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nently fitted for upgrading.
"Sueh conditions, IL uneOr-
rected, will develop those eleav-
ages which embitter segments Of
the population and force them to
seek alliances with existing un-
American groups"
The Commission statement called
for the following general fea-
lures" which should be included in
a state fair employment practices
statute:
. Primary consideration should be
given to the construction Of a COM
petent and responsible division Of
Cancellation, with the complaint al
leging racial, religious or national
origin discrimination being first
fled with some official person
whose duty it would be to make a
preliminary and immediate investi-
cation, and then to seek to elimi-
nate the discrimination by confer
ence and cooperative methods;
Q If the discrimination continued,
the Cancellation agent would refer
the case to some other body, such
as a commission that might be Sc
lected for each case. That body
would have the power to make a
thorough investigation and to make
a report to the Governor. Through
the work of two agencies operating
thus in a cooperative and concilia-
tory manner, the larger discrimina-
tons could be eliminated;
. Some person or group should be
charged with the work Of conduct
ing a general education program on
these matters across the state;
. The need for having a means Of
legal recourse to use as a last re-
sort against 1.-The small number Of
persons who lack completely a
sense of social responsibility, and
who are determined to operate their
businesses and labor unions upon
prejudiced attitudes.
The statement to the Governor
took notice of the fact that: Not
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Anti-Semitic, Anti-NegrO
Talk BY Coach Protested

NEW YORK - Ruby Hurley,
NAACP Youth secretary, Joined
with prominent liberals and a host
of sports fans throughout the ma
ton in condemning the anti-Semitic,
anti-Negro mouthings of Coach Ev
Sheldon of the University of Wy
oming cagesters during the recent
game with Nat Holman's CCNY
aggregation. The CCNY faculty
athletic committee had already an
nounced its severance Of relations
with Wyoming, while Coach Hol-
man went even further by stating
that City College will have nothing
to do with any team that Sheldon
may be associated with in the fu-
ture.
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World War ii Vet Gets
National Guard COlOnelcY

CHICAGO (NNPA) - Governor
Dwight H. Green last Friday an
nounced the appointment of Rich
ard L. Jones, veteran of World War
II, as a colonel in the Illinois Ma.
tional Guard.
Colonel Jones becomes the COM
handing officer of the 178th In
fantry, successor to the 1S4th Field
Artillery, formerly the old Eighth
Illinois Infantry Regiment.
During the war Colonel Jones
served with army stats at Camp
Custer, Camp Ellis and Fort Sher-
idan. In private life he is an execu-
tive Of an investment house and a
South Side department store. He
lives at 1925 Wabash Ave.
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ningham, Fred SlemmOns. Mrs.
Evelyn Harris, Edward Crasley,
James Tony, Arthur Jackson, Edw.
Porter, Edward Summers, J. E.
Johnson, Ralph Ward, Jr., John
Lewis, Laurence Mccoy, James Lee,
J. Seldom, George Berry, Chester
p. Odin, w. J. Huffman, Leon Bar
nett, J. A. Anderson. b. F. Embree,
Wilbert Bartlett, Eddie Thomas, Mr..
and Mrs. U. E. Webb, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Small, Freddie Atkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Mann, Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Mason, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Jackson, Mrs. ROwena Grit
fin, George Johnson, William Wag-
ner, William Bond, A Friend, TheO-
dOsia Martin, Fern Hughes, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Lam, Worthy Turner, Mrs.
Jessie Shannon, Mr.. McRether, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Noble, MIR. and
Mrs. John Williams, Earl Duffy,
Dolly Allen, Sumner Drug Store,
Eisenstadt Grocery, Richard Hall,
Gordon Kirk, Raleigh Humburd, T.
J. Franklin, Alfred Williams, and
Lee Turpin, all contributed $1.0O
to the fund.
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Short Views
of the
NEWS
Senator Hatch Defends
His Stand on BilbO

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Senator Carl A. Hatch, Demo-
crat Of New Mexico, one of the
few Senators who spoke in favor
Of seating Theodore G. Bilbo, last
Wednesday clarified his position on
this issue.
II it is established that Bilbo
has prostituted the high office of
Senator Of the United States, by
using it for his own personal gain
or profit, that he has illegally con-
spired against any segment Of the
country, no matter what the race,
or against any Citizen" declared
Senator Hatch, "the judgment and
verdict of the Senate will be one
of guilty"
Senator Hatch argued that it is
more important that the guilt be
established according to correct
rules Of procedure than it is that
Bilbo be denied a Senate seat.
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BilbO's Son
Won't Comment
On old Man

FRANKFURT, Ger. (NNPA)
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore G.
Bilbo, Jr., last Friday avoided max
ing any commitment as to his
availability to succeed his father
if the "old man" ultimately should
be denied a seat in the Senate, and
Governor Field L. Wright of Mis-
sissippi should offer him the post
for the unexpired term.
Young Bilbo, mess officer for
headquarters of the United States
forces in Europe, at first absolutely
refused to commit himself on any
suggestion that he might take the
seat which the Senate has tenn
porarily denied to his father.
Pressed for his reaction to the
idea, young Bilbo pointed out that
he was graduated from the United
States Military Academy at West
Point in 1884, and added:
AFTER thirteen years it looks
like the Army is to be my career"
Young Bilbo said he doubted that
he would get any emergency leave
to be near his father when the
elder Bilbo undergoes in New Or
leans an operation involving the
removal of a large portion of his
lower jaw, two glands in his throat
and possibly a malignant growth in
his cheek.
He declined to commit himself
regarding the elder Bilbo's preach
ments of white supremacy" ex.
cept indirectly with the question:
Don't you know where come
from?"
After rejecting a moment, he
added:
"Let me point out, however, that
there is no discrimination in any
of the messes or clubs I operate
here"
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Four Men, Including Scion
Acquitted of Slave Charge

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (NNPA)-
Four men of Reform, Ala, one a
member of the Alabama House of
Representatives, were acquitted last
Wednesday night by a Federal
court of charges they conspired to
hold a 26-year-old laborer in in
voluntary servitude because of a
debt.
The four are R. Bruce Doughty,
former state senator, who was
elected to the lower house in No
vember; his cousin, Eddie Lawton
Doughty; William Ambrose and
James Vernie Sanders. They were
indicted last September on peonage
charges.
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and Mrs. d. W. Willis, $500; Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Cassius, $3.50; Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Young, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Rain
Workout, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nc
Clure, DR.. and Mrs. W. d. Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Cash, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones,
William Corbin, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Chivers, all contributed $500
to the float fund.
Contributing $1.OO were: Cleta
Campbell, Samuel Heron, Sandy
Terrell, Spencer Long, Lucille JOr-
dan, Andy Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Judy, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Crenshaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. T. Russell, AL Collier,
NOrthside Inn, Leon Ellis, NOrmand
Carter, Harry L. Scott, Joe Napue,
Mrs. Grier, Silver Star Inn, B. X.
Jones, B. T. Thomas, C. Brown, Mr..
Whiting, Mrs. knight, Mrs. Frances
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Minis, Jack
Craven, Howard Hudson, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lawler, Mrs. Grace
Howard, Walter DOdsOn, Ada Cum
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Mill City NAACP
Meeting Offers
Bayard Rusten

On Sunday, Jan. 10, at 4 p. M,
in the Phyllis Wheatley auditorium,
Bayard Rusten, young race rela-
tions secretary of the Fellowship
of Reconciliation, will be guest
speaker at the regular meeting of
the Minneapolis branch, NAACP.
Mr.. Rusten spent about two years
in federal prison because of his
conscientious objection to war and
conscription and his refusal to obey
the selective service law. He has
record Of consistent opposition to
all forms of coercion, discrimina-
ton, and segregation, based on race,
nationality and religion, as well as
creed. In addition to speaking at
the Minneapolis meeting of the
NAACP, Mr.. Rusten will appear
before meetings at the University
of Minnesota, Hamline University,
Manchester College, and Gustavus
AdOlphus.
The Fellowship of Reconciliation,
better known as FOR, is a pacifst
organization of international scope,
dedicated to promoting peace and
good will among peoples and ma
tions. Its method is non-violence
and it seeks voluntary cooperation
between individuals and organiza-
tiOns.
Mr.. Rusten, besides his activities
in the FOR, is treasurer of the
Congress on Racial Equality,
CORE, a national organization
whose aim is the elimination of ra-
cial discrimination and segregation
in this country. Those who are
familiar with Mr.. Rusten's abiIi-
ties describe him as a very capable !
and effective speaker with "lots"
to talk about.
The business meeting Of the Min
neapolis NAACP will include sew
eral reports and the installation Of
new officers for the year 1947.
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Mike Eats Vicks,
Gets in Hot Fix

Adults who have to swallow
Vick's salve to ease winter colds,
gag and make faces, but little
Michael Jackson, two-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Jackson,
62O Seventh Ave. N, found the
salve so palatable that he tried to
digest a whole bottleful Monday,
Dec. 30, and had TO be rushed to
General hospital where doctors
clicked his temperature at 1916.
Back home again this week,
Michael is none the worse for his
Vick's-eating spree but his mother
is keeping the bottle Of salve safely
out of reach-just in case.
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Glen wallace and Edwin A.
measure were Aldermen Leonard
Ramberg and Frank MOultOn. APP
pearing In support Of the bill were
representatives Of labor, religious,
civic and veterans groups, and the
Mayors Council on Human Rela-
tons.
Perhaps the most impressive
speech in support Of the proposed
FEPC measure was made by Mrs.
Genevieve Steefel Of the Mayors
Council on Human Relations.
Il have never found social re-
form to be accomplished by tact,
but by honesty" Mrs. Steefel said.
1--WE ought to be quite frank" She
stated it was her experience that
when qualified members Of minor
ity groups were given the oppor-
tunity to take jobs they were fitted
for, they invariably made good. ~
have never known a minority per-
son not to make a place for him
self"
Mrs. Steefel, the only woman
on the Mayors Human Relations
Council, told the members Of the
committee that she was sure op-
pOnents Of the bill had contacted
them and tried to put pressure ON
them TO vote against the mea-
sure.
where are those peopIe?"
Mrs. Steefel asked. They are
not here tOdayl"
Douglass Hall, attorney for the
state CLIO, said in asking the com.
mittee to recommend passage Of
the bill, that "no employer can
truthfully say the ordinance is un.
fair or unjust" In reply to the
charges that such a city fair EN-.
ployment practices bill might be
unconstitutional, Hall stated:
This win be a chance 70 test
in the courts It's eOnstitutionality, =
and asked the committee to al
least give II q chance 10 be tested
Hall also said that one Of the most
helpful aids 10 the passage Of /
Minnesota state FEPC bin, would
be to have the city Of MinneapOli,
pass such a measure.
with all due respect to thil
committee" Hall said, "the Iega
question should be decided by IN,
courts" and then added that Their,
had been no opposition TO the BIZ
on the question Of policy.
Hall also stated that there wert
two objections to letting the stat,
handle alone the responsibility o
fair employment legislation. az
the state doesn't act, we will havl
to go through all Of this again.
His second objection was based OF
the fact that even II there Is
state ordinance, a city bill woult
bring the municipal administration
that much closer to employees anC
workers.
When Alderman Frank Moultor
said that the Chicago FEPC bill
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was a year old and apparently no
chance had been presented to test
its eonstitutionAlity, Hail replied
that the fact the Chicago ordinance
has not been challenged must be
proof enough that no objection has
been raised TO It.
William SeabrOn, Industrial
secretary Of the Minneapolis
Urban League, said the nearest
thing" 70 q test case that had
come up under the Chicago FEPC
occurred when . qualified Negro
girl applied for q stenographie
position and was refused BY a
large concern, but before ma
ehinery could be set In motion to
prosecute the firm. an amieabIe
settlement was reached and the
girl was hired. SeabrOn also told
committee members that II they
could sit in his Office daily, they
would find ample evidence for the
necessity for a city fair employ
ment bill.
Rabbi David Aronson Of the Gov
ernor's Inter-raeial Commission
said there is no conflict between a
state and a city FEPC, and that
such responsibility should rise from
the city to the state and from the
state to the nation.
Legislation does not create .
Utopia" the Rabbi said, "nor Ia
II a substitute for q proeess Of
education, but Il can prevent GER
tain individuals from expressing
their worst"
Robert Wishart, chairman Of
the Hennepin County clio, said,
MANY employers In this COM
munity practice outright dis
elimination" and added that Min
neapOlis has established the worst
reputation In the country for
"this sort Of thing" Che was
referring 10 q nationally cireu-
lated magazine article BY Carey
MeWilliams In which williams
charged Minneapolis was 'the
capitol Of anti-Semitism.) In
talking Of the legal enforcement
Of the bill, Wishart stated fatty:
II would like to see an employer
establish his right 10 discFimin-
ateE"
Also speaking for the bill vert
Samuel scheiner Of the Minnesots
Jewish Council; Gerald stoll, execu.
tive secretary Of the Minneapolis
chapter American Veterans Com
mittee, and Hubert Schon Of tn
United Labor COmmittee 20
Human Rights and president Of IN
Reserve Officers organization. Ar
Naftalin, secretary for Mayor
Hubert Humphrey, spoke for tn,
Mayor In behalf Of the bill In Hum.
phrey's absence out Of town.
phrey's absence out Of town, ant
Wilfred Iceland, executive sec'y
Mayors Council on Human Rela.
tons.
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The Minneapolis Urban League
Scholarship committee, through it's
chairman, Mrs. Helen Smith, We'd
nesday announced that the organi-
cation will again give its annual
scholarship to a worthy Mime
apolis student.
The scholarship is available to
any high school with a &C" plus
average and good character.
Application for the scholarship
may be obtained at the Minneapolis
Urban League or by writing Mrs.
Smith at 1915 Clinton Ave, Min
neapolis.
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DR.. J. W. Crump.
Miss l. Myrtle Garden, director
Of Halle Q. Brown, said this week
that "a very significant piece Of
work has been done among teen
ayers during the past year" She
stated that special emphasis had
been placed on the activities Of the
teen-age group.
A proposed state fair employ
ment practice commission bill will
be among the matters 10 be dis
cussed. Rev. Clarence T. r. Mel
son, president Of the st. Paul
branch, will be the moderator Of
the round-table.
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The Governors Interraeial
Commission knows that you en-
terrain very strong personal con-
vietions about the evil Of such
job determinations as stem from
racial and religious prejudiees,
and that you have given much
thought to the need Of develop
ing a practical corrective.
"Yet since this body bears the
name, the Interracial Commission,
it seems proper that on the eve
of the convention Of the legisla-
ture a formal statement Of the
opinion of this Commission should
be forwarded to you ="
The statement followed by re-
viewing briefly the findings Of the
report of "The Negro Worker in
Minnesota" printed by the Com
mission in March Of 1915 in which
the determinations practiced
against the Negro in the field Of
employment within prior to 1941,
were revealed.
During the period of the war
and during the recent postwar year,
there has been a change for the
better" the statement to Governor
Youngdahl said, but continued: AT
the present time, there is no good
reason for holding that this i'm
proved condition is permanent"
Three serious conditions" now
prevalent in employment were
revealed by the statement to be:
the upgrading of very few Negro
workers; the small number Of
firms giving employment to Ne
grOes, and the necessity to con-
vince "a number of employers
and labor unions" of the evil Of
job determinations which stem
from racial or religious pref
udice."
The statement continued: ut
is difficult adequately to appre-
ciate the demOralizing effects
wrought by such conditions upon
the veterans and youths who by
nature and training may be emf
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infrequently the fear Is ex-
pressed by employers that Fair
Employment Practices legisla-
ton would force them to accept
all applicants regardless Of
qualifications and character"
In answer to this, the state
ment said that the Commission
does not want legislation which
could be so loosely used. The
statute must be carefully drawn
so that no employers would be
forced to accept incompetent
applicants" Il emphasized, and
continued: 1T Is the sober con-
victiOn Of the Commission that
the Legislature and the Execu-
tive have such ability and pru-
dence that they can construct a
statute which, while protecting
substantially members Of racial,
religious and national origin
groups from unjust diserimina-
ton, will also preserve employers
from being forced to accept ap-
plicants who may lack ability or
character"
The statement concluded by re
vealing that much Of the work @
a fair employment practices &C
could be done by one full-time Of
fetal, or if necessary, it might eve
be done jointly by the labor cor
ciliator and the Governors Inter
racial Commission"
The report also brought out ths
New York, New Jersey, MassI
chusetts, and Wisconsin hay
passed such statutes already.
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student newspaper, will major in
journalism at the University and
minor in sociology. In addition To
editing the school paper, she was
co-conductor Of a column, and al
one time was chosen as one Of the
five best school writers from Gen.
trail in a statewide contest.
Shirley also has received a GER
tificate from Quill and Scroll, inter-
national honorary society for high
school journalism, for an interview
she did with a delegate Of UNES-
co. and an award for an editorial
she wrote at one time urging high
school students to read newspapers
during their summer vacation
periods. She is a member of Quill
and Scroll and the National Honor
society. A few months ago, she was
chosen as the Column Topper" for
the Minneapolis Tribune's school
column.
Shirley, an ardent sports enthus-
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Nine Federal Agencies
Refuse Negro Personnel

NEW YORK (NNPA) - Nine
Federal agencies and the Interna-
tional Bank were accused last Fri
day by the executive board of the
United Public Workers, CLIO, Of
refusing to hire colored personnel
released during the recent liquida-
ton of a Government war agency.
Thomas Richardson, international
vice president of the Union and
chairman Of its INSTRUMENTATION
committee. declared that a tenth
agency told a personnel officer Of
the liquidating agency that it had
a quota system for Negroes"
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NORTHROP SOLD OUT
FOR MARIAN ANDERSON

The Marian Anderson University
artist course concert at Northrop
Auditorium on Jan. % is sold out.
No seats are available.
Omission: The election Of Mrs.
Ethel Landers as chaplain of the
Minnehaha Temple No. 1873, was
not included in the story of the
Temples election of officers re-
ported in last weeks edition of the
paper.
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last, was horseback riding chair
man Of the Girls Athletic Associa-
ton, and the recipient Of an ath-
lectic &C."
At Bryant Junior high school,
where she began her school jour-
nalism career, she was editor Of the
Bryant Times, the student news
paper.
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new program Tor the year Will be
announced.
The glee club and the choral
reading group will present enter
tainment during the evening.
Present officers are: DR.. ]. W.
Crump, president; John Milton, Jr.,
treasurer; John Patton, secretary;
H. H. Sargent, chairman of execu-
tive committee. The executive
committee is composed of: H. H.
Sargent, Mrs. Fred Morisse, John
N. Patton, Louis W. Hill, Jr., S.
Vincent Owens, s. E. Hall, W. B.
Walker, Mrs. Maude Brooks, Con-
stance Currie, Ralph Smalley and
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Courtney Torrell
Breaks Leg in
Foil on Ice

Courtney Torrell, So, 3OI Emer-
son Ave. N, Minneapolis, retired
postal employee, suffered a broken
leg Monday in a fall on the icy
pavement.
He was sent to General hospital
for emergency treatment and then
removed to Veterans hospital at
Fort Smelling.
Mr.. Torrell is secretary Of Fales-
tine Lodge +. and A. M.
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Protestant Churchmen Say
Church Must End JimcrO

BUN HILL r ALLo, IA NNN-
Pain a self-styled revolution
airy" report, a special committee Of
Protestant churchmen insisted last
Friday the Christian church must
erase all racial segregation and
discrimination if it wants to re-
main champion "of human rights"
The committee made its report at
the annual meeting of the Home
Missions Council of North America
here, which represents % major
Protestant denominations.
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Demand Full Freedom
For Africa's Millions

CAPEToWN, South Africa (NN-
PA)-The Colored Advisory Coun-
ell, which is an official body, issued
a statement last Friday after a
two-day session here demanding
full political rights for nearly one
million colored South Africans.
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700 PentagOn Cafeteria
Workers Sign Agreement

WASHINGTON, ID. G. (NNPA)
-Negotiators for TOO Pentagon
Building cafeteria workers last
Friday night signed an agreement
with National Foods Corp, settling
all contract issues except wages, a
union spokesman revealed.
The agreement averted a pos
sible walkout when the 1916 con-
tract extension was terminated
last Sunday, officials said.
The Pentagon agreement, which
will extend 1916 contract wage
clauses until January 81, pending
further negotiation, was promptly
ratified at a meeting Of uninn mem-
bers at Shiloh Baptist Church, the
union official said.
Identifying Minnesota pine trees;
Norway has two long needles in .
bunch, white five letters In the
word) has FIVE long needles in q
bunch, jack pine has two short
needles in a bunch and the cones
are often sharply curved.
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@. Brown House
Annual Business Meeting,
Election, January II

The annual business meeting of the Halle G. Brown
house will be held in the auditorium of the community house
Friday, January IT, at 800 p with election of officers
and the annual report scheduled part of the program
The house board of directors asked Tuesday that all
members Of the Halle Brown association be present the