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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09

Thomas Dorsey composer and
president of the National Gospel
Choirs and Choruses, Inc, The
numbers to be given by the mas
sed choirs will all be compost
tons of Prof, Dorsey who will
come from Chicago to be a guest
soloist. He win also direct the
choirs.
The other guest artist viii be
Christine Johnson Stewart a
graduate of the Chicago College
OF Music, who has studied at the
University OF Chicago. the Uni.
versity of Illinois, and has been
the leading soprano of Garfield
Henry's internationally known
Silvertones
Some of ST. Paurs leading
musial talent viii also appear
musical talent win also appear or
the program including Harriet
Bell Smith, Essie pipkins anc
James Murray.
Don't forget the date. Friday
night, Oct. 10.
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Area copfoins To
Make Red Feufher
Reports Friday

Results of five days campaign
ing for the st. Paul Community
Chest will be brought in Friday
by Rice-Lexington area volun-
teers
DR.. Charles II, Williams and
John NJ Patton, area captains,
will turn in collections before the
Chests second campaign report
meeting Friday noon in the st.
Paul Athletic club.
The campaign will provide sup
port in 1854 for 80 Red Feather
health, Welfare and recreation
services in st. Paul Among them
are Halle Q. Brown Community
House, the st. Paul Urban League
and Crispus Attacks Home.
AS the campaign got under way,
leaders stressed the inclusion Of
funds for USO in the Chest goal
of Sl,732 900. The United Defense
Fund, which includes USO, win
get S67.403 from the st. Paul
area by way of the Community
Chest.
More than 500 Of the UDF
money will go to services for the
armed forces-c clubs in this coun-
try and overseas and overseas
camp-show troops Other organi-
cations in UDF are the Ameri-
can Social Hygiene Association,
American Relief for Korea, United
Seamen's Service. National Re-
creation Association and United
Community Defense Services.
The latter brings decent health,
recreation and welfare services to
new defense communities, where
intolerable living condition s
threaten the well-being of defense
workers and their families.
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Unemployed"
He Earns S119 q
Week; Arrested

st. Louis - CAMP -- Verzell
Banner of st. Louis had a unique
system for beating the high cost
of living. He was doing all right
until the law caught up with him,
Banner was collecting unem-
ployment checks from two states
while working full time in Granite
City. Ill. according to an asso-
ciate prosecuting attorney who
last week obtained a warrant for
Banners arrest.
Jasper r. Vettori, the law Off
cial. said Banner Unanswered in
this manner:
He worked fun time in Granite
City earning SGT for one week last
March. At the same time he APP
piled for unemployment compen-
sation at the Granite City unem-
ployment office, He said he had
not worked during the week and
collected s27.
Banner then high-tailed IL over
to st. Louis where he filed a claim
for SIS unemployment compensa-
ton.
This brought his total earnings
including wages, to s11e for the
week.
Banner was riding high until an
investigation disclosed the fast
moves. He was then arrested.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09
DR.. JAMES w. ROBINSON
OPENS HIS OFFICE

DIR. James w. Robinson has
opened offices for the practice of
optometry at s0l N. w. Federal
Building at sth St and Henne-
pin Ave. Minneapolis.
DR.. Robinson is a native OF
Kansas City. Kansas. graduated
from Sumner High and attended
the University OF Kansas. Before
entering the army in 1913. he was
student OF Civilian Pilot training
at Tuskegee
He received his degree at the
Chicago College Of Optometry, is
a member Of ST. Thomas Episco-
pal church. belongs to Mu Sigma
Phi Optometric fraternity. also
the Minnesota Optometric Assoc
citation and is a member Of the
Masonic lodge of Kansas City.
Mrs. Robinson, his wife. is also
an optometrist-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09
MoxfieId PTA In
Drive To Get
Voters REGISTERED

In order 10 get everyone in ST.
Paul TO vote for the November 3
election on the bond issue and
Charter Amendment, this week
twenty volunteer workers from
Maxfield PTA are contracting all
of the unregistered to urge them
to register before October -, 1t
is hopeful that this intensive drive
will bring out the vote 1907.
The first fall meeting of the
Maxfield PTA viii be held on
Monday, October IL at s p, m, at
the school. All members and
friends are urged to be present to
get first hand information on the
bond issue and Charter Amend
ment. Guest speaker Will be Dan
iel Campion.
The community will be brought
up to date about current plans for
the new school by the chairman OF
the Advisory Building Committee,
Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr.
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the mentioning of il always brings
forth praise and commentator.
For Fannie Pierre Lewis. now
past her S0th birthdate has been
making an annual trip to the Still
water institution for the past 3s
years to bring cheer and goodies
to her boys A beautiful insti-
tution-baked birthday cake was
presented to her on the occasion
of her latest visit August 16,1953,
Mrs, Lewis, the daughter of one
of the old Minnesota pioneers,
was born in the former village of
st. Anthony and can proudly look
back to the administrations of
three wardens, Charles Reed, John
]. Sullivan and Leo F. Utecht.
The present warden Edwin T.
Swenson is an old friend.
on Thursday, October Is, Mrs.
Lewis will be presented to the
television audience on the Bea
Baxter program at 1880 PM.
KSTP-TV. She will be introduced
by Clifford f. Rucker, executive
secretary of the, Governors Inter
racial Commission
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09

Federal Cartridge Corp, operated
Twin Cities Arsenal.
Announcement was made this
week by Charles l.. Horn, presi-
dent of the concern which during
the years from ie41 to i9fb mate
rally changed Twin city employ
ment patterns by fully utilizing
Negro-American labor. attracting
nationwide attention.
Mr.. Mann win serve as an as
sistant to Oscar ". Sell. director
Of Industrial relations, devoting
portion OF his time to the problems
OF Negro employees in the huge
plant,
His job will be similar to a de-
gree 10 the position occupied by
Cecil Newman. local editor and
close friend OF Horn. In the World
War III period Newman still
serves as an adviser to Mr.. Horn,
Mann has served on the plant
guard force for two and one-half
years. He was active and an OFF,
Ger In the guard force union. He
Is "a years old, has attended Ten
nessee State College and the Uni
verslty Of Minnesota. He Is mar
ried to the former Thelma Sayles
OF Minneapolis and the couple
have two children. His wife In
pursuing masters degree in die
tetics at the University.
Horn said he expected Mr.. Mann
TO make good in his new post be-
cause he feels he has the poise,
training and ability TO handle his
new job
Three other Negroes hold re-
sponsIble jobs at the arsenal. One
is the well known civic figure.
Talmage B. Carey. who heads the
custodial department OF $50 em-
ployes: Oscar Newman, who Is a
personnel technician In charge OF
personnel in one OF the manufac-
turing buildings. and Viola How
ard, also a personnel technician-
Negroes hold large variety OF
other jobs in the plant
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ESTATE DOPE RING
BROKEN UP IN TOLEDO

Toledo. o. - (ANPl --Federal
authorities claimed that a Estate
dope ring which netted $1,000
weekly in Toledo had been smash
ed with the arrest last week Of
seven persons.
Authorities said three members
of the ring were accused Of steal
ing government checks and forg-
ing them to obtain cash TO buy
heroin which they peddled to
Toledo addicts.
Arrested in the roundup were
Carlton Cranon, 20: Mrs. Doro-
thea Clark. 80; Mrs. Ardonia
Martin, 81: Charles Young. "a;
Oliver Harkins. p; Lucius ALI
son. "a. and Dave Williams. 20.
Authorities said sources in In
diana supplied the Toledo gang.
which divided bulk heroin into
capsules, which retailed for as
much as $3.50 supsule here.
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before William Eckley, United
States Commissioner, in st. Paul.
According to local and federal
law enforcement officers there
have been reports that the Twin
Cities are considered virgin ter
ritory" for narcotics sales because
peddlers in recent years have
found is extremely difficult to OPP
crate in this area. Some of the
large operators have been jailed
in the past three years.
According to a story in the Min
neapohs TRIBUNE, written by
Charles E. Benson. Lorenz testi-
fled that he had difficulty in maxi
ing small purchases Of heroin and
marijuana because the dope
pushers wanted to unload big
chunks" of narcotics. He also
testified that members of the al
legged ring tried to purchase "hot
(stolen) diamnods and cars" from
him during the investigation.
Lorenz made these accusations
against the arrested persons dur
ing his testimony:
David (The Bug Billups. 81,
$40 Western Avenue, st. Paul.
sold him 40 capsules of heroin. but
wanted to deal in quantities of
one ounce NEARLY 400 capsules
Clarence f. Finnie, 80, 1868 Car
roll Ave-, helped him buy Is grains
of heroin from another peddler
who is a fugitive.
Marion Nicholson. "a. $50 Ron
do Ave-. st. Paul, provided As
marijuana cigarets which Lorenz
purchased from a messenger"
Walter Blackburn, 80, st. Paul
sold him enough bulk marijuana
in a small breakfast food box to
make 900 cigarets.
Joe Lewis, 80, 500 Carroll Ave,
st. Paul, sold him IS ounces OF
marijuana, enough for 1000
cigarets that would retail for 81
each. Lorenz paid $3.50 for the
bulk marijuana.
Nevin Anderson, %, i37 Aurora
Ave, st. Paul, sold him eight
ounces of marijuana for $50
enough to make $500 cigarets.
Hubert caves, 20, 1867 Klainert
St, st. Paul, sold him 10 mari
juana cigarets.
Commissioner Eckley held all
seven men for grand jury action
and set bonds ranging from 81, 00C
to $4,000 each.
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Youth Injured In
Fight; NAACP To
Probe No Arrest

The st. Paul NAACP was asked
this week to investigate why the
st. Paul police department and the
city prosecutor have failed TO ar
rest a youth who was accused Of
attacking IS year old Neal VIII
liams, $3.50 Chatsworth on Sept.
81, in the RKO Orpheum theatre,
in st. Paul
Rev. Kneely Williams. pastor
OF Welcome Chapel and dean Of
boys Mt ODER Boys Club. reported
that Neal, his son, suffered the
loss Of two teeth when an older
man struck him in the theatre,
According to Mr., Williams, his
son, and two companions, Verley
Owens, 10 years old, s72 Dayton
and Elroy Harroway, Is, 1856 Ron
do. were In the theatre on Sun.
day afternoon, Sept 81
: Mr.. williams says the boys told
him, five men seated in q row In
front OF them. asked the boys TO
halt conversation they were
holding about the picture which
was showing. An argument en-
sued. When the three youths
arose 10 leave the theatre, Mr..
williams said, four Of the men
with whom they we're arguing.
followed them.
In the ensuing fight. a % year
old youth knocked Williams down
causing the loss Of two teeth and
injury 10 two others. Harroway
ran from the theatre.
The theatre attendants called
police. The youths who attack
ed the three boys told police that
one Of the boys had a knife Po-
lice searched the two boys who
been jumped or and found no
knife, Police took the names Of
the men who attacked Williams
and Owens. Williams was taken
10 Ancker hospital where the re-
ceiving surgeon suggested he be
taken 10 dentist the next day,
The squad car then went 10 the
home Of the Harroway boy and
searched him for a knife. Find
ing none all three boys were re-
leased.
Rev. Williams reported the mat
ter 20 Detective George Barley
who made an investigation talking
10 all youths involved Rev VII
Hams insisted that the man who
struck his son committed an un-
provoked assault and should be
charged with assault and battery.
Williams said Barkley demurred
and suggested that the affair
should be dropped because he
thought both sides were wrong
but sent Rev. Williams 10 city
prosecutor James r. Sullivan.
Williams said Sullivan would
not issue complaint against the
youth who struck his son.
Sullivan told this newspaper
Wednesday afternoon that the
police were still investigating the
case and that IL enough evidence
was found TO justify the issuance
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HUSBAND GONE 10
MONTHS FINDS HE'S
NEW Papa WANTS OUT

Los AflkcitS
An outraged husband who COM
planned that he returned to the
city after an 1s-month absence to
find his wife with a brand-new
baby, this week filed suit for d.
vorce in Superior Court this week,
charging her with adultery.
Filing suit against his wife,
Doris. was L. A. Redmon, who
stated in his complaint that he
married her here in March. 1850
separated from her April Q. 1851,
His complaint lists no children or
community property belonging to
the couple.
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81. Paul Gospel
Union To Present
It's Fall Festival

The st Paul Gospel Union is
presenting its annual Fail Music
festival Friday night. Oct. 10 at
st. James AME church, Dale and
West Central.
The program. which beg.as at
s p, m. will be called Might OF
Dorsey Songs" In honor Of Prof.
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Of complaint he would issue one.
Tuesday Rev. williams asked
the NAACP to make an investiga-
ton Of the case in an effort to
learn why the city prosecutor will
not prefer charges against the
youth who injured his son.
Detective Barley told this
newspaper witnesses Of the ruckus
said Harroway. who ran. had a
knife in his hand. The other men
told police that while the argu-
ment went on in the body Of the
theatre the Harroway boy dis
played a switch blade knife.
cleaned his nails with II and made
threatening remarks.
Barley said that there was no
claim that the williams boy had
a knife or that he assaulted any
one. He said the youth who admit
ted striking williams claimed the
blow was intended for Harroway.
who II is claimed. brandished q
knife
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09
DELEGATES TO ALL
CONVENTION IN ST. PAUL

James Griffin, 5s7 Rondo Ave,
was a delegate from the Police
Union, Local 1856. TO he Mime
sofa State Federation of Labor
Convention held in st, Paul, Dc
tober 5th 9th and It'll. Other dele
gates were Andrew Neal, 53i st,
Anthony Ave. from the Welfare
Union, Local No. l51, and Clyde
Allen from the Theater Employees
Local
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MEMS CLUB TO GIVE
OLD FASHION CHICKEN
DINNER SATURDAY

The United Mems Club Of Pill
grim Rest Baptist Church is hav-
ing an old-fashioned southern
fried chicken dinner with all the
trimmings on Saturday. October
10. at the church starting al 4
p. m. until
Come out and get treat from a
treatment.
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Foil Down Steps
Proves Fotol To
Minneapolis Mon

Edward II. Long, $40 Hum
boldt Ave. N died in Asbury hos
pital on Tuesday, October from
injuries received in an accident
which occurred on Saturday, oc-
t6ber 3 at the Produce Bank
Building where he was employed.
MIR Long who was on duty at
the building slipped and fell down
sixteen stone steps. AS the build
ing was closed he was not dis
covered until an hour later as he
lay injured He was rushed TO
General hospital where a diagno-
sis showed he had suffered a
broken neck, He was later trans
ferred to Asbury hospital where
he died from the injury.
Mr.. Long was born in Sulphur
KY. He came TO the city in 1920,
and had resided here since that
time.
Funeral services will be held
Friday( today at the Woodland
Funeral Chapel with Rev, w. II.
Bolts officiating.
Survivors include an aunt in
Kentucky. two first cousins, Mrs.
Mamie Lyle Of Minneapolis and
Mrs. Anna B. Lewis Of Detroit,
Mich. and another cousin, Mrs.
Thomas Tate Of Louisville, KY.
and other relatives. Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs. Tate came 10 the city 90
attend funeral services
Burial win be in Crystal Lake
Cemetery with Woodland Funeral
Home in charge Of arrangements
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09
DOZENS OF SATISFIED
CUSTOMERS IN WANT

Dozens Of persons who run
want-ads In this paper through
the year report excellent results.
For a small cost you can sell that
discarded living room chair. rent
that spare room or sell those cur.
tains when you change your Nv
ing room color scheme. Call to-
day.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09

tuSeu 10 comment on the tWO-ye'
ON military posts recently prol
Defense John A. Hannah.
The 1856 indignation deadlil
press conference a fortnight age
the National Association for the
Advancement OF Colorcd People
and from some OF the liberals on
Capitol Hsil.
In letter to President Essen
hover. Sen, Hubert III, Humphrey
%. Mimi wrote that n "delsy Is
clearly unnecessary on the basis
OF both fact and law
He expressed his disappoint-
ment in the two year postpone
ment announced by the Depart
ment OF Defense. after the Prcsi-
dent had made a fortnight state
ment on putting an end TO segrc-
CATION In these schools and called
for action to carry out his oder,
He wrote:
Il was among the millions of
Americans OF both political parties
who welcomed your announce
ment OF a few months ago that
the present administration would
continue the policy OF the previous
administration and aim toward
the elimination of racial scgrcga-
ton In schools on military posts
where state funds are utilized"
He reminded the President that
children this year are attending
schools on the post at Fort BEN
ming, Ca, without segregation.
There Is no reason why this
record cannot take place on every
military post within he Jurisdic-
ton OF the United States" he said.
He called to the Presidents at
tention, however that patterns
of racial segregation are being
strengthened at Fort Belvoir, Va.
and at Fort Hood, Tex, with the
cooperation Of military officials
at those posts"
Sen. Humphrey suggested that
this calls for a complete investiga-
ton, and urged the President to
see that his directive Is carried
out on these bases.
The President stated AT his
press conference Wednesday that
the Minnesota Senator's letter
had not been brought 10 his at
tention. He also stated that he
had not been informed OF any de-
lay In the plans to integrate
schools on military posts,
James c, Hagerty, White
House press secretary. also denied
having received any letter from
Sen. Humphrey regarding the
school situation.
| Asst, secy. James Hannah said
recently that Sept. /, 1855. was
set some months ago as the dead
line date for the military services
to eliminate segregated schools.
This would provide sufficient time
10 make II possible TO work out
with the local school boards, the
| ". S. Office Of Education, and the
( military services the arrange
ments that must be made In some
areas.
/ This latest statement was made
in reply to an inquiry sent 10
Hannah by Clarence Mitchell.
director OF the Washington
Bureau Of the NAACP.
In a reply 10 Mitchell. Hannah
charged that the newspapers
were not factual in indicating that
his department had delayed the
date OF effectiveness Of the Presi-
dents order
MY attitude on racial integra-
ton is firmly fixed and well
known and I do not expect To
vary from IT," declared Hannah.
He told Mitchell that it was dis
couraging TO be criticized by the
NAACP when the Defense depart
ment Is trying 20 accomplish the
objective that the association
seeks and TO which he tHannahl
subscribes.
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CHICKEN DINNER SATURDAY

The Glory Light Gospel singers
Of Rehoboth church. viii sponsor
a chicken dinner, Saturday. Octo-
Der 10. at 522 Girard Ave. N.
Dinner service will begin at 3
p. m. --advt.
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Federal corsridge
Names jones Monn
10 Relations Post

James Mann. e5s Iglehart Ave.
st. Paul. has been made admins
trative assistant In the depart
ment of Industrial relations In the
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BACK COPIES AVAILABLE

Back issues Of this paper are
available at the Minneapolis Of
flee, 3l4 Third Ave. :. Write to-
day for issue desired. Send ten
cents for each copy wanted. plus
&c postage for each copy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09

Readers have often found after
a brief absence from our subscrip-
ton lists that there rs no subsri-
tutue for this paper printed In the
Twin Cities
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09
Drug Ring Planned To
Flood Twin Cities, Is
Claim Of US. Agent

AT a preliminary hearing for Sept %
on charges of peddlng narcotics government narcotics
agent Robert Lorenz testified that it his belief that
onwde drug ring had planned to flood the Twin Cities with
marlluana and heroin The hearing held Monday.
The six of them coored men were arraigned
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Fonnie Lewis On
T.v. October Is

The name Pierre Lewis 1924
Fourth Ave. So. is well known to
many Minneapolitans but to the
inmates Of saltwater Prison just
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-10-09
BRIEF
N EW S
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
BY BAnEE THOMAS

Republicans surprised Negro
leaders who were protesting about
the removal of race relations ad-
wiser Frank Horne of the Federal
Housing and Home Finance
agency. Horne was removed al
right to make room for Repubh-
can appointee Joseph Ray. Sr.,
Louisville business man and COP
leader BUT Horne was retained
and named assistant to the ad-
ministrator, which in fact may be
more important post than the
one he vacated
The COP boys were smart and
on the ball. They rewarded
party faithful and kept on the
payroll man who is competent
housing authority and who will
strengthen the agency. And it was
also good politics.
To add to the prestige Of the
Ike" administration, Mrs. Jes-
sic Vann, astute publisher of the
Pittsburgh COURIER has been
named to the Foreign Aid Board,
post never before held by an
American of color Already Essen
hover has made more appoint
ments of consequence in the first
10 months of his administration
than the Demos did in several
years. These appointments can
not be discounted because some
of them are of policy making
level and Bailee imagines others
are to follow.
OF course hundreds OF the little
fellows, ordinary Joes and Jills
have been Topped from the govern
ment payroIls ostensibly TO cut
expenses. But what you bet"
that In the next two years for
every employee dropped In the
early wave of economy (patron-
age .paring) a new employee will
be hired.
Magazines: HARPERS for DC
tober has Stranger In The VII.
lage" an article by James Bald
win, Negro author on his ex-
periences as a lone man of color"
in a tiny Swiss village in which
mo black man had ever set foot
before"
The lead article in the October
ATLANTIC MONTHLY is the
story of the life and career OF DR..
Howard Thurman by Jean Bur
den, It's a most thrilling piece
about the Negro-American who is
considered one of the top twelve
religious leaders in America.
The MONTHLY for October
also features 81 page supple
ment on India Today" which
should provide considerable in
formation and background on
what is happening in this import
ant nation at the present time.
Query: Whatever happened 10
Mr.. Kinsey's report? Five weeks
ago II was in every discussion
public and private. The book
comes and what happens? The
discussion drops TO whisper
Maybe the tome had too much
publicity!
HUE Magazine is a new month
~ by johnson Publishing Co.
publishers Of EBONY, JET and
TAN. Pocket-size. it gives readers
interesting stories about notables
and some not so notable in brief
but not as brief as JET stories, II
has gorgeous photos, is hand
somely printed and ought 10 be.
come a best seller among maya
zines.
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A Gard Of Thanks In this paper
reaches most Of the people you
wnnt to know Of your apprecia-
ticn for kind deeds done In hours
Of bereavement. Can Midway
$50 for that service.