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Evening star., 1947-11-30

one lessee who used to drive the whole denart-
ment crazy said one big-city safe-deposit
veteran. This guy used to come in twice
day - once before noon and then again
around one O'Clock - wanting access to his
oox. Each time we'd have to go through the
whole rlgmarole = make him sign the access
Slip, escort him to the coupon room and lock
MIN ln After only minute or 50, he'd ring
the buzzer to signal he was through. This
happened twice day - every day. Finally
vce-president politely asked him for an ex
planation. Well he answered, I come in
before lunch to take out money. Then | re-
turn after lunch and put back the change"
Alter banking banquet quite few visi-
tors IN coupon rooms drop off to sleep. Al
though care is taken to evict these snoozers
before nightfall. safe-deposit departments
feature precautions in case anyone should be
trapped after hours. Dim lamps are left burn
ing continuously. A telephone, prominently
placed IN the vault, can always arouse vice
president whose home number is posted near
the light. This official will describe the loca-
ton and operation of secret buttons which
open the immense steel door from the inside.
Thanks to this Buck Rogers setup, safe
deposit siestas are never fatal.
Guilt Complex
1T MAY surprise the reader to learn, how
ever, that some people sleep in safe-deposit
boxes eternally. Burying loved ones amidst
their precious surroundings is, of course, as
ancient as King Tut and his pyramiding con-
temporaries The advent of the twentieth
century dulled but did not completely extin-
guish this venerable human instinct.
People who bury cremated relatives at
banks suffer from guilt complex, according
Evening star., 1947-11-30

throw away this opportunity of going into
his old tap-dance routine He went into an
Irish Reel while other guards gathered around
to cape and applaud.
AS he concluded his routine with flourish
he was summoned by the austere head of the
department. Watson, l thought you would
like to know that you have just done a liz
on the mortal remains of the late President
of our Board of Directors" he announced.
The Presidents box had apparently been
accidentally spilled
Poor Mans Joke
MANY customers drive the guards crazy.
But occasionally customers drive each other
crazy. "One of the richest men in the United
States, a big shot in the Astor and Vanderbilt
class, stables his fortune down here" confded
custodian 1--WE also happen to be patron
lied by one of the poorest men in the United
States - practically Bowery bum On the
first of the month, when the tycoon comes
down to cut coupons. the panhandler gets his
box and occupies the booth next to him.
Then he proceeds to drive the plutocrat nuts
Every time the millionaire ships 81, 900
coupon, the little guy ships, but louder. The
only difference and it's known to all
the oldtimers in the vault except the VIC
tim is that the derelict is cutting
paper dolls out of bank envelopes. Late in
the afternoon the big shot gets to his second
million. You can sense his mounting terror
that he might not be able to outclip the up-
start next door. Once in while he comes out
for drink of water and shoots panic
stricken glance at his rivals ROOM When the
tycoon throws in the sponge around evening,
the buns still in there slashing away like a
mad butcher. The End
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SECRETS OF A
SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX
Continued from page fpe

For 81, this actor has bought himself
stage, an audience and immunity from un-
favorable notices.
Musicians are also fond of the password
system. A harmonica player in Texas heralds
his appearance with disturbing rendition of
Hail to the Chief" The countersign of an
old Mississippi River captain is a foggy-
throated imitation of steamboat whistle.
The low moisture content of the vaults
makes them ideal for storage of Stradivarius
violins And many busy metropolitan
banks hum melodiously as owners give
the strings regular workouts. Less noisy
are the pearl handlers" These are fresh
young damsels hired by elderly women to sit
IN the coupon room and wear pearls around
their necks. Their youthful quality of skin is
said to rejuvenate the gems.
Many bank customers solve the problem of
crowded restaurants by eating right out of
their safe-deposit boxes in the seclusion of
the coupon room. I'VE always search the
coupon room after box holder leaves to
make sure he hasn't forgotten anything of
value. What do we find? Crumbs!" said a
disguised Brooklyn attendant.
Not long ago in this bank a trustee, trying
to place tin container in its steel compart-
ment, found that it had swelled beyond its
normal dimensions and would no longer fit.
The client standing beside him simply reached
inside the tin, drew out bulgy bologna sand
wich. and stuck it in his mouth.
Talking about luncheon guests there was
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Publishers
Corner

DETROIT Mch-We these lines in the penthouse atop
Gotham where the "Mus and myself are attending
a publishers regional meeting.
We just arrived at and haven't had chance to
the Gotham the most up-tO-the-
hOsteIry and operated by Negroes in America
thing that the building
scrupulOusy clean
We took the Norhwesterns Chicago The little lady
We got her IN one gong to
Kansas City, Thanksgiving. Up the old hometown KC) the
hepmae compressed lips with certain determination When
aghed safely she said something to the effect
but brother never again. except
emergency"
From Chicago rather rough the Pennsy
that slept despite the rocking train
As we stood preparing the Motor
called the ahead H" Cec 1t was Louis
Martini Chicago Defender and publisher Of the
Michigan p Browning his charm
ing The of the ateconatey call
Browning Senator Caghon He's the Defenders national repre-
Detroit Carlyle F. and Alyce of
the good friends hnneOtans
Rev. Stewart church,
the AME Most Twin Cns remember
they spent hep
churches Rev. Stewart started of
Minneapolis. he pasOred ST. James, ST. Paul.
his ST. Peters AME Minneapolis
present charge recently celebrated 18th The
brick The
broom, 3bathroom in Arden Park exclusive
where homes have minimum of 10
Rev. Stewards utime employees
addition Many Of readers know Rev.
golfer learned about from him
this trip!
Stanley publisher president of the Negro Pub
fishers Association (NNP, busy indeed He wanted
to know why Frank has
to War Department. of
Walker Cleveland Call
Dowdall Davis of the Kansas City Call and Stanley.
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Californiq Iimcro NationaI Guard Rqpped


The handful of who indicated
willingness and participate separate racial units in the
California National Guard doing distinct dservice all Cali
fornan This does tolerate racial Separation in
phase Of its official activities and Negro should acquesce in
this attempt to bootleg Jim Crow in back door
1t quite that the State Guard introduced this segregated
pattern but the official the time that the nation in
the midst of life and death struggle and that the actual
peril Neither of those valid but they did at least paate
the evil they designed to justify
Negro participants the Jim Crow plan tend to their
attitude with the claim that participate National
activities shall segregation for the
they quoted that should parcpa
and work to end the sepaat plan from the inside"
The argument has the plausby and the of
which segregation
barked been abandoned The truth
dwndng and gathers strength with each
day segrgate
segregated vested interests in maintenance and
disband with for continuing -just
a while longer.
1t is evident that Negroes take their places in the Ma
Guard they numbered defenders
their and nation There why they should be
required submit the ndgny of segregation with its inevitable
order do their duty Negroes who bow to the
ndgn counsel bowling much be ensued those
who demand it.
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He has the power to pull you out Of
school, to stop payment on your
checks, to grant you emergency
leave from school and to look the
other way when you are AWOL
from classes. You know you ought
to know him.
Another guy you should cultivate
is your YER in your local office of
the United States Employment
Service. Who's a YER? Well
broken down, Jos, he is your Vet
Grams Employment Representative
your personal representative in
your local employment office who is
supposed to see that you get first
preference on all job openings filed
with the United States Employment
Service for which you are qualified.
If somebody calls the USES Of
fees and asks for a mechanic, the
USES cannot send them a nOn-vet-
eran mechanic until the YER checks
to see if he has a veteran mechanic
on his list who should be given
first preference. In other words,
Joe, he is the guy who can keep
you out of the 1920 club. Drop
around to your local USES office
and introduce yourself.
Other People You Should
Know
The chairman of your local
mayors emergency housing com
mittee. He is supposed to find ways
and means of getting a roof over
your head, and if you are really on
tbn Jnn ha ,,,s,lt Ln
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Pioneer Press for State FEpc

Interraea commissions pubced
always popular Groups be benefited active
tere And the general public the glow virtue which
backing worthy Frequently however, nothing
Of such beyond reports
That Minnesota replace talk with specific
couraging sign
Not only has Rev. Francis j. Ggan Of st. Paul presented the
report Of the nteac Commission he heads Governor Young
dahe has also devoted vigorous section of his inaugural
to the need for correcting racial and religious intolerance
The commissions report realistic. While acknowledging,
example, that the brought employment Minnesota Negroes
because of the workers. points difficulties
which still exist Very few Negroes being "upgaded"
job openings The number of firms giving employment Negroes
still small And 1915 Of this commission indicated
there still need for convincing number of employers and labor
unions Of the inherent evil Of job discrimination emmng from racial
religious prejudice
The commission favOrs fair employment practices statute in
Minnesota such state legislatures have enacted New York. New
Jersey Massachusetts and Wisconsin Thee must the
before the be legal by which who
has suffered from discrimination and who has tried adequately all
Cancellation services could appeal the
There natural aversion the of employers
stctons placed their right hire whom they choose The
commission recognizes that fact report stating fatty
which would force all
peans regardless Of qualifications and Laying
broad pattern which would include actndng and
caOn seup, the commission states its that the
must be carefully drawn that employer would be forced
incompetent applicants On that basis Minnesota should certainly
be willing attempt by law well by moral suason the elm
nation of economic Bboism in the aeSt Paul Pioneer Press
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Governor Youngdahrs Forward MuchI

Governor Luther Youngdah experienced politicians
his inaugural by advocating forward which
formerly considered the private property of the Demo-
cratic party Minnesota His popular the people
whole
1t statesmanke message courageous refreshing in
these days when much dOubeak leaders politics
and His COMPOUNDED those who had previously
suggested that YOungdh would be Sassen such
critics had remembered Youngda previous getting propenses
without benefit of they would have realized that Young
dahl didn't necessarily have have Sassen anybody ee bless
ing win the goveorshp Youngdah loyal Stasen,
but both practical enough to know that large
degree Youngdahl is governor in his right.
The Negro and other religious segmens
population naturally pleased that the
portion of his address the important field Of human relations
Not did he against discrimination but four
after his inaugural he qualified and strengthened his inaugural stand
by advocating in his budget $4,000 for administration of
a FEPC.
Thus in his first week YOungdah took the most
and fortnight human relations taken by Min
chief executive with the exception the
Benson.
This newspapers long admiration and acquaintance with the
has been rewarded by his matters vital
the state generally and colored population particularly
We vigorous dynamic leadership from the
office during the next two 1t to be hoped the legislature
will wisely the challenge and fully with Governor
Youngdah in his program.
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Dear Joe
Who Do You Know, Joe?
By JAMES L. HICKS

Who Do You Know, Joe?
Remember back there in the army
when the old soldiers used to tell
the smart recruits, ut amt what
you know-it's who you know that
gets you somewhere in this army"
Well, Joe, that statement is just as
true in this veterans world as it
was in the army.
How are you making it in this
veterans world? Well, who do you
know, Joe?
People You Ought to Know
Do you know the contact repre-
sentative of the Veterans Admins
tration in your local VA office ?
He's a good guy to know, Joe. He
can make or break just about any
program you decide upon under the
CT Bill of Rights. He is the first
man you will contact and the man
whose recommendation will carry
the most weight when the chips
are down and your program is being
weighed. In army language he cor
responds roughly to your first
sergeant. Get to know him, Joe.
If you are already in school your
first sergeant is the Veterans Ad-
ministration training officer at the
school. He is the guy who drops
around and sees that you are in
school, that you are getting your
checks OK, and that you are max.
ing the correct grades in zoology
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Two New Liberal Groups Give Hope

FTOmI
belief liberalism in America
be ubstaned by the birth within the last month
liberal the Progressive Citizens of America and the
Americans for Democratic Action.
The former bases itself the principles which the
United founded objective the
capturing the support of majority the population which
potentially but which, due to lack of information
the hands of the the present time"
The latter which headed by former Mayor of Louisville
Housing Expede Wilson W. Wyatt and OPA's es
while Leon Henderson, with the
ton that the majority of Americans desperately looking
fighting liberal whose democracy
unequyOca Both hyng the communists and
their feow-traveers
And prOgessvm bestng itself in Alabama The Governor
elect Big Jim Folsom has the making of the all
liberal Southern Conference Human Welfare Abolition of
the poll for education with equalization of educational
opportunities for all the children of the testing of the Boswell
amendment which designed dnfranchse Negroes the
of civil rights law the Governors and the
liberals of the under the leadership tried
protagonist of liberalism Holding Carter.
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WASHINGTON SPOTLIGHT
By Louis Lautier

kilograms from the right people
back home-political leaders and
constituents-intelligently written
would have more effect in infiuenc.
ing members of Congress on how to
vote than group visits to offices.
OF course, a large number OF
Senators and Representatives be-
lieve they should vote their convic-
tons and their constituents, if not
satisfied, have the privilege of turn
ing them out of office.
The orderly way to go about
influencing legislation is for in
terested individuals and OrganiZa-
tons first to interest themselves
in getting a hearing on the
measure in which they are inter-
ested. They may then request
the committee chairman to allow
them to appear before the COM
mittee during hearings on the
bill. This will afford them an OPP
pOrtunity to express their views
for or against the measure and
answer any questions that may be
in the minds of committee mem
bers.
Their statements will be print
ed in the hearings and will be
before every member of the
House or Senate when the
measure comes up for debate.
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mayors housing committee. Most
housing committees have one or
more members of minority groups.
(Then if there is only one empty
house in town you can take it for
yourself, just like the politicians
do.)
The national service officer of
your own veterans organization.
This man can act as your lawyer
in cases before the Veterans Ad-
ministration pension and claims
boards. He can save you lots of
time and dough if you have a com
plant against the VA (and what
veteran hasn't?). If you are
member of a colored veteran outfit,
however, you are out of luck be-
cause even though you might have
a national service officer he is not
officially recognized by the VA. No
colored organization has yet been
recognized by the VA. The United
Negro and Allied Veterans of
America may be recognized soon.
Who Knows You?
Some of the smart boys used to
change the expression around and
say at amt who you knOw-it's
who knows you" Anyway you like
it, Joe, the people just mentioned
are good people to know and if you
get to know them well they will get
to know you. Catch on? Drop
around and introduce yourself. Tell
them you are glad to meet them.
And keep in mind that they are
Uattiuu maid for Meeting Won
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prevent fbuster Incidentally Republican lodge
the COPS would kill fbusternl
because may ourselves"
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lnRtOn IN y l. LdutlSI
when international relations were
delicate, and wrung from Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt an Ex-
ecutive Order creating a fair en-
ployment practice committee, var
ious groups, from time to time,
have descended upon the Capital to
bring pressure to bear upon the
President or members Of Congress
in behalf of some movement.
A history of marches on Wash
ington shows that in most instances
they have been failures. First,
there was Coxey's Army, a group
of several hundred unemployed,
who, back in 1894, during a severe
financial depression, marched to
Washington in an attempt to secure
legislation in their favor.
Then, there was the hunger
march during the Hoover Admins
tration. The hunger marchers
were a motley crew-as most
marchers on Washington are-ob-
viously cajoled by Communist or
ganizers into making the trip, but
all unemployed and bewildered.
When Herbert Benjamin, their gen
eralissimo, sought to carry petit
ton to President Hoover, he was
rebufFed at the White House gates,
and thereafter quietly led his des-
perate band back to the places from
where they had come.
There was also the Bonus March
during the Hoover Administration.
The movement attracted unem-
ployed veterans throughout the
country. After the Bonus Expedi-
tionary Force staged its demon
stration along Pennsylvania Ave
nue., it encamped on the mudhats
Of the Anacostia River, building
an amazing city out Of tin cans,
boxes and anything that could be
turned into some form of shelter.
Living conditions threatened an
epidemic.
The Bonus March was destined
to failure. Finally, President
Hoover telephoned Secretary of
War Patrick Hurley, who handed
an order to General Douglas Mac
Arthur, who was then Chief Of
Staff. Six tanks, 600 infantrymen
and two troops of cavalry were
called into action, and the Bonus
Expeditionary Force was routed
amid jeers from spectators.
On the opening day of the
Eightieth Congress hundreds of
people, in an organized move
ment, reminiscent Of these earlier
marches, descended on Washing
ton. After arriving here and
going into a conference they
broke up into smaller groups and
scurried through the Senate and
House Office Buildings to talk
with members Of Congress.
Their primary objective was
laudable. II was TO urge Sena-
tors to vote to turn back
Theodore G. BilbO at the Senate
door. But IL was doubtful that
a single vote was influenced by
the people who had travelled hun
dreds Of miles and endured all
kinds Of inconvenience.
In the first place, such groups
get to see very few, If any. mem
bers Of Congress. They usually
talk with secretaries and other
members of clerical STATS, who
tell them they will inform the
Senator or Representative Of
their visit.
On the Bilbo matter the minds
of the Republican Senate majority
had been made up before these
groups left their homes. The fifty
one Republican Senators had unani'
mously decided in conference to OPP
pose the seating of Bilbo. Nc
pressure was necessary for them to
cast their votes against seating the
blabbering Mississippian.
1t appears that a few letters OF
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Draft Reflections
In the physical examinations Of
men for military service. So out Of
every 100 rural men were rejected
because Of physical defects, while
only 43 out Of every 100 urban men
were rejected.
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AnH-poll Tux, FEpc Bills Flood CONGRESS

I
Lower House of Congress Bll-sly. An-pO bills have
dropped by ALP-N.YJ, Bender (R-Oho
Drksen RI), Clason Mass), and Dawson D). Antiynch
by Cason, Dawson, Drksen Powell (DNY and Cer D-NY
Clason Dawson, Dksen and Norton D-NJD. Bill
dropped Civil Rights for D. C. Bill, Adam Powell
end Army segregation end travel segregation and
Virgin Wech (R-CaD and Pace (DGa) bills for
Education Rankin (ss) protect Vets
Unions (HaD. Morse (ROreD and Knowand Ca)
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SOAlkAGob 10 ihN9
tionable.
This technique is
variations of the
March on = Wash
ington" idea. Ever
since A. Philip
Randolph, presi-
dent Of the Broth
erhood Of Sleeping
Car Porters,
hire ed a
march on Wash
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One of the techniques employed
by minority groups to bring about
pressure to bear upon members Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-03
STORY .

COMMANDMENT STORY AS
related previously, Fort Anderson
and Orion house, the latter used
as the quarters of the ordnance
chief for this area for the Con-
federacy, were the last positions
abandoned by the southern troops.
Historians have not gone into
details in all respects in telling
the tale. However, generally there
has been a history written about
as follows.
At 9 p. M, on the evening OF
Sunday, January Is, 1865, Fort
Fisher which for about four years
had overcome all bombardments,
assaults and lesser attacks upon
the Notifications, was overcome.
In passing it, it noted that today
this fortification along the beach
from the Fort Fisher fishing pier
that faces the ocean, is not mark
ed.
A recent walk by this writer
from the pier to the mouth of the
Cape Fear river failed to reveal
any historical markings despite
the several points of historical in
terest that figured prominently in
phases of the Civil War activity.
On Monday and Monday night,
III December of 1865, Fort Holmes
on Smiths Island, Fort Caswell
and Campbell On what was known
as Oak island, were evacuated.