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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-02-25
DUNBAR A w ON
CITY u E A
By Jimmie N. Jones

Eight coaches OF the Dayton
High School league, the Big
Eight" went into a huddle at
their annual banquet sponsored
by the Dayton Daily News and
came out with six courtsters rated
the city's best for 1948. On the
No. l basketball team, and six
more for their second team.
Included on the first team were
the names of Ralph (Bo) Farr,
Of Dunbar for a guard post and
rated the best ball handler of the
season for the No. l squad.
Sage Brown was the choice for
forward on the second team.
Brown was an all-round perform
er for the Wolverines and follow
ed close on the heels of Farr in
the team scoring.
Assistant Coack Jack Hart, rep
resenting Luther White, the VOL
verines top mentor, said these
two boys drew the attention of
the coaches due to their speed
and accuracy in the elimination
of the other schools of the Big
Eight and could moth e denied
selection to their respective post.
Oscar Dominick, another Wolver-
inc star was chosen on the hon
orable mention squad. Dominick
playing his first season on the
varsity team vas outstanding at
the center post Of the team.
Farr, a senior finished the
championship race with a record
of 1865 points in 18 games played.
Both boys are looked upon to pro-
duce further honors in the coming
Southwestern District tournament.
rection of Mrs. Jamye Williamson.
The musical background was
furnished by the Girls Glee club,
directed by Miss Isabel Askew,
and the Payne Singers directed
by Mrs. Marie Ware.
The Founders Day drive for
funds will be extende to March 81.
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Representatives Of Is
Organizations Plan
FEPC Campaign

One hundred representa-
tives from twenty-five Twin
City organizations met in the
Mayors reception room, Mon
day evening, September 81 for
the first state FEPC meeting
of the season.
Legislative plans were made
and progress reported on the
formation of FEPC groups in
each of the States COMPRESSION
al districts for the promotion
of FEPC legislation. Plans
were also developed for the
Golden Book. In this book the
committee intends to enroll
names of 10000 people inter
ested in passing state FEPC
law, for presentation to the
governor before the next state
congress meets.
Those interested in signing
as evidence of bonified inter
est is $l.0O. Anyone interested
in signing is asked to contact
Hubert Schon, GE. 1855.
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ave, Miles Newlin, 1895 Fourth
ave. So, Minneapolis, and B. M.
Henderson, 906 St. Anthony, vice
presidents; L. A. Anderson, IT'S
Iglehart ave-, secretary and Clyde
Gilmore, 1895 Fourth ave. So,
Minneapolis, treasurer.
The twin City Negro Develop
ment Co, Inc. is not limiting it
self to the completion of this
project. Their next objective in
the future is the erection of bust
ness and hotel facilities, which
will embody a hotel, shopping
center, beauty and barber shops,
bowling alleys, and other features
of a community project.
Later, they hope to construct
similar projects in Minneapolis.
Some of the flowers seen at
the opening Sunday were from
Brooks funeral home, and roses
from Los Angeles. kilograms
came from Mrs. Jose Williams,
ST Paul. Mrs. w. G. Brown, St.
Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Carruthers, Minneapolis, Miss
Mary Mcguire, ViCksburg, Miss,
and Miles Newlin's sister from Ell
Paso, Texas.
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white tax payers is benefting the
life insurance company, since tax
exemption was granted for TWEEN
ty-five years on the improved
value Of the land. The total saved
by this exemption will come to
more than fifty million dollars
over the full period.
The brief concludes: IF the de-
PENDANTS contention is sustained,
there will be, within a stones
throw Of the United Nations
building, a gigantic undertaking
in which racial segregation is not
only openly avowed, but publicly
subsidized and approved. II is
undesirable, dangerous and, above
all, illegal"
The plaintiffs are represented
by NAACP Special Counsel Thur
good Marshall and Mrs. Marian
Wynn Perry, assistant special
counsel; Will Maslow of the
American Jewish Congress; and
Charles Abrams OF the American
Civil Liberties Union.
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semi-public Stuyvesant Town
housing project in lower Manhat-
tan.
The appeal, filed on September
20, involves two cases: one on be-
half Of three rejected Negro ap-
pliCants, and the other by Shad
Polier, vice-president of the
American Jewish Congress, suing
as a taxpayer.
The Metropolitan Company adj
mlts that it has refused to accept
Negroes in Stuyvesant Town The
plaintiffs argue that this discrim-
nation is unconstitutional be
cause the project was built with
the aid and cooperation Of New
York State and the City Of New
York. The Constitution fOTbids
racial discrimination by the State
Government and its branches; the
plaintiffs urged in their brief
that this restraint applies also
when the State acts through a
private corporation in performing
its public functions"
Money from both Negro and
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integrity of the government.
"Interracial faith and security
cannot be practiced in segregated
schools" she stated She urged
Minnesota to continue to keep its
schools open to all, and to teach
the child his American heritage.
These things, she concluded
must be acted upon quickly, for
four reasons:
CT is a wide gap between what
America says they believe and
what they do, and that fact Is
eating away at our Democracy.
. We are in danger Of becom-
ing mentally i'll, as Hitler was,
because Of Illustrations, insecurity,
fears, all this causing investiga-
tons, public hearings, which viii
eventually become worse.
. We must work for security,
must feed all, and in order to do
this, we must produce II. Food for
all cannot be produced unless
every hand Is working. and every
hand must be trained.
. We must act for information
al reasons, as our enemies use
our mistakes as an example Of
what America Is.
Certificates were awarded at
the meeting to c. w. Wigington,
president Of the st. Paul league,
and to Mrs. Harold Z. Wood, a
member, for their promoting Of
inter-racial understanding in the
community.
Report Of the Executive Secre-
tary, S. Vincent Owens, was given
at the dinner and new members
of the executive board were an
nounced. They are Rabbi Morris
KATE an5 Allen G. Sulerud, one
year terms and Charles F. Rogers,
a three-year term.
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Negro Firemen Lose Point In Suit
Against Biased Union; Veterans Want
Seniority Rights on Railroads

WASHINGTON (ANP)-A temporary injunction issued by
the district preventing the white Brotherhood of LOcomo
tive Femen Enginemen from discriminating against Negro
remen promotion rights ruled null and void by the US
Courts Of Appeal legal techncay The suit
scheduled this fall brought to the
higher special appeal granted by District Judge Alex
Holtzof.
The appeals held that the lower did not have
jurisdiction decided that under the federal court
rules the filed Cleveland the principal
place Of business of the brotherhood
The brotherhood being sued q Negro remcn their
BARGAINING agent The plaintiffs charged brotherhood and
railroad companies with cOnprng deprive Negroes
seniority rights advancement positions with the railroad
They asked rights give injunction
against and damages for loss Of work and wages
because of the discrimination
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NOrthside Citizens
Petition Authorities
For Housing Relief

Northside Minneapolis citizens
led by Rev, C. T. Parker and Rev.
F. ]. Byrne are circulating petit
tions to halt the building of light
industry in a section where they
claim should have Stun clear
ance and housing built.
Citizens in the area bounded
by Lyndale Ave, Glenwood Ave,
Olson Highway and Fremont Ave.
are signing petitions which will
be presented to Mayor Hubert H.
Humphrey, the city planning COM
mission, the city housing and re-
development authority. The petit
ton asks for a slum clearance
program in that section.
Rev. Parker pointed out that
the many people in that area are
living in substandard housing,
hazarding the health of adults
and children and that the en-
croachment of factories in that
area makes the condition worse.
Petitions may be signed at Al
lens Restaurant, corner Aldrich
and Olson highway and Sumner
Drug, Olson and Emerson and So
ciety Cleaners, 1901 Olson.
Cchuch, James Williams of St
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full. degrading practice Of Jim
Crow,
THEREFORE, be it resolved
that we go on record demanding
an end to the legal pickering on
this issue, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that we
urge Gov. Luther W. Youngdahl
to end once and for all this slave
market practice and to issue an
executive order admitting Ne
groeS into the National Guard as
equals, without segregation or
any other form Of discrimination.
Very truly yours,
Lake County Trades & Labor
Assembly
Phillip LassOnde,
Recording Secy
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Development Co., Inc. at its for
NAL opening Sunday, Sept. 26, at
989-995 Rondo ave.
Mayor Edward Delaney gave
the opening ceremony address
and Mrs. Ira Rawls, Mrs. B. M.
Anderson and Mrs. Clyde Gill
more were hostesseS.
The spectators viewed one of
the front apartments, completely
furnished by Kerwins Home Fur
nishings. The first floor of each
home consists of a living room,
dinette and kitchen. The second
floor has two large bedrooms with
closets, a linen closet and full
bathroom. There is a full base
ment in each home, with an auto
matte hot water system and a
full laundry. Each house has an
automatic forced air heating sys-
TEN Enthusiastically controlled.
The floors are Of oak, and each
building unit is approximately
80 feet wide and 100 feet deep.
The project will be open to the
public for inspection from IL noon
to 8 pm. daily through Oct g.
Officers of the Twin City Negro
Development Co., Inc. who made
this project possible are: Ira
Rawls, president, 1901 Iglehart
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on the grounds of failure to do
his duty.
Two meetings were arranged
but were postponed.
After repeatedly being shunted
from one place to another, the
group secured a meeting with the
Chief of Police through Douglas
Hall an attorney acting in their
behalf. Chief MacLean, at the
meeting, produced statements
sworn to by Charlie Lord, Hen
nepin County deputy sheriff, who
was in EbeTt's sandwich shop at
the time of the incident, George
Montgomery, the officer in ques-
ton; John l. James, patrOlman;
Dan Brennan, reporter for the
Tribune; Robert J Meeham, pa
trolman, and 1t. Clair Trip, the
superior officer on duty at head
quarters the night Of the Incl
dent.
Five of these witnesses are law
enforcement officers in some ca
paclty and the fifth, Dan Brennan,
will be working with Mayor HUI
bert Humphrey as his secretary
by October !.
All witnesses in their sworn
statements said that Montgom-
cry was every cordial" in his talk
with McMoorc. The statements
however bore out much debated
point as 20 whether McMoorc had
asked for a policeman to accom-
pany him back to Ebcrt's place
TO investigate the case.
This fact was denied by
Continued on Page .
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Mildred PetticOrd
Pratt Dies in
Washington, ID. &

Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Sept. % in Washing
ton. DC, for Mrs. Mildred
peggy Pratt formerly of St
Paul. Mrs. Pratt died after a short
illness Sunday, Sept. 10. She was
well known in the Twin Cities as
the former Peggy Petticord,
granddaughter of the late Glover
Shun.
Survivors are her husband, Car
lyle, two daughters, Sharon and
Benaree, her father Henry Petit
cord Of St. Paul; her mother,
Mrs. Edna PettiCord of Washing
ton, DC. sister, Mrs. Jeanne
Shepard, Of Washington, DC;
three aunts, the Mesdames Fred
Schuch. James Williams of St
Paul, and Howell Booker Of Oak
land, Calf; two nieces and two
cousins.
Her father, Henry PettiCord
who was with her during her i'll
ness, returned home last Friday
Sept. %.
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New Radio
Station KEYD
To Open Soon

KEYD, a new 5000 watt Twin
Cities commercial radio station
will be in operation about OCto-
Der % or "a, it was announced
by George S. England, executive
director of the corporation. The
station, operated by the Family
Broadcasting Corporation, will
have its studios on the ground
floor of Hospitality House build
ing, Hennepin and Ninth st.
KEYD will broadcast during
the daylight hours only. More
than 30 persons are on the staff,
under Lee L. Whiting, a radio
veteran of 20 years, and former
manager of WDGY. The entire
cost of the project, including new
building and remodeling Hospi-
tally House will, exceed $l5O,0O0.
The new station has a potential Of
three million listeners in the five
state area.
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Wallace Major
Address Here
Sunday, Oct. 10

Henry A. wallace, progressive
party candidate for President,
will deliver his major address on
farm policy at the Minneapolis
Armory Sunday, Oct 10, at 7:30
pm.
Orville E. Olson, state cam
paign manager for the Wallace
Committee and Progressive can
didate for Governor, announced
that earlier plans to stage the
meeting in Detroit Lakes had
been changed in order to accom-
modate a larger crowd than could
be accommodated there.
Wallace will fly by chartered
plane from Spokane to Moorhead.
From Moorhead he will fly to
Minneapolis.
Wallace has just made a tour
through the South where he de-
fed Jim-Crowism by speaking to
non-segregated audiences. Since
that time, he has challenged Pres
ident Truman to do the same
thing.
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Alexander warned her listeners
that unless we secure certain fun
damental rights for all peoples,
we will lose all.
Wearing a new-look black crepe
dress, with a large white corsage,
Mrs. Alexander began her ad-
dress by praising the St. Paul Ur-
ban League on its progressive
work in its areas, calling it Her
oes of the community"
Throughout her speech, chiefly
concerning our American heri-
tage, how we have strayed from
it, and how TO get back to it, the
speaker constantly referred TO all
peoples as children Of one God.
She called our government a
good government and was proud
that she was able to say what Is
wrong with II.
She attacked this government
for its treatment of minority
groups, and their denial Of equal
ity Of opportunity for all. Amer
lea is a country Of minorities,
who only become a majority
when the minorities combine"
she related.
The noted attorney hit at the
voters Of the country, stating that
they have the power Of the ballot
and should use il. 1T Is a serious
thing when the controlling men
in Congress owe their support to
only a small percentage Of the
citizens. You should vote so that
the controlling forces shall be re-
sponsible to the masses Of the
people"
She especially attacked the
American people in their inabil-
ity to let wisdom combat error
People must be able to sit down
and reason together, she asserted
If that is not possible, people soor
will lose respect and faith in the
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met with Glen MaCLean, Chief
of the Minneapolis Police Depart
ment Wednesday afternoon, Sept.
90. The meeting eliminated a
hectic week of events in which
the group, seeking satisfaction
visited the EbertS Sandwich Shop
where the alleged discriminatory
actions took place. Otto Ebert,
the owner, after hearing their
complaints called the home of
Ernie Lindenmeyer, counter wait
er, who came down to defend
himself against the charges Of
the group.
When asked whether he
had refused the people ser
vice or refused to talk to
them, Lindenmeyer reSOrted
to obscene language in fatty
denying the charges.
In explaining his refusal to
serve the four he claimed that
he was cleaning up and he didn't
talk TO anyone regardless Of what
they wanted. LindenmeyCr was
surly and bellgerent throughout
the entire meeting He refused
to give his name or whether re
was a union man or to apologize
to the group after Ebert. the
owner asked him TO do so.
Lindcnmeyer is repeatedly
seeking a position on the MIME
apolis Police force.
Ebert was asked by the
group at the time to dismiss
Lindenmeyer, but hasn't &C
coded to this request up to
this date.
Montgomery Discusses Population
The group then began work
on the matter of 1t George Mont
gomery's alleged threats and all
around belligerent attitude to-
wards McMoore when he sought
the services Of the Police Depart
ment to investigate the alleged
discrimination The men said
Montgomery loudly argued about
the morals Of 4 400 or so Negroes
who he said have migrated here
from the south and to their al
legged unsavory character. Nc
Moore, after listening to this type
of harangue offered in lieu Of
action referred the case TO the
NAACP on Monday, Sept 20 The
NAACP was apparently slow IN
getting its investigation started.
On Tuesday the Civil Rights
Congress, another group went in
to immediate action through its
executive secretary, Irene PAUL.
who took over the case and ar
ranged a meeting with Mayor
Hubert Humphrey who in the
ensuing period had referred an
affidavit Of MEMORIES sworn
statement on the case to Police
Chief MacLean
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Mrs. Waters action alleged she
was refused service because of
her race which is a gross INSIDE
meanor in Minnesota and civil
action may be brought for dam
ages
The case was heard in St Louis
county district court before Judge
William ]. Archer. A waitress,
Mrs. Christine Karjala denied on
the witness stand that she had
refused TO serve Mrs. Waters and
her party.
Witnesses for Mrs. Waters cor
roborated her testimony that the
cafe had Disseminated against
her party.
A jury which deliberated for
four hours returned a verdict of
$500 in favor Of Mrs. Waters.
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Seven Year Old
Tot Given Only


Little seven year old Beverly
Lane is in the University hospi-
tai. The doctors give her only
two weeks to live. Two years
ago Beverly had an operation for
cancer of the kidneys. Now she
has cancer again. Beverly loves
to receive mail, cards and the
like, and would appreciate any
kindness given her while in the
hospital She is the daughter Of
Mrs. Gwen Lane. SOB Fremont
No Bcvcrly's address IN the hos
pltal IS University hospital, sta
ton SO. She has a little twin
brother.
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MORTON McQUERRY
UNDERGOES OPERATION

Morton McQucrry, 4O43 Gin
ton Ave. veteran Pullman en-
ployc Tuesday underwent an OPP
Grafton at Swedish Hospital. His
condition is reported fair.
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Isaac Finner Rites Are Held

Funeral services were held Sat
urday, Sept. IS, for Isaac Finner,
773 Harrington, who died at the
hospital Sept. 20. Rev. Lawrence
oficlated at the services held at
the Neal funeral home His only
known relative was his slster-In-
law, Alene Mason, who came here
from Kansas City, Mo. Meals SER
vice
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DEATH OF FAITHFUL
MEMBER REGRETTED By
URBAN LEAGUE AUX.

A resolution expressing great
regret at the death of Mrs. Mabel
Bell, active member was passed
by the Minneapolis Urban League
Auxiliary at its regular meeting
Monday night Sept. q.
The resolution praised Mrs. Bell
for the wonderful example of
Christian service which she ex-
emplified."
. II also called her life one Of
Service and purpose"
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Cafe Case Still SINNERS
Chief Refuses Dismissal Of
Montgomery, Policeman, Who
Threatened Man Seeking Help
BY OSCAR H, NEWMAN

The controversy to whether a member Of the Police
Department 1t George Montgomery, lax in his duty
toward Donald McMoore Robert Wallace and Mr. and Mrs
Eddie Varnado, four well known Minneapolis citizens was
still raging at press time with no let up in sight.
The argument reached its peak after four irate citizens
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NAACP Joins Am. Jewish
Congress in Court Attack on
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

NEW YORK, Sept 23-Renewing the attack against resi-
dental segregation the NAACP this week joined with the
American Jewish Congress and the American Civil Liberties
Union filing brief asking the Appellate Division to
lower court decision which affirmed the right of the Metro
potan Life Insurance Company to exclude Negroes from its
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Thousands View New Apartment
Development in St. Paul. Firm
Member Tells How Idea Grew

What need progress Negro Investigators"
mented Ira Raws president of the Twin City Negro Develop
men Co., Inc he described how the idea of the Rangh
Courts born
10 to IS thousand persons attended house of
the first cooperative housing project the Twin City Negro
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DULUTH RESTAURANT MUST PAY
$500 FOR SERVICE REFUSAL;
DISTRICT COURT JURY DECIDES

Duluth Minn.-Mrs. Joseph Waters of this city was
awarded $500 damages against North shore cafe here Sept
T.
Mrs Waters suit claimed she and party of friends
refused service at the Forest Inn located 10 miles northeast
Duluth the Northshore Drive March % this year
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Lake County, Minnesota Trades
& Labor Assembly Ask YOungdahl
to Open National Guard to All

The Lake County Trades and Labor Assembly at Two
Harbors Minnesota passed strong resolution at its most
recent meeting urging Governor Luther W. Youngdahl to
executive order opening the Minnesota National
Guard to Negro MinneSotans
The resolution which forwarded to the state COVER
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Americans Becoming Mentally
III, i" Sadie Alexander, Woman
Leader, Tells Urban League

THE American people in danger of becoming men
tally ill., Mrs Sadie T. NJ Alexander noted attorney
of Philadelphia predicted her address before the St Paul
Urban League Silver Anniversary dinner meeting held last
Thursday, Sept. %.
Before a capacity crowd in the YWCA auditorium, Mrs
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of the st. Paul RECORDER.
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early Bird" Gets Service

Each week we receive thousands
of words of news that we have no
space to print. We urge readers to
get us their social and personal
news items as early as possible
each week.
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TOP MERCHANTS KNOW

TOP MERCHANTS KNOW
This medium reaches the local
Negro buying power quickly and
effectively. The top firms of the
city recognize this fact and use this
newspaper exclusively to reach the
thrifty but wisely spending Negro
market.
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The group had meantime de-
handed Montgomery's dismissal