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PAGE SIXTEEN
WINS PRAISE
At the ctose of the lend lease r 11. a! the St. Stephen
A.M.K. church last Friday evening, anew «; lecn was
crowned. Mrs. Virginia Chapmen cf th- ! ; I II rt club,
for having raised the highest amoral of m ney of "any
individual in the church. In the abo'c photo, the Rev
WOULD ABOLISH
POLL TAX FOR
MANY NEGROES
Ten Million Denied Right
To Vote In
South
B' GEORGE B MURPHY fR
Washington. and c-a in:
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F
( lasses Forming
Now At Flemings
Tm rr.rn"men; :.mo a* the Jhem
-- * •; •-.» Cosmetology. located
f• - ' r. •••.* Jr .f. table
T> • •
Detroiter* of both race* stormed city hall Friday de
manding a show-down from Mayor Jeffries on who is to
occupy the Sojourner Truth housing project originally
designed for Negro tenants. Three riots have broken
WESTSIDE DETROIT
By SET iIE ELLINGTON
Let The Flag Still Wave
p: inr.pic upon wh n: Amcr.c n dr- (
to mm
I a,.do. and new ..n - ir..,rte known
Reverend A >l. Martin Feted;
Surprise Rirthriav Party
I Thn Reverend A M Martn pa* .
...... , ', ■ ,
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKI/.
STORM DETROIT CITY HAEE OVER HOUSING PROJECT
5242 Vincwood Avenue
M '•
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and Mi < v\ ■ <' _• Mr ;.:vi !
! Mr.«, Th m. • It- .i • MsP. 1> R 1
nson. Mrs R ■ .» \l Be! Maine i
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Mrs D.ii.-y Mri • . M.Tm .1 .•».«,
• Mr* Erne-tine 1 .>„n Mr
M ■ *1 M
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I Jackson Mr i . .• p ,
Mrs A .re T M
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i*tl Mrs A \V . M. M-. .!
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Mrs A. Field R B vn »
’ nan." Mi- Ro.v «• V • •>• .r R. ■ -<i
Mrs .I W St I w
VI and M r \ s. h Dr ; , r .d !
Mr.« M F. H.i .. Mrs Am
Stone It-* c. Bo • |
Beasley, \ p, tt || Ci. . r M -
K Bor- Mr- V firm, Mr, Hen
netta Todd. M V .F- o- M e
!Do.,a M Mr M F, ....
j Mrs. Ok.e Ga.ca A 5473 Tw ci.tj -,
1
e.’vml Howell is shown in the pulpit and in the foreground |
are, left to right. T. Waterfield. M. Harrington and
Mrs. ( hapman. Shown here are the newly elected officers ]
of the Zeta chapter of lota Phi Lambda sorority. (Photo
I) Grace McTyre. president of the organization. Other !
out between whites and Negroes over control of the
project. Jeffries, taking a middle-way position, blamed
■th sides for the violence which has resulted over the
j fourth street, w ishes to thank the i
i Jj.eu.c dui.ns the illness and bo-j
,tk. who p.i Y ed on February 28 !
Fight Gayettes Entertained
M B.i. u.; Pryor cntcrt.i ned j
:he F ill Cuvettes at the home of I
-Ivi—.Mia. Em.a Th.nn.LS us .
Ikoß Wood'-nv. The mec .ng was]
_-*;*ned with tne "Lora's Pra>er."j
ui ; B. aii:.ful :.i.L. ju. i
p .n« were rarr.od o.it (.<: the
f if.ire and delightful plate supper i
‘was served. The c'ub inert* every !
Thursday of each week M -mber* ]
Emm. Thom-v T:.-- .. J C ;.ic
. Louise Hamilton. c Elea Jomison 1
Burd.-: Prior, an.; Ethel Thomas. I
Home From Visit
M .- Mabel Curtis of 3878 West
-Dend.nz some t rr.c \ • : tig f .ends
, Chicago, and East S* Louis. ’ i
The Fee Duchess t'luh
Mrs A-me ha Thompson enter- 1
After
A! re Henry. O Fnuav. Other i
m-.rucr* rre.tcnt were Me.-dame* !
CI.« rr. M .U.e Spencer, and Grace
Miss Betty Tate Honored
M>, Belly Jeen TaV .* 2 v en ?
lie* mother M - Hen. .-1. Tata <v
3432 Vmewood M *.s Tate left Sun
d > afternoon for Boston, am New I
York.
.fine, Oi.ver Boone, M; «nd Mrs j
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS OF SORORITY
club members arc shown in photo 2. Sitting, left to
right arc Hcnnie Thompson. Yvonne (ireenlec. Postella
Gresham. Maxine Broyles, Hy Louise (irooms, Hattie
Toodles. Standing are Sylvia Tucker. Lottie Donald and
Billie Philips.—Photo hy Sonny Edwards.
project and declared that he would make no move to
assign tenants to the development unless the federal
government guarantees him support.
James C M E church. A special pro
i g -tm ha* been arranged. Solos by
F* y T -'k* D r « Ware, and the
F r*t Rapt,St Gaspel chorus. There
.* 1 a:.-o he re.id.ng*. *olo*. and
\ *1 n selections The public is
. rd a \ ;n\ .-.rd. Yu.ande Maddox.
i 4 ise \\ Social Club
j The F:v« W %OOi»l Club EC With
; Mr- F en Aik nson of 48.17 Moore
| anniversary tea on March 22. A :
1 the club adjourned to meet with
j Mr*. Maude Gould of 1209 Welling- j
ton on the next meeting date.
New Fight Junior Choir Concert I
| The junior choir of New Light I
• Baptist church gave a concert on |
I Fr.day night, which proved a great
"* Vr.r
j commended for her excellent work .
j with th> junio s
Plan Fete To Honor
Nathan Straus, Foreman
' NEW OR! .CANS. I* —At »n
1 exeeut.ve mec ng of the New Or
j n, ght. p an* were effected to g\e.
Straus, formerly United Sta f e»!
iH.ms.ng Adm.n.strator
Foreman. Atlanta, who ha* done I
i . eaiment from governmental agen- j
.v * n Washington. D C.
j It - o be recalled that both of i
t it above named have been remov-'
I T..m.f4Btel in Negroes who have
C 0i Cr °* PrU ° h<Ki
Edsel Mtdd’ebrook, Betty Ann
! Wheels-. H..nk* Ja,on. Thom,.* W l
{..anil Dabs Wheeler. JohiTefte West.
\.\ n 1.-.ce D ... y Chenaull. G: ox or
sir. me. M...C Jack'...,, Walter
IKn • ! Ac .tha Kersey. D.o and M .r
--.n. J>e Meg. • A v n Pr.ce l.ilv
I R.mkrfe George T...l*ert F .«nk
j Perry Adolphus Fiel-.v D.ck Blev
tVest ( liarilv Cnunrit
Second \nni«ersar*
z ic : second snn.versarv tea i
jat :he nome ->' Mrs K.u e Tanker- j
[ afternoon. March -2 Friends are in- !
Mrs. I ula Mahoney fittest
Q.S.J. Study ( luh
Mrs. Lula Mahoney who has re
cently icturne.i from Mexico took]
I the Q S.r Study club on a stroll |
>he v:.-.trd toe club :n their regu- !
'lif meeting last work, and told!
i hem of her trip. The meeting was !
held at the home of Mrs F R Per
il*.ns. Mrs. A R Sm.th, president of,
! the club presided.
Party On First Rirthdav
| Mr. and Mrs William Hines hon
• die formed the center piece The I
• F'.-lieJoann Sanderlyn Bcttdelta |
'W hy. D>.is Williams. ..no Willie'
, V
Motored To f'levrland
Mr. and Mr* Jarne* Phelps and [
Mi and Mr* Charlie Houch.ns mo-|
Pleas-nt Sunday At St. James
j 22, v*..l be pleaaant Sunday at St
SATURDAY. MARCH 21, 1042
DORIS MILLER
DISCLOSED AS
'HARBOR' HERO
Manned Machine Gun,
Aided Dying Captain
Aboard Arizona
NEW YORK D0... M.:>r ia the
name of the Negro messman hero
of Pearl Harbor. When the Jap
anese attack on Pearl Harbor oc
rurred last Dec 7, he new* ds-
I patches indicated that a Negro
me„inan had manned an anti-air
craft gun on the dock of the U S S.
Arizona and fought the enemy until
the amunition was exhausted. Ac
cordingly, since the name of this
Negro messman had not been given
m any of the news stories his cita
tion on the Honor Roil of Race Re
lation.* conducted by the Schom
burg Collection of the New York
Public Lib .rv was in the follow
ing words:
THE UNNAMED NEGRO MUS
MAN* of the U.S.S. Arizona, Who
during the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor manned an anti
aircraft gun and fought the
exhausted another example of
the loyalty and devotion of Ne
gro Americans in an arm of our
national defense for which
training them because of color.
Asa result of correspondence bo-
I tween Dr. L D Reddick of the New
York Public library and the U S.
j Navy Department it i.s now ce-tam
! that Do.-i.* Ms ler is the correct
name of this black hero at Pea l
: Harbor. The statement from the
.office of Public Relations, Secretary
of the Navy to Dr. Reddick is a*
March 5. 1942
| Dear Mr. Reddick:
Mt. Clemens
j Th * office ha* been provided . i‘h
tendant who manned a n.arhine
j sun during the Japanese rad on
[ Port H - • . y
i now that he is Doris Miller. Me.**
Attendant 2nd Class. U. S Navy.
1 Miller is a ~r ,4m.
'here he was born Oct. 12. 1919 He
jen.istcd in the Navy at Dallas. Tex
-1 on September 16. 1939 Hs ,*
lie son of Conerv Miller, Routt L
f Box 339. Waco. Texas.
In company with two officers snd
j several enlisted men. Miller wa* on
’he signal bridge of a battlesh.p
w hen the commanding officer of the
. ' esscl received a fata! abdominal
-vound. While the others sought ‘o
a N •
Reserve Lieutenant and Miller man-
I ned a pair of machmc-guns and
j tired upon the attacking planes
I dered the machine-guns useless.
I Unable to lower their Captain o n
an improvi. i stretcher, four offi
cers and men. including Miller,
carried him from the blazing bridge
of the ship to the more sheltered
deck tmder the portswie anti-air
craft guns.
Dying, the Captain ordered ths
. officers and men to abandon ahip.
j Finding other means of escape
"slocked becau*e of the flame*T they
made their way to shore, hand over
hand, along lines strung deckward
from a boat crane.
Trusting that you will call upon
this office whenever it can be of
assistance. I am
Very truly your*
Arthur A. Allen.
Lieutenant. U S N It
[ Press Relations Section
THANKS ( R( SADF.RS
| I. Prof W. C. Cooke, wish to thank
the Crusaders of which Dr. E. G.
Boddie is the president, for giving
me the opportunity to give Warren
The system s'.irts from Warren ave
nue to Russell. We are short of one
light which is now being installed
and w.ll complete the lighting sys
tem. Thanking you for your co
operation. Respectfully yours. Prof.
W. C Cooke.
be each Tuesday n ght from 7 to 9
at Morning Star Baptist church.
Because you didn't see your new*
weren t too and sappomted—illness
kept us from getting the news to
the office in t.me. Well try not
j let th.s happen again and if you
have *orre new* lust drop it off at
49 Barbara - ca.i 1150-M —So long
! Mr.*: N. Clayton of August. Ga !
.
vii.-sions. the Missionary society of
Turner Chapel church w hich met I
: t Thursday at the home of Mrs.!
| Willie Jones of Beyne street, gur- I
■
played, refreshments served and an]
i enjoyable time was had by ail. i
Mr. and Mrs. David Parker from
i , '- - .- de Detroit w ere Sunday visit- ‘
j-rs w ;h the Irby a on Beyne street. I
, • -o Mr and Mr* Gran' Show \is-i
- d with their fam .v. the Stevens]
: .n R 'Or- '..'.>n s',ecu j
! V'" «' : - Pcnrl French «„ the
• Tun. (t ic even ,c a' the home'
| ,f M . Pcv t„n cn How ard tlrcct. |
V'e re sorry to learn of the con
i' uiod I ness of Mr*. Celest.ne
Saunders of North Walnut street.
O.- svmpaihy « extended to the
;n, p!. , and n e.T.rTc: 5 ;f family of
[ Mrs. Daisey Hannah who pa.-*ed
Tuesday morning Her many
WITH THE CHCRCHFS
' The monthly —mre*:ng —rrf the
, Inion of Choirs which met last
! Sunday at Z.on Baptist church,
i Q t nn road, was a great success.
, p,i n e Mormner of Detroit appear
j ed on the program as one of the
i Z iest artist*. Mormner wiH appear
j n a musical hursday night. March
! 19 at Turner Chapel church.
Among the many present at this
; 2"eat songfeast were Jackie Norse
t wi;u L-luia—tha 1 altar t
* here from a visit; Sadie Upshaw
l and mother. Mrs. Frances Jones: I
j Rev. and Mrs. Dozier, the Hoeko-
I days. Mane Drewy. Mr and Mrs.
j Trice Drewev. R. V McCallumn,
] Mr* O Flatver*. Pearl Miller. John
. oe Graham, the HU Sisters, and
Don't forget the last Sundav in
i it * m nth at three in the after
| noon, the pastors chorus of Turner
Chapel C MT. church w ill Join in
I v ;th the Civic chorus of the r/.y at
.the 7..0r Evangel.cal church to ren
jdcr .spec a 1 Easter music Mr? Flor
ence Bi.rdett ;s sponsor. Robert
Williams from St. Clair Shores is
The Min sters* A1 ance's regular
■he held at 7.ion Bapti-t church
Q imn road Sunday afternoon at 3
pm. Rev Whoey. pastor.
RED CRD**
Classes offered by the Red Cross
| have been organ.zed. Meetings will 1

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