the appointment, and thra
eroup already had C. B. Harvey Installed
in the managers chair in City Hall. Edwin
Trevor's name was not mentioned by
ANYBODY. so far as The Citizen was in
formed.
Some proponents of the three men
propagandized just as Russia is propagan-
dizing about the atom bomb. First. Russia
had Molotov tell the world" in speech,
during the celebration of the thirtieth an
niversary of the founding of the Soviet
atom bomb, and then Russia had a dis
patch sent from Prague to Paris news
paper that bomb had been tested last
June Is and had proved to be a success.
A hunt for John Grggs', who is
supposed to have sent the dispatch, re-
vealed that no such correspondent is reg
istred at Prague. Major General Leslie R.
Groves, the United States Armys fore
most atom bomb authority, characterized
the Prague dispatch as "pipedream.'
He added, Il wonder what story will come
up next?"
Secrets among nations are very much
like secrets among individuals. Those
individuals who are not in the
know, repeatedly give as fact their
awareness of the secret in the hope of
causing those who know it into revealing
it, just as Russia is trying to bluff the
people of the United States about the
secret of the atom bomb, all of which is
amusing, as General Groves concluded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-13

There should be general approval of
the proposal that a nationwide ban be
placed on the sale of liquor at gasoline
filling stations.
Lou E. Holland, chairman of the Ma
tional Safety Committee of the American
Automobile Association sponsored the pro-
posal, describing the sales of alcoholic be-
verages alongside the highways are put
ting death behind the wheel with bottle
in his hand"
Mr. Holland reports that areas, Eek
tending from Minnesota to New York,
indicate that hundreds of filling stations
are putting in supplies of liquor to be
peddled to motorists during the cold
weather"
He points out that an analysis of
mishaps throughout the country reveals
that in some states fifty-five per cent of
the highway accidents occur when drivers
are under the influence of intoxicapts. He
| is particularly concerned about the ''evil
effect" on juvenile drivers.
Mr.. Holland proposes that State leg
| isation enact laws to prohibit the grant
| ing of licenses to sell alcoholic beverages
| at filling stations and is firmly convinced
| that the elimination of the insidious evil
will save thousands of lives. Calling the
| number of people who die on our high
ways terrifying, he emphasizes the dam
ger of taking in liquor and gasoline at the
J same time, saying it will encourage reck-
| lessness and lack of care which will re-
suit in thousands of deaths.
While we are in thorough agreement
with the sentiment expressed by Mr. Hol-
land and heartily endorse his proposal to
ban the sale of alcoholic beverages at
filling stations, we might as we'll call at
tention to another evil in connection with
the habit of some individuals of driving
while under the influence of alsoholic be-
verages. This is the tendency of juries,
composed of average Americans to acquit
those who are arrested for driving motor
vehicles while under the influence of in
toxicatng beverages. Until the juries of
the nation support the efforts of highway
patrolmen and other traffic officers by
convcting those who drive while intoxi-
Gated, the death list will not only continue
| but it will expand
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-13
PREDICTS RECESSION

The present serious initiation will
TIeadr to business slump in the United
States within the next few years" de-
clares Chester Bowles, former Price Adj
ministrator.. The prediction is cushioned
with the view that the slump twill not be
fatal" or disastrous but like that of 1920
Fl rather than that of 1929
-, Mr.. BOwles believes that prices in
many industries are set upon an unrealls-
tic basis and that a heavy proportion OF
the products sold today would make more
money if they were sold at lower price.
He urges business and the Government to
get together to arrange for the continued
growth of healthy capitalism and declar-
ed that such a development would bring
a shift in foreign policy that would Gre
ate long. peace.
Mr. Bowles thinks full production
plus full employment will insure suf-
ficient purchasing power to take care of
all the goods that the nation can produce
He thinks that there should be a careful,
ly planned and timed system of public
works to keep the heavy goods industries
rolling year in and year out and that the
Government should take steps to guar
antee the construction of 100000 homes
each year.
Taking cognizance of the approaching
session of Congress, Mr. BOwles says thai
speculation measures can be taken tt
cushion any recession, but he remains
doubtful that anything will be done il
view of the forthcoming presidential ell
ection year.