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THE MICHIGAN CHKONICLE I’LATKOKM
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UNUSUAL
The fortune of a Philadelphia family has been put
to such good use recently that it has excited national
comment in the white as well as the Negro Press.
The Mason family, who had come from the South a
few years ago, won $150,000 on an Irish Sweepstakes
ticket. Thrilled as the Masons were over their great
good fortune, they steadfastly withstood the temp
tations of a wild spending spree. They could not
forget the trials of their old life, the squalid condi
tions in which poverty and unemployment had forced j
them to live. What is far more important, they could
not forget the plight of others who, like themselves,
were victims of untoward circumstances. The Masons
thereupon bought a block in the Philadelphia slum
area and have started to work on their Low Cost.
Housing Project which, when completed, wih accom
modate a hundred families, providing them with a j
clean and wholesome home life. The income from
the property is expected only to meet taxes and main
tenance costs.
The sheer nobility of this enterprise has occas
ioned praise from both groups all over the country.
"Here is an example ofcapital being used Jffi. serve the
greatest human good. Here is also an example which
the small capitalists among us everywhere might
well emulate. Stroften the fortunate among us, who 1
accumulate large sums of money, divorce themselves j
entirely from the problems of the group they rep- j
resent. Low Cost Housing has shown itself to be a '
sound investment in congested areas and for those |
who are interested in profit, the returns are often
handsome. Housing, however, is but one of the many |
channels for Negro investment which serves a good
purpose as well as a good return on money invested.
The intelligent use of the little capital of our group j
through cooperatives and private- interests ean con
tribute greatly to the general welfare of America’s
largest and most impoverished minority. We Negroes
spend two billion dollars annually. Even Mr. Mor
genthau of the Treasury Department will admit that
two billion dollars is a tidy sum. We are learning
gradually the importance of our purchasing power
and the wisdom of intelligent and careful spending.
To the wealthy among us, we are looking forward {
to some intelligent investing. The Philadelphia family |
-b-as (Tone nnp_<U.e.p further. They have turned their
backs on the possibilities for exploitation and ignored
profits for the unselfish desire to see their unfortu-;
nate fellow citizens enjoy a few of the basic ad
vantages of modern life.
UNBECOMING
Our attention has been called to an impending
fight between our leaders in matters political. It ap
pears that the Republicans and Democrats among us
have begun to draw their heavy guns into position
and the local generals are sending out reconnoiters
through the press and elsewhere to determine how
the fellow s orrtfie other side lifeTplanning Ao_fight:
the 1940 battle. Already we have received releases
from certain groups in which there is more than a
little name-calling and unbecoming inferences about
our various political leaders.
Attempts are being made to distort certain very
basic civic issues for the. convenience.of this or that
political interest. So far there have been no serious
developments and it is the hope of most of us that
the necessary sparring between the leaders in the
major parties remain clean and in accord with a gen
tlemanly code of conduct. We believe that there are
Two"sides to most ■arguments-an4-tbat-wheaTU comes
to points of view, conflict is inevitable. We even need
a certain amount of wrangling in order to clarify
the issue which confront us and unless we continue
to have it we will surely lose our democracy.
Nevertheless, we must learn "to become impersonal
in the discussion of those things which require im
personal discussion." We must not attempt to fighti
unfairly by maligning the character of this or that
leader in order to plead our special cause. In politics,
as in most things, we must recognize at least one
fundamental principle, and that is “to serve the best
interests, of the greatest number of our group.” We
serve nobody by mud-slinging and slander. Our po-
UticaLalkgiange.sliouM.ieudetermined by the same
principle of what is best for our people. And every
man has the right to make up his mind as to what
course of action he thinks is the best for his people.
We are one great family of underprivileged people,
all of us seeking a common end and all of us must
concentrate upon the goal to be reached, however cir
cuitous may be the routes we individually travel.
Editorial Page of THE MICHIGAN CHKONICLE
-AFRICA
VIEWS and REVIEWS
By RAMON A. MARTINEZ
Founder of the Negro Nationalist Movement, and Originator
of the Greater Liberia Plan now in Congress
(The writer’s thoughts do not necessarily represent the views
and opinions of this paper.
I in some crazy human brains. It isj
I just a matter of human nature, and (
1 since the blonde is "tops." she be
comes the ambition and the aspir.-
tion of men in general, whether
white, black, blue or indifferent, i
As things are row. with each race
-laying to itself, the Negro woman
feels safe and dignified, because
-he knows that the Negro man has
1 nowhere to seek for romance and
-ocial fortune except among his j
she does not have to fight a losing
race against the competition ol i
blondes and brunettes. But. even a
things are now, there are plenty ,
Negro men who feel highly "flat
•ered" at their clandestine associa- |
tions w:th worthless white women,
land at being robbed and exploited
I through such association; and there
, are pie. ty Negro wives, mothers. |
[ ?nd children who nave to go hungry
■ and naked and suffer want, because I
! their silly Negro husbands or father'
are somewhere making fools of
•hemseives. feeling flattered be
! cause some white mercenary hussy
' s draining them out of every dollar
I of every ounce of principle.
With amalgamation rampant ard
a general practice in 4hts eoun—
try. it would result that white n en ,
j would still marry white women. ]
‘’AMALGAMATION"
IX.
One last word in closing this
series on amalgamation. The old
saving that " a race rise* no higher
greater
in
of amalgamation r a. Marlines
i We repeal: The Negro woman would (
get the dirtiest ei d of the barga.n
, In a country like ours, dominated ,
by Caucasian standards Of taste and j
j of culture, there is no question that i
! beauty is the standard set up by ;
, the white people. And. if whit? j
I America h?s adopted the Nordic |
j type of hitman as its national proto- j
j come ihe godde.-s of beauty of
| America, with the wishful eyes of j
| white men vying and disputing each
I other for her favors and graces. 1
1 With the blonde beauty on the
hrone of the beauty queen, the
j rest of the womanhood of America -
| become; second, third, fourth or |
' fifth rate attractions, depending on
now far each is removed from the !
ideal" type Right now. without
amalgamation, and with all of »ur:
i and novel and magazines and news
[ olherType' or America So that, in j
I America, as the old sayir g goes. 1
I gentlemen prefer blondes."
What chance has the Negro
woman in a country where “gentle- j
nils ,i Negro wou.a.i in a race a <•.:»•;?* '
both blondes and brunettes. A very
slim eh3nce. The blonde and the
brunette will out-smart her. out
-1 class her and out-dress her every 1
rtie.r typraa more
j option of beauty; because^ they f
| country wUb white man'* idea* be- ,
j So that the best and only chance l
own Negro man. But here is where |
fate would again play a mean and I
With amalgamation freely allowed. I
and Ihe blonde beauty as the center j
of attraction and :he precious prize j
going to keep a hold on her black
man? Not that the blonde is better: ;
for there is no such thing as one
human better thar. another except |
! <*nd Negro men would become the
| easy prey of mercenary white
women who would take the Negro
manhood as an easy field of exploi
! tation and would invade it to "casn
And what of the Negro woman?
| She. unable to win on even terms
against the blonde and the bru
nette; and. deserted by her own
black man. she would become the
I easy prey - df the while man's ftisH
and immorality. And. as it happens
many countries where amalgama
tion is tolr rated or allowed, the
average white man oUstandiug has ,
health and station: and, when he |
dies! the children of his legitimate
lwhite wife inherit, and the illegili- |
black-concur ]
bines don’t His concubine and her
bastards become his “skeleton in i
the closet." So thut any way you I
give the black woman the dirtiest
end of the deal, a black eye and
’cave her "holding the bag." She t
greatest sufferer. It is up to the
Negro woman to fight amalgama-l
tion if she wants to maintain her j
position of dignity ai d power within
her own race; for. in this white ]
mans country, “gentlemen prefer :
blondes."
* * *
GREETINGS: Atty. Ramon A.
Martinez wishes to all of the de
voted readers of his “Afrira Views
and Reviews" a Ilappy. Healthful,
and Prosperous New Year. The
Hasses In Negro history will resume
on Monday. Jan. 8. 1940. at 8 p m.,
a the Y.M.C.A.
me, thg neGRO
By WM. L. SHEKKILL
President. Atro-American Institute and Federated
Fireside Groups
I North Star out of slavery and by
heroic striving helped his race to j
obtain its freedom and carved his
name on the monument of fame,
where it will remain forever. Hun- i
dreds of Negroes in varying fields [
i of endeavor who sprang from hum
• ble beginnings, have with meager
1 high place in life and rendered
great service to the cause of their
! people.
I What Frederick Douglass has ]
| done -what These hirvr any i
I accomplish. In every avenue of I
thought and effort “the harvest is I
rich but the laborers are few."
A GRAIN OF FAITH
I We. the Negro can make of our- 1
j Beginni: g with this New" Year we
should decide what we shall be
i where ue ihall go--and how. This
i New Yca'r will yield us largely
j what we require of it. It is for us to
i set the high calling, which is in it
and to labor towards it, as eternal
I striving is the forerunner of suc-
DEAD YEARS .
| There is always something dis
| the way we have come, because we
of UncT past
j that should
_a inch AU£ i.
for but I
we could rot yvm. L. Sherrill
; trasp and hold
i t It always had the substance and j
semblance of a mirage—provoking.
. mnialixHift. but always beckoning!
us on and holding out the hope that |
j we should clutch and hold and own ;
!it as ours for a possession And as .
! years multiply, as the years |
j come and go. we feel increasingly i
that we have missed something j
that something we aspired to has J
eluded us. that somehow we have |
been cheated, and this keeps on '
-*Trr?ri —the things we have miHPll .
; in the dead years wear us down
! imperceptibly and we go out into
, the shadows, hoping against hope
that which we have missed we
will fin', in the new and better life
LOOKING FORWARD
i If we have faith in ourselves and
in those with whom we are associ
ated and move together as one
. with one hope and
backed by oi.e effort, alt things are
possible. It takes a very small grain
of faith to move mountains Think
of it! With a grain of faith we can
[conquer, in 1940.
WE MIST PROVE OURSELVES
I We. the Negro have come to a
! period in the devcloomont of our
! race and our country w hen \(e-
I must decide for ourselves, the great
| question of what we shall or shall
not e: joy and share, in American
life Since slavery we have been
helped along. In many instances
• have been carried along Bui
today those who “have helped Vis
thus far are not disposed to con
tinue further. We have now come
depend upon out own efforts t-’
carry us to our goals. We shall be
compelled, more than ever, to prove
-tn The-others wtrrr make vp America
that the Negro is worth his salt.
Yes. the Negro if he is to win the
respect of the other races of men
in our great commonwealth, if h?
i* not to be ashamed of himself;
if he is to be able to win the nppro-
TiaTTiVn i.r HYC Creator. miiST. in Tht*
’-he beginning of another year, show
‘he power of his soul, the strength
I his imagination, the invincibility of
A: d -o we take a forward I.mk 1
| into the opening year, weighing!
[year. wITK the suNlifWNi 75T minxi;
hoped for. and the evidence of
sence of faith, striving that we shall
I find in the living what escaped us
[Tri the dead. It is TTHs altitude or
mind that carries us forward, hold
periences and enabling us to ge.
as much out of life as we do. It ,s
the spirit opposite of despair. It i;
the thought which convinces us that
in spite or The umttvi hnrrtrv nTTirt*-
right, justice and fair-play will
prevail. The social organism is held
together and kept goi- g forward
in the conquering the forces of
nature for the uses of man and
lending courage to those wAtr falter.
W Hie hi pi, spirit "of sfcLThf .'uH
strivi; g rather than despairing and
H tRVI ST is KM II
I Frederick Douglass followed the
UJeSTSIDe DCTROiX
By BETTIE ELLINGTON 5242 Vintw— 4 Avnua
[bins. Vogima Smith. Stan Evan*.
Ruby Sm.’.h, Ray Robb.ns. Gladys
and Ruth Smith, Lillit Carnelly,
V.nce Douglass and Helen Janes.
SANG CHRISTMAS CAROLS
The Promusicu Dramatique So
iciety sang Christmas carols on Mis*
Theresa Gavors special Christmas
radio program, at 6:30 p.m . last
Saturday and also sang carols in
various hospitals.
WEDS
Miss Helena Mane Braxton and
Earl Richard Edmonds spoke their
marriage vows on Christmas day at
8 30 p m at the Seventh Day Ad
ventist church on Hartford avenue
A reception followed immediately at
the home of the .bride.
THE WILLING WORKERS
THRIFT CLUB
The Willing Workers Thrift club
met with Mrs. Keys in its last meet
ing for 1939. No business was tran
lucted. The members spent the '
evening exchanging Christmas gifts
remembering two birthdays.
The club presented Mrs. Keys the,
c.ub secretary with a “Going away
g.ft" Mrs. Keys will spend the
holidays in the south. The hostess j
served a holiday luncheon in keep
ing with the spirit of the season. j
The hostess had as her guest. Mrs.'
Marion R Jeffries. Mrs. S Bell’,
club president, Mrs. M. L. Keys. l
secretary.
GIVE CHRISTMAS BASKETS
The Wayne Couhty Voters Asso
ciation of the Twelfth ward and the
| sixteenth precinct, gave a very suc
cessful party, and the proceeds will
go to the needy in the form of
(Christmas baskets. The organiza
. lion ia-..doing-its best to s;reud the
(Christmas spirit.
The following officers and mem
bers of the association led the proj
ect: Roger Pryor, precinct chair
man; Thomas Lovejoy, co-chairman;
Roy Howard, general chairman;
Alice Lovejoy, basket committee.
MISSED CHRISTMAS PAY
[ The city employees in the garbage
'department missed their first ad
-1 vance holiday pay check in years.
The men in this«department for a
number of years have always re
j reived two pay checks on their
[Christmas v-eek pay, but without
1 pay checks was held up this year
cutting short the Christmas gifts
and Santa Claus‘for many children
and parents.
Conant Gardens
\and About . . .
By LELA MAE HENDRICKS
DEAR COLUMN FRIENDS:
We sincerely hope that you had
a merry, merry Christmas, and that
your New Year will-be prosperous
and happy. Thanks for the many
lovely cards. It was certainly kir.d
of you to remember us. Now for
our poem for the New Year.
‘‘ATTAINMENT"
With every rising of the sun.
Think of your life as just begun;
The past has cancelled and buried [
All yesterdays there, let them sleep;
Concern yourself with but today: j
Grasp it and teach it to obey
Your will, your plan.
Since time began, today has been
The frrend of man.
You and today: a soufi sublime.
And the great heritage of time.
With God himself to bend the twain
Go forth, brave heart. Attain, Attain!
IN VALDOSTA. C.A,
Mrs. Leona V Wilson, the charm
ing wife of J. P Wilson of Stock
ton avenue, who departed for the
south in early July to await the
arrival of the stork, sends word
that due to her physical condition
after confinement will not be com
ing for Christmas as planned. Their
lovely little daughters Beulah and
Dianna, who are attending school
in Chicago will go to their mother
ind three brothers Christmas, where
all will remain until summer. Mrs
Wilson is stopping with her mother.
The Wilsons have been residents of
Conant Gardens for 14 years.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. J, F. Hendricks. Pastor
The Pilgrim Bffpttst Sunday
school was well attended the past
Sunday. The morning services were
opened with the usual prayer meet
ing Rev. J. F. Hendricks preached
-n inspiring sermon from John 9:4.
"I must work the works of my
Father " Mr. T White was a visitor
At 3:30 Reverend Crouch brought
his congregation to worship with
the Pilgrim chutch. A women's
quintet rendered two selections, also
the Michigan Wonders male quintet
rendered three delightful selections.
Both these groups are members of
Reverend Crouch’s choir. Sessions
all. the day were well attended by
the younger members of the church
Reverend Crouch took his text from
John 6:37. His sermon was forceful,
practical and inspirational.—Mrs
Georgia Collier is church scribe.
OUR SYMPATHY
We extend our sympathy to Mr j
Adams and family in the passing
of Mrs. Mattie Adams, prominent ,
for many years in church and club
circles Mrs Adams passed Tuesday.
Dec. 19. at the Fairview hospital.
The funeral rites were held Satur
day at 11 am., at the St John
C ME. church on St. Aubin; the
Rev. John McClain officiating. Rev
Crane assisting, and the A G
Wright funeral directors in charge
Mrs Ad.im« was a member of the
Yoiii g Women's Peerless Art club
and hejd a prominent position in
the Women's Connectional Counci'
of the C M F,. church. Possessed of
an indomitable will that urged he
f »>rward when perhaps she should
have been resting, her death ram?
.1* rather a shock to her host of
friends. Mrs Adams is survived by
a widower, one son. two daughters,
three gra-dchildren. mother, two
sisters, brother and other relatives
DKRRICOTTE HOMEMAKERS
The Dcrricotte Homemakers will
meet with Mrs William Booker
18*15 Binder street. Wednesday
Jan 3 at M 0 p.m The member*
'are requested to be p.esent.
HOME FOR YULETIDE
S.nklin Br.ggs ol 6309 Vinewrood
ipant b $ h U tayi at home after
I amending St. Benedict the Moor
| school in Milwaukee. W!s.
j father, five ntner boy friend* came
Ito Detrojl to spend their Yuletide.
VISITOR FETED
! John William of Hopehull, Ala
1 has returned home after spending
daughter. Mr and Mrs E Josephs,
and Mrs Wilson Williams of 6009
| Beechwc d
dinner by Mr. and Mr*. George.
Jackson, on Beechwood. and a din-;
ner party at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. William Dozier of Boxwood.
Those at the dirfner included Mr.
and Mrs W Williams. Mr and Mrs
Willie Williams. John Williams aL«o
v sited his brother in Muskegon.
VISITING NEW YORK
Mrs Nina C'ltfns of Stanford
avenue, left Tuesday for New York
City.
IN C HIC AGO
Mrs. Margaret Hawkins of 6090
28:n street, left Tuesday for Chi
cago. 111.
FROM ATLANTA
' Miss Ruby Chandler of Atlanta.
Ga . spent the holiday week as house |
! guest of Miss Ann Breaker of 539
K ng. Miss Chandler is a teacher,
in the public school system of At-1
! lanta. She was among the host [
lof music lovers to see Marian An- [
' derson sing on the Ford hour pro-,
gram at the Masonic Temple Sunday
HOSTESS
Mrs Edith Kennedy of McDougal
was hostess at her annual midnight
{Christmas party Sunday night in
! Included among the guests were
Dr. and Mrs. John Green, Dr. and
Mrs. Knoxf. Attorney Mitchell. Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace. Mrs. J. C. Isaac.
I Mr. and Mrs Gibson. Mrs. Margaret!
Hawkins, and others.
TO ENTERTAIN
MOTHERS CU B
' Mrs. Mabte Box of Stanley street
has planned to entertain the Co-1
! !umbian School Mothers club, dur
:ng the week. I
WKSTSIDF.RS SEE MARIAN
AT MASONIC TEMPLE
Many of the West siders were [
i present to see Marian Anderson [
[when she appeared as guest artist
'•♦it the Ford Sunday evening pro
; gram on Sunday night. December
! 24:h.
Among those seen were Mr. and'
Mrs. Burrell Carter. Miss Dora Tal- j
bert. Mrs. H. L. McKinney. Mr. ana'
Mrs. T. Imes. William Ellington.
Jr,, and Mrs. Helen Imes.
HOSTESS AT BREAKFAST
Mrs. Nona Long of 5407 Vinewood
was hostess at breakfast on Sunday;
aafnin| and charmingly enter-,
i tamed Mr. and Mrs. William Reid.
I Mr. and Mrs. O. Bin-bridge, Mrs.
1 Mallitto, Mrs. McGraw.
SPENDS HOLIDAYS OUT
OF TOWN
! Mrs. Hattie Reid of 430 East Palm
er. is spending the Yuletide in Chi
cago. and Gary. Ind.
ST STEPHEN A.M E. CHURCH
The Sunday school presented its
j Christmas play at seven thirty and
tata at the nine thirty hour. Sun- [
day evening.
1 The presiding elder will be at the
churcn, Sunday. Dec. 31. Watch
.services will also be held. i
The Second Quarterly conference |
. will be held Tuesday evening. Janu- j
[ary 20.
The senior choir, gospel chorus'
and the junior choir are in rehearsal j
[for broadcasting when the church
will go on the air next .Sunday,
j The holiday season found a num
[ ber of the West siders spending
mg relatives and friends.
MR. AND MRS ENTZMINGER
IN CHICAGO
Mr. and Mrs. Entzmmger of Tire
man avenue spent the Christmas
holidays in Chicago, visiting rela
tives and friends.
MRS. MARION FIELDS IN
VIRGINIA
Mrs. Marion Fields of Bangor and [
her--three —children.—visited—kerj
grandmother and the children's pa- j
ternal grandparents in West Vir-
I SUE SMITH HOSTESS
Miss Sue Smith was hostess to a
[gay evening given in honor of the
lovely Marion Janes of Sarnia. Orit.
who really received a bit of Detroit
hospitality, at the hom6 of Miss
Smith on 23rd street.
Those present to share .in eating
the delicious dinner in the beauti
fully decorated dining room in
cluded Francis C. Smith, Odessa
Pcete. J Wesley Smith, fcdna Rpb
his tireless will and the unswerving
determination of his decision to
•hose who control the good an- 4
worthwhile thing* of America.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
We have not done all in the past
that could have been done. Many
are the instances in which we have i
'alien *ho:t. Let us remedy the
, ast. by working heroically in the
present, facing the future manfullv
and courageously while rearing
daring of the Negro—to his courage,
enthusiasm.-*] energy and foresight
that the coming years will b**
.narked as one of the gieatest
IR-Tiods in the life of.the American
Negro.
This is our fondest New Year
greeting to the readers of this
column. We shall continue to work
with these ideal* In mird We shall
endeavor to live up to these great
i-xper4e4.«*t*.- We *hall »vit—keep
encourage, and inspire them, hoping
to quicken, arouse and so stir them
up that they will take hold on
ambition and high desire and go
frrrttt' trr write new gar I*ml* in the
sky of human attainments, for the
good .of all mankind and the glory
of the dusky - s of Han. HAPPY
NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1939
What Is Life Insurance?
By A. N. LAKE
(Vice-President and Secretary of the Western Umo
Mutual Insurance Co.)
f
Whk
mi
j Your own time t* your one best
No whistle blows for you to start
nor to stop snd you must be master
lof yourself before you can master
Whenever a salesman begins to
, narbor excuses that come uo in h s
m.nd for not getting out on the Job
until nine or ten o’clock in the
(problem that concerns his future
success.
If he gives way to that tendency
he will next begin to figure out in
this own mind why he should ease
! up on his efforts about 4:30 in the
afternoon—after that he is attacked
(by the delusion that the*e is no use
1 to call on people between the hours
'of 11:30 and 2 p. m., and the first
(thing you know he hasn't a decent
day left in which to accomplish any- |
thing, he has cut so much good day
light off hi* calendar. .
| The man who starts out in the
morning behind time has buckled a
j handicap on himself that is hard to
J overcome. He's wrong himself—and I
he is sure to diffuse a feeling of dis-
I comfort wherever he goes
He finds that these well chosen
ihcurs are busy ones for the people
Ihe sees—he finds that there are
more salesmen on the job at the j
"preferred time"—he doesn't seem to (
connect up right on his calls and .
then his system is in fine shape to j
be attacked by that well known |
•‘bacteria” which brings about the:
belief that conditions are pretty
bum anyway and IhertTs no use trr;
do much until things brighten up
After that he Is subject to violent
chills and agues during which he;
begins to doubt the strength of his i
proposition or the methods of his |
company—and when he reaches that.
stage he is in line for some isolation
hospital for contagious diseases.
One of the first lessons to learn ;
in life is to be able to discern a
weakness from within and nip it in '
'.he bud. The old, reliable rule of
success is "Steady-plugging"—the
steady worker who is short on per
sonal appearance, pleasing address,
college education and scientific,
high-brow tactics can sell circles
around the man who has all these
advantages but who does not put in
an honest, full days work right
along.
It is my experience that nothing
will put a man in tune and keep
him in harmony with his work like
getting on the job early in the morn
ing and taking advantage of the full
day that Nature provides out of
every twenty-four hours.
Work is a habit—the best one any
man can have in business—and
when g man acquires that habit and
Observing...
POLITICS and
POLITICIANS
By WM. L. SHERRILL
Associate Editor
makes it a part of himself every
, thing else seems to adapt itself to
[his liking.
There may be variations in the net
results of the days, but the sum total
of the months and years will work
[out right by any mathematical
j equation—this is more than an argu
! it is a law which will govern you
j—Every man is a "_ot the
germ of lethargy—they are always
[ ready to attack in a weak spot and
[ when they get a start they lake ad
; vantage of it with intense energy,
j Their most common point of con
tact is at the beginning of our day
.and if we keep them down and out
at this point it is comparatively
j easy to overcome them all along the
1~- r
.AROUND
ANN ARBOR
The holidays are over and we
face a new year. May this coming
year bring happiness and prosperity
and good health to all . . . We face
this coming three hundred and
sixty-five days with the hope that
although conditions are improved
financially, our civic, social and
business standings among ourselves
and the white race may contin
: ually progress. The staff of the
[ Chronicle wishes each and every
reader a Happy New
ELECTION
| ( In a few weeks the election for
i major of sepia Ann Arbor will once
' more be the mam topic of*discus
( sion. We plead you make it your
business to help us ith this cam
; paign. So far only two names have
| been sent in. They are the present
I mayor who is running for re-elec
tion. and the ever increasing popu
lar Dave Keaton, local hotel pro
prietor ... To -make your vote
count, cut a clipping from this
j column, or the headline of this paper
j enclose it with your choice for
mayor and either mail or bring it
j to the business place of Sanford
( McKinney, who has graciouly
agreed to allow his place to be
used as headquarters. You will find
[ a box in which to drop your vote.
1 Your name is not required. Voting
' wilt take place from the eighth oL
! January to the twentieth The dead
line for nomination is January 8,
so send in your candidate's name
NOW.
ALONG THE AVENUE
Late Triday evening we noticed
that Claver Dickerson was feeling
mighty "Christmasy," also Eddy
Jones, the boy whose ambition is to
take my j<?b.
Yours truly had the pleasure of
meeting a Mis* Opal Stanton, and
Edward Ellis of Grosse Pointe. They,
along with AI Roman, were the
guests of our mayor, Sanford Mc-
Kinney ... A small impromptu af
fair was held for them. Among those
i enjoying themselves were Beulah
crimson nt RperUCitv. Emms Jcanne-
Turner flavor D.ckrrson. Eddy
Jones. Jackson. Chandler and many
others . . . Miss Starton drew the
admiration of all the male guests
with her ever ready smile and
friendliness . . . The tall, handsome
Edward Ellis was the center of ad
miration of’the women, and wants
to come back again and really get
acquainted . . .
Willy Price, so I am told, is
! mighty hard to rontac' at time*,
for instance, last Friday night He
: really missed out on a lot. also the
well known Charley Wiliams . . .
[ Lacey Fondren was a visitor in
| the Motor City last week. We are
| told . .He is the Don Juan of
| Jackson, so it is rumored . . .
Don't forget folks the dance on
New Year's eve. at the old Hickory
( club . . .
j Eve Roush h.is expressed her
j thanks for the plug we~gave her last
j week. You are most welcome. Eva.
Tis rumored that S. Mr had the
i honor to sell Willy Slmter the first
! COMPLETE suit of clothes he has
1 ever owned . . Anyway, he is
1 getting result*, eh. Willy? And you
are young yet, too. so what’
END PIEC E
In ronclusion folks may I thank
you all for your loyal cooperation
and support of this great little
weekly. th>« column, and for your
hope that your interest continues in
tribute items of interest to all, and
that in this coming year you send
in anv suggestions you may have
for the column, to the address of
11“ F. Ann s'-ee- -ha
feel free to write to the editor on
any view you may want to express.
He will appreciate it . . . And as
we come to the end of another
rear, w- have come also to the
end of our 52nd consecutive column.
We hope to be elite to s*y doubly
the same a year from now . . .
Happy New Year, everybody, and
Iso long.
DETROIT'S POLICE
COMMISSIONER
LEAGUE OF “NOTIONS"
JAPANESE
JOHN N. GARNER
Who._said political promises are ,
not kept. Well. I am here to tell you ;
that it all depends upon who makes
them.
During the recent campaign !
Councilman Jeffries promised that
his first official act would be that
of appointing a new police com
missioner. This promise was ful
filled last week when he named
Detroit's new police commissioner.
As I said last week it appears that
Mr. Jeffries is really going to try
and be Detroit's best mayor. If re
liable information is to be relied
upon two Negroes are sure to be
given major appointments, This
will be a good beginning and we do
mean beginning, and not ending.
A story is making the rounds that
when Russia was kicked out of the
League of (Notions) Nations a few
days ago because Of her invasion of
Finland. Dr. V. K. WeTTlngton KooT
China s delegate to the league, let
out a loud whistle, because he was
so astounded at the speed and dis
patch with which the whole thin-'
was done. Dr. Koo also exclaimed
"Chira gat nothing like that"
Remember Dr Koo had sought
similar aid and action from the
League in her war with Japan.
There is another who might have
joined Dr KoO in his whistling had
he been there, our friend Haile Se
lassie.
I wonder how many members of
the League realized that this whole
European mess could have been
averted had the League delt fair
with Ethiopia by coming to her aid
when the beast of Rome was black
jacking her.
Treaty making between the
(United States and Japan is soon to,
| come to the fore Time was when
the American public would have
! concerned itself little in a matter
of this kind. Doubtless very few
of those now interested were con
cerned at all when the present
treaty which soon expires was in
the making and being signed The
present treaty will expire January
26 and you can be sure that the
American public will be sitting on
the edge of it* chair and loaning
forward to note the character of
the new arrangement with our
brown brothers across th? sea.
* * *
_ News romes from the capital that
the definite announcement by Vice
President John N Garner of hi*
candidacy for the Democratic nom
ination for pre«ident has set the
political pot boiling.
In short, the backers of President
Roosevelt for a third term have now
sprung to the task of preventing
the nom-nation of Mr. Garner. With
young Mr Corcoran swiftly man
aging behind the scenes and M-
Ickes out in front doing his stuff a*
a "barker" it anpears that the na
I tion may be in for a good side show
A. N. LAKE