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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25

Miss Lila Lytle. Of Philadelphia,
Pa, sister Of Mr.. Claude Lyle, log
Hyland Ave, arrived Tuesday,
April %, to be at the bedside Of
her sister-in-law,. Mrs. Elizabeth
Lyle, who has been seriously Ill
at home for three weeks.
Olson Boulevard Church Of God
in Christ Sewing Circle met at the
home Of Mrs. George Jones, 1882
Fourth Ave. s., Thursday after
noon, April 10. Members who at
tended were Mesdames J. Richey,
d. C. Allen, Jessie Lynn, Lockett
Cain, e. J. Drake, d. J. Fiser, r.
P. Hatchett, and o. Taylor, Rev,
J. w. Graham and Mrs. B. A. Buff
kin, supervisor.
The Helpers club Of 81. Peter
AME church, will meet Sunday,
April q, at I p. m, at the home
Of Mrs. Frank Peoples, 22Ol Fifth
Ave. 8.
The Border Keys Club met al
the home Of Mrs. Lillian jackson,
9l0 Bryant Ave. N, Monday, April
Fl. Members present were Mines.
Henrietta Posten, MYRTLE Banks,
W. White, 4. Mcintosh and Rev
and Mrs. Charles T. Parker. The
next meeting will be held Monday
May s. at Mrs. POsten's home, 64l
GirRrd Ave. N.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
SPORTS OFF THE CUFF
By OSCAR NEWMAN

The Grayss-AeSvsdo fight history
nus 10 talk about the this psrOnabs from Cuba
polished of the pride Of Austin Minnesota.
The fight proved that Graves s has that glass which
been his downfall twice before Graves usually likes the ~
Ss and keep throughout the Sight but AsysdO beat him his
forcing the action until the end
Graves decides fight AeevSdO 90 believe the
fight will be carbon copy FIRST unless his style
Bobbe Marshall utilized Dominic Bsrado Of Detroit for punching
throughout their round BsrAdo practically help
ct the end Of the bout after absorbing beautiful left hands
from Marshall.
Mel distinction Of being Of the
hitting today and last Friday
al the with blows
which seemed 10 shake the ring poles.
The fans stu didn't like the prsImS Tony ssehsr Sssd they
seemed feel better opponents could have been found for Marshall
and the Flanagan twins especially the wSShu that Glen Flanagan
toysd with in the Ssmwndup Collins looked bit Of forty
years old One FAM after seeing the pathetic Coln
with Flanagan remarked that he going to wait
years forty and then contact Tony shsT for job
Harris and Gamble Sign With Dodgers Football Team
Emore r. Harris signed contract last
Thursday football with the Brooklyn Dodgers professional
the AAmsehn conference Samuel Gamble tAAmsrea
Virginia ~ and 49, signed with hs Dodgers also
With the signing Of Gamble and Harris the total Negro player
in Professional ranks raised 10 nine
Relays starting today promises 70 be Of
bggeat Lsd by Bill Mathis and Herb MCKINLEY
Of Negro athletes will vie for honorS.
Illinois the services Of B Mathis In Inter
eosrs composition made his classroom deficiency
Mathis 70 Angeles with Him for dual meet with
UCLA May
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
WhedtleY Junior
Golden Glovers In
Annuol Tourney

The fourth annual junior boxing
tournament at Phyllis Wheatiey,
got under way April IS. This tour
nament involved boys from the
ages Of 8 TO Is years.
Ten champions and 10 runners
up were crowned. Each group was
divided into divisions according TO
the weights Of the contestants. The
ages and group champions are as
follows:
Eight TO 10 years old: Eugene
BenfOrd, fyweiRht champion, and
Alfred Wilkerson, runner-up. The
heavyweight division. Harry Dill
Ion, champion, and Kenneth Sim
mons, runner-up.
Ten 70 II years: Gerald Logic,
Hyweight champion, and Billy Bled-
soc, runner-up; julius Andrews,
Jr., middleweight champion, and
Edgar Jackson, runner-up; in the
heavyweight division, Donald Nc
Raven received the championship
with John Smiley, the runner-up.
Twelve to IS years: John Jen-
kins was crowned the middleweight
king with John Napue finishing
second. Clifford Marty Is the new
heavyweight boss over Earl Nc
Neal.
Fourteen to Is years: The cham
piOns in the fiyweight, middle
weight, and the heavyweight divi-
sions are Richard Simms, Ronald
Westberry and Merlin Lewis, with
Ronnie Stone, Ruddy Jenkins, and
John Beasley runners-up In these
divisions.
The tournament was run on
very successfully with only one
casualty. Earl MeNeal broke his
thumb In his cham piOnship fight
with Clio MARTY. All Of the final
bouts were very close and the
contestants showed 4 consider
able amount Of natural ability.
The three most promising boys
were: Gerald Logic. julius An
drews. and Richard SimmS. All
contestants are under the super
vision Of Harry Davis. boxing
coach.
This tournament is put on each
year for the purposes Of building
boxing In this community and find.
ing new prospects to represent
Phyllis WheRtley in the Novice City
and Northwest Golden Gloves box.
ing tournament. Beginning Oct. I,
classes will be held for boys from
the ages Of ~ through 20 years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
TWIN TOWN LABOR
BY REGINALD HARRIS

Twin Town Labor extends {
bouquet 10 Mrs. Lillian BalenEer
Of UE lil7 (CIO). She's a shoI
steward for the second succsssiv.
term at Western Electric. Sh,
sits on the negotiating eommitte,
and IL n member Of the executive
committee. She's u member o
81, James AME church, also Of IN,
Cameo club. There are Ave chill
dren in the Balenger family
and hubby, Russell BaIenEer, 10 n
good fighting member Of ALL
Local $40, Dining Car Walters
Union. Mrs. BAlenEsT plays q
fair" game Of bridge and a fair"
game Of tennis. In her spare
time (WowO she enjoys bike riding.
She feels that the experience she
10 getting As q shop steward helps
her to better understand the diff.
ference between labor and man
agemenI and that this same sx-
Perienoe will help her to help her
people.
News Ia that Local 544 (AFL)
General Drivers Union, recently
won back pay from United Parcel
Service In Minneapolis. The
contract was reported to call for
ID hours u week. but the employees
had been working Is hours instead.
There was also q voluntary pay
raise which excluded certain work.
srs--wSll, It's all Strengthened out
now and all groups are happier.
Bob Willis, Steve NshOtts and
TORy SchulA. tho business agents.
deserve a pat on tho back for their
fight for equal pay for all. All this
could have been avoided II we
would make an effort to learn more
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
CHATTER = PATTER
BY LA TROY


Writing column fascinating business. No why
the bug should bite though unless the seasons blame Come
on let's talk about people places and thnRSi
Who tina the Alpha formal the smooth black
gown7 The dress what there Of IT. breahakngy beau
ful Rheba Wardaw exotic print creation with matching
hood lovely setting for lovely lady Mary CrenShAw
plaid taetA She and Hank Franklin well together
THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T MISS:
SEEING Festival Of Nations st. Paul Auditorium.
VISITING; Fields modrniSte drug store, in st. Paul
HELPING; Cooperate with the lung X-rRy campaign.
READING The story Pair Of Shoes April Good House
keeping"
EATING: The mess" Of dandeion greenSI
CHILD QUESTION BUREAU
babies II Is the growing that worries
me- you say child know what makes the
wnd7" when night" "Who tool
Of me mommy q gr7"
HAVE YOU HEARD THAT
revolutionary change dressing methods Is headed this
way1
(stye show singing SenSAon) studying voice.
bRrbequsd the newly rsopensd Minneapolis
cafe yummyH
the face ulSppinE incident in twr
city night spotf
SPRING FEVER
accidents and violent deaths all the
nation Here's hoping that nothing thar
spring lies ahead You get the awnmower
fishing POLE of the golf clubs but show the
I'm just tired hohum the sulphur and molaSsss
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25

about union procedure.
Local SIC, AL, had four dele
gates at the recent international
conference In Milwaukee. They
were Hector VAssaF, MAeeO Moody.
Harry Brown, and L. w. Stafford
Of Seattle.
"Hec." who IL chairman Of Local
Sic. reports that the conference has
plans underway 10 internationaliEe
It's LADIES' AUXILIARY. .
Further, that the conference passed
resolutions In favor Of a national
FEPC and for the elimination Of
the Poll Tax.
MaeeO Moody. energetic chair
man Of the Board, just missed be-
ing elected 20 the vice chairman.
ship Of the Joint Council.
Dave Williams. sharp In n double
breasted blue suit and n breezy
spring tie at the Gopher Lodge.
says that we need more political
and union training in our group.
Dawes going to attend the
JAW Political Action School at
the Minneapolis CLIO hall on April
20 and q. Do. Wen see you there
Dan ReddinR. TCamstsrA' Union
(AFL), Local 81. Is u shop
steward at u. p. Nelson Roofing
COmpaRy--on the Mil City side.
George Davis, USA (CIo) Local
ll27, and n member Of the Ram
icy County CLIO Council. works at
he American Can Company on the
SANITY City side. EunIee Cald.
well. UE 1889 (CIO), also u mem
Der Of the Ramsey County Council,
reports that her Local 1889 will
hold n party on the Goth Of this
month. Let's not forget that it,
important 10 participate In the So
cial life Of our unions.
Marion (Chubby) Nicholson.
Hotel and Restaurant Workers
Local $50 (AFL), who came to 81.
Paul with his family to live In
quiet town" says that labor unions
here are much stronger than in
Atcheson. Kansas. where he was
member Of the USA (CIo). =. He
came here from Chicago where he
worked rs q shipping clerk for 3
years.
REMEMBER THISIS"DEFEND
LABOR MONTH" SUPPORT
YOUR UNIoNi WRITE YOUR
SENATORS TO DEFEAT ANTI
LABOR BILLSl
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
BY Percy VIVA

SPEAKING FOR MYsELFl
With the Liberal council still TAX
Ing the attitude against additional
cabs be Il 8, 10, or 20 for . city
the SlES Of Minneapolis. the heat
IL still on.
I have been informed reliably
that tho Conservation group will
try to bring II up 20 u vote within
the next week mainly because II II
q known fact that u few Liberal
aldermen voted against more cabs.
They previously told the veteran
cab sponsors that they're voting
for more cabs. In other words, u
they can change their minds once
they most likely will do II again
since II may cost them enough
votes MAY i2l to lose the election.
The morning and evening papers
along with the dozen Or 80 neigh
bOrhOod papers are StIll persistent
about more cabs and hardly an Is
sue passes In their demand for adj
dltlonal cabs, Now the leading
weekly In the Northwest, the Min
nsapolls Shopping News, In an edi-
torial IL demanding a clean sweep
In the city council and the alder.
mon who voted against the vsteT-
ans taxlcAb bill.
Goodness, gTACiousi Any day now
I expect 10 DO called q labor batter
since ! chose 10 represent the ma
jority Of the people. Oh, well,
you can't please 'sm all. -, I
might also add that I've carried
. union card for many years. &.
Now, know someone else reads
this besides my beautiful wife and
myself A number Of alder
men asked me why don't stick TO
sports wTitinRl
I doubt very much u there IL
. person In the two eitiSS--And
that includes the press and radio
who predicted the result Of the
fight last week. While every.
one rated Jackie Graves this n
that or quoted RING magazine, We
al no time land that Is during the
past three years. rated him any
thing but . good local boy, q.
I have mentioned time and again
that he has no outside rating nor
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
NAACP Juniors
Sponsor Dance
Eetduv Mo- .

Friday, May 2
A membership dance will be
given by the Jr. NAACP on Friday,
May 2, at the Phyllis Wheatley
House. Advance sale tickets may
be purchased at the Phyllis Wheat
10y House. or MAndAlRy Cafe. Ad-
mission will be 6Oc In advance, 7bc
at the door.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25

Anyway, the whole sst-up Is
wrong. I agree with the daily
and weekly press that the people
are at last getting their long
awaited chance at tho polls next
month and the month after. .
I would say that the vast majority
Of the people are honest and law.
abiding citizens and they deserve
better representation from their
elected officials.
Have a Happy Weekend.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
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ALMOST
ABOUT
EVERYTHING

could he possibly have one sine,
he only fought out Of this stat
on two occasions. Both timsa h.
was deciSively defeated. Since
then he's been staying close l.
home. I have stated we'll IN
advance that Graves was over
rated and that there are a number
Of unknown fighters In Chicago OF
New York Rymnaaiums who could
pin our JAckis'A ears back. The
above remarks have been made In
this column before. I. The public
land RRwd bless 'emD 10 kind and
forRetful. They had Graves
all through after Willie Pep gave
him a lAcing remember tho num-
Der Of times he was fioored by q
left jabH) -. What we're getting
at Ii that Jackie IL not through.
In fact he's still going TO pack
'Cm In and the public by then will
DO forgetting what happened 70
their oveF-rRted fAvoritS last Fri.
day.
HOPE so DEPT This h
Just . little Eusaa and maybe
aOOn I'm be In the headlines. -.
mean that the Tony StsehsT.
Tommy O'LouEhlln fsud IL near.
Ing lts end. In my book that
h COED news.
Tuesday night at the st. Paul
auditorium, Billy Colbert will stage
another boxing show featuring
BuEE Brown and Everett (SpRrkyl
Reynolds. Colbert promises TO
line up n good batch Of preliminar.
iep--ln fact. he'll have TO because
n little bird tells mo SpRTky has
lost some Of his spark In recent
months. Hut q good fight card
Il should DO.
A Line Or Two.
Tho next Aght date 10 set for
April II. Main event viii be
announced next week, o., Billy
Colbert says that he already has
plans for outdoor fight attractions.
Sudden thought: Was Jackie
Graves street fight IN Austin better
than the one at the auditorium last
Friday mighty
didn't expect Il TO he announced
In the papers a. II was the other
day. I mean about this space
fillsr Joining the Rev, John Sim
mons and Otto Schuler, North side
business man and one-time candi-
date for alderman. In helping rid
the city Of some of its bad Sls-
msnts. Things have bcon bad
In our ward and In many other sec
tons Of our city. E. I don't think
any individual should ever run for
Office who isn't civic. minded. . .
Now this thought 10 mine; When !
say that = goodly percentage Of our
city fathers are not interested In
good Eovornment--well. you know
what I moan. e.. II inks me 20 see
the politicians set around 20 much
two months before electionl NJ
meetings and permit themselves Co
10 seen at places. E. Where have
they been the rest Of the year or
the past few years, for that mat
teri How do they vote on
important issues that are supposed
20 benefit the city and the people :
Perhaps our form Of government
,s all wrong, o., Maybe the new
,ity charter would change things
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
County Bond Sales
Total $2,439,196

Sales of United States Savings
Bonds series E, F. and G, in New
Hanover county during the II
month period ending Dec. 81, 1916,
totaled 50, 439, 1876. 81, according to
information received in an an
nual report on U. S. Savings Bonds
sent to j. G.. Thornton and E. A.
Loney, co-chairmen. New Han
over County Savings Bonds, chair
men, by Allison James. state di-
rector, Greensboro.
Sales of Bonds for the entire
state for the same period amount
ed to $98, 293, 056. 88, and despite
price increases and descriptions of
production in the first full year
of peace since 1871, sales in both
the county and state have exceed
ed all expectations, he said.
Seventy per cent of the war
time Bond savings are still in the
hands OF the purchasers and will
go a long way toward maintain
ing a stable economy and avoid
ing a depression, he added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Feb. 8-(P)-All grain
futures closed strong on the Board
of Tradc today March wheat,
under profit-taking pressure early,
recovered sharply in their closing
minutes t. finish with net gains.
However, the contract did not
reach yeste- days 81 year high.
Wheat closed 1-4-3-8 higher,
March S2.19 1858, corn was l-8-
"a higher, March S1.34 7-8, and
oats 5-8-1 1-8 higher, March 70 1-8-
IA.
Open High Low Close
WHEAT
Mar 2.18a 2.2O 2.-8h 2.185s
May 2.O5 2.06A 2.041a .0kB
Jly 1875 1892 1.873s 1894
Sep 1875 1852 1885 1855
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
Clinton Church Group
Planning Conference

CLINTON, Feb. "a Methodist
Youth Rally for young people in
the Clinton area Of the Wilmington
district is scheduled to be held at
the Clinton Methodist church Mon
day night, February 10.
District and conference leaders
will be present and participate in
the meeting. Among them will be
the Rev. Edwin Carter, district
youth counselor; the Rev. J. G.
Phillips, conference executive sec
rotary, and the Rev. John M. Cline.
Jr., Su-District Youth Counselor.
DR.. D. D. Holt, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church in Durham, will
deliver the special address. Some
200 or more young people are ex-
pected to attend.
The worship period will be con-
Quoted by the local group under
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

. lt1lOAOO, GU. O."tH - NOo1(li
-Salable hogs 500 (estimated):
Total not given; compared week
ago all barrows and gifts as well
as SOW 100 to 1.50 higher; top
26. 90.
Salable cattle 500 (estimated);
total not given; compared week
ago; most classes slaughter cat
tie lost a good share of early adj
vance as week closed, but never
theless finished strong to unevenly
higher than late last week; steers
and yearlings, including %yearling
heifers, Is higher, instances so up;
largely scarce; Gamer, cutter, and
common beef COWS closed Is high
er, beef cows steady to so up;
bulls finished strong, but
beef bulls lost 50-75 on late rounds;
vealers held firm at $500 down;
unusually active buying by killers
in medium grade steer and heifer
list curtailed supply OF thin and
meaty stock cattle below trade re-
uuirements, and stockers closed
$3.50 higher at 15.50-17.5O mostly;
outside on yearling stockers 1900;
all fleshy qualified steers with
weight brought a premium on
slaughter account; top steers 27.00,
these average : choice Colorados
scaling 1147 lbs; average : choice
1913 lb. yearlings made $3.50;
slightly increased supply strictly
strictly good to average : choice
steers arrived to sell at $500 up
ward; top heifers at 24.oo we're
choice but not strictly so; most
to good steers 1000
"a. so; comparable heifers 1875
q. 0G; heavy cutter COWS closed at
100 down; strictly good beef cows
reached 1900, with practical out
side at 1850; heavy sausage bulls
reached 1900, but beef bulls clos
ed at 1900 down.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09

900 shares versus 28O, 900 last Sat
urday.
The big board Friday enjoyed its
widest and speediest upturn in two
months with dealings of 1870, 900
shares the largest since Dec. 9.
Encouraging to the Bulls was the
fact that the lately indifferent rails
went through their December high
to a peak level since August. 1t
was the ninth consecutive full ses-
sion of better than a million shares.
Favored stocks stepped up l to
3 points Monday on a turnover of
1850, 600 hares. Mild irregularity
appeared Tuesday on 1910, 900
shares. Motors exhibited strength.
There was a slight overall advance
Wednesday on 1,180, 900 shares.
Most pivotal stocks slipped Thurs
day with 1,110,0O shares changing
hands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
Cold Weather Delays
Annual Ice Carnival

LAKE VIEW, Ia, Feb. 8.-(P-
The annual ice carnival here,
scheduled for tomorrow, has been
postponed because of sub-zero cold
and drifted roads.
The event originally was to be
held Jan. 26. 1t was postponed then
because unseasonably warm wealth
er melted the ice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Feb. .-(P6Clos-
ing foreign exchange rates follow
Great Britain in dollars, others
in cents:
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 8 ZIG per cent dis
count or 1886 Ia U. S. cents, up
3-16 Of a cent;
Europe: Great Britain S4.02 7-8,
UP 1-16 of a cent; France franc)
"a IA, up 1-8 Of a cent; Sweden
Rrona) 27.85, unchanged; Switzer-
land franc) Comb 23.4O, I'M
changed.
Latin America: Argentina free
"a. 448, off .02 of a cent; Brazil
free $50, unchanged; Mexico 20.64,
unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK, Feb. %. P-
Stocks - steady: favorltes with
stand profit-cashing. /,
Bonds - narrow; lower priced
rails advance.
Cotton-strong; short covering in
October contracts.
CHICAGO
Wheat - strong; deferred con-
tracts hit new seasonal highs.
Confirm; good cash demand.
Oats-strong; short-coverlng.
Hogs-nominally steady; quot
able top $4,000.
cattle-nominally steady.