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By ZTLLAH NJ. WATERS
7l9 Sth Ave. East

MIR. and Mrs. G. W. DOzier, 33I
South 10th Ave. East, were hosts
at dinner, Monday. April 26. to Mr..
and Mrs. Earlyn Bell. Mrs. Sidonia
Black and Mr.. James Thomas, Jr.
Mrs. S. 2. Boyd Of Kansas City,
Mo, has returned home after a long
visit with her daughter, MIS-. W. L.
Holt, whose husband. R"v. W. L.
Holt, is reported progressing nicely
at Nopeming sanitarium.
Mrs. W. F. Maupins, Jr., and
infant daughter, Carrie La Vern.
returned home from St. Lukes hos
pitAl Friday. April 30.
Mr.. Al MINIS Of st. Paul, was
in the city for a day. Monday, May
Birthdays: Miss MarjOry Kelley
of Nopeming Sanitarium, May 8:
Mrs. W. o. Rodney. cog East Boule-
ward. May 9. Happy Birthday,
Folks!
Rev. A. Mcintosh. assistant pas.
tor of Mt. Olivet church, St. Paul,
was the speaker at the morning
services of Calvary Baptist church.
Sunday, May 2. His subject was
The Cup and What 1t Represents. "
He also administered Communion.
Mothers Day: Next Sunday Rev.
Joseph Jackson will speak at Cal
vary to a joint congregation at the
morning service.
Annual Mothers Day Tea invita-
tons are in the mail. This fifth
annual tea will be given by the
young people of Calvary Baptist
church.
Rev. Joseph Jackson spoke at the
morning services at Calvary Bap-
fist church last Sunday. His text
was taken from ! Thess. AIS.
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Sioux Falls,
So. Oak
News
By MRS. OSCAR BRIDGEwATER

Mr.. Joseph Fleming, ll5 No. Da-
kota Ave, well-known chef, left
last week on his vacation to be
spent in Holandale, Miss, visiting
his mother and the remainder in
New York visiting other relatives.
Mrs. Beatrice Hamilton, man
ager of the Community Center at
TOP East Sixth St, returned from
Sioux City, Ia, where she visited
her daughter, Mrs. Frances Rogers,
who is very ill.
Mrs. Daniel Coates birthday
would have gone unnotiCed nv her
last Friday had not a neighbor
called on her in the midst Of house
cleaning and suggested she stop
and make it dav of rest. MIR.
and Mrs. Robert Haynes. COL s.
Willow Ave. called m Mrs. Coates
in the evening with gifts which
completed a verv enjoyable dav.
Mrs. Melvin Smith. 2I6 +. 22rd
St, was the rPcipient NJ two tickets
10 the State thPater for giving the
title Of the show now nlaving AVID
the main characters. State Of the
Union with Spencer Tracy, Kath-
arrive Henhurr qnd Van Johnson
MIR. J. II. Newkirk. Sioux City.
Ia. grand master Of the Most Wor-
Sinful Kir0 David Grand Lodge
4. F. & A VI. was in the city Sat
urdav on business. He stayed ~
the home Of Nr. and Mrs. Al G.
Frost GIG \ Minnesota Ave. While
here he was the dinner guest at the
home of Nv. ard Mrs. Harvey Bent-
lev, I127 n. minnesota Avn. Mr.
Nowtjrk visited St. Johns Baptist
church Sunday morning and left
'~'nr Sunday.
Mr.. Alfred White. rs No. Ia.
kota Ave. was iretallod as Wnr.
ehipF"l Master Of 81. John's Lodge
No 10 Of Sioux Falls by J. II. New
kirk.
NAACP: Mrs. J. StaDletOr. presi.
don't, has called -'netinU for thi,
Thursday ~ the NWCA to discus,
business Of importance.
PILGRIM RaDtiSt Church: Rev
Eugene Williams naStNr last sun
day morning spoke on the subject
N~s Hattie Whooler St"tP mnthp,
"FHtin" from the Lords Table, ;
Of the Church of God in Christ wa,
rresent A Bible study " the Tenn
nj" was held in tho evening. Mrs
Williams renorts that the narSon
"ge remodelinC will he completed
in the next 20 DAYS. Tho sa~or
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BENJAMIN PATRICK, 20
YEARS OLD, DIES

Benjamin F. Patrick, 10 years
old, died Sunday, May 2, at St. Pc
ter hospital. Mr.. Patrick was en-
ployed at the Public Works depart
ment for more than 80 years. He
had made his home in the city for
the past 35 years. A former MEM
Der of the Old Memorial Baptist
church, he later became a MEM
Der of the Pentecostal.
Survivors are his wife, Mary Pat
rick, daughter, Azelia Spears and
son, Rev. NJ. Boyd Patrick, a num-
Der of nieces and grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day morning, May 7, 10 am, at
st. James A. NJ. E. church, with
Rev. John A. Nelson eulogiZing and
Rev. B. N. Moore officiating. Bur-
ial will be in Oakland cemetery.
Brooks Funeral home in charge.
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PILGRIM BAPTIST CHUHCH NEW

On last sunday, Aay :, Rev. lloyd
Massey chose a subject different from
the one previously announced. ms
subject was Gods Plan For My
Life.
Children's story was entitled. The
Voice of God
Registered visitors we're Beatrice
SOmmers, Indianapolis; Pearl stone,
Chicago: Walter Coleman, Mime
apolis and Clarence b. Patrick, and
Mrs. George Il. HOage, all of St Paul.
Persons Joining church included
Mrs. Edward Barnes, Mrs Walter
Culem4u, MRS. waiter Coleman, Mrs.
Gladys kllgUre.
AT the y. IN. hour candidates were
baptized and received CertitiCatIOn Of
baptism. Those baptized were Mona
Winston. Betty Jones, John Clai-
bourne, julius Clemens, Marvel
Tucker, Frank Rawlings, Jr. and
Norman rawlings.
bring the annual Mothers Day ser
mon. At the ) p. III. service the
Young WUmen's cub will have as its
speaker, Mrs. Paul 5. Curry of Min
neapulIs, who will speak on Prob
lens and Responsibilities OF Mothers
Of To-day"
Special music will be provided by
the Young WOmens Choral group.
A coffee sip in Fellowship Han Will
follow the service.
You are always welcome at Pill
grim. Mrs. william A. BTaybOy.
TRTE APOSTOLIC CHURCH NOTES
Sunday school opened at the regu-
lar hour sunday, May , with teachers
at their post of duty.
The pastor, Elder A. r. Robinson,
preached in both morning and eve
ming services. Registered visitors:
Mrs Jamie Price and Mr.. Lewis
Jones Of Minneapolis.
The True ApUstVliC prayer band
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Josey, 1858 Fourth Ave.
So. on May - at p. m. We will
pray for the sick. Will come to your
home can Elder A Robinson.
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Rev. II. ". Bolts, ST., Pastor
sunday services were attended by
large and appreCiativc audience.
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be held in the morning with the
women of the church in charge. A
get-together social will be held in
the evening at the Community Cen
ter.
Box Social: The box social given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
G. Frost, 616 n. Minnesota Ave,
was a grand success. Proceeds were
turned over to the Pilgrim Baptist
church parsonage fund. All boxes
were beautifully wrapped. Cold
drinks and coffee were sold.
st. Johns Baptist Church: Sun
day, May 2, the subject of the pas
tor, Rev. H. W. Bolts, Jr., was THE
Christ Of the Common Road" He
stated that those who go about do
ing good in His name are blessed.
He stressed that the acceptable
years of the Lord is now.
Visitors included Mr.. James P.
burden, Chicago, ILL.,; Mr.. C. H.
Bentley, Salisbury, Mo-; Mr.. J. H.
Newkirk, Sioux City, Ia; Misses
Ruth Eulah Craig, Wichita, Kan,
and Louise Cuff, Minneapolis.
The Lords Supper was admins
tered at the evening worship Serv-
ice following the evening message.
Rev. Bolts made a comparison of
the life cycle to the seasons of the
year. He said the only permanent
thing in this world is God. The
pastor thanked the members for
their cooperation with the commit
tee leaders.
B. T. IT,: We salute our president
of the st. Johns Baptist Church
Baptist Training Union, NJ S s
Gwendolyn Tolbert, who is always
on time at the services.
Installation: The ST. Johns Bap-
fist church installation services
Sunday, April 25, brought many
relatives and friends together Mrs.
Arvilla Tate, 1927 No. Dakota Ave,
brought her mother, Mrs. Matte
Anderson, from Fergus Falls, her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Mitchell, Min
neapOlis, and her brother, Sidney
Anderson, Of Minneapolis. At the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Edgar
were their daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Homer Edgar, and Mrs. Esther
Brown, Minneapolis. Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar entertained for Mrs. Matilda
C. Hill of Deadwood, S. D., their
friend for over 40 years. Mrs. Hill
divided her time with Mrs. James
Moore Mrs. jeff Watson, aunt of
Mrs. H. W. Bolts, Jr., rejoiced in
visiting with her niece, Mrs. Gus
Delahay of Minneapolis, whom she
had not seen since her niece was
four years old. Rev. and Mrs
Bolts, Jr., were hosts Sunday to
Rev. and Mrs. Bolts, Sr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Warder and son, Sylvester
and 10 Anne Carr. Miss Louise
Cuff, sister of Mrs. Bolts, Jr., re-
manned for a longer visit. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Bridgewater were de.
lighted after Is years to have their
friend, Mrs. Lucille LEVELS of Min
neapolis as their house guest over
Sunday.
New Subscribers to the paper this
week: Mr.. and Mrs. Joining Hill.
! dreth, ll5 No. Dakota Ave.
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cation to the Courts Of the District
| Of Columbia.
Moreover, the explicit language
employed by Congress to efectuate
its purposes, leaves no doubt that
judicial enforcement Of the restric-
tive covenants by the courts Of the
District of Columbia is prohibited
by the Civil Rights Act.
THAT statute, by its terms, re-
quires that all citizens Of the
United States shall have the same
right as is enjoyed by white citi-
zens =. to inherit, purchase, lease,
sell, hold, and convey real and per-
sonal property
THAT the Negro petitioners have
been denied that right by virtue of
the action Of the federal courts of
the District is clear. The Negro
petitioners entered into contracts
Of sale with willing sellers for the
purchase Of properties upon which
they desired to established homes.
Solely because Of their race and
color they are confronted with
orders of court divesting their titles
in the properties and ordering that
the premises be vacated.
white sellers, one Of whom is a
petitioner here. have been enjoined
from selling the properties to any
Negro or colored person.
/ "Under such circumstances, to
suggest that the Negro petitioners
have been accorded the same rights
as white citizens to purchase, hold,
i and convey real property is to re-
ject the plain meaning Of language.
1--WE hold that the action of the
District Court directed against the
| Negro purchasers and the white
sellers denies rights intended by
Congress to be protected by the
Civil Rights Act and that, cOnse-
quently, the action cannot stand.
But even in the absence of the
statute. there are other cOnsidera-
tions which would indicate that en-
fOrcement of restrictive covenants
in these cases is judicial action con-
trary to the public policy of the
United States, and as such should
be corrected by this Court in the
exercise Of it's supervisory powers
over the courts of the District of
Columbia.
THE power Of the federal courts
to enforce the terms Of private
agreements is at all times exercised
subject to the restrictions and limi-
tations Of the public policy of the
| United States as manifested in the
Constitution, treaties, fe deral
statutes, and applicable legal
presidents. Where the enforce
ment of private agreements would
be violative Of that policy, it is the
obligation Of courts to refrain from
such exertions Of judicial power.
I'VE are here concerned with aC-
ton of federal courts Of such a
nature that if taken by the courts
of a State would violate the pro
hibitory provisions of the Four,
teenth Amendment Shelley V
kraemer, supra.
at is not consistent with the
public policy of the United State
to permit federal courts in the Ma.
tons capital to exercise genera
, equitable powers to compel actor
, denied the state courts where such
state action has been held to bI
, viOlative of the guaranty Of the
, equal protection Of the laws.
, I'VE cannot presume that tn,
r public policy Of the United State,
, manifests lesser concern for the
e protection Of such basic right,
$ against discriminatory action o
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St. Marks AME Church: Rev.
Joseph Jackson spoke on the sub
ject II Will Seek a City of God"
taken from Hebrew. 11:l0.
Mr.. Edward Hickman underwent
an operation at St. Luke's hospital
Monday, May 3.
Mrs. James Hughes, Jr., was
rushed to the hospital Saturday,
May l. An emergency appendec-
tony was performed.
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part.
The first meeting will be al
First A.M.E. Chost church) OF
which the Rev. s. H. Lewis is pas
tor All other sessions will be held
at Memorial hall, the city's largest
meeting place.
The call TO worship was extended
by Bishop w. A. Fountain, senior
prelate. Others taking part we're
Bishop Gregg OF the fourth dis.
trict, responsive reading; Bishop
r. c. Ransom, prayer; second
scripture. RI. Rev. s. L. Greene
decalogue. Rt. Rev. G. B. Young;
hymn. Rt. Rev. NJ. II Davis;
prayer, Rt. Rev. II. Y. TOokeS and
invitation. Rt. Rev. r. r. Wright,
Jr.
Tho communion celebrants will
be: BIshOpS ID. Ward Nichols, r,
M. Reid. A. J. Allen, O. w. BAbeI
nnu .. ~. CAyuOFn-
. Organization Of the conference
took place at the afternoon gath
ering at Memorial hall. Bishop r.
r. Wright gave the episcopal mes
sage at the session.
Kansas officially welcomed the
conference Wednesday night with
Frank Carlson delivering the vel
come At Memorial hall. Mayor
Clark Tucker spoke for the city,
Representatives Of church. civic,
educational and business interests
were programmed.
Music was furnished by the $50
voice conference chorus directed
by the Rev. John 8. Williams, dir
ectOr Of choral music at Lincoln
high school. Kansas CITY, Mo.
Some legislation to be taken up
during the sessions include: re-
tirsment Of bishops, a proposal re-
quiring them TO retire at the age
Of rs.
An effort will be made to re.
vamp the church organization to
the extent that several offices now
held by ministers will be headed
by laymen.
II Is expected the episcopal COM
mittee will be reformed.
There win BE- election Of some
new bishops, general officers. soms
changes are contemplated In the
educational Setup Of the deBOmi'
nation.
The Rev. Mr.. Lewis, host pastor
Is a candidate for secretary Of mis-
siOns.
Because Of the important chang
~ and Legislation at this confer
enoe attendance Is expected b
rcaSh new high Of more thar
10000 Including VlsitorA
White as well as Negro church.
es have been utilized for head
Quarters for the 10 episcopal dis
tricts. Foreign representatives are
here for the sessions.
A pre-conventIon affair, order
inc of Moses" an oratorio, wR'
given Tuesday niVht bv the specia
chorus at Memorial hall.
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Williom Anderson
Dies: Lived in st.
Paul so Years

William Anderson, II years old
Of 760 Broadway, died May 2, at
Ancker hospital. He was born in
Tennessee and had lived in st. Paul
for the past so years. Mr.. Anderson
was employed for a number of
years in the paving department of
the city.
His son, William Anderson, Jr.,
in the U. S. Army. survives him.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, May 6, 2 p. M, at Meals
Funeral home with Rev. Floyd Mas
sey, Jr., officiating. Burial was in
Elmhurst cemetery.
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Loymen Seek More Power
In A.M.E. Church; Prepare
Moves For General Conference

church offices now manned by
ministers should be headed by lay
men. They say that the secretary
of education should be a layman
as should the secretary-treasure of
the Sunday School union in Nash
Vile, the head of the publishing
concern in Philadelphia and the
editors OF all the church papers.
Their contentious is that ministers
should preach the gospel and let
business men run the business end
Of the church. They want to know
whether the publishing house in
Philadelphia is free Of debt or NOR
tagged to a former bishop.
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Pastors subject was The Desire for
Baptism" A splendid musical pro-
gram was rendered at the evening
service hour under the auspices Of
the Gospel Chorus.
The special Mothers Day program
will be held Sunday. May 3. Rev
Ii. ". Bolts subject will be "Funda-
mentals of the Home All members
and friends who are shut-ins or de-
Crepit desiring TO attend the morn
ing service please call Mrs. Gertrude
Bell, Geneva 1927. Transportation
to and from the church will be
furnished. Sunday has also been
designated as family day. The pastor
family seated together at the service.
Come. let US reason together.
Photos will be taken Immediately
after the service OF all family groups.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to publicly express our
appreciation and thanks to those who
by word or token comfOrted us in
our loss Of our husband and father
John Wesley Ryan.
Special thanks TO the Rev. II. c.
Boyd, Father Louis Johnson, and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Glenn.
MRS SUSIE RYAN, wife
J. W, RYAN, JR., Son
MARY RYAN, Daughters law.
CARD OF THANKS
l sincerely wish to extend my APP
probation to all my friends and
relatives who offered their kind ex-
pressions of help and sympathy dur
ing my recent bereavement in the
death of my beloved mother, Mrs.
Addie Glenn
| do especially want to thank Rev
II, {. Boyd, Father Louis johnson,
Rev jerome S Tate, and Rev J. J
ClaybOurne.
MRS BELLE OGDEN,
daughter
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The laymen feel the need Of re-
forming the episcopal committee.
They say there are too many bish-
ops sons, cousins and other con-
trolled persons on this committee
which passes on the fitness Of bish-
ops and their fidelity as to charac-
ter. They face a big task but more
than ever before 1t is felt that the
laymen supported by the bishops
and the progressive ministers Of
the church are dedicated to build
ing the body into a truly effective
and efficient spiritual organiza-
tion.
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TALMADGE CAREY OUT
EAST ON BUSINESS

Talmadge Carey of the recently
formed Lustra Silk Corp, is in the
East on a two-week business trip.
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A.M.E. Church Delegates
Converge on Kansas City
For QuadrenniaI Confab

Kansas City, Kans-FOr this community be
the capital for African MethOdm of the world The
drennia AME general conference AME. OPP
ene its session Wednesday with quadrenna being
preached by Bishop Noah w. Williams This will followed
by holy communion with the AME bishops taking
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II Is hoped also to limit the
number Of delegates. II is ex-
pected that between 400 and
Il, 800 delegates will meet here
In May. That Is an unwieldly
number. It makes control Of
delegates by bishops easy.
Properly by law. 1t Is said,
there should be only half that
number.
Laymen believe that many of the
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KANSAS CITY CAMP - The
Correctional Laymen's organiza-
ton OF the AME church has a def
mite legislative program prepared
for action at the. general confer
ence here next month. President
Herbert L. Dudley has leased am
pie headquarters at 9th and Ev-
erett streets where laymen may
meet and where night sessions will
be held.
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Among the proposals favored by
some laymen are a retirement
limit for bishops forcing them to
relinquish office when they reach
rs. It is pointed out that one bish-
op has reached the age Of 81 while
another is 70 and has been senile
for several years. 1t Is assumed
that no younger age limit could be
set because so many bishops are
TO and better.
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PERSECUTION AND DOUBLE TALK

Re partition of Palestine, March 10, 1913, Pittsburgh
Courier, reprinted in port
first assumed by the American Government in 1922
The English Government had been given mandate
Palestine by the San Reno Conference of Allied Nations
in 1920 In 1922 Lord Bafour and Lloyd George of Eng
land Christian SHUTS of South Africa, and President
Woodrow Wilson of the United States signed document
known the "Balfour Declaration This document pro-
vided for the establishment of Jewish state in Palestine
and issued with the approval of the Arabian leaders,
The "Balfour Declaration" continued to be the fixed
policy of the United States Government in respect to
Palestine every President from Woodrow Wilson to
Truman has avowed support of this document Even the
Democratic and Republican national conventions in 1914
made the establishment of Jewish state in Palestine
part of their platforms
The shameful reversal in the attitude of Govern
appears to be due mainly to pressure exered by
the big American oil companies with rich concessions in
Arabia Robert Miller United Press correspondent has
reported that the Standard Oil Company of New jersey
the Standard Oil Company of California, Texaco and
Socony have incorporated under the Arabian
American Oil Company to develop the Arabian oil fields
This company is committed to spend, in five years, 500
million dollars in laying 1867 miles of oil pipe Ines and
otherwise developing the oil concessions it holds over
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81 didn't mean to offend you.
Mr. President Randolph quick
ly apologized. but those are the
facts. I've been sounding out many
Negroes on the universal military
training program and they don't
like the way it's being handled.
Out of all the youths trained at
the army's experimental UNIT
school at Fort Knox, there wasn't
a single Negro.
Unless congress outlaws this
type of segregation, Negroes will
continue to believe that the gov
eminent is sponsoring Jim Grow :"
The president said he realized
there is still some discrimination
against Negroes.
But, he added, 1--WE can't
eliminate it overnight. It takes
time. We are doing our best.
Certainly, everybody should know
by this time how | stand"
Randolph assured the President
that he consider his ciyil-rights
message Courageous and dem
ocratic" document that had given
much hope to American Negroes.
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serve in a segregated army and
navy, it wasn't news to President
Truman.
The President had had a
stormy private session with the
head of the Brotherhood of Sleep
ing Car Porters a short time be.
fore. Calling to ask that an anti
segregation clause be inserted in
any selective service or military
training bill, Randolph described
Negro bitterness over segrega'
ton in the late war. and added
I'm afraid there are many Ne
groes who would not want to
shoulder arms II they get inlo
another war, Mr.. President. They
feel If they are fighting for a
democracy. they should have demo
cracy here first"
Indignant. President Truman
reprimated the Pullman porter
chief.
I'VE are doing all we can to
preserve world peace" he said,
but if there is another war,
everyone must serve his country
to the best of his ability"
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Following The Color Line

Levi showed him that you don't
have to have a white skin to be
great haIfback."
The last Negro to win letter
a Washington was Charley Rus
sell. The boy from Garfield High
was big hard-running back but
he didn't stay long in school.
Oregon, UCLA, California and
other Coast colleges have had tai
ented colored athletes in foot
ball, track, basketball and other
sports but the high school stars
of other than the Caucasian race
just never showed up on the
Husky campus.
Jim Aiken, Oregon's football
leader, was frankly discussing the
subject on his recent visit to Seat
tie
"Sure, I've had good luck with
colored boys. I've had some good
ones, and they have played lot
of hard football"
In Jackie Robinson and Kenny
Washington. UCLA had two of
the greatest athletes of recent
years. while the AlI-American
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