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Local Artists Plan
Organization; to
Meet JonudrY 20

The time is long overdue for
the forming Of an Art organi-
zatioin in st. Croix. Efforts in
that direction are now being
made by Cyril Marshall, Cur
ator of the ST Groix Museum,
and himself an artist, Anita
Dickinson, enthusiastic anna
teur. painter and Mrs. John
Colby, artist and former Art
school head. At an informal
meeting held several weeks
ago these three people decided
to appeal to other artists
both Native and Continental
to band together for mutual
enjoyment of art and to hold
exhibitions of their work.
A meeting is icing called
for Wednesday, January 10th
at 8 pm in the studio of Att
Henle Opposite Government
House in the Larsen build
ing). Mrs. Henle has generous
TfRMaEN #3EWG 4-.l# &L.
.ly offered space to the group
for meetings and exhibitions.
Everyone interested in art or
sketching is invited.
Plans ahead will call for FIRE
quent exhibits Of painting and
allied arts, discus ions and
lectures on art subjects, de-
monstrations by local and
visiting artists Of techniques
and possibly some effort to
try to stimulate an Apr cit
ton Of art in the young. These
subjects will be up for discus
sion at the meeting next
week.
This appeal to all resident
and Yisiting artists is made
possible by the cooperation OF
Continued on page A.
, 1954-01-15
Liner With General
Executives. Wives
Visits ST. Thomus

The liner Ocean Monarch
arrived in st. Thomas yester-
day with 1917 executives, deal
ers and their wives of the
General Electric Company, &C
cording to an article in the
Journal. They are
guests Of r. Cooper, Jr. Of Chi
cage, the largest distributors
of General Electric products
in the United States. Jack
Leonard and Earle Wakefield,
Sales executives 8 fthe Chica.
&c and New York offices, res
pectivelv Of Life Magazine
was hosts for the Life prb'ica
tionon behalf Of thte R Cooper
Continued on Page ~
, 1954-01-15
Defendant Kills
Tudqe in Pennsy.
Tries Suicide

A twenty-six year old con-
struetfon worl5e: who had
been c'ted for non support of
his wife shot the President
T''1r Of the Warren County
Court in Pennsylvania. Six
persons witnessed the shoot
ing.
The Judge had asked Norman
Moon about his failure to pay
the amount Of support order
ed by the Court when he sud
denly drew a revolver and
fired five shots at the jurist,
two of which struck him in
the chest.
State Police was quickly no
titled and chased him for SIX.
niles when a hail Of bullets
brought his car to a halt. Cor
nered, Moon shot himself
through the throat. TIE police
, 1954-01-15

was not aware that he had
killed the Judge until after he
was brought back.
Evening star., 1954-04-04

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flavor that's perfect combination with the cling peaches
and cottage cheese in any of the nourishng delicious
salads this page Try this famous flavor getogther
soon-and often!
Evening star., 1954-04-04
ke such gay salads together

Take cottage cheese and cling peaches you
can turn out clever time grand tasting salads like
these in time! Make picture salad for tonight with
cottage cheese and all gold well-shaped clngs from
y California
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$500 Roised BY
Big" Jay McNeeIy
Benefit Dance

Over 800 persons attended the
Big" Jay McNeely benefit dance
and S3O990 was raised for the
musicians who were stranded
when a fire destroyed the night
club at which they were playing.
The band lost all OF their in
struments. music and 30 suits Of
clothing The loss wasn't covered
by insurance.
Tn behalf on. ms tomaaitsse
sponsoring the benefit, would
like to thank the people who help
Ell make the affair a success" A
Il. Cassius, chairman OF the com
mittec said.
Committee members were Teddy
Martin, Herbert Howell Lloyd
Smith and Don Hogan.
Some Of the contributors 10 the
benefit were Mrs. Josephine Oden,
Jimmie Allen. Clyde Williams
Ted Bies, Hymie Adlin. r. NJ
Martin. Government and Civic
Employees Union, Local IT. CTO
of the Minneapolis General Hos.
pltal. the executive board Of the
Minneapolis Joint Council Of Hotel
and Restaurant Workers, At Of l.
and the Chatsworth Inn.
Some OF the bands which fur.
nished music for the dance were
Oscar Frazier and his combo:
Hank Hazlett and his tho; part Of
Percy Hughes band and "WiId''
Bill Boon.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
Formers Use Of
Tractors Grows In
ole" Mississippi

Washington -- CAMP Farmers
In mississippi had 20 times az
many tractors In 1900 ms they had
20 years before, says n repor, ~
leased recently by the MianlHHlppi
state college agricultural expert.
ment station.
Number ~ tractors owned by
colorsd farmers rose from 2i2 In
1880 10 8,3ii In 1890. but they
stu owned only n NTH Of the farm
tractors In the state. while they
made up 80 per cnnt of the farm
operators. rural and urban popu.
lation ahifta. and farm income and
level 81 living.
Negro farm ownership In Mis-
sisaippi IL reported nj 2s,pts. an
increase Of S.2DO since 1880 How.
ever. the report says tho Negro
tenants and shhreoruppers de.
creased during the ~ year period
by 5000, or n net reduction of
"a. 600 In the number of Negro
farm operators
Among white farmers. owner.
ship increased by $4,000, tenants
and Sharecroppers declined about
29.b0O. making n net reduction Of
only 1900. In the number ~ white
farm operators
In addition. average alze Of
farms increased from ~ 10 i2S
acres and total land In farms en-,
banded 10 1000 900 acres or -
percent, while the size NJ oolored
farms rose only slightly. from 80
10 ~ acres and their total acre
age dropped nearly n million and a
half acres
Average farm income nearly
doubled, using from t762 10 sIit2
but ~ per cent ~ the white farm
erH and 80 per cent Of the colored
crossed less than 5000 In 1919
However. 20 c1lDrci farmers and
I.Oii whites crossed F2o 900 or
more that year
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
FOUR FROM TWINS TO
ATTEND MARIO MEET

-Four persons from the Twin
cities will attend the 1854 sessions
~ MARIO Satl"nsI ASSN. ~ In.
terYrUip Relations OfficialsJ
which conysnns In Boston Mass e.
Nov ~ through 10
They are clifford Ruck"r. sEsc.
utiys secretary. COvsrnOTs Inter.
racial Commission: Wilfred IT,
land executive secretary. Mime
apois FEP Commission. Amos
Dsinard. Minneapolis FEp C0tn-
mission member and Frank Eager.
executive secretary. Minneapolis
Mayors Council On Human Rsla-
tl0nH
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
Race Batting Loses
Election For COP
Chi. ConqreSsmuF
nv Nd blackwell

Chicago Race batting lost the
election Tor COP incumbent CON
grcssman Richard H. Vail Ia
Democrat Barrett O'Iiara In
Illinois second congressional dis.
trict.
The second district II an the
south side of Chicago and In the
past few years there has been a
migration OF Negroes into the dts.
trict until now the Negro pnpula.
ton In almost half tho total popu.
latian.
Vaira rucist policies were so In.
tolrrable that the Catholic, Pro
tcatani and Jewish clcrgymcn In
the district issued a joint state
mcnt eondemning his tactics,
Another factor that probably
helped defeat Vail was when the
Cook county Republican party
Withdrew their endorsement OF
him and gave back door support To
O'Iiara.
Also all OF the Chicago daily
papers repudiated Vail
Vail, by his extreme tactics,
forced nil Of the responsible or
ganiEations and persons In the
second district 10 drop their politi.
cal differences and unite IN a
campaign TO defeat him,
There were no political issues
involved In the campaign ut all
race was the sole issue
Louis Erwin. international rep.
resentative for international
Union of Electrical Workers
CIUEl. CIo. who was In Chicago
during the last part az the ram
paign said
Vail must have forgotten
where he was. Judging from the
type ~ campaign he conducted n
he had been In n backwooda coun.
~ Of Mississippi he would have
won"
The voters ~ the second district
turned Vail out Of office and elect.
rd O'Hnra by HiEeabls majority
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
ST. LOUIS IvANCElisT
TO CONDUCT TEN DAY
REVIVAL AT BETHESDA

Evangelist Willls Ma" Fdfd
Smith of ~ Louis, Mo. Will con
due, q ten night revival NJ Bethoss
IN Baptist church. iiIs Eighth 81
3. beginning sunday, November
- Her appearance here In being
sponsored by the Minneapolis Gas
pei choral Union
Evangelist Smith will deliver
the morning message on sunday,
HDvembsr ~
The Union IN asking all pastors
and their congregations hnh the
public NJ large 10 help 10 make
this revival success
Mrs Dessi" Gresham Ii presi-
dent ~ the union and Mr.. Willie
Is Hale IL director Ndyt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
New Church Numes
Rev. [. C.. Harris
PuSfor For Life

A new church, Friendship Mis-
sionary Baptist, organized by Rev,
L. c, Harris. former pastor OF
Bethesda Baptist church. Mime
Spolis, elected the minister, pas
tor for his natural life" Sunday.
Nov. Z.
The organtEstional meeting was
held at Phyllis Wheatley House
where services Of the new congre-
cation viii be held temporarily.
one service, at II a. m, viii be the
rule until quarters are secured,
The membership totals ~, forty
adults and IS children, At the first
services seven Joined on Christian
Experience" and seven are candi-
dates for baptism.
Al the organization meeting,
Joseph Buckhalter presided After
prcliminaries which included re-
marks praising Rev. Harris, Off
GERS OF the church were elected,
Mr.. Buckhalter was elected
chairman of the deacon board.
James jackson was named vice.
chairman OF the deacon board,
Mrs. Nellie Buckhalter, church
clerk: Mrs. Emma Brady. church
treasurer; Ebert Clark was nam
ed chairman OF the trustee board
with Archie Owens, ucs-chair-
man. Mrs, Wilma Owens was
elected financial secretary and
Mrs, VILLA Mae Bilbro, assistant
financial secretary.
Mrs Irene Nolan was named
editor and church reporter, She
will be assisted by her husband,
william. Mrs. James Jackson IL
president Of the Pastors Aid Mrs.
Opal Clark. president OF the Mis-
sionary Society, Ebert Clark In
the Sunday school superintendent
with NJ. Brady as assistant John
Rivers In chairman Of the Usher
Board. Mrs. l. c. Harris will serve
as As~,sts1t president Of the Mis-
sionAr .-rntety,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

liams' 3,I59 failed TO stop Bertram
Baker who tailed Q. 582 votes.
Negroes In First Around Nation
While New York and Chicago
elected a large number Of Negroes
to public office, Negroes were al
so setting unprecedented records
around the country.
A bathhouse attendant was
elected TO the Hot Springs, Ark.
city council TO become the first
Negro to sit on the council in
modern political history,
Fred w Bartin beat out two
white candidates TO win the coun-
Gil seat from the predominately
Negro second ward
Unofficial returns gave Martin
2.s34 votes. incumbent alderman
o. o. Miles. 2, $50 and Ralph
Wright, 2.2s4 Another Negro al
dermanic candidate, Raymond
TweeIle. lost in the Fifth ward By
more than 2 10 10 councilman
Lonnie Freeman.
Another first was in Baltimore,
Md, Truly Hatchett n real estate
salesman. became the first Negro
20 be elected 10 the Maryland
legislature in the states history
as he ran nth. polling 1l.447
votes. among six Democrats elect
cd from the Fourth district 10 the
House ~ Delegates.
4 Negro independent, Calvin
Douglas. Earnered only 345 votes
in the Fourth district state sHna-
torial race
Bowers Reflected In Ohio
In Ohio. Democrat Frederick
Bowers Vas reelected 20 the Ohio
house Of Representatives for the
third time Bowers ran in Marion
county where Dayton IL located 4
i2-year old attorney. William -
Thomas was defeated in Toledo on
his second try for state rrpressn-
ta,ive 10 the assembly
The first Negro ever 20 receive
Republican nomination for any
office in Lucas county. he finished
eighth in a field Of 10 seeking five
seats from the county 20 the house
81 representatives
His defeat was attributed by Oh
servers 70 the fart that he failed
to pile up solid votes in predonin-
an,ly Negro wards which normally
vote Democratic
81 Louis Demo Committeeman
Re ELECTED
In 81 Louis Jordan " Cham.
bers. democratic committeeman
and bnss % the powerful 18TH
ward. was reelected constable ~
the Third district over republican
Leonard Brown. II. s75 70 3.337
John W Harvey Democratic car
dita's for magistrate ~ the same
district defeated 9 OUTLAW
In Kansas city Kan CSr5eIl D,
Mssks Vas reelected s~cnnd dls-
tric, county commissioner IN .
fContinued on page g.
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AHveks BVooks Post
No. 600 To Observe
Vets Doy ~ Pilgrim

AttuckR Brooks Post No B0G
American Legion and It's auxiliary
will participate In the public OBJ
Servnnce Of Veterans Day on Sun.
day, November u, al . .. m. at
Pilgrim Baptist church, 732 w.
Central Az.
The Post color guard will nd,
vance and retire the colors, Com.
mander Marion Brown IN urging
all comrades and auxiliary mem
bers 10 be present for this Hignih.
cant occasion
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
JAMAICAN IMMIGRANTS
FIOCK To ENGLAND

London CAMP Some tB0
more Jamaicann arrived here last
week. raising tho total number Of
who have come 10
Britain In the past five years 10
some 10000,
The flood OF immigrants has
been n boon 10 the British shipping
industry. Nearly n quarter Of q
million pounds has been crossed
by the major lines for providing
passage 10 England.
Another new development IL
that now whole families are com
ing Formerly men would come a.
lone and then send for members Of
their family,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

Hyland A. Stokes, president Of
the Crinpus Attucks association
announced this week that tina an
nual meeting Of the association
viii be held on November 10 at g
p. m. at Pilgrim Baptist church,
Annual reports will be read by
the officers Of the association and
an election Of officers and board
directors will be held.
The Crispus Attacks home, 46'
Collins Az. In interrRcial and non
sectarian. Mrs Naomi Thomas Is
director.
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On school IssueI
Robert Ruork.
Southerner. Says
He's Ashamed
Nv hobFbT hthHh
Syndicated Coiumnist

For the record, l was born IN
the South raised In the South and
was totcd up TO boyhood by n for
mer slave, My playmates were
Negroes. an were my hunting
friends and fishing frienda
have spent much time In Afri-
ca and New York. both places
which have larg. Negro popula-
lions,
And cuAs me II ! am not aaham.
ed OF the South theae days. extend
ing up m far as baltimore and
Delaware. After reading about
segregation demonstrations, ]
somehow can't believe ! was ever
q south.rner. And an most any.
one that has been reading this
stuff for the last decade In apt To
know. ! am neither a do-gooder
nor a one-worlder.
but IL seems TO me the laws Of
the land are meant 10 be obeyed
when they have been promulgated
by n President and sealed by the
Supreme Court, and especially
when the law deals with the edu'
cation Of children.
No matter what views . might
have ON Segregation. " the NJ
prrm~ Courts says We amt Eon-
mn have none, Z am for not haV.
Ing any. Segregation has been
bugai,oo ~ long NJ . ran rem"m
her, and when n IL broken down
u SUDDENLY loses Importance.
Last year from Morocco and
Germany. ! wrote some pieces n
bout the breakdown of racial dif-
frrcnces in tho armed forces since
the more or less official, and prac.
tlcal end Of segregation had come
10 pass II was a prideful thing 10
ace the complst" absorption ~ the
differing colors into friendly units.
both on duty and off
n was hard 10 believe that when
I went into the war you saw Ne.
groes M mess attendants and Ia
Dor battsliona. mostly. with the
exception 81 frg all Negro spec
ial units
do not think the armed fore
have suffered from IN. break
down. . do not know ~ any
pIaS. where anybody has suffer
ID from the breakdown. And
when . remember away bark b.
~" Old days ~ anti TathoIIrl-m,
anti SsIn5tisn. anti Protestant
ism. . can't recall anybody's
bc~n hurt by the breakdown ~
that either. Tho anti business is
very old hat.
u IL very possiblr that some NV
fuI thing ran happen from going
10 school with another creed OF
color. but can, thing ~ any
thing developing except friendship
and a better understanding ~
more people For . great many
years 4, has not occurred 10 me 10
elsssify the people 7 knOW by rare
~ col0r or religion. else ! would
10 fresh ou, ~ friends
Mr. Ely Wisou. with whom !
shoo' quail, IL a Negro. and Mr.
}ou ChAna ia Chinese and Miss
fSnA Home IL Negro and Miss
Baby ghor ~ an irish Catholic hi.
hOuEh she L. married 10 T1,o,s
mo happens 20 be Jewish. and
IN a hind ~ hsa'hsn. 40 get a.
.gnR pretty Rfod with some people
me wakannba tribe ~ Central
Africa. and arm the godfather ~
m Arab bpy
suggest private sohfSpls ~ ar
sn'IdS,s for the p"0pls who are
40 squsarnish % ~ IN public sdu.
oaiion WITH = RAJ. that produced
Cy@Orgs Washington Carver Joe
i<shs Marian AndsrSDn and DR.
Ralph Banrhs Not 90 mention
Willie MAYS
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

Limited Ten Club Meets The
regular business meeting 81 m"
Limited Ten Club was held on
Sunday, November 7 at the Ster-
ling Club. Officers elected were
Donald Lewis, president, Charlie
Bradley. vice president Pau
ThomRson. secretary treasurer
Frederick l.. Weston. recording
secretary and Richard Mann. bus
ness counsellor. The club also voi
ed 10 supply refreshments for D
Thanksgiving party for the Ob"r
Boys Club.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
Urban League Guild
Officers To 30 lnterVls~0d
On "Arovnd The Town

Mrs Lawrence Davis, first
president Of m" St Paul Urban
League Guild and Mrs Russell
Bslenger present president will
be interviewed on Bea BaNter'E
Around the Town" program on
KsTP-Tv. Channel . at 100 3. m.
Friday. November ~.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

Diggs. first Negro ever 10 be
elected TO congress in Michigan's
history, plowed under his Repubh-
can opponent. Landon Knight, by
four TO one vote margin.
His father is a former state
senator and Diggs also served In
the state legislature in Michigan
The other two Negro represen-
tatives to congress. Adam Clayton
Powell Of New York's 10th district
and William l.. Dawson Of Illinois
First district also won by whop-
ping majorities.
Powell polled 42,614 votes as
contrasted to his 66-year-old Ne
gro opponent, Harold Burton's s.
744.
Dawson beat his opponent, Cen
eva Washington, Chicago South
side hotel owner, s7.407 to ~ os7.
Chicago. New York Lead With
Number Of Negroes
Chicago and New York led the
nation with the number OF Negro
candidates who took office
Fred Duke Slater Cd was re-
elected as Judge Of Chicagos
municipal court. George Barnes
Cd was also elected 20 the
court.
In the state senate race, Fred
] Smith "a. 3rdD was elected 70
succeed c. G Wimbish Rep Cor
neal Davis 3D. was reelected 10
the state house Of representatives
from the First dirstrict. while
James Y. Carter won in the Third
Democrats Charles NJ Skyles
and Kenneth Wilson were reflect
ed from the Fifth District. Repub-
Leans William n. Robinson and
Ernest A. Greene won. bringing
the Negroes who will 20 20
Springfield IN seven
Negroes PROFIT In
Democratic sweep
In New York. Negro Democrats
running for office In the boroughs
% Manhattan. Bronx and Brook
Ign were swept into office in one
of the worst Republican defeats IN
the states history. In one 81 the
qui.tsst campaigns In Harlem in
years Democratic candidates
sVanped Republican hopcfrIls
From the 2ist district rare for
state senator. Democrat James
Watson beat John A. Ross. ~ s32
10 -. TsO For the assembly from
the lIth district. James e. Thomas
Cd whipped Album Martin. IA
iss 10 2525
The FIRST Negro woman ~ hold
office In the state assembly il
Democrat BESSIE Buchanan. who
polled n SIS n her opponent In
ellie Pickstt's 5777 votes
Other results showed Kenneth
Phipps ID poliss ans votes
while his opponent, Walter Gurlbs
picked W only 743 over in the
Brock. Republican james wsbb
registered ass but isTT7 voted
for ms opponent wsrsT Gladdin
rr re sixth d3trsct Joe n VII.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
y. S. Election Results:
U. S. Election Results:
Detroit Elects Nations
Third Negro Congressman;
Many Named To Office

Chicago ANP)-More Negroes will sit in the Congress
of the United State than other time Reconstruction
days
The landslide election of Charles Dggs for conj
from Miehgans 18th district lin Detro three Negroes
will go to the Capitol hill this year
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

Ey~nIsE In Paris" style revue,
spOnsOrsd by U1hsT hoard. Phi
grim Baptist church. FRIDAY. No.
vsmb~r 10. $50 p. m Admis-ion
1sey---advt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
State NAACP Conference
To Feature sc. Leader
At Sessions In Duluth

Duluth. MinnOnc of the leaders that South Carolina
school the Supreme Court will he the main speaker
the state NAACP conference that will be held this Saturday
Duluth
j. Clements Dr. who will be the speaker has long his
tory the civil rights struggle that going ON in his home
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

4 well selected staff ~ expert
"no"d newspaper workers toll long
hours 90 bring you the best pap"r
the traffic will afford.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

GUYS AND DOLLS" Squafc
Dance. HALLE q. Brown. Sat No
vr1nber ~. = p. IN. S5c 10 Membcrs
500 "a Non Members. ---Ad,i
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

our old Midway sstO telephone
number IL no more. The nsw
phone number IL BR. 7o1I.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12
Modern Foefs OF LIE

To be sure. to change a whole way Of
life. a culture of separateness which has
been bred into one for generations, is not
easy. The reluctance with which the white
South faces the decline Of an idealism built
on a flimsy myth OF color is Understandable
even to the Negro against whom IL is
directed. But the Supreme Court decision
presages progress which will completely
alter the South's everyday living and il is
about time the South recognizes the mod
ern facts of life.-EBONY MAGAZINE for
December.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-12

state OF South VAfOIinA,
lie was one OF tho key person
alties IN the fight to abolish the