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The race is a race between one or two
transformations the transformation of
the white man’s hatred into love, or the
transformation of the Negro’s love Into
hatred. There is a haunting line in Alan
Baton’s "Cry the Beloved Country," which
may well become the description or the
epitaph—of our generation. Mstanangu, the
black Anglican priest, says to a friend
about the whites,” I have one great fear
fa my heart, that when they are turned to
loving, they will find we are turned to hat
ing.—Robert McAfee Brown In “the Com
monweal”, Oct. 11, 1968.
THIRTIETH YEAR, NO. 20
Rsact/on Of Loading Negro Papers:
Prejudice and Hatred
Killed Kennedy Is
Negro Press Theme
Chicago (ANP) —Here is the reaction of the Negro press to
the tragic death of President Kennedy as expressed through
editorials appearing in a number of selected papers:
Call and Post, Cleveland, Ohio: “Shot down by an assasin’s
bullet, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s death leaves a big
question to be answered.
“Who killed him!
“The criminal records in Dallas, Texas, may show that Lee
Harvey Oswald was accused of firing the fatal bullet.
“Be that so or not, Oswald was not the real killer. The fact that
Oswald in turn, himself was assassinated in no way answers the ques
tion, but, rather proves the answer.
"Hatred killed President Kennedy.
"Hatred that has for years been gradually consuming the South.
“You cannot teach people to hate; use murder as the final imple
mentation of that hate and, control the direction of that hate.
“The preparation for the death of President Kennedy began In the
Destruction era when a defeated South swore vengeance.”
The Tribune, Philadelphia: "The assassination of John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, 35th President of The United States of America, seems to be
peculiarly and inextricably interwoven with the civil rights battles of
this country’s largest minority group.
"No group, no segment of America’s diverse racial and ethnic
strains, is more bereft, shocked or saddened by the cowardly murder of
the 35th President of The United States of America than are those of
African descent
"There are few colored Americans Who will believe that Mr. Ken
nedy’s death was not a direct result of his infrequent, hlbeit near futile,
skirmishes on behalf of more nearly equal opportunities for persons of
Afro-American descent!
‘•Whether he was cut down by the hand of a hired assassin, a com
munist partisan or a mentally deranged individual, the result is the
same. John F. Kennedy Is dead.
“He shall not have died in vain If America determines to follow—
from this day forward—The Golden Rule: Thou Shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself, Black and white and brown and yellow: God made us all!
The Afro American, Baltimore: "None of im, certainly President
Kennedy himself, suspected these madmen would murder a President in
an attempt to halt the nation-wide
and revolutionary movement to
secure equal rights for the nation’s
milnori ties.
"Yet, there Is little difference be
tween the slayers of 14-yearold
Emmett TUI, Medgar Even, the
NAACP executive, the Rev. George
Lee, aM in WsMpp.
"But there Is ateo blood on the
hands of Inglriatora and governors
in Alabama, Louisiana, Florids sad
JUHOKW WHO tMOa TTrar pUDnc
office to encourage mob violence."
The Black Dtepaltdh, Oklahoma
CSrty: "We know only that Presi
dent Kennedy died of the same
disease as did Medgar Elvers of
Mississippi and the four little girls
who died tn the bombing of a
church one Sunday morning in
Birmingham. Yea, President Ken
nedy died from the same malady
as did Lee Harvey Oswald the
scourge of hate, intolerance, pre
judice and injustice.”
The World, Birmingham: "The
murder of President John F. Ken
nedy, the champion of civil rights
and peace, gives him to history as
humanity's hero. He is the victim
of bullets which were the evil sym
bols of bigotry, brutality end hos
tility.
"His slayer was the sum of in
tolerance, cynical fanaticism, and
a climate created by the spouters
of hate, racism and rancor. The
spiritual poverty and the moral
barrenness of our times are evident
tn this act of ghastly Infamy.
"The assassination of our Chief
Executive is but the climax of a
long series of evil incidents. Other
tragedies did not fully awaken the
people of the U.S.A. President
Kennedy fell In the battle for free
dom, peace, and the rights of man.”
The Independent, Philadelphia:
“Fate has a tendency to move in
strange patterns. Ab fate would
have it following the Interment of
our Chief Ebcecxttlve. John Fitzger
ald Kennedy, 36th President of the
United States of America word
came across the airwaves that trial
for the suspected slayer of Medgar
Evers has been listed for next
month. This brought to mind the
courageous Mrs. Myrtle Elvers
whose husband, Medgar, was also
killed in cold blood at the hands of
a sniper.
"As fate would have it Medgar
Evers, who was a leader in the
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People in his
native Jackson, Miss., was deeply
engrossed in the struggle for equal
ity for people of all races when his
life came to an untimely end.
President Kennedy was also en
gaged in the struggle to bring this
troubled country and world doser
to God and peace. Both men be
came martyrs to a worthy cause,
although each may have pursued
his goal in different manners.
"As fate would have it, both
spoke out forcefully for human
rights and it was because of their
forthright stand that both gave
their lives in service to mankind.
Both were veterans of World War
n, as fate would have it, and both
found their final resting place at
Arftagton National Cemetery.”
(Continued ea Page 4)
Ames Lodge 106,
Reelects Davis
Exalted Ruler
Russell Davis was reelected ex
alted ruler of Ames Dodge 106
IBPOEJW at the regular meeting
held Monday, December 2 at the
Elk’s Home, 1215 Aldrich Av. N.
JtiUua CSemmons, St Paul grand
dietriot deputy, conducted tbs
election.
Others elected were James Sis
son, leading knight; James Ford,
loyal knight; Hardie Boyer, lectur
ing knight; Richard Smith, es
quire; Lonnie Holiday, inner guard;
Arthur Mitchell, tyier; Charles De
Da Compson, financial secretary;
Reuben Warren, treasurer and
Plummer Willis, trustee board.
Officers will be installed at the
January meeting.
Mir. De La Compson was elected
to his 25th consecutive term as fin
ancial secretary. He is the second
elected office holder in all of EUk
dom.
DR. CHARLES SEXTON
SPEAKER, BAHA'IS
ANNIVERSARY, DEC. 8
The 15th Anniversary of Human
Rights Day will be observed by the
Baha’is of Minneapolis on Sunday,
Dec. 8, at 3:30 p.m., at the Baha’i
Center, 130 S. 10th St
Dr. Chas. Sexton will be the
guest speaker. Well known
throughout the state and in the
Twin Cities as a speaker and lec
turer, Dr. Sexton is at present
pastor of the M. E. Church at Af
ton, Minnesota.
The public is invited to attend
and to take part in a question and
answer period.
Prs-Christmas Tea
At St. Peter's Church
Sunday, December Bth
You are cordially invited to at
tend a pre-Christmas Tea, Sunday,
December 8 at St. Peter’s AME
Church, 41st and Fourth Av. S.,
from 4 to 6 p.m. given by the Sen
ior Choir.
Musical selections will be ren
dered by Twin City talent. Louis
Zachary, program chairman, Mrs.
Virginia Gransberry, choir presi
dent and Mrs. Dorothy Sims, di
rectress. —Advt.
Jonas G. Schwartz
Offices In Minnesota
Federal Building
The law offices of Jonas G.
Schwartz are now located at 404
Minnesota Federal Building, comer
Marquette and Sixth St., Minne
apolis.
His new telephone number Is
FEderal 5-2259.
UMBO CLUB CHICKEN,
CHHTERIJNG DINNER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
The Limbo Oih will have a
cMcken and cMtterUiyg (Inner Sat
urday, December 7, at 3410 Third
Av. 8., 10 a-m. until. For delvaries
cal! 825-6488.—Advt.
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TA. 7-4021
First Highway Patrol Grad. Receives Congratulations
Gene A. Shockency, 29, 5053 Humboldt Av. N., the first Negro to graduate from the
Minnesota Highway Patrol Officer Candidate School is shown November 28, after receiving the
congratulations of Gov. Karl Rolvaag, third f,om left, Highway Commissioner James Marshall,
at extreme right, and Cecil Newman, editor of the Spokesman gnd Recorder newspapers shown
at extremeleft.
Shockency, an ex-Marine sergeant is the son of Mrs. Sarah Shockency, 3335 Aldrich Av. If.,
Minneapolis. He will take two weeks additional training and wait for an opening on the patrol
which only has approbation for 12 of the 29 men graduated in the latest class.
Mpls. Branch NAACP
Meeting At Phyllis
Wheatley, Sunday
The Minneapolis chapter of
NAACP, will meet Sunday, De
cember 8, at 4 pm. at Phyllis
Wheatley Settlement House, 809
Aldrich Av. N.
Rev. Louis W. Johnson, pastor
of St. Thomas Episcopal church
will give a 15 minute eulogy of the
late President John F. Kennedy.
Other parts of the program will
consist of a report at the Labor
and Industry Committee on recent
contacts with same bustnesa firms
on employment of Negroes, also
report of the legal redress com
mittee.
Robert L. Williams, executive
secretary of the Minneapolis
Urban League win explain the
Skills Bank Survey of Employ
ment among Negroes.
Emmet De-Combaliza
New Youth Director
Hallie Q. Brown
Emmett DeCambaliza Is the new
Youth Director of Hallie Q. Brown
House. Prior to joining the staff,
EMMETT DE-CAMBALIZA
he was field representative for the
Minnesota Society for Crippled
Children and Adults, Inc., Mrs.
Alice Onque announced.
Mr. DeCambaliza received his
Bachelor of Arts Degree from
Hamline University in 1961.
According to Mr. DeCambaliza
he hopes to develop a program that
Will be exciting and challenging
to the young people of the com
munity.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1963
Ermine Hall-Allen
To Lecture A Sing
On Dec. 10, Program
Ermine Hall-Allen, St Paul
contralto will give a lecture on
Negro spirituals and a acapella
concert Tuesday night, Dec. 10, be
fore the American Association of
University Women In St Paul.
This concert will be similar tn
the one given by Mrs. Allen at
Corvallis, Oregon in January of
this year.
Thomas Hibbs, Jr.
Chairman Holy Family
X-Mas Crib Contest
Thomas J. Hibbs, Jr., 3317 Third
Av. S., Minneapolis has been ap
pointed chairman for the first an
nual Holy Family Christmas Crib
contest sponsored by the Knights
of Columbus Youth Organization
(K.C.Y.0.) for seventh and eighth
grade Catholic school students In
Minneapolis and suburbs.
Judging of entries and presenta
tion of awards will take place on
Sunday, December 8, between 2
and 2:30 pro. at the Knights of
Columbus Club Rooms, “Hennepln-
Mlnneapodls” council No. 435, 2745
Park Avenue.
Chairman Hibbs announced that
judges for the contest will Include
Rev. Michael F. McDonough, as
sistant pastor of St. Olaf’s Church
and present chaplain of Hennepin-
Minneapolis council Knights of
Columbus, and Rev. Patrick W.
Coates, pastor of Ascension Church
and chairman of the K.C.Y.O.
Clergy Advisory Committee.
Awards for the best crib en
tries depicting Christ’s Nativity
will be made in two categories:
best class or group, and best In
dividual entry. Presentation of
awards will be made by Lawrence
F. Gebro, Grand Knight of Henne
pin-Minneapolis council K of C
(6624 First Av. 8., Richfield).
The Christmas Crib contest will
be an annual activity of the
Knights of Columbus Youth Or
ganization which, Mr. Hibbs ex
plained, promotes religious, athle
tic, cultural and social programs
on the parish level for Csthoßc
grade school and teen-age students
throughout the greater Minneapo
lis area.
Received Good Results
From Ad She Placed
Mrs. Marcus H. Jackson, 4040
Fourth Av. S., Minneapolis this
week complimented the Minneapo
lis Spokesman for the wonderful
results received from an ad she
placed In the paper Nov. 21.
At Nicollet Field:
SAAC To Protest
Park Board No
Warming House
The South Side Athletic Club
has scheduled a mass meeting for
Wednesday night December 11 at
8 p.m. at Nicollet Park field house
to discuss the proposed tentative
plan of the park board administra-
tion not to erect the usual tempor
ary warming house for skaters this
year.
Skaters would be forced to use
the field house for warming this
winter.
This would seriously handicap,
disrupt and curtail many of the
in-door programs of senior citizens
and others who have been using
the field house during the winter
months, the club claims.
Members of SAAC and all in
terested citizens in the area are
urged by SAAC officials to attend
this important meeting and ex
press their opinions on the park
board plans.
Members of the park board and
of the administrative staff have
been invited ’to attend the meet
ing.
W. Shippee, Speaker
Dale-Selby Action
Council Meeting
Warner Shippee, executive direc
tor, St. Paul Housing and Rede
velopment Authority, win speak at
the December meeting at the Dole
Selby Action Council. He will speak
on ’’Providing Park and Recreation
■Space Through Urban Renewal."
The meeting will be held at the
Park Baptist Church, 860 Laurel
Av., Monday, December 9 at 7:45
p.m.
The Dale-Selby Action Council
is an organization, dedicated to
community Improvement In the
area bounded by Lexington, Sum
mit, Cathedral Place and Freeway
94.
Any interested person is invited
to attend. Refreshments will be
served.
Some buyers of 1964 cars are
complaining about the glove com
partment. It’s so small that about
the only thing you can put in it Is
gloves.
LOOKING FOR A JOB?
If you have any skills which you
are presently not using In a prom
ising job consult our classified sec
tion every week. You may find
just the job you want with the
future you want.
TA. 7-4022
Matthew Little
Promoted To
Postal Services Rep.
The Minneapolis Post Office last
week announced the promotion of
William Matthew Little from Dis
tribution Clerk, PFS Level 4 to
Postal Services Representative,
PFS Level 5.
His new duties will Include ex
tensive contact with the business
community of this city regarding
mailing problems, programs, pub
licity, etc.
He will also assist in the pro
cessing of patron complaints.
Mr. Little has been in the Postal
service since March 16, 1948. He
Is widely known in the community
and he is very active in civic af
fairs. He lives with his wife Sylvia
and six children at 3448 Fifth Av.
3.
Little is active in the Twin City
Council of Clubs, Johnny Baker
Post No. 291, of the American
Legion of which he is vice-com
mander. He is vice-chairman of the
state-wide Minnesota Council for
Civil and Human Rights, a mem
ber of the Royal 20 Club and a
member of the Hoard of the Min
nesota division of the American
Association for the United Nations.
Mayor Naftalin
Names 15 Persons
To Commission
Names of the new Minneapolis
Mayor’s Commission on Human
Relations were announced Nov. 27,
by Mayor Arthur Naftalin.
The names were submitted to
the city council on Nov. 29, but no
action was taken on confirmation
of those nominated by the mayor
It is expected that the council will
vote on the nominations by the
mayor on Dec. 13.
The commission is intended to
furnish municipal leadership in es
tablishing a better climate in the
human relations areas of the city
in respect to employment, housing
and education. Two members of
ARTHUR L. CUNNINGHAM
One of Two Negro Members
the Negro community Mrs. Charles
W. Johnson and Arthur L. Cun
ningham were among those named.
The appointees to the commis
sion are:
Russell W. Anderson, 1703 Third
Av. N., business representative
Minneapolis Lathers Union, Local
190.
Clarence R. Chaney, 4908 Colfax
Av. S., executive vice-president of
the Minnesota Orchestral Associa-
tion and former vice-chairman of
the board, Northwestern National
Bank.
Arthur L. Cunningham, 1125
Fremont Av. N., chairman of the
North Side Community Action
Committee.
John H. Daniels, 1385 E. County
Road E, Gem Lake, president and
chief executive officer, Archer-
Dandels-Mldland Co.
Ada Deer, 2118 Pillsbury Av. S.,
program director, Waite Neighbor
hood House.
Dr. Frederick E. Flynn, 5067
Lyndale Av. S., professor of phil
osophy, College of St. Thomas.
Mrs. Charles W. Johnson, 9321
Briar Lane, Bloomington, past
vice-chairman of the mayor’s com
mission.
Andrew T. Jones, 2213 54th Av.
N., Brooklyn Center, president,
Honeywell Teamster’s local 1145.
Howard 8. Kahn, 4753 Humboldt
Av. 8., secretary, Northwest Lin
ens.
John H. McDonald, 4901 31st
Av. 8., president, district council
3, vice-president, Minnesota State
Federation of Labor.
The Bev. Dennis Nyberg, 4901
Chowen Av. 8., pastor, Lake Har
riet Methodist Church.
Omar Schmidt, 5321 Colfax Av.
3., executive director, Communi
ty Health and Welfare Council of
Hennepin County; Louis Smerllng
2552 W. Lake of the Isles Blvd.,
president, Fisher Nut Co., St. Paul;
Maurice H. Strathman Jr., 1916 W.
21st St, vice president and gen
eral counsel, Federal Reserve Bank
of Minneapolis; Joel Torotenson,
4098 Btandish Av. S, Sociology
Department chairman, Augsburg
College.
Everybody Has Role To Play:
Role of Individual In
Civil Rights Cited As
Vital To The Nation
In a speech which urged individual responsibility by citi
zens in the struggle for civil rights, John H. Johnson, of Chicago,
publisher of EBONY and JET Magazines told the 40th annual
meeting of the St. Paul Urban League that the fight for human
rights in the United States “will be won or lost by individual
men and women taking personal responsibility.”
Johnson received a standii
Robert Ridder, president of WCCO
TV and Radio and at the conclu
sion of his address on Nov. 26.
The annual dinner was held at
the St. Paul YWCA. About 400
people attended. The Rev. Mr. Den
zil Carty, president of the United
Fund agency presided.
Awards Presented
Cecil E. Newman, national trus
tee presented league service pins
to Allen C. Sulerud for 15 years
service; Rev. Carty for ten years
activity; Donnie Adkins, and Ken
non V. Rothchild each for five
years service on the board of di
rectors, Maxine Smith, for 10
years staff service. Lonnie Adkins,
league treasurer read the financial
report.
Reelected to the board of the
league were Rev. Carty, Judge J.
Clifford Janes, Dr. Louis Cason,
Mrs. Joseph Paper, Leo Oxman,
James Reeves and Rev. Harold
Bradshaw.
New Board Members
New board members named by
the annual meeting were: Ralph
Cardozo, Wilbur Cartwright and
Jack McCauley.
Sam H. Jones, executive director
of the league in a brief talk traced
the developments in the organiza
tion’s program, referring the audi
ence to the handsome eight page
brochure, “Working Together To
ward A Better St. Paul,” which
succinctly outlines the league pro
gram during the past 12 months.
The league staff was introduced
by Mr. Jones: Members are Vlgdor
Grossman and Lawrence H. Borom,
administrative assistant and Jan
ice L. Propps, clerk stenographer
Mayor George Vavoulis extended
greetings and presented John
Johnson, the famed St. Paul In
dian Which he promised to deliver
(Continued on Page 4)
Fifth Av. Nursery
School Opening
Monday, Dec. 16
Registrations for the Fifth
Avenue Nursery School, began, De
cember 2 and will continue until
the opening date, December 16.
The hours are 8:30 am. through
4:30 pm. and Wednesday 8:30
am. through 10 pm.
Mrs. Patricia Phillips is the
licensed director of the school,
which is located in and under the
auspices of the Fifth Av. Congreg
ational Church, 32nd St. and Fifth
Av. S.
The nursery school is non-de-
nominaitional and is available tor
children three thru five years of
age.
The McKinley Bells
Have Wonderful
Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Bell, 892
Carroil Av., St. Paul returned home
Saturday, November 30, from a
very wonderful vacation trip. In
Chicago, friends and relatives had
so many delightful plans for the
Bells that they could not fill them
all in a week’s time. While there,
Mr. and Mrs. Bell spent November
19-20 attending the Pullman Por
ters Benefit Association Conven
tion which was held at the Wash
ington YMCA.
They enjoyed the Thanksgiving
Holiday at the home of Mrs. Roz
olphia Brown, aunt of Mr. Bells,
in Detroit, Mich. Toured the city
with friends and attended the
Union Thanksgiving Services at
Community Baptist Church. Tues
day, November 26, Mr. and Mrs.
Bel went sightseeing in Windsor
Ontario, Canada, as the guests of
friends, retired Pullman Porter and
his wife, Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Buck
ner of Detroit. Upon their return
to Michigan they were the dinner
guests of the Buckners.
Election Of Officers
St. Paul Branch, NAACP
Sunday, December Bth
The St. Paid Branch, NAACP
will hold a special election to fill
branch offices on Sunday, Decem
ber 8 at 4 pm. at the Sterling
Club, 325 N. Dale.
All branch members are urged
to attend this Important meeting
the organization public rotations
committee baa urged.
Now, Never and Latar
••• an issue or series of issues has de
veloped between many liberals and the Ne
gro, the heart of which seems to be this:
many liberals are hinting to a restless Ne
gro group that they postpone their most
urgent demands because many Negroes are
not yet ready to be integrated into a white
middle-class society and the social conflicts,
in terms of conflict may be too high ... In
other words, to the Negro demands for
‘now.’ to which the Deep South has replied
‘never’, many liberal whites are responding
later.' But the Negro win accept nothing
short of frist-dass citizenship, now.
Murray Friedman.
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g ovation when introduced by
LOUIS M. MOORE
TO JOIN GENERAL'S
RESEARCH STAFF
Louts M. Moore, Minnesota na
tive has joined the Marketing Re
search staff of General Mills, Inc.
He Will be a Marketing Research
Data Analyst in the Market and
Media Analysis Section and will
LOUIS M. MOORE
Joins General Mills
take over hds new duties on De
cember 23.
Mr. Moore resigned his position
with the Minneapolis Branch,
ABCS, U.S. Department of Agri
culture Where he worked as a field
examiner, marketing specialist, and
contracting officer for the last
fourteen years.
Prior to moving hoick to the
Twin City area IW-IMT. Moore
ftved In WiaaMngfrm, DC. where
he was employed by the UJ3. De
partment of Agriculture in the
fields of economic research, mar
keting, and statistics.
In addition to iris governnMKt
experience he has done marketing
research for various firms in the
Twin City area over the last sev
eral years.
Mr. Moore has initiated and writ
ten many agricultural research
projects Including: "The Vegetable
Dehydration Program in Cuba”,
"Possible Economies in Marketing
Livestock”, and "Wartime Fat Sal
vage". Some of his work was pub
lished in "Agricultural Statistics"
for 1946-47.
Moore, born and raised in St
Paul, Minn., is a graduate of Mech
anic Arte high school and hoMe a
B.S. degree from the University
of Minnesota and has done grad
uate work in the marketing field.
He is a present member and past
vice-president and secretary of the
Hallie Q. Brown Community House
board of Directors, is a member of
the Monitors club, St. Thomae
Episcopal Church, Forty dub, and
the Twin City Reel and Trigger
Club.
He did considerable research on
the book "The Negro in Minne
sota” recently published in con
junction with the Minnesota His
torical Society and the Centennial
Mr. Moore resides at 4320 Third
Av. S., with his wife, Harriet, and
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
P. Moore, 662 West Central Av.,
St. Paul. He is the father of one
eon, Louis J. Moore, 3204 Fifth
Av. S., Minneapolis.
WOMEN'S INT'L LEAGUE,
PEACE AND FREEDOM
MEETING, DECEMBER 11
The Women’s International
league for Peace and Freedom,
Minneapolis Branch win meet De
cember 11 in room 253, Minneapo
lis Public Library at 8 p.m.
A discussion win be held on
"How Does Minneapolis Measure
Up, According To The Universal
Declaration Of Human Rights.'*
Mayor Arthur Nlaftalin will pre
side. Others on the panel are Dr.
Margaret Andrew, consultant and
business education placement,
Minneapolis Public Schools; Mrs.
Isabel McLaughlin, dloceeean di
rector for Twin City Indian work
for the Episcopal diocese; Calvin
Walton, executive director Gov
ernor’s Commission on Human
Rights and Mrs. Vetoa HenMck
son, a National Board member.
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