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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24

ming when tEe Anniversary ban quet will be held in the Gold Room at 6;15. Honored guests at the banquet will be members wives and Mariner Girl Scouts, troop which is sponsored by uhe Clrb b.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24
ESTER GEORGE GRADUATES;
 RETURNS HERE FROM SOUTH

Returning yesterday on the Pan American plane from Seattle were MT. and Mrs. Tom George and daughter Esther Esther has just graduated from the cadet nursing course at the Providence Hospital in Seattle and will have a short vacation in Juneau before she works in her profession.
 
 Basil Amatoff, of Hoonah, is stop ping at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24
P!0NEER5 WILL HAVE
 pOTlU(K FEED FRIDAY

Members of Pioneers Igloo and Auxiliary will get together next Friday night for g. potluck din-
 ner The spread will be on the tables at CHS o'clock in the Odd Fellows Hall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24
HERE FROM SEATTLE

Ken Edwards, West Coast Distri- butor, and Al D. Baker, both of Se- attle, are registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24

The Australian flying fox" is a wire and pulley device which moves bananas to the packing sheds at 40 m.p.h,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24
MARRIAGE LICENSE

David Johnson and Elizabeth G. Johnson, both of Angoon, applied for a marriage license in the U. s. Commissioners Office yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24
FROM CALIFORNIA

j. E. Starr of Salinas. Calf, is stopping at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24

Many wine bottles are made of colored glass to protect their con- tents from lights.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24
LIGHTING:

First 100 kWhr ....... .............l0 l0C MINIMUM BILL:
 Sl per month per meter in ser vice.
 The proposed new rates as set by the new ordinance lower the lighting rates and raise the cook ing rates.
 The suit for an injunction has been brought against the City of Skagway, c. A. Carroll, Mayor Bruce Boynton, Edward Hestness Charles Coffey. William Feero William Heidelberger, and F. D. Calkins. The city is represent led by Howard Stabler, Juneau at torney, and the Light Company by Faulkner and Banfield, also of Ju- Leau.
 This suit is the continuation of Ia series of meetings this summer and the hiring of Walter Stuart Ketchikan electrical engineer to gC over the looks of the light con- pany. The town bases it's val uation of s41,7Oo upon the actual valuation of the property actually used to produce the power and electricity
 Mrs Beulah Knott and daugh- ter, Donna Lee Ward, left Friday morning for Whitehorse where tEey will drive to Fairbanks They 1 will join MT. Knctt who has been employed there tt. the past few incntE5 and make l..,ir home l. that city. Mrs. Knott closed ur te hcne here and took Ter cal with her.
 i Mrs. Henrietta Ward has taIer a position as rh.nc operator v'',, the municipal tc eyhonc compaly ] MI. and Mrs. Ferry Williams moved from thelr ,,oIle which th } recently scld Q MT. and Mrs George Hooker, ;he first of ,oi. this woek. They will live vt, Mrs Olive Talbot for the nex few months, rnlii they leave fol 1 Seattle.
 J. Edgar Vaughn. British consu for ite Pacific Northwest, Hlf offices in Seattle, was obliged ( caace! his trip 10 Skagway u! week because of weather conji. tions
 Mir. and Mrs. Enel Richter ars still in Seattle where they flew two weeks ago for medical service for MT. Richter, who has been ir iii health for the pass few months
 Thirty-nine members and guest! were present at he last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce q the SkagWay Grill Tuesday eve. ming. L. McGuane made a detailed report on the dances for th' tourists. The IT dances took il a bit over $2,000, and have beei advertised all over the United States. The chairman of the committee, Pat Carroll, suggeste, that they were too important a, item in SkagWay's. tourist drawinl card to overlook and it was tim now to begin preparing ! biggs and better program than ever fo next summer, the fiftieth anniver sary of the famous gold rush days | A committee of Bill Dewar, Pa Carroll and MT. Dahl was appoint ed to meet the Princess Louise ol "Wednesday morning to greet Capt Williams, manager of the Can adian Pacific Steamships ant Railroad at Vancouver. | Mayor Carroll also reported t, the Chamber that the council men recently passed a resolutio, refusing to pay the unreasonabl demands of the EVA for slO,OO for the sewer system installed il Skagway. He called to the at tention of the members the fac that because of all the rocks ant sand and gravel hauled in ant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24

High schools are referred to fre- quently as colleges ill New Zeal and.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24
HERE FROM HAYNES

Thomas K. Knudson, of Haines, is stopping at the Barancf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24

Australia devotes 47,G00 acres to the growing Of citrus fruits.
 The application of the science of chemistry to glass making dates back less than half century
 The traffic death rate in U. S. cities is highest between the hours of 3 and 4 a. m, if the propor- tion to the number of travel miles is considered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24

MT. and Mrs. R. Cornett have rented Perry Hern's house and moved in MT. Hern, one of Skag- ways best known pioneers, will leave Tuesday morning for Haines Ito drive oyer the Highway with Percy Cotton, to Anchorage. where he will spend the next year with his daughter, Charlotte. Miss Hern recently purchased a home about three blocks from the Fed eral building,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-24

Hugh Hierneys', Superintendent of the White Pass, and Charle. (Chuck) Roehr, came in from Ju, neau by plane Saturday afternoon after short business trip tC Seattle.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
Letters to
the Editor
Charges Of Segregation
Denied by ~. Peter
ClaveT Catholic Church

NhNtI NutUOiiC IHuICU
Editor; Did you know that st.
Peter Clavcr Catholic church Is
accused Of segregation? OF course
any fair minded individual who
really wants 10 know the truth Of
the matter need only TO come here
Ia church and they will go home
convinced of the lie In this accu.
sation. Hut for those who are too
prcjudiccd against the Catholic
church. even to come and see for
themselves, | am enclosing "a pie
turc of our first Communion class
of this year, Sunday, May II. which
numbers 30 young boys and girls
~ u whom | baptized as converts
into the Catholic church, last Sat,
urday.
Perhaps this Is not SO much OF
racial problem ~ It Is religious
Perhaps there are some who de-
not like the idea If converts com,
ing into the Catholic church.
II We are accused ~ segregation,
look at the picture and see FOR
yourself St. Peter Clnver Is build,
ing now school with a department
" recreation, There will be no seq,
reEationl
Sincerely In Christ,
Father Jerome Luger
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

For almost IL years this paper
has been THE Negro publication
In this city. II il stiIl Our readers
will attest 10 that fact.
This dominance was and Ii no
accident. Determination. energy,
study and devotion To the job Of
producing u good newspaper, %
times each year. earned a roputa.
ton which has grown through the
years.
Most readers do not realize the
back-breakinR labor, long hours,
financial risk and sacrifice that
each stan member Of n community
newspaper, such M this journal.
must put In their job, Neither do
the people ut large realize the cost
Of operating n first class newspaper
In the so-Called Negro field. A single
copy Of the paper you are reading
costs D cents per copy more to
produce than you are charged for
H. Therefore, tho papers manage.
ment must look 20 advertising for
any net profit TO continue the pub.
llShing Of the medium.
Even In the eitica where the No,
gro populations are large, the
number Of important advcr.
tiserS who use Negro mediums 10
attract customers Ia limited. This
paper has been very fortunate In
that some Of the most substantial
business firms In the community
have seen the wisdom and, yes.
equity 81 using n portion " their
advertising budget In this news
paper, Many thinking Negroes
have appreciated the fairness Of
these advertisers and have shown
u by giving such Arms preference
when buying. Many noighborhood
firms now realize the value ~ sup.
porting the community newspaper.
They are cOgniGant Of the fact that
such an organ II the chief inntru.
ment for strengthening tho Ncgro's
economic, social, political and cul.
tural life In the city Some readers
and many advertisers realize that
for the time being at least, the
daily press Ia not prepared u do
the job for the somewhat isolated
Negro community that the Negro
press does, M u matter 81 duty
and course.
History Of the 20 Negro news.
papers published in Minnesota since
1855 has shown that their pro.
gSnitors put 100 times as much
money, energy and time into the
publications rs they received In
financial gains or security None
Of them have been real financial
successes in the perfect sense,
URtil 1888 there was no Negro
newspaper ever published In this
community that afforded q good
living for more than its publish.
sT's family. To-day the SpOkss.
man and Recorder are the only
local Negro newspapers employ.
Ing individuals Who make their
entire livelihood from the arld
Of Journalism.
Five persons exclusive Of the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

VI discrimination that is as vicious
IN its implications as the frank and
brutal bigotry Of the Deep South.
The fact that the locale is laid in a
Minnesota town Of 10000 popula-
tiOn, will come as a rude shock 10
the cheerful souls hereabouts who
insist there Is no race prejudice in
the Land Of 10000 Lakes.
The plot Of "KinGsblOOd ROya
deals with eE.infantry captain Neil
kingsblOOd, A. pious a young
stuffed shirt as you'd ever want 10
meet. A proper assistant cashier
in a proper bank, Neil lives in 4
proper house in a proper section Of
Grand Republic, MINI. (pOp. 3d.
OOO). lie has a wife, Vestal, q
typical Junior League type; a four
yeaT-Old daughter, ''Biddy"; q Ne
gro maid, Belfreda, and q small
black dog, Niger" Neil and
YestAl hold all Of the usual stereo-
typed conceptions Of Negroes and
consider themselves highly inteIli-
gent for being 30 discerning.
They are nothing more than the
attractive counteTparts of million
or 50 similar young couples, until
Neils father gets an unfortunate
hankering to find out whether or
not he's descended from English
royalty. The genealogy bug bites
Neil and he does some probing on
his own. His very proper world
comes crashing down about his ears
when he finds out he is the direct
descendant Of u full bIooded Negro
on the maternal side.
The revelation Of the Negro
blood plays havoc with the entire
family. Only the stabiliEinE in
Auence Of Negro friends Neil seeks
out when he learns the truth, keeps
him from being completely crushed.
When the town found out that the
highly respected eX-Captain Kings
blood has a touch Of the tarbrush,
events, all unpleasant. occur swift.
ly, eliminating In n mob stOninE the
kinRsblOOd home after the family
refuses to move.
Mr.. Lewis leaves the conclusion
Of his book Just about where race
relations are in America to-day
violently unsettled and without any
immediate solution, but in the final
words Of vestal KingsblOOd after
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
Publishers
Corner

publisher and his wife earn full
time salaries from the proceeds
which this paper earns weekly,
-Four other part-time persons draw
pay checks from the institution for
space writing or columns which
they supply each week. In addition,
Ave young people aud three adults
work extra one day each week,
mailing the paper to yearly sub
scrihcrs. The payroll Of course Is n
trade secret but II would surprise
lot II uniformed readers, whu
think the publishing Of u paper Of
this slEc can be continued for n
small sum.
The days when local papers
could get good stan to work for
the love NJ II or for the experience
are just about gone and that's as
II should DO. Tho days when cncr-
gctic entrcpreneurs could establish
sheet with little cash and keep II
going between elections are also
just about gone, Some exist "
course hut the public good they
generate l. highly questionable
However. Il II ntill possible to
print u paper ii . sort lndCR.
Ritrly u you don't have to earn
q living out Of ", OF pay = stan:
accept community TczpORsibili.
tics. ~ do a real job for the
people.
II you assay To- do the job nm
effective Negro newspaper must do,
YOU are bound to make your share
81 enemies among whites who be.
liovc In the status quo FOR Negroes
Other enemies will he Ncgrncs who
slavishly believe the same thing
Such Negroes usually hide their
new fashioned Uncle Tomism" hc
hind protcstatinus that your peri.
odiCal is too radical
It's no accident that u large and
growing number uf Negroes and
whites too, rely upon this news
paper In the matter ~ background
81 candidates for public office. Ne,
groes realize that this newspaper
has never, In the terms ~ IN,
street. Sold out; that It's sup
port is not for sale to the highest
bidder that editorial support ~ q
candidate Is tantamOunt Co our say
INK "this candidate believes Ne
groes arp entitled to both the privi,
lcgcs and responsibilities ~ ful
citizenship" The white readers
most 81 whom are friends to Ncgr,
progress toward full citizenship
depend on this paper to spot IN,
candidates with the Rilho, Rankin
Gerald X. Smith lranings, Lnngtim,
readers " this paper will recall
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

that many Of the candidates who
ran the biggest ada In our election
issues, have never received this
newspapers endorsement and also
that "a good many candidates, who
apparently did not have the funds
70 insert ads have been endorsed
by this paper.
We try hard to operate on the
theory that having received wide
support from the Negro eOmmu-
nifty and it, white friends that
this newspaper has q mandate
from the people. All Of It's edi-
tOTiAl, news and entire content
and influence IL geaTed 10 I'LL that
responsibility.
II sometimes part Of our staff
seems too engTOssed IN selling
papers and adyertiSing-fOT money,
that should be understandable.
Presses don't turn unless there Ia
money IN the publishers till 10 pay
the pressmen, and you cant print
paper unless the presses do turn.
As We said In a preceding para
graph, there are too many people
who ignore OF do not realize the
costs involved In the publication Of
good newspaper and too many Of
them think that they should not
have 10 pay for advertising which,
aside from copies Of the paper, IL
all the publication has 10 sell.
While on the subject, don't let
anybody tell you this newspaper
charges for news" Much material
which people want Us 10 run free
Is not news" but advertising de-
signed 20 enhance the financial
status u some individual or Organi-
EatiOn. That's the kind Of advertis-
ing disguised as news" for which
We charge. Every now and then
some determined individual wants
US 10 devote more space 10 an item
than W. can afford. When this
occurs We have to insist on n
charge, chiefly to discourage long
winded descriptions Of affairs,
which In our editorial Judgment
have no news value beyond the
space We have TO give.
We hope this recital has not
bored you. You readers have made
possible the growth Of this paper.
This Is your paper and It Is time
you knew more about some Of It's
problems. Cecil Newman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

she has deftly cracked the butt Of
an automatic on the Uranium Of
detective who Is herdinE her into a
patrol wagon, We're moving"
For those who must have u crumb
Of hope to enlighten an otherwise
dreary picture, Vestal also OBJ
serves: There must be lots Of good
white men, aren't there?"
Sinclair Lewis has trodden on
good many toes in "KingsbloOd
Royal" and rather imagine that
was his intention. There will Of
course be those who maintain the
book exaggerates the extent Of
racial bigOtry Of supposedly we'll
bred Americans in general, and
well-bred Minnesotans in partic-
ular, but they will have 10 do so
over the loud huzzahs Of approba-
ton coming from the Negro half
Of the population.
Lewis shows the result Of the
extensive research he did among
Negroes. He aecomplishes one thing
which very few white writer's have
been able to do so far; he makes
his Negro characters seem like
reasonable facsimiles Of the human
race. White writer's, suffering from
an overdose Of Eealousness, usually
portray Negroes as patiently toting
that barge and lifting that bale.
A few Of the Negro characters
sound as If they would be more at
home in the metropolitan atmos-
phere Of a large city rather than
in town Of 10000 population pro-
tectively tucked away in Gods
Country, and one wonders how some
Of the high mOguls Of the Urban
Leagues who will display their col
lege degrees at the drop Of "A hat,
will receive the charac teriEation Of
Clement Brazenstar, the ex-cook,
bell boy and fertilizer salesman.
Al times Mr.. Lewis, who is at
his best when he is bitingly satiri-
cal. becomes too much Of the social
reformer and not enough Of the
author, but his lapses aren't too
serious.
"Kingsblood Royal is going to
be the most talked.abOut book for
months to come. Like Laura Z.
Hobson's "GentIeman's Agree
ment," 1t touches pointedly on IA
subject which has been concealed
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
Moving Day Coming for Sumner Tenants

The question posed by the whole
Sumner Field situation In that there
ia just no decent housing obtainRbls
In Minneapolis at present and from
all indications the state Of affairs
will exist for sometime. The situa-
ton is bad for everybody and doub-
ly worse for Negroes and Jews who
must seek housing.
The restrictive covenant rage IN
local real estate and housing has
built up almost unsurmountabls
barriers for Negroes who want 10
purchase homes. No matter how
many dwellings are for rent 10
whites, Negroes are not accepted
~ tenants even up here In our
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
Mrs. Holland Enjoys
Paper; Gets Good Service
WAY Out in Washington

Editor: Enclosed is money order
to bring me the paper for another
year. I'm visiting in Washington,
ID. C., with my sons for a few
months. II Is nice 10 see and be
with them for a while. Just the
same | wouldn't like living here
too long. No place is the same as
St. Paul, Minnesota. In many re-
spects believe California as n
state, is a good second. | love liy-
ing in California. The open season
makes it Heavenly and there too
you will find lots Of beauty.
Thanks very much for your grand
paper which ! enjoy and the ex-
cellent service. | haven't missed u
single copy.
MRS. f. VI. Holland
S58 goth St. n. f.
Washington, ID. c.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

FREQ Minnesota. We are very Ger
tain that the I23 Negro families
residing In the Sumner Field homes
would not, even today, have good
housing II the government had not
provided II. This Is the reason all
Of tho catorwaullng done about low
cost housing for low income groups
by outfits like the Minneapolis
Property Owners Association and
some real estate firms. leaves us
completely unmOyed. Mons II these
interests are concerned with Negro
citizens need for decent housing
and few are interested In good nous
Ing for any low income group,
white or black.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
coon READING FARE

The swauky modern restaurant
offers a fare which Is slnnEily de-
sCtihcd Rs FROM soup to nuts"
In this paper each week variety
" views are presented 10y such
scrtvcuers as Nell podson Russell,
Louis Lautirr. Robert burr, Don.
aid Gates, Percy Villa. Natalie
Scurl"ck, Ia Troy, and others.
This variety of writers gives the
readers with n good appetite for
reading excellent reading fare.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
LETTERS

Editor: Fourteen years ago Fred
Korotkin was our paper carrier.
He was conscientious about his
work and was friendly and sincere
at all times.
Through the years he has not
changed. Fred remembers US by
name when he sees US, and he will
stop to talk whenever we meet.
Fred Korotkin has done things
for other people and is interested
in good government. We hope each
Of you will tell your friends and
neighbOrs to vote for him for Ii
brary Board at the regular election
June 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Allen, Sr.
$50 Emerson Ave. \.
Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Nichols
524 Emerson Ave. n.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
PROMOTED ~ CORpORNI.

Jack J. James " 900 Carroll
Ave- was promoted 10 the rank
~ corporal this week at Kelly
Field, Texas. lie il member of
the l9O2nd AAF Base Unit, which
Is one u the largest Negro mill.
,ary organizations IN the Air Ma
trrial Command.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
Foroiqn Policy and Avoidonce Of Depresaion

ASAvASh EoASf uho ANOIoohG0 % DsPtVsSi0n
In the future United States foreign policy will
the hands Of Washington IL will depend
responsible behaviour Of the whole body Of American
investor corporation director and trade will making
foreign policy In the day day handling Of his business And u
economic leaders really their opposition
munam they will time getting together figure
OF avoiding another depreaaiOn--John Fischer
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
MAS NEW Jon

Mrs, Jane Moss THROWN. 079 Ron
Ito Ayca Is now employed AZ clerk
typist in the office " the Division
Of Employment Security. located
on Fifth and Cedar, st. Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23
"KingsblOOd Royal" Sinclair
Lewis Novel Bound To
Be Cussed and Discussed
BY NELL DODSON RUSSELL

The Chambers OF Commerce in the state of Minnesota
may not be too happy about Mr. Sinclair Lewis latest novel,
kngsbood Royal" random House, 5000 Lewis, in his
ne" notion venture between the that ypay
American dy known the Upper Middle Class and comes
out with seathng denOuement of the politely concealed kind
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

man with one hand on his golf
clubs and the other on his bank
book: "Kingsblood" may become
the synonym for well-bred bigotry
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

The South constitutes political that paeth under
standing II always
turn almost invariably Republican, Morning
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-05-23

for too long. The book will be
cussed and discussed. Lewis Bah
bitt" became the national synonym
for the tired American business
Evening star., 1947-01-16
CLEARANCE!
. Boys Clothing

! Originally 1850 Green pIoid
Wool Joeket. Size q 500
! Originally 2l.oo Suit. Brown,
doubIe-breosted. Size 10, stockW
1895
I Originally lI.oo All Wool
Tweed Sport coot. Size 5-yrs.,
$50
4 Originally 400 Wool Coli
fornio Cnsuoi Joekets. Sizes 10,
Il l8 .------5.o 500
4 Originally l4.75 Corduroy Re-
versible coots. Three brown. one
ton. Sizes IA, 10, 20, r. s.s5
II Originally 1000 Royon Cob
ordine Coots. Pile lined. Size s,
1925
5 Originally 1850 Hooded
Moekinows. Quilted lining, size
I Originally 21.oo Junior Leather
4 Originally 1926 and $500
Corduroy coots. | light ton, size
Il. z dork green, sizes IS, 81.
| brown, SIZE 34----l2.95
3 Originally 1855 and 1895
Eton Suits. ! oroy fonnel, size 5.
brown wool tlonneI. size 5.
| blue wool, size 3-----S.95
z Originally l2.s5 ond l4.ss
Wool Rugby Suits. ! eroy wool
flonneI, size 5; brown, size s,
9.e5
Boys Clio. ing, Second Floor,
The Hechf Go.