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Evening star., 1949-08-03

the national headquarters here
was said to have spent $4,000 up
to date in 1949. Members said
this compared with only $278.000
spent in the same period of 1915,
a year before the 1916 congress
sional elections which the Repub-
licanS won.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Mrs. EccIes Wins Divorce
In One Day in Utah Court
By the Associated Press

OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 3.-Mar-
riner s. Ecles. member of the Fed
eral Reserve Board in Washing
ton, was divorced yesterday by
Maysie Y. EccleS.
The action was filed late in the
day and the divorce was granted
in a special session of court before
District Judge John A. Hendricks.
Mrs. Eccles was granted a set
tlement of a net income in excess
of $4,000 a year after taxes. She
waived all demands against her
husband for costs, attorney fees
and alimony.
The plaintiff charged Mr.. Eccles
had treated her "cruelly" to the
extent of causing mental stress. "
She said he had lived apart from
her for eight years.
They were married in Logan.
Utah, July 8, 1918. They have
two sons and a daughter, all mar
ried,
Evening star., 1949-08-03

the University of Iowa and major
in mechanical engineering.
The Rathbone's oldest daughter
won a Virginia State scholarship
in elementary education. She will
continue at Madison College. Fred
ericksburg, where she has COM
pleted one year.
Both children are graduates of
Washington-Lee High School in
Arlington. Mr.. Rathbone is af-
flliated with a family heating and
plumbing business, D. L. Rathbone
Sons, in Arlington.
The Rathbone's have two other
children, Sally, 13. and David, 8.
Evening star., 1949-08-03

Base, has been
transferred to
a t t e n d t h e
Command and
General Staff
School at Fort
LeavenW or t h,
kans.
T he officer
has been at
MATS H e a d.
quarters since
July, 1948. Prior
to being deputy
public informa-
ton officer. he
q, i f.-,
Evening star., 1949-08-03

March, 1916. to July of last year,
as executive and chief Of public
information for the Air Force in
the Pentagon.
During the war, Col. Brown
served for % months overseas as
an executive officer of the 401st
Bombardment Group. He entered
the Air Force in April, 1912.
Col. Brown is from New York
and graduate Of Colgate Uni
versity in Hamilton. N. Y.
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Death Of Library Guard
Is Listed as Suicide

A certificate Of suicide has been
issued in the death of Robert O.
Pace, 48, a Library of Congress
guard who. was found shot to
death yesterday in his basement
apartment at 230 Eighth street
Sc. Deputy Coroner Christopher
Murphy issued the certificate.
Detectives said an investigation
showed Mr.. Pace shot himself as
his wife, Irene. 80, was packing to
leave for her former home in Hen
dersonville, N. c., with her H.
year-old son by a previous mar
riage. .
Evening star., 1949-08-03
Col. Brown Leaves MATS
To Go 10 Command School

/ 1t. Col. Charles A. Brown,
deputy public information officer
for the Military Air Transport
Service at Andrews Air Force
Evening star., 1949-08-03

The United States, which has
been manufacturing clay floor and
wall tile for only 80 years. now
produces more clay tile than any
other country.
Evening star., 1949-08-03

Hutchinson Is Confirmed
The Senate last night confirmed
the nomination of Knox r. Hutch
inson of Tennessee to be Assist
ant Secretary Of Agriculture.
Action was by voice vote.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
Letters To The Editor

Editor with mixed emotions the article the April
edition that penned Mr. VINO wasn't
the ostered political vuTss who
find attempt embaTrAss Individual rather
than attack the services and their written pess and 70 tell the
public he truth
u prepared whole
and the selfish motives behind their actions
attempt against
meeting people and civilians
alike discussions and Mr. Ben
perhaps he wouldn't pnned the false expressed
by preudiced briefly attempt
the pubeS benefit those veterans who are seeking their rights for
which they present entitled TO- under the Army Plan for all
veterans.
nothing prayers hopes the Minnesota
National Guard Indignation Of would be- marvellous achsv
would believe that
holding up their am only tax payer not politician
But q Qualification the National Guard State
Military organization partially financed BY the Government and
Organized Reserves Of the Regular Army
wholly Minnesota Reserves
under command Of the Fifth Army.
Negro reserves.
faithfully and earned by merit and hard work.
and honorable prestige been hOnoraby
discharged relieved Of duties and joined the
these and credits their must
requisite member AetVated unit the Reserves
Some Battle stars. designating participation
Major engagements personally have four Battle stars and too
feel that shod protect rights and share the benefits that
10 be had At the present time,
National opposed the Organized Re
they opposed Army
segregation policy fact Of these leaders members Of the
Reserves all the country
very
all other vet
be members AcVAd unit this limited to
O only twenty
fight rights Negro
u Minnesota has and because grade
requesting younger
opportunity older should do
th becausr their laundering they disrupt confuse
thu younger pcOplea progressive programs
Thank MT Newman consideration wish
In sndsavorS A. Todd Minneapolis MINI
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
". eouaioos nGNoom EXPLAINS POSITION

EDITOR past
the Of Mime
with interest Since longer member Of organi
torers placing without
dge think clearing and
the public should know
requested my record i'm
msdaty learning dump for all col
April Eks When this question the two
meetings Sunday April lg9 the known
eyaded Information given by Capt
shuck tho telephone
After being student for eight RoTC and four years
duty beyond doubt there is
white black it's plain and mill
take have commanded white and coored off
enlisted and school with them,
citizens did speak such unit
posed by individuals would BE- oondoning the
very thing VI fighting against
this unit continues In Intended by and the
would have three objeetvU which
right country Receive for
twelve meetings meeting month"; and To
points for retirement
the first objective Of Of those that ell
ghe would have la
second objective the list lieutenant would be 80 90
enlisted would be considerable
that nancy would make break any
third objective which points would
eligible of twenty
making 30 point
meetings and meeting month and 10 points for
camps of two weeks duration,
Chances greater Cong~a pass pension
World War vets than making minimum Of so points
per year q 20 period
American citizens and heads
by cleaning
up democracy places
used
since the state Of Minnesota has gone on record in passing
armed
write political leaders them continue
fighting the bill 10 be passed into COrdKr Hendon
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
The Khan PuekS EN- On

The Brooklyn pcdgs Jackie Rohinson and Roy Campcnss
prominently lineup played before nearly 10000 BASEBALL fans
Atlanta tho weekend
Ponce which seats only lAs00 anmcd by
Of 1890 for sundays game, largest evef.
That the Dodgers tho Atlanta
10 not the important thing
IL important that the ku Kix Kana threat to
prooH eOorrd stars from performing HSrd when
that the sera would be played ~ scheduled
Dragon then countered with threat 20
10000 agree boycott Atlanta FOR the No
one 10 paying any his substitute threat
they to and they're whiting to lay
privilege All that needed big
enough attraction,
prove thing however They the
advertising than could buy and
wouldn't 20 learn that old sam himself" there
20 90 q al
That q able TO wanglc pass Atm. American.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
Rlack Naflon In fhe South7

of the terats ~ the people
1889 present the Communist party
posaI black SOUTH Millions
Americans first read o the plan Tuesdays
trials New York. federal
freely circulated held bait
Negroes formation black soviet from Virginia mississippi
solution 70 the problem of whtoNsGro relations tho
United states.
kind of dupsT Negro state nation
cspt imagination the Negro
approach tho minds Of the
recognizing background
Negro any
faith In any fantastic program.
What party
yet learned majority Negroes
greater
they under fellow
solution
made This the why
Negro great support millions
increasing demanding
play the American Of color
Negroes except well
responsibilities citizenship plan
party will
portunty gain many
clAsnnhip coming
realistic thinking part Negroes
ignore fact that the International situation will have effect
Nsgowhts problems In America However
patocay prefers to America Itself back
with tsis suggestion foreign possible
Negro nation the south other part
comparable nbos back to Africa scheme
Of Negro state within the
friends Negroes within cont
United states
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

Members Of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity of the Mdwsstern
Jurisdiction TO the Twin Cities noSt week for
their ipte Regional conference.
Alpha Phi Alpha the oldest Of the college fraen
Of thu group has traditions and
public service 10 the people Minneapolis
Raymond W. national pedent Of the fraternity for
four terms.
the fraternity has been most active In encouraging Negro youth
the organization Ma
Foundation which emphasized the need for trained
and
Ciss will play host 10 the Aphas April ~ through
had reputation for real hop
tally they welcome Tor the Alpha
and their Ruesta
public opportunity observe the type Of leader
ship Alpha ranks when pubic held at Pilgrim hap
church. H. Paul sunday May at S'So y m.
Minneapolis g. Paul proud to welcome the Aphas May
their sncoean of their regional meetings
fraternity history.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

spite Of cur impAtisncs with the
sloWnssS Of racial advance, the
truth remains the cause cannot
advance faster than an snligh-
tened public opinion. however
much W. may gain say those
who make bold to say -.
Ne may decry lntsrEarlAl
EeSa Win and all We wan. and
Nc may diSPaFage latsFTaclal e.
tertS aad Ee.tarcs hswxSce
frehlr. the stubborn fact re-
mains that after sach cAagres.
sloaal 80 eack - Ne have ~
ceatly WttRea~eA eur ealy hspe
y IN . growing caIEhscansrat
that stems estA trum TIE
NcGrSS sWa efforts and fEOm
that ~ the whites whs wish
thsss VIII
One Of the haprisss signs Of cur
rvat svVnts ts the growing tRcins'
ton % Negroes 10 Acknowietgs
what mary havs srstwhGls sParned
and that u The genuine goodwill
" many ~ the whites q The
south. ThsrV WAS . time and n
seeHss past thanks ss-thAt gvpn
% intimate the PsSsaey % inter
racial goodwill would call down
upon sGcs bead the wrath % tn
raShly Intellectual VINO claimed
that some other way" had bssu
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

found whereby the Negro minor
tty could over-powcr the white
majority and force Il to cvacuate
its last stand against the onrush-
ing tide Of time and events. The
futhty Of such premise can best
be eomPrrhendcd when we con-
template the debaele that ls Con
grrss in It's rumissness In dealing
with the eivtl rights issues
The growth OF pubic sentiment
in behalf Of civil rights may be all
too slow. and the advocacy Of
further dependence upon this
growth may seen at times Illogical
and fatuous, but In the clutch we
must fall bach upon this self-same
growth Of humane sentiment
whereby the Negro can within his
limits fight for his own redsmp-
ton, Nor Ia u cowardiee 20 hade
our time % long - we keep our
eyes on the prise Of han-fledged
citizenship,
One OF the most sanitary g.
poets Of the recent congressional
dceacle mas been the coalition BE-
tween Democrats and Republicans
The tnCurahls Negro Republicans
cannot gainsAy M who went all
out for Truman. They certainly
cannot huri into our teeth we
told you So" for republicans no
less than democrats are psrticepa
ersninis and thsFe 10 no reason
to believe things would have been
different under . republican adj
ministPation.
what then shall wS do nextt
The ansWer 10 too simple for re-
petition. Each Negro must BY his
stauneh CHRISTIAN character and
industry and common sense win
more white converts 70 our cause
IN ths south ard north n 10 hsfzS
done and q can further - done,
II must BE- dcasi Character 10 TIE
OnGy thing that can unloek tn
Door Of fun GlsdEed sitis<nshaP In
tbs country. Let's conttnus 30 IN
sun upFightnesA honesty. -
coming esh&vier. TIE Chrastaan
Spirit patriotism and race toyalty
and fAiIA IN ourselves, cur fei1sw-
men ana In eur tsAcherA cca'
These are nsxt 10 Be q ws kssv
W ths flgAt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
courss7 Yes; BaIloss Too

The Negro 10 learning 10 the courts effectively for hts
own good learn 10 the ballot his interest HIS
developing consciousness win naturally make him all
rights under Constitution and tho
being good etiasn
people TvalEng that heavily
an hs cor&a 4 Indicated the frequency they
r 10 grievances In the courts The Scce they have had Will
prompt 10 continue to ats c'r nsh To secure n class
should b.
apped An our judicial Hss9 Court rulings in Missouri South Cam
Ina ana Kentucky recently havS encourage NeSs and all other
Geo.. VINO want democracy to work honestly.
,, ~, must not the ballot We oWr to ourselves to
49, n more nteEUnty and effectively Like the rOd Of MOss
vonders Able Congressman paWson told
4, V.l,lor, ana few days that the Amer
49, ar determine huars BY the way he his vote
Iau,svina pafandsr.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
ny Nell RuMsnlI

The Saturday Review Of Ltsra-
ture described Victory In My
Hands" ~ AN inspiration TO the
many hundreds OF thousands of
war veterans Htill In the veterans
hospitals throughout the country"
The book is more than that II
should be an Inspiration TO every
one who reads the story.
From the time Harold Russell
writes Of his awakening in q hos
pital to find his hands gone, 10 the
final chapters in which he dis
cuSses the folly Of intolerance. this
story In intriguing reading. His
description OF life In u paratrOoper
training camp, the explosion that
led 10 the loss OF his hands and
arms. the heart-breaking period Of
reRdJustmeht. all OF these episodes
are told In u simple, straight-for-
ward manner vitality necessary to
keep such q book from becoming
q look how -brave-I-am treatise.
Ills account Of Hollywood
and the people he met there
when he went 90 the coast 20
make Best Years Of Our Lives
adds 20 the interest Of his story.
Ills straight forward but Scath-
Ing comment on Charles Chap
I'm, whom ho met At . party,
certainly wont do anything 30
raise the already slSiddlng public
opinion Of that gentleman. The
book takes the reader behind
the scenes Of Hollywood movie
making. MeaMrA. Russell and
RoaeR doR't Irt Hollywood off
too lightly In the process
The army doctors cryptic
statement to Russell: You're not
crippled. you're merely handicap
ped applies to many an individual
who has lost his way. not physic-
ally. but spiritually. RusSell's ex-
perienee has taught him that big
otry and intolerance are as Grip
ping to q human being as loss OF
actual physical capacities, more so
perhaps
Victory In My Hands" contains
humor. simple philosophy without
preaching, and q lot OF common
sense. It's the kind Of book you
feel better for having read.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

Relations Board. all complaints Of
Negro workers against either en-
pI0yera or union under the Nation
al Labor Relations Act come un-
der DenhAm's Jurisdiction. A man
who believes. a. Denham does,
that Southern Negro workers are
lazy, shiftIeas. have 10 be pushed
and driven 10 do . full days work,
and can not be depended on to tell
the truth. il not the type Of per-
son for such . position or any
other position under the National
Labor Relations Act.
During my investigation Of Den
ham continued 10 hear reports
about his being anti-semetic a.
wen a. Anu-Negro. I have refused
10 make that charge until now be-
cause I did not want 20 60 off on
rumora. Denham'a anti-Negro
position Ia down In black and
white. Some Of Il 10 in his own re-
port In the Phelps case tI0 MIR.
u. cases 1881 Dcnham's anti
Semitic pretudices are not written
down by him In any documents
shown TO me: therefore I wanted
proof before making the charge.
now have that proof in affi-
dawt form from persons ! would
set up against Denham at any
time or any place, The affidavits
show that DenhAm was hostile 10
the appointment Of Jewish lawyers
as Trial Examiners on the Nation
al Labor Relations Board staff. He
has openly taken the position that
Jews were not capable Of under
standing things the way white
Gsntiles do, and that they should
not be- selected for important pub
lie positions
DenhAms violent anti-semitism
Ia exceeded only by his Negro
phobia. Yet this II the man who
has authority to pass on every
complaint Of a Jewish or Negro
worker under the National Labor
Relations Act and to decide
whether the complaint shall be
prosecuted or dropped.
A law OF man ia different from
a law of nature. The law Of grav-
Lty. which Is q law Of nature, OPP
crates automatically. Throw o
stone in the air and automatically
II falls by operation of the law Of
gravity. The National Labor Re
lations Act IL a law of man. Let q
Jewish OF Negro worker have =
just complaint under the National
Labor Relations Aet--h he does not
automAtIea ally get relief. What he
gets depends upon the bias or pre-
iudicc of the officer who invest.
gates and handles his complaint.
This IL nothing new to us. The
18th. itth and 18th Amendments
have been on the books since Re-
construction. but they have not
been enforced. Nothing was wrong
with the Amendments: the trouble
has lain with the men who are
supposed to enforce them.
The National Labor Relations
Act ia no better than the General
Counsel who Is Its chief enforcing
officer
Right now We have . particu-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

younger generation
impatient thinking casually perceive
printed young Minneapolis years old
frank and challenging that reprint this belOCN
Toesossr Talks About TssBossrs
As long I a eenager myself going
about Negro Minneapolis What have noticed about
Minneapolis their conduct terrible
especially public Boys gi many
their conduct terrible and they embarrassing
white
couldn't heart hem a Negro
Negro boys out public and tackle each other
other roughoung another yelling at the Of
their voices and calling their best friends awful
Perhaps they they being d
people think They probably think It's awful
talk about behind
children wonder
Negro boys girs very
fully working for their church and they aren't It.
them church and act like they do public
cracking jokes gggng They Sunday
church Of the makes difference them But
white church you'll mostly find young people
other criticism for the Negro that they don't think
hardly kids with white
along With the white children
in school It is n a school full of Negro children
especially
gathered
Negro they get along
children do they along with their teachers
couldn't
picking Sometimes might be I'd
chdns attitudes and conduct towards
poor
My suggestion b Negro boys girls
attitude everybody every
theyn grow reputation they
won't find much prejudice in the world
people asking What's Wrong With Negro
neapOus JACKSON 2O4S Minneapolis
Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

larry bad combination: . Taft
Hartley Act which needs amend
ment, and q General Counsel who
needs to be removed. Denham
must be removed II minority
workers rights are 70 be given
full protection under the present
Act or any future changes in the
Act. lie must be removed not only
from his position a. General
Counsel but from every other posi-
ton where the rights Of minority
workers have TO be submitted TO
his aHti-semstic and anti-Negro
pretudiees,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

There n q valuable iesscn sug.
Eested to the Negro in his strag.
Gle for his rights II cannot b.
doubted that for the immediate
prvasnl our hopes for civil rights
legislation have temporarily been
bushtet. The coalition between
dcceItSNil northerncrs Ind deter.
mined southsrpers has sueSecIled
beyond the fondrSt hopes Of the
DtxtcCratA The cause Of inter
national righteousness has been
thrown fer q staggering loss; but
u 10 Just ~ well for Va 90 under
stand that the Temporary set back
does not mean ultimate defeat for
the cause Of civil rights a. they
pertain To- American NeErCea
civil rights legislation win prc-
vail In this country sooRcr OF later
This nation must save the Negro
or ITSELF ee lost and this 10 the
moral swOrd 81 panocles that l.
forever suspended ahoVe tho ueCk
% this country, This nation could
not exist half slavr And hair trvc
in the times Of ilncaln AMI u can.
rot today, The Immediate problem
before the Negro today u what
shAI we 10 RsStt What u cur
next new; fes the neat meve Is
oars
In spite u osE rash EcRsrahaa-
tons from time 10 time and In
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

weIl-known writer Buckhn
Moons new novel without Mag
nohas." released from Doubleday
and company. last week, has been
selected the winner Of the George
Washington Carver award The
book presents the whole PNnor-
anna Of Negro nfe: the eonssrva-
tive middle clasA the intellectual.
the idealistic radical and the
dowutrOdden masses. Mr.. Moon IL
also author Of The High Cost OF
Prejudice" and Primer for White
Falkz lamp
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
Moot Question: What
Should We Do Next?
Nv DEAN GORDON Il. HANCOCK

RICHMOND, NA-t has been said Of Napoleon that his
genius consisted largely In knowing what TO do next IL mat
tered how Strengthened his circumstances how bitterly
the enemies pressing upon his valiant cohorts he
er loss to what the His resoureefuness
was unlimited Accounting to his hIographers.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22
ALONG THIS
WAY
BY CHARLES II. HOUSTON

Washington ID. C.-Reeently have had occasion to be
very critical Of Robert DenhAm General Council Of the Ma
toa Labor Relations Board for his Negro attitude do
not Mr. Denha personally and there nothing personal
my opposition But he occupies spot no confirmed Negro
General Counsel of the National Labor
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-22

and workers should be- covered by social security
matter OF fact thrar glasses
badly ether class Of workers
Often they exploited woa Al % they usually
need every obtain This glad
AteFnt0a which largely Negro
brahp supporting R 2spa which sd expand social security to
cludo farm and domestic labor
Smart learning debate with the fair v
usually Ths gals all Of their debates
or the other
The Nome nugget., 1949-10-31

WXLN will broadcast News Casts every day at 8:00 a.m.. 10:00 a.m- ll:0o a.m.. l2:30 p.m.. ZOO p.m.. 500 p.m. l0:00 p.m. and ll:00 p.m.. only if inc programs received and scheduled at these spots are 2s minute programs.
The Nome nugget., 1949-10-31
Alaska Railroads Car Repair Shop
 Dedicated Friday

FAIRBANKS (P) - DignitarieS and throngs of Fairbanks resi- dents attended the dedication of the new Alaskan railroad car re- pair shop Friday.
 It's part of the $7O0O,O00 ter minal yard project.
 The railroads new 1,0O0-horse- power diesel engine changed through the cheering crowd to part the blue and white ribbon.
 Col. J. P. Johnson, general man. ager of the railroad, was principal speaker. He told the audience that with the completion of the work, Fairbanks can boast the most up-to-date rail facilities in the world"
 Congressmen present were dele gate Bartlett of Alaska, and Reps. Wickersham, Okla; Allen, Calif.; and Tolefson, Washington.
 Others on the program included Joe Flakne, Alaska director for the interior departments division of Territories; Frank Angerman, Fourth Division legislator; Dean William Elmhirst Duckering, Uni versity of Alaska. Col. John Kane, Ladd Air Force Base, and Mayor Maurice T. Johnson.
 Larry Moore, assistant to Col. John, was master of ceremonies.