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Leonard Page, proprietor of the
cafe who is still in a critical con-
dition at General hospital, was
first shot by Thomas when he
tried to prevent the tragedy by
ordering the killer from the scene.
Detective Sgt. Maurice r. Page
and Detective Ernest "Drippy
Williams who answered the call
and handled the investigation,
said that they learned that rs
year old Mrs. Pillar and Thomas
had been living as man and wife
until ten days ago. She left him
after he beat her one night and
filed charges against him for as
sault and battery.
At the hearing Thursday after
noon, Mrs. Pillars indicated her
determination to press charges
against him and the matter was
referred to the District Attorneys
office.
Vera Shepard, 963 East 18th
street, sister of the dead woman,
received a call from her sister
about $50 Thursday evening
stating that Thomas was in the
cafe and was threatening her
after he had asked her to with
draw her complaint and she re-
fused to do so. In the company OF
Franklin Murphy, Mrs. Sheppard
hurried to the cafe, arriving about
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

Word was received this week
that Master Sergeant Alfred
Stewart will leave for Germany
some time today, May 10, where
he will be stationed. Stewart was
recently promoted to his present
rank from corporal after complet-
ing special training at Fort Bliss,
Texas.
A World War II veteran of five
years as a warrant officer junior
grade, Stewart saw service in
North Africa and Italy.
After being discharged he
worked as a streetcar motorman
for four years. He was one of the
first Negroes to join the Mime
sofa National guard. He enlisted
in the regular Army in August,
1850.
Sgt Stewart is married and the
father of four children. He is the
son of Mrs. Phil Freeman, S57
Iglehart Ave.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

1920 p. m.
Thomas walked in about 1880
and stood around playing the juke
box and making frequent trips
outside to a wine bottle in his car.
About midnight, Thomas suddenly
walked in with a pistol in his left
hand telling Mrs. Pillars. "Come
out from behind that counter"
Mrs. Pillars jumped behind Leon
ard Page, 80, 406 f. 1S5th St.
owner of the cafe, who called TO
Thomas, Lets not have any
shooting here"
Thomas replied by pumping two
shots into Page, who turned and
ran out a door with Mrs. Pillars
following him. Thomas ran out of
a side door to the front of the
cafe where he felled her with a
shot and as she cried, Don't
shoot, you've got me-" he stood
over her and drilled a shot into
her head, killing her instantly.
Thomas then placed the revolver
against his temple and pulled the
trigger and fen dead.
Mrs. Willie Mae Phelps, mother
Of the slain girl. stated that after
the hearing Thursday friends
warned her that Thomas threat
ened TO kill her. Mrs. Pillars and
her two small children, ages "a
months and years.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
Copies Of 1851
Lows AVuiIobIe
Az Pepper Office

Copies of all of the laws passed
by the 1851 session Of the Mime
sofa Legislature are available free
at the offices of this newspaper,
In both st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Our Minneapolis office is 3l4
Third Ave. So, and in st. Paul,
PIP Newton Building.
The Law Supplement contains
SO pages and was published under
the Minnesota Department of Ad-
ministration, division of printing
and distributed by the Minnesota
Editorial Assn. to the legal news
papers of the state. All copies are
free to citizens who desire them.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
Randolph To Speak:
Randolph To Speak:
P0rters Union Celebrates
18th Anniversary With
Conferences And Dance

The Twin Cities Division of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
POrters, affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, will hold
its Twenty-Fffth Anniversary
Celebration at Stem Hall, st.
Paul Municipal Auditorium, May
1921.
The celebration will open with
monster mass meeting at Stem
Hall, Sunday, May 20, 1851, at
; p. m. This meeting will be ad-
dressed by Mr.. A. Philip Randolph
of New York City and Mr.. Milton
p. Webster of Chicago, interna-
tional President and First Inter-
national Vice President respec-
lively.
On Monday afternoon, May 81,
a Labor Conference will be held
at Stem Hall from 1890 p. m. to
4:30 p. m. The subjects to be dis
cussed in this Conference are
'Wage and Price Sterilization and
its Affect on the Worker" by DIR.
c. H. Henneman of the Economics
Department, University of Mime
sofa; "F.E.P.C., Federal and
State" by Mr.. Charles E. Horn,
former member of the Presidents
Committee on Fair Employment
Practice, and Clifford Rucker
member of the Governors Inter
racial Commission; Civil Rights"
by F. o. Virgins, Doctor of Phil
osophy, University of Minnesota
and Jonas Schwartz, Minneapolis
attorney; THE Church and its
Relationship to the Negro Wor-
kerr by Rev. Floyd Massey. Pas
tor of Pilgrim Baptist church, st.
Paul Thomas Talley. st. Paul
Urban League, and Rev. NJ. L.
Simmons, pastor of st. Peter A.
Me. church, Minneapolis. The
public is invited to attend the
Mass Meeting and the conference.
The celebration will conclude
with the 25th university cele-
bration ball at Stem Hall, st. Paul
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
SECOND ANNUAL RECOGNITION BANQUET
FOR WHEATLEY YOUNGSTERS IS HELD:
MANY WIN AWARDS FOR PARTICIPATION

Mems club presented the DIR. w
D. Brown team trophy to the
Globetrotters club. This group
participated in football basketball
and baseball.
The Percy Villa Boys Club
trophy for Outstanding Athlete OF
the Year went to Bill McMoore
former ~" football and boxing
team member and now Halle O.
Brown athletic director. Mr.. Villa
was present to make the presenta-
ton of a beautiful trophy.
Individual awards went to
others not mentioned before. In
this group were Barbara Green,
Richard Pope, Dave Lindgren,
Constance Early, Margaret Pope,
Rosalind Pratt, Diane Lacy, Bar
bara BenfOrd, Dickie Sundt, Don
aid McGill, Rudy Jenkins and John
Brown.
Service awards were presented
the Melody Maids and Mary Kate
Breedlove by Mr.. Thomas, head
resident. The top club awards
went to the Gophers and the Sum-
ner Knights
Earl McNeal made the response
for those who received awards
and recognition.
Staff members introduced were
Marguerite Combs, Julius An
drews. Robert Patterson, Stanley
Berry, Mary Kate Breedlove,
Gloria Williams, Carol Barnes.
Marion Williams. and Earl Bow
man.
Board members who stood for
bows when introduced We're: Mrs.
Frank Fraser, Mrs. Mary Kyle,
Mrs. f. v. Marshall Mrs. John
Mathys, Cecil Newman, Miss
Esther Sherwood, Edwin F. See
strom, Wendell c. Jones and Cliff
ford f. Rucker.
A fine banquet dinner was ser
we'd buffet style The kids from the
youngest up behaved in excellent
manner. The Second Annual Re-
cognition banquet was a real big
success. II was thrilling to see the
youngsters poke out their chests
as they received recognition for
perseverance, good conduct,
craftsmanship and those things
that make good character and up
standing useful citizens.
The Wheatley staff and it's head
resident deserve credit for de-
veloping this banquet to an annual
affair.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

The meeting which was moved
to Stem Hall to accommodate the
crowd was often noisy and spec
tators were asked to be quiet on
several occasions by those leaders
for the zone change and against.
Opposition leaders Of the low
rent housing used the arguments
Of decreased property value and
charged the st. Paul housing De-
velopment had resorted to sub
terfuge" in the way in which the
rezoning plan was set up.
Opponents speak
Speaking against the rezoning
were James Dockmo. 1888 +.
Third ST.; Joseph ]. Ermatinger,
attorney. Mrs. John Kalland, Ills
E. Minnehaha Ave; @. A. Thomp-
son, 1880 White Bear Ave; Hugo
Herman, 1874 w. Summit Ave;
Fred Larson, 1888 Furness st.
and State senator George Siegei.
They represented various civic
groups and commercial clubs OF
that area.
This was the third attempt to
upset or block the low-rent pro-
gram, a project TO be developed
under Minnesota state law with
the financial aid Of the st. Paul
Housing and acknowledgment
Authority.
Noticeably absent from the
hearing was the question OF the
race of the individuals who would
live In these housing areas. How
ever, opponents were reported to
have used the race and religious
issue to gain opponents against
rezoning.
Public housing in Minnesota
has no discrimination clauses.
In spite Of the absence of the
racial question witnesses stated
the undiscussed question was
hanging in the air. Only once
during the entire session was
there any statement referring to
the type of persons who would live
there.
Fred Fisher. attorney and ex-
ecutiVe secretary of the housing
authority, was presenting his
arguments in behalf Of the re-
coming and the housing project.
During the course of his talk.
Fisher showed the spectators
how the property values near
Highland Village increased more
than 100 per cent since the apart
ment village was built.
Audience members shouted the
project was not low-rent housing.
Fisher retorted, then you are OBJ
iecting to the people who VIII i've
in IL, rather than the type OF
construction" That's right"
came answers from the audience.
Crowd Shames Leaders
Members Of various civic groups
for and against the location OF
the project after attending the
meeting stated bluntly the tao
tics of the crowd made them
ashamed they were even there"
For months circulars have been
distributed in the East side area
designed to awaken the people
to the danger of low-rent housing
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
Women's Group Cove
Randolph 500 For
Cause Book in ~

The International Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters, now in
good financial condition, wasn't
doing so good money-wise back in
1927, "a years ago.
On October 81, 1927 the Colored
Womens Pioneer Economic
League of the Twin Cities, headed
by Mrs. John Wright of Robbins
dale and Minneapolis, gave a BAN
quet in honor of A. Philip Ran
dolph at Phyllis Wheatley House
which was then at sos Bassett
Place.
At the close OF the banquet,
Mrs. Robert B. Moulden, chairman
of the affair presented Mr.. Ran
dolph with $50 to help the union.
A st. Paul member, Mrs. Daisy
Chapman, presented a similar
amount to Mr.. Randolph. Mrs.
Chapman is now Mrs. Daisy
Dabner of Detroit.
The League was the forerunner
of the present women's auxiliary
to the Brotherhood. In the early
days women whose husbands were
not employed by the Pullman Co.,
joined the group to help the union
continue it's work.
Some of the women who sold
tickets for the banquet were the
late Miss Gertrude Brown, Mrs.
Alma Woodson, Mrs. Katherine
Smith and Mrs. Emma Smith all
of whom are dead. Some of the
living ticket sellers are Mrs. John
Wright, Mrs. Tiny Holder, Mrs.
Mae Stewart, Mrs. Alma Wood,
Mrs. Augustine Owens and a Mrs.
Howard.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

in that area. The race question
was injected by such questions as
Would you want your daughter
going with a colored mah3" or
your daughters won't be safe on
the streets when they (Negroes)
move in" Most OF these race bait
ing tactics were passed around by
word Of mouth.
Sound trucks were used TO keep
up the interest in keeping housing
development out Of the area. Most
rectal references were to Negroes
and Jews in house TO house can
vases by those opposed.
Use Old Trick
The trick OF anti-pubIic housing
opponents is to inject the race Is
sue II the usual attacks do not
arouse the people. The fact that
in every city where public hous-
ing has been built the immediate
neighborhood has been improved
is completely ignored.
Delaney and Martizeili Stand
Their Ground For Right
When the city council turned
down the rezoning request, Mayor
Edward J. Delaney and Commits
sloner Frank Martizelli were the
only two public officials to stand
up for the housing authority posi-
ton. Commissioner Milton Rosen
was expected to stand with De-
laney and Martizelli. but did not
and voted against the rexoning
which would have kept low cost
public housing moving along In
st. Paul. p. Il. McDermott, servin
Mortinson and Robert Peterson
voted to support those opposed TO
public housing on the East side.
Russell Il. Myers. director of the
st. Paul Council on Human rela-
tons In a statement to the dailies
said that new housing must be
developed before bIighted areas
can be redeveloped.
Citizens meeting at the YWCA
last week also declared that the
housing win pay the city about
$50, 900 a year for public services
in lieu Of taxes, but felt this fig
ure was far greater than taxes
paid on the property.
Council members meeting Tues
day argued for over an hour on
low-rent housing. 1t is reported
the majority are again In favor
of It. One member stated, there
will be opposition to the housing
in any area. During the course OF
the meeting, VIM. Randall, chair
man of the housing authority. told
council members he would again
appear before the group in be-
half Of the other two proposed
sites and that he would like
definite expression about them.
Councilman Frank Marzeteli then
made a motion the council have
a Joint meeting with members Of
the housing authority on May 10
at 3 .. m. The motion was grant
ed.
Leaders of the opposition on
the proposed Hudson road site in
some cases refused TO talk about
Il and Others were not at home"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

The report mentioned the fact
that missionary rivalry in neigh
boring Basutoland between Roman
Catholic and CalWnish missions
had profoundly shocked Basuto
ideas of religious tolerance and
left many people uncertain of
what Christianity stands for.
The Boer or Nationalist govern
ment headed by Prime Minister
Malan has just set up a Sub-De-
partment of Colored Affairs with
DR.. Du Plessis, a white Africaner
as head of it. Du Plessis, who is
to be known as Commissioner of
CoIored Affairs, will receive about
$1,000 per year. He was formerly
associated with the University of
Capetown.
Over at Malmsburg, in another
area, the colored community has
been asked to approve the con-
struction of a hall at Westbank,
the name of the colored area. AL
though the blacks pay taxes, they
are not permitted to use the new
town hall which has just been
built. The new hall will be exclu-
sively for whites.
When the blacks suggested
that they be permitted to open
shops in the Westbank residen-
tial area they were refused.
Show and store operations
seems to be the exclusive priviI-
eye Of the Afrikanders.
Meanwhile unrest grows apace.
Pressing down on the natives
with worse color prejudice than
the south ever showed in the
United States, South Africa
whines with the same pleas when
reproached by white public opin-
ion in other countries. You don't
understand our problems" 1t says.
Like Mississippi, South Caro-
lima. and other deep southern
states in the U. s.. it disfranchis-
ed the black refusing them an OPP
portunity to vote. With a feindish
gIee, they made a slight exception
for the "colored", those illegiti-
offsprings from black mothers
and white fathers and in some
areas, notably Capetown, permit
ted them to exercise the franchise.
Last fall they passed a law re-
stricting the voting privileges of
the colored. The latter who had
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
WILLIAM WAGNER IS
SALESMAN FOR 18th AVE.
HARDWARE FIRM

William Wagner, 2316 Fourth
So, is sales representative for
Fourth Avenue Hardware, at
poor Fourth Ave. SO.
Mr.. Wagner offers for sale the
CHRIS CRAFT cupboard motor
boat His telephone number is
Lincoln 4203.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
Urban League To
Remain Open Evenings

The Minneapolis Urban League
VIII be open Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings from 8 to 8 p. m.
for the balance of the month,
Asby Gaskins, acting executive
secretary, announced today.
The League will be open for the
benefit Of those persons who are
working during the day, but who
are DESTROYS of changing to better
positions, as indicated by a sur
vcy just completed by the League,
and for others who find II incon-
venient TO come in during the
regular hours.
1t will be necessary for those
wishing an interview to make an
appointment, which may be done
by phoning Atlantic 1912. The
Urban League offices are at sth
and Hennepin, $40 Pence Bldg.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
Write On Armed
Forces DaY! /!

Saturday. May 10 is Armed
Forces Day. Write a letter to-
day to some boy or girl who is
serving in their country's
armed forces.
They will be glad to hear
from you and will know you
appreciate the part they are
playing in serving the good old
USA.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
South Africa SmoIdering
AS RaCiSt Government
Puts On Restrictions

Johannesburg, South Africa - AMP - Unhappy South
Africa still Lost in the Stars Wherever turns there is
misery uncertainty and unrest
The British government has just published report an
outbreak of medicine murders committed, the report said
make magic ointment of slices of human flesh Usually
he victim was alive when the flesh Sliced.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

f. NJ. Malm, organizer for
Building Service Employees In
ternational Union Local No 20,
has announced a meeting for Fed
eral Cartridge Corp, Twin Cities
Arsenal employees for Saturday
afternoon. May 10 at 2 p. m.
The meeting will be held at the
Labor Temple in Minneapolis in
room l04.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
JEALOUSY cRAZED LOVER KILLS
WOMAN. SELF; WOUNDS MAN
JNLOS ANGELES CAFE TRAGEDY

Los Angeles CaHf"If I can't have one else VIII
with these prophetic words jealous crazed Frank Thomas OF
1904 Wadsorth night shot and killed Ezadia Pillars
his one time lover and mother children cafe at 22o2
East 1Ord St he turned his 81 revolver
hln,rn his own
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

Was eCently elected to
the Ramsey County tuberculosis
and Health Assn, as reported in
this paper May T. Mrs. Weber
lives at 779 Carroll Ave.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

Municipal Auditorium on May 81,
1851 at 9 p. m. Music for this &C.
casion will be furnished by Percy
Hughes Orchestra.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18
St. Paul EaStSiderS In
Stiff Protest Against
Housing Project Site

Stem Hall in ST. Paul the of very important
meeting last Friday May H. Over 600 residents from St. Pau
side gathered protest proposed coming change which
would have given the green light for the construction OF
Otto Bremen owrent housing in that The change was
faatad q
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

COotie Williams, his band and
the Ravens win be at the Labor
Temple Tuesday, May 2S.-advt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-18

Phyllis WheatIey Melody Maids.
Spring Formal Concert. Thursday,
May "a, 1851. 8 p. m. Donation SOC
-AdVt.
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Northern Political Leodership

The odor of corruption and the
connection Of crime and vice which
often surrounds American city poll
tics, particularly in the slums, deter
many 'upper-class" Negroes, as well
as many ''upper-class" whites from
taking an active part in political
leadership. This does not mean, how
ever, that there is not a good deal of
honest and devoted political leader
ship among Northern Negroes
Gunnar Myrdal.
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THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER ~ 1881
America S Factories
Increase Production
OF U|tra-Thin Steel
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Oct. l3.-Amer-
ica's steel mills are producing more
and more ultra-thin steel-so thin
that you could stack 200 sheets of
it against the side of a dime.
One form of thin steel is so COM
mon you can find it in abundance
on your own kitchen shelves.
That's tin plate, steel coated with
tin and converted into ordinary
tin cans. It is roughly as thick
as writing paper.
But coming into increasing use
is a super-thin steel which meas
|ures about four -thousandths of an
inch in thickness. This kind of
steel is definitely out of the labora-
tory stage and into the CONNER
|cial production phase.
Thinner Than a Hair.
One of the nations largest pro-
|ducers of this especially thin steel
lis the big plant 81 Armco Steel in
Butler. Pa. about 40 miles north
|of Pittsburgh.
Armco's ultra thin steel is not as
thick as hair from your own
lhead.
Most Of the extra thin steel is
not rolled so drastically. The bulk
OF it runs about one ne-thousandth
OF an inch thick. It's a special sill
icon steel used to make miniature
transformers and other small elec-
trical equipment. A record order
for $4,000 pounds was used in the
manufacture of radio tubes.
The Butler plant has a special
kind OF rolling mill named for its
inventor. Sendzimir, which has
oils arranged in a cluster so that
;everal heavy rolls back up tht
mall diameter rolls which actual.
ly roll tor thin the steel. Th'
Armco Mill has a monthly ca.
pacity Of 500 tons.
Sharon Corp. Expanding.
| This week. another Western
Pennsylvania steel producer dis.
closed plans to install a 24-incf
multiple cluster Sendzinir colo
reduction mill. The company i.
Sharon Steel Corp, which sale
jthe new mill is part of a SIS mil.
llion expansion program for 1851
land 1852.
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE. Oct. 10 fP CUSDA).-
Cattle compared last week: Slaughter
steers mostly steady; COWS and bulls mostly
80 cents-l 90 lower; stocker and feeder
cattle steady to weak high-ehoice. prime
slaughter steers, 3750-39. so; good and
and good. 81 5o-$3 90; utility steers dSWn
and commercial, 23.55o-2SS.9o; commercial
mercial cows, 27.00-2S.50: commercial
sausage bulls, aT.0O-3000; utility bulls
%. .o0-27.00; good and choice 407 -592-
pound stocker steers and calves, $500.
81 25; medium and good 402-1 i S6-pound
bulls 80 .0o-36o 90: common and medium
6sS-9s4 pounds, 27.00-2S.75.
Calves compared last week: Generally
steady. outlet narrow for all but high good
to prime vealers; good to prime. $500
40 90: commercial and good. 2S.00-35 90;
Gull and utility. 19.00-2s.00.
Hogs compared last week: Barrows and
gifts mostly 1.00-l.25 lower: sows 100.
spots 1.25 lower; choice I7O-230-pound
barrows and gifts 81 l.50.22 90; 100000
do4n aSi4o over poundy 500 9s; la5 4o
100 pounds, oo.50-2l 90; sows under 400
pounds, 1s.25-1s75: 400-450 pounds
I7.25-l7.75; heavier weights, 1925 down;
stays discounted 100000.
s Sheep compared last week: All classes
steady; choice and prime 16-l03-pouno
wooled slaughter lambs, 81 00-34 90; good
and choice 1903 pounds, 81 90; utility and
good 70-S7 pounds IS S.00-29 90; good
End choice shorn slaughter ewes, mostly
No. ] pelts, l4.00-15.00 package medium
and good 73-pound feeding lambs. 5000