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UcIA team hare at Memorial Stadium He kind enough
least he said he did He surrounded BY eOW
figures attending the Scotch bourbon and
appsng dsuvs helped people relax and get
the important people the eastern
mingled with ourssf and - good time had BY an
since he had lived In New York Tor
weeks In and out Of New YORK
ehapeOng Pullman around the country back
1875 Things those days that Of the extra
pOrtsrs running wild ( the country without regular
hotel the because they couldn't AFFORD the
those who preferred from necessity the nice
clean Pullman cars parked yards what Harlem had
offer and what could pay
Ths dinner was brilliant affair brightest
New York and country Tables arranged
that each had 10 10 II In that manner an atmosphere
head table Secretary Of Do
FoEres with whom eonversed at the upstairs cocktail party
and former Secretary Of War Robert Patterson
Many big evidence From vantage point At
Guchard Paris hostess enjoyed most the
lighted the brown skinned face Of Mrs Jackie Robin
AZ her Friends award which went TO him and
his Branch Rieksy-Ceen Newman.
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The white patients" who patToniIs the institution
This angle IL attack probably involves unconscious confession
Mr. Rankin Leading psychologists advance the theory that
discrimination against minorsS typical Manifestation Of
nsrory complex place for evidence
Of like Mr. Rankns MsSsEpp where the vinde
Of prejudice found the oGshoOs Of The
old plantation class but the DSor whites and hlsa
Educated Southsns who advocate retention Of certain aspects
seldom taks the position Ouwady at Least that
Of equal treatment Their arguments
higher plane than that Such claims
usually voiced instead by thos population ssnts who provide most
Of Mr. RAnn voting strength at ssetion msn other words those
who particularly susceptible To Humiliation"
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Mr.. Moulton Does Amos and Andy

Frank MouoH, alderman from the tenth
A shAEsr for Minneapolis has been ampoonE the
Negro sEsns d the eighth ward who appeared
committee In meetings whore he has spoken
Mouoh has attempted gain for his
oaioEy by telling In extreme Aos Andy Min.
neapon Negro taxpayers talked before committee IN
m0FuAry license daputa.
Such performance about Moueas speed was ono
tho three lone Minneapolis aldermen who voted FEPC
ordinance His reasoning then that would
In employment Since the Of shs ordinance
apo employers who before them
Meanwhile Alderman Mouton whose salary Minneapolis
he eud help initiating the plat
form performances IL the late Theodore nilbo
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-19

Race Hate % 50. Louia

Editors Note A letter In March
Z, IN. New York daily hswspapsf.
dstAitsd how University 0f Mime
sofa Alamnl iiSiaE 10 y. Losls
bowed low 10 race prsj"dies there
me reaction Of q ~. Louis Negro
siumnns IL given IN the reprinted
letter bsi0w,
Editor Pm.
Here IL the pattern Of racial pref.
udics employed by the University
Of Minnesota Alumni Assn. In the
city Of Sc. Louis, recently.
Left J. svsrdrup, a. chairman Of
. dinner meeting, invited all Uni.
vsralty Of Minnesota alumni TO a
dinner and gst-togethsr at the Mis-
souri, Athletic Club. Then he
claimed that when dnal plans were
being made II was found that the
policy Of MAC was against the nd.
mission Of Negroes 10 any function
In the club building. Two Negroes
had prsviouSly accepted the invita-
ton 10 attend the meeting, but
were told that because Of the clubs
policy Of discriminating against
their race they would not be sx-
pected 10 attend.
The writer suggested that the
meeting place be changed 10 some
hotel where Negroes would be ae-
ceptsd. hut Svsrdrup refused 10
cancel the meeting at MAC and
claimed that due 10 shortnssH Of
time no other arrangement could
be made. There were about so
people invited and three days
elapsed before the dinner was held.
Not n single alumnus had the
courage 10 comment about the af-
fair either by press or letter, and
what Sverdrup has said places him
In the category with the most
rabld race-hatsr. HIS statement 70
the press was; "All Of Us must re-
member that, although We went
20 school In Minnesota, We live In
Missouri"
So 81. Louis carries on with q
"lily white" University Of Mime
sofa Alumni Assn. and not an aSso-
citation which includes all Of its
graduates,
p, Eugene Davenport
81, Louis
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Josephine Chambers Renews
Subscription; Says She
Likes Two Columnists

Editor; YssF notice came Deem
her siEt that my subscription would
expire February 10 and consequent
Iy I said. EN- take care Of that
later" Later being March 0. but
here II IL.
Likewise I've planned writing you
concerning the sterling quality Of
tho paper and how much ! enjoy
N. although I've missed q few issues.
I'm not blaming anyone because II
could be- tbs mail delivery out here.
They are not ~ particular about
newspapers and magazines ~ they
might he. You find them on the
porch, steps or any place the post
man puts them. I enjoy Helen
Smiths Chatter Pattsr," also Nell
RuaSsIi's "Ths Way ! See ~ and !
feel your paper Ia "T0ps."
shall send In u change Of adj
dress" soon. am awaiting the
Supreme Courts decision Of ere
stTictive covenants" before ! 60 In
10 my own home. Most Of the few
eolorod nsighbors who are already
In their homes are standing pat
Here In California. We have won
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-19

ClreumstantiAl. In Plymouth,
Mass, a charge Of intoKieation was
filsd against Church organlst I'D.
ward Ward. who had aroused the
suspicion Of police by rendering the
~ Louis Bluss on the Unitarian
Church bslls.--Time Magazine.
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NEW YORK (Continusd)


The meeting Of Urban League executive board presidents and
board members the afternoon Of Feb ~ LneO birthday well
attended s. Vincent Owens executive secretary Of the st. Paul League
and the writer the longest distance attend the meeting
Lester Granger ubAne and effective executive secretary Of the
National Urban League d those assembled the financial plight
which faced the organization Lloyd Garrison brilliant grandson Of
Aboonist William Lloyd Garrison president Of the National
Urban also spoke did Elmo Roper opinion analyst and
Magazine poll conductor Mr. Roper headed the
tonal drive for funds for two years.
speakers including League
Sidney Williams Chicago Maurice Moss Of Pittsburgh
Nmrod Allen Of Columbus Ohio, and others had their
dinner that evening the EaseI House cock
tail thrown by the New York Urban League Guild
smaller Of the hotel IHEIsa guests selected
figures" would have been impossible have the coo
banQustsrs At . cocktail party.
Henry Of Time Life and Fortune publishing
tycoon led for the organization Jackie Robin
identity needs application and Branch Hickey Of the
We chaed with Mr. who
polite interest being publisher He seemed happy
the the board Of LOOK
member Of the Minneapolis board Of the League
We nteEewed Jackie Robnson whom be track athlete the
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IA EauulitY Humilioslnq'7

q Feml
A axpsasA ne dsion physicians 20 practice 81
anuur hospiea Columbia has stirred the rs o.
John He The Hcass tho other day
% shos protest. against s attempt 10 AuAes the white doctors
, 1948-02-17
PUBLIC NOTICE

Parties interested in OBJ
tanning a concession at Bene-
dict Field to sell food, refresh
ments and the usual associa-
ted articles and services, and
IN renting space in the space
in the Operations Building for
that purpose, are hereby in
vited to submit their propos-
ais, detailing the services to be
rendered, the space desired
and the rental offered. The
Governor reserves the right to
accept such proposal as is
deemed best in the public in
terest, modify it by agreement
as conditions may require, or
to reject all proposals. Propos-
ais should be filed with the
Administrator for st. Croix
before February 20, 1913.
, 1948-02-17
CARD OF THANKS

The relatives of the late
Jacob Alexander Christian beg
to thank their numerous
friends and acquaintance for
their expressions of kindness
and sympathy shown on the
occasion Of the interment of
his remains on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 10, 1948.
, 1948-02-17
Tuesday, February II, 1948.
Editorial
LOOKING BACK

AT GIVEN periods it is good
to take time out to look back
Ito look back and check the
ground we have covered, what
mas been missed, and compare
our progress with plans laid
Gown. Without such a plan or
system it would be almost i'm
possible to put our finger on
progress or accomplishment,
and determine for ourselves
the weak or strong spots in
any given enterprise. In bust
ness, men take inventory; in
navigation, the skipper charts
his course, keeps a log, and
take sights; in education, teach
ers give periodic tests and ex-
aminations. In politics? Well,
elsewhere historians and OBJ
servers give week to week re-
views and interpretations, and
attempt to define for their
readers and eeaarreerr the the true E
meaning of what is taking
place in the rushing stream of
events. But as for us here,
little or nothing of that is done.
During an election year, each
and every candidate becomes
a committee of one to tell the
public how much he has done,
and how little his opponent
has done, so that in the end,
the public is truly no wiser
than it had been before it all
began.
IT IS TIME. we think, to
take a glance at the Council,
and check its accomplishments
, 1948-02-17
FOUND

A pocket watch was found
on Company Street, Christian
sted, near the Post Office.
Owener may call at the
Avis Office.
, 1948-02-17
FOR RENT OR LEASE

Is ACRES Of fertile land at
Retreat. Abundance Of guinea
grass.
IL R at GATHERINGS
Rest.
INQUIRE at AVIS OFFICE
, 1948-02-17

We wish to thank, in par
ticular, the veterans of the
Alexander Hamilton Post No.
IS of the American Legion
and Troop SO of the Boy
Scouts of America for their
marked cooperation and as
sistance.
Almeric L. Christian and
Family
, 1948-02-17

blazing headlines and point
pridefully to the work of the
Council, in all honesty and SIM
cerity that is impossible. That
body, therefore, ends up the
first half of its time on the
debit side of the ledger.
Some work has been done.
Some good work has been
done, but nothing near that
which it could have done. It's
opportunities in the beginning
were great, and so was the chal
lenge, but as the weeks and
months slipped by, the gravity
of the challenge must also
have slipped away.
BUT IT IS NOT too late. In
the year that lies ahead this
body can lift itself out of the
doldrums, an dcome up with
a job of which it can truly be
proud. How? First by putting
the welfare of the people
above self. Second, by COM
pletelY refusing TO play the
very annoying, petty politics.
Of playing one member against
another. For this island to bene
tit from good, sound, construc-
tive legislation, that small
body of nine men must stick
together sufficiently to accom-.
pliSh the task. The moment a
legislator enters that hall he.
should forget his selfish aims
for the overall good, and be-
come at that time a clear-think
ing leader whose every mo-
ment is devoted to the inn
provment of the many grave
and pressing conditions which
beset this island.
IT IS NOT too late to balance
the score, and even come out
on top. Certainly such a very
small group Gust nine) could
see eye to eye long enough to
perform an excellent iob---a|
job of which they themselves
and their constituents can and
will be proud. Is the challenge
going to be accepted, or will
that body be found wanting
when the roll is called later on
this year?
, 1948-02-17

in the light of its commit
mentS. When this present
Council took Office in January
l947, everyone understood and
that definite action
would be taken along the fol-
lowing lines: distribution of Is
or 25acre plots of land to home
SteaderS; improved public uti-
lltles program, salary increases
for the lowest paid Municipal
employees within proper
bounds; cheaper electric rates,
and many other promises too
numerous to repeat.
WHILE IT MAY not be en-
tirely fair to put a finger on
this or that particular point,
and arbitrarily determine that
the Council has failed in its
efforts because such and such a
point has not been accomplish
ed, yet, it is quite proper to
evaluate the work in light of
the surrounding circumstan-
ces. There may have been
times when a particular result
was not possible; W h it
might have been necessary for
the legislature to adjust it's
position because of a given
condition, yet, if that body
attacked the problem
and tried its best, then in
deed credit must be given. On
the other hand, many minor
details are always involved
which the public as a whole
does not take into considera-
ton, nor is it interested. IN
fortunately, too, as a political
time is lost in making
adjustments, in jockeying for
and in appeasements
here and there, all of which
contribute to the loss of very
time and energy. A
example of this is the
Councils unprecedent ed
Of chairmanship in the
Of the stream. Say
what we may, or think as we
will, any totally new body,
such as this Council was, call
for time to adjust, and the
might have been clear
Indication Of a desire to put
the playing of sheer politics
nhn,1n He 1rnl,,n nf nnnnnn
, 1948-02-17
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Dining Room
Kitchen. Bedroom and Toilet.
Price must be reasonable
Address P,O. BOX 573
Christiansted, St. Croix.
, 1948-02-17
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Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-16
By GEORGE soKoLsKY

Years ago I authored a book
entitled 1.-THE Undertook of Asa
which ran into several editions,
including a republication in Eng
land. The publishers were
pleased with the book and took
another from me which did not
do so well. am at this late
date not ashamed of those books
and the "Tinderbox' is still u.s.
able. although out of print. When
war came, this same publisher
asked me to do a book on Asia,
which l said I would do if it
were on the theme that when the
war was over, no matter who
won: the Asiatics would drive
out the white man, the European
and American. 1t would be Asia
for the Asiatics. That theme was
rejected and l did not write the
book.
Today, however, my theme is
being proved correct by every
event. 1t is correct in China, in
India, in Iran. The person who
rejected my theme has sent no
apology. He censored my un-
written book because the theme
did not conform with the propa-
gandistic purposes of the owl
and a self-appointed authors
committee for war propaganda.
Now, along comes Harry Ell
mer Barnes, the historian, with
an interesting pamphlet on this
subject entitled. THE Struggle
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-16
gler Discusses Frankly The Fur and Leather
dustry Inquiry Into Communist Union Coercion

lonized Porto Ricans and by Bal
tic, Russian and Rumanian i'm
migrants and their children, are
communist candidates for public
office consistently successful.
At any rate, the union is a com
munist front and an agency of
communist politics and propaga
nda. Most important, it domi-
mates the industry.
This is reversal of the old
inequality in which the bosses
got control of the unions. They
were called company unions.
Many of the fur companies, on
the other hand, are union cor
panles. They are communist
companies to the extent that
they have to obey a union run
by agents of a power hostile to
the United States. By the ex-
tension of their insidious influ-
ence, by inching, inching relent
lessly, these European unions,
in garments as we'll as furs, can
take over the industries them
selves. They can accommodate
manufacturers who are hard UP
with loans or with labor conces-
slons to help them through trou-
bles. They also have the power
to drive a company to the wall
and enable some fortunate CO.
usln of some union boss to pick
up the moribund business at a
panic price. But that is Just a
commonplace of union racketeer
ing as given to the crooks of the
great national corruption by Mo
oseJaw l, and may be done with
motives of the purest larceny
untalnted by communism. How
ever, it is plain that the same
trick can be worked to confis-
cate business from a non
conformer and turn it over to a
fellow who will realiably toe the
communist party line.
The fur industry is so nearly
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-16
CLEANEST TOWN

We notice that one of the fea-
lures of the National Cleanup,
Paint-up and Flx-up week will
be an attempt to select the
"cleanest town" in the United
States.
~ The decision, to be made by
three prominent Americans, Will
be on the basis of photographs,
scrapbooks, newspaper clippings
and reports, rather than On r-r-
sonal inspection. municipalities
will have until October ! 10 sub
nit their exhibits.
While the object in nina is
no doubt laudable, it viii be "a
Their difficult to judge the com
parative cleanliness of towns and
.itiese on the basis of the nate
ial to be scanned by the Judges.
Be that as it may, we believe
that cleanup, fix-l.p palnl-
up week here in Roanoke IA
pids, right now or within reg
sonable length of time would
pay tremendous dividends, ger
haps not in the contest out N
making our city more pleasant.
We have some beautiful sure Is
and tdoroushfares, mos. If
which are kept very q An ~
the city street forces. We con
see each morning the sweeper
gang going down RoaruAe az
nue. and the side stress cIeau-
ing it up.
Those streets are the show
windows of Roanoke Rsp.es.
Those are the streets IA VII
tors see. But what aboat .opr
alleys and back streets. We, i
course, realize that in this day OF
building streets and Sidewalks
that there will be catlaJn
amount of dust and when 1T
rains mud. We aren't talking
about that. We are talking about
the paper, rubbish and other le-
fuse which filters many of Our
alleys.
The ely sends its refus4 was
ons through those alleys and
many times the worlltnon nave
to stop and gather up the fresh.
Especially is this true where the
debris is left in an open con-
tainer.
Householders could help 10
overcome this portion of the
trouble by getting a receptacle
with a tight lid.
1t seems to us that year
round cleanliness campa gil
could be pushed by some CT
ganization here to make cur
back doors as clean IS IT
''show windows"
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-16
LITTLE THINGS COUNT

III is an old saying hat
goos It's the little hing toJt
count"
Tat is lust as true in the
h. ness ut putting olt nows-
ufur as 1t is in anythin.. elre,
t7.suse the real heart of my
r1p-- IS not tie scream L. had
li7H but the little neisl bo.!.o1d
n7isse that tell about people
h lping each other.
The Lions Club over N Wei
don this week staged hruns-
wick stew supper tina. was
grandly designed to make mo
ney for the Lions, and they
found they had succeelcd Ue-
You'd expectation.
The fine part about his rows
is that the Lions are using "a,
money to help their fellow men
kids in the area who are
badly in need of glasses 10 keep
them from developing serious
eye trouble, Last year the Club
outfitted SIS pairs of youne eyes
with glasses and they are ~
ing to do even better this year.
For their efforts thew certaI1ly
deserve commentator.
Actually the news itam about
a brunswick stew supper is
mi-htv good example Of tire
type of things the Da,iv Herafu
is glad to be able to print be-
cause it is the sort Of thing
that makes people feel that good
will toward men IS not lead
after all.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-16
QUOTATION
JAY.WALKERS

A jay-walker is one who
hasn't time to walk to the a.
ner and cross the street at The
pedestrian lane.
Al Some time or another W.
tualiy everyone of Us is guilty Of
jay walking. 1t isn't wise ana it
Ct tainly is hazardous.
in uptown Roanoke Rapids rs-
cen " we noticed that there
were more people .ay waking
between Eleventh and Twelfth
Street than we had ever see1
Motorists driving along he
street have difficult tine
watching Got for the jay walkers.
Someone will dart out from lie
tween the parked cars and
across the street without thought
of his life or the mo- st 'vho
may be scared to death wftn
a person looms up close under
meath his bumper,
The practice is certainly dis
converting to the motnrist and
one which is certainly not safe
fo~ the jav-walker.
n fact, jay walking is 5000
way to keep from growing old.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-16

saturated with communism that
the business men of the employ
ing side are actually helpless.
1t is really surprising and a Gre
dit to these gentlemen, that a
few spokesman have had the
courage to give testimony which
certainly will make things bad
for them in business henceforth.
That is, it will make things bad
for them until the Soviet EN-.
plre strikes the blow to start the
war. When that happens, Of
course, there will be a sudden
furious outbreak against all trail
tors and all who played with
them, including Eleanor The
Great. But those who have re-
Gently put themselves on record
especially in such dangerous cir
cumstance, may get some con-
slderation. I doubt though that
this would go for Joe Curran of
the Maritime Union or Mike
Quill of the Transport Union
They went too far and waited to
long.
AS to the business men in the
fur industry who have strung a.
long with the communists, we
have already laid down the law
for them, we did that at Nurr,-
berg. They may say that they
had to submit to the communist
union or 60 broke. That is what
the Nazis said, and it didn't do
them bit of good. Their rank
and file employees may say that
THEY had to join and pay and
submit or starve. That is what
many German workers earnest
ly pleaded. A lot of good it did
them.
The parallel to the story of the
Nazi business men and the rank
and file Nazi workers who had to
join the party and He'll Hitler or
starve is almost perfect.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-16
Sokolsky's Theme OF Asia For
Asiatics Is Proving Correct
SokOLSkY

Against the Historical Black
out" in which he shows how ex-
tremely difficult it is, even in a
free country. to publish object
i've studies of historic events, or
even to have published the 9TH
er side of controversial matters.
He says: = n
g. None of DR.. (CharlesA.)
Boards important previous COM
mercial publishers would con-
slider his book on the antecedents
of Pearl Harbor, and he had to
rely on the courageous, friendly
head of university press. Mr..
Morgenstern C"Pearl Harbor")
was compelled to publish his
book through a small Catholic
firm. :"
He cites this example given
by Oswald Garrison Willard:
II myself rang up a magazine
which some months previously
had asked me to review a book
for them and asked them if they
would accept another review
from me. The answer was yes,
OF course. What book had you in
mind?' l replied: 'Morgenstern's
Pearl Harbor.'
"Oh. that's the book attacking
r. D. r. and the war, isn't it?'
eyes
well, how do you stand on
it?' a
Il believe, since his book is
based on the records Of the
Continued on page twelve)