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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
Appreciated Poll of
Negro Voters; Thinks
Taft Is All Right

Editor: AS a longtime reader OF
several Of your Negro periodicals
| want to congratulate your paper
on its recent presidential straw
ballot.
| had been led to believe that
Minnesota Negroes would vote for
Harold E. Stassen, but the poll
indicated that he does not rate with
them at all. | take it that as
governor he did not attract their
confidence!
I'm a Taft supporter because l
think he is intellectually honest.
I can understand why Negro vot-
ers might not want to vote for
him. He has been lukewarm on
fair employment practices, l I'M
derstand.
can also understand why 81
per cent of your Negro straw vot-
ers favored Wallace. l think Wal
lace is a crackpot or a dreamer,
but l know he is on sound ground
on the question Of rights for Ne
gro Americans.
Phillip Stronson,
Minneapolis, MINI
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
Advertiser Bewildered with
Number of Papers; Says
There's Too ManV

There's Too Many
Editor: For seven years l have
advertised in one Negro paper, the
St. Paul RECORDER to reach the
colored people of St. Paul. l have
not really needed to advertise in
Negro paper since l regularly run
my ads in the daily press.
My support of the Negro press
has been due to my interest in the
struggle of the colored people for
recognition and for their rights. l
also appreciate their patronage.
NOW, l am called upon to ad-
vertise in THREE Negro papers
Why do your people have to have
so many papers7 Has not the
RECORDER paper served the peo-
pie well? | have read it with in
terest and always considered that
it was doing a good job for your
people. Sometimes l thought it
was being foolhardy fighting too
much-risking retaliation-but just
the same l admired and still admire
its spirit.
Getting back to my original point.
as a merchant am not going to
buy space in THREE Negro news
papers to cover a market as small
as the Negro area of St, Paul. If
you folks have to have THREE
newspapers it's your business, but
no firm of my size in St. Paul can
afford to spend money in three pub
locations just to reach the number
of Negroes that live in this city.
A Bewildered Merchant
St, Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26

You promise to love somebody.
You can't promise that. You can't
promise to love anyone. You can
only love someone who's lovable.
You promise to honor some
body. But you can't promise that
either. You can't promise to honor
somebody who isn't honorable. .
In marriage, you must have faith,
hope and love and the greatest Of
these Is tact" DR.. Edith S.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
The Stu Gozette on Brotherhood


This is National Brotherhood Week.
1t extends from February % through February &c. and lot of
they will when is National Baby Week National
Cherry Week.
big country harbOrs of people And it habors
lot of preudee When they have endured
incline take them for granted And Indifferent about how
other people treated
But when somebody des YOU your religion
or nationality, that's q different thing
CahOc say abiding citizen He pays taxes
he exercises his suffrage cOnnousy contributes his
his civic endeavo and charitable He believes God
and the moral and lives accordingly He's honest the practice
OF his profession gentleman his life He shows lively
Of responsibility the upbrngng of his children He not anti
Semitic, anProtestan antianyhng that's American
Yet he of his fellow regionss tries for the City
Council the School Board the Congress the Presidency he will
in many communities be disqualified Catholic
What must that do to him?
outstanding businessman in his community
Of integrity He abdes by the
his children do likewise generous
public movements even to Protestant and Catholic
charities He Familiarity warmly by
in his business and civic He neighbor.
family would like to move to certain residential area or to on
tain local club he's longer good nghbo he's
wants to send his children certain
ege or 90 to certain resort hotel for his summer vacation he's
treated like crmnal-worse than criminal
pretty wenown thugs have been known be admitted
pretty plush hotels.
Is that calculated
Negro jobs ge-usuay
pad mental woand miracuOusly edua
ton despite his long He's lucky get
mental job hardly handsome
on miles from the colored section
white that he knows Industrious
honest less weldressed less Clean less manney
borhood lunch But
land that will depend his white empye
to the "eoOed section" his only
going hungry and buying bread cold and milk grocery
and sinking alley to eat it.
Does think that will make a better citizen Of i'm
Mexican-or Nsei Italian Pole, depending
ommunitys excluded from consideration salesman clerk
porter bOkkepe He takes the best job
at honestly and hard but the adequate the
Of his family His wife has job supplement earnings
Doors closed against toOthe
housemad which her Of morning
and keeps her until late in the evening
children do not the training they'd like them They
fall In with bad trouble parents
greved But their feowzens sympathetic and
The tragedy simply reenorces their belief people,
enough be aSsimaed community the
high juvenile delinquency quOtient among theml"
The StaGazee knows that long established give
only slowly and that peuces stubborn this
respectfully that each own
Of owmen and bgoted any way
you a Catholic Jew a Patestan-n you area "Wop'
Finn, Hun, "Svenska," "Chnk" Jap" Niger
then should be interested the
Week And should be behind campaign
Begin right here at home practcng the following
tolerance and brotherly love.
Let's begin right home right
about nationality and religion Treat fairly considering the
Of his head and depth Of his heart help much
better world to live in
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
Reader Alarmed at
Number of Crimes
In Twin Cities

Editor: Every day l pick up the
daily paper lately, it seems some
of my people are being arrested
or getting in trouble.
AS a mother of four children
would like to know whether Min
neapolis and St. Paul are becom-
ing the haven Of ne'er-do-wells
who poison the minds of our
young men and women.
Why doesn't our leadership take
stock of the conditions and de-
mand that the stragglers and bad
eggs mend their ways or get out
of our Twin Cities.
Disturbed Mother,
St. Paul, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26

We that reading Of the reprint from the OF the
editor Of this James Etze
editor famous Minnesota family and
graduate Of the University of Minnesota School Of Journalism In his
Brotherhood Week theme Each
America producing like Etze who dare point
her faults that all These like Ez want America
long there
strife between the racial and religious elements that make
population.
will strife and dsuny long segment Of
liberty opportunity and the pursuit Of
happiness by Bill Rights and Constitution.
HAPPY EASTER TO OUR READERS
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26

Tolerance is not enough. A man
does not say to his wife, Mary, l
tolerate you! But tolerance is a
necessary first step toward that
love and brotherhood which must
at last come to bind together in
one the men Of all races, economic
occupations, religions and nations. "
Rev. James Myers. Author of
DO You Know Labor"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
Boil Gets Undeserved Salute

The esmaDe Pittsburgh COURIER selected Sena
H. Ball for its Salute Of the Week. The COURIER
thought Mr.. Balls attack District of Columbia police brutality
Negroes mered commentator The fly the
that while Mr. Ball hguraey shed brutal police
of D. c. folks before he let mil
lion Negroes and other minority by joining southern
attempt FEPC bill
forcement powers.
The unpedctabe Mr. Ball admired for his independence
but think the COURIER salute little hasty the basis
his opposition FEPC Job opportunity Negroes
nationally Importance police brutality.
Both problems be settled by Congress- Of which Mr. Ball
member.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26

tell his colleagues until the last
Maybe yes Mr. Austin refraned until the last minute
he did he should know by that he has
plenty company did than the
tine the United Nations down and most of ALL
ourselves down in
No American need wonder any how EnGIshman
Frenchman felt after Munich We know
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
Drew Peorson's Judge of Democracy

Drew Pearson has announced that his radio will
$4,000 prizes the best definition for
sounded like thing until he announced that former Secretary
Of James South Carolina would be
contest judgesl Who IT you kidding, Drew Pearson7
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
HAPPY EASTER TO OUR READERS

menacing forces of nationalism,
greed, and violence. Especially now
when strenuous efforts are being
made by the military to bring about
universal peace-time CONSUMPTION,
organized labor and organized reli-
gion are drawn together in the
prophetic spirit of justice, love and
cooperation" Rabbi Isidore B.
Hoffman, of Columbia University.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26

"a man who believes in non
violence cannot despair; he cannot
afford to despair. The people
have not grasped the technique of
nonviolence. Somewhere there is a
link missing. Nonviolence is like
God-it cannot fail. God and
truth are not only convertible
terms, but truth is God. 1t is
like a coin. On one face truth is
written; on the other, nonviolence.
1t is always possible for the nom
violent man to fail if he has not
sufficient inward strength. would
place myself in that category" ).
Mahatma Gandhi.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26


This newspaper IL not interested
in keeping from our white fellow
citizens the Negroes attitude on the
problems that AFFECT all Americans.
black and white. The fiction that no
white people know what Negroes
are doing and thinking Is pure
fantasy.
Responsible Negro newspapers
seek and print the truth. They sub
scribe to the theory that the public.
black or white, knowing the truth
will sooner or later take action. We
can understand how a few Negroes,
anxious to pick up some political
cash, don't like to have the political
powers that be know the correct
story. Negro America doesn't have
anything to hide from its other fell
low citizens and we hope II never
shall again. The fact that over 1000
readers OF the paper participated in
the straw vote poll indicates APP
proval Of large percentage Of the
states Negro population.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
Letters TO the Editor

Reader Thinks Poll
Showed Negro Hand
Far Too Much
Editor: That vote you took just
showed the white people the state
Negroes hand too much.
l don't believe in things like
that-white people find out all
about our business.
l didn't vote in that vote and
neither did my wife.
R.V.M.
Mpls., MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-03-26
VIEWPOINTS

Intolerance in general is a threat
to labor; intolerance on the part of
labor itself is a movement toward
self-destruction. Labor must dimin-
ish the discrepancy between resolu-
tions and actions against intoler-
ance." John W. Gibson, assistant
secretary of labor.
"The existence in industry of
wage differentials based on sex is
unfair and depresses the living
standards Of employees, male and
female. Surely it is high time that
a woman is paid what a man is for
the same work" -. Helen Gahagan
Douglas.
"Everybody-well, nearly every
body-knows how desperately the
world needs a change for the bet
ter. Not so many realize that this
brave new world will only come
about if we all work together
Negro and White, Jew and Chris.
tian. We must band together in one
mighty brotherhood to defeat the
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Arizona sun., 1948-05-14

The Carver High School Music
Continued on page 81
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Elks Announce State
OratoriCui Contest

The Annual Elks Arizona State
Oratorical Contest will be held
Sunday afternoon, May 18th, 1948,
800 p. M, at the Phillip Temple C.
M. E. Church, 14O1 East Adams,
sponsored by VIM. H. Patterson
Lodge of Elks No. ATT, and Grand
Canyon Temple No. 437 of the I.
B. P. o. Elks of w.
The Phoenix Contestants entered
in this years contest are all stu
dents of Carver High School, and
are being coached by Mrs. Matte
Hackett, and Mr. Marcus Boul-
ware, English Instructors at Carv-
er.
Cash and consolation prizes will
be awarded the contestants; the
First prize winner will be afforded
an opportunity to compete in the
Regional Contest to be held in San
Francisco, Calf, during the Pacific
States Association, which convenes
July II, 18, 19 and 20, 1948, when
the coveted prize will be 81 100000
scholarship. Phoenix has been sue
cessful in having winners of ST.
10000 scholarship for two consecu-
tive years in the persons of Miss
Matte Scott and Mr.. Walter Max
we'll, who are at the present at
tending Arizona State College and
Howard University respectively.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Urban League Seeks
Homes For Orphans

There is an urgent need in the
community for at least six good
foster homes for Negro children.
The Child Welfare Division OF
the Maricopa County Department
of Social Security and Welfare
has enlisted the aid of the Phoenix
Urban League in helping to secure
the needed foster homes.
Persons having homes and feel
ing that they are sincerely inter-
ested in children and would make
desirable foster parents for boys
and girls ranging from 9 to 16
years of age are asked to telephone
the Urban League office at once.
Phone 3-0621.
The placement service of chill
dren which is carried on by the Di-
vision of Welfare is being seriously
handicapped because of the short
age of adequate foster homes for
Negro children.
Those persons having suitable
homes and qualifying otherwise
for this service will be given assiS-
tance in acquiring the necessary
boarding home license.
Nominal monthly payments will
be made to the foster parents by
the Welfare to defray the cost of
the upkeep of each child.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Military Awards
Made at Carver

A Military Honor Assembly was
held last Wednesday morning at
Carver High School with Sgt. Cecil
Ricks, in charge. The student body,
parents, and friends witnessed pre-
sentation of awards to outstanding
students in Military.
Osborn Callahan, student, led
the audience in Allegiance to the
Flag. Music was furnished by the
Carver High School Band under
the direction of H. F. Edwards.
1t. Col. Shoemaker, head of the
Phoenix School System Military
Department, stated the purpose Of
the assembly and also introduced
Commanders of American Legion
Posts, Luke-Greenway, and E. K.
Milden, of Tilden White. Trophies
were presented by Rev. A. L. john
son, for the Colored Business and
Professional Mems Club to Pvt.
Ottmar Hudson, Outstanding Ca
det Private; by Mr.. c. N. Patter-
son, William H. Patterson Lodge
No. ATT, to Joshua Isham, Out
standing Cadet Freshman; by Mrs.
Myrtle Rogers, Graduate Chapter
A. K. A. Sorority, to Ruby Henry,
Outstanding Cadette Private; and
by Mrs. E. R. Milden, Juliette Der
ricote Club, to Major Ruth Payne,
Outstanding Cadette.
Cadet Master Sgt. Fred Barnes
received the award of the Order OF
the Purple Heart, a plaque, as the
best all around cadet, presented by
Mr.. VIM. Bruce for the American
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Elks Organize
Civil Liberties

DR.. Walter I. Murray, principal
of Dunbar School, and State Direc-
tor of Civil Liberties, was elected
as President of the Elks' Civil Lib
critics League. The League consists
of members of the William H. Pat
terson Lodge No. ATT, and the
Grand Canyon Temple No. 437.
There were approximately two
hundred present.
Other officers elected were: An
ma Williams, first vice-president;
Milton Lewis, second vice-presi-
dent; Evelyn Mack, third vice-pres-
ident; Margaret Reeder, and Alene
Mallory, secretaries; Forest Bur-
ney, treasurer; Scotty Oby, chap
lain; executive committee consist
ing of the following: Susie Oby,
Alene Mallory, Alene Richardson,
Hartwell Ragsdale, Sam Sheridan,
w. T. Vernon, J. Westbrook Nc
Pherson, and Trice Miles. The pur-
poses of the League were given by
DR.. Murray. They are summarized
as follows: to take cognizance of
all forms of injustice against the
Negro, to seek equal protection un-
der the law, to encourage better
citizenship through the use of the
ballot, to seek Civil Rights for all
Americans. Several members gave
inspirational talks. Exalted Ruler,
Charles Patterson, installed the Of
ficers. A Charter has been sent
from the Grand Lodge. Dues were
determined and group will meet
on the third Wednesday of each
month. The Executive Committee
will meet on Wednesday of next
week to draft a program for the
year.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14

Last Thursday night, May 9Th,
thirty-seven Novices treked their
weary way over the "hot sands of
the desert" and the cooling waters
of the Nile to pay their obeissance
to Isis.
Mrs. Alberta Parker, Imperial
Oriental Guide and West Coast
Deputy for the Imperial Court di-
rected her charge through their
journey, in a most efficient man.
ner. She was assisted by more than
willing Shrine Mobiles.
Being a bit fustrated and fa-
tigued at the end, the adopted
Daughters are not expected to re-
tain or remember all of the lessons
it was intended tc teach them ex-
cepting why their husbands stay so
late at lodge.
A sumptuous repast which was
intended to be midnight "snack," ="
became the tempting menu of a
morning breakfast.
Mrs. Parker whose energetic and
dynamic personality endeared her
to all of her Daughters and friends,
left for her home in Los Angeles
Friday; from there she will go to
Seattle, Washington where she will
establish a Court.
Officers chosen to guide the af-
fairs of Moslem Court until the
election next December are: Mrs.
Jessie Hagler, Illustrious Com
mandress; Mrs. Grace c. Stone,
First Lieut.. CommandreSS; Mrs.
Geraldine Solomon, Second Lieut..
COMMANDERS; Mrs. Lynn Ross
Carter, High Priestess; Mrs. Alber-
ia Myles, Oriental Guide; Mrs.
Pearl Burney, Treasurer; Mrs.
Thelma Ricks, Recordress; Mrs.
Velma MCGEE, First Ceremonial
Daughter; Mrs. Hattie M. Scott,
Second Ceremonial Daughter; Mrs.
Ollie Mae Christopher, Inside Spy;
Mrs. Clemenza Snow, Outside Spy;
Mrs. Ophelia Tapp, Marshal; Mrs.
Mena Lydia, Assistant Marshal;
w. B. Scott, Advisor.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Dunbar School Has
May Day Festival

Amidst festive and joyous at
mosphere, King Clarence Perry
and Queen Elaine Grimes, kinder
garten pupils, ruled in royalty over
their domain.
The colorful flowers which deco
rated the thirteen baskets repre-
senting the thirteen classrooms
were enriched by a procession
consisting of students representa-
tives of each grade. The march of
triumph supplied by the All-City
Elementary School Band added to
the festive occasion. When calm
reigned after the coronation, the
emotions of the crowd were kept
continuely high by songs, dances
and drills which exemplified excel
lent training on part of the teach
erS and fine coordination on part
of the performers. The tediousness
of the May Pole Dance aroused
passionate fondness to the entire
presentation.
Roberta Lewis, Kindergarten,
rendered two piano numbers which
brought forth thunderous applause.
The basketeers We'd for honors.
DR.. Donald E. Tope, Superintend-
ent of Schools and Mrs. Fra Vein
acker, Director of Instruction,
served as judges in the selection of
prize winning baskets. Chosen as
the beauty among beauties was the
basket of the Second grade, under
the direction of Mrs. Irene McClel-
lan-King, second prize went to
Miss Eleanor Dickey, of the First
grade and third prize was given to
the First grade, Mrs. Clara Moore,
teacher. Immediately following the
Junior Police Drill a medal was
presented to 1t. Donald Campbell
by Sgt. Wayne Morris for his eff
cheney in leadership. Athletic events
were supplied by tracksters of
Dunbar, Bethune and Booker T.
Washington Schools. A baseball
game thrilled the crowd, Grant
School emerged as victors over
Dunbar. The Booker T. Washing
ton Girls Crack Drill Team dem
onstrated unusual poise in their
march without musical accompani-
ment.
Refreshments were provided by
the Parent Teacher Association.
Miss Bobby A. Lewis, teacher, was
the General Chairman of the oc-
casion. DR.. Walter I. Murray, Prin-
cipal, was Master of Ceremonies.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Southside, Next In Line For City Annexation---
It Will Cost YOU LESS To Live In The City
Riddles of All Races
Parade for UWs
Starving Children

New York.-Children of all races,
$4,000 strong, from New York's
public schools staged huge par
ade downtown Friday as a part of
the Children's Crusade for the $780,
100000 starving children of all
races overseas. The affair drama
tized in human terms the Ameri-
can Overseas Aid-United Nations
Appeal for Children.
The $60,000,000 which is expect
ed to be collected in all parts of
the country, will be spent on food,
clothing, medical and other neces-
sary supplies for the war-torn ma
tions of all races who are the worst
victims of World aWr II.
The march was a solemn demon
stration and tears glistened in the
eyes of the many 100000 on-look-
ers as New York's healthy children
plead for the starving victims ov-
erseas.
The parade marched past Times
Square where the appeals bread
basket booth and statute of the
worlds starving children stood.
Floats and banners pleaded for aid
to the children of the war-torn
world.
The parade opened the drive, fol-
lowing a dinner the night before at
the New York Athletic Club. For
eign children paraded in their ma
tive dress. The most touching mo-
ment came when the Philippine
contingent passed. The men wore
white kimono-like coats and the
women were dressed in bright
printed skirts. The men wore black
arm bands for the late President.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Closing Exercises For
Roosevelt School Will
Be Held Wednesday

The closing exercises of the
Roosevelt Ward School, Roosevelt
District No. sc, will be held on
Wednesday evening, May 19 at 8
p. M, according to o. c. Green
field, principal. There will be eight
graduates from the grammar
school.
Mr.. T. C. Barr, Superintendent
of the Roosevelt District will pre-
sent the certificates to the gradu-
ateS.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14

Legion. Awards were also received
by the outstanding boy and girl
officer in the band. They are Cadet
1st 1t. Robert Carrothers and Ca
dette End 1t. Yvonne Christie
pher.
Other. lesser awards were pre-
sented to % other students by the
American Legion.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Carver Student
Receives Honor
For Sculpture

Edward Judie, a student of Car
yer High School received honora-
BILE mention for sculptor, among
many other high school students
of Phoenix who have been nation
ally honored by scholastic art
awards for 194S.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
Local Photographer
Attends Lectures

Mr.. Plez B. Mcconnell, local
photographer, attended the Color
lecture given by Ansco, in the FL
esta Room, at the Hotel Westward
Ho, last Monday.
Mr.. Mcconnell is the first local
Colored Photographer to attend
such lectures.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14
MOs[em Court
Organized Last Week

Newest addition to fraternal or
ganizations in the state is Moslem
Court No. 116, Daughters of Isis,
protege of Moslem Temple No. 79,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
Arizona sun., 1948-05-14

For a moment there was an
amazed silence from the boys.
Then they howled with delighted
laughter. And the clatter of silver
echoed through the all as the boys
followed the leader and returned
their loot.-Reader's Digest.