Ford-C.1.0. Contract Protects Race Workers
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A Belief
Newspaper
VOLUME 6
Main Office: 268 Eliot Street
APPOINTED
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a regional offire under direction
of William K. Divers to assist in
the project planning phases of the
I'nited States Housing Authority
program of low-rent housing and
slum clearance. A graduate of the
University of Michigan, she has
been employed in Detroit as a
social worker.
Attractive Marguerite M. Murray
nf Detroit has been appointed a
junior project planner by Nathan
Straus, administrator, United
States Housing Authority. Rec
ommended to the post hv Senator
Prentiss M. Brown of Michigan.
Miss Murray has been assigned to
Ford-C.1.0. Contract
Protects Race Workers
committee which obtained this
model contract from the Ford Motor
company. It was through his ef
forts that clause No. 78 which rules
out any discrimination because of
race was inserted in this historic
agreement.
The extent of the benefits won by
workers is revealed in the follow
ing dispatch released by the officials
of the Ford local. We quote the
"Under this agreement the UAW
CIO is recognized as the spokesman
for all Ford employes eligible for
union membership in all Ford
plants in the United States.
"Wage rate* will be brought up to
the standard of highest rates paid in
the several classifications by other
automobile companies. All wage in
creases will be retroactive to the
date of the signing of the contract.
There will be no wage reductions.
"The company recognizes the shop
steward system for the purpose of
handling grievances. There shall be
one shop, steward on each shift for
every department of 550 men or le*s
and additional stewards for each
550 men n departments having
more than that number.
"The service department is to be
eliminated. Plant protection em
ployes must be identified by special
uniform nr badge.
"The company is accorded the
right to use the union label.
"Time and a half will be paid for
more than eight hours a day or 40
■O-Sre FORD-C. 1.0., Page 2
The representative* of the UAW-1
CIO and the Ford Motor company ,
signed the first closed shop contract
in the auto industry last Friday,
one month after the union victory i
in the NLRB election.
Shelton Tappes, chairman of the
foundry building, was the Negro
member of the union negotiating '
Between The
HEADLINES
By PAUL KEEN
Editor's note: The views ex
pressed by Mr. Keen do not nec
essarily reflect the opinions of
the Michigan Chronicle.
The Christian church in America
Is strangely silent today on some
of the vital questions of society !
which in Europe have awakened 1
a spirit of ecclesiastical wrath The
great churchmen of England have ;
spoken out against patent evils and
inequalities in their social order i
and the Pope has broadcast the;
papal discontent with Jhe compro-,
misers of the Christian faith. In j
America several small religious i
bodies have passed a few innocuous ‘
TesolutlfiTis ~on the —treatment off
minorities and others have quietly
denounced anti-Semitism and racial
prejudice. These resolutions and
pi-onouncements are thrown out to
the minority church leaders to mol- j
lify them and some of our leaders
eagerly seize these little items of en
couragement and try to believe that :
Christianity in America is still alive.
I refuse to be taken :n by these
namby-pamby. spincles* ereaiures
who go about with an air of holy
sanctity, afraid of the Very Chris
tianity which they profess and they
dare iiot apply the truths of the
faith to daily life. Where are tne
crusading, virile, courageous Chris
tian so'diers who will not compro- i
mise with racial intolerance and
the principle of the brolherhood of
man? You can be sure that they
will not be in the March on Wash
ington. July 1. when tne Negro**
o? America will protest against
"slavocracy "
I heard a good story last week
• bout one of our boys ,n uniform
-tf?vw n in DlXi#. ft W»tris that Sam"
got on a bus in a little Carolina
tnwtf and took a seaj in the middle
of the coach. The bus driver,
watched'him and ho'.lcied back to j
Sam that Negroes were supposed to!
ait in the rear seats only Sam didn't i
say a word At the next stop, the ,
bus driver went back to Sam and
spoke with a litt'e more heat and
•B~Spp HEADLINES, rate 2
Look Lighter—Feel Brighter'
Lightness >f complexion t* U«e
Black and White Bleaching Cieam 1
Joe and 50c. Trtau sue. on-y 10c. i
Solomon Bapt. Church
Sues A. G. Wright
Charge* that Arthur G Wright,
prominent undertaker and apart
ment house owner broke a lock
off an alleged church building at
1465 E Alexandrine avenue, held
a meet .ng in his chapel and stated
that Rev J. C. Noble, present pastor
of the King Solomon Baptist church
one of the worst crooks in town"
i were d.scio-ed this week
filed by the King Solomon Baptist
church against A. G Wright was
; set for a hear.ng on June 27 in cu
j cuit court, record* disclose
It was further ordered that A
G Wright be restrained from cn
, tering or using the property at 1485
E Alexandrine pending the court
case filed against him in a bill of
j complaint for forcible entry, which
w as dated as June 20. 1941.
1 Accord.ng to the file, the Baptist
; church .s a contract purchaser of
he b ding located at Alexandrine
land Rwpr e street for which
I Wright a the deeded nolder.
K B R-L vfe?
DOUBLE SUICIDE ENDS RIFTS
North Detroiters Protest Housing Site
USHA REFUSES
PLEA OF LOCAL
HOUSING GROUP
Proposed Area Only One
Available To Negroes j
For Construction
.Residents of Conant Gardens and i
the North End area are up in arms 1
over the proposed construction of j
200 homes for defense workers at
| Ryan Road and Nevada avenue by
I the United States Housing Author- :
' ity, it was disclosed this week.
Meeting at Pershing high school on
Tuesday evening the residents con- i
, demned the USHA action and
pointed out that the Conant Gar
dens aiea was the only section.
struction loans, that it was not a
blighted area <\nd that there were
other districts which might benefit
from the defens® homes.
Members of the Detroit Housing
Commission were invited to the
meeting The fight over the site
selected broke open in a meeting
of the Housing Commission last
week when it was disclosed that
the USHA had refused to accept the
recommendations of the local Hous
ing Commission.
The Reverend Horace A White,
commission member, blasted the
| USHA proposal and was joined by
Commissioner Ed Thai who inti-
I mated that there was no use hav
i ing a commission if the USHA w ould
be permitted to make their own de
| cisions independent of the commis-
Letters and verbal protests have
already been made to the USHA and
the local Housing Authority. The
original site recommended by the
! local board is one at Dequindre
; and Modern streets. The Eight Mile
Road area was also recommended
by several interested citizens.
Wife, 33, Stabs
50-Yr.-Old Mate
I Thirty-thrce-qear-old Mrs. Gus
: sie Mayo of 1997 E Fort street,
was discharged by police this week
!in the cutting of her mat? who
j police say refused to prosecute her
Aaion Mayo, husband. 50 years
j old. had been rushed to Receiving
' hospital from E. Lamed and St.
I Aubin streets for a possible pene
i tration and fracture of the ribs
and was reported in a serious con
dition at the hospital
Mrs. Mayo was treated for % la
cerated left arm and given first
aid by hospital attache*. Tuesday
police disclosed that her ljusband
refused to prosecute h*r for the
alleged assault made upon him last
I Saturday
I The meeting held at the A G
Wright funeral chapel, located at
Beaubien and Hancock street was
; held on June 10 1941 and at which 1
j time Wright allegedly uttered slan-1
j derous remarks concern.ng Rev .1
C. Noble. pa*tor of King Soldmon
Baptist church.
i Wright also, the bill disclosed
vaioo ■:! ■ Rr. evord N or had
i been put nut of a residence because
nf his drunken condition.
church body stated they had moved
all the furniture out of the building
lat 1465 E. Alexandrine avenue- to;
the.r new b idding at 9244 deimar
avenue which they recently pur-'
‘ chased They asked the cdurt to
rescind forever the contract now'
exist.ng between the plaintiff 'Bap- 1
tist churchi and the defendant 'A
G Wright i for the purchase of the
said -1485 E Aiexandr.ne avenue* j
’ Reiiev - pi ickly heat and rt.apex rash |
'with Me*.can Heat Powder, 1
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1941
WAR ON RIOTERS
CITIZENS FEAR
HOODLUMS STIR
RACIAL CLASH
! Social, Religious And
Business Leaders
Indignant
I The alleged gang activities of
age from 15 to 20 years in various
I tew "weeks'who have oiten clashed,
i with respected citizens in street and
(dance hall brawls were /he object
of bitter criticism and condemna
tion by religious, social and busi
| ness leader* who fear that a series
j killing of innocent men. women and
j children if the youthful hoodlum
; Enraged citizens from al! walk*
;of life are demanding that some
| ihmg be done to remedy the Mtua
! police and endangers the lives of
decent, law-abiding citizens
Call Citizen's Meeting. N.A.A.C P
' Asa result ftf this wave of indig
! nation, sweeping the city, it was an
nounced this week that there will
be a special committee to investi
gate rowdyi-m Hsld at ihc St An
i toine YMC A on Wednesday. June
j 25. at 11 am. All interested are in- '
i vited to be present.
; A checkup of police records lists
several such incidents which took
, place durin® the past week ift all
parts of the city. It was reported
-.hat Mitchell
of 4467 Twenty-fourth street, was
said to have been beaten up by a
gang of 15 young boys last Friday.
Fourteen year old Andy TorakLs.
white, of 5238 Bangor, was riding
a bicycle near Vinewood and West
Warren when allegedly set upon by
a gang and robbed of $1 70. police
I say-
Riot Call For 200 Needed
Police were called to 9070 Cardon, :
'i*t week to quell a disturbance in
volving 200 or more persons at a
dance hail at which time chairs and |
■o~Srr RIOTERS, Page 2
Beats Her, Wife
Asks Court Aid
did no* support her, the mot net of
a one-vear-oid child gave as the
reason ’sue sock* a divorce from
her husband James Anderson, ac
cording to Circuit Court files
Mrs, Reeda Anderson, living a'
5250 Bangor stated tnat they were
■ married at Napoleon. Ohio, on No
l vember 7. 1939 and separated dur
[ ing October of 1940 ''They have
■ one child. Alice Mar e.
i Her husband, living at 3838 Mer-,
rick, ha* personal property of un
j disclosed value and works at Ford's
I plant but does not support her. I
the wife stated, claiming that she
wa* destitute.
i Accusing her mate of aftemptipg
! in ihrsaisn or —mola*t—her. —Mrs—*■
Reeda Anderson was granted an in
junction to restrain Jame* Ander
son from interfering with her ac
-1 uvities, by Circuit Judge James
. E. ChenoL last week.
HELD ON GUN CHARGE
Because he was searched and
found to have a loaded revolver,
i stuck beneath hi* belt 28-year-old .
i James Mill* of 3041 Yeaman's street
was held by police for carrying con- j
I coaled weapons, it • was d.sclosed
1 this week.
—
i Firs' rfio.ee of null.on* fir«t though? |
I for tuTipiC pa.n—ot. Soseph Aapmn ,
Magna Cum Laude
bjM
James A. Fanning, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fanning of 13905 Fleming,
who has had high scholarship
throughout the three years at
high school, graduated this month
from the Northeastern high school
with the highest honor, a magna
cum laude diploma. While attend
ing Northeastern. James was a
membrr of the Student C ouncil
and president of the House of
Democracy. James plans to study
dentistry in the future as his pro-
Man Is Sued
For $2,000
By Miller Cos.
Walter J and Mabel Norwood 1
along with Six local banks. Nor- ,
wood s. alleged garnishees were
named this week in a suit brought
by a plumbing company to collect ,
approximately $2.01919 reportedly
due the company for repairs made ,
on the Norwood Hotel it was dis
’ closed this week.
Walter Norwood, reported ownei
of ‘he hotel, bearing his name and
located at 550 East Adams avenue
refused to -*y the plumbing and
repair charges, a bill of particulars i
1 Manufacturers National Bank of ,
-Detroit. Wabeck State Bank of Dr
j u oit. Commonwealth. National Bank
iof Detroit. Industrial Nat ona
Bank, the Detroit Bank, all listed
named in ‘he declaration filed by
! the Donald Miller Company against 1
the hotel owner for repairs made on
the hotel on February 16 1940
Hubby Says Wife
Left 5 Children
*Aftei being married approxima’e
, ]y 10 years during which time five
children w ere born. James Ns- j
' thaniel Thomason cttarzei_ihaL-h-s-i
wife left hnti ’o be both father
and mother to their young family
l it was disclosed in Circuit Court |
Thomaeon asked for an absolute *
; divorce from h:s wife who de
-1 serted her family on July 27 1938. i
leaving her five children without j
a mother The yo ingest child is
i seven and the oldest is fourteen i
years old. the bill of complaint I
I She deserted him although he
'begged her. to stay and care fori
: thcr minor children. James Toom- 1
1 a.*on stated. He asks custody of h:s j
1 cix-idren.
Telephone TEmple 1-8878
ENTER A FIGHT FOR LIGHT
mtLi Jr
even during some nf the lighter
traffic hours. Left to right are
shown Andrew Mason. Ginger
Sims. M. Faison. Leonard Smith.
Thomas Jones. J. Benjamin. W. C.
Cooke. A. Mines, S. W. Chilton
as they listened to Dr. Roddie
(seatedi read the proposed peti
tion. Photo J)y Langford P
Known to their community as
"The CrOsaders.” the above group
is shown as they met, last Sunday,
at the offire of Dr. E. G. Roddir to
discus* a petition in which they
will seek a traffic control light at
Ihe corner of Warren and Beau
hien streets. The corner carries a
heavy flow of automotive traffic
Race Policy Writer
Beaten By White Boss
When R tonti refused to pay m>
: pay his own fines w henever ar
:ested. Stackhouse stated that he
' refused to write any more play.*
for Bitonti by saying. "If you Lake
my money you should also pay my
La*t week Stackhouse claimed
that while at 10427 Eagle avenue
a 30-ounce cue stick by John Bitonti
and Harry Davis after which Stack
house was treated for head injuries
at Ford hospital.
On the stand Tuesday. Stackhouse
testified that his fine had been paid
several time* after he had been
arrested and*'before he was told to
al'eged policy operator
The witness also testified that on
numbers on his own book for which
Bitonti refused to pay appioxi
matelv JT.SO m winning* on tne
lucky number* of 133. 150 and 130
The hit tickets were offered in
evidence a' the examination of tne
accused gambling-wee defendants
before Judge Home. Ferguson
Tuesday
Stackhouse .-tated that be had
written on an average nf SSO worth
of policy a day during the pa«t three
years for Bront. He win e policy
on May 27 1941 at which t me ne
played *6 m a number for himself
nis reporter was to.d by the eon-
A conferred *SO a day policy
writer who told this reporter that
he was beaten by hi*'former white
policy boss of Dearborn Mich , was
on the w’itness stand, Tuesday, to
testify before a one man grand
jury. Circuit Judge Homer Fergu
son. in an examination of 12 persons
indicted fur conspiracy to permit
gambling and vice in Dearborn
Mich. r
Foster Stackhouse 49. of 1337
Theodore avenue -lated that he had
been employed by John Bitonti
alleged policy operator of the
National Daily syndicate of Dear
born Mich
Dr. To Appeal
Jury Verdict
i Thi* week it was disclosed that
I Paul Lewis. 66 of 2668 Anlietam
jon a manslaughter charge in the
death of a young married woman
j following an illegal opera* on. al
legedly performed by the "doctor"
will appeaJ the verdict of the jury
room of Recorder's Judge Joseph
A Gillis last week
Grace Harris. 26 of 18466 K nger
avenue, was adfnitted to the Edvthe
K. Thomas Memorial hospital at
ary 12. d.ed 'he nex day. D: Alf
Thomas. Jr. who performed an
He also stated that 'he young
wife had told him several' tunes
that "doctor" Paul latWi' had per
formed an illegal operation upon
her in the presence of her hus
-tnmrt Moms^HaiTtu
An investigation by homic.de De
tective Sergeant Larry Sheehy and
Detective Arthur Glover disclosed
that the dead wman’s husband had
paid Leww *ls for the reported
operation
Lewis reportedly performed the
operation on the young wife on
December 19. last year and gave her
treatments. It was disclosed, until 1
December 23
| Convicted of the manslaughtei
charge. Lewis is expected to be
• sentenced on July 2 after a report
tion department to Judge Joseph
i A. Giilif.
DETROIT
This Week
Pup,: Recital of Elizabeth Gary
Sunday afternoon. June 29
3:30 pm YWCA
First Annual Parent* Bail a' May
fa r Ballroom. Friday, June 27
Booker T Wash.niton Trade Asso
ciation Exhibit. Forest Club June
13 to Funt 33 » to 12 daily
Booke. T Washington Trade Asso
ciation Luncheon every Wednes
day afternoon. 12:00 Y.W.C A
Moonlight Cru.*e. Monday. July 7
Usher Board of Bether AM E
1 church See advertisement
Derby Dance. 12 Horsemen* club
Thursday. June 26 9 30.
Excursion to Niagara Fal'« July 3
11 3ft p m See advertisement
Educational Prog, am -St. Luke
\ME hurh Highland Park
Mien , Sunday. June 29, 6 pm.
QCITYD
EDITION
Scents
And Worth It
NUMBER 13
THREATENED TO
KILL SELF ON
LEAVING HOME
.Ilushaml Drinks Lysol At
The Home Os
Sisler
Marital misunderstanding with
• their respective mates led 1 the
-mcide thi.* week of a young wife
| who left a death note for her nua-
I band and a young who
I w as sepaia ed from his wife, it was
disclosed this week by homicide
squad detective*.
"This is the better way out Ezall,
I all your money is under the paper
. n the trunk," was the message left
| •<> her husband by 23-year-old Ma
ne Solomon, unployed as a maid
by a white family at 115 W Grix
da'.e avenue and whose body was
recovered from the Detroit river on
Monday after, so the husband stat
ed his wife had threatened to com
mit suicide follow ing a family argu-
It was disclosed that the young
wife living at 1119 Lynn street had
Idft home nt approximately 9 am.,
after the family fight when she
threatened to take her own life
Threatened To Kill Self
Eza! Solomon stated that when his
wife left home early that morning
after threatening to end it all. she
had a bottle of what was believed
I to have been iodine in her purse.
Charles Blaske of 1257 Lycaste
street told police that he saw a
young woman wade into the river
ipproximately 50 or 60 feet and
, :hcn disappear beneath the water.
found and identified as belonging to
Mis. Mane Solomon with the death
note penned to her husband, a park-
MTSrr SUICIDES. Page %
Youth, 15,
Is Injured At
A Carnival
Police are investigating the in
! juries received by a 15-year-old
1 boy who har* left his home with a
14-ycar-old brother to attend a car
nival on Russell street between Hol
brook and Alger street Monday.
His mother. Thelma Hobbs, stated
that «he was at home when 14 year
j old Nelson Hobbs came to her sav
ing ’.hat Lindsay Hobbs, 15 years
old. had been hurt.
On her way to the carnival
gtounds! Thelma Hobbs met David
Dorsey and Margie Davis of *lB6
Cardoni street who told the mother
they had found Lindsay Hobb* lying
on ihe sidewalk across from the
I carnival injured, but did not know
how he alleged assault had oc
! Pol re later arrested John Cole
man. 17. of 8420 Russell street on
Meanwhile Coleman is held for
! investigation of an a ieged assault
on Lindsay Hobbs.
She Was Asleep,
Thus Woke Her
A 16-year-,.1d-girl told police that
‘he aa« a.-'eep bn a sota Ul fiar
; home last week wnen an in’ruder
entered, told her that he wanted
to rape ner and would cu’ her throat
if .‘he yelled for help.
Frightened, the girl made an out*
' cry and scared away the armed
■prowler who had he'd a kn.fe at
The young victim was
Receiving hospital for laceration*
iof three fingers of her left hand
which resulted when the a'leged
i thug described a* 35 years old. five
feet eleven inches tall, cut her be
fore making good h;s e^ape.
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