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•AGE TWO MINNEAPOLIS SPOKESMAN Ifmrfe "Ab Independent Newspaper* || lbteblUh«d Axwt It, IM4. || Published every Friday by Spokesman-Recorder Publie bin* Co. ■dftorial end Offices at 304 Third Street South. Minneapolis, Minnmoca. U . S- A. I’honea BRidfeport 3595 Midway 8340 Entered m second-«late matter October 24. 1334, at the poet office at Minneapolis, Mlnnmota, under the Act at March 3. 1874. _ BUMCBIPTION BATfil One year, 12.50; six mo nth a 11.50. Out-of-state: 13.00 per year, 12.00 for six ■tenths. Payable strictly in advance. Anywhere in Minnesota: 42.50 per year; 41.50 for 4 months. Curtis C. Chivers J amts W. Slemmons AU the Negro race asks is that the door which rewards industry, thrift, intelligence and character be left as wide open to him as to others. More than this he has no right to request, less than this the Republic has no right to vouchsafe.—B. T. Washington. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1942 Such Popularity Must Be Deserved There is an old saying which goes, “hard times will make a monkey eat red pepper.” The local employers who have suddenly discovered that Negro labor is desirable remind us of that saying. Hardly a day passes that some employer calls the Urban League, this newspaper of fice or the community houses inquiring for some “nice, clean Negro help.” Housewives bereft at the loss of their pale-faced maids to the war plants have suddenly stopped requesting want-ad takers to specify— only white need apply. Many of the prominent men we know by sight smile broadly when they see us coming down the street. We know what’s coming when they stop to ask us how the newspaper business is getting along. It soon comes out. “My wife and I have been dis cussing the Negro recently. We have decided to do something about it. Say old man can you get us a nice clean colored girl for a maid?” So it goes, not only as domestics are Negroes in demand but the various war plants which formerly threw applications of Negroes in the waste baskets are now pleading for “some nice clean Negroes." This situation would be laughable if it were not so pitiful. Each firm which hires Negroes now which previously had not employed them in any capacity faces problems which they would not now have if they had through the years given Negro citizens a fair percentage of the positions in their plants. However necessity will probably solve most of the problems which arise. If such firms will just decide to treat their Negro employes just exactly like they treat all other employes there will not be much trouble. Any other method will cause plenty of headaches. As for the Negro who now finds his services so essential, he has a wonderful opportunity to sell his labor and do such a good job that after the war he will be an integral part of the industrial labor supply picture. This in itself is a real job for the Negro masses and their leaders. The strong workers must hold up the hands of the weaker brothers and sisters and show them that the way to economic security is careful attention to the job they are being paid to do. The Negro workers will be on trial all through this period. If he makes good— and he will—he will never again face the old problems and barriers in his way through all the previous years in the labor market. The evils of inefficiency, uncleanliness, tardiness, absence from work, drunkenness, fighting on the job are the things of which Negro labor has been indicted. In this period we have an opportunity to prove that indictment is false. We will have to do it ourselves no one will do it for us—because they can’t. Sure Negro labor is a popular commodity. Every time some white Congressman starts talking about “the good Negroes” we have visions of a flock of “Uncle Toms.” With the elections over let’s get down to the business of winning this war. War plant workers cannot be reminded too often that this war is not going to last forever and that regular savings in war bonds and in other forms is a wise course to pursue. This same class of people ought to watch their credit rating, pay their old bills up to avoid the embarrassment of garnishments which indicates to the employer that the worker is not a steady reliable per son. Why Morale Is Low There is no doubt that the Government is greatly concerned be cause the Negro population’s morale is low. Admittedly there is no enthusiasm for the war or the war effort in colored America—there is merely stolid acceptance of the situation covering a substantial body of bitterness, disillusionment and resent ment. It is very difficult to see how it could be otherwise. While people in high places have talked and written much for the past two years about democracy, equality and freedom, the treatment of the colored people has been just the opposite. With greater powers in its hands than any Government anywhere in the world, Washington has refused to use its power to make this talk about democracy, equality and freedom mean something to Ne groes, with the result that every Government pronouncement and regulation has merely aroused hot indignation or cynical laughter among them. Suppose we begin with the Selective Service Act. Here the Gov ernment had an opportunity to make the Army at last a democratic institution, but instead it deliberately established a jim crow army in obedience not to any dictate from the American people (who were in a mood to make any sacrifice) but merely to satisfy the reactionary South. When it came to training pilots for the air force, the Army did not have the courage and the vision to assign colored and white alike to air schools (where Filipinos, Chinese and other aliens were train ing!), but had to establish a separate Negro air school where, inci dentally, only pursuit pilots are trained, and mighty few of them. It was inevitable that Government sanction of jim crowism would lead to insult and beating of Negro soldiers, but not a single high official has said one word denouncing this terror. When Negro WAACS went to Fort Des Moines, they found a complete jim crow set-up, insults and all. When the U. S. Navy was finally badgered and pushed into accept ing Negroes for something besides mess attendants, it did not have the courage and foresight to integrate Negro sailors into existing units but created new jim crow units. In war industry it has been substantially the same thing, with every Negro gain made at great expense of frayed tempers, ill-will and bitterness. In Civilian Defense the story has been little different, and the same has been true of the Red Cross and the USO. The vicious jim crow pattern has even been apparent in the recognition of heroes, as witness the Navy’s difficulty in “finding” Dorie Miller until two or three months after Pearl Harbor. It would be tiresome to recount all of the unkind, insulting and discriminatory things that have been done to Negroes in the past two years, but they all have conspired to depress Negro morale to the very bottom. The tragic thing about all this is that Negroes constitute the most American part of the American population and are most eager to do everything possible for this, the only country they know or want to know. But at every turn they are insulted, patronized, discriminated against and/or segregated with the result that they do not feel them selves to be a part of the war effort, and certainly not a welcome part, and they look upon the war aims and war slogans as utterly fraudu lent. Even the most illiterate Negro cannot believe those who talk and write about world-wide democracy, equality of peoples and freedom for all when he is the victim of opposite practices. Nor need anyone think that this feeling can be erased by picking out a few Negroes on whom to lavish attentions and courtesies. Negro morale can be lifted higher than that of any other group in this country by doing one simple thing: i. e., eliminating all dis crimination and segregation based on color or so-called race through out the war effort, whether in the military and naval services, in gov ernment departments or in war industry. All the Negro has ever demanded is the equality of opportunity which is the birthright of every American citisen, and when he gets it he will have no complaint. At present he cannot be enthusiastic or even satisfied about his lot, and it is high time to let those in authority know why. —Pittsburgh Courier. A<ivertuing and Circulation Let’s keep it that way. • • • • • • (jpTj i•‘w < W Lv/jbA U' Ji Ji 11 uf Bz fat 1-i7 nr n •• J/ II.'AW I; Mr'IF ' ‘ MITCHELL FINDS PREP FOOTBALL ACE MODEST By HOBART T. MITCHELL Four thousand excited football fans stood up as one when the bronze left half on South High’s team carried the ball over the goal line. It was as fine a tribute to as fine a performance as Minneapolis has ever seen. Just in case you have not heard of the brilliant running of this young football star, but of course you have because the sport writers of the local papers have dug into their Thesaurus trying to find ad jectives befitting the Halley’s Comet of football blazing across the field, let me introduce to you the human side of this square shouldered, iron-jawed, two-fisted, dimple-chinned, South High school football celebrity—Donald Mc- Moore. Previously, I had called the ath letic department of South High school making an appointment with this adjective making hero. On Sunday morning past, my door bell rang and on answering it there stood the subject of my story. “Come right in, Donald,” I said, giving my best Sunday morning smile and directing him to the most comfortable chair in the living room. “It’s a bit chilly,” I said feelingly, trying to ease his em barrassment. He grinned at me in a friendly way, his eyes bright. Dressed in a brown, pin-striped suit, a brown polka dot tie, tan brogue shoes, and a brown fedora with a red feather sticking in the band, the young man was every bit an athlete. The muscles in his shoulders and arms X-rayed through his clothes like a frog in the belly of a snake. He was what a debutante would call tall, dark NEWS OF TWIN St. James A. M. E. Church Notes: At our 10:45 a. m. service Sunday, November Ist, Rev. B. N. Moore vividly described the temptations and anguish endured by the suffer ing servant of God. He was wounded for our transgressions. More than 140 partook of the communion. Mr. Carl H. Griffen of Tulsa, Okla., joined church. The pastor’s subject November Bth at 10:45 will be “Crowed Twice, Denied Thrice.” At our 8 p. m. service, Rev. Boyd Patrick is doing good work among our young people. He brought the message last Sun day, “What So Ever Ye Sow, That Shall Ye Also Reap.” We are glad to acknowledge the presence of visitors from our sister churches. Our trustee rally of six week duration has just begun to gain momentum. With the uncertain contributions and lack of interest, success will be retarded. Although scheduled to end November Ist, there is yet time to reach our goal. Rev. Moore has received eighteen or more letters from our boys in the U. S. Army and Navy. He men tioned their names last Sunday and talked briefly of each of the letters. —Chas. Miller. Pilgrim Baptist Church News: Santa Claus will visit Pilgrim early this year. On Sunday, November 8, loaded in his pack will be a plaque honoring our boys in service and new robes for the senior choir. The plaque will be unveiled at a patriotic program Sunday morn ing. Rev. Ware will use as his topic, “If I Forget Thee, 0 Jeru salem.” Pilgrim has sent the cream of her young men to Uncle Sam and will take thia opportunity to honor them along with their par- ".De/rioc. racy's F'argZs'' and handsome. After asking him several warm ing up questions concerning his school studies and his big brother, Eddie, who had recently joined the Navy, I broke into the subject of football. “Well, I play a little football,” he said dryly, “but not enough to rave about. The pictures you saw in the papers the photographer just hap pened to be pointing his camera my way.” “I know we don't agree on that subject,” I replied obstinately, “but you must remember that I have had better opportunities than you for unprejudiced observation." “But,” said Donald, rubbing his nose with a hand that looked like it could circle a football, “the idea isn’t to gather in the glory, but to win the game.” Donald continued to talk with- out prompting. “Every player must cooperate with his teammates. If you don’t the play goes wrong. Of course there’s a bit of self-satisfaction in blocking a kick or intercepting a forward pass. Football is my meat and I like it. I have one helmet in my locker at school and I am not going to let those pictures in the papers make it too small for my head.” “I agree with you on that point,” I replied. Being Sunday, I was sure that this brawny, teen-age Warrior did not want to spend more than a half hour with an old scribe like myself so I bade him adieu. With a pat on his shoulder I remarked that he would be an asset to any football team. “I don’t know,” he smiled, going out the door, “my coach might leave off a couple of those letters if I made a bad play.” CITY CHURCHES ents, wives, relatives and friends. At Vesper service Sunday after noon at 5:30, the choir will dedi cate its new robes with a musical program, including guest soloists from the Twin Cities. The Sunday evening sermon will be on “Be Ready,” a request ser mon. Sunday evening sermons are con sidered best by many. Come out Sunday night and judge for your self. Our Red Circle girls have been undergoing a reorganization. The supervisor, Mrs. Luella Taylor, has been faithful and tireless in her ef forts and deserves the support of every mother. Please send your children and stand behind the Red Circle Girls. Boys will soon be organized as the Ambassadors. Watch for a letter announcement. There has always been an increase in juvenile delinquency during such conditions as these under which we are now living. Such organizations as these boys and girls clubs and the Sun day School and B. T. U. are a par ent’s guarantee for the moral safety of adolescents. Give them your support.—Wanda Owens. Camphor Memorial Methodist Church Notes: The fourth of the series of sermons on the question “Am I a Christian?” will be preached by Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson at the 11 a. m. service on Sunday. The Victory tea given by the Sunday School last Sunday was a success. Nearly a hundred dollars was re ported for the week by the gen erals in the Camphor Victory Cam paign. The Working Whites, under MINNEAPOLIS SPOKESMAN the leadership of Rev. Nelson, took the lead over the Fighting Blues and Flying Reds in last Sunday's report. The final report day for the rally will be the fourth Sunday, that is, November 22. Dr. W. H. Williams of Detroit will preach at the 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. services that day and all pledges are due at or before that time. CHURCH NEWS On Sunday morning, November 1, 1942, a large attendance at Sun day School, on account of illness of Sister Grace Berry, Superin tendent, who was absent, Miss Earnestine Lander, teacher, acting. The morning service was well at tended. Brother Governor Cook brings the message, subject: “My Peace I Leave with You.” Holy Communion was given by Rev. Ed ward R. Thomas, Pastor, to mem bers and visitors. Next Sunday morning, Rev. Thomas will bring the message, subject: “Render Unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s and unto God the things which be God’s.” The members are looking forward to the Pew Rally to be held on December 6th, when we hope to replace the money used to pay for these pews. We are asking all friends to come over and help us Sunday afternoon, December 6th, 1942, at 3:00 p. m.—Sallie Thomas, Reporter. Hallie Q. Brown Community House Hallie Q. Brown Notes: Satur day morning is children’s morning at Hallie. There is so much fun singing that Mr. Whitaker is kept busy the entire two hours the little people are here. Three very special helpers Saturday morning are Mrs. Juanita Nelson, Mrs. Alberta Allen and Mrs. Louise Holly. The Halloween party was a great success and more than 100 children enjoyed the party as planned by the staff at Hallie. The Leslie Lawrence Post of the Amer ican Legion donated money for the refreshments for which we were very grateful. Mrs. Gladys Lewis Harris is busy collecting songs, costumes, tandems and cast for the coming Gay Nineties review for which re hearsals are held each Tuesday night. Come on down to Hallie and join the Gay Nineties crowd. It’s just barrels of fun. Mrs. Allie Belinger is a new club leader for the Senior Doll Club whose new name is “Little Ladies.” They meet Monday at 4:00 p. m. All girls between 9 and 12 years are eligible to join. The House received thirty dol lars in gifts from the friends of Mrs. Curtis who lost her mother. The gifts were in memory of Mrs. Curtis’ mother. This is a sugges tion and a very practical means by which one can show his sympathy and appreciation of the deceased friendship. The Community House encour ages women and girls to partici pate in Hallie’s activities as much as is possible this season because there are long, lonely days ahead. The idea is to get situated in some group activity as soon as possible and keep busy.—Hazel R. Butler. WELCOME HALL NOTES: Mrs. Alice Blackbum, Mrs. Katie Co quire and Mr. L. M. Milton were honored guests at the Stewardship meeting October 29th. The last meeting in each month has been designated as “Birthday Meeting." More than two hundred and fifty boys and girls were the guests of Welcome Hall and The Ober Boy’s club during the afternoon and eve ning, Hallowe’en. Prizes were given to the children’s groups as well as the young people. One mother, Mrs. Viola Watts, was pre sented with a small jar of candy as a winner in a guessing game. Apples and more applies were passed out to the children and adults. The Mothers’ Club will meet Monday, November 16th at The Ober Boy’s club. See next week’s issue for full program. The Nutrition Class will meet Thursday, November 19th, instead of Friday the 20th. There are just four more lessons in this course which deals with the buying and preparation of foods which are now rationed and are likely to be ra tioned in the near future. Visitors are welcome. Don’t forget the Bible Study class which will meet at The Ober Boy’s club, Friday, November 6 at 7:00 p. m. Rev. C. B. Wheeler is the instructor. RED CROSS By LANGSTON HUGHES “The Angel of Mercy” Got her wings in the mud, And all because of Negro blood. A LEADER BY CLARA MAE ROBINSON A leader must be fine and strong, And have ambitions, too. He must have a pleasing person ality, And some ideas that are new. And, above everything else, He must be willing to fight For dreams and ambitions and ideas That he knows are right. He must have the courage To struggle and fight, Even when the last bit of hope Has seemingly faded from sight. When you are discouraged and blue, Don’t let the others know; Remember you are a leader, You must not let your feelings show. Never forget you’re a leader, You stand for the things that are right; Keep your dreams and ideas, And, if necessary, fight! fight! fight! He’s In Army, Too! Camp Pinedale, Oct. 31, 1942. Editor: I was quite surprised not to find my name listed among the Twin City boys at Camp Pine dale. It happens that I enlisted in the army from Local Board No. 8 of St. Paul and left Fort Snelling three days after Corp. Lee Harris, H. C. Cox and William Quarrels. I am now stationed, also, at Camp Pinedale. Sincerely yours, PVT. J. T. HARRIS, Company “A,” 445th Signal Battalion, Construction Aviation, Camp Pinedale, Calif. Kids Enjoyed Bean Feed October 3, 1942. Editor: The Halloween committee of the Men’s Club of St. Thomas church wish to thank those persons who helped to make the party given for the children Oct. 31, such a grand success. More than a hundred at tended the movies, and bean feed. We want to thank the Spokesman especially for its publicity regard ing the party. Success is due when ever cooperation and a well planned program is given. It has been proven that the children of the South Central District appreci ate having an opportunity to “blow off” their stored energy, and have good clean sport. Let’s hope oth ers may see fit to do something for the youth group. —C. A. Hughes, Chinn. 246 “ ET MAIN 0 0805 I OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT I SHIRTS FINISHED 5 CENTS EACH In Economy Bundles All Flat Work Ironed—Bath Towels Fluffed CALL DREXEL 3693 FOR DE LUXE DELIVERY Men’s Suits, pressed only, 25c—Felt Hats, 45c CASH AND CARRY Save 20% Cash & Carry on All Laundry and Dry Cleaning 38 & Cedar J & H LAUNDRY DR. 3693 WOODARD FUNERAL HOME Friendly, Courteous Service 110 J Lyndale North Hyland 5J77 ADVERTISERS HERE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE Mention The Minneapolis Spokesman DARK LABOR’S LAMENT It’s written that all men must earn Their daily bread by sweat of brow, But somehow when it comes my turn, The boycott makes me wonder how! It’s said so many folks admire The man who fain would labor, And though I’m worthy of my hire, I’m shunted for my paler neighbor. There’s ample truth in that old saw: At the top there’s plenty room, But why is there unwritten law That I must make the climb with broom? I find that when I’m in employ Of him who in his subtle way Must e’er refer to me as, “Boy,” It always shows up in my pay. War’s boom has raised my status quo, My fears and woes are o’er the hump, When folks ask me to work too low, I tell them to go jump! ‘Day Care’ Schools Children put into day nurseries by mothers working in war indus try will be protected by health and welfare safeguards in New York state through state-wide regulations recently adopted. The regulations, made by the state board of social welfare, re quire that persons and agencies giv ing nursery care to three or more children obtain a permit from the state department of social welfare and maintain definite standards. In providing this safeguard the New York state board is acting in line with current recommendations of the United States children's bureau, the American Public Welfare asso ciation said. Close relatives and nursery schools registered with the state de partment of education are excepted from the ruling. New York city day nurseries also are exempt, since they are covered under the munici pal sanitary code. California First The gold in “them thar hills" of Colorado called many fortune hunt ers to the West in the quest for great riches, but there was also wealth to be found in the soil— wealth that was to outlive the gold rush. Peter Magnes, a European immigrant, prophesied in 1865, “If we had beet sugar factories in Colorado, I imagine Colorado farm ers would produce more gold than all the mines in the mountains.” To day the yearly output of the beet sugar industry in the West has many times the value of all the gold, silver and precious metals taken from the mountains. Colo rado is second only to California in production of sugar beets. Produc tion in 1941 in Colorado was 5,987,649 hundred-pound bags of sugar. Al Knutsen : I Buy Your Meats With < [ Confidence From “Al” < Your Neighborhood J ! Butcher Has J Fresh Dressed < Broilers ; : At AU Timea. J ; 3752 FOURTH AVE. SO. ] [ LOeust 0797 e DIAMOND BARGAINS Vt to 4 Carats—slo to $950 Newest Style Gold & Platinum Setting Diamond Wedding Rings $8 un STANDARD MAKE WRIST WATCHES $lO up DIAMOND BROKERAGE CO. UPSTAIRS DIAMOND DEALERS S2S Palace Blds. Over Rothichilda Liemandt’s For the Sharp Suit with the Smart Shirt and the Right Tie COR. NICOLLET AND NINTH James Slemmons, Representative ir. November 6,1942 Frida: —James T. Logan. We Have Two Weapons We have two weapons with which we can fight discrimination in this country. They are our dol lars and our ballots. So long as we treat our spending power con temptuously and our political in fluence thrown with the forces that can furnish the most beer and sand wiches at political meetings just so long will we always be “kept on the outside looking in.” Negro dollars can wield a mighty force for Negro freedom. Throw our dollars to the winds if we may, they will always be caught even by unappreciative recipients but none of the results will come back to the Negro race.—Milton Bledsoe. The total volume of the new all purpose ration books would fill 128 freight cars. BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH 1118 80. Bth STREET REV. A. r. MARTIN. Paatw »:«A. M Sunday Sabooi Mm. R. Glaaton. Sopt. 11 ISO A. M Brnmion by Factor •:»0 P. M.—B.T.U—Mm. Dearie Oreeb- 1 :•« P M Evening Santee St Thomas Episcopal Church LAKE at FIFTH AYE. Father M. R. Hogarth, Rector •Where symbols hare a meaning the Lord to worshipped in the beauty of iiTlinnr.** Church School 9:45 A.M. High Mana ...11:00 A. M. ST. JAMES A. M. E. 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