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Evening star., 1948-02-25
Northeast / Temple Pin Plant
To Be Ruzed for New BuiIdinq

new Temple drives open in the
fall.
Winn's Motors, two games out of
first place in the Major Districts
League, gets q crack at the leading
Mann's Potato Chips at King Pin
tonight. Winchester Packard, trail
ing the pacesetters by one game,
engages the strong Arcade Pontiac
combination at Greenway. Burr
Heishman Tires tied with Win
chester In the runnerup spot, meets
Senate Beer at Rosslyn. Galliher &
Huguely pinmen will be host to
Mapledge Pins at Hi-Skor.
Clear title to the top perch is the
Minor District League will be the
aim Of the deadlocked Greenway
and Petworth No. 1 teams. Green
way fires at Arcadia while Petworth
No. tangle with Petworth No. 2 at
Petworth. Other matches as the
third series gets under way will see
Chevy Chase Ice Palace at Colonial
Village. Temple at Anacostia Spill
way, Alexandria at Lucky Strike and
Queen Pin at Clarendon.
The fourth and final series in
Ladies' Major District League opens
tonight with pacesetting King Pin at
College Park, Lafayette at Mount
Rainier, Rosslyn at Chevy Chase Ice
Palace and H-Skor at Brookland.
Tonights Ladies' Minor District
League schedule has Temple and
spillway bowling at QueenAP Pin, Fort
Davis at King Pin and Lucky Strike
at Greenway.
Evening star., 1948-02-25
Track Coaches Rap Garden
For Condition of Boards

paired and repainted 50 many
times only the sharpest spikes
would penetrate the surface, at
some points.
Executive Vice President Ned
Irish Of the Garden said in
ability to obtain proper lumber
had prevented construction OF q
new track.
Gas soon as the type Of lumber
we need Is available in the de-
sided quantity we will install a
new track" he said.
Evening star., 1948-02-25
Operation on Sinkwich
Is Reported Success
ly fha Asseelatsd Pssss

BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-The Bal
timore Colts OF the All-America pre
football league happily announced
today that fireball Frankie Sink.
wich definitely" Is on the mend
after an operation on his trouble
some knee.
The Colts said DR.. Joseph Boland
had removed q piece Of lateral
cartilage from the fullback's knee
at Atlanta.
Evening star., 1948-02-25
Promoter Big Loser
As Pep Stops Sierra
In Rain in Miami
H me Assssieisd Rress

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 2S.-Cubsn
Humberto sierra's effort to lift the
world featherweight championship
from Willie Pep was just water over
the dam today. ?
Pep, probably the busiest and the
best little man, In the boxing busi-
ness, retained his title In most
convincing manner In the Orange
Bowl last night when he knocked
out Sierra in "a seconds Of the 10th
round.
And the rain. pouring down on
Evening star., 1948-02-25
Grid Gionts Sign Minisi

NEW YORK, Feb. as R.-The
New York football Giants have
signed Tony Minisi, star halfback
from the University Of Pennsylvania,
who mas No. l. on their draft List.
Minisi played for the Naval Acad-
envy for one season during the war,
Evening star., 1948-02-25
Scholastic AlI-Sturs Win

The Scholastic All-Stars basket
ball team defeated the Clarkesville
MD Club, $685.. last night at
Clarksville. Bats PAMELA, formerly
of Anacostia, set 20-point pace
for the winners, while Joe Ruggieri,
formerly of Central, Tailed 16.
Evening star., 1948-02-25
Biff Jones Wins by K. O.

TRENTON, NJ, J., Feb. Is (spe-
ciall .-Herbie tBin} Jones, WASH
instons 10. C.,s lightweight, knocked
out George johnson Of Philadelphia
In the second round Of the feature
bout here last night. -
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

. At still another difficult time in world affairs, the American
farmer has come to the rescue with a record harvest OF corn
and nearrecord harveSts of wheat and other crops.
This great accomplishment assures our nation of more than
nourishment for our own people alone. 1t also makes it possible
for us to supply food-and thus new hope for the future-to
millions of people abroad.
Collecting this harvest for delivery to those who need it is
the job of our nations railroads. And this year they have per-
formed this task faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Credit for this achievement is due to the fine cooperation of
shippers and receivers in making possible faster turn-arounds
of cars; to increased railroad operating efficiency; and to the
new freight cars, locomotives, and rail facilities the railroads
have been adding as fast as manufacturers could supply them.
At bottom, though, the fact that America is able to help the
world with food-and with more than food-goes back to the
system of individual enterprise and opportunity of which both
the American farmer and the American railroads are vital parts.
THE RAILROAD HOUR brings you n of the Uonds great musical comedies
eoery Monday eoening. TUNE IN, ABC NETWORK, 8-845 Eastern. Noun
tain, and Pacific Time; 7-7:45 Central Time.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15
Honor the Valiant
A Short Story Complete in This Issue
By PATRICK QUENTIN

w the first moment she appeared,
a tiny ball of concentrated fury, on
our sun porch. From various cater
waulings I had guessed that there
was a half-wild cat in the thick
prickly pear bushes behind u va
cation home. At first she had been
only a dark furtive shadow, heard
but scarcely glimpsed. Recently she
had been followed by smaller, dark
er, even more furtive shadows
whose every movement epitomized
distrust of the human kind.
Spitfire was presumably the ma
terialization of one of these smaller
shadows-an ugly little black kit
ten with a chip-on-the-shoulder dis
position and a genius for attack
which would have gone over big in
Europe.
Her first onslaught came immedi-
ately and was directed against Pogo,
our huge and normally lion-hearted
police dog. He had ambled onto the
porch for an inquisitive sniff at the
intruder when the kitten hurled
herself at him, teeth barred, splitting
and scratching with all the fury of
all women, scorned or unsecured.
Pogo retreated without any too
much dignity and with an obvious
disgust for the feline amenities.
That would have been Spitfire's
first and last outburst in house
if it hadn't been for Susie. My
daughter found the performance di-
verting. She promptly pumped for
the kitten.
And whatever Susie wanted was
law that winter. For, although Myra
and l wouldn't admit it even to our
selves, Susie was the real reason for
our vacationing in Desert Hills. We
pretended it was the golf, the rid
ing and other over-privileged adj
vantages which we couldn't normal
1y afford. Actually it was the sus-
pected spot on Susie's lung which
had brought US and which, the doc
tor said, needed sun, sun and more
sun.
60 SUSIE got Spitfire; and though
it cost us numerous scratche;
and came expensive in mercuro
chrome, no one really regretted it
Spitfire lived up to her name anc
spent her days in swift, sudden as
saults. She particularly resented
long cylindrical objects such as gol
bags, broomsticks and curtain rods
Advancing on them with startlin.
savagery, she would deal a lightnin
blow and then jump away high i
the air, half sideways, like an ami
mated crab. When the golf ba
showed no defense, she would re
double her efforts, trying ~ferocious
1y to worry the unresponsive obje'
into some sort of reaction. Failin
finally, she would dash madly off
attack elsewhere, never giving L
and never giving quarter.
Some cynic-I think it was
Frenchman-has said that the NOV
ments of a cat are of the vel
few beautiful and graceful thin.
left in modern civilization. That
bunk, of course. I know of MAJ
beautiful and graceful thing
There's Susie's sudden smile; there
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-11-15

headlOng retreats. And they proved
especially entertaining to Susie,
since the poor kid had to lie still
for hours on the sur porch, with no
other form of amusement.
r ONG drowsy days they, were, too,
particularly the afternoons when
everything seemed to be caught up
in the desert stiffness and /, too,
usually found myself drifting away
into a middle-aged nap.
1 was caught mapping on the day
it happened. Every detail of that
afternoon it etched on my mind in
sharpest relief. I could hear Myra
tapping out duty letters in the liv-
ing room. From chair on the porch
I could just see the edge of Susie's
low canvas cot, which lay about six
feet to my right in the full sum
shine.
Spitfire, as usual, was rafting
around the cot, fussing and tuning
at some real Or imaginary enemy.
Sleepily I wished she'd shut up and
let me get to sleep. And, in spite
of her tantrums, I must have
dropped off, for the next think I
was conscious of was a sharp
scratching pain and I started out
of sleep to see and feel the kitten
making an attack, rather feebly for
her, on my leg.
1t was then, as I stopped forward
to repel the invasion, that / OBJ
tanned a full view of Susie's low
cot, and that I saw a sight which
will always remain in my memory
as a hideous, s~oul-searing night
mare.
Within a foot of my sleeping
daughter, its tail quivering angrily,
was a four-foot rattlesnake, reared
for a strike.
/ leaped from my chair, plunged
to my golf bag and grabbed a club.
The noise must have awakened
Susie, for I saw her eyes open and
suddenly widen with terror; saw her
frightened recoil and heard that
piteous little scream.
Daddy"
TT WAS all over in a flash. Even
as l swung at the snake with my
club, I knew it was too late. Fright
ened by Susie's sudden movement,
the RATHER had struck, burying it's
fangs deep into my daughters
thigh.
| snatched Susie up, stamping and
trampling on the RATHER in a blind
fury. I killed it, of course. But it was
too late, too late. -.
I don't want to remember Myra's
face as I carried Susie indoors; in
fact, there's little about the next
few hours I do want TO remember
There was a dash to the nearest
hospital to obtain a fresh supply o.
antivenin, all of which meant de,
lay, delay, waste of precious time
But worst of all was the momen
when the doctor, having done all HI
could, shook his head over Susie
unconscious body and said: "She'
a small child and it was a larg,
snake. The miracle is that she
alive at ALL"
He went then, promising TO com
back as 500 as he could, and leav
inn AGurn and mo inctr-1atian
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27

following year. In 1914 because
of her scholarship she won the
first Robert S. Abbott scholarship
offered by the Chicago Defender
in memory of its illuStriouS found
er. It was the first scholarship Of
fered by any Negro paper to a
Negro journalism school student
The summer Of 1916 Miss But
Ter spent a three-month intern
ship on the Chicago Defender,
learning the techniques utilized
in the operation of a newspaper.
She graduated from Lincoln
University August S. She went
home to Texas for a brief vaCa-
ton before coming to St. Paul.
Although she had offers for po-
sitions on larger eastern and
southern papers, she wanted to
come to st. Paul where she felt
there was great opportunity for
real service with the RECORDER.
The RECORDER is the sister
newspaper of the Minneapolis
SPOKESMAN, both were found
ed on the same date, Aug. IA, 1884.
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Western Ave, waitress, was
charged with sale of liquor. no
license, and bail was set at 5000.
The following were charged
with visiting a gambling house,
with bail set at $25 each:
MarcelluS Clemens, 80, 43O
Rondo Ave; Zachary Monson, "a,
29O No. St. Adams St; Anthony
Garcia, %, 582 Rondo Ave; Has
kell Clemens, 80. 33l Rondo Ave;
Clearl Adams, 26, 493 W. Central
Ave; Paul Smith, 81, 3644
Smelling Ave. S, Minneapolis;
George A. Clark, as, 445 Wa
couta St; Jesse Dawson, IS,
582 Rondo Ave; William Massie,
%, Dovall Massie, 40, $50 Car
roll Ave; William Shropshire,
81, 46O Rondo Ave; Cecil
Robinson, 36, 582 Rondo Ave;
John Mcdonald, "a, 662 ROndO
Ave; Hurston Pipkin, 30, 1877
Rondo Ave.
Roger w. Neal, 20, 1921 Rondo
Ave; Cecil Neal, 80, 655 Rondo
Ave; Allen Neal, AZ, 626 Rondo
Ave; Harrison Davis, 40, 44l St
of the biggest I've ever seen since
prohibition days"
There were two tables of poker
players from which the raiders
seized $22.5O. Around the dice
table was "a big crowd" from
which officers seized more than
$1,000.
Theodore Massie, Is, of $50
Carroll Ave, was seized as rake
off man" at the crap table. Ben
jamin Embree, II, Of 805 Carroll
Ave, was charged as "rakeoff
man" at the poker tables. Both
were charged with operating a
gambling game, and bail set at
$500 each.
Ella Mae Browning, 20, Of 556h
Continued on last page
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27
Citizens, Officials
Pay Tribute to
Paper for Work

Minnesota Governor, Luther w
YOungdahI: Il extend my hearty
congratulations to the manage.
ment and the staff Of the Mime
apolis Spokesman and the St
Paul Recorder on the occasion
of the l4th anniversary Of these
two very fine newspapers.
Both publications are making
outstanding contributions to the
progress Of our democracy.
my best wishes for continued
success"
Mayor Edward Delaney Of st.
Paul: THE St. Paul Recorder is
doing an outstanding job in pub
lie relations in St Paul by bring
the people Of the city into a
greater understanding of the
problems of one another. The
Recorder has been a great and
noteworthy factor in the promo
ton of goodwill among all the
peoples of the city"
Mayor Hubert Humphrey, Min
neapolis: My congratulations to
the Minneapolis Spokesman and
the St. Paul Recorder on their
l4th anniversary. These papers
are a distinguished contribution to
American journalism and better
community understanding. May
their record of courageous service
be as illustrious in the future as
it has been in the past"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27

attraction changes his attire
eight times for each show.
During the winter months
when the show is quartered in
Tampa, Fla, Claxton makes use
of his motor car and planes to
travel throughout the country in
a search for talent. He is assisted
by his wife who handles most of
the business end.
Harlem in Havana" will have
many new features this season
for the state fair, according to
Claxton.
Immediately following the close
Of the Minnesota state fair the
Royal American Shows will oc-
cupy the midway Of the Kansas
Free Fair in Topeka, Kans.
Claxton also has his own stage
crew, electricians and special
outside barker.
Claxton's unit is the only Negro
troupe playing with the Royal
American, the nations largest
carnival attraction and incident
ally the only Negro show playing
in a feature spot for major state
fairs.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27
Governor to
Dedicate State
Fair DISPLAY

Governor Luther w. Young
dahl will be the principal speaker
at the dedication ceremonies of
the interracial billboard erected
at the State Fair on Monday after
noon, August 80, at two o'clock.
The ceremonies are sponsored
by the Governors Interracial
Commission. Others who will
participate in the program are
Clifford E. Rucker, International
Representative of the Commits
sion and Edward L. Rogers of
Walker, Minnesota. Mr.. Rogers,
an American of Indian descent
is County Attorney of Cass
County, Minnesota.
The interracial billboard is
erected annually at the fair and
will be viewed by thousands of
Minnesotans from over the state.
DR.. Charles Nelson Pace, for
mer President of Hamline Uni
versity will preside and music
will be provided by a high school
band representing the All Club
groups. The public is invited.
This year poster design on the
billboard will center about the
theme Americans All" and Pre-
JUDGE in Our TOWN." and the
billboard will remain on display
for the duration of the Fair.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27
Minnesota State Fair Midway
Features Negro Owned Show,
Billed as Harlem in Havana

One of the feature attractions
with the Royal American Shows
ION the midway at the Minnesota
State Fair) which opens Satur-
day and ends September is
Leon Claxton's 1913 edition of
Harlem in Havana" which is
considered as one of the best
drawing shows in the business.
Claxton started building his
present unit about 10 years ago.
Today he owns his tent which
seats comfortably about 1900
spectators. The Snowman carries
his own power plant which oper-
ateS the elaborate lighting sys-
TEN used in the production.
Willie Too Sweet is one of the
chief comedians. The show boasts
of an exotic dancing team con-
sidered among the top names in
the business. There is a line Of
pretty dancing girls and a ten
piece orchestra.
Claxton has expended a small
fortune on costumes and other
effects which make his show one
to attract large numbers Of pa
]
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27
Rowan Receives
Masters Degree
From Minnesota

Carl 7. Rowan, %, staff writer
for the Minneapolis Spokesman
and st. Paul Recorder, received
a masters degree in Journalism at
the University Of Minnesota
commencement exercises Last
night.
Receipt Of the degree ended a
year of study at the university
during which time he has resided
with the Samuel Davises at 400
N. Avon St. in 81. Paul.
Rowan came to Minnesota
from oberlin college in Ohio,
where he received his bachelors
degree in Mathematics in June
Of l947. Prior to attending Ober-
lin, he went to Washburn U. in
Topeka, Kansas and Tennessee
State College in Nashville, Tenn.
While attending Oberlin, Ro-
wan served on the staff of the
school paper, the Oberlin Review,
besides writing for the commun-
ity papers, the Oberlin Times
and the oberlin News-Tribune.
For a year at Oberlin, he served
as string correspondent for the
Ohio State News.
Besides his work with this pa
per while at Minnesota he served
as correspondent for the Afro
American newspapers of Balti-
more.
During the spring quarter, he
was initiated into the u chapter
Of Sigma Delta Chi, a national
honorary fraternity Of profession
al journalists.
Rowan is a veteran of almost
three years in the Navy during
the last war. He was commits
stoned an ensign after attending
Midshipman school at Fort
Schuyler, N. Y, subsequently
serving aboard two ships in the
Atlantic as communications Off
Ger.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas D. Rowan of McMinn-
vile, Tenn, his home.
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gambling money and a variety
of gambling equipment and
liquor.
The patrol wagon made three
trips to transport those seized
to the Public Safety building and
five trips to haul all the equip
ment confscated
After bail was set, the case was
continued until this morning, at
which time the accused will make
their pleas in the municipal
courtroom of Judge Arthur A.
Stewart
Police stated that when they
entered the lodge, located at $50
Rondo Ave, they found more
than 60 persons eating and drink
ing on the first floor, while dice
and poker games were underway
in the basement.
When officers entered the base
ment, it was reported, those
present scattered to the rest room
and elsewhere. One man who
tried to escape by jumping
through a window smashed his
head and stunned himself. Po-
lice had all exits guarded how
ever, and rounded up those in
the basement.
According to police, the lodge
was operating without any Ii
censes. The St. Paul City Council
revoked all licenses on June is,
l947, after Birches Bird, 651 St.
Anthony Ave, the house mana
ger, had forfeited 5000 in munich
pal court for possession Of liquor
| for sale without a license.
Licenses revoked included Gig
arctic, restaurant and 80 beer
permits.
AS a result of the Saturday
raid Bird faced charges of sale
Of liquor, operating a pinball
machine, sale of cigarettes, oper-
ating a juke box and restaurant
all without licenses and main
tanning a gambling house.
Bail for Bird was originally
set at $3.50 for all the charges.
Judge Stewart later reduced it
to $50 for each count, a total of
$500.
The raid came about when a
22-year-old woman complained to
police that she had been attacked
after visiting the place where she
was served beer and liquor.
1t. Frank Mondike of the NOR
ais squad secured a warrant for
selling liquor without a license
and went with detectives and pa
trolmen to the place.
Mondike said that the people
on the first floor tried to hide
their glasses Of liquor" when
| policemen entered. He described
the basement crap" game as "one
and bartender of the lodge, was
charged with sale of liquor with
out a license. His bail was set
at 5000.
Jeanne Wright, %, of 37I N.
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week following the withdrawal
of Randolph and Reynolds from
the program.
Civil disobedience," the re-
naming leaders said, should be
called of only when there is an
an unconditional order or law
stating that non-segregation in
military service is the national
policy" ...
Randolph and Reynolds gave
the following reasons for with
drawing from the league:
1. While the executive or
der Is not all II should be, Il
represents n substantial gain
especially since President Tru-
man said II "aimcd at the
eventual end of segregation"
2. The sentiment Of the peO-
pie has changed A. q result Of
this order so that they are no
longer with Us.
3. The newspapers and Me-
gro leadership are definitely
against us.
Z. The civil disObedlence
movement Is weak and cannot
possibly fight against these
odds. ...
Therefore, Reynolds and Ran.
dolph concluded, because thu
Presidents recent anti-segrega,
ton executive order for thu
armed services has brought abou'
change in conditions" II |.
best to call of the civil disobedi.
ence program.
Call Abandonment Betrayal
Taking account Of the number
of civil disobedience groups that
have been organized throughout
the country, those who intend Il
carry on said, ITO abandon the
campaign would for us be {
moral betrayal"
Speaking Of non registration
the leaders warned that they can
hot guarantee to a man that hi
would not be jailed or sentenced
but that they would give him al
the legal and financial and mora
support they could.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27
Newsman Milton BIedsoe Finds
Vacation in Minnesota Filled
With Plenty Of Hard Work

last 20 years he has been mana
ger of the Kansas City, Kansas
office of the Kansas City Call. No
need to worry at all!
Why, for II years the gentle
man had written a column, Hot
Pot Shots. A few want ads would
be sitting ducks for him.
And why worry about the last
minute releases from business
agencies etc, written in all that
high falutin legal Technology?
Mr.. BledSoe, the visitor, is presi-
dent of the Wyandotte Chamber
of Commerce in Kansas City.
Also, he is chairman of the legal
redress committee of the Kansas
City, Kansas NAACP.
And who better to handle the
complaints that come in on the
phone? The gentleman is mar
ried. He is married to the former
Dorothy Spencer, an ex-school
teacher in Kansas City. Also, he
has three children. If extra quail
ifications for answering COM
plants were needed (Which they
aren't, of course) the visitor could
have said that he is assistant edi-
torial writer for the Call.
We see by our social notes that
our visitor, Mr.. Bledsoe, had
come to the Twin Cities on his
vacation. He is visiting his cou-
sins, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bledsoe,
512 st. Anthony Ave. in St. Paul.
Before returning to his news
paper job in Kansas City, the
visitor, Mr.. Bledsoe, said he would
take short trip to Backus, Min
nesota. He would spend a bit OF
time at a fishing lodge there,
which is owned by a group OF
his home towners.
Efforts have been made to see
that the lodge is well supplied
with a typewriter, some copy
paper and, of course, the
social news for next weeks pa
per!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-08-27
A.M.E's. Expect Good Reports
AtAnnuaI Conference, Sept. ~ to
II, at St. James, Minneapolis

Plans are being completed for
the twenty eighth annual sessions
of the Northwestern A.M.E. con-
ference which will convene at St.
James A.ME. church, 314 18th
Ave. So, from September 4 to IL.
Presiding will be Bishop George
W. Baber of Detroit. Host pastor
is the Rev. Edward r. Thomas.
Spearheading the A.M.E. con-
fab for the area is the Rev W. E.
Guy, host presiding elder of the
st. Paul district.
Under the leadership of the Ri.
Rev. Mr.. Baber, formerly a min
lister of this district, it is antici-
pated that all financial claims of
the church including dollar mon