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you Can Do 1t On Your Own!''
by Mrs. Howard Conn

You canbut can't You I'm handicapped lin trying
write individual the
interesting things your
In order to illustrate graphically Of the fields which
opening had be selectve This time I'm lodging that
hazard.
The first Negro obtain position
big retail good deal publicity did the
Committee Employment Opportunity ground
work Recently
proudly her job entirely help
from anybody
way ought gratihed
all it is Up NicoIet Avenue
you alert girls creeds
hind counters and desks But not enough of them
though burden proof lies
you
Any good employment manager discriminating He's dscrm
mating deliver goods?" dscmina
dependable seeian toes?
discriminating you pleasant helpful
quietly discriminating
your clothing makeup appro
pirate?
Yes discriminating - but don't approach him with
psychological
secretary he find, the best salesgir
big job qualify yourself every respectbe ready
willing competition. Then YOU CAN DO IT ON
YOUR OWN.
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fies the debts. Yet it is exactly
the kind of propaganda which
burns deeply into the conscious
ness of Asiatics, and helps to
persuade them that Americans
look down upon all colored peo-
Piles as interiors who should not
share the white mans rights.
There is a case against state
hood for Alaska and Hawaii which
deserves a respectful hearing. But
to oppose statehood because it
might benefit the Negro is to
embrace the unworthiest of all
arguments. This is no time to be
raising the issue of white superb
ority, even obliquely, while we
seek to establish our good faith
and good intentions toward Asia's
colOred millions.
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DIXIE NEcRoEs-WHITEs
HONOR JUDGE WARINc

Charleston, S. c. - (ANP)-A
group of 100 Negroes and 20
whites, all from the southeastern
section of the country descended
upon the home Of u. s. District
Judge J. Waites Waring here last
week to present him with a cita-
ton for his true democratic
spirit"
The pilgrims, drawn from
North and South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennes-
see, Virginia and the District Of
Columbia, were led by Aubrey
Williams, former NYA admins
traitor Of Montgomery, Ala. The
pilgrimage was sponsored by the
Southern Conference Education
fund.
The presentation made ut a
local Baptist church, cited the
jurist as n ''wise, just an cour-
ageOus man."
II said the group wanted to ad-
dress its appreciation of your
great and good works and our re-
spect of the stalwart manhood
evidenced in your private and
official life -. you refused to
find 1t possible like many another
in your place to avoid the guild
ance of the noblest guarantee Of
our constitution"
In reply, the Judge said, I'VE
do not live in darkest Africa, we
live in Darkest South Carolina.
This day will serve as an in
centive to a large group Of decent
Americans who live up to the
ideals of True Americanism. II
will also serve to warn the great
number of those whose hatred has
been aroused"
Judge Waring. victim of a re-
cent home-stoning attempt by
vandals, was responsible for OPEN
ing up the white South Carolina
Democratic primaries to Negroes
in 1947 and 1913. He is currently
subject of Impeachment" talk
by state officials.
The citation was presented by a
committee of six, which included
Mrs. Modjeska Simkins Of Col
umbia, state chairman for the
sCSF. Williams is president of
the fund.
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Ames Lodge Renumes
Charles J. Smith
To Second Term

Charles ]. Smith. exalted ruler
of Ames Lodge of Ellxs since June
was unanimously reelected Mon
day night, Dec. 4. No candidate
was nominated in opposition to
Smith.
Other officers elected were;
Lester Wheeler, esteemed leading
knight; David Faison. esteemed
loyal knight and John T. Owens,
lecturing knight.
Charles De La Compson, finan-
cial secretary for years was re-
elected for another one year term.
Theodore Woodland was reelected
treasurer, Others elected were
Richard Smith, esquire; James
T. Haynes, tyler and Dennis Fai-
son, inner guard.
John jackson, member OF the
trustee board for over IS years
was reelected for three years. Two
others named for one year terms
to the trustee board are Penn
Williams and Lonnie Holiday.
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hood for the two territories be-
cause they believe that senators
elected from them would be for
basic civil rights measures.
Ready Made For Communists
Such attitudes are "duck-soup"
for Communist propagandists who
can make the attitude of the
southern Democrats harm the
total U. S. by simply telling the
truth.
Danger Cited
Several outstanding daily
papers have pointed to the danger
of such a situation. One of them
was the Minneapolis TRIBUNE,
which said editorially Wednesday,
Dec. g.:
A Deplorable Argument
The Southern Democrats who
are conducting a slow rocking
chair" filibuster against state
hood for Alaska and Hawaii are
doing a poor service to the ma
ton at a time of deepening world
crisis.
The opposition of these senators
to statehood flows primarily from
their opposition to civil rights
legislation. They fear that the ad-
mission of Hawaii and Alaska as
states would tip the balance in
the senate in favor of such legis-
lation.
That would mean gains for the
Negro in the south. II might re-
suit in anti-lynching and anti-pon
tax laws, and even in some mild,
non-compulsory form OF fair en-
ployment practice legislation.
Therefore the senators from the
deep south are trying to defeat
statehood for these territories.
Like the southerners who once
fought against the admission of
free states in their efforts to pre-
serve slavery, they are fighting
against the admission of new
states which might upset the civil
rights status quo as it affects the
Negro.
Such benightedness plays
directly into the hands of Com
munist propagandists who are al
ways eager to present our atti-
tudes toward the Negro-and to
all non-whites, for that matter
in the worst possible light. Look.
the Communists will say, at the
hypocrisy of these Americans.
They pretend TO regard the color
ed people of the earth as their
equals, but actually they resort
to every possible trick to cheat
the American Negro of his SIM
pie rights.
Propaganda of this sort is a
grave distortion Of the truth. II
ignores all the credits on the bal
ance sheet and shrewdly magni-
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gan and Minneapolis. He has
served on joint committees for
employment opportunity and has
worked with the Mayors Commit
tee on equality of opportunity
and employment in Minneapolis.
He succeeds Mrs. Ruth Aber-
nethy as directory of the st.
Paul Council. Mrs. Abernethy re-
signed from the position in Sep
TENDER after serving there for
for five years. James Oppenhei-
mer, Jr., is president of the
Council.
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Minister Hits Ruee
Bios; Wife Hos
Relutives In 81. puul

Stafford, Conn.--Sunday, Dec,
3, Rev. Roland T. Heacock
preached his inaugural sermon
before his new white congrega-
ton of the Staffordville Congre-
gational church in Stafford, Conn.
The SO year old World War II
chaplain included in his sermon a
hard knock against racial bias.
He stated that the Christian
church should hang its head in
shame, at its snobbery, racism
and class consciousness"
His wife. Mrs. Heacock, is the
first cousin of Mrs. Robert Nit
chell, 8s5 Carroll Ave-, and
Messrs Charles and Thomas Har-
graves at 941 Rondo and e63
Iglehart Avenues respectively.
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Steefel is a member of the Mime
apolis Mayors Council on Human
Relations and was one of the
group which made the investiga-
ton of Minnesota institutions for
the mentally i'll.
She was one of the 81 Mime
sotans whe went to Washington
in 1916 to lobby for a permanent
federal FEPC law. BY the in
formed, Mrs. Steefel is considered
one of the most useful women in
the Upper Midwest.
Saturday Evening POST for
Dec. 2, has an article by Sid
ney Shallett on MinnesOta's
Youth Conservation program,
titled do We Have To Throw
Kids In Jail.
National Broadcasting System
boasts (?) a total of 80 odd Ne
gro employees out of a personnel
of 1000 After 35 years in
harness" Police Capt. Harry
Deas of Chicago, one of the few
Negro law enforcement executives
went into retirement at the age of
So Robert Winship Wood
ruff, chairman of the executive
committee of the Coca-Cola Co,
of Atlanta, has been elected to
the board of Trustees of Tuske-
gee Institute. Among the Negro
trustees is Archie Alexander,
Iowa contractor.
William Patterson. executive
secretary of the Civil Rights
Congress and longtime Com
munist was indicted on contempt
charges by the federal grand jury
in Washington. Emma Clarissa
Clement, 1916 American Mother
of the Year had her left leg am
putated in a Louisville hospital.
The rs year old woman who
spoke in st. Paul in 1947 is in
critical condition.
There are 200 Negroes attend
ing 81 southern colleges and
universities. All are public tax
supported institutions which
formerly barred children Of Ne
gro taxpayers. The NAACP.
aided by other organization and
heightened public opinion forced
open the doors.
The Conference of Southern
Governors was told by Colgate w.
Darden Jr., president of the Uni
versity of Virginia that Negroes
Three nuns, all teachers from
the ST. Peter Claver school in
st. Paul stood by patiently back
stage at the Minneapolis Audi
forum, Nov. II, waiting for
Senator Humphrey who had
promised to introduce them to
Madam Pandit They got the in
CONTINUED on page p
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BAKER posi- AND
AUXILIARY REPRESENTED

Johnnie Baker Post No. 201 and
its Women's Auxiliary Of Mime
apolis, were well represented by
the annual Fan Conference Of the
Minnesota Department at the
Hotel Nicollet, Dec. and 2.
Post delegates were r. w. Glib
son, B. F. Peery, Charles J. Smith.
Lucius Stewart and commander
Phillip Mccullough. From the
auxiliary were Mines. Henrietta
Poster. Mae Stewart, Ida Burrell,
Virgie Parker. Doris Anderson
and Miss Helen Lewis.
Paul Curry and Mrs. Henriette
Poster are members of the Min
neapolis Legion and Auxiliary
Chorus which Is directed by Vince
Gomez.
Mrs. Edna Mccullough was
among those present at the ban
quet.
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All Age Groups
VIII Enjoy Yule
Holidays A. HaIIie

Workers at Halle Q. Brown
community house have planned a
succession of Christmas enter
tainments that will keep them
and the community active
through December %.
Beginning the Christmas agen-
da for the house will be the
hanging of the green to be held
Monday. Dec. IL at 8 p. m. Mem
bers and friends will participate
in this annual event.
On Friday, Dec. IS at 8 p. M,
the Big 10 club will give a Christ
mas dance and on the 10th of
December the Business Girls sor-
ority will give a party for the
nursery school and the Four o.
clock hour at 2 p. m.
Between 3 and 8 p. m. Sunday,
Dec. IT, an international tea win
be held, sponsored by the Wo-
mems Council of the House. Some
of the program participants will
be Dele Sin Poaha, a student
from Hawaii, Dick Crum and his
partner, who will do Mexican
dances and other participants
from foreign lands. Mrs. Rosser
Matson, who has just returned
from Guam, will be the guest
speaker. The Halle Q. Brown
Glee club, under the direction Of
Zachary Monson, will sing.
On Dec. 10, Mrs. Fred Morisse
will give a party for the nursery
school.
The Golden Age group will have
their Christmas party Tuesday
Dec. 10. Women from the House
of Hope church have donated
stockings filled with Christmas
goodies for each person who at
tends the party.
The family Christmas party will
be held Wednesday, Dec. 20. Mem
bers of the House will entertain
the parents of the community.
At 4 p. m. Thursday, Dec. 81,
the Children's Christmas party
will be held. Children between the
ages of and 13 are invited. This
party viii be sponsored by the
Pine Ben Scout Club. They will
put on their own show to enter
tain the Riddles.
On December %, the Teen ayers
and Young Adults Christmas
dance will be held at the House,
and on December %, the Shriners
Christmas party for Riddles will
be held at the Phyllis Wheatley
house.
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GILMORE about rs years.
He was an employee of the
500 Line railroad, and was
member of Palestine Lodge No. Z
+. and A. NJ.
Mr.. Gilmore is survived by his
wife, Amanda, his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Gilmore, Kansas
City, Mo, and a brother, Mr.. Will
liam Gilmore, also OF Kansas
City. who was Ill and could not
attend the funeral.
Burial was at Elmhurst ceme-
terry. Neal funeral home Of Min
neapolis was in charge.
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House Directors Has
HunseI-GrefeI Tickets

One hundred kiddies between
the ages of 5 and IA in the Com
munity will be able to see Han
sci and Gretel at 2 p. m, satur-
day, Dec. 10.
Mrs. Alice s. Onque, executive
director, Halle Q. Brown house,
announces that she has 100 tic
kets to the Hansel and Gretel pro-
duction to give away. She urges
that mothers who have children
who want to see the production to
call her Immediately at the Co
munity house. She also would like
to have some volunteer leaders to
help supervise the children to the
production and back.
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Duane Perfect Helps Bring
Victory For Pee Wees

One Of the youngsters respon-
sible for the success Of the Min
nehaha Pee Wees football team
this year Is Duane Perfect. IL
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Perfect, SIT w. Central
Ave.
The Minnehaha Playground Pee
Wees won the championship this
year by winning 10 games. Duane
a sixth grade pupil at Drew
school, played right tackle on the
team.
A member of Scout Troop No.
100. Of Faith Lutheran church. he
was presented a small trophy for
his playing on the field.
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HuIi Still With Ober

Mr.. o. c. Hall, 727 st. Anthony
Ave, has been forced, because of
illness, to cease many of his acti-
vities at ODER Boys club. Al
though ne is stin Dean of Boys at
the club, he cannot fully parti-
cipate in the clubs activities. Mr..
Hall has worked with the Ober
club since its founding 80 years
ago.
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LADIES SHOULD LOOK
BEST THROUGHOUT
CHRISTMAS DAY

At least that's what Berna-
dine Carricket advises femmes
In her column, Feminine FASH
ion Flair" on page 3 Of this
edition.
Looking good, being well
groomed from early morn un-
til late at night on Christmas
is a must, Bernadine says.
She thinks there is no earth
ly reason why the lady of the
house should be dressed like
something the cat dragged in
just because she's at home on
Christmas Day.
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BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
BY BAUEE THOMAS

International Scene: Haitian
women will soon be granted the
right to vote. The constitution of
the Black Republic is being re-
written. African tribes in South
Africa battled with spears. Five
are dead. Four white South Arfis
can police were slain by natives
In the Orange Free State late in
November.
National Scene: A press as
ISOLATION says seven out of ten
national Negro leaders are In
favor Of the atom bomb being
dropped IL the Chinese continue
to drive past the S8th parallel
The United Negro College Fund
announced contributions to Nov.
1, as $1,000, 1918, or One Million,
Eighty Thousand, Seven Hundred
thirty nine dollar and eighteen
cents. Good Going!
Mordecai Johnson, president of
Howard University, last week
praised Gandhi for leading a war
which lead to Indian freedom.
Johnson said, This was a war
that led somewhere. It was a war
carried on without a shot. Gandhi
attacked the social evil with the
dynamite of sweet, non-conform-
ity. His way will become the most
important way to handle human
relations constructively in this
world!
LOOK Magazine for Dec. 3,
has an excellent article by
Jackie Robinson. 1t also has the
Grantland Rice and Football
Writers Assn. Al-American
Football Team in which Edward
Withers of our neighboring state
of Wisconsin makes half back on
the defensive team. John Bright
of Drake University, Des Moines
made the honorable mention sec
ton.
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Mrs. Rose Addresses
Council Speakers Bureau

Mrs. Arnold Rose Of MinneapO-
lis was the principal speaker
Tuesday, Nov. 2s at the st. Paul
Council on Human Relations.
Mrs. Rose addressed members
of the Speakers Bureau of the
Council.
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RETURNS FROM FATHERS
FUNERAL IN GARY, IND,

Mrs. Blanche Cooper, 705
Seventh st. No, returned home
last week from Gary, Ind, where
she went to attend the funeral of
her father, Moses Stacker.
Mr.. Stacker lived to the ripe
age of "a years.
Mrs. Cooper will return to Gary
in the next few days in connection
with her fathers estate.
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TWIN CITY ELKS HOLD
JOINT MEMORIAL SERVICES
SUNDAY NIGHT, DEC. 10

The annual joint Memorial Ser
vices of Twin City Elk lodges and
Temples will be held Sunday night
Dec. 10, at st. Peter AME church,
Minneapolis, at s p. m.
Ames Lodge of Minneapolis will
be host to the other lodges and
temples. Participating will be
Gopher Lodge No. 105, and Como
Temple No. 1913 of st. Paul and
Minnehaha Temple No 129 Of
Minneapolis.
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HeIen's Beauty Box Moves

After Tuesday, Dec. II. HeIen's
Beauty Box, now located at 565
Rondo Ave, will be at 6S7 Rondo
Ave. Mrs. Helen Wagner, proprie-
tor Of the Beauty Box, says that
all her customers can reach her
at Elkhurst 3S77 or at her resi-
dence at Mulberry 1915.
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MnxfisId PA To Meet

The Maxfield school Parent
Teachers association will meet at
8 p. m. Monday. Dec. IL at the
school. Joseph Camp is president
Of the organization.
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One of t h e
/ e a din & dele
gates to the
w hite House
Conference on
Children a n d
Youth is Gene
vie We Steefel
who was sent to
the confab b y.
state Uni t ar i
/ a n s. Mrs.
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EDWARD sPRIGGS RESIGNS
AS BOYS WORK DIRECTOR
AT PHYLLIS WHEATI1EY

Edward Spriggs, 3S4I Third
Ave. So, boys work director Of
Phyllis wheatley House. has re-
signed that post.
Mr.. Spriggs. whose resigna-
ton is effective Jan. 1. has been
on the wheatiey staff for three
and one-half years.
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funeral Services Held
For Clyde Gilmore

memorial cnurcn
with Rev. /. d.
Dorsey pastor,
officiating. A
9ember Of Local
516. he was born
in Kansas CITY,
Kansas, mad liv-
ed in st. Paul
for about two
years and in
Minneapolis for
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SOUTHERN SENATORS FIGHT STATEHOOD
FOR ALASKA AND HAWAII BECAUSE IT
MIGHT MEAN CIVIL RIGHTS PASSAGE

Washington d. CIn view of the peril to American pres
ge in the Asatc countries the spectacle presented by the
quiet buser by southern Democrats against statehood for
Alaska and Hawaii causing much dsquet among thinking
statesmen.
1t admitted by the southerners they oppose state
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MeKlnIeY PA 10 Mech

The Mckinley school PARENT
Teachers association will meet at
8 p. m. Thursday Dec. IA at the
school. Mrs. Virginia Duke. 464
Carroll Ave-. is president of the
organization.
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Reaction Divided On
Truman Communication OF
Gilbert Death Sentence
BY Oscar H. Newman

In an effort to find out what Mnnesotans thought about
decision OF President Truman to change the death
OF 1t Leon Gilbert to 20 at hard labor for alleged
conduct IN front Of the enemy in Korea this reporter asked
few citizens the following questions In your opinion
the Presdential decision to moderate the sentence of
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Russell E. Myers Is
Named St. Paul Human
Relations Executive Sec'y

The new Executive director of the ST. Paul Council
Human Relations is Rev. Russell E. Myers Minneapolis who
recently resigned minister of the Mnnehaha Congregational
church.
Mr. Myers will begin his duties at the Council after JAN
uary l.
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Remember Names Of Firms
in this christmas Edition;
They're Good Friends ~
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TURNING BACK TINE CLOCK

In his last viii and testament, writ
ten in exile, Paul Kruger advised the
Beers to build their future on the
past. Now, fifty years later, they are
doing it with a determination and a
purposefulness that the outside world
as yet only dimly suspects. South
Africa, land greatly favored by ma
ture, is today one of the few coun-
tries on earth where the clock is con-
sciously being turned back.-John
Barkham.
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WHAT rHrY SHOULD KNOW

WIlNe t1l~ ll17'17'N9 VI UIulIlHEy HIcH
abroad need to know is that the
United States has achieved a good
deal of success in providing both lib
critics and prosperity for workers as
for others. They need to understand
the facts Of American productivity,
which seems fabulous even to Ameri-
cans, but wildly improbably to Eur
opeans.-Harold Calender.
The Arizona post., 1950-03-03

good time, with dancing and games
planned.
Several openings are available for
those of post college age to serve on
various committees and interested per-
sons should contact Gene Tax1er,
giT7Sv re,sra BIG sT
At the meeting on Sunday at the
Temple, the girls will hear a talk on
KaSruth. s1ro 7il o. "a.
8 The club entered the UCYM basket
ball tournament and have begun prac-
tice sessions. A Purim program Will
be given with Rayda Gordon, cultural
chairman and Adrienne DAVIS. CO.
chairman for Religion, in charge. ~
a1iqe4 JUNIOR AZA
A dance, the first social, will be
held at the Community Center March
IL from to 10 p. m. Benzie B0Wsky
StarlighterS will play the music. Mem
bers will pay an admission OF l5c stag,
Csc a couple; nOn-members VIII pc
assessed 35c stag and soc couple.
There is no age limit for guests.
| At the last meeting, Mr.. HOyC,
hypnotist, impressed members with
demonstration of hypnotism and the
as hypnotism subjects were Howard
Bernstein, Sidney Salmon, Lou i S
Schaeffer, Allen Schultz.
JWV AUXILIARY
On March II meeting will be held
at the VIEW Bldg. sA st& e. n
HADASSAH
| A Board meeting was held at the
home of the pres, Mrs. Louis Cohen,
Sunday afternoon, to present Mrs. r.
win Reiss, regional pres, who was
main speaker at the HadaSSah Donor
luncheon Monday.
/ A Nominating Committee consisting
of Mrs, Dennis Bernstein, chairman
Mines. Alex Federhar, Sidney Kader-
llan, Henry RubinStein and Harry
Strauss, was appointed. They will pre-
sent a slate of officers at the March
I2l meeting.