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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
Max Karl and Extremists

paper a quoted Max Karl
retiring director OF the unit
Christians and Jews chaacteEng the NAACP along
White Citizens Councils opposite present
and related matters going
the direction NCCJ work there
II Mr. Karl made the statement attributed him,
he has not denied he why
the Minnesota NCCJ has lacked vitality in its direction
While this paper admirer many
NCCJ board has the administration
this The NCCJ appeared dodge
Il realistic question would
treat behind the organizations program
mary creating understanding different
faiths races.
No human organization really to do an
effective job in creating good will understanding
denominations and dodge the
without appearing coyardly.
Certainly Max Kas suggestion that the NAACP
organization ympomatc OF the attitude OF those the
the organizations usuncs decision tive
the CLOS James Carey withdraw
board OF the because refused to take the
definition OF extreme organization
places pseudo
tip about quietly apoogizing working
for human decency up
positive groups like Urban League
do something NOW the Negro people and thereby benefit h
nation a a whole
position organization which
obedience the
tremist7 placing category
Citizens Councils which seek defeat the interpreted by tn
nations highest judicial body exhibits
sonng logic
his true given newspaper interview
glad he's going TO Florida wish him farewell We hope tn
Florida NAAcP people
here in Minnesota they they
not expect cooperation really trying improv
human relations.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

position about II.
In recent months have Travelled around country talked
life about the Presidential eand
fighter civil rights every told that Averen
Hartman Governor Of New York State is the best man
why him. whay literally Negro
down his know AvereI Hartman very
know he's phony Sometimes little things will tell you
Secretary
issued order aboishing
discrimination the dining of the Washington Airport
when suggested to him that he trade politically upon
for the Negro vote he declined stating that should
make political capital of a purely moral question.
given Negro recognition in
years New
to the Governors Cabinet the first Negro Supreme Court Justice
Sessions Judge and the first Negro counsel
the only candidate who
on Tor
fought for through Republican State Legislature
that prohibits discrimination banks and mortgage companies
law that prohibits discrimination in kind Of pubhcaded
New York State he greatly enlarged the
Of the State Commission Against Discrimination FEPc through
Executive
you many things
bring equality million his State.
What he had done for New York he would do for the country This is
the why the souheners fighting him bitterly This the
why should fight him bitterly
Nobody the papers speeches
deny
chief opponent for the nomination has compromised the
civil rights issue to gain the support OF the ecras This is the
why outheners former Governor Herman Tamadge
Georgia and Governor George Bell Zimmerman of South Carolina
supporting him This the why all southerners him
In November 1855 reporter for Life had private inter-
with Mr. Stevenson Chicago He had that
candidate for President He walked into the where
sitting and without greeting he said Il
thing segregation peoples
of living overnight TIN take fifty years before they'll change down
there"
shocked told him that segregation not the only
the South the recent brutal murders there Negro
colored well economic intimidation had made
personal security Stevenson
quzzcaly
Emmett TILL the George Lee and the Lamar Smith murders
Mississippi completely puposefy ducked the
Lucy being
expelled from the University Of Alabama because of her color
roborated what he had said to few months before.
Truth Stevenson could not win the election nominated
he compromised the civil rights question and
thereby his country down the Moreover
nominated would that the southern wing of the
would complete control of it, know what would happen to
civil rights then.
through Supreme Chief
abolition segregation
what the Chief Executive done
Hartman would follow in the RooseveltTrma ira
this many stewardship
| Of New York State has proved it.
afford take chances at Chicago We must back
country
Sincerely Brown, New York City Councilman 2l
City Hail. August g. 1885.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
Taking A Lot For Granted

advising the Democratic party high command we
would that depend much the Gallup Poll
which practically assured the nation that the Negro vote would
main Democratic In 1865
should take too seriously the Gallup deductions that
Northern Negroes much interested rights
position Gallup poers must have questioned Negroes
been talking TO in New York Chicago Kansas city to have
with that deduction.
Anyhoo Scandinavian friend met
Negro anywhere the country who
Gallup poll interviewer
Democrats who out appease the reaoonary
the party with moderate approach question
receive consolation the Gallup report
party cheftans evidence Gallup gives
Taking the taking granted
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
Don't Confuse School Issues

The suggestion that the recent squabbe Minnesota school
board member selections by the would
for the school referendum sad
II not necessarily unless the friends public
controversy
should be the school board In the final analysis
voting public will decide who
whether the school amendment be passed
II friends Of the schools think clearly
for the school amendment
serving the school
Those who adequate the chortng
the developed the
board members and the resignation another they
like to confuse the situation Minneapolis
heve that noeable situation
amendment should be defeated
This newspaper hopes
men It's merits and for IT, The the
school board important
allowed 20 obscure the fact that
dunn approval to continue to do the job children
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

mold pubic opinion was recently
the subject of an Arkansas paper editor the reports
was being questioned by young with journalistic aspirations
She asked you influenced public OPnOn?
After pondering moment editor replied No public opinion
something like a mule In order to drive him
cesuy always to watch the way he was going and then
follow him closely"
The Ind Press Topics Point" house has an inter
estng piece issue titled 2e Tools To Work With
worth reading 1t said:
There are tRenysx English alphabet They
of us has to express himself to
and to make friends and help others
Abraham and produced the Gettysburg ad
inaugural the Emancipation Proclamation
AN experienced copywter with facts in goodwill
in his heart twntysix little tools and help
build prosperous enduring that produces goods for the
joyment gives gainfu employment to his neigh
bors"
We bnt Row wilkins handled himself very well on Meet The
Sunday the broadcast had dis
with the Mssus taking dim view Of wilkins
technique Henry dinner guest and the writer p
considered wilkins consmae control under the Pess
questioning Of experienced reporters.
DR. D. Brown by telephone joined criticism of the
replied the reporters questions He
along think wilkins positive enough
Henry wilkins replies well thought
oppressed minority apt to exhibit
unfair conditions under which his people have to
live in their own country
wilkins adept public breathe fire, but
the quiet but positive manner method no
listeners his point of view If he had be-
emotional a part of his audience
the reporters 1.-THE villains" for the Southern
position of the NACP is the
resentr crisis n
a half hour
understand that cant
such short of time and do
effective job.
Henry suggested wilkins he would
probably emotional that he would have begun to
swing n directions.
southern editor tried to tie the
up party. This is the favor
tactic of of the highly placed SOuherners who finding no other
which they have been paccg
Court Of the
party
We would 10 Thomas Waring ask
standpoint of the white south but he
dishonesty the for basic equality Of all
American citizens rights campaign with Com
munism.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
Campaign For Courage First Award

Campaign Courage" voluntary Of Twin Cans has
citation the 81 teachers South
their the membership
receiving teaching contracts
for the next school year
the teachers have decided to
accept present a
what expect citizens who willing
o make sacrifices freedom.
Campaign which expected to
provides northern Negroes with method Of
couraging Negroes their fight justice.
The plans periodically cash awards to individuals
organizations without the
fury antNegro up rights and
decency
presentation scheduled banquet the Hotel
Minneapolis Tuesday August which the general
public 3 invited
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

Our congratulations to Minneapolis
orney for his emsrgenee among Negro
Democratic leaders at Chicago recently
sen In Minnesota and ability
uonal recognition.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
REPUBLICANS For HuMPHRFY EoR VICE PREsIpENT

Editor; I Minneapolis TRIBUNE
Humphrey Humphrey
disappointed that he did lead the fight during
the bring the civil rights bills and
written tell him However I'm he had good and def
he has right make mistakes
imagine felt that he could battle with
entrenhed southern the Senate since he being
favorably nomination
probably practical Nobody
able that Humphreys basic
rights Of mnone has changed His approach and tactics
philosophy the American people
that the nation exist half free and half
slave
politics activity critics
people
do fear that will
them highest bidder myself Hum
phrey Republicans great public G.
Duluth. Minnesota
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Editorial Notes

The responsible Negro special consideration
for American Negoesjus consideration given other
Americans.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

several years back, lie, that area
conditions are the controlling fac
tor in how and how fast. Federal
Judge Albert Ryan's ruling to end
racial segregation in the schools
of Arlington, a few minutes drive
from Washington, was underscor-
ed by the Judges statement that
in granting an injunction ending
racial bars as of January 81, 1857,
he had taken into consideration
the fact that only per cent of
Arlington County's pupils-sbout
so boys and girls, all told, are Ne
gro. But the judge also maintained
that his ruling did not nulify any
state or local rules for assignment
Of pupils to schools so long as the
assignment were not based on
color.
The case was about as untypical
as any case South of the Lime"
could be. But II should be helpful
for purposes of evaluation.
Merit Employment and the
Quakers
Merit Employment, Why and
How" is the title of a 16-page IL
Illustrated pamphlet recently re-
leased by the American Friends
Service Committee. which is cal
culated to quicken the interest OF
the average American in the man.
neT in which employment Of their
fellow of minority orr
gin affects the Nation and them.
selves as well as the minor1ties in.
volved.
The ten pages OF thought-pro,
voking findings modestly, but at.
tractively and effectively offered
are a question and narrative an,
swered synopsis of the Service
Committees ten-year experience
in the promotion of merit employ,
ment in key industrial centers
throughout the country.
At the conclusion of its brief in.
PRODUCTION the pamphleteers stat,
that visits by Committee repre-
sentatives with a wide variety o.
employers and employers repre-
sentatives in all sections Of tn,
country, lead TO the conclusion
that the majority Of employer,
believe in merit employment 80
but need help in implementing I
policy they know is right"
1nterviewers report that many
employers have asked the Com
mittee's job opportunity staff To-
how-to-do-it suggestions. IN,
pamphlet is offered to outlin,
some successful techniques anC
procedures" for employers seeking
TO implement their convictions,
but cautions that there is no de
tailed outline applicable to ever!
situation involving minority EN-
ployment" simply eroa'
framework within which each EN-
ployer may tailor the eomplet
plan TO fit his needs"
The pocket-sired publication =
wise and unpedanie-is mucl
needed in these times when tn
an-importSnt matter Of minorit.
employment has become q con
trolling factor in the health hous
ing and education Of the Negro :
and. less urgently-of other min
critics in America
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
EveryOne's Victory

The Arlington. Virginia school
decision. which was everyone's VIC
tory and no ones victory. was sig
nifiesnt to US IS IL quite precisely
reflected the analysis Of integra-
ton situations as discussed by the
Negro educational hierarchy las
close as we're getting to nAmesl
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

Nobel prize winner from Mississippi who
advises Negroes in
flexible" in the fight for equal
y.
American Negroes
group they had not been they would
them the dominant
since Their arriva on 1919.
advice which white friends Of
Negro scarcely bconscous to
action leaving things until
some distant, date.
ought Dwight Eisenhower and Stevenson
also Negro another Of
saying "gradualism."
Negroes moderation" but
moderation" many whites thinking about when
they acceptable people
painfully waiting country to
hem privileges of citizenship.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

The favone technique of bigo is to call the other fellow one
Check the background Of the community bully and brer and
you almost sure to find a history Of insecurity
the last hospital practcing dis
against minority group patients seeking null
favote
its staff of
physician vesge unfair
tream its
ruling clique
the the standard of
living approach miles and miles the standards No
body % that
Let's be happy that n plenty
opportunity prdeful
comparisons
lucky W. physical and human
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10
Letters To The Editor
WATCHES EoR PAPER,s ADVICE ON VOTING

Editor: TO glad 10 editorial IN
could printed papers.
The story the NAACP informative, something
Win be looking forward read the rest Of It,
l o friends -
Rodgers Minneapolis Minnesota.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-10

Washington, ID. C.-"The big
gest problem, now. is to get over
the river between the two races so
that there can be better under
standing" -Thurgood Marshall
e. hate is hardly solution for
any problem. Even in Washing
ton where desegregation has pro-
ceeded more smoothly that II has
in some parts Of the nation, some
persons are saying O.. This is no
time for reasonableness.' I would
reply that, perhaps at no time in
our recent history is there greater
need for reasonableness. But l
would not venture to say what is
reasonable in any particular local
ity at any given time "--Rayford
Logan.
Liberals lO9th Declaration"
Year
On July 20, the Embassy Of Lii
IBERIA marked the Tooth anniver-
sary of Liberals official request,
July 26, lS46) TO the nations Of
the world for recognition as a free
and independent sovereign State,
with all the rights and privileges
OF such a state.
This request Liberals Declare
ton Of Independence, unlike that
Of former subject nations, includ-
ing the United States, is not a de-
claration Of political independence,
since Liberia has been free, SOW
erign and independent" since the
first American Negro immigrants
landed near Cape Mesurado and
took possession Of territory ceded
to them on December is, 1921, by
six native West African kings.
The Anniversary Of the Declare
tons OF 1916, Liberals manifesto
OF membership rights in the Fam
ily Of Nations, was the occasion OF
the EmbaSsy's recent observance
the first observance Of the Declar'
alton since Ambassador George
Padmore took office. here, as his
country's envoy 20 the United
States.
Secretary Mitchell TO Address
S6th Insurance COnfab
Secretary Of Labor James p
Mitchell will address the seth An,
nual Convention OF National In,
suranee Associations. at the Stat,
Ter Hotel. here. on August so
when the Presidents Banquet
honoring the presidents OF s.
member companies an association:
is held in the hotels Presidential
Ballroom.
Some 800 or more delegates anC
guests from 80 States and the Dis
trict OF Columbia are scheduled e
attend the convention OF the In
suranee Associations, which wer
Incorporated here in 1871, but
have not met here. since.
EVeryOne's Victory
The Arlington. Virginia schoo
decision. which was everyone's VIC
tory and no ones victory. was sig
nifiesnt to US IS IL quite precisel,
reflected the analysis OF integra
ton situations as discussed by tn,
Negro educational hierarchy Ia
close as we're getting to names
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Editor Some will be TO Chicago In less than fort
the Convention The biggest
delegates adoption strong rights
plank the candidate equvocate
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Good Work

The two flower and garden clubs the Cities doing
splendid job In neghbohood upkeep people
who the maintain spend
hours cuvang flowers gardens
in keeping paint their
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1956-09-07

motored 10 the air base last Sat
urday By special invitation Of
Miss Drobnis to attend Open
House at the new Service club
on the base. Miss Drobnis is the
director of the Service Club.
They were graeiously received.
Members who attended were:
Misses Bertha Singleton, Willie
Mae Walker. Rosalyn Finn. Floy
Fisher. Jackie Talley, Nellie
Cooper. Ernestine Dolphus. Bey-
efly Finn. Melba Houston and
Doris Wardlow. They were ac-
eompanied By members Of the
Young Adult committee. Mrs.
Vera Muldrew. chairman. Com
mittee members provided the
cars for the trip were Mesdames
Robbie Taylor. Mary Williams.
Rosemary White and Miss Doris
Walters. Members of the club
have also been invited To attend
the first party at the Service
Club on Friday mite
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be desired was topped off by
heaping ice cream cones and cold
drinks supplied by the hostesses.
MeSdames Murray and Dora Mic
holson Mrs. Walker led the group
in a series of games. Guests pres
ent were Mesdames Berniee
Moore. and Williams. Fred Lewis.
Mr.. Ripley and Tom Murray. Mrs.
Annie Harris is president.
The Teen-age Handiefaft club
which has been meeting each
week during August will become
a regular club and meet each
Saturday at ? p. m. The girls
worked on reed flower baskets
last Wednesday. The work prov
ed so interesting they will con-
tinue basketry for another ses-
sion. They elected officers as fol-
lows: president. Dolores -cren
ehaw; vice president. Iona Weav-
er; secretary. Thelma Brown; as
sistant secretary, Irene Moore.
Completing baskets We're Carme-
lita Caruth, Virginia Johnson.
Warren Jean Jackson and De
lores crenehaw. ALI girls are in
yited to join each Saturday at
2 p. m.
The Young Adult Hostess club
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Pine Bluff
OLIVE STREET PIKE
Ulysses shepherd

Ms Hattie Lee Bearden. who
has bcyH mentioning In Gary.
Indiana. has returned home She
reports a nice trip -. Miss
ReoIeg Layde Of Texas Is vaea-
loaas here with relatives and
friends The fourth quarterly
conference convened at Mt Gil
ham AME church Visitors were
Rev & ! Thomas, Jim Jackson
and your reporter . Mrs. Jo-
sephine Plaif and o E. Crawford
received nice gifts from uFA re-
Gently Nj Zion AME church
on Owe street vii hold its 4th
quarterly meeting October 7 f..
Charlie Harris visited the Shop
herds recently and presented 10
them nice gift Dock Brown al
50 remembered US. May the Lord
bless both Of you jesse
S,ubblefield and ID. c. and Jesse
Young have bought nice cars e.
Robert Witherspoon. III is hav-
ing a very nice house built on
his lot Thought for the week:
Talk about all the good points
Of every person. Fill the CONVEX
saiion full of love and apprecia-
ton and by so doing. lift the
level of talk You can set the
tone Henry Jarrett. Daniel
Stewart, Mary Crofton and India
Boston are on the sick list
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GiIIett

Erma slrauther
Mrs Addie Browns niece of
ST Louis is here visiting. The
daughter of Mrs L. Stovalls
daughter is also here visiting +.
Ora Dean. her husband and
daughter are here visiting rela-
tives and friends Franklin
Griff has joined the Marines. and
will be stationed at San Diego
II. w. Watson of Great Lakes
in Illinois, Navy Base. visited
relatives and friends here last
week. He will now be stationed
at Memphis. He is the son Of
Mrs. Lucille Watson and grandson
81 your reporter he True
Vine singers rendered program
at st. James AME church re-
Gently. Mrs. Willie Ann Bass was
sponsor.
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6earden
LAGLETTE COMMUNITY
airs. susie Castor

SUSIE OaStOn
Rev. ana Mrs. J. H. Williams
o. ii Dorado and Miss Joyce
'iImm. Smackover were church
'Al''rS here Olanders Par
lam, Mrs Carrie Gibson n d
siandsons were visitors last week
Ut The homes Of MIR. and Mrs. S.
yec9b and Mr.. and Mrs. sam
lhFower Of the Mt. Gnlard COM
i"1ilIty Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
shee Penix, their granddaughter,
ooFothy Primm, and Mrs. Easter
yunlel attended the reunion at
.Iinceion Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
saNles Davis and daughter, Cas-
2a'lora Melba of Baton Rouge,
spent the week with her parents.
''L and Mrs. Clarence Penix
Oiarence Henry, James Edward
ana George c. Primrn. returned
.'O-le last Saturday after a three
seek vacation in Detroit with
-.e- mother, Mrs. Effie Jones.
-g report an enjoyable trip.
,,'lfnng with them were Carter
'ones and Willie jenkins, who
ep1At the weekend Mrs.
.aS-er Penix and Mrs. Bessie
DlN were guests Of Mrs. Mary
-,lel last Sunday Herbert
a'nam Of Fordyce was guest Of
ne Penix and JunieI families.