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all. both as individuals and a
group, measure up to our re-
spOnsibility TO our community,
and that we will never forget our
debt TO those comrades who were
called by circumstance to make
the larger sacrifices to that cause
which we humbly serve.
The entire organization wishes
TO thank the large group Of un-
derstanding citizens who have
encouraged and supported our
cause"
According to spokesman for the
all hands will b
turned to the present task Of find.
ing industrial opportunities fol
veterans in need Of suitable em.
ployment, and the launching Of Q
comprehensive educational pro.
gram, to the end that the entire
community may be better able Il
make worthwhile contributions Il
civic life.
A planning committee, composed
Of Nathaniel Hardy, Andrew Harris.
horn, and Ransom Coins, has pre-,
pared a budget program for thC
TO insure necessary
funds for financing the Post pro,
gram.
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man, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Wilson, Will
liam Young, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Sea
ton, Margaret Eason, Norval Brooks,
H. Brooks, Matte Dell, Eddie May
Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Martin, Mrs.
Mabel Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Coleman, Frankie Lee Woods,
Lester Howell, Lynn Johnson, Eddie
Hall, Ease Davidson, Bob Lintine,
Dan Schwartz, Jack Rigler, Al Gold
berg, Alvin Davis, Harley Rivin,
William Fine, Bill Friede, Bill Hee-
ger, Jaron Aronson, Harry Daver,
Harold Rosenthal, Alvin Sacks,
Alvin Robinow, Sidney Robinow,
Don Horwitz, Jessie Marker, Manly
Goldfne, A. Murray, Goldstine
jackson, William White, Al Tai
bers, ]. Bungert, Ray Hatcher, Bob
Hotter, o. Hatcher, A. L. Jenksin,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fuller, Mr.. and
Mrs. K. Sandwich, Ellis Houston,
and Dorothy Herman.
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Needs of Mckinley school" She
listed them as follows:
. Playground No level space
other than the small area directly in
front of the building which is under
the primary classroom windows.
Space in use is badly eroded and
parts are at IS degree angle.
. Gymnasium-There is but one
playrOom for 10 grade classes. It
is low to the ceiling, and ventilat-
ing shafts further take off height.
There is no play equipment, not
even balls that will hold air. This
room was originally planned for a
bicycle ramp.
. Office help for the Principal
In a large building there are many
routine matters that can and should
be taken care Of by a clerk so as
to make it possible for the prin-
cipal TO attend to educational mat
tiers. In a district Of mixed popu-
lation, of many under-privileged,
and with frequent delinquency,
there are many conferences with
social workers and juvenile police.
Valuable Institutional time Of both
teachers and principal are lost by
not having a clerk.
. Toilet facilities - Most undesir-
able and inadequate. There is one
toilet room at either end Of the
basement floor. Stools are Of a
very old unfit type that little
children cannot flush. There is one
small stool for the use Of 80 kinder
garten boys. 1t stands on a wooden
floor in a corner partitioned of from
the cloakroom. There is no outside
ventilation. Floors in toilet rooms
are rough cement. The plumbing
leaks at all times. The condition
is at all times, unsanitary and I'M
pleasant.
. DeeOrating-the building has
been decorated twice in 20 years.
Ceilings have had plaster repaired.
In one case the major portion Of
the ceiling is clean and white in
contrast to the filthy dirt on the
rest Of the area and the dirty
water streaked walls. All the
rooms are in frightful condition.
1t is certainly not a place to inspire
children to desire better living con-
ditions.
. Classroom are being used that
are unfit-Two groups Of five-year-
olds are in the basement where the
floor is cold in winter. One room
is small and directly across from
the girls toilet, the other is in a
bicycle ramp like the playroom. A
third class uses the room across
from the boys toilet. These rooms
all suffer from the dust that blows
in from the bare soil Of the yard.
A fourth class is housed in the
auditorium on the third floor. Two
portables house a third grade and
the wood shop. There is no side
walk TO the latter.
. Lighting needs attention. Bet
ter ceiling lights and shades are
needed.
. Police Assistant from the city |
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Also contributing to the fund
were: Frederick Jones of the U. s.
Thermo Control Co., $1,000; Fred
E. Anderson & Company, $1,000;
Klondike Bar, $500; Credjafawn
Club, $500; Cooks Liquor Store,
$500; Minneapolis Urban League,
$3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. George Tyrell,
$3.50; Mr.. and Mrs. James Law
son, $500; Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Turner, $500; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lassley, $500; Mr.. and Mrs. B. c.
Archer, $500.
Contributing 800 were: Julia
Green, McCarthy's Cafe, Frank Re
rat, Edward Evans, Francis Nc
Curdy, Carl, Alice Drummer, Dolores
Weidert, Bessie Jackson, A. Pep
pers, C. R. Mendoza, Betty VIII
liams, Mrs. Cartwright, Mamie
Phillips, ]. T. Caldwell, Auzie Dial,
Mrs. Crawford, Helen Smith,
Carolyn Francis Smith, Bea Cas-
sius, Mrs. Edith Wilson, Oscar New
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leafiet explaining the case Of Isaac
Woodland, World War II veteran
who was blinded by a South Caro-
lima policeman last summer, and
followed the leafiet with q DOOR
to-door collection for Woodland that
amounted to 1925. The club also
participated in obtaining sigma
lures for "0ust Bilbo" petitions.
Youths between the ages Of II
and 80 are eligible for club men,
bership. The meetings usually con-
sist Of an educational topic and q
brief business meeting followed by
dancing. Executive board members
are: Edward Greene, Louis CUT,
Sam Horowitz, lola Smith, JAG
queline Cuff, Paul Faberhaugh and
Margaret Stewart. A To-day men,
bership drive will be launched on
Feb. /.
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get her TO 60 home. Miss Rusk
refused, saying her mother knew
where she was and why she was
there.
At about 7 \. m, DR.. Merrill
Joined the patiently sitting ~re-
sisters" Al 7;S0 .. m, according
to Rustin, Gordon Henderson. man
ager Of the hotel, came In and
recognized the weIl-knOwn Ham,
line dean. Morrill, told Henderson
that when n guest Of the university
had TO sit up all night, the least
the guests friends could do was sit
up with him.
Later Rustln left the hotel after
telling the manager he would re-
turn. He said that when he came
back, he was assigned TO q ~very
nice room and treated amicably BY
every one working at the hotel
presented no problem whateyer."
On Monday, Henderson said he
had always tried to cooperate with
Hamline University because the
hotel is close 70 the campus. II
am surprised that the university
did not tell me that the guest was
a Negro" the manager said. ''To
tell the truth, this is the first time
we have ever bumped into this kind
Of situation and we were at a loBs.D
Henderson also stated that the
hotel is almost always fully oc-
cupied and that II Is difficult to hold
a reservation after 8 p. m.
Rustin declared he would not Gle
= suit against the hotel for alleged
discrimination GORE technique
doesn't uphold discrimination
suits), and added, This case Is Of
importance only because white
persons in the community sup
ported me-"
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Lack of Work Caused Return
OF Engineer Group, Ray SAYS

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
The basic reason for the return
of the 83Sth Engineer Aviation
Battalion to the United States was
lack Of work for the men to do in
Italy, Marcus H. Ray, civilian aide
to the Secretary of War, said last
Tuesday.
At the time the unit was sent
back, he said, men who lacked suf-
fcient points for discharge were
transferred to other units in Italy,
and high-point men in other units
were transferred to the 838th to
be returned to this country for dis
charge.
He denied the outfit had been
shipped back to the States because
of a clash with white soldiers over
Italian women.
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Courtney Torren
Dies Under Ether:
Funeral Rites Held

Death came to Courtney Torrell,
81, 30l Emerson Ave. N, while he
was being operated on at the Fort
Smelling Veterans hospital in prep
aration to setting a broken leg
suffered last week in a fall on some
ice. Mr.. Torrell never regained
consciousness after taking ether.
He was believed to have had a
weak heart.
He was secretary Of the Pales-
tine Masonic Lodge No. Z, and q
World War l veteran, belonging
to the Johnnie Baker Post Of the
American Legion.
Funeral services will be held
from the Woodland Funeral chap
Ell at l p. m. Friday, Jan. "a, with
the Palestine lodge and Johnnie
Baker post taking part in the last
rites and Rev. H. c. Boyd offlciat-
ing. Interment will be at the Fort
Smelling National cemetery.
He is survived by three nieces,
Bernice Huggar, Margerie Buck
ner and Marguerite Pauley, and q
nephew, Harry Pauley.
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New Education Bill Would
Hit Negro Children Hard

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
"A different approach to the prob
lem of federal aid to education in
the States was proposed last We'd
nesday by Senator George D.
Aiken, Republican, of Vermont.
While his bill would establish a
minimum amount to be spent per
pupil in average daily attendance
at public elementary and secondary
schools, it would still allow the
States to discriminate in per capita
expenditures on the education Of
white and colored children.
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Powell, Dawson
Get Important
Congress Posts

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
In the organization of the
Eightieth Congress, which was COM
pleted last Thursday, Representa-
tives Adam C. Powell, Of New York,
and William L. Dawson, of Illinois,
were given assignments on i'm
portant committees with the ap-
proval of the Democratic caucus
Of the House.
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very critical of the RedevelOpment
Corporation Act, a private housing
measure passed at the last ses-
sion of the state legislature, GER
tain sections Of which the NAACP
legislative committee said may be
used to promote segregation. Enest-
vedt suggested that the act be re-
written rather than amended. He
declared housing should be for
people not for profit"
Representative Pat Golden prais-
ed the good race relations that
have been brought about by the
Sumner Field housing project in
north Minneapolis and by the CO.
operative store operated by an
inter-racial group there.
Representative Anthony CAD
Podgorski pledged his support to
state FEPC and housing, as did all
of the legislators.
George Willis, chairman of the
branch legislative committee, read
the report of the committee which
was unanimously adopted and calls
for:
. Enabling legislation on housing
which will permit Minnesota to
make use of federal funds for
housing;
. The initiation of legislation to
amend the Redevelopment Act
passed at the last legislature;
. The passing of a state FEPC;
. The support of an enabling act
for non-proit medical care as gen.
orally outlined by the Group Health
cooperative;
. The support Of a state bonus
for veterans.
Further study will also be given
by the committee to the jimcro
status of the Minnesota Home De-
tense Guard, to social security, un-
employment insurance and mini
mum wages.
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Ames Drum Corps
Elects Officers:
To Murk Birfhd0v

Newly-elected officers of Ames
Lodge LOG drum and bugle corps
include: Edward Green, Jr., COM
mander; Carl Green, vice command
er; Joyce Crews, secretary; Mrs.
Ada Bethel, assistant secretary;
Matt Hammonds, treasurer; Harold
Turner, sergeant-at-arms. Two
permanent officers are Willie Bur-
rell, drum major, and Leon Lewis,
music director.
The first annual birthday party
of the corps which is Jan. 90, will
be celebrated on Friday, Jan. 81, by
members and guests.
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ship Of the Fellowship Of Reconcil-
iation, related a number Of ex-
periences which illustrate the tech
nique with which he and the group
he represents seek to meet the
problems Of racial and religious
discrimination.
The basis of Mr.. Rustin's tech
nique consists in the non-violent
direct action approach. "Sitting II
out" holding your ground" ap-
pealing TO the moral heart" Of the
individual and seeking TO win him
to your position on the basis Of
his own conscience, are some Of the
tactical tools Of Mr.. Rustin's phi
losphy.
Mr.. Rustin Is headed for the
South, where in conjunction with
teams" he will engage in test
ing the rules that require Ne
RrOes to take seats in special Sec
tons Of buses and street cars.
At the same meeting Rev. C. T.
r. Nelson Of st. Paul was given the
signal honor Of installing the new
officers and board members Of the
Minneapolis NAACP.
The membership voted TO con-
tribute a sum Of money not to ex-
coed $3.50 for the purpose Of legisla-
tive work on state FEPC and re-
strictive covenants. An amendment
to this vote stipulated that the
executive committee should deter
mine the manner in which the fund
should be expended.
Albert Allen, Jr., president,
pointed out the "Self Survey" being
conducted in Minneapolis to dis
cover the extent Of discrimination
being practiced against minorities
in economic, social, religious, civic,
and political fields. individuals in
terested in helping to conduct the
survey we're requested to contact
the president, Mr.. Allen, at once.
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of the liberal minority group,
said that liberals have tried for
years to get money appropriated
for housing, but that the state
had continually refused to take
advantage Of Federal aid.
The English-bOrn legislator
was one Of Eve state sOlOns who
spoke in the panel discussion on
proposed and desired legislation
which will be supported by the st.
Paul branch during the present
session Of the state legislature.
Others were Senator b. G. NOvak
of st. Paul; Representative 0dean
Enestvedt of RenviIle County;
Representative Pat Golden Of the
35th district, Minneapolis; and
Representative Anthony CAD
POdgOrsh Of st. Paul.
Novak said he was in favor of a
state FEPC bill, and that he was
working with others in the legisla-
ture in drawing up a proposed
FEPC bill. He indicated that he
thought the clauses in the Re.
development Corporation Act, which
the NAACP branch legislative COM
mittee considered discriminatory
were there for the protection Of the
Negro. AS a case in point, he cited
the riots of the .Sojourner Truth
housing project in Detroit, which
broke out when whites tried to
claim the project built for Negroes
Mrs. Dorothy Schultz in replying
to Novak said: 1--WE want housing
not for Negroes or for whites OF
for Mexicans, but for people,"
The Senator raised the question
as to why there was no Negro
gas station attendants or nurses in
St. Paul, and was told Negro
, Ouths who have tried for such
jobs have not met with any sue
cess.
Representative Enestvedt was
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Rustin, who Is also secretary Of
the Fellowship Of Reconciliation,
came to the city last Saturday eve
ming to I'LL speaking engagements
In the Twin Cities. When he
checked in at the Hamline hotel
(no connection with Hamline Uni
Vsrsity), b46 Smelling Ave. NJ, to
take the room for which a previous
reservation had been made, he was
not given the room.
Rustin said that when he an.
Peared at the hotel q little after
8 p. m. "a little girl who looked
frightened" FIRST told him that
she had no record Of the reserya-
ton, but would look into the mat
ter, When she returned to the desk,
according to Rustin, she told him
there was a reservation, but stated
that he had arrived too late to have
Il hOnored.
Rustin got In touch with the
Rev. Clarence Nelson, president of
the st. Paul branch NAACP, and
informed the minister Of his pre-
dicament. He also told Nelson that
he had informed the hotel manage
ment he would sit In the lobby of
the hotel until he was given a room,
even II 1t meant a four or fiye-day
vigil.
Rev. Nelson called Prof. Russell
J. Compton, teacher Of religion at
Hamline University, who had made
the reservation for Rustin. Comp
ton said that he had told the hotel
representative Rustin would ar
rive between 8 p. m. and Q D. m.
Ut was not yet o.
Compton, who is not well,
agreed to 20 to the hotel and
sit with Rustin. Arthur Stern
berg. 81. Paul. attorney and
chairman Of the legal redress
committee Of the st. Paul branch
NAACP, also Joined the "sit-
ters." Professor Compton stayed
at the hotel until midnight.
Meanwhile DIR. M. A. Morrill,,
dean Of HamIine University,
called the hotel and conferred
with the mSnHEsE but with no
results.
Joining the passive resistance
group as the evening went on were
Wallace Nelson, brother Of Rev.
Nelson, and MRdelon Rusk, the
latter a member Of the Twin City
Committee for Amnesty to Con-
scientious Directors. (Both Nelson
and Rustin served prison sentences
during the war for their conscien-
tious objection to armed conflict
At $3.50 a. m. Wallace called his
brother and told him that Miss
Rusk was with the group, but the
woman hotel clerk was trying to
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New Vets Organization
Calls All-Day Convene
t. = na

An all-day program with regis
tration beginning at $50 a. M,
will be held Sunday, Jan. 26, at
the CLIO hall by the United Vet
Grams Action committee, recently
formed to organize a city-wide
conference of veterans. Cornelius
Smith and Harold Haight are tenn
porary co-chairmen, with Richard
Session, temporary secretary. For
further information, call Richard
Session at DIR. 1892. The plan is
to formulate a veterans legislative
program to present to the state
legislature.
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Italian African Colonies
Under Thumb of Big Four

WASHINGTON, ID. c. (NNPA)
The Italian treaty, the Official
text Of which was published to the
world last Friday night, provides
that the Italian colonies of Libya,
Eritrea and Italian Somaliland are
surrendered to the ultimate dis
posal of the Big Four powers-the
Soviet Union, the United Kingdom,
the United States and France.
Pending their final disposal, these
colonies will stay under British
military rule. If the Big Four can
not agree upon their disposition
within one year after the effective
date Of the treaty, the future Of
the colonies will be decided by the
United Nations General Assembly,
with advance concurrence by the
Big Four powers.
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Mrs. Clarence Nelson
Was Panel Speaker
For WOmen's GrOup

Mrs. Clarence Nelson Of St. Paul
was one Of the speakers on the
panel discussion held at the month
ly meeting Of the Women's Inter-
national League for Peace and
Freedom, last Friday, in the Min
neapolis YMCA. Mrs. Nelson is
vice president of the state organi-
cation.
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NOrthside AYD
Completes Projects;
Seeks New Members

The Northside inter-raeial club
Of the American Youth for De-
mocracy, which meets at Phyllis
wheatley house every second and
fourth Thursday evening, has re-
Gently completed two projects.
Recently the members issued 4
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Striking Cafeteria Workers
Return to Job in Capitol

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
twenty-five hundred government
cafeteria workers returned to work
last Tuesday as officials of Local
All of the United Cafeteria and
Restaurant Workers Union (CI0)
and Government Services, Inc,
signed a memorandum agreement
to arbitrate the issues which caused
an eight-day work stoppage.
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Funeral Rites Held
For Mrs. Laura johnson

Laura johnson, IS years old, 46S
Carroll Ave, died Monday, Jan. 20,
at Our Lady Of Good Counsel home.
Mrs. johnson was born in Mis-
sissippi and had resided in the city
for the past two years.
Survivors include two children,
William johnson and jamie John
son.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, Jan. %, 2 p. m, from Meals
chapel. Rev. c. B. Wheeler offici-
ated. Burial was in Elmhurst.
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Bill Introduced to Probe
Senate Incomes, Voting

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPA)
A more comprehensive resolution
designed to end flibustering and
give full publicity to sources Of in
come and the voting records OF
Senators was introduced in the
Senate last Monday by Senator
Wayne Morse, Republican, Of Ore
gon.
Senator Morse's resolution COM
bines other resolutions which he
had previously offered and was sub
mitted "in order to provide more
democracy in the operations Of the
United States Senate and to enable
the United States Senate more ef-
fectively to discharge its response
bilities under the Constitution"
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Minority Representatives
Hold 81 Committee Spot.

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Representative of minority
groups now hold ninety seven
memberships on seventy-four
mayors emergency housing COM
mittees in the nation, the National
Housing Agency said last Friday
in reporting an increase Of minor
ity members on such committees
since last November.
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Caribbean Representative
Gives Report to Truman

WASHINGTON, D. c. (NNPA)
Charles Taussig, co-chairman of
the Anglo-American Caribbean
Commission, reported briefly to
President Truman last Tuesday on
the recent Commission meeting at
Curacao.
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Short Views
of the
NEWS
Two Steamship Companies
To Renefit Liberii

WASHINGTON, D. C. (NNPA)
Liberia will be greatly benefited
as q result Of subsidies granted last
Tuesday to two steamship compa-
MES operating on trade route IA
between the United States Atlantic
and Gulf Of Mexico ports and the
West Coast Of Africa, State De-
partment officials said last Friday.
The subsidies were granted to
the American-South African Lines,
Inc, and the Mississippi Shipping
Company, Inc, by the United States
Maritime Commission under the
Merchant Marine Act Of 1896.
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US0 Show Director
HOnOred by Home

LIULIUIcU Uy AIUlLIe OHIuI NII
TULSA, Okla. (NNPA) Judy
Latimer, former US0 Shows direc-
tor and now a student at Julliard
School Of Music, New York City,
was fittingly honored by the First
Baptist Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
in which she grew up as a child
and was baptized. During her
youth, Judy played for various de-
partments of the church.
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Mr.. Powell was placed on the
House Committee on Education and
Labor, and Mr.. Dawson on the
Committee on Expenditures in the
Executive Departments.
The action left Representative
Vito Marcantonio, American Labor
party Of New York, a staunch advo-
cate Of legislation in behalf Of
minority groups, without a COM
mittee assignment. Both Democrats
and Republicans failed to give him
an assignment.
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Last Rites Held
For Sylvia Holden,
T,,o,k,y 81. Vaor, old

WHY 11HN \ NtIH . -
Sylvia Miller Holden, 26, lao
Highland N, died at General hos
pital on Friday, Jan. IT. Funeral
services were held at the Wood
ard funeral parlors with Elder
A. Mcconnell officiating. Inter-
ment was at Crystal Lake ceme-
terry.
She is survived by her husband,
George, 11-year-old daughter, An
nette, and her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Miller.
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Minneapolis NAACP Hears Rustin
Explain "Sit 1t Out" Technique:
Funds Voted for State FEPC

Members and friends of the Minneapolis NAACP were
unanimous in their praise of the membership meeting held
Sunday January 49, The guest speaker Bayard Rusn
although holding the floor for only thirty minutes succeeded
capturing the attentive of every person present
Mr. Rustn, who in Minneapolis under the sponsor