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liver the anniversary sermon.
Mrs. Gsnsyis CoOpsr. mistress
Of social sessions Of Minnshaha
Temple. will presids. Various Of
hesrs and members Of the various
temples and lodges win participate
IN the program Including daughter
ruler Mary Hudson Of the host
tampla.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
Twin City EIks Hold 27fh
Annual Thanksgiving Services Gs
So. Peter Church Sunday Niahf

The 9th annual Thanksgiving
Service Of Twin City Elks win
be held jointly Sunday night, April
II. at 8 pm. at st. Peter AME
church. Minneapolis.
Mfnnshaha Temple No. 10 will
be host 10 Ames and Gopher lodg-
e., Como Temple and other Eli
units. Rev. II. c. Boyd win de-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09

Among the men contacted by
this paper. there was consider
able doubt that the masses Of
cOlOred youth will stick together"
However, the personal disillusion-
ment and bitterness Of some, par
ticularly men who fought in the
last war, prompted them TO In
sist that they would prefer con
centration camp" to a segregated
armed forces.
These are the opinions received
by this paper:
ST. PAUL
BILL YATES. eK-soldier, who
now has a grocery store At 5bS
81. Anatomy:
Il wouldn't like 10 fight unless
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
National Music
Leaders Coming
Here April 21-22

The Aftpsnth annual board meet
ing 81 the National Convention u
ChorUses and ehoirs II America.
Incorporated, will convene At Cam.
phar Memorial A,M,E, Church on
April als, and agnd. CamphOr
Church Ia located at SsA Fuller
Avenue IN sc, Paul.
A prr-caRVsntion program will
be given April Goth, ~ 500 pm.
Prof, Thomas A, Dorsey " Chi.
cage il national president ~ the
group, which has Unions IN pTAc-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
Revival VIII
F00tuTe ChIcogo
Pdstor April 1890

Rev. A. N. Smith. former Macon
No, svanRsllst and 81 present I
Chicago pastor. viii conduct . re-
liEi0os revival April 10 through
April 20 ht Bsthss5a BsptisI
church.
Ths msstiaas wI1t bsRin
pronptIy 81 . ,. n. ssA yin b
Ash niGhsIy sEsSpt Saturday.
Rev. Smith 10 known a. Q dy,
mamie, convincing speaker.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
Adam Powell
Backs Randolph
Army Views

WAhilNhIuNt w. W tNNfAl
Representative Adam g. Powell,
Democrat. of New York, last Thurs.
day joined advocates II civil dia-
obedience 10 any draft o. universal
military training law the Congress
may enact
Unable ~ obtain tins In which 10
appear personally before tina Sen.
ate Armed Services COMMITTEES, Mr..
Powell fled . statement In which
he aaid the testimony given before
ths COMMITTEES by A. Phiiip Ran
dolph, president Of the Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Portsrs, "smphAti.
eAlly" atAtsd the mood II the col.
ored people u this country,
lie added that the viewpoint on.
pressed by Truman X, Gibson,
former civilian aid 10 the sseTs.
tary ~ War and member u PTsal.
dent T'rumAn'a Commission on Uni.
vsraai Training, did not even Tsp.
resent minority opinion,
Mr.. Powell, In his statement flsd
with ths COMMITTEES, said eolorsd
veterans and their families win
always remember Mr.. Gibson "as
the rubber stamp Uncle Tom who
Was used during ths war by the
War Department 10 east aHpeFaiona
on Negro troops In Italy willis these
same Negroes wsfs shedding thsiF
blood aud dying"
Not GsiaH 10 ~ FEiRhtsRsa
We are not going N BE- fright.
snsd by the cry Treason" Mr.
Powell said. referring 70 Senator
Morss's warning 70 Mr.. Randolph
that In tins u war civil disObs-
disnes 10 compulsory mtlitaSy sarv-
Ice would be treated ~ treason. Mr..
Powell addsdi
we. tho Negro people, fer
over 800 years have besn The
NEST loyal element u thls Do.
mosrasy. n the finger ~ lFsa-
500 ssR b pointed 81 aRysas, II
mast b. pointed Of thoss u yea
whs are traitors 10 our Constitn-
tisa anA 10 our lllll u Rights.
There aren't enough Jalls In
AmsTlss 10 hold the Negro ps0pls
who will REFUGE 10 bear arms In .
Jim Grow army. II you threaten
our leaders. then 70 10000 pulpits
II the Negro Church wiil thundsF
through their ministers against the
immoral Hypocrisy Of you, ths
leaders. ! dare you 10 arrest the
90 900 ministers 0f God In order
70 whItswash POUR un-AmsFIean-
lam.
Nurss Corps EHsIs4ss Negroes
Step BY step. this Congress h
pushing The Negro psOpls's backs
against the wall. Last March. you
refused 10 accept NY amendment
and yoa set up . permanent nurse
corps Of thu Armed Services which
Tigidly excluded Negro women.
you are now planning 70 pre-
ssnt . bilI suthoriSlng . permanent
womSn's auxiliary 70 The Armed
ssrysess This bsI3 again Tigidly
excludes Negroes daspiis Tie fast
that I appeared before he House
Armsd Services Committee and pre-
scented my amendments but thsy
were overwhelmingly defeated.
@And nov you think you can ram
UNIT down the thFoata II The Ne
gro psOpls. Wen. yoa san'ti We
refuse 10 bear aFus IN un-AmsEi.
can, Jim Grow armed services. That
choice h forced upon 10 BY our God.
eur eonssisnca, cur Constellation,
and he BIll Il Rights.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
Man Who ~POrKOt"
About Previous Wife
a. q a..

BuAd Tor divorce
Mrs Anna N. Reynolds ~ sei
g. Anthony Ave. hlsd suit
Monday. April 6. In District
court foF anEslmsHs II hss mar.
Tia9s 70 Isaiah RsyE0lda. Mrs
Reynolds says In bar complaint
hat she married Isaiah Rsy.
nolda. ~. In 0aklasA, Calf, In
Aagust, 1914, ss4 In JsnaaST.
is4S. . SUMMONS and eonplains
arrived fFom Q Mamie Rsynolds
from Dallas, TEXAS. suing for
divorces. he says whsn abs
ASKED hsr hasbsnd Ah,0st H. her
husband tSid bsV 10 had -Just
plain foEr0ttsn" sb0St tAs pro
yfous naSYiags.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09

rohAEs Of many clients during the
years, hs decided 20 take In . young
well trained man - . partner.
The firm name 10 now Butler.
Ward Realty Co. Mr.. Butter has
been active In the civic life u the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09

bringing salvation 90 n dying
world"
The Twin Cities union IL com.
posed o. II rholfS and choruRss
from Minneapolis and g. Paul
Mrs. Viola Nash ~ ~, Paul h
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
CALLS SOUTH TOTALITARIAN:
Lillian Smith Criticizes
Southern Liberals Silence
On Civil Rights Issue

NEW YORK CTTY-In a letter appearing In the N. Y.
Times Of April Lillian Smith noted southern writer severe
y criticized both southern and northern liberals for their Sc
ence the question Of civil rights since President Truman
message TO congress.
Miss Smith writing from her home In ClnYinn. Ga
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
Gibson. Reynolds NeGr Blows;
Randolph Threatens Civil
DisObedience Campaign If
u. M. T. Is Jim Crow

WASHINGTON (ANPl-The jimcruw system used by
armed forces blasted 10 high heaven before the
ate armed services committee Wednesday by Of the most
outstanding leaders Of this country While Of the wit
favored universal military training bi and
opposed T. all in accord that segregation and dseri
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st. Thomas Family
Night MpIs. YWCA
Saturday, April 10

Bring the family for . party ~
tAs Y.Wyc-A. ApTii 10, 81 . ,. n.
Square SanSinG. bowling, bridga.
AAmissl0a aos. Sponsored ~ The
BeeiAl Bsgytss Clab II o. Thomas
Church ,--aAyt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09

Next week this pGpas win
print tho opinions Of white
Twin Citidns on the question
Of Negro participation in q
Jim Crow drrnsd forces.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09

81 Paul's oldest Negro realty
Arm founded n ysars HEo BY W. s.
Butler has taken into the firm
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09
VOL. XIV NO. IS
Twin Citians Support
Randolph; Won't Accept
Jim Crow Armed Forces
IN CARL 81. ROWAN

A. Phillip Randolphs statement last week before Con-
gressonal committee that Negro sentiment to
segregated participation in another appears well founded
Many possible dratees in the Twin Cities that they will
fight" others state that the armed forces viii find in
them. individual whom they would be better of without
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-04-09

Ralph ward. IT. . young CT grad
usts ~ TIE UufvsEsity 81 Mime
sgta-
Mr.. Butler started IN ths rsal
estate and fnsaEuhcs bostnsas IN
- ed CilaIlisn Block - Kourth
snA Jaeksoa O. MaEch -, 1871.
ssncs Msrch. fs11. hs he's had e.
Gess at 3SI Ron1s Ava Mr.. Buahax
tsid rspoEtErs hSn11y thss h 49,
prssiassoa fer ths lgyalav nna ~
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tically every state, and one In Can.
ada, The groups purpose h "to
promote the Gospel In song IN
, 1948-10-30


ST. CRoIx CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Christiansted, Virgin Islands
October Is, 1s48
Dear Voter
This is a direct personal appeal to you from a group of Gil
vic-minded individuals who comprise the membership of the
81. CROX CIVIC ASSOCIATION. We have endeavored to-
contact you via public appearances, we will continue to CON-
duct our lectures, but in order to be certain that we reach all
those who have been and are privileged to exercise the fran
chise, we have decided to send you this letter,
Here is our platform:
/. Stabilized Agricultural Program.
g. Unemployment Relief
:. Development Of Water Supply System
4 Improved Recreational Facilities
s.. Identification Improvements
s.. Institutional Adjustments
Here are the candidates who will work for this platform,
the interest Of the general public, and for whom we are asking
you to vote. I
ALpHoNso S. FORBES
FRANK ELMoRE JACOBS
For Christiansted Town & Suburbs
and
ERIC H. CARROLL
For Member-atLarge
Our candidates are also determined on relieving the COM
munity of certain oppressive legislation. We are confident that
as team we can better accomplish the planks Of our platform
and other matter affecting the public interest.
We are aware of the fact that you have been exposed tol
all issues in this present campaign. We are asking you to con-
slider everything very carefully, and we remain confident that
you will make your selections in our. favor.
Anticipating STRAIGHT TICKET for the above candi-
dates, we are,
Fraternally yours, u
ST. CROK CIVIC ASSOCIATION
, 1948-10-30

1. Stabilized Agricultural Program.
2. Unemployment Relief
3. Development Of Water Supply System
4 Improved Recreational Facilities
5. classification Improvements
s. Institutional Adjustments
Evening star., 1948-10-13

sprawling magnolia scented planta-
ton and slews of handsome people
strutting around in pre-Civil War
wardrobes and he will turn out a
picture that is never less than grand.
Every single shot in his album of
the Dabneys is visually dramatic,
whether it shows the life blood of
Dabney son discoloring a river, or
poor paralyzed Norma lying like a
Powers model in her presumably
pain filled boudoiir
Director Marshalls sole instruc-
ton to his players might we'll have
been that they could let fly in all di-
recticns without in any way over
acting the story Of Tap Roots"
Clearly, they have taken him at
his word. Even such a corking actor
as Heflin accepts the challenge Of
the story with relish. His Rhett
Butler is played with all the stops
out, but Heflin is fellow who can
make you share his enthusiasm for
this sort Of thing. Another who does
the same is Boris Karloff, Chock-
taw, or you-all type of Indian. who
travels through Tap Roots" as a
kind Of unintentionally comic char
acter.
Miss Hayward, Miss London and
the others on the distaff side look
dramatic, and act perhaps a bit too
much so. If that is possible in such
lusty fiction as Tap Roots"
Evening star., 1948-10-13

TAP ROOTS" uniyersal-Internationa
Picture Of Walter Wanser production pro
duced and directed by George Marshall.
screenplay BY Alan lie May, additional
dialogue by Lionel Wiggam. from the novel
by James Street. At Keith's.
The Cast.
Keith Alexander Van Heflin
Norma Dabney Susan HAYWARD
TiShomingo " Boris Karloff
Aven Dabney Julie London
Clay MacIvor- Whitfield Connor
Hoab Dabney - Ward Bond
Bruce Dabney Richard Long
Reverend Kirkland Arthur Shields
DR.. Macintosh - Griff Barnett
She!ie ---------S Sandra Rodgers
Dabby Ruby Dandridge
Sam Dabney y Russell Simpson
Evening star., 1948-10-13

Venus" Bob apparently realizes
that his career can't be played with
any longer. When saw him lunch
ing at Romanoff's yesterday, he told
me he reports to Metro in a week
or SO for Ready for Romance"
X X X X
John Garfield is doing the old
bicycle act between Columbia s
Rough Sketch" and Metro-Enter-
prise's Force of Evil" where John
is ding a trailer for the picture.
Elizabeth Scott received a st
Christopher's medal set with rubies
for her birthday. From whom?
Lizzie isn't talking but I am. Her
very much undercover beau is New
York-Hollywood socialite Stass
Reed.
Dana Andrews gets back to Holly
wood from his THE Affairs of
Adelaide" location jaunt in London
IN a few weeks. Then, after a brief
Evening star., 1948-10-13


Latest specimen OF Wanger's zest
for probing our past is Tap Roots
new screen attraction at Keiths.
Originally a pulpy fiction by James
Street dealing with swashbuckling
family of planters in Mississippi,
TAP Roots" is now bizarre tapes
try that conforms almost perfectly
to the Hollywood formula.
1t has everything designed to
make it cinema best seller, incluo-
ing Susan Hayward dressed amaz-
ingly like all of those Dusty heroines
who just now are the style on dust
jackets of the most popular fiction.
1t deals in war and love as the hu-
man hearts great tempests. And,
in the process of doing so. it photo
graphs a Mississippi whose very
swamps are beautiful.
This may not be true, but you
can't have people as rich and racy
as the Dabneys living in squalor and
dilapidation.
These Dabneys, Author Street said
In the original novel, were terrific.
The screen version reiterates it.
There are moments when the latter
cannot be as outspoken-especially
about the carvings on of the beau
tiful Dabney daughters-but it GER
tainly suggests they lived vehement
ly by private Dabney code. A lot
of men were prepared to die for the
girls. Norma and Aven, and it turns
out that a lot of them do. Some of
these found 1t more worth while
than others.
Locale Of the yarn spun in Wan
gers vivid Technicolor is Missis-
sippi's old Lebanon valley. The time
Is 1850, just before the Civil War.
Forty-five years before. the original
Dabney, old Sam, carved on a gi-
gantic tree that all the land visible
from the top thereof was Dabney
land. The tone of his carved legend
made it clear that this gigantic
acreage was subject to no law save
Dabney law.
Tap Roots" is concerned with
the great test of Old Sans ukase.
The North and South are going to
war but the Dabneys, who love a
fight better than either, decide the
Lebanon valley shall be neutral
This gives the Dabneys their COL
lective war, Dabneys VS.. the Con-
federacy. That. however. is merely
one of the conflicts raging in Tap
Roots"
The storm in every Dabney soul
sets him more or less at war with
everyone else in the family. Norma
(Miss Hayward Is the Scarlett
O'Haraish daughter and she and the
Melanie-like Aven Julie London)
are dueling over young Clay Nc
liver, handsome Confederate major.
Aven wins a temporary victory
when Norma is paralyzed in a fall
from her horse, but what Norma
does to the sanctity of that mar
riage later is unprintable.
Meanwhile, being too much
Dabney to conflne her interest to
one hunk of handsome Clay. Norma
Is involved with a chip off Rhett
Butler. a fellow played by Van
Heflin. This sharp -tongued. swash-
buckling duelist is actually what
impolite society have always called
such men. but, legitimately or
otherwise. there is no doubt that
he was born for Norma.
Obviously, then, Tap Roots" is
high enough in love interest that
the great climactic battle scene be-
tween the Dabneys and the Confed-
eracy is so much gliding of an al
ready too dramatic lily.
George Marshall who directed
TAP Roots" is a man with a great
eye for pageantry. Give him a
Evening star., 1948-10-13

ADJUSTMENTS
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Hollywood:
JOan's Return
To Metro Lot
Is FOreSeen
By SheiIoh Grohom

Joan Crawford is returning to
Metro! I heard that Joan Is having
quiet confabs with Louis B. Mayer
and Dore Schary, who want her to
make her schoolteacher story, Miss
O'Brien." for Leo the lion. Mr..
Mayer has always had a soft spot
for Joan and the millions she used
to make for him during most of her
20 years at Metro.
Clark Gable is still burning over
his duck-hunting brush with the
authorities last year. He has can
celed his 40-acre shooting lease near
Bakersfield-swears he will never
60 within 100 miles of the place.
Robert Walker isn't doing so we'll
at the box Office in "One Touch of
Evening star., 1948-10-13

George Marshall who directed
tap Roots" is a man with a great
eye for pageantry. Give him a
Evening star., 1948-10-13

Sings Again" He didn't know it,
but his wife, Betty Garrett, stand
ing just out of eyesight. was imitat-
ing Larry initiating Jolson. In the
next picture. Betty may play Jolson.
The Wallace Beery paternity suit
Evening star., 1948-10-13
A-20' THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c.
WEDNESDAY, ocroBER
'TapRoots' Highly Colored Tale
Of Passion in the Old South
By Joy Cormody

Producer Walter Wanger will qualify
teachers OF American history
color No has gaudiy
arenoby anarchial politics.
Wange the hint historic
he will make
Evening star., 1948-10-13

rest on his yacht, he goes to work
for Goldwyn in Secrets" then to
Goth Century-Fox for "Slattery's
Hurricane.
Jimmy Cagney will make a hand
some profit if he sells his "Only the
Valiant to Paramount-they want
it for Alan Ladd. Jimmy paid $50
900 for the Charles Marquis Warren
best-seller. Paramount, so I hear,
has offered Jimmy double. BY the
way, what happened to Cagney's
independent picture plans? You
don't hear a peep about them any
more.
4
Larry Parks was rehearsing "1s
1t True What They Say About
Dixie?" in front of the biggest
mirror I've yet seen for "Jolson
Evening star., 1948-10-23
| 6-Pound Girl Born
During Forum on
lCMi Rights
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-A child was
born last night at Town Hall to a
delegate attending forum on civil
rights.
The child, a girl weighing [
pounds, was delivered in the ladies
room OF the Town Hall Club lounge
by another former delegate, ply
sician, after the meeting was inter-
rupted for several minutes.
The mother, Mrs. Arthur Lesser
jr., of Castle Point, Hoboken, N. j.
wife of an associated professor OF
economics at Stevens Institute OF
Technology, Hoboken, was attending
an institute on community audits
sponsored by the National Citizens
Council on Civil Rights.
A few minutes before the birth
Mrs. Lesser left the meeting room
with an acquaintance.
DR.. James E. White of Mount Yer
non. N. Y, a hemotologist Of Kings
County Hospital, Brooklyn, was
summoned from the forum by ar
employe of the Town Hall Club ant
went to the woman's assistance.
f. DIR. White said later that "botf
the mother and child seemed fine"
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Seven New York BusIines
Face Strike Threat Tuesday
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Strike no.
tices, ordering them to quit work
at 9 am. Tuesday, have been issued
to $500 drivers and maintenance
men of seven privately owned bus
lines here.
The lines handle an estimated
3,5OO,O 900 passengers daily.
The strike threat evolved from q
three-Way snarl involving the Pub.
lie Service Commission, the carriers
and Local 100 of the CIO Transport
Workers Union.
Michael j. Quill, TWU president
said the impending walkout is di.
rected at the Public Service Com.
mission rather than the operators
The union has urged the PSC t.
grant permanent fare increases i'm.
mediately so union members ca,
collect an estimated $4,000 ir
retroactive back pay raises which
the companies say they are unable
to pay.
Lines involved are the Third Ave.
nue. Transit Corp, the New Yorl
City Omnibus Corp, the Fifth Ave.
nue. Coach Co., the Steinway Omni.
bus Corp, Queens-Nassau Transit
Lines, Inc; Jamaica Buses and tn,
Avenue B and East Broadwa,
Transit Co.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
$4,000 More Donors
Than in 1947 Needed
To Meet Chest Goal
Contributors This Year
TotoI l28,057, With Gifts
Pledged Averaging $ll.86

The success of the Community
Chest Federation's campaign to
raise $4,566,790 depends on gifts
from about 10000 more con-
tributors than last year, accord
ing to Chanucey G. Parker, gen.
eral campaign chairman.
In last years campaign, which
brought in a total more than 1,000,-
600 short of what is sought in the
1949 drive, there were $4,000 gifts
averaging slightly more than SIC
each.
This year the average gift from
the 128,057 contributors whose gifts
already have been pledged is $11.86
Mr.. Parker said. There still are
258,0 900 persons, including house
wives, Government employees and
employees of business firms to be
solicited, according to conservative
estimates.
Trend Upward.
"There is no doubt in my mind,
he added, that the trend of many
gifts is upward. I feel confident
that by sustaining the level o1
average gifts and by picking up only
about $4,000 more contributions
than we recorded last year we car
meet the needs of our Red Feather
agencies"
There are 104 of these agencies
in the Washington area and the
USO which depend on the Chest
campaign for their operating funds
1t has been estimated that one
(See CHEST, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Israel Reports Attack
By Syrian Forces

TEL AVN, Israel, Oct. % P).-
Arab forces believed to be Syrians
attacked Jewish positions north oi
Lake Hula and captured height al
Sheikh Abbad, the Israeli command
announced today.
The height is in the region oi
Manarah, between Syria and Leb-
anon.
The spokesman said the Arab
offensive was launched during the
night and severe fighting continues
this morning"
"a communique from Beirut,
Lebanon, last night said Jewish
concentrations near Monarch for
the last three days showed the
Jews were preparing to attack.
CThe Lebanese communique
said Jewish forces with tank
support attacked El Houle where
they were repulsed after a days
fighting by Lebanese artillery.
The report said 200 Jews were
killed.
Earlier, u N. truce observers had
reported all quiet in Southern
Palestine.
The U. N. is trying to arrange a
meeting between Jewish and Egyp-
tian authorities to discuss Negeh
positions and possibly take prelimi-
nary steps in the final peace settle
ment, it was learned today.
All Israel still was blacked out last
night in fear of bombings.
In Cairo an Egyptian War Min
istry spokesman said last night a
Jewish plane dropped bomb on
an Egyptian position at DER Suneid
in Southern Palestine, after the U
N. cease fire went into effect.
Haifa dispatches said U. N. truce
headquarters announced negotia-
tions would begin at once to imple-
ment the Security Councils resolu-
ton for withdrawal of both sides
to the lines held October IA, when
the fighting broke out,