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Tot and Little
Friends Observe Birthday

Little Eddie Withers, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Withers, Sr.,
725 Emerson Ave. N, celebrated
his third birthday Sunday, Feb. 9,
at his home. Guests included Jo-
anne Carter, Ritajean Davis, Patri-
cha Mae Davis, jeanne Bell, Sandra
Barber, Darlene Simmons, Prince
Tyler, Jr., Charlene and Corrine
Cleveland, Harriet and Jimmy Hill,
Robert and Gary Miller, Leland
Carriger, Jr., David Branson,
Gayle and Sandra and Marsha
Schofield, Barbara Ann Williams,
Ward and Ronald Bell, Patricia
and Barbara Harper, Joe Camp,
Jr., and Bessie and Davie Davis.
Messrs. and Mesdames William Da-
Wis, Ralph Davis, William Kay,
Charles Cleveland, Harry Hill, Bert
Davis, and Rev. and Mrs. H. P.
Hawkins. Mesdames D. Burns,
Charlotte Davis, Clara Pettiford,
Mamie Withers, Lucy Jackson,
Lulu Simmons, iona Tyler, Bessie
Davis, Leland Carriger, Kathryn
Harper, Juanita Camp, and Ruth
Bell; Miss Mary Davis, Messrs.
Wenzil Miller, Kenneth Jones,
Daniel Davis, and Rev. H. Red
dick. Those who sent gifts but
were unable to. attend were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Smith, Mrs. Corrie
Green, Misses Lucille Dobbins and
Sandra Schuck, and little Russell
Everett, Jr.
The Valentine motif was followed
in the decoration of the table and
room. The centerpiece was three
floating candles. Games and chill
dren's records were played. Candid
camera shots were taken by Cecil
Schofield.
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RADIO PROGRAM SETS
NEW STANDARD

A new radio series, I'VE are
many People" starring the Broad
way and screen personality, Lois
Moran, is now on the air every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
5:15 p. m.-KSTP.
The program, sponsored by the
St. Paul Council on Human Rela-
tions, presents scenes Of human
drama unequalled in current radio
programs. Lois Moran, known as
a versatile actress, has added new
heights to her capacity in I'VE are
many People" where dramatic de-
mands for variety are unequalIed.
Don't forget, KSTP, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at BIB p. m.
starting Feb. 10.
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nema Cotton in Rochester, Mimi,
last weekend. Mrs. Ward stayed
on, however.
Little Dorothy Payne, with the
help Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Payne, SGT Carroll Ave,
celebrated her tenth birthday on
Saturday, Jan. 8. The party, which
was carried out in Valentine theme,
was attended by: Tillie Ann Has
kins, Mary Lucille Cox, Darlene
Kemp, lone Brown, Carrie Parker,
Barbara Jean Arth, JOetta Kemp,
Inez Smith, Eloise Toussaint, Shir-
ley Rollings, John Everson, Gale
Payne and Billie Payne. Dorothy
received many gifts from her little
friends.
The Omega Psi Phi fraternity
held a meeting at TOT St. Anthony
Ave, with Joseph Jenkins on Sun
day, Feb. 9.
The Twin City Maids and Ma
irons bridge club met at the home
Of Mrs. Cleat Oliver, 943 Iglehart,
on Saturday, Feb. 8. Guests were:
Mines. James Smith and C. H.
Roper. Mrs. Smith won the first
guest prize and Mrs. Roper the
second. Club prizes were won by:
Mines. c. W. Wigington, F. D.
McCracken and Harold Combs. The
next meeting will be held at the
r. s. Underwood residence, 1920
Fourth Ave. s., on Saturday,
March 8.
Baby Baptized: Infant Eugene
Wright, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Wright, Sr., SAB Fuller
Ave-, was baptized on Sunday, Feb.
9, at St. Peter Claver church by
Father Jerome Luger. The baby's
maternal grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip Jackson and his
paternal grandmother is Mrs. Dell
Wright. Mrs. Stanley Harris and
Mr.. Hugh Schuck are the godpar-
ents. Breakfast for IL was served
at the home of Mrs. Dell Wright,
CAT St. Anthony Ave, after the
baptism.
The Lambda Zeta Chi sorority
met last Wednesday, Feb. 5, at
the home of Mrs. Louise Elliot, 675
Iglehart Ave. Plans were made for
a theater party to be given for
new members on Wednesday, Feb.
10, after which refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be
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Mrs. Pearl Wilson, SIS 18th Ave.
S., had as her dinner guests Sun
day, Feb. 9, Mrs. Elise Jones Of
New York City; Mr.. Friedrich
Schaffer of Chicago; and Mrs.
Ralph Stevenson Of Chicago.
Mrs. Carrie billiard, 27O5 Bryant
Ave. s., formerly Of Kansas City,
Mo-, recently accepted a position
in the department Of Physical Edu-
cation at the University Of Min
nesota. She is improvising pianist.
Mrs. billiard is the sister Of Mrs.
William Madison, 1900 Portland
Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Henderson,
SIG Bryant Ave. NJ, returned home
Tuesday, Feb. II, from Bunceton,
Mo-, where they were called be-
cause Of the illness Of Mr.. Hender-
sons mother. She is improving
satisfactorily.
Mrs. Robert Alexander, S72O
Fifth Ave. s., returned Monday,
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ing Of the National Baptist Train
ing Union and Sunday School Con-
gress. While in Pittsburgh, Mrs.
Glanton was honored at a family
reunion in the home Of a cousin,
Rev. W. d. Petett, pastor Of Mar
arene Baptist church. She also Wis
tied with her only brother, Mr.. John
Griffin. Others who entertained
Mrs. Glanton were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. viii
liam Paschal, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam White. All board members
were entertained after the meet
ing by the Metropolitan Baptist
church where the session was held.
The Reyes, Border Methodist
church club, will meet at the home
Of Mrs. Myrtle Banks, 1901 Bryant
Ave. N, Monday, Feb. II, at 8 p. m.
sylvester Young, Jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvester Young, 1901
Bryant Ave. NJ, was entertained
by his parents at q party on his
ninth birthday, Thursday, Feb. Is.
Vanilla ice cream with red heart
center and white cake decorated
with red cherries, was served. Each
little guest received his place card,
a red heart stuck in q gum drop,
as . favor. The guest list included
Wallace Williams, Kenneth Sim
mons, Robert Green, Mike McNeal,
Billy Taylor and John Emmett
Young, Sylvester's brother. The
birthday cake was presented 10
Sylvester by his grandmother, Mrs.
John Young.
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Page 5, St. Paul Recorder

Feb. 10, from Louisville, KY, where
she had been visiting at the home
Of her brother, Mr.. Stradford Coin,
who has been Ill. On her return trip
she stopped of in Chicago for sew
eral days.
The Mary Mason Past Daugh-
ter Rulers Council Of I.B.P.O.E.W.,
was entertained at Valentine par
ty, by Mrs. Mable Bell, hostess,
at the meeting held at the Elk's
Rest, l4S Hyland Ave, Tuesday,
Feb. IL. Names were drawn for
Valentine prizes. Mrs. Cecilia Pat
terson won first and Mrs. Myrtle
Banks, second.
Mr.. Joseph Mitchell, 1901 Bry-
ant Ave. NJ, was entertained at a
birthday party given by his wife
in the Sumner social room at 1901
Bryant Ave. N, Sunday evening,
Feb. 9. Mrs. Mitchell served q tur-
key supper. Guests included Messrs,
Kelley, Charles Miller, Thomas
Johnson, Walter Johnson, Theodore
Dean; Mines. Margaret Reiss and
Jean Frazier; MeSsrs. James John.
son, Sidney Anderson, Frank Pen.
lex, Raymond Patrick, Fred An.
derson, James HOrris; Misses
Frances WilkersOn, Amanda Byrd
Normie johnson.
The Emma Thompson Court Of
the HerOines Of Jericho lodge plar
to initiate a large number of new
members Friday, Feb. II (tonight)
at 8 p. m. at the Elk's Rest.
Mrs. ROsalind GlantOn, 242s
Fourth Ave. s., has returned home
from Pittsburgh where she at.
tended the mid-wintsr board meet.
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the Woman's Society of Christian
Service of the Hamline Methodist
church, speaking on the subject,
christian and Race" Mrs. B. N.
Moore sang a solo. Friday evening,
Rev. Nelson will preach at the
Temple Emanuel in Duluth. His
subject will be God, the Father
OF Us All" He will also speak to
the Duluth NAACP on Saturday.
He will return to St. Paul Sunday
morning, and will preach in the
Camphor Memorial Methodist
church at the IL a. m. service.
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were celebrated by the two lmme-
date families. The wedding date
has not been set as yet.
The Pragmateia Sorority met at
the Halle Q. Brown house on Fri
day, Feb. 7, at 8 p. m. Miss Estelle
Luckie was in charge of the meet
ing.
Birthday Party: On Saturday
evening, Feb. 8, Mrs. Tillie DAN
iels, 324 E. 14th St., celebrated her
birthday in company with friends.
Guests played games and enjoyed
refreshments. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mines. Samuel Davis,
W. S. Neal, Moses Gardner, Charles
Scroggins, ST., NJ. Jackson and
Charles Nash. Mines. C. r. Wright,
Annie Mae Johns, Lear Howard,
Leona Goodman, Emmaline White,
Eta Lewis, Beatrice Taylor, Lu-
ellie NJ. Ellie, Loretta Grigsby, Mary
Moss, Geraldine Scroggins, Bessie
Clemens, Bette Mason and Flor
thine Garcia were also present.
Others were Misses Airline Davis
and Joyce Rivera and Messrs. Ed
ward Washington, Lawrence Wal
ton, James Ray, l. A. Nicholson,
Harold E. Parker, Leon Brown and
Harold Harris. Mrs. Daniels re-
ceived many lovely gifts. She also
received gifts from Mines. Carrie
Lewis, Melba Dollar and Florence
Goodman and Mr.. Al Fine, all Of
whom were not able to attend the
party.
Visits in Rochester: Mrs. Ralph
Ward, ST., and Miss Beverly Kirk
were weekend guests Of Mrs. Wa
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REV. NELSON SPEAKS
AT ST. ANTHONY
PARK METHODIST

Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, pas
tor Of Camphor Memorial Metho-
dist church, spoke last Sunday to
the Sunday school Of the st. An
thony Park Methodist church. He
spoke on the race problem in st.
Paul. On Wednesday, he addressed
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NORTH STAR PLAYERS
PRESENT THE BARRETTS"

The North Star Playhouse, 4O7
W. 18th St, this week is the scene
of the first American non-profes-
sional production of Rudolf Besier's
The Barretts of Wimpole Street,
being offered as the 10th produc-
ton on the North Star civic the
ater's current series Of 16 plays.
One Of the most widely-known
and loved plays of our time, The
Barretts last season completed its
second long and successful Broad
way run in IL years. Starring
Katherine Cornell and Brian
Aherne, who originated the roles
Of Elizabeth and Browning, the play
was also toured across Europe
shortly after We Day.
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held at the home of Mrs. Dorothy
Pugh, 972 Carroll.
Mrs. Arlee Blakey, 795 ROndO
Ave-, will present a musical Max
fetta" sometime in April at which
she will introduce some new COM
posers, among whom will be Mrs.
Inez Harris and Mrs. Viola Watts.
The Maxfeld school will sponsor
Mrs. Blakey.
SOlOist For Legislators: Mrs. Ir-
mine Hall Allen will be guest solo
list on Tuesday, Feb. Is, at the
St. Paul hotel at a reception given
in honor of the Governor and Sen
ators by the senatorial employees.
Mrs. Allen was soloist on Tuesday,
Feb. II, at the Hill school in St.
Paul for the Parents and Teachers
Association.
The NOn-Pareils met at the home
Of Mrs. Charles Hill, 944 st. An
thony Ave, on Friday, Feb. 7. The
first prize was won by Mrs. Hill.
second by Mrs. Aloise Stubs and
third by Mrs. Alberta Davis.
Mrs. Roberta Taylor, niece of
Mrs. B. F. Edwards, who arrived
in St. Paul to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Edwards, left Saturday, Feb.
8, for Chicago.
Mrs. Judy LittlejOhn, 949 st. An
thony Ave, returned to st. Paul
on Tuesday Of this week. Mrs.
Littlejohn went to Kansas City,
Kans., to get her baby girl, Cheron,
who was in the care of Mrs. Mae
Penn cousin of Mrs. Littlejohn)
during Mrs. Littlejohn's hospitali-
cation.
New Residence: Mrs. Mae Jami-
son who is studying for her mas
ter's degree in Medical Technology
at the University of Minnesota,
will reside for the remainder Of her
studies at 944 st. Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Jamison, who is from Tex
arcana, Texas, was visited recently
by her husband, DR.. Garland Jami-
son. DR.. Jamison also visited in
Rochester, Mimi, where his father
is a patient at the Mayo Clinic.
The Charles Young Auxiliary
held it's installation Of officers on
Feb. Q, at the home of Mrs. Della
Williams, Sol RondO Ave. The Of
ficers were installed by Mrs. Eva
Neal. first past president. After
the installation, refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Estell Arnold received word
recently that her sister, Mrs. Are
media Long, Of Baxter Springs,
NALL uleu OH FSD' =.
Niece Visits: Mrs. Dorothy
Brown, Milwaukee, Wis. who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Otis
Woodland, in Minneapolis, is now
spending a few days in St. Paul
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary Beau
ford.
Valentine Party: Little Pearl
Beauford, 315 n. Grotto, will be
hostess with the help Of her mother
on Sunday. Feb. 16, at a Valentine
party. Her little guests will be
Adrian Beauford, Paula Thomson,
Lillian and Sandra Hickman, Leora
Meyers, Adrian Coleman, Vionne
and Linda Griffin, George, David,
and Phillip Brooks, Beverly and
Corky Galloway, Beverly and
Saundra Young, Nickie and David
McAdams, Buddy Suthern, Robert
Anderson, Eddie Bruce, Martin
Wellington. Jr., Jerry Carter,
Robert Graham, Edwin Salters, Jr.,
Joyce and Jimmy Sims, Larry Nc
Moore, Meridyth Wallace, Paula
Nevis, Carol Nevis, Carl Nevis,
Joe and Vernetta Daniels, Connie
Mccoy. Buddy and Danny Nolle,
Dennis and Meridith Miller, Ash
more and Michael Stokes, Myrna
Garcia. and Buddy Clark.
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Bessie Powell's
Involid Uncle
Routed By Smoke

Theodore Hardy, 979 Charles
St., St. Paul, 7O-year invalid uncle
Of Bessie Powell, St. Paul Urban
League office secretary, was vic
tim of smoke from a burning roast
Tuesday night.
Hardy, who lives with his wife
and niece, has been confined to his
bedroom on the upper floor for four
years by heart trouble.
Tuesday night Mrs. Hardy and
Miss Powell left the house for
few minutes while a roast cooked
in the oven. The meat cooked dry
and started burning. Smoke filed
the first floor seeping up to the
i'll mans room.
Hardy crawled out Of bed, down
stairs and telephoned the fire de-
partment. Hardy was removed to
Ancker hospital.
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Social and Personal
Q ST. PAUL Q

Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Nc
Neal TAB Carroll Ave. have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Charlotte Fern Mr. Robert Graham
of Mr. and Mrs Charles Graham 791 St. Anthony. The
nouncement became official Wednesday, Feb r. at which
time both Charottes birthday and the couples engagement
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Social and
Personal

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attended the senior prom of Vocational High School Column
bia Chalet, Wednesday JAN &c. Miss Airline Rooney
escorted by Albert Johnson Miss Ruth Henderson and Jerry
Bea and Miss Helen Peford graduate of Vocational and
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-13
CHAPTER

Understand, I'm not ordering
you to take this assignment"
lntoned Chadwick, a department.
e head of the Narcotics Division.
~ hunched himself forward,
planting his ample elbows on his
cleared desk and studied the man
before him.
You never order me to do
anything, Chief-you just toss a
weird assortment of clues into
the air and watch me leap to
catch 'em before they fall in
someone else's lap"
But the other only grinned.
''Still stubborn, aren't you? I
thought four years in the Navy
might cure that"
1T cured me of a lot, but not
smoking"
"okay, it's your body. Anyway,
the war :"
What's the layout?"
The country is being flooded
with opium, so much so that there
has been a big drop in the price.
OF course, we expected it to in
crease after VI Day, but not to
the extent it's doing. The intake
seems to be quite terrific. You
know what that means"
Yeah, an ample supply for the
mere asking"
Right. Strangely, the center
or port of entry seems to be New
Orleans. But we're just surmis-
ing that because that's where it's
thickest."
That's strange, the Pacific
S2ast usually has that billing"
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"Yeah that's what makes this there"

yeah, that's what makes this
case interesting"
Stu's broWs scared slightly.
What about Mexico?"
Very doubtful. The Mexican
authorities have been very de
cent about working with us and
watching the border"
Yes, but don't you think the
stuff is coming in by water?"
I'VE do, but it's just a shot in
the dark
Haven't you any clues at all,
Chief?" Chadwick must have lost
his grip, Stu unused, it wasn't like
him to be so completely unin-
formed.
"Well, one tip, but our follow
up didn't get us anywhere. One
high school kid we caught ped
ding the stuff said he bought it
from a stevedore. Later, he saw
this same stevedore entering the
Cafe Duval, a waterfront dive.
We hung around there with him
for days, but he couldn't identify
the bird"
"Waterfront, eh?"
eyes. Of course, we've search
ed the ships, even the crews and
some of the officers, but we have
MT found anything but the usual
riffraff trying to smuggle in stuff,
but no narcotics"
What do you think l can do?"
Our man in New Orleans may
be known by the ring down there,
but someone from here could get
by. You've been out of circula-
ton for four years, which would
be an asset. If you hang around
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never be discovered"

never be discovered"
1T sounds interesting and ex-
citing"
Stu Lawrence sent smoke
ring vering ceilingward.
you're very independent
young woman, aren't you, Miss
Ames?"
"A woman has to be indepen-
dent in this age if she wants to
see something of life. I'm an or
phan, so my actions won't be the
cause of any parental gray hairs.
Chadwick interrupted the ex-
change, 81 see you've listed your
uncle, State Senator Ames, as
your next Of kin"
THAT has an ominous sound, .
she laughed.
"Just necessary point. I also
noticed that you speak French
and Spanish both. That may be
invaluable to you. Well, how
about it,"
Lotus returned his direct gaze
steadily, her gray eyes widening
slightly. IF I'll suit your pur-
pose, I'd like to help. What do
you think, Mr.. Lawrence?" She
smiled encouragingly.
II don't approve of sending a
woman on this sort of a mission,
but there's a bare chance you
might accomplish something" he
said slowly.
This time the disapproval in
his voice could not be denied.
The day was warm in New
Orleans and as Lotus emerged
from the crowded depot all the
concentrated smells of a busy city
assailed her nostrils. There was
the fresh aroma of rich coffee
waited from a little shop nearby
and the salty fishy odor of broil-
ed shrimps mingling with the
sWeeter fragrance of delicate
bouquets offered for sale by a
stalwart Negress with flashing
teeth and a bright orange tignon
over her jet hair.
Taxi Lady"
A ginger-colored man pointed
suggestively at her two suitcases.
She nodded and after they were
in the car, handed him the slip
of paper with the address of the
Cafe Duval. He gave her a
strange look, you shuah this
where you wanta go, Ma'am?"
Eyes, that's the correct num-
Der. They told me it was just
off Gallatin Street. Don't you
know the place."
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"Yessum, All knows it all right.

"Yessum, All knows it all right.
But that Gallatin Street,"
He wagged his head with dis
approval then turned his atten-
ton to maneuvering the car
through the tumble of traffic.
They tore along the streets honk-
ing at the jay-Walkers and dodg-
ing through signal lights. In the
near distance the modern build
ingS Of Canal Street lowered sky
ward but most of the houses were
of the old French type of archi-
lecture SO adaptable to the Louisi-
ana climate. They excelled in
overhanging balconies of wrought
iron scrOll-WOrk and plaster
walls flush with the narrow side
walks.
After a great deal of winding
they entered the short length of
Gallatln Street, thoroughfare of
unsavory memories which para
lelled the docks and which a CEN
tury ago was famous for its tales
Of murder, robbery and shang-
hated seamen that were enacted
IN the dim light of its Pickering
lanterns. Now it was strangely
silent in the mid afternoon heat.
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and drew forth a sheaf of papers,
then turned his genial blue eyes
on Lotus again.
miss Ames, what have to say
to you is in the greatest secrecy.
If for no other reason than your
own protection, you must confide
in no one"
81 understand that, Mr.. Chad
wick"
He stared at the upper sheet of
paper, hurriedly running his eyes
down the list of items on it. Lotus
recognized her own handwriting
in a dossier she had filled out on
previous visit.
I'm looking over your quail
fication listed here, Miss Ames. !
noticed that you put down sing
er. Does that mean-er-wel]
popular music?"
He looked embarrassed and for
a moment she wondered if he
were joking, but no, he seemed
quite serious
perhaps I'd better explain
she said. Il studied singing before
going to college, and while there
l belonged to the choir and the
glee club. It is mostly classical,
of course-but l can swing it if
l have to-" she added lightly.
His ruddy face wrinkled in
laughter. Il won't ask you for
a sample right now. What l
meant was can you do this stuff
they go In for at night clubs?"
Il think So"
I'm asking because we believe
certain spot in New Orleans,
the Cafe Duval, may be a meet
ing place for some Of the heads
OF this ring. 1t is a hangout for
sailors and stevedores, and pos
sibly an attractive, intelligent
woman like yourself can pick up
some information there"
She began to understand what
he was asking of her. The de-
Scription of the Cafe Duval
sounded intriguing-she was to
know it well before her adven-
ture ended.
"You want me to obtain a posi-
ton there as a singer" 1t was
half question, half statement.
That was our plan. But you
don't have to go job-hunting-we
have ways of arranging these
things. You must understand
that it involves great danger.
There will be ways to communi-
cate with US, but your connec-
ton with this department must