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Several Negroes Wounded In Fracas Following Meet
CIVIL RIGHTS
CROUP FLAYS
POLICE LAXITY
Enumerates Dancers Os
Mob Rule In Meet
Here
Henry Williams of 2728 McDou
fall avenue was among the Ne
groes injured in the riot which re
sulted in the attack by a mob of
go-called "snt:-communists" upon
individuals in attendance at a la
bor rally at F.nmsh hall. 5969 Four
teenth ’street. Thursday evening
Kov. 10
The attack was centered, accord
ing to several reports, upon Jew.-
and Negroes. Cries of "niceer lov
ers" were hurled at the whites in
attendance and more uncomplimen
tary names at the Negroes.
The group, until attacked by the
mob on the outside, was orderly
and peaceful. They had gathered
to hear WUliam Z. Foster, veteran
labor leader, perhaps best known
for his leadership in the Chicago
strike of 1919, and chairman
Oft the Communist Party of America
Committee Condemns Action
—hTho assault nn .individuals who,
attended a Communist party rally,
open to the general public, was an
unprecedented violation of civil
rights, the worst in Detroit's his
tory.' Reverend John H. Bollens
chairman of the Civil Rights Ted
«rv m declared
H- •- "'I
Robert Hayden
Directs Play
Jtobert E. Hayden, Detroit’s fore
most young playwright, director, is
at present directing rehearsals for
Langston Hughes' play, “Don't You
Won't To Be Free"" f- r production
at Plymouth Congregational church.
The play, one of the writer Hughes'
most outstanding, has had long runs!
lr, New York and Chicago and char
acterizes the advancement of Negro
businesses and professions.
Hayden has a directing ability
that gives the play a fine touch and
tends to bring out the ability of
aome of the leading dramatic talent
which is being utilized in the pro- >
duction. according to critics.
Langston Hughes, author of the
play, is expected to be present at
tne opening performance.
Willie Edwards, 37,
Crushed To Death
Willie Edwards, 37, of 2934 Lawley
gtreet, was taken to Receiving hos
pital where he was pronounced dead;
by admitting physicians following
Injuries received a: h:s place of em
ployment located at the Lang Coal
company, 10800 Divine street
His head crushed from the left
aide of his face. Edwar s was rushed!
to the ho~ tal wh-re he died soon!
after adm-ttance. Employed at the!
t—at r-t-d for apr five
years. Edwrrds is b-leved to have
catu’ht his ci A t”-s in the chain of a
coal chute ervyor which crushed
h - vi- and in t Ho machinery of the
an j.her employee, James Nichols of
8 '3 Lenox . ..: .. ..no n urn nu
ll and Mr. Arnold In?, white owner
of the c al yard, of tne Injures sus
ta D? by Willie Edwards.
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The conference pictured above ta
indeed a momentous occasion In
tbe lives of the Great Lake* Coun
try Club members for on this occa
son the trio pictured above met in
the office of George Q, Smedley,
general manager of the Great
Lakes Country Club Subdivision
to begin plans for the new club
bouse to be constructed on the
Sacred Cross In
New Building
Sacred Cross choir, co-workers
and friends whose new church is
I "iw |-«■♦-<* p* S”t> a rior street
-of **~c*Bio
■ • ~ r-h. HUH oy WII.
i ’in '*a‘* u ews, pastor of Warren
! Avenue Baptist church, witnessed
! by Rev A J Griswald. Rev. P. B.
i Murray and Rev. Mills.
1 The Sacred Cross Baptist church
held its first business meeting
which was one of the greatest meet
ings of its kind which perfected the
church organization.
Official staff Includes Brother C.
W. Walker, chairman of the Deacon
Board; Brother O. Swint. chairman
of the Trustee board; Mrs. E. W.
Rose, church clerk; Mrs. Mattie Wil
| born, president of the Missionary
society; Mrs. Fitts, superintendent
of the church school; Mrs. Rice,
president of the 8.Y.P.U.; Mrs. Me
chem. president of the Usher board;
Mrs. S. Bagley, president of the Ma
trons; Mrs. Emma Gaston, president
of the Mothers' board; Mr. Hughfty.
1 treasurer of the church-at-large;
; Mrs. Hattie Bristol, president of the
Nurses Guild; Mra. Mechem, presi
dent of the Matrons.
Sunday, November 12 was a day
to be long remembered. The church
school was greatly attended. Rev.
William Ferrell of Cincinnati was
guest speaker throughout the day.
delivering two sermons.
Plan Guidance
Home For Girls
“W- rkers for Posterity,” a non
profit organization designed to pro
vide for girls in need of guidance
"a self sustaining home.” filed with
the Michiean Securities and Com
mission Corporation this week for
Articles of Iftcorporation.
,T rs. Ida D. Isaacs of 2520 Mac-
Douvall avenue, explained that the
organization’s primary obioctive was
to provide a for underprivi
r-ed gi'-’s "whf^ a *>—*c -"-d e
~orrect environment." Funds for the
project will be raised through sub
scription. It is also expected that
public funds will augm nt such
collections.
Mrs Isaacs stated that such an
institution had been set jp recently
in Phoenix, Arizona with the aid
nt the National Youth Administra
tion, which contributed $lO 000 tow
ard the construction of the building
md grounds.
The incorporators were listed as
Mrs. Ida B. Isaacs, 2520 MacDougal!
j avenue; Mrs. Sue B Greene. 2730
Hastings street; Mrs. Carmen Mur-
I phy, 603 East Forest avenue; Mrs.
I Rosa Gragg. 459 East Ferry avenue;
and Mrs. Rosa Lee Montgomery.
5315 Scotten avenue.
The program has been endorsed by
several Detroit ministers and repre-
I sentatives of womens' clubs.
Youth Council
Chooses Officers
The annual meeting of the 1 .
N A A.C.P. Council was held
Jat the Y.M.C.A., November 12, at
6 p.m. with Theodore Smith presi
dent, in charge.
Reports of various committees
were given. Special mention goes to
ranees Leonard. Eugene Hall,
George Hawkins. Alrrta Strong. Ar
thur George for the fine work they
<ave done in the past year.
Election of new officers took place
n the presence of L. Frederic Mor
row, of New York City. The nomi
nation committee was under the
leadership of Louise Leonard.
Officers for the ne\Ar year Ire as
follows:
' Leonard Troutman, president; Al
ma Strong, vice president; Jean i
Sperl.ck. secretary: Everton Ford. >
corresponding secretary; Stanley
Evans, treasurer; Arthur George,
publicity; Theodore Smith, program;
I trances Leonard, entertainment;
! Laurence Riiker, criais; Paris Wy.
che, membership; George Hawkins,
labor and Industry; Chalrtiers Lind-i
say. public relations; Eugene Hall:
and Roberta Garnett, education. I
Arthur L*eorge,
Publicity Chairman, I
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A MOMENTOUS OCCASION
Great Lakes Country club prop
erty replacing the old club house
which was destroyed by fire a
short time ago. George E. Smed
ley is at left of picture. In dis
cussion over blueprints are Cor
nelius Henderson, renter, enginl t
and architect and lot-owning
member; and William Osby, en
gineer, a lot owner and director
SUPREME LIBERTY LIFE AGENT
SIGNS MAYOR OF HAMTRAMCK
Percy Jacks, Company’s Ace Agent,
Lands $5,000 Contract
Mayor Walter Kanar, of Ham
tramck, in keepng with is policy of
inter-racial good will, proved his
words by placing his signature on
the dotted line of an application for
15,000 with the Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance company, 676 Madi
son street, Detroit.
Percy Jacks, the agent who se
cured his contract has been a resi
dent of Hamtramck for many years
and is a leading agent with the Su
preme Liberty Life Insurance com
pany.
Recently Mr. Jacks captained a
team in a contest for n. w business
ana upon winning the contest gave
A. G. Wright Opens
New Insurance Office
A. G. Wright, proprietor of the
Pilgrim Mutual Aid *:clety an
nounced last week the opening of!
the new offices which will serve
as new quarters for the company.
Located at 505 East Hancock avenue,
the new structure (second-story ad
dition to the original A. G. Wright
funeral home) consists of seven of
fices and a waiting room with a
seating capacity of 150 persons.
Since its inception, the company
has written more than 14,000 policies
and was the first Negro firm to com
ply with the new insurance act by
depositing with the state the sum of
$25 000 for the protection of the
policyholders.
W’rlght, A Real Pioneer
A G. Wright is considered in De
troit as one of the city's most suc
cessful business men. His rise to
success reads like a Horatio Alger
story. Coming to Detroit In 1920 with
Trade Group Worships En
Masse At Second Baptist
Members of the Booker T. Wash
ington Trade Association were hon
ored guests at Second Baptist
church's special services Sunday
morning, during the continuation of
the twenty-ninth anniversary of the
ministry of the Rev. R. L. Bradby.
Dr. Bradby delivered an eloquent
sermon using as a theme "Be Thou
Not Slothful in Business," which
was dedicated to the success of
Negro in businesses. During his
and scourse the reveTeftd said, "If the
Negro is right, I am with him to
the end." He pointed out several
businesses which he personally had
visited and stressed the success of
each, and averred, "We need fly era
who car stay up In the air. as I
believe thjit a man can stay If hr
wilL A man can put hia hand on
a rock and stay there until Jesus
comes."
According to Dr. Bradby'* ser-
RED CAPS FIGHT
FOR 3 MILLION
IN BACK WAGES
Organization Files Action
In Civil Court To
Force Payment
The International Brotherhood of
Red Caps, this week, filed its first
civil auits in the United District
courts In Chicago and Washington
to recover the upwards of $3,000,000
in back wages due red caps since
the Inception of the Wage and Hour
Law, October 24, 1939. Among the
railroads and terminal companies
named by the union In ‘he first
wage recovery suits were: New
York Central railroad; Chicago and
Northwestern railroad; Pennsyl
vania railroad; Chicago and Western
Indiana railroad; Illinois Central
and Washington Terminal company.
Union officials stated that similar
would follow throughout the nation.
The 1.8.R.C., through President
Willard S. Townsend and Secretary-
Treasurer John L. Yancey, has been i
named assignee in the suit by the
employees on the various Railroads
and terminals.
Headed by Leon M. Despres of
€We*go and George E C. Hayes of
Waahington, the Brotherhood’s legal
staff will include many prominent
Negro and white attorneys to collect
the largest amount of unpaid wages
due railray workers in the history
of American trade unionism.
This suit by the Brotherhood cul
minates a year-old legal controversy
between the union and the Associa
tion of American Railroads before
the Wage and Hour Administra
tion on the legal nature of tips in
relation to labpr. When the Wage
and Hour law went into effect last
October, railroad* throughout the:
in the Great Lakes Land and In
vestment company, titleholders to
the Great Lakes Country club
property which Is located at Holly,
Mich., and la being developed by
this company as a private country
club subdivision, and In which
subdivision lota are being sold
which include membership In the
country instituted an ’accounting
and guarantee' agreement by which i
red caps were forced to report tips
earned, which were used to meet
the new Federal minimum wage re
quirements. This action was chal
lenged by the Brotherhood as con -!
trary to the spirit and letter of the
law. The Union reported the mat
ter before the Wage and Hour Ad
ministration which resulted in the
recent ruling of Elmer K. Andrews,
former administrator of the law, in
which he issued new book-keeping
regulations and stated that the "rail- {
roads clearly violated the spirit of.
the Act but whether they violated
the letter or not would be deter
mined through court action.”
Corinthian Baptist
Sunday morning, November 12,
many were present at the service at
Corinthian Baptist church. The
Senior and Junior choirs were at
their beat, while George Rolling,
and Mias Helen Holland both rend
ered solo*. Rev. E. J. Jackson, pas
tor, delivered the morning message
from the 16th chapter of Matthew i
and 18th verse. Hi* subject: "God*
Encouraging the Churches." In his
discourse he pointed out the three!
promises that Christ made long ago.
which are still true: "I will never 1
leave thee, I will never forsake thee,
and I will never fail thee"—thus'
spake the Christ.
At 8 p. m., an instructive message!
was delivered. Rev. O. C. Thomas I
was pulpit visitor. The twenty-sec
ond anniversary celebration will
begin November 20 and various min
isters will be present.
Notice: James Jackson. 1727 Com
mor, member of Corinthian Baptist
church, will serve you vith your
copy of the Michigan Chronicle on
request.
a party for his men. Mrs. Jacks
very magnaniously invited the losers
and thus all the members had a
chance to meet Mayor Kanar.
As guest of honor, Mayor Kanar
scored when he said "Not divergence
of race or nationalities, but conver
gence on the ideal of real American
ism was what he sought,."
Fire Chief Sawtell and Commis
sioner of Public Safety Raymond
Matyniak, also welcomed the group
to Hamtramck.
R. L. Gay, one of the Supreme
Liberty Life Insurance company’s
superintendents, responded very
ably In the absence of Manager
Reed.
Russell Street
Baptist Church
Celebrating the seventh anni
versary of its pastor, Rev. M. P.
Parish, Russell Street Baptist
church services will continue
through November 13. Rev. Parish,
who is also president of Michigan
State Baptist Convention has been
ill for sometime and was unable
to attend services, however, Rev. L.
H. Payne, executive director of the
World’s Star Gospel Singers, ar
ranged to have these services
broadcasted through his public
address system.
Solos were rendered by C. E
Jones. Juanita Miller of East Lake
church, Rev. William Johnson and
Mrs. Ester Jones.
fluence possessed by Rev. Bradby
for the last 29 years has truly been
a 'good' one.” He also presented a
token to the pastor.
Congregation singing of “My
Country 'Tis of Thee" closed an
inspiring service enjoyed by a
capacity audience.
70c in his pocket and a determina
tion to make it many times seventy
times seven, Wright, by close ap
plication to business, now owns two
houses, four apartment buildings,
the Wright building which houses
the Pilgrims Mutual Insurance com
pany and the Wright fungral home.
Modern in every respect, the cha
pel of the above mentioned home
is the only daylight chapel with pul
pit among Negroes in the city. A
complete casket showroom ts main
tained and Wright, owner of all of
his rolling stock, consisting of the
city's only electric hearse and all
Lincoln cars.
The new building was opened Oc
tober 31, with a Halloween party,
hostess to which was Miss Dorothy
B. Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Wright and programs spon
sored by various organizations were
held therein during the entire week.
UNIVERSAL HAGAR’S
TEMPLE NO. 1
944 Napoleon Street
SERVICES SUNDAYS
Sunday School 9 A. M
Preaching 11 A. M.
H. Y. P. U. 6 P. M.
Lecturing 8 P. M.
Message Circle and Healing
Thursday 8 P. M.
Lecturing Friday 8 P. M.
Message Circle and Healing
REV. C. B. HURLEY
Supreme Mother and Pastor
REV HARGIE MULLIGAN
Assistant Pastor
PRINCESS MINNIE BANDY
2nd Associated Pastor
Deaconess Annie Chatman.
Clerk
G. W. HURLEY
Prophet and Founder
mon which was very well received,
the success of Negro businesses Is
determined by the factora of re
ligion,. education, "making your
dollar speak your language," and
initiative.
Levy Eubanks, director of the
second choir, sang the selection
"Well Done" joined by the con
gregation.
E. F. Morrow of New York was
then introduced.
Carlton W. Gaines, president of
the Booker T. Washington Trade
Association, introduced L. C.
Blount, vice president of the asso
ciation and proprietor of the Great
Lakes Insurance company who pre
sented Rev. Bradby with a token
from his company; Ally. Percival
Piper, who made a short speech,
j ointing out two types of influence,
good and bad. He said, "Tha in-
If Ye Break Faith With Us Who Died
Flanders field ran red with human
blood, marched to martial tubes
In the annual Armistice day pa
Charles Young Post, on Armistce
Day, twenty-two years after the
war drums ceased to roll across
war-torn towns of Europe and
Heart Attacks
Fatal To Three
James Brittie. 60. of 4372 Lumley
street, was dead when admitted to
j Receiving hospital last week. He
was believed to have been the vic
tim of a heart attack,
j Addie Price. 39, of 2328 Eighteenth
street, was dead a short time after
she allegedly took, so her husband
told police, some baking soda for a
sour stomach at her home last week.
Police learned that she probably
suffered from a heart attack and
that death was apparently natural.
Hattie Fields, 36, of 1947 Alfred
street, was also dead when examined
by Receiving hospital attaches fol
lowing her collapse while attending
church at 2143 St. Aubin street, last
Sunday.
Deputy Coroner John Robbins or
dered the body turned over to the
deceased’s father. Howard Clayton
’ of 1947 Alfred streetFFf was learned
ishe had been receivng treatment fori
j a heart ailment for almost three i
years. Death was believed to have;
been caused by this long standing
' ailment.
Youths Conduct
Popular Contest
| The young people of the Metro
| politan Baptist church sponsored a
| popularity contest Tuesday evening .
The affair was carried out in the
form of a "Coronation," the most
popular girl being crowned queen
Contestants were: Misses Birdie j
Jones, Gladys Brantley, Martha j
Maupin, Mary Judge and Rachaei
Ulmer. Os the 3.600 odd votes cast.
Miss Ulmer received 1,066; her at
tendant, Miss Mary Judge, re
ceived 749. Miss Ulmer was!
crowned “Queen of Metropolitan,’ I
by Mr. Sadler Sr.
An entertaining program was pre
sented by members of the Pro;
Musica Dramatique society and!
Harding Avenue Club
The Social club of Harding ave-;
nue entertained with a party in the'
home of Mrs. Stanley Franklin of,
Harding avenue, Saturday evening j
Prizes were awarded and a lovely
uuncheon was served.
Members present included: Mr. P
Perkins, chairman; Mrs. Mary Page 1
Curtis, secretary; Mrs. Stanley:
Franklin, Mrs. James Bayne, Mr.
Melvin Boone and Mr. Lee Talbert.'
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