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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
FriendIy Merchants

Are those who regularly adver-
tise in the community paper. They
tell you they want your business,
and at the same time support the
news media which presents the
events which occur in this COM
munity and are of particular in
terest to you and yours.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
the Negro Council will take place
in Detroit this summer.
NAACP Convention Committee
RnSV

NAACP Convention Committee
Busy
The NAACP in st. Paul and in
deed in the state is busy preparing
for the national convention of that
organization, the leading interra-
cial civil rights group in the nation,
and possibly the entire world.
A Who's Who of Minnesota has
Joined the citizens committee
which will welcome the convention
to the Twin Cities. The committee
represents a cross section of area
leadership in all areas Of Mime
sofa life.
A bustling committee of whites
and Negroes are working day and
night to make the st. Paul meet
ing, the 5Ist annual meeting of
the NAACP, the greatest in the
organizations history.
The St. Paul NAACP led by
branch president Leonard Carter
and officials Carl Weschcke and
Donald Lewis, obtained the con-
ventiOn for st. Paul in 1858.
Significantly and of some inter-
est is the fact that the chief ex-
ecutive official of the NAACP is
Roy wilkins, a product of the pub
lie schools of St. Paul and the
University of Minnesota.
A conservative estimate of the
number of NAACP delegates who
will come from all of the so states
of the union and Puerto Rico is
$500 with the same number of
visitors also in attendance. 1t will
be the largest convention of in
terracial character to be held in
in years.
The convention will be watched
by both political parties
because of the 1860 national cleo
lions and the influence of the
NAACP on the voting of both Ne
groes and liberal whites. This is so
because the NAACP keeps a close
record of the voting records of
meDnhe Of COnoress and erapS
closly the records and backgrounds
of the candidates for presidential
nominations.
Business Advance Slow
While the participation of the
Negro community as employees of
business firms has increased the
number of Negro owned and oper-
ated businesses has declined in the
past 20 years, and the past IL
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

crowded the St. Paul council
chambers to demand that the
sewer situation be remedied. En-
gineers at the order of the council
developed a temporary plan by
which a pounding area to take off
the excess rain flow was construct
ed.
Prompt action by the citizens
obtained prompt action by the
city council demonstrating that
a political body usually reacts to
the insistenoe and pressure of an
aroused citzenry.
Brief Progress Notes
The advertising manager for the
Piggly-Wiggly chain of Super
Markets in this area Sam Richard
son, is of Negro descent.
Acme Cleaning and Laundry To-
Gated at 3Sth ST., and Fourth, Min
neapolis with an interracial per-
sonnet recently built an addition
which houses it's drive-in facilities.
During the year past the Ma
sonic Temple Association Build
ing in Minneapolis had its floors
covered with tile.
The Middlewestern Elks Associ-
alton met in Minneapolis with
Ames Lodge No. 1O6 IBPOEW as
host. The Women's Association of
the same group held their meeting
at the same time. An estimated
1000 visitors attended the conven-
ton and a parade of Elks and
Daughter Elks with marching I'M
its, drum and bugle corps and
bands passed down Nicollet Av. to
cheering crowds.
The Shriners are preparing
now to entertain the national
Sinners convention in the Twin
Cities in 1862.
Negro business men in the Ply
mouth, Olson Highway district are
active in the business association
of that area.
Phyllis Wheatley Settlement in
Minneapolis has an expanded pro-
gram. An additional neighborhood
worker has been added to the
staff.
The speech of Carl T. Rowan at
the annual meeting of the st. Paul
Urban League created wide at
tention. Rowan applied the measur-
ing rod on race relations, not to
other cities but to st. Paul and
this area.
Home improvements continued
in both cities with the largest
amount noticeable in the South
Central area of Minneapolis, where
many Negro families are acquir-
ing homes on Oakland Av., and
there is also a steady movement on
south Portland and parts of Park
Av.
The exodus of white families,
which under the same circum-
stances several years ago would
have been considerable has
Slowed to a walk"
The fact that Negroes who can
afford to buy homes in this area
are usually economically situated
to keep up the property is one
of the reasons white families are
not fleeing as of old, despite the
often not too subtle suggestions to
them by both Negro and white real
estate brokers that the neighbor-
hood is changing"
Concentration of Negro students
in the public schools in heavily
Negro populated districts was in
evitable but the widening area is
also causing the appearance of Ne
gro children in schools that were
formerly all-white.So far, there
have not been any harmful con-
sequences of note.
The Warrington PTA, with eff
fective white and Negro leadership
cooperated well insecuring addi-
tional portable buildings for the
increased enrolment at that school
in 1859.
This report is continued on
other pages of this edition..
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

Negro Professionals in Twin Cities
The Negro professional, doctors,
dentists and lawyers in Minneap-
oils are small in number. Years
ago the number Of professionals in
st. Paul outnunbered those in the
Mill City, but today it is the re-
verse.
In Minneapolis there are three
practicing physicians. The most
widely known is DR.. William DON
aid Brown, a Minneapolis native
and member for years of the staff
of Fairview hospital. In general
medicine and surgery DR.. Brown
is reputed to have the largest prac-
tiCe of any single Minneapolis doc
tor. 1t is reported, but not con-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
NEGRO CRIME STATISTICS MIsUsEp


Editors Note: Anti-Negro ele-
ments in the us. make great use
of crime statistics to prove the
criminality of the American Negro
as a group. The incidence of crime
among Negroes is certainly larger
than we would have it, but the
statistics distort it out of proper
ton.
WORLD NEWS and REPORT.
the national magazine which slants
its coverage to favor the White
Citizens Councils and those ele-
ments in the population who favor
race segregation in the us. use
such statistics, at the drop of the
hat.
1t was refreshing therefore to
receive a clipping from the San
Francisco CHRONICLE from Ed
ward p Schwartz in which an out
standing California sociologist
shows the Negro crime statistics
for what they really are.
This is the article which we be-
Heve is the best and fairest EXPOSE
ton on Negro crime rates as set
forth in statistics we have read:
Negro Crime
Editor-In your January 20 ac-
count of the hearings conducted in
San Francisco by the United States
Commission on Civil Rights, I am
quoted to the effect that statistics
relating to crimes committed by
racial and ethnic minorities are
the most inadequate and misused
of any statistics on any public ac-
tivity." 1 would like to use your
letters columns to extend my re-
marks and support that generaliza-
ton
When one looks at basic records
on Negroes held in Jail, weight
should be given these considera-
tons: Proportionately more Ne
groes are retained simply because
they lack money for bail. Court
officials are reluctant to release
Negroes on their own recogniz-
ance. Also, judges, aware that Ne
groes if released might be less
coerced to appear for trial by social
pressures, are hesitant to waive or
reduce bail. Moreover, the crowd
ing of court doCkets delays trials,
and this results in more and long
er Incarceration for Negroes. Thus,
if one looks at jail records only,
he gets the impression that Ne
groes perpetrate more and greater
crimes and, further, are poor bail
risks. Such differences are, of
course, quite unwarranted.
The bare figures for indictments
and convictions are also mislead-
ing. Cases involving Negroes have
less chance of being nol-prossed or
dismissed. On equivalent charges
Negroes are more likely to be in
dicted. After indictment, the pos
sibility is greater that Negroes
will be convicted. AS in the matter
of bail, Negroes frequently lack
funds for a good counsel who
might be able to obtain a dismissal
or acquittal.
If Negro cases are handled by
the public defender, his investiga-
tive and trial staff may be too
small to develop and present evid-
ence that would lead to acquittal or
dismissal, in which circumstances
the public attorney may conclude
that the best interest of his Negro
o2&H2%&HAHSo
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

The fact that Negroes who can
afford to buy homes in this area
are usually economically situated
to keep up the property is one
of the reasons white families are
not fleeing as of old, despite the
often not too subtle suggestions to
them by both Negro and white real
estate brokers that the neighbor-
hood is changing"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

firmed that 300 of his patients
are members of the white MAORI
ty.
Two of the newer physicians are
DR.. Thomas Johnson, a graduate
of the University of Minnesota
and DR.. Edward w. Posey who
serves on the staff of the Anoka
State hospital in addition to being
in general practice.
Minneapolis has two dentists,
one-Dr. Wilbur H. Wright has
practiced in Minneapolis over 40
years. The other is DR.. ]. NJ. Bax-
ter who opened offices about a
year ago at 3Sth & Nicollet.
st. Paul has two Negro ply
scians. One is the veteran DIR. ].
w. Crump, University of Iowa
graduate, general practitioner and
civic leader. The other is DR.. Alex
ander Abrams, graduate of the
University of Minnesota Medical
School.
There are three dentists in St
Paul, the veteran DR.. c. H. Will
liams, DR.. Claibourne Hill and DR..
Earl S. Weber.
In Minneapolis there are only
four attorneys practicing before
the courts who are of known Ne
gro descent. They are the pioneer
Miss Lena o. Smith, Judge L. How
ard Bennett, Stanley Roberts and
Milton Durham who is an assis-
tant-attorney-general.
The number of lawyers has de-
creased since last year by one
when Raymond w. Cannon, long
time attorney and Mill City resi-
dent left Minnesota to take a US.
government post in California.
There were six Negro attorneys in
Minneapolis 40 years ago.
In St. Paul two of the three Ne
gro attorneys are in government
posts. James Bradford is an as
sistant encouragement for the
state of Minnesota and Stephen
Maxwell is assistant county at
orney. Active in practice is Paul
Ray, st. Paul native who was ad-
mitted to the bar in the past II
months.
The two St Paul Masonic
Lodges Pioneer Lodge No. l, and
Perfect Ashlar No. 4, prince Hall
affiliationD have purchased
building at $50 University Av.,
which will house the meetings of
the Lodge and the OES affiliates.
The building has enough space to
provide income from commercial
rentals.
Ames Lodge No. log IB.P.O.
E.W. plans to eventually build a
new lodge home exalted ruler
Reuben Warren stated recently.
Minneapolis churches continue
to provide the community with
spiritual leadership. The pastors of
most of the churches provide other
phases of community leadership.
There is a definite lack of church
recreational youth programs for
the weekdays such as clubs, athle-
tic groups such as basketball
and baseball leagues.
st. Thomas Episcopal church in
Minneapolis has launched a new
building program. A buy a brick"
finance drive is underway. The
new church will be on the south
west corner of Fourth Av S. and
44th st. It is anticipated that the
ground breaking will be sometime
this spring.
A great showing of community
solidarity and organization for
community betterment in st.
Paul was demonstrated when a
dOwnpOur of rain caused several
thousand dollars of damage
to new homes in the vicinity
and West Central and Oxford
because of the Outdated system.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Daughter Born Today
To Dionne Quint Marie

MONTREAL Up - A daughter
was born today to Marie Dionne
Houle, one of the famous Dionne
quintuplets. The child weighed 5
pounds, 10 ounces and both mother
and baby were reported doing
fine.
Marie was married to Florian
Houle, a court clerk, Aug. II, 1858
1t was the couples first child.
Two of Marie's three living
sisters have children.
Cecile, married to Philippe
Langlois, was the first quint in
the world to bear child. A boy
was born to her Sept. Is, 1858.
Annette, married to Jean-Fran-
co.'s Allard, gave birth to a son
Nov. 2, 1858.
Yvonne, the other surviving
quint, is unmarried.
Their sister Emile died in 1854
at 20.
The quints were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Olivia Dionne May %,
1884, in a modest farm house
near Callander, Ont. The couple
already were the parents of six
other children one of whom died
at birth.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
CITY SHARE OF NEW
SCHOOL BUDGET
is $72,794.75

The Nome City Council which
met in special session Wednes-
day evening tabled the School
Budget for $117,994.75 of which
the City's share is $72,794.75,
about $4,000 over last year. 1t
will be taken up at the Dec. 81
meeting so that the members
would have time to study the
budget carefully.
Kotzebue has made request
to purchase the old fire truck of
the city and the matter was turn
over to the Fire Committee for
action.
Street Cnr,rritte Chairman Bob
Herman rep. ! four new lights
have been installed on Division
Street and four more have been
ordered to be installed along the
causeway between Lomen's and
E Street and Belmont Point.
Overtime was authorized for
the police force for some past
work on special cases.
A permit was approved for the
Arctic Native Brotherhood to hold
bingo games.
A letter was read from KICY
stating reasons why they felt they
should be exempt from collecting
sales tax and why the regulations
should be altered to exempt them.
The council voted to continue
the case.
The City Playfield got little
closer with the authorizing of
the City Attorney to draw up
the necessary papers to buy the
Eli Mulch property.
Nome Power and Light Utility
manager, Howard Crinklaw re-
ported that survey of the system
will be made by Rutherford Co.
of Anchorage. He also reported
a vacancy on the Utility Board
due to the resignation of Pearse
Walsh.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Unknown Says,
4 Couldn't Hell p It
OF Big Naval Fire

NEW YORK Up - An anony-
NOUS comment, 81 couldn't help
it." overheard in the flush of an
emergency, was cited as a clue
to the start of a fiery disaster
that raked the aircraft carrier
Constellation.
John A. Walsh, a construction
foreman aboard the ship, told a
Naval court of inquiry that as a
flood of diesel fuel gushed out on
the main deck from a 50O-gallon
tank, he heard a voice at his left
say: 81 couldn't help it. The plate
slipped and knocked the valve
Off"
What had caused the fuel leak,
a condition that led to the r.
hour fire Monday that killed 40
men and did an estimated $75-
million damage to the huge war
ship, has been key question in
the inquiry.
Previous testimony has sug-
gested that a fork-lift truck hit
a metal trash bin which hit a
large steel plate lying on frame
work, and that the plate in turn
knitted into the valve on the I'M
derside of the tank, knocking it
off.
Walsh said he was preoccupied
with the spreading fuel on the
deck when he heard the voice not
more than foot from him, and
did not see the man who spoke,
and did not know the mans
identity.
Walsh said he called the ship
yard fire department, even be-
fore the fuel caught fire, and the
alarm gongs were sounded. Five
to seven minutes later, he said,
someone shouted, "there she
goes!" A burst of flames envelop-
ed the area, he said.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
White House Staff
Receive Eisenhower
Paintings for Christmas

WASHINGTON R - President
and Mrs. Eisenhower Thursday
received members of the White
House staff and employees at their
annual Christmas reception.
About 1000 persons attended
Each was given color photograph
of painting by the President.
Eisenhower painted the picture
from color photograph of a
church in Bavaria.
1t was the sixth time White
House personnel had been given
a photograph of an Eisenhower
painting.
At two other Christmas recep-
tons they received a photograph
of the President and First Lady
and a photograph of the White
House green room.
After receiving the guests the
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
joined them for coffee, sweet
buns, doughnuts and cakes.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Aukruk Lanes are
Open Busy Bowling
Schedule FOreseen

Wednesday was opening day for
Aukruk Lanes, the new bowling
alley which is about the most
modern in the State.
Manager Dennis Marques was
justly proud of the new estab-
lishment and reports the lanes
were full most of the day and
business continued until 1870
p. m.
Many people who had never
bowled and who were hesitant
to try were given few pointers
and promise to be bowling en-
thuSiastS.
High score for the day went to
Jim Casey and Jack Carpenter
who tied with an even 200.
Carl Glavinovich picked up a
ALTO split and also a $40 split.
Casey also converted a ALTO
split.
The new amusement center
which is complete with its own
restaurant promises to be a cen
ter of winter sport activity. Those
who do not own their own balls
and shoes may get them at AUX
ruk Lanes Balls are free and
shoes may be rented.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Drastic Need For
Local Government
Reform in Alaska

JUNEAU Up - The Legislative
Council and the State Local AT
fairs Agency, in their longawait-
ed preliminary report on Borough
Government, said today there is
a drastic need for local govern
ment reform in Alaska.
The 77-page report was COM
pleted late yesterday and was
mailed to all members of the
Legislature.
The Local Boundary Commits
sion Immediately set series of
public hearings to receive re-
Spouse to the report: Anchorage
Jan. As; Fairbanks Jan. 81;
Ketchikan Jan. II and Juneau
Jan. 10.
Alaska, the report said, faces
the same problems of local gov
eminent common to other states,
and the differences that exist are
simply matter of degree.
"The problem of furnishing
local government to areas where
none now exists can be solved
by implementing the provisions
for Borough Government in the
Constitution"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Sen. Brad Phillips and
Rep. c. M. Binkley to
Visit Nome Next Week

State Senator, Brad Phillips of
Anchorage, and Rep. c. M. Blink
ley, recently elected Legislator
from Fairbanks, at the request of
the Northwest District Republi-
can Committee will arrive here on
Wednesday, Dec, % and meet
with the citizens of this area.
A no-host dinner has been
planned at the North Star at $50
pm, Dec. % which is open to the
public. Phillips in letter to the
committee stated: 81 would APP
preciate it if the meeting could
be as nonpartisan as possible be-
cause the only reason we are
coming is to become acquainted
with the problems Of your area.
AS legislators from the largest
population centers of the state I
think it behooves us to under
stand the problems and desires of
all areas of Alaska in order that
we can legislate during the coming
session with an intelligent know
ledge of your problems"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
NO TRANSISTOR RADIO
FOUND IN WRECKAGE

WASHINGTON Up - The Civil
Aeronautics Board said no transis-
tor radio was found in the wreck
age of the airplanes that collided
over New York City Dec. Is.
There had been reports of the
discovery of radio wreckage, but
this turned out to be parts of the
panel of the cockpit of the jet
plane, The CAB Safety Bureau
said.
The question was of importance
because it is possible under some
circumstances for a radio to af-
feet the performance of flight
instruments.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Abandoned Baby
Named Christopher NOEL
By Welfare Workers

PHILADELPHIA Up - A baby
about months old, abandoned
Thursday in sub-freezing tenn
peratures has been named Chris
topher NOEL by workers at the
Child Welfare Center.
The Christopher comes from
st. Christopher (safe journey,
medal the blue-eyed blond boy
was wearing when found outside
a hospital. Noel is the French
word for Christmas, and for some
reason the welfare workers added
the other L.
The baby had been well in
sulated against the cold. The
center says that-as BELTS
child with his name at this sea-
son-he is healthy and happy.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
7O7 Jetliner Badly
Smashed In Landing
But No One Injured
~ pa~,JJ Thox,.o~
By Ronald Thomson

LONDON Up - A Boeing TOT
jet airliner carrying 107 persons
spun off a runway into muddy
grassland today after touching
down at London Airport from
Chicago.
All 95 passengers and IL crew
members escaped unhurt.
The plane, owned by the Brit
ish Overseas Anyways Corp, was
badly damaged. Passengers escaped
by sliding down emergency
chutes on the port side.
1t ended UP in bad shape. One
wing was tangled mass of
metal and the lower undercar-
riage was torn and ripped.
The port engines slung under
the wing were forced upward by
the impact. One twisted off it's
mountings.
Firemen sprayed hundreds of
gallons of foam over the airliner
while ambulance crews examined
the passengers for injuries.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
State Offers Equipment
To Clear Snow For
HighWay-Side Businesses

JUNEAU Up - The state has
offered to use its equipment, on a
reimburseable basis, for clearing
snow from driveways of high
way side businesses in remote
areas where other snow equip
ment is not available.
Public Works Commissioner
Richard A. Downing said such
work would be done only after
highway crews have completed
their primary responsibility of re-
moving snow from public thor
oughfares.
The new policy, Downing said,
was adopted Gin realization of
the necessity of maintaining &C.
cess for the travelling public to
those commercial establishments
in remote or isolated areas which
furnish necessary services to
motorists travelling on the main
highways of the State of Alas
ka."
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Funeral Services Held for
Grandniece of VIM. H. Seward

PETERSBURG R = Funeral
services were held here Thurs
day for the grandniece of Will
liam H. Seward, U. S. Secretary
of State who negotiated the pur-
chase of Alaska from Russia in
1867.
Mrs. Alice Vanatta, 81, a native
of Savannah, Ca, suffered a fatal
heart attack.
Survivors include her husband,
John; a brother, Robert Powell,
Orange County California Judge,
another brother, Jack Powell, a
California attorney hometown
unknown, and four stepchildren.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-12-24
Space Surveillance
Detection Net Alerted to
Polar Invader Tonight

WASHINGTON Up The
Navy's space surveillance de-
lection net headquarters alerted
it's stations today to watch for a
possible object which might be
launched from the Polar Area
about midnight.
1t advised that on radar the
target might show as EIGHT
small objects, followed by a
larger payload" and be identified
positively by the red glow emit
ted from the leading objects
nose.
Occupant of the payload will be
friendly" the alert said, adding
that as the object passes over the
U. S. material may be elected
which should be except out of
hands of children until Dec. 25.
Said the message: stations are
not required to make data re-
port as this event will be cover
ed by worldwide observation
stations