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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

church, 41st and Fourth Ave. 8
Sunday, August 20. at the 1890
am services.
Mr.. Larsen is an active mem
Der of the athletic scholarship
committee OF the University OF
Minnesota, chairman OF the radio
and TV committee OF the COM
munity chest drive. president OF
the Junior achievement group of
Minneapolis and a number of 9th
er civic organizations. He Is also
an active member and former d.
rector Of Plymouth Congregational
church.
Twin City Federal, which Mr.
Larsen has headed almost since
It's inception, started on very small
capital, 10 date has assets Of over
s1s5, O0O, 900.
Chairman OF mems day at st.
Peters AME church OF which
Rev. NJ. l.. Simmons IL pastor. IL
John l.. Cook. Other committee
members are Edward Brown and
Fred Ewing, music: w. r. stovall
and James Moppins. finance; and
Floyd Poole sr., courtesy,
Services will begin promptly al
1870 am. The public In invited
The evening program at 7:3o
p m. will consist OF a male talent
musical program. Charles Glenn
and william Fraction are in
charge Of the evening program.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

Pullman employe and famous
for his training and racing Of
horsca died at age 70.
Taylor came 10 81 Paul In 1893.
nj training horses. For years he
was employed by the leading fam
lilies Of IT. Paul including the
James J. Hlil family 10 care for
the ,trnining OF their STABLES.
In the early days when horse
shows were events Of social im-
portance the wealthy families Wed
with each other for Taylor'a serv-
ices.
Hs was such n good Judge Of
horse flesh that he was sent all
over the country even while q
young man 20 buy horses for the
stables Of the well-to-io ~. Paul
ties,
For many years Taylor owned
horses, some OF which he raced az
state and county fairs all over tho
nation A. late an seven years ago
he and his wife Evn Walker Tay-
lor toured parts Of the ", y. and
Canada racing some Of the horses
he owned
While Taylor continued his In
tsrent In horses when the auto
came along many wealthy families
which had before maintained large
stables. turned their interests 10
the gasoline cars.
TAYLOR then began n railroad
career which took him all over the
nation. His individuality express
sed itself even In that field m II
had In tho horse training field. He
was a nice Pullman porter treat
ing his passengers we'll but would
brook no insults which some pas
srngers were won't 10 pass out 10
railroad service attendants.
TaylorH career In the railroad
service was legendary and many
Incidents In that career are re-
called when railroad men get To-
Rether especially those who oper-
ated out Of tho Twin Cities ana
Chicago,
Ills wide acquaintance with var
Ioua top railroad officials and tho
wealthy people ~ the area from
81. Paul "a Seattle and Portland
stood him In good stead when he
had rnn-ins with minor railroad
functIonarieH After a period train
conductors. dining car stewards.
and even dlvuh0n nIpsrintendents
ON roads like the Great Northern.
Northern Pacific steered clear OF
Taylor.
While raIlroadIng he became an
automobile salesman and also SOLD
real estate and home appliances.
Funeral services were held for
Mr.. Taylor on Monday, August 70
ut 10 a. m. at the Brooks Funeral
chapel
The colorful Taylor was born In
CentsryiIls. Ind. lie " survived BY
his wife Eva Taylor There are no
other known relatives.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

Earl Onque. Jr. son 81 Mr.. and
Mrs Earl Onque. sr.. 2Is N. NIL
ton. who has just completed duty
with Special Services. United
States Army, nj Camp Gordon,
Ga. Mr.. Onque. graduate 81
Bates College, Lewiston. Ne. with
masters degree In biology will
enter the School 81 Architecture
at Carnegie Technical School,
Pittsburgh. Pa. on September -
While In the service, Mr.. Onque
produced and directed several
plays. and designed and built his
own stage settings Members were
drawn from army personnel and
th"ir families Many 81 the actors
and actresses were persons with
experience on Broadway
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Dining Cor Men
Get Poy Increase
Union Announces

". N. Galloway, Of 81. Paul
president OF the Dining Car I'm.
pioyees Union. Local hi0. an
nounced this week that agreement
has been reached with the rail.
roads In this area securing a five
cent hourly increase In pay, rot
roactive to December 10, 1859,
The wage increase also incor-
poratcs a lS-cent "floater" made
possible by cost Of living escala-
tor increases,
secrctary-trcasurer Leonard II,
Carter pointed out that the wage
increase IN tantamount Ia N cents.
The escalator clause has been
abolished, The settlement also In
cludcs provisions for three week
vacations for employees with 10
years continuous service,
Robert NJ. Patterson, general
chairman. stated that the agree
ment affects some 800 members of
Local $40 which represents en-
ployeeR of tho Great Northern,
Northern Pacific. 800 Line Rail
ways and the Omaha Division OF
the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Sfufe Fair Pluns
Worlds Biggest .
Rucinq Proqrum

The biggest racing program
presented at any exposition In the
world this year will be featured
nine afternoons OF the Minnesota
State Fair, August rs through
September 9.
Five programs OF INCA. big
car spirits, three late-model stock
car meets, and a nationally-im
portant motorcycle meet will be
held at this years State Fair,
Purses totaling $4,000 will be at
stake.
Henry w. Swenson OF Chisago
City, president OF the State Fair
board. says that fair and race Of
ficials expect last years attend
ance OF l61 500 persons at nine
race events TO be surpassed.
Custom built big cars will roar
around the State Fairs half-mile
oval on Sunday. August 20; Wed.
nesday, September 1; Friday. Sep.
TENDER 5. and Labor Day. Sep
TENDER Q. Stock cars will be In
action Saturday. August rs (i0o
laps): Monday. August 30 (S0
sprints), and Thursday, septem-
Der 2 GOO laps).
Motorcyclists will battle II out
Saturday. September Z. on 4 pro-
gram held in conjunction with Aut
Swenson's Thrillcade. Tho nation.
al seven-mile championship race is
to be featured. Thrillcade also will
be presented Tuesday. August 81.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Mottie Mills Dies, funeral
wos tuesday, Aug. "

Funeral ser wees were ben
Tuesday. August II, for Mrs. Mat
Tie Mills, s3i nth Az, r.. who
died Wednssday, Aug. II, at III.
PauIa Church of God in Christ.
Mrs. Mills had been In III health
for s0rnn time and had been q pa
tient at Minneapolis General hos
pitai for three weeks prior 10 her
death.
Survivors include her husband,
Edmund Mills. a daughter. Mrs.
IIDcilIs Clownsy. % Minneapolis,
sister. Mrs. Ella Edwards. and
a brother. william Burlington, OF
Stevens. ARK. and another broth.
or, A. burlington ~ Detroit, ana
other relatives
Rev. J. &. Virgins performed
the last rites. Intcrmsnt was a.
CrytasI Lake Cemstery.
Woodland Funeral Home was In
charge Of arrangements.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Archie 0ivsns New
Mpls. Juyeee Member

Archie Givens OF Tilsen Homes
Inc. was elected n member Of the
Minneapolis Junior Chamber Of
Commerce last week.
0ivens u president OF the Phyl-
lin Wheatley Mems Club. member
OF the board Of the Associated
Negro Credit Union.
lie Ia chief sales representative
OF the 81 Tilsenbilt Homes project
which aer being constructed In
south Minneapolis.
Givcns is married and lives with
his wife Phoebe and two childcn,
Archie Jr,, ten and Roxanno, three
nj 423 Colfax Az, N.
Archie In native Minnesotan
and has many friends and well
wisherE and is expected TO make
n very active Jaycce member.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
TOT sTRTCK BY CAR

Little Bertha Mae HJtchinsOn,
"a -ysar-old daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs James Hutchinson % 3s7 81
Anthony Az. was EtrBrk by a "a,
shortly bsfoTs . m. on Saturday.
August n. a. Rice AMI Central
Che was taken 70 Ancksr Hospital
and treated for bruises On her left
knee Driver ~ the car vas Rob
srf ghinshart 81 5ai Fuller.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
EIKS REFLECT ROBERT
JOHNSON EXALTED RULER

A telephone call from Edward
l. Boyd. district deputy grand
exalted ruler Of the IBPoEw of
Minnesota from Chicago tn. this
newspaper Tuesday told of the re-
election Of Robert H. johnson Of
Philadelphia TO the grand exalted
rulership by reclamation NJ tho
annual convention being held in
the Windy City
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Credit Union plans
Big Free Feed For
klekofN hAmok

Circle this date on your caien-
dar. Monday. October 4, when the
Associated Negro Credit Union
will hold its membership Kick OF
Meeting at the Halle Q. Brown
House. $50 Aurora Az. 81. Paul.
at 7 pm.
A report Of the growth. re-
sources. benefits. etc. Of the Gre
dit union win be made.
Following business, q complete
smorgasbord luncheon prepared
by tho ladies OF the credit union
win be served at no charge.
We will be looking forward TO
seeing you. Don't miss a real
treat.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
ANNUAL wOMAS's
DAY At HOIsEY
CME CHURCH AUG. 20

Annual Womana Day Program
a, HolSey Memorial CINE church
will be Sunday, August "a, al 3
pm. at the church. 72s Humboldt
Az. ~
Mrs. " J. Jones, wife Of Rev.
r. J. Jones. pastor ~ ~. James
AME church. g. Paul. will be the
guest speaker in addition % a
musical program.
At 100 pm. the Royal JubilesrE
and the Jubilstts win appear In
Aprogran. AdYt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
On School Sifvusion
On School Shvufion
Southern Negroes & Whites
Have Urgent Business
Together Editor Asserts

EDITORS NOTE-The Christian Science MONITOR Ia
doing the best Job Of daily paper importance
In coverage Of the Souths reaction to the Supreme
courts decision killing public school segregation
TOR writers gather material by questioning people
classes and coors I'm search for the story
developing in the Southland.
The following article by Mark Glstrap appeared
the August IL MONITOR II based n interview with q
leading southern white newspaper man. Harry Ashmoro
LITTLE ROCK, ARK-The who probably knows as
much about the South ability the Supreme
Courts decision outawing segregation that 1.-THE whites
and Negroes have urgent business together time of testing
work total school system of compromise to
it to rapidly changing society"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
S. A. "coloureds"
Finally Decide
To Join Fiqhs

CAPE TOWN Coloureds s.
persons OF mixed blood-have pro.
vided a new and significant devel-
opment in non-European politics
In the Union Of South Africa.
As part OF the intensification OF
the campaign against apartheid--
racial segregation--there has been
formed a National Action Council
Of the Congress of the People.
sponsored, among others, by three
non-European organizations. They
are the African National Congress.
the South African Indian Congress
and the South African Coiored
Peoples Organization.
The African congress and the
Indian congress were the Instiga-
ting bodies OF the original def
ance campaign Of passive resist
ance which was finally suppressed
by the government.
This In the first time, however,
that a Coloured organization has
agreed TO cooperate with other
non-white organizations In n cam
paign against apartheid, thus
abandoning TO a significant de-
gree the Coloured's previously
largely passive political role.
While the controversy regard
ing their right TO vote on the com
mon electoral roll ragged over their
heads in Parliament and was a
bone OF contention In the courts.
the mass Of more than 1000, 900
Coloureds In South Africa remain
ed silent. The majority were care
full TO refrain from taking part In
the campaign 10 defy color bar
laws
Now. however. leaders in the Col
CURED Peoples organization have
decided 10 throw in their lot with
the African and Indian leaders in,
the effort 10 arouse the political
consciousness Of millions Of non
white men and women.
These organizations have a long
and bitter political fight ahead,
and the odds against them are
great. But Il appears certain that
the present racial policies Of
Prime Minister Daniel Y. Ma
lan's government are driving Afri-
cans. Indians, and Colourcds into
a great and possibly effective anti
white bloc.
There are two principles essen
tial In the struggle Of the nom
European" said Canon lewis John
Collins. precsntor Of st. PauIs Ca
thedral. London, and persistent
and outspoken critic Of DR. Malsn.
at the end Of a two-month tour Of
South Africa. First, there IL the
principle Of equality Of status and
opportunity and secondly the prin-
ciple 81 love. Where there Ia no
love. people perish. ] arm glad 20
find that the non-Europeans and
their leaders have decided that this
struggle shall be fought on the
principle of nonviolsnce. II can
only be won by the power 81 love.
The present policy Of the South
African whether by
design or not--is q policy Of fear.
The removal Of sound, wise leader
ship In the process Of banning and
naming under the gIiss of sup
preston ~ communism IN bound
10 lead. Ike all policies based on
fear. N disaster. can So nothing
but pr0vocA,Ion In a great nuu-
Der % things beng dime to-day In
the name 81 the suppression Of
communism.
Canon Collins pledged his SIP
port from the pulpit In Britain %
the cause Of the unions nm Euro
peAnS
Your struggle II q strIREis 81
the whole world" he told q mas
nesting before leaving johannes
burg for Britain
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

history OF Maryland. took place a,
Andrews Air Force Base when n
trio OF bandits herded eight en-
ployces into the vault and made
off with $4,000.
Maryland Bandit Caught
ono member OF the Maryland
trio, Clarence Mccain OF al w.
ihiAt St. has been caught. He has
since named Henry Tiny" Foster
OF 22t w. itist st, and Eari KIN
Smith. i0a2 stebbins Ave. Bronx.
aa his aceomplicea. Both are being
sought by the police.
Some local observers feel tho
two daring robberiea have a def
mite connection for the following
reasons:
"a Tho physical descriptions OF
the men who robbed the Carver
Bank and tho bank In Maryland
are quite similar. Ono OF the trio
was said To be tall and the second
short.
C2l All three ~ the men who
robbed the Carver Bank were said
10 he In their early twentiea.
CD both robberiea occurred be-
tween o and s;ib. In the Carver
affair, one Of the trio first entered
the bank nt p:Oi, He asked for
change OF a 500 bill. received II
and left. Five minutes later he re-
turned Ia tho bank with n second
man and made off with tho
s2I450.
In Maryland. tho trio entered
tho bank three minutes after u
opened along with four employees
and four customers. Five minutes
later they and tho $4,000 had
departed.
ca Tho nearnnsa of the crimes
might Indicate that the THO plan
ned a series Of robberies for about
the same period Of time.
(b) All are believed To be Now
Workers. or know great deal
about New York Tho persons who
robbed the Carver Bank did not,
according 10 witnesses, look about
for a guard, This might have been
due 10 the fact that they were
aware that Carver In protected by
an alarm system and does not
have an armed bank guard.
The three persons aIiegediy
involved In tho Maryland rob
b.ry are NIL from New York
city and thc BronH.
FIRST In Years
Bank officials on West l2bth ~.
could not recall n similar robbery
In this immediate vicinity In re-
cent years
A. reported earlier. nj the tins
Of tho Carver robbery. $500 had
Just been taken out ~ the Carver
Bank and dspoHitsd next door In
tho Manufacturers Trust Co. Jo-
seph Davis. manager 81 the bank,
stated that there was still conaid-
ernble cash on hand when one ~
the bandits pointed 10 a bag Of
i2445O and demanded that the
teller. Oscar Whitfield. give II 20
him.
within an hour after the Mary.
land robbery McCann was arrest.
cd for speeding Just outside Mary
land. Two other men were IN the
car NJ the time but the officer.
unaware ~ the robbery, permitted
them In Ieaye
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

Wedding Anniversary ConKrata-
IatI0asI Congratulations Ia Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Charleston OF All
u Franklin Az. who will eele.
brate their flfth wedding anniver-
Hary today. August II.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
ISAAC BLAKEY, JR. JOINS
NAVY

Isaac Blaksy, Jr- son Of Mr.
and Mrs Isaac Blakey o. Scan
dia. MINI. has enlisted in the Y
8 Navy Young Blaksy reported
for Induction Tuesday, August "a
in Minneapolis
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

Returns Home: Jimmie Le~iH
son % NAriory Lswis 81 3zzs
Fourth Az s. returned home By
plane on Sunday August n from
Lawrence. KAnS where he had
been vAeationinE with Mr.. and
Mr. ThOnnas Hill Einos June
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
w. n. "Ruce Horse"
TuyIor Dies: Wos
Colorful FIGURE

Death August IL took one of
the most colorful figures in 81.
Paul and the Northwest when
w, IL, (Race lIorsc) Taylor,
s2l Iglehart Av. s., retired
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Roy Larsen To
Be Mems Duy
Speaker Aug. ~

Roy w. Larsen. president OF
Twin city Federal Savings and
Loan Association, will be principal
speaker for the annual mems day
program at st. Peters AME
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Group 7e AA's
Invite Msw,bers

AlcDisolicA ANN yrn,Js group.
open 20 all designated - group 20
meets Sundays Tuesdays And
Thursday a, 4 p m. ., ~ EAs,
Hsnnspin Az Ths tsi@phOns mum
Der 10 " iits
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

Money Isn't necessary 10 sue
cess. AAys . writer. sun It's an
awful IOt % help.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
HnFIem bondfs Mob Bonk
Bank Robbers Hunted
By FBI, Got $244;;
Missed Several Grand
by CLYDE REID
n the n, Y, Amsterdam News

Together with tBl agents local detectives continuing
press the search for three nat dressed who robbed
the Carver Savings Bank 10 West l26h ST. of $2i last
week while overlooking several thousand dollars which was
lying about in the tls
Within "a hours second robbery one of the largest In the
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

Don't trust city psddlsra They
get your money an then size
daddls
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27

us great 20 own a stomach
these days There In n big blue
berry crop.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-27
Why sVildsrs Diseriminoted

Not that Negro families wouldn't like 10
buy new homes, II u Just that the building
industry In the past few years has found Il
PRINTABLE to mass produce housing. This
efficiency has led 10 tho development OF
tracts q hundreds Of Identical houses and
the builder and tho developer. anxious TO
preserve tho value OF his Investment and
his reputation, has been careful to sell his
houses ON racially discriminatory basis.
--Mariorle Mckenzie In tho Plttaburxh
COURIER.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-21
1000 Have Followed
In Steps OF Newman,
Convert Specialist Says

NEW YORK An estimated 1000 ministers of the Angii-
Church have into the Catholic Faith since the
version of Englands John Henry Cardinal Newman it has
been stated by Monsgnor Thomas j. Mcmahon spiritual di
rector of the ST Paul Guild organization dedicated to con-
vert work which has headquarters here
The Monsgnor said it is impossible to number exactly the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-21
Angelus Broadcast
Daily In Nations
Least Catholic CITY

CHARLOTTE, 'N.C.-NC) - In
this least Catholic of any major
city in the nation. the Angelus may
be heard every day.
The AngeluS is now heard at s
a. m, noon and p. m. over Radio
Station WGIN. a local station that
covers the entire area, The prayers
are recited by Dale Francis. direc-
tor of Charlotte's Catholic inforns-
tion center. The Sign of the Cross.
The new daily radio series is one
of three recent Innovations OF the
Charlotte center. First was half
hour weekly program where non
Catholics phone in questions about
the Catholic Church and receive
their answers over the air while
they are still on the telephone. Sec
ond was the series. Inspiration
Please, an automatic telephone
service that gives a transcribed
spiritual message from the writ
ings of the saints to those who call
the information center from $50
.. m until 9 a. m
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-21

converts and the ministers Of other
Protestant religions who have en-
braced Catholicism since the days
of the Colonies. He added, how
ever, it is known that II convert
"have adorned the Cath
olic Hierarchy and that many 9th
ers have become priests.
Since the close OF the 10Th cen
tury. MonSignor Mcmahon said, the
Catholic Church has been the sub
ject of attack by those who claim
it has lost through leakage more
than it has gained by conversions.
The record remains" the
MonSisnor continued, thar from
the few hundred Of the Colonial
days, we have grown into a giant
Church of many millions. Not ell
fhis, by any means, has been
brought about through the sccre-
tions of births into Catholic fam
lilies or by the great waves Of inn
migration. This great work has
been effected by ths preaching
of fhs Gospel, in work, more
than in word, TO our non-csfhelie
fellow eitizenrys as they have
come in fhe many hundreds Of
thousands, over the years, 70
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-05-21
Brazil Prelate
Expects Million
At 1855 Rites

RIO DE JANEIRO, Branl-(NC)
The 36th international Eu-
chsristic Congress which is to be
held here from July II 10 "a, 1855
viii attract one million pilgrims 10
the Brazilian capital.
This estimate was made here by
His Eminence jaime Cardinal de
Barros Camars, Archbishop of Rio
de Janeiro, at a press interview
during which he outlined plans for
the demonstration of devotion to
the holy Eucharist.
He said fhe majority OF pill
urirns ere expected frenn various
parts OF srsriI and from ether
Latin American countries. Other
large groups, he stated, are ex-
pee+ed from the United States,
from fhs countries Of Europe
snd from Africa.
Principal ceremonies of the Con-
gress. Cardinal Camsra declared,
will take place in the Calsbouco
section of the city, where q huge
altar is to be erected near the
Gardens of Glory" He added that
preparations for the Congress in
volve widening an old airport by
filling in 3 sector of the Bay of
Guanabars 10 assure q surface
space OF over a million and half
square feet.
Cardinal Camars said that a Ho-
ly Hour will be held next July 18
in all the churches of Brazil, In
preparation for the Congress.
Sfres$ins the need of . spir-
itusI prepsrstion for the Con-
srsss, the Cardinal said that 9th.
or advance activities have also
been arranged in the various di-
ocesss. He stated that in Rio de
Jsnsiro, 73 missionaries will give
special spiritual retreats in ths
eity's 100 parishes from August
10 October of this year.
Brazil, which never in the
course of its history has devisted
from the main roads of It's Chris
tian vocation, looks forward with
Joy. Cardinal Csmara said. ito the
splendid opportunity propitiated by
the Holy Father to bring together
Catholics from all over the world
as brotherly and generous feast
of Faith, Hope and Charity