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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29

lega leta, ne b. bill primerJal z
jamo presustnikov.
"Pri tebi je Liza nazadnJe
sluzila je skoraj ocitajo-
&c zaklical Mudaf Munku cez
mizo.
"Seveda! Toda ali mislite, da
il je bilo mogoce ubraniti til v
[mesto? Kakor da bi bio vse "a
kleto -" je tozil Munk S sve-
(canim glasom in zatajil, da je
Liza prav "a prav morala cd
hise, ker jo je bill nekega vece-
ra zalotil v hlevu S Sc skoraJ
negodnim simon Ladejem.
Ko lie bill dotok odvecnih ljudi
Il dezele v mesta Re dovolj in
vsestransko obdelan, Sc je ogor-
Genie poleglo. Nesrecni papir S
prosnjo Pernatovke je negibno
lezal ma mizi pred tajnikom IN
izzival oci vecine odbornikov.
Toda najsi so ga Sc tako preba-
dali S pogledi, nesrece vendar
MISC mogli zadusiti. Tudi &c bl
do noel tako sedeli, bi stvari ne
mogli resiti. cato je zupan
Straznik dejal:
"Po tool zvoniti je prepozno
kar je, je. Otrok vendar ne mo
reno pustiti kar tako. Najbolje
bi bio, ako hi siroti kdo vel "a
svoje ..."
"Kaj pa je z ocetom?' j
vprasal Kovs, kot da bi bill pre-
slisal zupanov predlog.
l ~ ocetom ali z oceti ...
Moi Bog, sal nobenega nj mogo
l &c iztakniti. Gee mlajse sirot'
. je neki oficir. kakor je izpove
, dala Liza pred smrtjo, toda isc
ga zdaj v sosednji DRAW, ko j
: vse propadlo. Tudi S prvo sirot'
J je tako.'
"Koliko je star vecji otrok?
je vprasal Pernjak preudarn
cez nekaj casa.
y pet let, mlajsa pa sele tri'
lie razlozil zupan z malodusnir
glasora.
: "Moj Bog, Sc dive lett ne !
"a paso!' je vzkliknil Pernja
razocarano.
0 "To zelo/hitro mine, cez DIV
r lett hos incl Re pastiricko, &c
nekaj let pa deklo. Dobro del
: pa tudi nekaj velja,' je hitt
Pernjaku prigovarjati Munk.
j "Vem, kako je S tenn recm
Ko DO odrasla, tt DO pa fno pc
kazala," je odgovarjal Pernjal
a DO kratkem p%remisleku yer
dar dodal: "Kljub temu hi d.
kletce vel v rejo, samo z ms
terio Sc moran Sc pref zmen
i tt. Toda, koliko hi pa dobil re-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
POStena zenska

dobi dober dom. Prednost ina
Slovenka ali Hrvatica v stare
sti cd IS do 40 let. Ia naslov Sc
poizve v uradu tega lista.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
r

SINE eden vse imeti, drugi pa !
liz, Bogati Obertavc je IL Bun I
,ovega in Munkovega gozda do
Ill zastonj nekaj sto kubikov
esa, JAZZ pa niti tolilsD tresk ne
ii smela odnesti, kolikor jih mo-
'em ma glavo naloziti. Ko sem
la zadnjic skozi Bunkov les,
EN- hodila pc samih treskah.
.er donna nimam S CHM netiti,
sem naredila butaro in 10 hote-
Ia odnesti v bajto. Tedaj pa je
il hoste mladi Bunk in
zacel vpiti mad menoj kakor OBJ
seden: Alta, lie nagrabi, lie Cd
nesi, kolikor mores! Use boste
lie nosite, lie zrite, da Sc
boste enkrat nazrli -" Nato
:je iztrgal butaro IL rok in
10 razmetal ma vse strani. Po-
vejte mi, mozje, kaksna pravi-
ca je to
Pri tenn Sc starka nj ozrla VI
nobenega in Sc niti zmenila nj
"a pristojnost starega Munka,
XII il je napeto prisluskoval.
Nastala je mucna zadrega in
mozje so Sc jeli skrivaj spogle-
dovati. Start Munk je pozele-
mel, nekaterim pa je zacelo til
ma smeh. Toda glasu nihce nj
1al cd sebe. Mimi in cisto vsak-
danji pojav te stare zenske S
strahotnim, neznansko starim
glasom je vse zmedel. Alta je
bila kakor prikazen z omega sve-
ia. Nihce Sc nj maral spuscati z
MO v prepir, ker so vedeli, da hi
10 vsak izkupil, kajti babnica je
vedela "a skrivne grehe sleher-
mega Jamnicana. Nekateri so BIZ
Ii misljenja, da je najbolje, &c
10 cimprej odkurijo. In Dvornik:
Pernjak, Mudof ter Obad so sc
res obrnili prot izhodu in sc
mislili ma them izmuzniti. TIC
pa jim je preprecila druga star
ka, Kozjekova preuzitkarica, k
je ostala pr wrath in je IDA.
razsirila roke, kakor da bi bra
Mia izhod, ter zacela vrescati
jokajocim, obupanim glasom, k
je bill pravo nasprotje Ajtineg:
mirnega glasu:
"Mozje, "a bozjo voljo, usmi
lite sc me -. Ia mladi m
je pee podrl, moi lastni sin m
je pee podrl In zdaj ma ri
mo, pomislite, ma limo II
mlada cafuta ga je nahujskala
Meme pa tako RADIO zebe ...Po
magajte, pomagajte 49,"
Obeinski svet je bill 'mahom;
zagozden med dive veliki zadre
gi; ena starka je stala kako
stor pri mizi in je Sc vedno "a
htevala odgovor cd naducitelj
Janka, XII Sc je zgrbil kakor je
in s~ramezljivo strmel v kup pa
pirjev pred seboj, druga stark
pa je kricala 'pri wrath in s
vedno z razpetimi rokami bra
Mia izhod. z lie tistih MOI, ka
term Sc je Sc malo pref VS.
skupaj dozdevalo smesno, je il
ginil zadnji smeh.
Sele cez nekaj casa so 81 MOI
.je il ihtenja stare Kozjekin:j
mogli napraviti pravo sliko
Mladi Kozjek, vecji bajtar i
: Drajne, XII nlkoli nj premilo raw
nal S stare materjo, je svo.,
preuzitkarici podrl pee v njer
kamri, da hi ne mogla kuriti i
tratiti drv. Starka je imela pr
Hist zapisan boren kot, nj p
imela zapisanih drv. &c hi bill
pri Kozjeku vsega toliko, koli
, kor je bio drv, hi bill Kozje
brez dvoma najbogatejsi posest
mix v Drajni 49,.
:. IL zagate je obcinski svet re
sila sama Alta, XII Sc je, ne d
hi cakala ma njegov pravdoreA
) naenkrat obrnila cd mize in
trdimi koraki molce odsla prot
vratom, odrinila stran Sc vedn'
stokajoco preuzitkarico ter cd
~,on>%o1~ - ,1cko 7Ics - LII
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
KdOr zeli

krvave, rizeve, ali mesene sve-
re ali prekajene klobase, mai
naroci do srede vsak teden, in
jih dobi v petek in soboto.. Spo-
rocite koliko funtov in kaksne
hocete. A NIX PRESKAR,
1917 Saranac Rd., Cleveland,
Ohio.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29
Lott naprodaj

Ma Naumann Ave. Sc proda
7 lotov; vse udobnosti. Cena
vsaki lott je $3.50. Poklicite KE
$3.50.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-01-29

line "a otroka, dokler nj "a ra- {
oo?" d
Pernjak je zvedavo pogledal
90 mozeh. Malo pref je Sc sam
z drugimi robanil zbog nepo-
trebnih stroskov "a take pankr-
te, a zdaj, ko je slo "a njegov
Yep, ga nj bio sram zastaviti
Toda MOI je videl sa-
me dodge obraze, podobne tistl
svinj, XII SO jih redili ma
lozeski graseini.
KIDD We, kako bi Sc bila ia
rec zasukala, ako hi takrat
ne izjavil bahato:
"Jaz vzamem mlajso deklico
rejo, ne zahtevam pa mic"
Pernjak zdaj nj mogel dru-
GAGE:
"Starejso pa JAZZ. Menda mas
takle pankrt ne DO zdelal."
eta zadeva je bila pa nitro
resena!" je veselo vzkliknil zu-
pan in Sc z dlanjo udaril pc ko-
lenih,' kakor pc kaki dobro u.s.
peli kupciii.
Tisti cas-, ko je tajnik Jank s
skrtajocim peresom zapisaval
sklep obcinskih MOI v zapisnik,
ie stara Pernatovka lezala ma
postelji, poleg katere sta stall
njeni mali vnukinji in il strme-
Ii v okrvavljene, bolne oci. ME-
ma slabotna roka je bozala drob-
nj glavici otrok in njena brez-
zoba usta so polglasno govori-
la:
ooh, vidve sirotici moi. Nj
kohl vaju ne bonn zapustila. Ko
bonn spet zdrava, bosta incl
spet dovolj kruha. Ia zdaj bodo
pa dobri ljudje pomagali. In ko
bosta odrasli in bonn JAZZ re po-
pomona ma kupu, bosta pa vi.
dive meni pomagali. In tako bo'
mo skupaj, vedno skupaj, do
kler bonn ziva. Sal nimam niko'
gar drugega ma svetu kako1
vaju Moi drobni sirotici"
Zadeve, katere je bio pc tie,
tocki Sc treba resiti, MISC bile
take zamudne kakor re resene
in cato je obcinskemu svetu po'
sihmal slo delo hitreje cd rok
Bila je tn seveda Sc prosnja re
veza Vohneta "a podporo, dali
prosnje nekih dobrodelnih dru
Stew ter raznih odborov "a pc
s%tavljanje spomenikov sirom pt
domovini, toda vse tie reel Oh
cinskim mozem MISC BELLE CLAW
Domace zadeve MISC bile perece
, tuje prosnje pa so kratkomal'
soglasno odklonili. Seja Sc je ma
glo blizala svojemu koncu. B
! pa je tudi Re cas-, ker Sc je pc
\ poldan mocno nagibal, mozen
pa je zacelo kruliti pc zelodcih
: re pref Sc je zunaj.v vezi Gu
z 10 ropotanje tezkih korakov in
} ko .je obcinski svet ravno rese
] val zadevo Pernatinih sirot, s.
Sc vrata nalop odprla in note
je pogledala glava beracice A.
= tie. sele ko je zupan Straznil
:, nahrulil, je glava izginila in s.
Sc vrata spet zaprla. Ko so S
pa mozje priceli dvigati S sede
zev ter glasno preklinjati slab
vreme, ker je vecina bila bre
deznikov, so Sc vrata spet cd
). prla in v soho je stopila najpre
Alta, "a MO pa stara Kozjeki
MIA il Drajne. Medtem ko
Kozjekinja bojece obstala pr
vratih, je Alta stopala S pocas
Mimi, enakomernimi koraki pre-
ii mizi, pri kateri je sedel Sc ia.
mix Jank v pogovoru z nekate
rimi mozmi. Men obraz je b
trd in mrzel, meme oci pa kako
mrtve, ko je spregovorila S svc
jim navadnim, votlim glasom
"Ljubi moi mozje! Ko ste dc
slej toliko govorili, maj DO ida
Sc meni dovoljeno, da recer
besedo. Kaka pravica pa je tt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03
Traffic Injury
Proves Fatal to-
Tom Williams

Thomas williams, 81, 69l w.
Central, was hit by an auto Christ
mas Eve at 6 p. m. at W. Central
and Grotto in St. Paul.
He was taken to Ancker hospital
where he died Christmas morning
at $50 a. m, Mr.. Williams was
born in Mississippi on Aug. II,
1879, and had been a resident Of
st, Paul for fifty years. At the
time Of his death he was an EN-.
ployee at the North Port Air Port
at White Bear Lake, MINI.
He was n member Of the Gopher
Lodge No. 1O6, l. b. p. o. f., and
also Of the Pioneer Lodge No. I,
F. and A. M. He Is a former MEM
Der and officer Of the ST. James A.
NJ. Il. Church where services were
held on Saturday, Dec. 2s, at 2 p. m.
Rev. B. N. Moore officiated with
Rev. Floyd Massey Jr. assisting.
Interment was at Oakland GENE
terry where Masonic services were
held.
He is survived by Mrs. Anna
Harris, sister; Doc Harris, brother
in-law; Edward Scene" Harris and
W. b. Harris, nephews; Mrs. Marie
Gary, nephew and ten other nieeeS
and nephews.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03
John Hickman of
Pioneer st. Paul
Family Is Dead

John Hickman, %, 766 g. An
thony Ave-, died on Monday, Dee.
80, at libS p, m. ut st. Joseph's
hospital, He was born In Nov, 1884,
In 81. Paul.
He started In Oct I, 1904, at
the 81. Paul post Office ~ q special
delivery boy and In July. 1904, was
promoted 20 . clerk position. Az the
time Of his death he was ntill work
Ing for the post office and had a
years 10 hiA credit,
Hs was q sard degree Mason and
he established the FsGEan Shrine.
He was affiliated with Perfect
AahlaF No, 4, A. v. and A. NJ, %.
Paul. He was a charter member
Of the Mu chapter Of Alpha ri
Alpha fraternity where no SOC up
the Gamma ri LAMBDA chapter.
His survivors include Hsrmion,
wife, Tully, sonI Mabel Harper,
daughtsrl Rev. T, Lloyd Hickman
Of Chicago, brother.
Final funeral plans are not com
pleted but services will be hsld
either Friday or Saturday after
noon.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03
Edgar Hoover Claims
Communists Intensifying
Drive for Negro Members

bolIcal ends. Much In promlsedi
little RiveR.
The claSs-eORsciOua Commun.
lists recognize Negroes - merely
allies Of the American working
class Communists attempt 60
Hupersede the thoroughly worthy
American Negro organizations ~
the Negroes champion. Many
liberals seeking 90 better the Ne
gTO's plight, who win have no
part Of the COmmuRlsta' real pro-
gram and whom the Communists
cannot influence, are labeled
Trotskyites.' Doubt IL adroitly
raised by the Communists con.
corning these American leaders
lR Negro organizations, In an ef-
fort 20 dlscredit them"
Negroes, along with war vet.
Grams, trade unions, and AmeFi-
cas- youth generally are the par
tirular targets Of Communicate
activities, states the FIJI Direc.
tor who adds
"lf we are to preserve the Ameri
can way Of life, the menace Of Com
muniSm must be met and lie for
ward march halted. Truth Il
the best weapon 10 use against Res
Fascism In America today"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03

both candidates for the AmVet
national ehairmAnship. Ray Saw.
yer, q Federal Communications
lawyer Of Washington and Warren
Wright. a bi.year-old Chicago
banker. expressed themselves 20
nswamsn ~ being not unfayorabls
10 a merger with the ave.
A. more and more delegates
from the south and midwest or.
rived al the convention, how.
ever. Mr.. Patterson said there
vas an lntense feeling amoag the
rank and hle against q union
with ave which fOrbIds ANY al.
eOlOTsd chapters.
On the second day Of the eonvsn-
ton when anti-AVC feeling reached
its climax, Candidate Wright arose
and suggested that Mr.. Paterson
be thrown bodily out Of the eonven.
ton. Jack Hardy, national Amvst
commander At that time, then
asked Mr.. Paterson 10 leave the
convention.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03

drive Cor winter carnival aoat
funds.
Meanwhile, Harry s. Brown, TOT
IglehArt Ave-, publicity chairman
Of the drive, asked that anyone who
has purchased q button and whose
name has not been published In tho
newspaper contribution llat. contact
him Immediately at Dale Sa7v.
Heading this weeks list IL
contributions were MeCarthy's
Liquor Store. 5000 wayHatA
BlVd,. Minneapolis. with q $500
donation 20 the AOat fund, and
Palestine Chapter OES No. z.
$500. Palestine Chapter Ne. Q
oES contributed SAGE. Also
contributing t2.OO were: Mr.. and
Mira Robert BARRaFR. Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Smith, Mr.. and MFH. Leroy
Coleman. Dennis Scott. IT,. and
q. u. Charleston.
Contributing sI.0o were, Fred
SChuck. ST., Nathaniel Evans.
Nose Johnson, james A. Mitchell,
Thomas A. woodfOrd. George
MuRdsll. Walter Dyer, Everett X.
Selbel, Maurice StronR, 'Old
Folks" Edgar Smith. and Wyatt
Pierre
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03
Unsuitable"
Europe CTS
To BE Ousted

"ASHlNGTON, ID. &, (NNPA).
Rigid procedure for the discharge
from the Army Of personnel con.
sidCred unsuitable for retention in
the service ON the ground that they
will hinder the development Of the
postwar Army, has been worked
out In detail In the European
theatsr, II was learned last Friday.
Authority 10 discharge per.
aonnel who lack the mental quail.
neatsons necessary 20 become
suitable soldiers Or who. because
of repeated commission Of minor
OaenSes requiring disciplinary
action, cannot be economically
utilized was given 10 q War De
paFtmsnt circular dated August
10. last. The discharge Of Saeh
J Psrs0nnsl z NOW IN PxecpaA.
Marcus Ray. civilian aide 10
the Secretary Of War, wha recent.
ly toured Army Installations In
the European theAtsr. reported
on his return here that so per
cent ~ the personnel 90 be- dIa.
charged will be Negro soldiers.
Under the procedure set up, per.
sonnet with scores Of 30 or less un.
der the Army general classified.
ton test will be recommended for
discharge Immediately under the
provisions Of the Army regulation
governing ineptItude, unleRs they
fall within the critrriA established
for the discharge Of soldiers who
contract veBereal disease or are
court mRrtialed.
Army officers are directed 10 dis.
charge personnel with ACCT scores
from 81 70 10, inclusive, under the
provisions Of the Army regulation
governing ineptitude. unless their
records reveal outstanding qualities
Of leadership.
Personnel In this category must
be recommended for retention by
individual letter in each case, stat.
ing ali the reasons for retention.
The individual must be interviewed
by the battalion commander and
the letter recommending retention
must be approved by him and sent
forward for final decision.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03

NEW YoRK-Communists have
intensified their efforts in Snlisting
the support Of the American Negro
and won't be discouraged by the
facts which indicate the eolorcd
people generally recognize that
Communists seek to use them In
developing the class struggle, "
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover
warns in u signed article In the
February American Magazine just
published,
Mr.. Hoover exposes the hypocri-
teal, scheming methods by which
the Communist party Of the United
States hopes to achieve what he
insists IL their ohjective-the
destruction Of the American way
Of life. The red scourge Of Com
munism, he says, is boring through
the United States like a termite
with q power and influence that Is
all out Of proportion to the party's
membership.
Communist officials lament
the law percentage Of Negro
party membern," he writes.
Under the Kuiss Of championinE
q Just cause, the Communist
seeks 70 further his own diA.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03

representative, said last Friday.
Paterson said the ave would
back a seven-point program Of
veterans legislation, including an
amendment 70 the CT Bill Of Rights
providing for an increase in sub
sistence allowances for veterans
receiving training or education 10
500 for single men and Si26 for
married men, plus S25 additional
for each child.
Other points in the ave veterans
legislation agendR are:
Amendment TO Public Law 679
eliminating present income ceilings
for veterans taking on the Job
training.
Elimination Of time limitations
for on the job training with pro-
vision that training be governed
by practice Of the industry.
Amendments TO the terminal
leave bill 10 allow credit for en-
listed service In the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps and 20 eliminate
the provision requiring all leave
be taken while on active duty.
Elimination Of Title ". Sec
ton 800 (b) Of the servicsmen's
REIMBURSEMENT Act, which prevents
veterans from receiving unemploy-
ment pay while unemployed be-
cause Of work stoppaReS.
SAmendment 10 the Mastering
Out Pay Act 10 include veterans
demobiIized for the purpose Of re-
turning 10 essential occupations or
training.
SChanRs in the present Nation
al Service Life Insurance table 20
the most modern table now In use.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03
Button Day" January 5
I'm st. Paul Float Drive
With $3.50 Goal Set

With one SaoO payment recently
made, and plans scheduled TO have
construction Of the float half com.
pleted by Jan. Is, the Brownsville
committee In charge Of the inter-
city fund drive for the ST. Paul
winter carnival tloat was faced with
the task Of raising q total Of S67b
within the next four weeks by com.
munity subscription.
Sunday, Jan. s. will be "Bat.
ton Day" In NJ. Paul with uTliR
Clark, chairman Of the drive com.
mittse, setting q t2S0 goal a. the
SANITY City quota for the day.
Sunday, Jan. ~, win Be "BattOn
Day" In Minneapolis, with the
same quota set. On both days,
dollar buttons will be sold BY
volunteer dOoF.tO-door canvass.
erS and by button sales girls
whose job Il viii be TO cover
public places,
The fund drive for the prise.
winRinE Goat In the Minneapolis
AQnAtcRnlal was no successful
that there was = $500 balance
which the RrOnEeVills committee
gave 20 So Paul 20 start cut the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03
Urban League
Membership Meets
Sunday, Jan. II

The first Of y series Of member.
ship meetings 0f tho Minneapolis
Urban League win be held Jan.
~ at $50 .. m. Phyllis Whsatlsy
House. Hubert n. Humphrey, JT,
of Minneapolis, IL scheduled 70
make the main address nj this meet
ing. Mr.. Humphrey win discuss the
housing needs Of Minneapolis.
This series Of meetings IL de-
signed N enable the msmbsrShip
Of the Minneapolis Urban League
10 participate more fully In the
activities 0f the organization.
All Urban League members are
urged 70 attend a. well ~ those
who are interested In the Urban
Lsagus program.
The SERIES are being sponsored by
the Minneapolis Urban League
auxiliary Of which Mrs. Fern Helm
Ia president.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-03

AmNeta To- attend ~ an observer
and later expelled from the con.
ventIon.
Mr.. Patterson said the Amyets did
not appear 10 object 10 discriminA.
ton against Negro veterans. lie
said Negro delegates 10 the con.
yention were not permitted 10 stay
In the convention hotel and had 10
eat their meals In the hotel kitchen,
Near the close u the c0nvsn.
ton, according 10 Patterson, some
u the delegates pointed Out the
injustice being done the Negro
veterans. bot sogthsFn dele.
gates quickly announced that .
quorum was not present 10 con.
slider the question.
Paterson said while he was
registering for the convention.
. man approached the rsEistSa-
tiOn desk Just In bms 10 over.
hear him say that he was repre-
Sensitive 81 ave. The man I'm.
medIatsly became sKsItsd, &C.
c0rdInE 20 PatsSa0n. and De-
ciaFed. mo damn ave man IL
going 10 register az this con-
VsntISn. We tried 10 set Hp .
niger Amysts po~t In Louls-
vile and your ave men broke
II uD."
Editors note; The man was
evidently referring 10 On incident
In Lguisyills last year WHARF an
entire chapter Of Amvets joined
ave after colored veterans were
not intsRrAtsd into chapters with
white Vstsrans.)
Mr.. Patterson eSatrastsd the
stand taken By the AmVstS with
that shown % the last American
Veterans COmmittes e0nVsatI0a
81 Dies NOinss whore delegates
left the convention han 10 join
In . pISkst line bsfors Q Testsu-
rant which barred q eOloSsd vet
srsn from eating there. ave
o8IeisIs lnmsdistsIy took the
matter ~ with city sathoritlSs
and pVefsFSsd charges against
the owner u the sstsblizhmSnt.
Mr.. Patterson, who sttsnded The
convention 70 report on q possible
merger Of ave and The Amvsts.
said that on the night preceding
ths opening Of the convention
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Duane Joseph, recording secretary;
T. L. Clark, treasurer, and Wilbur
Randall, serReant-at-aTma.
Ewing, who will serve bis seventh
consecutive term a. president, and
IL responsible for having cleared
the way for many benefits such -
increased wages and improved
working conditions for local msm-
berS, said In accepting his seventh
term: Il have always StTived 70
secure . fair wage and increases
consistent with prevailing costs Of
living, but we must not f0rgst nor
neglect cur responsibility In tie
maintaining Of the highest possible
standard Of service 70 our employ
era
Among ths eonsributi0ns Tie
Local has prOyidsd for he com
munity under EWing's guidanes has
be@m ths giving a Christmas
haaksss sneh ysaF 10 Eve f&miliss,
Negro, whiss and EiIiVino.
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Mrs. Nellie Perkins
Dies In DetroiG
Rites Held Here

Funeral services were held at
Zion Baptist church Tuesday, de-
eember 30. for Mrs, Nellie d, Per-
kins, 81, Of All Fourth Ave. So,
who died suddenly while visiting In
Detroit, Mich, Friday, Dec. "a.
Officiating at the rites were the
Rev II. W, Bolts, ST., the Rev. J.
J. ClAyburn, the Rev. II. p. Haw-
kins, and Father Thomas. Intsrment
was In Hillside cemetery. The
Woodland funeral home was In
charge,
Mrs. Perkins IL survived by her
husband, Thomas; . daughter, Wiz.
ginia Johnson. two sons. Raymond
and John Riley. a sister, Rose
Vivian. and u alHter.in law, Mira.
Clara Davis Of st. Paul.
Attending the funeral from out
Of town were Mrs. Annie williams,
Mrs. Ruby BerHher and Mas Verda
Winston, all Of Detroit, and Mr..
and Mrs. Teddy QuRlls Of New
York City.