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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
EETninR HdlI-AIlen
Confrulfo PIe0ses
POP ConeRKfaHs

Ernine Hall-Allen was one Of
the two soloists at last Fridays
Pop Musical Ice Revue at the st.
Paul Auditorium.
A daily paper music critic had
this to say Of the performance at
which Mrs. Allen appeared:
Two singers who always are
q popular choice with Pop Mu-
steal Ice revue audiences and who
always appear each season were
warmly welcomed Friday night be-
fore an almost capacity audience
In the Auditorium arena. They are
Mady Metzger-ziegler, soprano,
and ErInine Hall-AIlen, eontralto.
Mrs. Allen sang with skin and
charm the Gypsy Love Song from
The Fortune Teller and three spir-
ituals. Mrs. Metzger-ziegler's fine
musicanship and well-projected
tone made her contribution as SOL
DIST with the Civic Opera chorus
memorable one. The chorus gave
q splendid account Of itself in the
fantasy Of The Chocolate Soldier.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
RESOLUTIONS ATTACKING
B0ABIRlcS REJECTED BY
AMER. LEGION cONFAB

One Of the active Negro dele
gates to the recent American lie.
gion In Minneapolis was past com.
mander James Smith Of the Wash.
ington, d. C. James Reese Europe
Post No. 8.
Mr.. Smith led an unsuccessful
battle to have the Legion 60 on
record against bombings Of Negro
and Jewish homes, churches and
synagogues In one resolution on
Law and Order.
Another resolution offered by
Mr.. Smith In behalf Of his post
was one dealing with the Ku Klux
Khan and the White Citizens Coun-
ell in which the Legion was asked
to support a move 70 ask the De-
partment Of Justice to place the
latter organization on the Attor-
ney-G Generals subversive list.
Both resolutions lost by voice
vote.
The resolutions were backed by
the District Of Columbia Depart
ment Of the Legion held July "A In
the nations capital.
Mr.. Smith was not discouraged
because he said there is a rising
tide In the organization to take a
stand on such issues.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
sOuthulds Mite Cub Operator.
sOut'11'a10 NIO0 Oi1D OR0E
''Dufeh" Thompson
FumRed Soufhside
ch0TucReE Dies

Services for Bert (Dutch)
Thompson, IS. of 1915 Washington
Az. g., one time political figure
in the Minneapolis Sixth Ward and
night club proprietor. who died
Monday. August 81, at his home,
were held at 1 pm. Thursday, Sep
tember 3, at the Woodland Funeral
chapel. Rev. L C. Harris officiated
with burial in Rosedale cemetery.
Mr.. Thompson, a familiar Min
neapolis sporting figure and prop
rietor OF the old Southside Night
Club, died in his sleep. He was
born in Omaha, Neb. and had been
a resident of Minneapolis for over
SO years.
He was a member Of King David
Lodge Of York Masons.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge Of the service.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
WhedfieY Nursery
School Accepts
Two Ye0F Tots

Phyllis Wheatley Settlement
House All Day Nursery school
accepts children from the age OF
two years. Hours are from 7:30
am. until pm. Hot lunches and
snacks are served daily, Monday
thru Friday.
Qualified and trained teachers
give the children a thorough and
sound training and all modern
equipment Is used.
Registrations accepted at the
school beginning September LIST
between 10 am. and pm. daily
and from September 8, daily be-
tween 1880 am. and 5 pm.
The school is located at SOC Al
drich Av. N. and is a Red Feather
Agency.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
Mon Accused Of
Rope BY - Ye0r
n 81. PuuI Cir

Walter Freeman, 906 Dayton Av
st. Paul was booked by polio,
August 80, on a charge Of sus
picion Of rape, furnishing beer t.
a minor and driving without Z
drivers license.
A 10 year old st. Paul woman
who had been out with Freeman
and his wife and UsAF man Wal,
ter Glass told Officer James Main
who answered a radio call to thu
complainant's home that Freeman
dropped his wife at their home AZ.
ter drinking in Russell's Bar and
drove the girl and Glass to Booker
T. No. 2.
There the girl claims Freeman
also dropped Glass, and then drove
away. She told detectives from
the sex division that somewhere
between the cafe and her home
Freeman stopped the car and at.
tackled her.
The woman then claims Freeman
drove her to his home after warn.
ing her not to mention the assault
The woman told police she In
formed Mrs. Freeman Of the in.
cident, and that an argument en-
sued between the couple. The argu-
ment finally ended when the couple
drove the girl home, where she
broke out the rear window OF
the Freeman auto.
Glass who was questioned by
the police said he went into Booker
T. No. 2 to see a friend and asked
Mr.. Freeman to wait for him. He
stated when he returned to the
street Freeman, the girl and the
car was gone.
The Freemans' story and that OF
Lowell Glass did not correspond
on some Of the salient facts police
say. Glass said Mrs. Freeman
asked him to tell police he drove
the car throughout the evening.
Mr.. Freeman denied the young
woman's statements. Mrs. Freeman
corroborated Freeman's claim that
the young woman became hysteri-
cal. Mrs. Freeman claims she was
with Mr.. Freeman the entire even
ing, and that she also went with
him to Booker T. No. 2, which con-
tradicted the girls story that the
husband left the wife at home.
Glass's story corroborated the
compliments claim that Mrs. Free
man was left at home before the
trio drove to the cafe, before the
alleged attack.
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Congressman Diggs
Quifs Legion In
40 q 8 Protest

q Washington, d. c. Az an
aftermath Of the American Legion
vote 1850 to 1888 at the Minneapo-
lis convention to uphold the 40 &
8 bar against American war vet
Grams of Negro and Oriental an
cestry, congressm n Charles
Diggs, (1fich. Dem.) August %
announced he had resigned his
membership in the American
Legion.
Diggs was a first lieutenant in
the Army during World War II.
The Congressman said the Legion
action was incomprehensible in
view Of its claim of being a truly
American organization.
Diggs was particularly critical
Of the delegates from Michigan,
Illinois and Iowa who Joined the
southern bloc in the successful
attempt to keep the Legion from
ordering its fun affiliate to drop
its race bars to membership.
Two New York u. s. Senators
Heating and Javits made strong
protests to the American Legion's
new national commander Martin
B. McKneaIly. Monday Senator
Heating read a letter from Nc
KneaIly on the Senate floor In
which the national commander
said he planned to launch an in
vestigation into the race policies
Of the 40 & 8.
Some American Legionaires
claim the 40 & 8 has always been
in violation of Legion policy by its
race exclusion clause. A commit
tee report which rejected the Min
nesota Legion's resolution on the
40 & 8 bias and which passed the
convention floor, had as part of II
the statement that it was not nee
essary to investigate or legislate
on a matter which is clearly in
violation Of the American Legion
constitution.
Some opponents Of the Legion's
present tolerance of the conven-
ton in Minneapolis was tanta-
mount to rejection of the present
40 & 8 racially exclusive policy.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
Police Sergeant e.gJ
Griffin ExPIains
Dept. Problems

rms week this newspaper con-
tinues the tape recorded report ON
the August 10 mass meeting called
by the st. Paul NAACP to hear
law enforcement officials and the
public discuss the August 10, dis
order at Kent and Rondo Av.
The trouble was a near riot be-
tween police officers who arrested
six persons and a crowd which
gathered at the corner. A de-
tachment Of 40 officers were called.
The crowd was dispensed by the
use Of fire hoses.
A mass meeting held at Halle
Q. Brown House, Wednesday night
August 10, heard Police Chief
William Proetz and other officers
explain some Of the problems of
law enforcement in the Rondo-
Dale-St. Anthony area.
The first portion of the trans
cript Of the meeting was published
In the August % edition Of this
paper. It Ia continued here this
week:
Mr.. X. GriswOld; (Mr. Griswold's
conversation with Chief Proetz
were not audible. however, he
questioned the detectives, reason
for stopping the persons In ques-
ton and also why police were
making II a point TO challenge
white women in the area.
Chief Proetz explained that per-
sons who were foreign" to the
neighborhood were being stopped
for Identification.
Mr.. Bradley; Gestapo!! - Rus
sian tactics Russian and Ger
man.
Chairman Leonard Carter: We
viii dismiss IL we can't have order.
Mr.. Bradley: You know these
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
Chicago Singers Ar
Ar New Hope On
SundoY, Sept. 8

The Male Chorus Of Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church Is presenting the
famous Prof. Ajax Bradford and
his Singers Of Chicago, M, at 8
pm. Sunday. September 9, at New
Hope Baptist Church. S21 Edmund.
st. Paul.
At s:15 pm. the group win be
presented at Phyllis wheatley
House, 500 Aldrich Av NJ. Min
neapolis.
Tickets are advance sl.25. At
door $3.50.
Mr. silas Smith h president az
ChorvA Rev. B. H. Hunter Is paa-
tor.-Advt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

locations: Senior High school, AL
bany and Atlantic AYES; New Jer-
sey Avenue School, at Attic Ave.
st. James AME church, New York
and Attic AYES; West Side AL
Wars Memorial Building, Kentucky
and Adriatic AYES; Stanley Homes
village, Kentucky and AdriatiC
AYES; and Convention Hall, Broad
walk and Mississippi AYES.
Memorial Service Sunday
Following Saturdays regiStra-
ton Of delegates, joint Memorial
service were held Sunday
morning at Senior High school. In
the evening delegates and visitors
heard the Baccalaureate Sermon
in Convention Hail.
The Cap and Gown Breakfast
and the League Of the Lighted
Candies ceremony was held Mon
day morning, Aug. "a, in the audi
torium Of the Stanley Homes vii
lage. Grand Lodge and Grand
Temple sessions were held Tues
day at Senior High school. On
Wednesday, tribute was paid DR..
Carter L. Marshall, grand medical
director. This was followed by the
grand exalted rulers Birthday
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

msnt hold Thursday, August 20.
Rev. King began his early theol-
ogical training at the Grand Can
yon College in Phoenix. Ariz. This
was interrupted to attend the
University Of Minnesota to receive
his b A. degree with q major in
speech and q split minor In psy-
chology and sociology. He win re-
sumo his seminary training this
fall at Bethel College and Seminary
In st. Paul.
Rev. King IL pastor Of sabathani
Baptist church, $40 18th Av. s.,
Minneapolis. Is married and the
father Of three children, Linda
DarneIl, Jacquelyn and Keith.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

ana, North Carolina, Virginia.
Other states are considering II.
What few seem to be considering
Is the consequences.
Last week the first sober study
Of consequences was published by
the hardheaded Southern Regional
Council. The authors: Education
Professors Donald Ross Green and
Warren 4. Gauerle Of Atlanta's
Emory University. In an objective,
40-page pamphlet (If the Schools
Are Closed they dimnantle
the private school plan completely.
What the scheme amounts to, they
prove, II something alIin to am
putating a broken leg and giving
the patient q matchsticlx to hobble
on.
Paws In the tn. For Georgia
alone, Green and Gauerke report,
the dollar costs woud be astrono-
mical - at least double or triple
present budgets. Georgia now
spends only sass q year per public
school pupil GUS. median: $3.50.
But It sim provides all the serv-
ices typical Of a public system
free books and transportation, lib
rary supervision, an expanding
guidance and testing program,
adult and vocational education,
special teachers for handicapped
children. In contrast to Atlanta's
private schools. which spend an
average $e25 per pupil land In
some cases charge extra for books,
food, buses), the public schools
cost less because they get federal
money ($2s million In 1850, buy
supplies on a statewide basis, get
cOst-cutting help from state ex-
perts all down the line.
Under the private school plan, |
all this would end abruptly crit
ical loss Of social services through
out Georgia. The private System"
would be strictly ON its own, with |
only tuition grants for support. It |
could not possibly take over the
public systems job. 1t could not
buy enough school buildings from
the state. because Of reversion
clauses specified by the original
land donors; IL could not begin to |,
pay for new buildings. It could not !
keep teachers In the state during
the changeover, or raise salaries
high enough to attract new ones,
or curb grafters with paws In the
poorly policed tuition-grant TIL.
What Little Rock also proved last
year Ia that new industries shun
q community that closes public
schools; not a single one set up
shop; only six firms (including |
two moving companies reported
higher earnings.
craclspots in the Classroom.
Money is ''only the beginning Of
the tale" Academic standards |
would fan. Tuition-grant schools |
could not hope to offer quality |
or variety Of courses. Example:
Little Rocks recently closed priv
(oOntlnued On Page ~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
THOMAS WILLIAMS PAYS
500 FOR BOOTI.EGGING

Thomas williams, 660 Rondo
Av., st. Paul paid a 800 fine
Sept. 1. on a charge OF selling
liquor without a license.
Officers who searched williams
who had been under surveillance
found a half pint Of Martins vvo
whiskey.
Search Of the premises at 56e
Rondo revealed five half pints Of
Fleischman's gin and six half pinta
Of Old Crow bourbon.
The liquor was confiscated.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
LEROY PATTON CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT a BATTERY

Leroy Patton, address unknown
is being held in st. Paul jail await
ing a court appearance September
4, ON a charge of assault and bat
terry. Patton Is charged with at
lacking two men in the Tap-A-
Keg beer parlor Fairfield and
State SITS. and attempting to cut
Clifford LHcio, Jr., with a razor.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
Sind Pigs, Money Ruisi"s Peerless
Detroit Job Lack
Causes Increase In
Illegal Activity There
BY ISAAC JONES

Detroit (ANP)-Blnd pigs and ney-raisng parties
the increase Detroit the economic squeeze grips the
financially status of many unemployed workers
Many operators of blind pigs and noisy house parties learn
the hard in Recorders court following their arrests that
the state liquor laws.
On the other hand many operators Of blind pigs whore
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

Benny Fred Williams, address
unknown paid two fines of $25
and $40 respectively for driving
a motor vehicle without a license
and violation Of a stop sign regul-
alton. Williams was arrested Aug
ust ~ as he was riding a motor
cycle belonging to George Cox.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

an auto struck him as he was dir
Getting traffic.
The injured man is Donald r.
Banham, 80, Of 1853 Fifth AV 9.
first Negro officer to join the
"U" police staff.
Bantam was directing traffic
around a stalled tractor-trailer
which was parked near the east
end Of the viaduct and 9th st.
The impact Of the auto threw BAN
ham 30 feet.
Driver Of the car which struck
Bantam was Isaac Hayes, AZ, 21O1
Fourth Av. s.
The injured police officer SUI
fered leg injuries and underwent
surgery Wednesday morning at
University hospital.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
THIRTY DAYS FOR DRIVING
AFTER LICENSE SUSPENSION

While Smith. 511 Iglehart was
sentenced to 80 days in the st.
Paul workhouse Sept. 1. for driv-
ing an auto after suspension Of
license.
Smith was driving a car which
was involved in a collision with
another auto at st. Anthony and
Milton about sis am. August 80.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
EIICs Met In NY.
EIEIs Met In NY.
Red Carpet Treatment
Given EIkS In Atlantic
City; HueSt0n HonOred
By Albert Anderson

Atlantic Cty-This famous Seaside Resort rolled out the
Red Carpet extend welcome the Ek of the world they
arrived regal spendor to attend their Grand Lodge convention
which continued until Saturday, Aug. 20.
Headed by Robert H. johnson, grand exalted ruler and
Judge William Hueston grand secretary the Elk herd
beng than 10000 cenered activities the following
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
Sqbdfhdni Baptist
PusfoF Receives
Minnesota Decree

Rev. Stanley r. King, 1905 18th
Av. NJ, received his bachelor of
arts degree from the University Of
Minnesota at the institutions sec
ond summer session commence
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
Study Indicates Private
School Plan EVading
Indignation Impractical
(Reprinted From August "a TIME)

Truth Consequences One of the South antntegratOn
schemes is the pvate school PLAN The idea close all the
public schools thus diverng the U.s. Supreme Courts de-
segregation order The next step setting private schools by
giving state tuition grants to all Sabotage children Though
necessarily Negroes Already the plan has been made possible
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04


On the other hand, many
moonshine whislxey Is sold, find
themselves in the grip of both city
police and federal authorities.
MOonshine Popular
Moonshine whiskey plays a big
role In the various types Of In
toxicating liquors seized by police
during raids.
When blind pigs and noisy house
parties are knocked off by police
men who often pose as customers,
the officers are working on tips
supplied by unidentified citizens.
About 30 percent Of house party
raids are during late hours Of the
night, and early in the morning
and are caused because persons
attending the parties become too
noisy and disturb the neighbor-
hoods with their loud talking, sing
ing and jazz and Bebop music from
JuIxe boxes.
Shots Of liquor at house parties
usually range from 80 cents to rs
cents, while cold bottles Of beer
cost 35 to 80 cents a bottle.
Moonshine retails from 81. rs to
$2.25 per pint.
Recently in testimony given in
Recorders court by a man who
pleaded guilty to operating a blind
pig, indicated that he paid 81 per
gallon at wholesale prices for the
moonshine he retailed his CUSTOM
ers for $2.25 a pint.
While all bootleggers refused to
reveal the source Of their supply,
the defendant in this case said
he bought his moonshine from a
man whom he knew only as "sun-
shine" who apparently produced
moonShine=-tha. Intoxicating liquid
kind.
Most raids Of noisy house parties
and bootleggers are carried out be-
tween midnight and 5 am.
Records have indicated that po-
lice make more raids between
am. and $3.50 am. than any other
hours Of the morning.
Weekend Parties The Targets
Friday night, early Saturday
and Sunday mornings are the days
Of the week for the raid targets.
Sometimes police nets caught as
many a. so to rs persons In a
single raid.
The hosts, persons selling drugs,
cutting card games, dick games,
and doormen. are usually hooked
by police as the engagers. Others
nabbed in the raids are classified
as loiters.
Fines in Recorders court for en-
gagers range from S25 to 500 or
5000 days in the House Of Cor
rectiOn- Letters with police records
are often fined $3.50 each or 10
80 days However, In most cases,
loiters are found guilty and given
suspended sentences.
PlaincIothes policemen often par
ticipate in gambling games, and
sometimes lose 81 to $40 before
the raids are pulled.
Women Big Offenders
Recorders Judge John p. Seal
len always has the same advise to
operators Of house parties: Keep
your window blinds down and don't
admit strangers"
Many Of the bootleggers Of
moonshine whisl1ey are women,
some Of them widows, and others
whose husbands are unemployed
and apparently they are attempt
ing to do their share to make both
ends meet on the economic hori-
zon.
Many Of the party-givers are un-
aware Of the fact that II violates
the law to sell whlslxey, beer or to
accept a donation for a bottle Of
beer. shot Of whisl6ey or whatnot,
because the money Is placed In
their hands by a smiling stranger
who may turn out to be a police
man-disguised as a private citi-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
TRAFFIC COURT FOR
NO DRIVER's IIOENsE

Richard ellis, 81, 7s2 IgIehart
was given a five day wOrkhOuse
sentence Sept. 1. for driving with
out a license. He also paid a SIS
fine for an improper left turn.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
HIT AND RUN DAMAGES

MANS AUTO
The 1865 oldsmobile Of Robert
Z. Creighton 7S2 Iglehart was
damaged to the extent Of $500 by
a hit and run driver August 20
as the car was parked near Rondo
and Victoria.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

George shelton, 46. 273 Kent
was arrested August 20. on a war
rant sworn out by Mrs. Mildred
Smith OF the same address. Mrs.
Smith charges shelton with beat
ing her.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
u" Police Officer
Donald r. Bonhom
Struck By Aufo

A University OF Minnesota po-
lice officer was seriously injured
Monday night about IL pm. when
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

At Masa Meeting;
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04
Religions Effscs On Living

BY and with religion the living together
Of men was made not merely possible, but
also desirable. Religion clothed and adorned
the cold nakedness Of the primitive en-
istence with shreds and patches Of beauty.
All that grace and color which transmutes
mere existence into life-in word all art
may truly be said to have arisen out OF
religion. Sculpture had its origin I'm idol
making, architecture in temple building,
poetry in prayer writing. drama in legend
telling and dancing In the seasonal worship
Of the gods.-Lewis Browne In This Be
neving World"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-09-04

craclSpots in the Classroom.
Money Is ''only the beginning of
the tale" Academic standards
would fan. Tuition-grant schools
could not hope to offer quality
or variety Of courses. Example:
Little Rocks recently closed priv
(Oontlnued ON Page a.
Arkansas State press., 1959-02-20
Start Your Own
Bushes" show
In New York

The dreams of many job hold
ers - of someday having their
own business - may we'll be
realized sometime after March IL
to Is. On those dates New York
City's huge coliseum will be the
scene of a nation wide Start
Your Own Business Exposition.
Tt is 5-day business show in CO.
operation with over 100 leading
manufacturers and service enter
prises from all over America.
George Arons, managing direc-
tor of Enterprise Expositions, Inc,
sponsors. said the show will pro-
vide looking grounds for
thousands Of individuals seeking
to enter their own business. 1t
enables them to observe first
hand the many franchises. realer-
ship and agency plans which ex-
hibitors will display.
Our exhibitors will be leading
industrial enterprisers who spec
ialize in helping ambitious men
and women go in business for
themselves Mr. Arons said "A
good example is the Won Sch
trader Manufacturing Company of
Racine, Wis. During the past %
Arkansas State press., 1959-02-20
Shrinks HeInorrhoids
Without Surgery
Stops Itch Relieves Pain

For the first time science has found
a new healing substance with the as
tonishing ability to shrink hemor-
rhoids and to relieve pain : without
surgery. In case after case, while
gently relieving pain, actual reduc-
ton (shrinkage) took place. Most
amazing of all = results were SO thor
ough that sufferers made astonishing
statements like "Piles have ceased to
be a problem!" The secret is new
healing substance (Bio-Dyne* dis
covery of a world-famous research
institute. This substance is now avail
able in sappository or ointment form
called Preparation h. At all drug
counters money back guarantee. 90