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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Reader Hits Something
OF Cur Own" Technic
As Self SEGREGATION

Editor: Your editorial, "Do Min
ueapoIis Negroes Want Anything"
in the February 18th issue, was one
Of the best | have read in some
time. You asked several questions
that I would like to take the time
and attempt to answer if you could
allow the space.
There is some excuse for many
Negroes in your community that
don't know what an F.E.P.C. or
dinanCe will mean to them because
our leaders and others in key posi-
tions, religious, fraternal, business
and social life don't take the neces-
sary time to explain that the Ne
groes' standard Of living will be
raised economically and socially
through such ordinances and legis-
latiOn.
All Of this takes an effort on
somebody's part. But on the con-
trary no effort is needed to get
thOughtless people to join in on
"Jitterbugging" and to contribute
generously to projects of little or
no consequence such as floats in
parades for the purpose Of having
something of our own" which tends
to promote segregation.
| have even heard Negroes say,
I'VE should have the council set
up Negro business district"
Here it is again just pure segrega-
ton for the sake of having some
thing of our own" There are
already certain elements of people
that are trying their hardest to
legalize segregated districts.
By increased participation in
civic, social and labor activities,
cooperating with the workers
where you are employed will do
a great deal to discontinue the
much used policy Of separate dress
ing rooms. separate organizations,
and will help to upgrade all EN-
ployees. City, county, state and
government employees should also
get in step and we will soon find
the need for F.E.P.C. will be de-
creased.
1t appears that Negroes in Min
neapolis are no different than they
are in many other places. They
want too much Of their own" and
at the same time expect democ-
racy to work. In Minneapolis as
well as all other cities, let us have
full participation in everything on
a non-discriminatory policy and
drop the cry, we want something
of our own"
CYRUS l.. LEWIS, SR.,
St. Paul, MINI.
Feb. Is, l947,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21

Members of the community the Rondo have complained
years the boorh behavior growing minority
Negroes old paonze neghbohood
Seby and University
Loud talking bOserOuness disturbing the
the rule
patrons allow the ushe show them Men and boys
wearing their hats down the ase loud calling Of from
to a part Of the general and unruly conduct
Whenever users with the thoughess usually
charged with prejudice threatened with
condition should St Paul leaders,
community should something
about it. The fact that the behavior confined the
something the leaders the adults should talk with
the elders Kids naturally rambuncous but there valid
why they be persuaded themselves
money show have annoyed
and downright rudeness which
borhoo theater
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Northwest Teomsters Urge State FEPC

In
of the TO
fair employment sound and long overdue
Racial discrimination eliminated by and that
fact recognized Because the
mission does recognize recommendations practical
The members commission including cegymen
aiming for opportunity for the Negro worker
They a law that gives the Negro worker the same
chance for upgradng white worker Surely, that
request We Minnesota have got to do something to
eliminate nustees pretend to practice the ideals
which this nation al founded.
Affirmative end racial discrimination is the moral duty
anyone who citizenship this republic Affirmative action
end RACIAL jobs consistent with the highest ideals
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Says Attucks-BrOOks
Post Sent Members
To Council Vote

Editor: The public reprimand
you had in your Feb. 6 issue Of the
St. Paul Recorder relative to the
fact that colored people in larger
numbers should have been in the
Minneapolis City Council Chamber
to morally aid passage Of the Fair
Employment Practices Ordinance is
well taken. | feel, however, IT Is
worthy to mention that the matter
lid not 90 unnoticed. The Auucks-
Brooks American Legion Post No.
iOG which is composed essentially
+ St. Paul veterans c"lled the Of
ice Of the Minneapolis City Clerk
10 ask when the F.E.P. ordnance
would be scheduled for hearing. We
we're informed that 100 p. m. Tucs-
lay was the scheduled hour The
Post sent two Of its members TO
ne Minneapolis court house, name
~, Comrades Kenneth wilson ana
Ernest Charleston. Upon their ar
rival they were notified that the
hearing had been moved up on the
ngenda Of the same day to $50
a. m.
feel it is fully proper and cor
rect for the Spokesman" to keep
the public well informed on matters
Of this nature! | further feel that
individuals and organizations who
make positive effort to comply to
this public necessity and fail, due
to no fault of their own, should
receive an exoneration from such
reprimand.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
BLACK BOY
IN FRANCE

Paris was the most democratic
and civilized city he'd ever known
he said. But | never heard any
one talk about freedom and how
free they were. Everybody talks
about it here because there's So
little of it around"
Wright laughed, then he added
slowly and with great conviction,
81 did not encounter one iota of
racial feeling in France. Not a
bit Of it. As an American Negro
was naturally sensitive to their
attitude. But a Negro isn't a Ne
gro in Paris. He's just another
Frenchman. Their definition Of a
Frenchman is cultural. not bio
logical.
The French just have no atti-
tude toward Negroes because they
don't seem to be aware of any
necessity to treat them any differ
emily from anyone else. After
about a month there, you stop no
ticing anything about Negroes as
Negroes. They have no complex
about Negroes, no emotional psy-
chology built around the whole
thing. Our Negro problem is
simply inconceivable to them, even
though the Nazis had just left
their country and had tried to
poison them with racist propa-
ganda. They were full of questions
about our attitude" - Richard
Wright, novelist author Of Black
Boy" in newspaper PM.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21

in the State of Mississippi. They
too should be voted an award as
the group in the deep south who
have contributed most to better hu-
man relations in 1916. While | am
on the subject, | move that so be it.
When a fight is to be undertaken,
the inevitable question arises-who
is going to feed the fighter while
he fights? Colored people every
where must come to realize that
it takes money to operate an army
in a war, and no army can fight
a successful war and finance itself.
The people for whom an army or
individual fights must furnish the
finance to back the attack. One can
pretend to fight for people or traf-
tic in human misery and injustice
and make money, but fighting for
a people still cost what Lincoln
got at Ford's theater, Jesus of
Calvary Bahauallah in Persia, or
the things Monroe Trotter and
other true servants Of mankind
endured.
We evidence growth when We eX-
press appreciation as the Percy
Greene Appreciation committee is
showing in Mississippi-they are
raising money to give to Percy in
order that he may fight a good
fight and keep the faith for them.
May their tribe increase!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
"A Friend of Man"
White Bear, MINI

E.Irt"r'. Note: The trial Of the Hotel
ST Paul wa- brought about by the efforts
II Rev. {. r Nelson. president OF thu
81 Paul NAACP Ruth Alternately Of the
81 Paul Council on Human Relations. and
DR.. Mron Morrill,. McthOdist leader and
culIsgr official This agrees with "A Friend
~ Man" that 81. Paul citizens should have
attended the trial in larger numbers. This
publication publ riled the imminent trial
each week for three weeks before Il &C
CURED. W. did not think II was necessary
20 rditprlaly urge the people 10 attend Il
b,ra.s.. Z assumed tina, those organ ration
which work IN the realm Of improving the
rr o.. lot here would see the need Of
gHtinR a large r'prcsrntAtion at the trial
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Judge Lyons q Good Choice

dt,ral in un.arEi Ssdk
Earl Lyons by Governor Luther Young
dahl juvenile the nnepn county district
bench a good
Judge Lyons children, long prob
youth choice He has been good municipal judge
and excellent sympathetic judge handle the prob
lens Of juvenile offender
juvenile the place where boy girl
be turned of which leads degradation
In Judge Lyons Hennepn county will who will do his
best to position hand preventive and corrective justice
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21

Sincerely,
o. G. Hall, Jr, Commander
Attacks Brooks American
Legion Post No. COG,

Editors Note: W" are pleased TO know
that the Attucks- Brooks Post recognized the
Importance uf representation At the Jan.
81 Minneapolis city Council meeting. How
ever, the Minneapolis City Council begins
all Of it, regular meetings at 80 am. and
they are scheduled regularly by rule for
the second and last Fridays nf each month.
Our editorial censurr was directed TO the
people Of Minneapolis Attucks-Brooks Post
Of St Paul Is to be commended on rcHiiz nR
that the 81. Paul Negro community has
many problems In common with those Of
Minneapolis
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
BY LOUIS LAUTIER

CAPITAL CHAFF: Senators
Wayne Morse Of Oregon and Irv-
ing Ives Of New York, both Re
publicans, will probably introduce
the FEPC bill drafted by the Ma
tional Council for a Permanent
FEPC, but the proposed measure
must first he cleared with Senator
Robert A. Taft, Republican of Ohio.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Who But Hubert?

n Sck-mAur
Up this time Hubert H. Humphrey Jr, has had
being about the best Minneapolis had for all Of the
people He's worked his head off for the Now
he's going find that he's hot Every
he's made matter how small the
portions Of a Despite any
the Mayor which opposition make
lne..ningLw -M.n .-, LLmh 90
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
St. Paul Council Needs Your Membership

The St. Paul Council Human Relations beginning
for members Memberships Every
Of the Negro community should enroll this St Pauwde
tion which has done real job ST. Paul
The support members Of the community the
Hotel St. Paul demonstrated that the council
positive job in the community This newspaper support
councils It also the campaign actively
Negro community or and memberships
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21

Of the organized labor movement
1t strange that the people will put
attend that Negro Anderson
but refuse hire Negro clerk in their There nothing
behind such action other than prejudice and ensey
ing
Let's back the nter-raca commission and open the prog
toward ending blight jobs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
California Resident
Renews Subscription
For Two Years

Editor: Please find enclosed Sc
for two years subscription to your
(Our) paper.
Sincerely yours,
Virginia Hill,
Beverly Hills, Calf.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Increasing Appreciation of Leaders
Is Sign of Races Growth
BY ROBERT DURR
RIRMINGHAM

BIRMINGHAM Ala.-Some years outstanding literary
study composed leading
invited James Chdres outstanding journalist traveller
deliver special speech He had
Africa where he had study the
culture of The trip involved the expenditure
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Let the People Speak!

They predicting that much of Governor Youngdah social
legislation won't be acted favoab by the Legislature
will be the fault Of the people who elected the Legislators
YOungdh has DONE and doing his Let the
the egisaturel
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
LETTERS

in the paper prior to the trial
urging the people to attend the
trial.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-02-21
Behaviour In Neighborhood Theoters

, community for rank and file memberships
Evening star., 1947-09-01
Training Plan Backed
ByMary|and Amvefs
By the Associated Press

CUMBERLAND, Md, Sept. L.
Maryland's Amvets were on record
today as inGorsing universal train
ing but had yet to take a stand on
proposed State bonus for veterans.
Robert Beachley of Middletown
was elected State commander last
night at the second annual State
convention here, which unani-
mously adopted the military train
ing resolution.
The delegates tabled until their
next State convention a resolution
against Maryland veterans bonus.
Mr.. Beachley succeeds DR.. James
Marrone of Frederick. Other Of
hcers elected include:
John Groobey, Cumberland, first
vice commander; G. Horton Peace,
Frederick, second vice commander;
Thomas Beatty, Grantsville, third
vice commander; Robert Bowles,
Middletown, adjutant; Rodney Will
lard, Frederick, finance officer; C.
william Spangler, Cumberland,
service officer; w. Earle Cobey,
Cumberland, judge advocate; Norma
Ryan. Cumberland, historian.
Also Thomas Sheehe, Oakland,
provost marshal, Nicholas Forte,
Frederick, public relations officer;
the Rev. William E. Fox, Middle
town, chaplain; William B. Orn-
dorff, Cumberland, national ex-
ecutive committeeman, and, Norman
Gerdeman, Cumberland, athletic
officer.
Evening star., 1947-09-01

Happen to be in need of well.
ossified ostrich egg, or possibly g
West African war club?
Then your man is Benjamin w
Kumler, Kensington, Md, towr
clerk and collector extraordinary
Chances are he wouldn't sell you
either of the items, but he would
be pleased to show them to you
along with numberless other odds
and ends.
The home of Mr.. Kumler, at 1e
West Washington street, Is store
house of so many lobbyists S items
that it would take a medium sized
telephone directory to catalogue
them.
Started "At Birth"
When did he start his collection?
About 81 years ago. he said with
smile. That's when I was born
Don't know how I started collecting
just got interested I guess"
His first item that he remembers
acquiring is the old war club which
his great uncle, a missionary. gave
him. 1t is crude affair, with what
appears to be a railroad spike in the
end.
Hfs latest number is a Babylonian
clay tablet for which he paid $35.
That's the most he's ever paid for
any item IN his collection, the bulk
of which he received as gifts or in
trade.
Admittedly a sharp trader, he re-
Gently obtained an old Mohammedan
Bible from an Army officer just back
Evening star., 1947-09-01
WomonHeId on Murder Charge
In Killing of Husband in Store
Pharmacist Is Shot
Before Crowd in
Strosburg, Va.
By The Associated Press

STRASBURG, Va, Sept. 1-For-
ty-five- year-old Mrs. Julia Guard
Emmart faced a charge of murder
today in the pistol Staying of her
estranged pharmacist husband be-
fore q crowd of drugstore shoppers.
p Commonwealth Attorney Ripley
Walker said a formal charge of
murder had been placed against
Mrs. Emmart following the shoot
ing Saturday night and that con-
ference with Defense Attorney Lynn
Lucas of Luray Wednesday will de-
termine the date of a preliminary
hearing.
Mr.. Walker said Mrs. Emmart's
estranged husband. George Allen
Emmart, A, former manager of a
Peoples Drugstore in Alexandria,
had filed divorce proceedings in
Shenandoah County Circuit Court
and papers were served on the wife
Saturday afternoon a few hours be-
fore the druggist was shot.
The couple had been separated
for about three months, the COM
monwealths attorney said. Mr..
Emmart had lived in a tourist camp
at Woodstock and Mrs. Emmart had
Occupied the couples home here.
Mr.. Emmart sat talking to Ray
mond Borden, lumber dealer, in
the office of his store when Mrs.
Emmart entered her husbands Office
carrying a small cosmetics case.
Then, said Police Chief Frank
Tangle, this is what witnesses in
formed him took place:
Mrs. Emmart drew small caliber
target pistol, remarking: Il told you
I was going to kill you" and shot
the druggist in the chest. He ran
out into the store as another shot
was fired and fell over behind a
counter.
The police chief said Mrs. Emmart
seemed only semiconscious when
placed in the Jail but reused and
admitted she killed her husband.
Mrs. Emmart rested fitfully in
her cell yesterday and saw her
brother and sister briefly. Her two
visitors-Mrs. C1ayon Miller of
Strasburg and Johnny Guard of
Washington-were the only persons
permitted to see her.
Funeral services for Mr.. Emmart
Evening star., 1947-09-01
Warrant Denied
Man Plagued by
Telephone Calls
By the Assoeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. L. Harry
Hoffmans hopes of restoring peace
to his plagued household have been
dealt a severe blow.
The Hoffman home has been be-
sieged by numerous telephone calls.
made late at night and early In the
morning by anonymous persons.
Mr.. Hoffman said his wife de-
cidsd to leave home after an "un-
dertaker" called, asking her what
she wanted done with her husbands
body"
In an effort to put an end to the
annoying comedy, Mr.. Hoffman ap-
peared before Magistrate Vincent L.
Palmisano Saturday to have a war
rant issued for a man he felt was
responsible for the calls.
He described the man as 'one ne
had thrown out of his tavern some
time ago and said he recognized
him by his voice.
But the magistrate ruled that a
man cannot be identified by his
voice alone and refused to issue the
warrant. A
Evening star., 1947-09-01

from India for handful of Bird
eggs.
He also has an autograph collec-
ton containing more than 900
names. Most valuable autograph,
he thinks, is that of William Penn,
on an old deed.
He's missing the signatures of six
presidents, Washington, John Adams,
Jefferson, Taylor, Pierce and Fill
more.
Sea Shells and Rocks.
Also in his collection are a vast
number of sea shells and rocks, in
Guiding the heads of Indian toma-
hawks
In other parts of the house a
visitor can also find antique rifles
and swords, a World War demoli-
ton bomb, wooden sausage grinder,
a Korean lamp, stamps, boomerangs
from Australia, a stone with wave
ripples petrified in it, and 5000
year-old Babylonian clay tablet,
different from the one for which he
paid $35.
: A native of Indiana, Mr.. Kumler
came to Kensington Al years ago.
He was employed by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission until his retirement
10 years ago. One of his hobbies Is
public affairs-he has been town
clerk for nine years.
Boys, Girls clubs and organiza-
tions are frequent visitors to his
home. He never tires of giving in
formation about his collections.
Evening star., 1947-09-01
AAF Reveals Radio Contact
With B-29s Leaving Tokyo

The Army Air Forces disclosed
last night that its headquarters was
in continuous radio communication
with an eight-plane squadron of
Super Fortresses within 40 minutes
after the aircraft left the ground
at Tokyo.
This ultra long range communica-
ton was maintained throughout the
40-hour flight of the bombers to
Washington on August /. Improved
equipment, utilizing a directional
beam kept pointed at the flight of
planes, make possible the constant
contact
The AAF emphasized the war
time value of such communications
development which provides an air
command headquarters with direct
and instaneous control over bombers
and fighters anywhere at any time.
Evening star., 1947-09-01
Father and Two Children
Killed in Fire at Home
By the Associated Press

RICE LAKE, Wis, Sept. IA
father and two children died of suf-
location and third child was over
come by smoke in a fire in their
apartment early yesterday.
Sam Kellerman. 35, and his son,
>Douuy, III, were found dead in a
smoke filled bedroom. and his
daughter, Kay, 13. died in hos
~pitar later from the effects Of the
smoke.
A third child, Dale, 8. was recov-
ering in st. Joseph's Hospital.
-, Fire Chief Ingwald Reiten said
Mras kellerman was found in a
kneehng position and presumably
died while trying to save the infant.
The fire apparently was caused by
a cigarette, Mr.. Reiten said. He
estimated the damage at 81 500.
Evening star., 1947-09-01
Lack Of Tile DELAYS
Restroom Alteration
At Falls Church School.

Patrons of Madison School in Falls
Church were Informed yesterday
that the renovation of the schools
restrooms which was authorized last
spring by the Fairfax County School
Board has been postponed due to
inability to obtain necessary tile.
Agitation for the renovation and
enlargement of the restrooms was
started a couple of years ago by the
Falls Church PARENT Teacher Asso-
citation because of the overcrowding
of the school which made it, i'm
possible to keep the restrooms in a
sanitary condition.
This condition became so aggra-
vated at the beginning of last school
year that the PTA paid a salary of
a maid to take care of the girls rest
room. 1t was pointed out that the
rooms were designed for d school of
no more than 500 pupils and last
year. enrolment was 964 Indica-
tions point to a larger enrolment
this year.
]. H. Rice, assistant superinten-
dent of schools, said the School
Board had every intention of COM
pleting the project this summer dur
ing vacation, but two contractors
consulted by members said the tile
necessary for the renovation could
not be obtained in time to complete
the project before school reopens.
He pointed out that in one county
school, such a project had been
started and will not be completed
by the time that school opens. Thus
the school may delay its opening,
he said.
Evening star., 1947-09-01
Police Take Day'0H
In War on Speeders

Hyattsville town police declared a
holiday" today from their special
traffic drive as the community S
campaign against traffic violators
went into its second week.
The police will not concentrate on
any one particular location as they
have been doing daily since the
campaign got under way last Mon
day..
According to Chief Howard H.
Holmes, most Of today wall be spent
directing the heavy traffic on the
Washington Baltimore boulevard,
Hyattsville's main thoroughfare. The
drive will be resumed tomorrow with
a watehful eye on speeders on Forty
second avenue from jefferson to
Emerson street.
THE campaign, which has re-
suited in "a arrests so far. has been
highly successful" Chief Holmes
said. 1t will continue until the end
of September.
"One thing we are not doing"
Chief Holmes said, lis to set up a
speed trap. Our men are right out
in the open where you can see
them" 4
Evening star., 1947-09-01
By the Associated Press

TIMONIUM, Nd, Sept. Hot
dogs rivaled dahlias and merry-go-
rounds competed with Holstein cat
tie for the attention of holiday
crowds today as the biggest" Mary
land State Fair in Sc years officially
opened at the Timonium fair
grounds.
Labor Day crowds were expected
to reach a rd-breakine $4,000
today, Matt L. Dagger, president of
the Maryland State Fair and Agri-
cultural Society of Baltimore Coun-
ty, said.
Most of the exhibits were open
yesterday, and the midway operated
at near capacity as an estims I'd
Evening star., 1947-09-01
Two Sailors on HOLIDAY
Held in ; Auto Thefts

Two sailors, on holiday leave from
Norfolk, Va, were held today by
Hyattsville police on charges OF
larceny of three automobiles, all
within 20 minutes early yesterday.
The Navy men, Frank L. Sra
gusa, 19, of Pittsburgh, Calf, and
Jack L. Swindle. 10, of Dayton,
Ohio, were arrested. by Pvts. Ken
meth Morreau and Elmer Thomp-
son as they. coasted down a hill,
near Thirty-ninth avenue and
Longfellow street, without lights in
a car which the policemen said had
been taken from the 5700 block of
avenue.
Police said it was the third car
the pair had attempted to get away
with. The others were in the 1900
block Of Livingston road in the
same vicinity. The first car was
run into a curb after it had been
coasted a short distance and the
second one was crashed into
telephone pole only two doors from
where it was taken, resulting in
about 5000 damages.
Both were held under $2,500 bond
each, pending a hearing In Hyatts-
vile Police Court, September Is.