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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

two weeks in Minneapolis inter
viewing and collecting facts and
data on the Minneapolis Urban
League. The result was a IS page
report.
Each member Of the board was
furnished a copy OF the report and
given ten days to study the find
ings. Tuesdays board meeting
balloting resulted in the board
voting Is TO nine that Wardlaw's
continuance in his post was not
in the best interests OF the
league.
Later, when Mr.. Wardlaw, who
attended the meeting, did not Of
fer his resignation, a motion TO
terminate his employment as OF
March l, was passed.
John Simmons, president Of the
League. presided at the meeting.
The Minneapolis Urban League
is a "a year old private agency
for social work among Negroes.
II is supported by the Community
Fund.
Mr.. Wardlaw was employed in
May, 1914, succeeding Charles w.
Washington who resigned to take
post with the Pittsburgh Urban
League.
Dismissal of Mr.. Wardlaw
leaves the league without either
permanent executive secretary
or industrial secretary because OF
the resignation OF William o. Sea-
bron, now administrative assistant
to John Dancy. secretary to the
Detroit Urban League.
II is expected that the present
acting Industrial secretary. Ashby
Gaskins will be placed In tenn
porary charge OF the agency,
which has offices at $40 Pence
Building.
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an has done superlative job OF
reporting.
Rowan Travelled 5000 miles by
train. bus. plane and rented auto.
In the tour he covered the states
OF Tennessee, his old home state,
South Carolina, Florida, Georgia,
Alabama. Oklahoma Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky
Kansas. Missouri and the District
of Columbia.
As far as can be- ascertained.
Rowan is the first Negro daily
paper staff writer who has ever
been sent on a tour Of the south
TO report just what he saw in
that section.
Some northern daily papers
have sent white reporters south to
report on race incidents. such as
lynchings, trials and the like, but
none except the Pittsburgh Post
has sent a reporter TO tell the
real story OF the land Of magnolia
blossoms and white supremacy.
The TR1BUNE's Rowan Is the
first Negro-American reporter 10
receive such an assignment and
told TO tell what he found with no
holds barred
In explaining to this newspaper
why he wanted the assignment
which had an element Of physical
danger. Rowan explained that he
had once lived in the south.
In 1913 a white Texas sailor ex-
pressed surprise when Rowan
told him that he couldn't get q
drink Of water in a drug store In
his Tennessee home town unless
the clerk could find him a paper
cup.
Il didn't know that" said the
Texas sailor.
II was then that Rowan rccog-
niEed the feeling expressed In the
following words:
Il didn't know for eight
years I repeated those words
wondering how many
Americans could say 7 didn't
know about the Negro in the
south. and the tiny tight rope Of
freedom he walks from day 70
day.
Docs IL matter who knoWA !
asked myself. Then, ! hooked at
democracy. caught in the shadow
Of its darkest hour. and I knew II
did matter. Above all thingA !
felt. America needs unity. ! knew
that there could BE- no unity -
long - some Americans could
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sonny thompson And
B0nd More tomorrow
A. lnhaE YnTnnlI

Tomorrow In the date Feb ~
Rt the Minneapolis Labor Temple
when Sonny Long Gone" Thomp.
son makes his first appearance In
Minneapolis Thompson and ag-
grrgatiOn will arrive here right
from the famed Apollo theatre In
Now York CITY
The famed C1mpOsor Of such
popular instrlImrntRIs as Lang
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sLAYroN GETS 90 DAYS

Garfield sIayton. - Hyiand
Ave No. Minneapolis. received a
sentence Of 30 days in the work
house Wednesday, Feb. Il
SlaytOn was arrested last week.
end on q morals charge He also
faces an assault charge which
will be heard Tuesday. February
n.
A young Minneapolis woman
has admitted 20 the police that
slAyton beat her When police
went 10 pick UP sIayt0n they
found him with another woman.
Both Wsre in night attire
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Tribune Series On
South By Carl Rowan
Will Begin Next Monday

say. 1 didn't know about the
treatment accorded others"
Il returned south so the Texas
sailor and Americans like him
would know. Then, IL American
democracy failed to meet its
greatest challenge It would not be
because someone didn't know. II
would be because some one didn't
care"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

REV. MORRIS ROBINSON
Sunday night. February 20 at
7 30 p. m. Some members of his
congregation viii accompany
him
Rev. Robinson. member OF the
Minneapolis School Board, came
to Minneapolis from Philadelphia
20 years ago Since coming here
he has served as pastor Of Grace
Presbyterian church and furnish
al leadership IN many AREAS Of the
community He has made various
improvements and additions Ia
the church he II paRtOrlng
The subject Of HIS discourse at
st Peter Sunday night will be
Let tho church roll on"
Rev. Martin Luther Simmons Ia
Pastor Of st Peter
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Civil liberties LO0gVO
Meets TonIahS, feb. ~

The Civil Liberties League ~
the 81 Paul ElkS meets tonight.
Feb ~ At the 81 Paul Elks Rest,
5ss RDndo at s.i5
Tn" organization IA Seeking new
members both from the ranks Of
the Elks and also other p.rEDns
who arrnt members Of IBPO &C..
W President Of the OrgsniZa ton
Ia lama Thnrnaa.
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TW0C0MM|T TEES0.K,F BILL
Eight Year Old Va.
Boy Kills F0fhoV

Yorktown. Vo. 49, CANPl --- An
ight-year-old boy fatally shot his
father near here in York county
last week a. the latter was beat
ing the boys mother. The report
Of the shooting was made by
Sheriff A. 8. White.
The father. Woodrow johnson.
who resided In Bruton district.
died soon afterwards In st. Philip
hospital In Richmond
According to the sheriff. after
the father apparently inflicted
bodily punishment on his wife. the
son, Charles, got a pistol kept In
the house and fired at his father
The slug struck the older man in
the arm and lodged in hts abdo-
men
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

majority over the mays.
The bill now goes 10 the civil
administration committee OF
which Peterson 10 the chairman.
lie hopes for 4 speedy vote 20 that
the legislation can be sent TO the
house.
In the Senate hearing Tuesday.
Senator Gerald r. Mullin turned
back an attempt Of Senator Nil
ton Lghtner 10 vote the bill out
Of committee without recommen-
dalton. ...
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Executive Committee OF
Mid-W0Se EIkS VIII
Meet Here On MoTeh

The Executive Convention Com
mittee Of the Mid-Western States
Association IB.PoEw. win
meet here in 81. Paul during the
third week In March.
Mrs Jean Waters. the housing
chairman said that Accommodations
for the members are urgently
needed. II you have room for one
or more members. please contact
her at EIkhurst 1895
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

Cpl CIenteIl JackSDn, Army In
fsntrymAn, son Of Mrs. Gus DeAla-
hay and nephew 81 Mrs. Juanita
Cuff. BIT Bryant Ave. No, re-
eeived the Purple Heart for
wounds received a. . result Of
enemy action near Seoul, Korea,
Dscember 81. 1851
Corp. jackson received this eta
ton from Col Craig by order %
Captain CLEARWATER.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

Gone. Late Freight. Smoke Stack
Blues and Uncln Bam Blues" In
being presented by WrbAtrr and
Black, dance promoters
ThOmpSOn and band are cur
r"ntIy on a cross country tour
which viii wind up In Hollywood,
California. where they will per.
form IN n movie short
Advance tickets for the dance
can be- obtained nj Harris and
AAurtcc'E record shops In st.
Paul and MeIDdsc Record shop
and Caasius Beauty shop In Min.
neap0lis Advance price n 81 70,
At the dOOr, $50
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23
ETA Chapter Tops
U SoToTifiOS In
foil SsudI0s, 1850

Eta chapter of the AKA Sor-
ority with only three members In
school. had the highest grade
average Of any other sorority on
the University Of Minnesota
Campus during the fail quarter
Of 1850 Their avsrAg" WAS 10
Members nf the u campus
chapter are Misses Kathleen Cur,
~. Lorraine Simmons and June
Williams
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23
SEVENTEENTH YEAR, NO. %
Wardlaw Relieved Of
Urban League Post
By Board Action

Tuesday, Feb. 20. James T.
Wardlaw, executive secretary of
the Minneapolis Urban League
was relieved Of his duties with
that organization by board &C
ton. The dismissal is effective as
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

or a stiff battle led by Senator
planning their Interpretations 10
the labor group, The Minneapolis
attorney said, The only way 60
be fair In To have an FEPC on
statewide basis and not only on q
municipal basis"
Ilr pointed out the authors
and friends Of this legislation
were moved by simple points
and not by other devious means
which the opposition had sought
60 prove.
lie further stated the bill was
not burden To industry, citing
Minneapolis ~ an example of "in-
creaAinR cooperation OF business
with FEPC. You won't have a
lot Of cases under this law be-
cause "a per cent Of our citizens
arr law abiding The reason for
It's success In Minneapolis n that
II Ia on the books"
Committeeman Clash
Several heated arguments be-
tween committee members and
proponents of the bill were touch
I'd off after the rebuttAls. G, OF
tengcr talked about the creamery
lnduStryH right 10 choose en-
ployeoS not only by skill or merit.
but also by tho right Of personal
ity
W, " Erkcl Of Lcsucr vehem-
entity argued against the bills
passage citing Minnesota Valley
Canning Industry a. an example
of no discrimination In the can.
ming industry.
w Holm also Of the committee
wondered what his chances for
working successfully would have
been II he had been n Negro in
stead Of white, Holm told tho
group of his living In this country
and then being sent back 10 Den
mark. lie returned here when he
was 10 AZ an immigrant,
Amendment Added
An amendment was added %
the hill after twenty minutes Of
debate about itH need between W.
T. Moore Of Duluth and Papurcl
u g. Paul.
In thc actual voting on the
hill. sVAsIVe attempts werr
led by both EFksI and John !.
kInEsT, chairman Of thu labor
group for ~ years.
schIpka steadfRst
=. Schipka made the motion for
the bill 10 be sent back 20 the
civil administration committee
with the passage recommendation,
Klnzcr. after q brief speech about
his ~ years Of service and his
obJectivIty." sought 10 have the
voting and any more discussion
about the bill moved 10 another
meeting date stating the current
meeting had already gone 10 min
utna overtime. Urkel Immediately
made a motion that the meeting
be adjourned.
BchIpka then pointed out that
he stIII had n motion before the
committee and did not intend 10
Withdraw II. Klnzsr Informed him
hs would override him. The motion
10 adjourn was voted on by n show
~ hands ErkeI and Kinzer lost
by q vote Of 90.
ErksI sIn Trying
Erksi, after being defeated the
FIRST time. then attempted 10
weaken the bills chances by .
motion that the bill be sent out
without recommendation that II
be- paAsrd. He lost this vote by
81
schipka's original motion was
then voted on with the "Ays" In
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south where he
went to ascertain
W h ether Dixie
had changed any
OF its old habits.
His copywrited
series will begin
in the TRIBUNE
Monday, Feb. 20.
Advance proofs
of the articles in
dicate that Row
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CORRECTION

The United Electrical Workers
Union. Local li4S. ia Fourth
Avenue South IL not affiliated
with the Go a. sTrunsously re-
ported in this paper in last weeks
issue
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

Mr.. Kitagawa
suCCee DIS Mr..
c aries d
Spring rs head
Of the council.
Other officers
are Mr.. Spring.
first r4ce ia
man; Judge r.
+. Waite. sec
Ond vice-Chair-
man, Mrs. Law
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23
Mayors Council
Elects KitugaW0
To ChuirmunShip

The Minneapolis Mayors COun-
ell on Human Relations, Feb. II.
elected Rev Daisuke KitagRwa
chairman at its annual election.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23
FEPC Measure Makes
First Hurdles; Two
Groups Approve Bill
BY Oscar H. Newman

The proposed fair employment practices legislation passed
the first Of long and hard obstacle Monday
Feb H. when the house labor committee the bill TO the
civil administration committee with recommendation for It's
passage Tuesday the Senate Judiciary Committee also
mCndcd the bill for after stiff battle led by Senator
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

Mr.. Alvin !. Harmon. 633 w
Central. entered 81 Joseph hos.
pital Sunday Feb. ~ Mr. Han.
non IA expected home next week
FROM there he will enter Veter.
ans hospital at Fort Smelling.
MINI
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

Carl Rowan, Minneapolis TRI-
BUNE staff writer has returned
from a five weeks tour Of the
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survivors

~. MonIcaS Guild Of 81 Phil
lips church viii hold a coffee sip
following the morning service
Sunday. Feb. 70
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No Colorrd Problem

Christensen said. We have no
colorcd problem here IN ~, Paul
They constitute no great social
problrmA lie said that industry
had conducted many meeting"
aceking 10 work out ways 10 help
membcrs Of the minority groups
obtain more Jobs In som" ch""S
Ideas by these committees were
turned down nAty by Tn" Urban
League. according 10 Christensen
IIs aIso pointed out that b'i"1-
NESS and industry had no Ahtag
onIam towards ANYONE. but BY
massage 81 ths Yep legislation.
you would lDe singing your In
dustry and businessmen"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-02-23

Rev. Morris c. Robinson, pas.
tor OF Grace Presbyterian church
will speak at st. Peter AME
church, 9l6 East 22nd street
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QuarrrI Over Woman

morning, FFD. 10
Quarrel Over Woman
According TO the police the two
men were participants at an early
Sunday morning party with II
guests at BnCe's house. and had
quArrelled over n woman both
men had been dating.
Police were told by witnesses of
the shooting, that Ballard, as he
Is known In st Paul had opened
fire on Bruce with .45 auto
matte. Bruce returned the fire
after running into a bedroom and
grabbing a 3S revolver
In the short rang" action, II
shots were fired. seven by Bal
lard. and tn" remaining five by
Bruce In the rxchanRr. Ballard
was mortally wounded bullet
passing through his heart
One Of the witnesses picked up
Billiards. automatic and tossed II
onto a nelEhbnr's porch explain
ing later that he was excited %
The Jailed man has entered Il
plea Of self-dcfonsc He was re
Gently IN the st Paul dAilics when
his six year old son James WAS
victim Of a hit-run driver Nov
~. 1850 Young Jimmy has since
completely recovered and IN in
the care Of an aunt, Mrs Dorothy
Cozinc, 283 ST. Anthony Ave
Funeral services for Ballard
viii be- held In Louisville. his
birthplace. Mrs. Patricia Williams
sister Of the deceased, here from
Cincinatu accompanied IN" body
back To Kentucky Thursday, Feb
~.
Survivors
His survivors are two sisters
Mrs Patricia Williams. CinCln-
att. Mrs. Hazel Hutchinson,
Louisville. Ky; ono full brother
Alden Henderson. one hHlf-bro-
Their. James Ballard. and q cousin.
Roy Crawford Of north MinncRpo-
lis
Editors Note! The dSceased mans
real sur name ~ HeBdeFSOn and
his correct age Is INSTEAD 81 - ~
Was stated In the daIlles.
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Said ChrLStenSon. Industry IN
this state. large and small, In al

most all cases, are against this
bill, business and industry wants
Ia he well treated In this state.
We want 10 attract more buainoRs
10 the state"
he said further that MlnnnS0-
IN was settled by freedom loving
people and that the state was out.
standing In ita principle" Of fair
play
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Eyes FOCUSED

In the protective Negro community
much goes on which the white man
does not know about The reality Of
this reserve is well known TO Negroes,
and IL Is coming into effective use in
the Negro church. the Negro school
and the Negro press. But the Negro
leader has stepped out of anonymity
and the eyes Of influential whites are
focused upon him.-Gunnar Myrdal
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EARLY MORNING PARTY ROW
CAUSES DEATH OF ST. PAUL
MAN; JAMES BRUCE JAILED

st Paul police are holding
James Bruce, 10. 500 Rondo Ave,
on an open charge after a gun
duel involving him, caused the
death Of Benjamin CBRllRrdD Hen
derson. IS, $40 Rondo Sunday
morning. Feb. IS
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prnponrnta speAh

PIX Peterson. co-author Of tn"
,,Il and leader 81 the night for is
na...y, said business will be
aided by the legislation"
r. Chngrsn 81 LttIrfork said
thst 30 per cent Of what the OPP
position had told the group wa"
not true He said IN" opPoHlti"n
was only trying tn confu"" tn"
labor group by tn" US" Of "Gho
legal terms"
ssld ChiIgren. We preach
,re.dom and equality Of rights
hut W. are being hurt in IN" eye"
-, the world because We do not
live up 10 the things W" say
Iensrn Rags state Canary
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SHOULD see TINS

NcGrocs should attempt to develop
that type OF political culture which
Is ideal In any democratic nation.
There must be radicals, liberals and
conservatives, Viewed as going
system OF collective action Al three
factions and many others have their
functions" in the concert, The intel
ligent citizen should be able TO see
this Gunnar Myrdal
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Statements

T.cOrRs Jensen. wee pfeH'"'
., tho Malc0 Inc, spoke at lsnEh
ob.,n the cAnnrry industry W
Aa,rnrss,tn. The Minneapolis man
contacted a canning official ="
the glrdsrye nrn, a Subsidiary
NJ General Mills In New forH
.,s,s The official told Jensen that
no could b. quoted about VI" sue
cess Of his hrm Will" w"rh'hE
under New York state FEP laws.
Srassn pointed out al'" I" th+
committee the lack Of PoiTd
nrmI,-rshlps 81 thr employer"
and hotel and rrstAnrAnt" As
.oct..loaa who wsrs supposedly
.e,attr,Iy against this Till"
In summing up his testimony
Jensen said. '"Th" need for tins
TYNE Of legislation has been well
established by Sslf-SurVey" IN
Minneapolis
DelnAFd sPsAks
Amos Dcinard. attorney ana
chairman Of the Minneapolis Fair
EmpI0yment Practice commission
also spoke for the legislation.
pcinArd talked briefly about
.,.In claaaea in the bill eE-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-06

During the next couple of weeks Alaska will be host to some 180 American editors and editorial employees and their families who have been attending the 66th an- nual convention of the National Editorial Association at Seattle.
 The editors and other newspaper workers who are making the Alas ka trip represent some 70 weekly and daily newspapers in 26 states, from Vermont to California and from Washington to Florida.
 A few of them are from such metropolitan papers as the Free Press of Duluth, Minn., which has nearly as many people as the whole of Alaska, or the Mecklenburg Times, of Charlotte, North Carol ina, which has more.
 But mostly their newspapers are in towns with fewer than 10000 people, towns of about the same size as those they will visit in AL aSka.
 Writing about another NEA con- vention many years ago, one of AL aska's best known editors, the late Stroller" White, said T have in variably observed that men who were limited as to finances were al- ways accompanied by their wives but those who were flush always went alone and unencumbered." The number of wives who are &C., companying their husbands on this trip indicates that these editors are no more flush" than the av- craze Alaskan editor or, for that matter, the average editor of small town newspaper anywhere in the United States.
 But on this trip. in addition to the editors and their wives and the children of some of them, there are IA or Is unattached women, nearly all of them in newspaper work. This is a phenomena that either did not exist in Stroller" Whites day or was unobserved by him.
 The editors trip to Alaska, con- ing at the end of their convention, is no doubt intended as vacation. But when did newspaper editor ever take a real vacation?
 Most of them will spend much of their vacation" observing, ask ing questions and making notes
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-06-06
(AppING CEREMONY FOR NURSES AIDES H' MOST IMPRESSIVE.

Seven girls in blue received thelr caps proudly Tuesday night at the Red Cross Capping ceremony Tor Nurses Aides in the Sisters recre- ation room of St. Ann's hospital. And just as proud were the Red i Cross executives, Dr. William Whitehead, who represented the physicians in Juneau; pr. l. j. Montgomery, who spoke for the general public" and the graduate nurses who had assisted in traln- ing the Nurses Aides.
 Caps and Red Cross Volunteer pins were bestowed upon members of the class who had completed their training and an additional 10 hours of hospital work. Before them, they have a minimum of l5O hours a year of assistant nursing.
 Mrs. Charles Burdick, chairman of Red Cross nursing service, and Mrs. Dorothy Glenn. executive sec retary of the Red Cross in Juneau, addressed the group, told the au- iience of the accomplishments of the class. sfl
 Dr. Montgomery commended the class for the hours of service they had given to earn their caps and Or. whitehead spoke with gratitude for the assistance the Nurses Aides provide the staff and nurses at the hospitals.
 Mrs MagnhiId Rogue, chairman of the Red Cross disaster nursing committee presented their caps to the new Nurses Aides and Mrs. Burdick pinned their American Red Cross Volunteer pins upon them after they had repeated their MA pledge.
 In the class capped last night were: Pat Dyer. Hazel Mcleod, Thelma Osborn, Jerry Jones, Fran ees Paul, June Eliason and Shirley Becker. Other members of the class who will receive their caps and pins at a later date are Dor othy Myers, Pauline Sanders, Mrs. Beulah Hickey, Louise Skinner and Viola Phillips.
 The registered nurses who had trained the Red Cross class inclu- ded Miss Ruth Lindley, Mrs. Nels Ahlstrom and Mrs. Charles Jenne.
 Guests were received upon enter ing the hospital by Sister Mary Modesto.
 Sister Mary Henrietta was among
 hose present for the ceremony.
 Refreshments were served, the capped Nurses Aides congratulated; then most of the ; new MAS took themselves upstairs to "see if there was anything we can dos ;