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Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14

absolutely today with what's going
single community the world
which in contact with the
blink Of the eyet9ere is just much
going today population flooded and trouble ridden world
Things Twenty could
Negro cades Today
we've known
and shrinking mobility
provoses every by
really plugged amused by what does the
they time again
young family who call by and inquire
admit that
lany add: II remember
face toying with the truth usually to satisfy the
but it gives very guilty feeling
finally ind just the unidentified party
remembered in
ding Clothes elementary school find that time
turned the lad into a with a family Time marches
returning dplong
the editorial
perHe each
all CITY daies
day. TIMES Chicago Wall
POsTDIsPATCTI, all general daies
Chicago DEFENDER the Negro owned daily papers
published in the United States
occupation reading speed rapd-so
after printed matter
and and bsorbw
Thursdays Fridays Saturdays the editorial pages
leading white we the latter almost all of which
Minnesota publications.
reading the myriad
regularly readers advertisers
reading of assistant whose last the
ours, handy
keep feeling losing the battle
keeping up the world thought d-Cec
Newman.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
Minnesota Urban Truck
"Gift" Unique Among
The States

Only Minnesota, Of all the United States ex-
tends a truck license advantage to urban truckers,
on the scale given to the transport industry in the
Twin Cities Metropolitan This Is revealed by
a study of truck license fees in the so states.
The advantage reported in earlier story
this subject, amounts to much as 80 per cent
saving the normal license fee for the heaviest
transports The advantage for light trucks is negi-
gible but increases with the weight of the equip
ment.
In the north central area North and South
Dakota both offer special rates exemptions for
trucks in local" traffic, but not on the scale Of
Minnesota. The Dakotas and Wisconsin have a
special rate for farm trucks. Wisconsin licenses
milk hauers at go per cent of commercial truck
rates.
North Dakota exempts from 81 per ton (gross
weight) surcharge, farm vehicles and vehicles used
within the city village limits and in two-mile
radius beyond
South Dakota licenses trucks for use exclusively
within the corporate limits Of city, at a. flat fee
Of $25 and with restrictions as to- weight. In
practice, this applies to light and medium delivery
trucks and no over-the-road outfits this license
Only 112 such licenses have been issued this year,
mainly for Sioux Falls and Rapid City. A few have
been issued for Pierre and Watertown.
In other respects, license fee practices through
out the area appear to be relatively Uniform where
comparisons can be made. Comparison is not possi-
BILE in all instances because of different bases used
in taxing the vehicles, because, in Michigan
and South Dakota, the schedules are exceedingly
complicated.
The following table gives comparative license
fees for vehicles up to three years old charged
by the states in this region. The comparisons are
not exact in every because some schedules are
based on net weights and some gross, necessitat-
ing conversion In some cases licenses based
partly the registrars valuation of the vehicle.
Figures have been omitted where reasonably ac-
curate comparisons proved impossible.
Light $4,000 lb.) MINI. $500; N. Oak,
$780, Iowa. $780, s. Oak, $500; Mich, $500
and Wis SIC.
Heavy Car lover 5000 Ibs) Mimi, $76; N. Dals.,
$94; Iowa, $40; s. Dak, $55; Mich, $17.5o and
Wis. SIC.
Farm truck (3,2OO lbs) Mimi, $21; N. Oak,
$1S and Wis. $40.
Light Commercial $1,000 gross) Mimi, $25; N.
Oak, $235O Iowa $25; s. Oak, $25 and Wis, $35.
Heavy Commercial (75,O0o gross) Mimi, ST.
OSs.5o N. Oak, $9s6; Iowa, $4so and Wis, $1,000.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14

mixes alone). Whether smaller
firms can secure that kind of cap
ital is questionable. The net result
may be the elimination Of small
firms and the increase in size Of
the larger firms.
In other words, the Hart Bill Is
not in the real interests of the con-
sumer and is not necessary, since
there is legal machinery available
to the government now to correct
any abuses in paclOaging. What iS
needed is proper administration Of
existing laws and regulations and
not a new law to add to the con-
sumers federal bill. - Sincerely,
Nate L. Crabtree, Vlce-Pres. Gem
eral Mills, Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
General Mills Tells
Why II Opposes
PuckuainS

P0ckoHIn9 buI
Editor: I noted with interest
your editorial in support Of the
.so+called Truth in Packaging
,BilP' and would like to bring to
your readers attention some addi-
tional information on this proposed
Legislation.
At the outset, I should like to
make 1t clear that General Mills
is opposed to this bill for several
basic reasons:
1. It is not needed because ex-
isting laws fully protect the
consumer.
2. 1t would cost consumers
money without giving them
added value.
8. 1t would prohibit truthful
statements on the packages
which would remove the in
centive for manufacturers
maldng special money saving
offers to consumers.
4. To term 1t the Truth In Pack
aging Bill" implies the aver
age American manufacturer
Is untruthful In pacloaging.
This is creating a when did
you quit beating your wife
impression 10 the American
public and Is grossly unfair,
Why is it not needed? The pres
ent Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
and Federal Trade Commission Act
provide adequate protection to the
consumer and authorize every
thing provided for in this bill with
two exceptions.
This bill provides for the stand
ardizatdon Of package weights and
1t provides for prohibiting package
statements stating or indicating
that the particular package Is Of
fered at a price lower than usual
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14

goes straight on TO the consumer.
IF such statements are prohibited
on the packages, manufacturers
will not offer these bargains, which
represent a sizable savings to con-
sulmers when all Of the various
products are taken into account.
We have submitted a document
ed report 10 Senator Hart showing
him the cost to General Mills In
new physical plant equipment nee
essary for just a part of our bus
mess. OF course, these costs would
ultimately be passed on to the con-
sumers in higher prices. We do
have resources for the substantial
capital investment lover $10,000,- :
900 just for cereals and cookie
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
THE TENNEssEEAN, Nashville

THE TENNEssEEAN, Nashville
TT Is impossible 10 condemn
anyone for wanting TO protect his
life. Mr.. Mcdowell was aware Of
the dangers when he enrolled at
the university and accepted the
challenge to represent his race In
desegregating the university. 1t
was impossible for him to be Just
another student" But he should
have depended on the law which
enabled him to go to the univer-
sity - not on gun In his pocket.
It Is saddening 10 say that the
laws protection Il sometimes not
enough. But In our society the only
way progress can Be made. IN the.
fAce 'of batter and pOwernA cpposi.
taoN .h under faw." ,, ~
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
DRY POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

Some Washingtonians are learn
ing the Disadvantages Of beguile-
ment by the local sirens. Trouble
Is the siren song can change with
disconcerting suddenness 10 a
polite horn.
The party-gtrl scandals In Wash
ington and London have turned up
a fresh meaning for the old cliche,
Politics makes strange bedfel-
lows"
Calhornda's Birch-society super
intendent Of schools has ordered
the libraries to suppress the ''Dic-
tionary Of American Slang. It's
a two-tame loser: as slang it's
probably un-Amertcan; and as q
book it's certainly under suspicion
as subverave.
Hatters and politicians are wor-
rted about the Presidents hatless-
ness. A hat Is an indispensable
property to most politicians - for
tossing into rings, and for talking
through. .-.
Government officials are catch
ing Ned from the one-party press
about news policy. nt is complained
chat whenever the bureaucrats ars
not managing the news by giving
information 10 reporters. they are
cenaor4ng the news by not gavin6
information bo rsporters.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
Tur,;nl'inl'g,.>4A l',.> Good Law
Upside Down .....

Until }qu,ite recently applicants for drivers
licenses were required to state in the application
form their race Many, to be sure ignored this
question and got their licenses anyhow. Some made
the proper answer anthropologtcaEy speaking
human" or homo sapiens".
1t was proper for people to ignore or defy this
question because the only possible application it
could have was to facilitate discrimination against
Negroes and Indians. Applicants for jobs could not
handle SUCH questions in this way. The purpose of
the questions was discrimination, and to ignore
them was 10 lose tpe chepce, r.s.-s.>,r - - 3 T..
Minnesota now, forbids this sort Of thing. 1t Is
Illegal to gather racial" information that can be
used for purposes Of discrimination
There are, however, sttl people in Minnesota
who would nike bo abet discrimination and who are
motvated by bigotry. They have turned the Mime
sofa law upside. down. They are now arguing that
the law forbdds gathering Of Information for the
purpose Of .ENQTNG discrimination. That Is what
the recent argument In the Minneapolis School
Board was ali about.
What has happened, as an Negroes know too
wen Is that anti Negro discrimination by the real
estate industry the banks and building and loan as
sociattons, and tine landlords, has resulted In de
facto segregation in the public schools The housing
discrimination because it is a cowardly and furtive
sort Of thing. II something that Is difficult to COM
bat II will taloe long time to correct The result
ing school discrimination Is something can meet
headon and we propose 10 do SO.
= Our children cannot learn the true lessons Of
American citizenship In segregated schools, and we
win not tolerate this.
Nor win we Let those who trying to preserve
this CONDITION get away with the SIbterfuge that
state law forbdds booking at the facts This travesty
using a statute designed 10 stop discrimination as
an excuse for continuing discrimination just won't
be accepted by the people OF the community
The excuses which were Offered for not looking
at the facts are spectacuEarly unmpressive. Some
say count of Negro pupils in the segregated schools
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
Now Is Time To Press For
Hollow Area Renewal

The step taken by the Mayor George Vavouhs
and City Council in charging the St. Paul Housing
Authority to. initiate Rehabilitation and Conserva-
ton in the Negro ghetto has been long awaited
one. The city fathers have spoken and given the
directive They are TO be commended Hollow and
Hollow Expansion is a priority area for Rehabilita-
ton and Conservation. 1t roughly, Western to
Lexington, Selby 30 University. The project should
have been initiated along with the RiverView and
Capital Center projects.
Members of the North Central Community
Council, the Planning Board, the MIC, and Hous-
ing Authority are well aware Of the time lost in
getting to the Hollow and Hollow Expansion area.
Therefore no time should be wasted in initiation OF
the project on the part Of the Housing Authority.
Nearly two years ago the Planning Board passed
a resolution urging the Housing Authority to in
tttate such a project. The MIC. has publicly en-
dorsed it and that the City Council Is calling for
Initiation of the project we should have no further
delay.
A private firm should be engaged to draw the
plarrs as was done connection with Capital Centre
and the Cathedral Projects The leaders OF the North
Central Community Council are willing to work with
the firm, giving endless hours Of tme to get the
project off the ground and the plan where 1t meets
the satisfaction Of the people of the area
Rehabilitation and Conservation in Urban Re-
newal will have only minimum of clearance There
should be large scale clearance which causes
great losses to individual homeowners and difficult
problems in relocation. Negro communities in the
North have experienced only clearance Of their area
and relocation in another ghetto adjacent And often
It has been no improvement but only field day for
real estate dealers The individual homeowner de-
serves a break. The Hollow and Hollow Expansion
area will get face lifting where homes can look as
beautiful the automobiles and the absentee land
lord viii have 10 put some money into the neighbor-
hood as well as take 1t out
The North Central Community Council, Leroy
Lazenberry president, is the principal civic organic
alton for the Hollow and Hollow Expansion Area
This group led the fight for Public Housing in the
City which has made possible all Of the st. Paul
Urban Renewal Program; moreover it cooperated
on Capital Center, Riverview, and Cathedral pro-
iects, There lis no in town more deserving of
cooperation Of other groups now, than North Cent
ral Community, Council in its efforts to get urban
renewal going in st, Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14

or a reCaH sales price advantage.
The effect of these two provis-
ions would be TO substantially in
crease cost to consumers.
Manufacturers now use basic
package sizes for various products
with different weights. This en-
ables the most efficient use Of
packaging machinery. For example,
boxes containing ''Wheaties" or
"Cheerios" may be the same size
but weigh different amounts.
Why? Because a puffed cereal
weighs considerably less than a
flake cereal. A two-pound package
of our new Gold Medal Wondra"
flour comes in a larger package
than does our two-pound bag TO
regular Gold Medal Flour. This
is necessary because ''Wondra" Is
granular and, consequently, occu-
pies more physical space than reg
ular Gold Medal" although both
have exactly the same baking quail
tiles.
General Mills, for example, packs
eleven ready-to-eat breakfast GER
eals in its basic package. There are
seven different weights of cereal
ranging from 61a OF. to 10 OF. A
second package size is used for
five different cereals with four
different weights ranging from 9
OF. TO 12A o., while a third pack
age size holds IS OF. of Cheerfos
and 18 OF. Of Wheaties. If cereal
weights were standardized at say
8 o., II OF. and 1 Ib., the present
three package sizes we use would
change to thirteen and the add
tional packaging machinery and
the plant to house 1t would cost
millions Of dollars which would in
crease the cost of the products to
the consumers.
An even more startling problem
would exist in the matter of the
possible effect on cake mixes.
Cake mixes are designed for use
with the basic or normal size cake
pans and represent the ingredients
which, with the addition Of one or
two eggs and an easily measured
quantity OF liquid, result in a sat
isfactory cake. In the case Of the
basic two-layer cake mix, package
weights where various conlbdna-
tions Of ingredients are used might
range from 1871 OF. TO 21h o., in
each case the actual weight Of pro-
duct being the quality necessary to
provide a satisfactory finished
cake. II cake mix weight was to be
standardized, we might have some
mixes providing cakes not adequate
and others too big.
With regard 10 statements on
the package such as cents off, half
price sales, one cent sales, etc., we
and other manufacturers from
time to time make these special
offers availble 10 get people to try
our products and the labelling Is to
assure that the price reduction
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
ISSUES: GOOD
AND BAD
BY p. L. PRATTIS

So we are going to have a Christ
mas buying boycott directed by
the American Negroes new, young
and creative leadership.
It Is understood by the planners
for this selective buying, or nom
buying, campaign that American
Negroes goof themselves out OF
about five billion dollars for Christ
mas gifts, toys and liquor.
/, II these same people would Just
put a fifty per cent restraint upon
themselves, they could alter the
volume Of Christmas sales by two
and one-hah billion. This Is ex-
pected to hit the white man where
1t hurts - in his pocketbook. "
If the Christmas boycott comes
off all right, the next one win
be at Easter time. efi-
|. Publishers Of Negro newspapers
should view with special relish this
Christmas boycott. Most Of them
are already planning programs 10
get hold Of the additional lift that
comes from Christmas advertising.
There Is not a single Negro news
paper that does not need It. Much
Of this advertising must come from
businesses against whom the boy
colt Is 10 be staged. The chances
are that 1t win not make sense to
the advertiser 10 place copy in Me-
gro newspapers when the new Ne
gro leadership Is telling Negroes
not to buy the advertisers product.
OF course, somebody has to
make sacrifices In the course Of
this revolution. Why not the
publishers? Cant they sacrifice
few filthy dollars? II the mat
ter were as simple as that the
answer would be q simple yes.
But it IL not that simple. Most
Negro newspapers are having a
difficult time staying alive. None
Of the publishers are rolling over
in money. <
The people who would really be
hurt would be the employees Of Ne
gro newspapers. Publishers can't
meet payrolls without advertising.
What are the new leaders going to
do about the men and women who
run the risk of losing their jobs :?
This boycott, as all boycotts, can
be a two-edged sword and hurt
the initiators as much as the pros
pective victims.
OF course, the plight Of Negro
newspapers can be dismissed as
just another necessary sacrifice;
But II the boycott Is really sue
cessful and. hurts the white man
in his pocket, how are you going
to keep from hurting your
friends while harrassing your
enemies. 3
Many donors TO the United Me-
gro College Fund could be victim
ized by this boycott. How are they
going to feel about giving in 1854?
The Negro has friends in business
as we'll as enemies. Must he tell
his friends THAT this is just another
little sacrifice they must make?
Actually, despite the tenor Of
the foregoing, I am much in
favor Of less spending at Christ
mas time I think our people
throw away entirely too much
money during the Christmas sea-
son for gifts, for toys, for
travel for clothes, for whiskey
even for Christmas cards.
But that kind Of spending and
it's restraint Is another matter.
FrugaHty is one thing; boycott
another. Frugahty wins respect in
the long run and has bu1ltin bene-
fits.
The boycott can boomerang,
leave a nasty taste in the mouth
and hurt the boycotter as well as
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-11-14
Crazy-Crazy-Crazy Or
Sick-Sick-Sick?

You can hear some of the most outlandish
things If you listen attendvely enough. Thanks to
the Minneapolis Stars Beverly Mlndrm for listen
ing attentivey to this one. and putting 1t in print:
Or James Lawton, General Hospital, says If
you want to castrate an adolescent boy, take his
car away"
And quoting Dr. Lawton), The minute parents
find they afraid Of their children they should
move out Of the house."
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-09

the plywood field, the growth of
U. S. PLYWOOD CORPORA
TON has been remarkable. Be
cause of its wide distributing IA
cilities throughout the U. S. and
Canada. company is considered
to be more of a seller than
manufacturer. In addition to dis
t,1buung plywood, it sells doors
and other timber products to the
building trades. 1t maintains eX-
tenSive timber stands on tn e
West Coast, in New England.
various South Atlantic states,
and Canada.
The largest expense in house
building today is labor. Plywood
manufacturers are doing much
to reduce labor costs. Another
development to accomplish the
same end is the building of
shell" homes. which my friend
jim Walters Of Tampa original
ed.
Message to Readers
May l end with a message
sent me by a famous Turkish
Missionary. Turkey could be a
great battle-ground between Rus
STA and the West. 1t holds the
key to the Mediterranean Sea
and the Near East Oil lands
woman cables me: The world is
full of both opportunities and
problems for everyone to think
about for years to come. 1 sup
pose I am an incurable Opt
mist; because l believe SO firm
ly that This is my Fathers
world. 0 let me ne'er forget that
through the wrong seems oft so
strong, God is the Ruler yeti"
Though nations are uprising
and battles rage fiercely all
over the world, let us put our
faith in our Captain, who is
bound to win in the end. This
especially applies to Cuba.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-09

from the professional bureaucrats and
government spenders. They see lack of
ownership alone as justification for
huge government spending programs.
But some Of those who do not have
adequate housing do not deserve it.
They have either been unwilling to work
regularly, to save, or to make the effort
to obtain their own home. Some just do
not care.
Only those willing to make the sacri-
flee should own home, and as long as
this can be done, reasonably, in the priv
ate or free enterprise field, there is
little justification for massive public
housing program. though there are ex-
ceptions to this general rule, where gov
eminent action is warranted in specific
cases.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-09

ment has taken care of it., so we can
sit back and relax
Another once-great nation withered
and died when its people were drugged
with that same fatal poison perhaps
The Decline and Fall Of the Roman
Empire" should be required reading in
many places today)
Everything government offers free"
is obviously and always paid for by all
of us in niger taxes or a worsening de-
ficit - both Of them deficits of dollars
but, even more tragically. deficits in
national character and self respect.
What would ever be worth that?
Reprinted from an advertisement by Warner
& Swazey. of Cleveland Ohio.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-09
Generation After Generation

II was recently pointed out that one
IN every sixty Americans now
achieves his home in the form of fed
efal government public housing This is
IN addition to the many aids provided
by the federal government in helping
keep mortgages inexpensive and to en-
able the private citizen to obtain his
own home by private. long-term pay
ments.
One planning consultant, Carl Feiss,
OF Washington, puts his fears this way:
You're getting into situation in
which public housing children will
themselves get married, live in public
housing, and raise children in public
housing, and You'll get a new kind of
dependence society.
The danger we face today is one
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-04-09

ball teams will look silly in October.
but right now they bring a sigh of
hope and enthusiasm It's good we
don't always know what's in store for
us, that whatever will be will be, 1t
would take so much fun out of life. in
so many things.
A surprising number of people get
really enthusiastic about their baseball
team at about this time of year. It's the
same illness that affects people who
plant gardens at about this time.
The baseball fan considers his favor
ite team a pennant contender and every
Spring hope springs external in his
breast The garden planner sees vision
Of wonderful food or flowers at about
this time of year.