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Paint And vornish
Club Turns Down
Negro Applicant

Robert Covington, 1904 Clinton
Avenue, chief chemist at Tripoil
Refining Company who applied
for membership in the Northwest
ern Paint and Varnish Production
Club, failed TO get the necessary
two thirds votes required by the
organization for membership.
The Northwestern Paint and
Varnish Club, which holds its
meetings at the st. Paul Town
and Country club in st. Paul, con-
sists of men in the manufacture
Of paint and varnish and related
products.
Mr., Covington first made con-
tact with the organization for
membership a little more than a
year ago. HIS application was
subsequently returned to him be-
cause it did not contain the sig
natures Of two bonafide members
of the club.
Although Coyington felt he
was being given the run around
he succeeded in getting proper
signatures and filed second
application September 20. 1855.
The club at its January meeting
turned down the application of
the chief chemist, employed by the
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81. Paul Mofrons
Injured In Aufo
Mishop In MpIs.

Mrs. Robert NJ. Patterson, S62
w. Central Az. and Mrs. Dorothy
Britt, 51s ST. Anthony Av. were
injured on Monday, January 3,
when the car driven by Mrs. Pat
terson was struck by another car
driven by Donald Kempf Of Min
neapolis.
The accident occurred at Fifth
Az s. and 5th St. Minneapolis at
$50 p. m. Mr.. Kempf told police
that he did not see the car driven
by Mrs. Patterson and appeared
dazed.
Mrs. Patterson and Mrs Britt
are under the care Of their ply
sleians. Little Philip Patterson.
also a passenger in the car es-
capped injury. Damage 10 the Pat
terson automobile was extensive.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-01-20
Bryant Community
Glasses Are Open

The Bryant Community Center.
3sth ST. and Third Av. s. will
start its regular Winter Program
with 10 new adult evening classes
beginning January 80.
Special offering for this semes-
ter will be a class for Baseball
Umpires. with Mike Brscese. for
mer American Association Umpire
and now umpiring in the Texas
League, as instructor
Some Of the activities offered
are Drivers Training, Spanish.
Interior Decorating. oil painting,
artmetal and jewelry. rug making.
lcathercraft, slip cover making.
party foods. cake decorating. mil
hnery. photography, bridge,
square dancing. woodworking,
knitting furniture rcfinishing and
arts and crafts
For further information. call
Regent 22i3 after p. m.
Armand J LaBerge Is director.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-01-20

Minneapolis Laker fans will
have an opportunity TO see I
foot basketball player Sunday
night In the Minneapolis Auditor
ium when the New York Knicks
make their first Twin City ap-
pearance at $50.
Walter Dukes OF the Knlcks
measures seven feet and Is one OF
two such s,tyscrapcrs In the MIA
The other Is st. Louis Charlie
Share.
A Rochester, New York native.
the 220-pound "stilt" first gained
fame as collegian at Seton
Hall where he won All-Amcrican
honors. While there Dukes broke
all scoring records and hit his
peak in the 1928 campaign with
s6I points for an average Of 20
points per game.
bhlHlE Hlb oSi''i N'"' ~ s''''''
Hall, Dukes scored 80 or more
points on 10 different occasions
while his team was winning ~
straight games,
After graduation Dukes signed
with the Harlem Globetrotters for
whom he PLAYED two seasons. This
past summer. ne decided TO cast
his lot with the Knicks and coach
Joe Lapchick was a happy man
the day Dukes agreed 10 terms.
In addition 10 being a superb
athlete, Dukes is also "A scholar
having studied international law
in Paris last summer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-01-20
wIIEATLEY DEFEATS
ROCK ISLAND 1894

Phyllis Wheatlsy Wizards de-
feated the Rock Island Ambassa-
doris Of Rock Island, m, 1894 on
the Phyllis whsAiley floor here
Saturday night January ~ 1855
Earl Bowman, center. was high
man with 80 points for the win
ners and Jim BROOKS had 10
points % spsrk the Ambassadors
Rock Island was leading 1872
NJ the haif
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tanning property values and high
community standards.
One Of its first public actions
was the successful attempt 10
have the city council deny a pool
hall license to an applicant in the
neighborhood.
Other officers elected Monday
night were Mrs. Riley Gilchrist.
vce-president; Calvin Norris. re-
cording secretary; Walter Glenn,
treasurer and william Cratic.
pariiamentarian.
Elected delegates at large were
Coleridge T. Hendon. l. Howard
Bennett. Ashby U. Gaskins. Burt
Dawson and Robert Covington.
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Stevenson & Truman On Rights
"kefuuver Most
Acceptable To Tan
VOTERS Randolph

New York AMP Philip
Randolph. newly elected vice.
president Of the merged ALL
CLIO lauded Sen. Estes Kefauver
ID, TENN last week as the presi-
Dental candidate who may be
most acceptable to Negro voters.
Interviewed on CHS radio pro-
gram, Randolph cited Kefsuver's
"outspoken' record on civil rights
and criticized Adlai Stevenson and
Gov. Averell Hartman OF New
York for their silence on the ques-
ton.
Il am disturbed about Steven
son and Hartman on this ques-
ton" Randolph said.
we also have not heard (Vice
PresidenD Nixon make any state
ment. Chief Justice Warren is con-
sidered one of the men largely re-
sponsible on the desegregation po-
sition but no statement has come
from him on civil rights
"On the other hand, Sen. Ke-
fauvcr has made himself quite de-
finite in his belief with respect to
the Supreme Court decision on de-
segregation. the fihbuster and
several other items of national i'm
portance. He is the only one to
come out on civil rights.
"On his record, Sen. Kefauver
would certainly seem TO be the
most satisfactory candidate to the
Negroes Of America"
Randolph also leveled a blast at
the prosegregation White Citi-
zen's Councils in the south, de-
nouncing their activities and sug-
costing that the Justice Depart
ment investigate the organization.
He added:
Il would like to see President
Eisenhower make a thorough-go-
ing statement against terrorism in
the south"
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Storekeeper Who
Shot lndion Is
Freed BY Jury

International Falls, MIMI,
Glen Miller, so, Silverdalc,
MINI. tavern operator, was
cleared by a jury here Jan, l3,
for the fatal shooting of John
Day Jr., Indian reservation
resident.
Miller tried on first degree
granddaughter charge was found
not guilty by a jury which de-
liberated from l0:i5 a. m. until
2;20 p, m.
The fatal shooting took place on
May 20, 1858. outside Miller's
tavern. Miller contended that he
shot Day In self defense after be-
ing attacked.
Public attention was called to
the case when the Governors In
terraciai Commission in June was
informed that the Indian had been
shot and killed by Miller and that
no arrests had been made.
Clifford Rucker of the Cover
nors commission. DR.. Henry Al
len, commission member and Nor
ris Heiiig OF the Youth Conserva-
ton commission went To Nett
Lake and to international Falls TO
investigate the report.
Sheriff Ed Anderson Of Koochi-
ching county where the shooting
took place said he had not arrest
cd Miller despite the homicide, be-
cause he considered him a respon-
sible citizen.
Five days after the incident, on
a coroners jury verdict. Miller was
charged wlth first degree man
slaughter. and released on f.o0e
bail When the facts In the case
were presented 10 Attorney Gen.
eral Miles Lord he assigned as
sistant-attorney general Robert
Clarity to assist Koochiching
county attorney l.. r. Blonholm In
the prosecution OF the case.
The state summoned IS witness
SEES. Miller testified in his own be-
half. He said he had no intention
OF pulling the trigger of the load
ed gun which killed Day. but that
he merely wanted TO ffghten him.
He said Day struck him in the
head from the rear and the shoot
ing then occurred.
The defense brought out that
Day, the man who was fatally
shot, had two convictions for as
sault prior 10 the incident In which
he was fatally wounded.
Observers reported from the
standpoint Of court procedure, the
trial was eminently fair and i'm
partially conducted.
Assistant Attorney-General
Garrity Is said To have prosecut-
ed the case with competence des-
pite lack OF time to review the
case. There had apparently been
very little advance preparation on
the part Of local prosecution such
as the preparation Of briefs.
questioning Of witnesses. etc.
Members OF the Indian group in
the area seemed pleased that an
attempt was made 10 convict Mil
Ter. One person said. This is the
first time in many years a white
person has been prosecuted for an
offense against an Indian and
such occurrences are often"
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PICK ANY
ISSUE

. Any issue OF this paper Is GER
tain 10 have the latest most i'm
portant naional news covered In
stories and pictures.
. Plus the news Of the community
given In readable fashion
. Plus pungent editorials on the
local national and international
scene
. These are some o. the reasons
Why this newspaper has the iafR.
est circulation. is the most widely
read Negro publication ever PRINT
"a IN Minnesota
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-01-20

OF waiting rooms.
Signs dividing the races were
removed in such strong segrega-
ton centers of the south as Bir-
mingham, Ala, Atlanta, Ga. Tai
lahassee, Fla, Columbia, S. C,
and Richmond. Va.
But officials in Mississippi and
Louisiana defied the federal order
and ordered continued rigid en-
forcement of the state laws re-
curing separate facilities for
whites and Negroes on public
travel conveyances within state
borders.
Gov. Robert F. Kennon of
louisiana, describing the ice rul-
ing as Illegal, told all state, parish
and municipal officials in his state
to disregard the indignation order,
He said the ICC order directly
violated the Supreme Court opin-
ion in an 1888 ciwl-1ghts case to
the effect that the regulation of
accommodations and facilities for
public conveyances was reserved
to the states under the 10th A
mendment. Kennon said that pol
icy had never been amended.
Mississippi also resisted the or
der, but less dramatically.
In jackson. GuIfport and Green
wood. Miss, railroad and bus Of
ficials had taken down the white
and colored signs on waiting
rooms, but city officials replaced
them with their own under local
segregation laws.
Chief w. d. Rayfield. OF the
Jackson city police said his men
S1li be stationed al the Illinois
Central Railroad depot 10 enforce
the city's stand II necessary.
Mayor A. s. Scott Of Laurel
said train and bus stations will
remain segregated And At Hat
tiesburg. the Southern Railway
put up q sign reading "colored
Waiting Room for Interstate
Passengers" over the old eolored
waiting room
The icc had not attempted 10
regulate segregation - passen-
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Cornelius E. Brown. 80, 9O5
Iglehart Ava was appointed as a
deputy sheriff on January /, 1856
by Sheriff Tom Gibbons to serve
in the Ramsey County Jail.
Mr.. Brown, who placed first on
the list of eligibles for the posi-
ton, had been a guard at the Twin
City Ordnance plant for five
years. A veteran of World War
II, he is a member of Pilgrim
Baptist church and the Central
Police Association.
Mr.. Brown will replace Hugh
Schuck who resigned last year.
He is the son of Mrs. Lydia Brown
500 st. Anthony Av.
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Wos America Guilty
OF Genoeide OF lis
Indian Population?

. Thousands of Indians were
exterminated by settlers and
soldiers as the country moved
westward into Indian land.
Such determination would to-
day be called genocide.
. DR.. Charles s. johnson. noted
sociologist and president Of
Fisk University posed the
genocide question in an address
he delivered Jan. II at a Min
nesota conference on present
day Indian problems.
. Because our readers want to
be informed, this paper will run
DR.. Johnson's address in in
stallments beginning in the Jan.
q edition.
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JOHN (GEECHIE) SMITH
DIES AT BRECKENRIDGE

John tGeechie) Smith. s6s 81.
Anthony Az died Wednesday at
81. Frances Hospital. Brecken-
ridge Minnesota.
Brooks Funeral Home 10 In
charge Of arrangements No
funeral plans had been made at
press time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-01-20

Coming Attraction!! Joe Morris
and his orchestra featuring Ur-
sula Reed. Mpls. Labor Temple,
January 20. Hit recordings,
"Shake-a-Hand' TN Be True To
You," "Apple-Jack" and Broken
Hearted Blues."-Adyt.
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gers in travel within a state, but
the interstate order presented a
ticklish problem of separating
local from through" passengers.
Meanwhile. in Washington, the
ice adopted a wait-and-see atti-
tude on the matter of enforce
ment.
An ICC spokesman said he was
cautiously optimistic that the
Continued on page ~
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Minneapolis refining company.

Minneapolis refining company.
Merit c. Hike, 1000 Sherwood
Avenue, St Paul is president and
John Rouse, 1889 stryker Avenue,
st. Paul, is secretary of the club,
which renders a beneficial service
to men in the industry
Robert Covngton, one Of the
key men in his company's produc-
ton, is a graduate Of Howard
University Of Washington. d. c.
He is a veteran Of World War II.
is married and has three children
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day night, Jan.
10 at Bryant
Junior hig h
school.
he associa o
tion includes
residents a n q
home owners In
the south-cen-
trail district OF
Minneapolis in.
terested in main
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Mrs Two Rights Piuns:
Rms Two Rights Piuns
Stevenson Against School
Aid Amendment; Derides
Ike's Rights Proposal
Ry CECm. NEWMAN

Ada Stevenson candidate for the Democratic nomination
for President in Minnesota file for the state primaries
out fatty Tuesday Jan H. against the plan of Congress liberals
to amend the Federal Aid TO Education bill The proposed
menment would bar funds which have not obeyed the
u s. supreme order desegregae public schools
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BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
BY BAILEE THOMAS

Hall of Fame: The first person
elected to the EBONY Magazine
Hall Of Fame is the late Madam
c. J. Walker, who parlayed a
hair Strengthening formula for the
recalcitrant hair of Aframerican
women into a multi-millionarie
cosmetic company. Results of the
balloting by EBONY readers are
in the February issue Middle
Western State Elks under the
leadership of Minneapolitan Reu-
ben Warren will meet at a mid
winter confab at Sioux City, Ia,
Feb. 25 and 26.
Leap Year Loreleis may take
some comfort as they go out hus-
handwriting. Grove Laboratories
have announced chances of catch
ing a cold from kissing someone
with one are only about 1870.
Bannon added that the U. S. has
over 81 million single, widowed
and divorced females over IA, who
are presumably dreaming of a
white wedding dress!
Decca's latest Sammy Davis
Jr. recording is The Man With
The Golden Arm" from the Unit
ed Artists movie production OF the
same name which features Frank
Sinatra, Sammy's close friend.
The reverse side of the platter,
In a Persian Market" Both are
good listening.
Current LIFE Magazine has
picture coverage of inaugural
for third term Of Liberals Presi-
dent William Shadrach Tubman.
The magazine describes how
Russian diplomats from Moscow
came to the inauguration and Of
fered economic aid to the old time
u. S. friend. Liberia was founded
by freed Negro slaves from
America and 1t considers the U.
S. its mother country.
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On School Aid Bill:
Truman Says He'd
Vote To Bar Federal
Aid To Defiant States
BY CECIL Z. NEWMAN

Former President Harry S. Truman, told Minneapolis
conference here last Saturday Jan. H. he
Congress he would for amendment bar Federal
public schools in states deliberately planning crcumvent
schools.
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airy Ia, sponsored Ivy the MINT
in cooperation with the Twi
American Indians, Inc.
DIR. Charles S. Johnson, presi-
dent OF Fisk University, Nashville,
Tennessee, was the keynote speak
er He deplored the federal gov
ernment's treatment OF the In
dams over the years MS ranging
from outright genocide TO me-
glect and confusion.
He scored present efforts TO ex-
propriate Indian lands under the
preteNt of liberation Of the In
dams. He pointed out that the In
dams right TO be different should
not be denied. neither should Il be
forced.
johnson suggested that not
forced termination OF the reserva-
ton system, but AN orderly long
range process OF equal opportun-
ity and self-detcrmination was
needed.
Earl II, Larson, chairman OF
the Governors Interraciai COM
mission, presided at the morning
session. Edward Beaulicu, editor
OF Peace Pipe, publication of
American Indians, Inc, described
present day life and culture pat
terms on Minnesota reservations,
and the economic pressures that
bring Indians TO the cities and
into the areas OF poorest living
conditions.
DR. Henry Allen, coordinator of
religious activities at the Uni
versity OF Minnesota, stressed the
poverty and suffering Of the In
dian people. and urged the estab-
lisment OF center TO which they
could come for orientation to city
life. This theme was carried fur
Their by Mrs. Florence Jones. presi-
dent of American Indians. Inc,
who with Thomas Tailey. execu-
tive secretary Of the at. Paw Ur'
ban League. discussed the ade-
quacy of services offered to In
dams by social agencies, churches,
and organizations.
Establishment of a center OF
some type for Indians in the Twin
Cities was advocated editorialiy
by the Spokesman and Recorder
papers In August, 1858.
After lunch the conference was
chaired by Rev, Denzil A. Carly,
president OF the Minnesota state
Conference OF NAACP. John
Pemberton. chairman OF the Twin
city Chippewa Council, described
the treaty rights and claims OF
Minnesota Indians, including land
claims to 100000 acres taken
by force or duress, and the In
dams hunting, fishing and Wild
rice rights,
l.. Howard Bennett, president Of
the Minneapolis branch, NAACP,
discussed the Malone bin an a
confiscatory type OF termination
bill. and the Knudson-M Marshall
bill as one having some provisions
that would help rehabilitation Of
Indians.
The conference was attended by
100 persons, including tribal
leaders Of the Chippewas from
Northern Minnesota, state off
cials, welfare and social agency
personnel, church representatives,
and many members Of the spon-
soring organizations.
An informal reception for Or.
johnson was held after the con-
ference at the st. Paul head
quarters OF NAACP, 843 Iglehart,
Mrs. Addie c. Few, first VICE
president OF the NAACP State
Conference, was in charge Of ar
rangements. assisted by members
Of the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the
81. Paul branch.
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Robert Murray Is
Named President Of
Improvement Assn

Robert Murray, insurance man,
was elected president Of the Cen
trail Improvement Association Of
Minneapolis at its meeting Mon
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Vomiting Room Signs Down:
Wainfins Room Signs Down:
Most Southern Cities
Obey Ice. Order To
R.R.'s Banning JimCro

Washington (ANP)- Traditional separation of Negro
and white interstate passengers in the South made legal 1913
by Supreme Court opinion faded away Tuesday
of southern cities railway, bus and airline officials
quietly complied with the Interstate Commerce Commission
directive down the White Colored designations
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Cherries Johnson Speoks;
State NAACP Confab
On The Indian Problem
Draws Large Attendance

Minnesota Indians found forum for discussion of their
problems and strong support from organizations at
ference the state Office building Paul Saturday Janu
airy a. sponsored by the Minnesota Conference NAAC
In cooperation with the Twin City Chippewa Council and
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Humans statement was in re-
ply to a question by this reporter
at a Hotel Nicollet press con-
ference. The question was pro-
pounded because group of
Democratic and Republican Con-
gressmen have announced plans
to attach a rider to any Federal
Aid to schools measure which
would ban assistance funds to
states and school districts which
do not proceed to end segrega-
ton Of white and Negro students
in the unsupported schools.
The former President came to
Minnesota to deliver the prin-
cipal address at Democratic
Farmer-Labor Embarrassing dinner
rally honoring Gov. OrviIle Free
man, held Saturday night at the
Prom Ballroom in st. Paul.
In Fine Fettle
Truman. appearing in fine fet-
tie and ruddy good health. showed
he was a past master at holding
his own at press conferences. trad
ing exchanges readily with news
men and radio and TV correspond
ents.
Already Enough Laws?
In reply to a second question as
to his views on President Eisen-
hower's State of the Union sug-
Continued on page ~
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In Fine Fettle
Already Enough Laws?

CONTINUED on page q
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The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-06
DINNER PLANNED

Plans for a testimonial dinner hon. bring Superintendent Merrill Hatcher of the Homer school vera. discussed by .PTA members Friday night. The informal affair Will bs held at the Fritz Creek Civic ana Social Center February l7. The plan to honor Mr. Hatcher for his servicer to the community originated wi th the directors several weeks ago. Jim Nee1y will serve as master of cere- monies and Mrs. Eme1 Gjosund will be in charge of the preparation of the food. Invitations Were mailed to par. ents of school children last5 week but anyone in the community is welcome to attend the dinner. Cost of the dinner will be 4.5O.per plate.
 In other business the members voted to pay up to $5c to repair the school sWi ngs.
 several late 4-H awards were made. They included blue ribbons for Faye, Wurtila and Mairils Kilcher, a red rib bon for Harry Gregoira, Jr. and 3 first award in gardens and a Rl0 check to Bobby Sci itz.
 Dave Morriss, a registered physical therapist t,, showed film on cerebral palsy, and told the PTA members of the Alaska E1ks' cerebral palsy program, to bring treatment to pa tients in outlying areas through use of a mobile unit. He stated that Hone was one Of the areas which VI ll be visited by the mobile unit.
The Kenai Peninsula pioneer., 1956-02-06
CAP ELECT s

Jim Neely was elected commander of the Homer Civil Air Patrol squadr en Saturday night at a meeting held at the Yah Sure Club. He will pick his own staff.
 on hand for the meeting to re-activ- ate the Homer squadron were four of-- ficers from the Alaska Wing of he CAP. They were Ut. Col. James Carter, execu- tive officer of the Ming; Lt. Co1. Harry 5tlver, Wing director of cadets; haj. Bob Mason, Wing operations officer and Aaj. 'Petee Stivep, Wing coordi nator for Wanen's activi ti es.
 The Wing officers emphasized that Homer would lose it's cAP plane unless the squadron is act i've. The Homer squadron has been one of the la rgest in the Terri tory with about l40 members.
 Another CAP meeting has been called for Thursday evening at 8:3o at the schoo1house.
 The Hsi tors flew to Homer Saturday afternoon and returned to Anchorage on Sunday.