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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-09-19

Barbara Jean Harper, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Katherine Harper,
lO4S Bryant Ave. No., celebrated
her first birthday with a party for
her little friends Sept. 10. Gifts
were presented to Barbara after
which games were played, Re
freshments were served.
Those attending were Ronald
Ward, and Cookie Bell, Jackie
MRyes, Beverly, Cynthia, and
Timothy Eason, Kay Frances
Taylor, and Rita and Butch Davis
Parents attending were Mines
Florence Mayes, Charlotte Davis
Ruth Bell, Marguerite Eason, anC
Louise Quarterman.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-09-19


Sandra Lee Griffin, $50 Aldrich
Ave. No, celebrated her fourth
birthday, Sunday, Sept. ID. Her
birthday was Monday, Sept. Is.
Guests were, Rita Jean and Harry
Davis, Jr., Jeanne Pettiford, Jimmy
and Marcy Smith, Penny Ander-
son, Alfred Wilkerson, Archie
Owens, Jr., Prince Tyler, Jr,
Elmer Childress, Jr., Elvin Stewart,
Allan James and Margaret Ann
Childress. Older guests were Mines.
Charlotte Davis, Elaine Childress,
Rebecca James, Of Boston; iona
Tyler, and Clydia Gates. Messrs.
and Mesdames Henry Majors,
Andrew Majors, and son Ronnie;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jane. Misses
Alice Ash, Margaret Steward, Iva
Napue, and Mr.. William Cody,
Gifts were sent to Sandra from
the following people who didn't at
tend the party: Mr.. Fred Taylor,
Mrs. Irene Harvey, Mrs. MRgda-
line Jones, Mrs. Laura Turner,
Jacqueline Cuff, and Gerald Marty.
Ice cream and cake was served.
Mrs. FlOssie Harris and daugh-
ter, Lesly Diane, 500 f. 26 St.,
enjoyed ten days in Kansas City,
Missouri. There they visited Mr..
and Mrs. L. P. Payne, mother and
father Of Mrs. Harris, and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Prescott, sister an d
brother-in-law Of Mrs. Harris.
Mrs. Fannie Pierre Lewis, 1924
Fourth Ave. So, had as her house
guest recently, her grandson, Mr..
Fred V. Singer Of Niles, Mich. He
had not seen his grandmother for
seventeen years.
Mr.. ROnny Harper Of Chicago
was in the city this past weekend
visiting friends. While here he re-
sided at the Phyllis Wheatley
House.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-09-19
Mrs. George Nixon
Entertoins at Bridge
For Mrs. L. Hurris

Mrs. G. w. Nixon entertained
at bridge party last Friday at
her home at 3716 3rd Ave. So, in
honor of Mrs. LOrena Harris.
Guests were Mrs. Beverly Modem,
Mrs. o. c. Drizzle, Mrs. Walter
Glenn, Mrs. o. l.. Alexander, Mrs.
Andrew Johnson, Mrs. Allie e
Morgan, Mrs. c. L. Wigington,
Mrs. Wigington's daughter, Mrs.
LOuneer PembertOn; Mrs. William
Woodson of Institute, W. Va, Mrs.
Hattie Turner, Mrs. Frank Terry,
Mrs. John Shepherd, Mrs. Russell
Underwood. Mrs. Dave Francis,
Mrs. o. B. Williams, Mrs. Charles
Noble, and Mrs. Mamie Greene.
Mrs. Ersa Brown of Kansas City,
Kansas is the house guest Of Mrs.
Josephine Murray, 3946 Third Ave.
So, for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ballard,
1851 Bryant Ave. No, are the par
ents Of baby girl, born Tuesday,
Sept. 9, at Maternity Hospital. The
infant was named, Charlene Rene,
and weighed seven pounds five
ounces.
Mrs. Jessie Shannon, 37Ol Fourth
Ave. So, returned this week from
Des Moines, Iowa. She attened the
Northwestern Conference as a dele
gate from St Peter A. NJ. f.
Church. While there she was the
house guest Of Mrs. Jean Morris.
Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Martin at
tended the National Baptist Con-
vention, u. S. A., Incorporated,
which was held in Kansas City,
Missouri. They left for the meet
ing Monday morning, Sept. 8. Mrs.
CLANCY accompanied them. They
returned to Minneapolis in time
for the Sunday service and re-
ported very successful meeting Of
the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Myers, Of
Omaha, Nebr., were the house
guests over the weekend, Of Rev.
and Mrs. Martin. Mr.. Myers is a
leading mortician, of Omaha. They
are spending the week at Lake
Adney.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-09-19

Mrs. Halle Ewing, 4O48 Fourth
Ave, So, returned Monday, Sept,
Is, from Des Moines, where she
and a group of young men and
women sang for the annual confer
ence at St. Paul A. NJ. E. Church.
Members of the singing group
who represented the youth Of St.
Peters Church, were: 10 Ann Frac.
ton, Vivian Patterson, Dorothy
Ann Stovall, lone Roach, Carl Rus
sci, Donald Russell, Harlan Rus
sell, Richard Howell, Maryilan
Fraction, Alvedia Cassius, and also
Mrs. Dorothy Simms, who &C.
cOmpanied the girls. 1t was said
to be a very grand conference.
Bill Fraction also accompanied the
group as II contestant in the vocal
contest. He won second prize. The
group was away Ave days.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-09-19

Pearly Maxine Hawkins, l029h
Olson Blvd, is in critical condition
at Glen Lake Sanitarium. Miss
Hawkins has been failing since
March. Her mother, Mrs. Beatrice
Friar, has come from Los Angles,
to be at her bedside.
Evening star., 1947-03-02

At dinner time, when tell Eddie what I've
arranged, he's delighted 'I'll bowl that cop
per over" he says. I'll wear my scar over
one cheek and my ten-gallon hat with the
bullet holes cut in it. What would you think
of bit of adhesive tape on my chimp
tell him it would be nice touch. "I'll
use the bit did in Scourge of the Rio,' he
says. Its nice bit. kind of slither along,
rolling cigarette with one hand and light
ing match with my thumb. Then get up
close to him with the cigarette hanging from
my lips. use my sneakiest half-breed accent.
10 you are ze law?' says. You are YER
fine man, my fra-a-and, but you are no 20
fine az ze Coyote ke-e-ed' Then fash my
ugliest smile and snap my finger right in his
eye, and move the palm of my hand upwards
over his face, which p-ends his nose little
-. Are you sure, he asks, that this copper
is good friend of yous?"
"A pal - and the best-natured cop in the
world. The kids at the school love him.
In that case everything is simple" says
Eddie. How does my stuff sound?"
l TELL him it sounds perfect to me, and
don't see how Spud can hope to top him.
But when l explain the test to Spud, and
he tells me what he has on the ball, I'm not
so sure. Spud scares the daylights out of me.
'I1l come up from behind and give him the
shoulder" he says. Then when he turns
around l stick my chin in his face. 'Ah
reckon you be new round these heah parts,
stranger drawl at him. 'Ah reckon ah1l
larn you we amt partial to strangers Before
he can answer l stamp on his toes. Ah'm
Evening star., 1947-03-02

A chill runs up my spine. Weren't you at
your corner fifteen minutes ago." ask him.
II was in the maternity ward of the hos
pital fifteen minutes ago." he says. Finch
was at my corner"
Who's Finch?'
My relief. We call him Bull Finch. A fine
broth of lad, though bit hotheaded." He
smiles pleasantly. Did offer you cigar?
It's the prettiest baby of the SKIP
grab him by the arm and shake him.
did you say he's hotheaded9" moan.
He goes into his daze again. Its she
and not he," he says, and she'll be hot
headed enough if she takes after her mother.
Pm now. going home to get some Sleep" And
he yawns and strolls off.
stink back into my lunchroom and fall
Continued on page 20
Evening star., 1947-03-02


WHEN they're gone, I'm 50 nervous I Can't
sit still wonder if I'm doing right to pick
Marybelle's husband for her this way. go
over to the window and break toothpicks to
bits, and then, all of sudden, see Officer
McShane strolling down the street.
rush out and grab him. 80 soon?" say.
He is chuckling in dazed sort of way and
grinning. so soon" he says, nodding hap
PLY. will you have cigar?"
take it and stick it in my pocket and
forget to thank him. Which is it," ask.
"A girl" he says. "A bouncing, blue-eyed
baby girl Will you have another cigar?"
Which of the two boys did you pick?"
yell at him.
Il tell you it was girl and not two boys"
he says, land there wasn't any picking to be
done. We took what we got"
Il mean the two boys sent you to look
over" say to him.
What two boys was that?" he asks.
The two bad men," say. you were
going to tell me which was the real thing"
WAS that today" he says.
Evening star., 1947-03-02


home. The wife. you know. It'll be our sixth,
but you get jittery just the same. You know
how it is
tell him I'm not a married man, and then
cut some apple pie and put big lump of
cheese on top: Il guess you cops run into
some pretty tough citizens, state.
well, am not always nurse-maiding
bunch of school kids across the street. When
l was younger man was deputy sheriff
in one of the toughest counties in Texas"
am glad to hear this. Then you know the
real thing when it comes to bad men?'
Never been fooled yet he says.
You could tell if guy was phony and
just trying to look bad?'
AT glance" he says.
Hop off another hunk of cheese and put my
proposition to him. At first he laughs it off
and says he no Judge of actors. But remind
him he's my pal and I'd do as much for him.
so finally he shrugs good-naturedly. He says
if have both the boys at his corner at noon
the next day just before tie kids come out
of school, he'll look them over while they
do their stuff and tell me which is the
Mccoy.
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Brituiin
TContinued From First Page.)

counties, thousands were being
evacuated to crowded refugee cen
ters.
The effects on industry remained
unassessed, but reports to the Min
istry of Agriculture indicated the
biggest farming disaster in years,
presenting a new crisis to nation
spending critically needed borrowed
dollars to import food.
Live Stock Drowned.
Tens of thousands of sheep and
cattle had drowned, adding to the
toll of 100000 killed under heavy
SHOWS in Britain's worst winter.
Most of the winter wheat crop was
lost on tens of thousands of flooded
acres of rich land, now unlikely to be
fit for cultivation for many months
Spring sowing of other urgently
needed crops was put weeks behind
schedule.
In the Fenlands-a marshy area II
the east of Britain's richest agricul-
tural section-the entire potato crop
had been destroyed and 10000 acres
of wheat t-producing soil had been
ruined
Some parts of the European con-
tinent also were flooded.
Flood waters remained in the prov
ince of Saxony, in the Soviet zone OF
Germany.
At Bremen, a roaring crest OF
water and ice swept away all bridges
over the river Weser and the city
was split in two. Engineers were
erecting an emergency bridge. Farm
land near Bremen was under water
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Is Men From D. {. Area
Among 70 Americans
To Get British Medals

Six Washington area men are
included in a total of 20 American
officers and enlisted men to be dec
Grated today by British Ambassador
Lord Inverchapel at 4:45 pm. at
the British Embassy.
Two Navy captains, Erskine Aus
tin Seay. naval gun factory, and
William Bromley Ammon, 1877 Graf
ton street, Chevy Chase, Md, are
to receive the British Distinguished
Service Cross. Both officers, their
citations read, showed fine sea-
manship and excellent appreciation
of duty" Each commanded de-
stroyer, forming a part of British
Task Force SO in 1912.
Three Army Air Force officers,
Brig. Gen. Milton w. Arnold, $500
@ street NV; Brig. Gen. Leon w.
johnson, Boiling Field, and Col.
Hunter Harris, jr., 1864 Mount Eagle
place, Alexandria, are to be awarded
the Distinguished Flying Cross, All
three officers will be cited for carry
ing out many successful missions
against the enemy. Gen. Arnold
participated in %, Gen. Johnson in
81, and Col. Harris in "a.
Sergt. Stanley Blankenship, U. S.
A., 1918 Twelfth street Sc, is to be
awarded the Military Medal "for
distinguishing himself by heroic
action" on April 4, 1945, in Lemgo,
Germany. He is credited with de-
stroying an enemy tank as it towed
a German 88-mm. gun, capturing
a second towing truck and the two
guns, capturing two and wounding
10 of the enemy. He was the oper-
ator of an armored car.
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Pope Seeks 10 Rebuild
Monte Casino Abbey
By the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Mar. 20-Pope
Plus XII issued an encyclical letter
today recalling \the life of st.
Benedict of Nursia, founder OF
western mnoasticism, and calling on
Catholics to emulate his example.
The encyclical-dated March Il,
feast day of the saint who died
March 81, SAT, and whose l4th
centenary is observed this year-also
is plea for the rebuilding OF the
noted Abbey of Monte Casino,
destroyed during the war and OF
which the Pontiff wrote:
practically nothing else survived
from the destruction except the
sacred crypt in which the relics OF
the holy patriarch are previously
kept"
The Pope's encyclical letter drew
a parallel between the days when
the position and fate of civilization
as well as of the church and OF civil
society was in danger of collapse" "
and "our age, troubled and anxious
for the vast material and moral
ruins"
The life of st. Benedict, the Pontiff
wrote, was like star in the dark
ness of night" and from him
needed remedies" can be borrowed
today. From divine love "fraternal
charity toward our neighbor should
arise, which will lead us to consider
all as brothers in Christ, of whatever
stock or nation or culture"
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Hannegan Leaves Hospital
Denies Intent 10 Resiqn
By the Associated Press

BOSTON, Mar. 20.-Postmaster
General Robert E. Hannegan today
spiked reports that he intended to
resign either from the cabinet or
as Democratic National Committee
chairman.
II have no plans to resign from
anything" he told newsmen as he
left Massachusetts, Memorial Hos
pital, where he underwent an opera
ton to relieve high blood pressure.
Mr.. Hannegan said he had been
advised by his physician to take a
complete rest for 80 to go days. and
boarded a train for Miami Beach,
Fla.
AS newsmen pressed him as to his
plans, Mr.. Hannegan smiled:
Put it this way. My only plans
are to follow my doctors instruc-
tions to get a 80 to go days rest"
Mr.. Hannegan said he intended to
spend the next few weeks sitting in
the B sun watching the st. Louis
browns practice. He is a director
1of that baseball club.
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Court Enjoins Union
lin Restaurant Case

Hearing on petition to enjoin
strikers temporarily from other than
peaceful" picketing in front of
ODonnells restaurants has been
set for next Thursday before District
Court Justice T. Alan Goldsborough.
The hearing was set after Justice
Goldsborough last Monday rescinded
a denial order previously given in
the case. The suit named as de-
PENDANTS the United Cafeteria and
Restaurant Workers, Local All, and
two union officials, Richard A. Ban
croft and James Harris.
Admitting the right to picket, the
suit contends that the union through
mass picketing has annoyed custom
ers by Intentionally or otherwise
brushing against them in front of
the restaurants in the 1900 block of
E street NV.
The union, represented by the law
firm of Thurman Arnold and Abe
Fortas, has filed motion to dis
miss the petition for temporary
Injunction.
Evening star., 1947-03-20

coal problem Is an essential one for
France and it is for a certain num-
ber of European countries. The
recovery of their economy depends
upon its solution. We cannot toll
crate that coal. which is the basis
of all war industry. should be left
in abundance at the disposal OF
Germany and that Germany should
benefit by supplies in coal which are
.proportionately greater than those
available to her victims"
The Foreign Ministers deputies
were reported to have agreed that
all Allied belligerents and all for
mer enemy states which turned
against Germany with arms should,
at some future time, have chance
to express their views on the Ger
man treaty.
This is one of the few major
points agreed on in the deputies
study of the German question, ac-
cording to official informants who
have followed the debates in Lon
don and Moscow.
The agreement was described as
coming at the last minute, before
the deputies were to submit their
recommendations and their various
open disputes to the foreign min
listers themselves.
Urges Potsdam Formula.
Mr.. VishinSky contended that
participation by the Allied states in
making the German treaty should
be held to the Potsdam formula,
under which only states directly
interested" would take part. Ameri-
can Deputy Robert Murphy and
British Deputy Sir William Strang
urged broader small-nation par
ticipation.
Meanwhile, authoritative sources
said Moscow's official reaction to
President Truman's Greek-Turkish
proposals seemed to be trending to-
ward the view that the United
States is developing an out-and-out
anti-Soviet policy.
First inklings of the official Rus
sian line were reaching American
ears informally today and reused
immediate speculation as to what
effect, if any, such a view would
have on the prospects for reaching
agreement in the current negotia-
tions on the future of Germany.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov
and Gen Marshall agreed at last
nights session of the Council of
Foreign Ministers that it was en-
tirely possible for the Big -Four to
compromise their differences and
reach an accord on critical German
economic problems.
Mr.. Molotov appeared to be in
particularly conciliatory mood, but
aside from the agreement that diff
ferences could be reconciled there
was scant progress toward writing a
German peace treaty.
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Moscow
Continued From First Page.)

flexible formula" for coal exports
which would be adaptable to the
rate of production and which would
take into account the requirements
of the German economy"
He urged Mr.. Bevin to reconsider
British objections to instituting the
formula now and also in writing it
into the German peace treaty. Mr..
Bevin had said priority must be
given to making Germany self-sup-
porting, so she would not be bur-
den on the occupying powers.
Worst Split Among Western Powers.
Mr.. Bidault said France had no
desire for Germany to remain bur-
den, "but we think it possible both
to balance foreign payments of Ger
many and satisfy the legitimate re-
quirements of the Allied countries
to import coal"
The French stand, confronting the
Foreign Ministers with a virtua.
take Or -leave-it ultimatum, Gre
ated what appeared to be the worst
split yet to develop among the West.
ern powers, unless France anc
Britain found a way to compromise
Mr.. Bidault also re-emphasizeC
French insistence on separate
regime for the Ruhr "for the oper-
alton and control of; the main activ-
tiles of both the mines and the in
dustries." He said this should be
set up as soon as possible.
The French minister reiterated
opposition to the Russian propose
for increasing the level of German
steel production to between 100000
and 100000 tons annually.
Quotes Soviet Marshal.
He quoted Russian Field Marsha
VASTLY D. Sokolovsky as having said
in Berlin In December of 1945 that
ito leave Germany an annual ca
pacity of 100000 tons of steel will
mean war within few years"
Mr.. Bidault suggested that France
Belgium and Luxembourg supply
Germany with any additional steel
needed.
Of coal, Mr.. Bidault said he hoped
the British attitude was not final
He continued:
Great Britain is aware that the
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Durocher and Laraine Day
FIyfo Dodger Camp in Cuba
BY the Associated Press

BURBANK, Calf, Mar. 20.-Ac-
tress Laraine Day was en- route to-
day to the Havana training camp
of the Brooklyn Dodgers with her
husband, Leo Durocher, manager of
the Flatbush club.
The couple took off last night on
a flight to Mexico City and Havana,
Durocher having arrived "a hours
earlier from the Panama Canal
Zone.
Meantime, the question of wheth-
er Miss Days interlocutory divorce
decree from J. Ray Hendricks, air.
port executive, should be set aside
was On the Superior Court calendar
for hearing April 28 The divorce,
granted January 20, does not become
final for a year in California. On
January 81 Miss Day obtained a
Mexican divorce and married Du-
rocher in Ell Paso, Tex, whereupon
the court here moved to invalidate
the Hendricks divorce.
Evening star., 1947-03-20
Maryland Senate Gets
Finance Bill HeraIding
Defeat Of Sales Tax
By J. B. Zotmon
Star Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 2O.-De-
feat of Gov. Lanes 2 per cent
sales tax plan appeared imnai-
nent today after all the II DEM
ocratic members of the State
Senate offered a substitute pro-
gram.
The unusual development came
last night and involves a six-point
tax proposal designed to raise
s21 ,0o0, 900 a year through revision
of the, State income tax and enact
ment of new levies.
The program was submitted
after the sales tax bill was recon-
mitted to the Finance Committee on
motion of Majority Leader L. Har-
old Sothoron.
Also presented to the Senate was
a bill by Senator Roy Tasco Davis,
Republican, of Montgomery County,
giving the county commissioners the
same authority to tax as that now
exercised by the State.
Opens Way to New Taxes.
Senator Davis explained that his
measure would open the way for new
taxes to be imposed by the county
commissioners in a move to put the
county on a pay-as-you-go basis.
The proposed new tax program
for the State includes some of the
recommendations by the Republican
minority in the General Assembly.
1t provides for a reduction in in
come tax exemptions for single per-
sons from $1,000 to $500 and from
$4,000 to $1,000 for married persons.
Exemptions for dependents woul6
be increased from $400 to $500, how
ever.
In addition, the bill would:
Increase the alcohol beverage tax
from SIPS to SITS a gallon.
Impose a 20-cent tax per gallon
on wines.
Increase the beer tax from tc
IA cents gallon with an additionaI
2 cents for each II ounces in Garrett
County.
Impose a 1-cent tax for each {
cents or fraction thereof on soft
drinks, with soft drink sirup to b.
taxed at rs cents gallon.
Fix 2-cent tax on each package
of cigarettes and a tax of l cent fol
each 10 cents or fraction thereof or
tobacco.
Senator Davis Measure.
Senator Davis tgom cry
County, bill is a short one and reads
as follows:
1.-THE commissioners of Montgom.
cry County shall have, and exer.
else within the limits Of said county
all the power to tax to the same
extent as the State has, or coule
exercise, said power within the lin.
its of said county.
THE said county commissioner.
are authorized to provide by ordi'
nance for the imposition, assess
ment, levy and collection Of any ta1
or taxes authorized by this act"
'"The power herein granted to tn
county commissioners to tax shall b
in addition to the power to ta
which they now have and nothin
in this act shall be construed to i'm
pair or diminish the powers nov
possessed by the said county com
missioners."
Pointing out that Baltimore Cit
now taxes tobacco products, tele
phone bills and liquor, Senator Davi
said the bill would authorize tn
Montgomery County commissioner
to impose these and other taxes, in
Guiding levies on income, occupa
tions, soft drinks, all public utillt
bills and corporations.
Without such authority, he added
the county commissioners nigh
have to increase sharply the presen
$3.50 per s100 basic country rea
estate tax in order to meet increased
school and other costs.