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FEPC—
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hood of Locomotive Engineers; In*
ternatlonal Association of Machln
lets and the International Brother
hood of Boilermakerr, Iron Ship
builders and Helpers of America.
Nona of the unions put In an official
appearance at the hearings
The committee, in its findings,
took a hefty blow at the south
eastern conference aereem.nt be
tween the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Foremen and Enjrtnemen and 10
railroads.
Bias Agreement
"Hie agreement, the FEPC ruled.
Is designed for no other purpose
than to cut d.>wn the employment
©f Negroes as firemen and to in
crease the hir.rg of whites in these
positions The agreement seeks to
accomplish this, Malcolm Row
chairman of FEPC saia, through
limiting firemen's Jobs to "prompt
able men," and then by excluding
all Negro workers from pn motion
Testimony st the hearings p inted
to a steady decline ,n the nurr.l>er of
Negroes employed in all but the
lowest categories during the past 20
years This decline, it was brought
out, was occurring .n the face of
•harp demands b> the railroads for
more manpower to meet the orcss
ing demands of wartime truffle.
A great deal of reluctance Existed
somewhere between the FEPC and
the Office of War Information with
regard to the amount of informa
tion that ought to be with
regard to the findings in the cases
heard. Something of a minor battle
actually raged .n OWI on the
matter
In spite nf this attempt to clamp
down, additional facts regarding
the hearings were obtained by the
Associated Negro Press *
Demands Equal Rights
Regarding the southeastern agree
ment, the FEPC directed that any
agreement entered into between the
railroads and the brotherhood, in
lieu of the denounced one. “shall
contain no provisions dr terms dis
criminating against any employe or
applicant for employment because
of race, creed, color or national
origin."
The committee told the various
offenders to "adjust the employ
ment policy and prances so that all
reeded workers shall be hired and
•11 company employes shall be pro
moted or upgraded without regard
to race, creed, eoler or national
origin," as set forth In Executive
Order 9346.
The committee could find no Jus
tification in the argument of the
carriers that public resentment
would prohibit advancement of Ne
groes in certain jobs, or their hire
far that metier.
“It will scarcely do to point to
social conditions, traditions or
usages in attempting to answer
such questions for the duties of
those employes involved no ming
ling with the public on terms of so
cial equality," the ruling said.
“Further, the public all over the
South has been accustomed to Ne
groes filling ‘hose positions since
the winning of the company's
existence." '
On the Pennsylvania and the New
York Central, questions arose over
the matter of promotions to stew
ardships- The committee declared
that “no question Involving super
vision of white men by a Negro can
arise because a steward supervises
nobody except Negroes."
In those Instances where Negroes
were being refused employment or
promotion because of race In cer
tain categories, companies were or
dered to instruct personnel officers
to accept, and public employment
offices to refer, "workers for all
classifications of work or training
solely on the basis of their qualifi
cations without regard to their race
or color."
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i called and failed to identify thom
-1 selves.
Both Hired To "Keep Pearr"
Tarrvble Whitworth testified that
he had placed two calls for help
after he had seen what was hap
| pening outside the building. Ho also
! disclosed that both the suspended
officers were employed to “keep the
j peace’ in the dance hall on the night
I in question.
He named several p lice officers
and deputy sheriffs as receiving
seven dollars per night for their
i service in “keeping the peace."
| Corporation Counsel Nathaniel
; Goldstick. read a citation from the
police manual prohibiting police of
ficers from accepting other employ-
I ment compensation outside the
department.
Inspector Blames Both Defendants
Inspector Chester Cox, command
ing officer of 13th precinct station,
the superior officer of the two sus
i pended police officers testified that
both were guilty of "conduct un
becoming an officer" when they
failed to tell their superior officer
of the incident at Forest club, at
which time someone later identified
as'l,eo Tipton made the false rumor
that a mother and child had been
thrown into Belle Isle river by
white people on June 20
Tuesday afternoon statements
made by Williams and Stewart in
the prosecutor’s office and at the
examination held before Recorder’s
Judge John P. Scallen were read
into evidence !?y assistant prosecu
tor Edward A. Elsarelli and the trial
board stenographer.
In the statements both former of
ficers denied making any effort to
wards helping their brother officers
attempt to disperse the mob just
ouUide the Forest club. Both stated
they thought the police already at
the scene were able to take care of
the situation.
They also stated they remained
Inside the building, during which
time they attempted to learn the
identity of the announcement mak
er, so they could arrest him.
Defense Has Six 'Fitnesses
Inspector Cox slso disclosed that
he had asked his officers to make a
written report of any information
they may have had regarding the
two day riot He read statements
made by both Stewart and Williams
in their riot duty reports made on
August 6. this year.
Neither had disclosed the Forest
club incident in their riot duty re
port Inspector Cox testified that
tacted their superior officer and
they should have immediately con
notified him of the Forest
rumor announcemmt.
The defense is expected to pres
ent their witnesses when the hear
ing resumes on Wednesday morn
ing at police headquarters.
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Mary Wright, eponi ■ few days
in Dotroit whilo on a ton-day
furlrugh visiting relatives and
frionds. Whila hi.o ho was on*
tortainod at several affaire given
in hi« honor. Ho received sev
oral lovely gift* whilo at homo,
among thorn was a beautiful
army insignia ring given to him
by hie sistor and a lovely kit
from his wifa. A dinnar was
given at tha homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Jamas Hepburn on lha eve
of his dapartura.
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Mr. and Mrs. Elwood J. Cook of 9242 Cameron avenue wish lo
announce the engagement of their daughter, Bertha Louise, to
First Sergeant Robert N. Lee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Lee
of Inkster. The bride-elect it a secretary on the staff of the De
troit Council of Churches and Robert is top sergeant in the 1317th
Guard Squadron at the Army Air Base in Richmond- Va. The date
for the wedding has not been set.
FEPC Moves To Stop
Firing Of 200 Workers
WASHINGTON. Moving swift
ly in an atterppt to halt threatened
disoharge of several hundred Negro
workers from the Marinship Corp
oration shipyard at Sausalito, Calif,
for non-payment of dues to the
Boilermakers’ union auxiliary local,
the President’s Committee on Fair
Employment Practice this week
wired officials of the company and
the union, requesting withholding
of any action pending issuance of
the Committee's findings on its re
cent West Coast hearings.
A meeting of union officials, man
agement representatives and FEPC
representatives was scheduled for
this week In San Francisco. In
volved in the dispute are a large
number of Negro workers who have
failed, the union charges, to pay
their dues to Auxiliary Local 41.
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USO center last week. The contribution in
cluded record albums, games, cigaretts. candiea
and cookies. Men of the Coast Guard, Navy
and Army are shown accepting the gifts.
which has been set up under juris
diction of Subordinate Lodge No. 6
for the area.
Nearly Nude, Man
Shot By Roomer
An argument between two room
ers over reportedly indecent ap
pearance of one of them resulted
in the shooting of Nathaniel Har
ris, 20. of 2223 Sherman street.
Police learned that Harris had
just taken a bath and was combing
his hair while attired in his under
wear when an argument arose be
tween Harris and Henry Perry, 48,
of the Sherman Street address.
Perry objected to Harris’ being
nearly undressed and then the ar
-1 gument ensued until Perry, so
Hospital —
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rectors of the new Medical Science
Center Corporation, and adminis
tration officers of the university.
The three blocks are to be used
as a site for the Wayne university
County hospital. Construction
should begin within a year, accord
ing to Dr. Edgar H Norris, dean of
Wayne university College of Medi
cine.
The proposed site would comprise
12 blocks in which no less than
13.000 Negroes live. In addition,
there Is a largt segment of Negro
business and two of the largest
Negro churches—Bethel A M E. and
Scott Methodist
Some of the business establish
ments in the area are Paradise Dis
tributing Agency. Porters Cleaners,
Adams Standard Service, and
Michigan Democratic Clubs. There
is also the Falrview Sanitarium
and the Great Lakes Manor, an
apartment house owned and op
erated by Great Lakes Mutual In
surance company.
Face Restrictions
While the majority of the resi
dents in the area have shown an in
difference to the selection of their
community for the site of the Medi
cal Science Center, others look on
it with favor, providing those
affected can be relocated with ade
quate housing. And this poses the
question of a new community for
Negro residents.
One of the principal objections
raised by one property owner cen
ters around the covenants and legal
restrictions that will confront them
should they be dislodged and forced
to seek other property.
Reuben Ray. president of the
Paradise Distributing Agency, stated
that he was in favor of the selection
because it would help develop what
is now a highly congested slum
area. And on the other hand. Jasper
Adams, owner of Adams Standard
Service at Beaubicn and Farns
worth. opposed the selection, point
ing out that it would disrupt well
established Negro business in the
area, and at the same time It would
be hard for these same business
men to obtain other suitable spots
At the same time the rank and
file of those living outside the area
and not nffected in any manner by
the selection, are looking on with
the same indifference of many of
the residents within the area. The
only question most of them raise
is that of adequate housing for
those who will be forced to seek
other living quarters.
According to one of the property
Sners, the meeting Thursday night
been called to determine if legal
J>» should be instituted to stop
the condemnation of the property
within the area, and also to select
a committee to consult with city
officials and urge them to select
another area for the center. The
meeting Is slated for 8 p m.
police say, got his gun end shot
Harris in the right hip.
5000 New Members By
January 1,1944
Join the National Negro Congress (Detroit Council) and help abolish jim crow
in the armed forces of the United States.
The Executive Committee of the National Negro Congress adopted the following
Anti-Jim Crow program in its Cleveland, Ohio, meeting September, 1943:
1. Issuance of an Executive Order by the President to abolish jim crow
in every branch of the fighting forces.
2. Introduction of a congressional bill to outlaw discrimination in the
Army, Navy and Air Corps.
3. Establishment of a National Committee to abolish Jim Crow in the
armed forces, consolidating the efforts of all organizations having this
- as their aim.
Among other things, the program of the National Negro Congress calls for: Un
conditional surrender of the Axis; the arrest and conviction of leaders of the Ku
Klux Klan, Black Legion, and other anti-Negro and pro-fascist organizations; passage
of HR 7 the Marcantonio Anti-Poll Tax Bill by the Senate of the United States; full
integration of the Negro people into industry without discrimination; cooperation
with the trade union movement to secure the greatest possible unity of labor and
the organization of non-union workers; registration of every Negro voter for the
1944 elections; equal opportunity for Negro artists; the protection of living standards
during the war and after; a “Food for Victory” program, based upon farm production
subsidies.
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Regular Meeting Monday, December 6th; St. Antoine Y.M.C.A. - 7:30 O'Clock
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Mrs. Laura McGlory of 1959
Prinea street, last tha twenty
third of this month to apand
Thanksgiving day with har sis
ter and brothar in Gary. Ind.,
from whanca sha will go to
spand a saw days with Mrs.
Emma Moora in Chicagow lIL
Gridders —
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great All-American now serving
with the armed forces. Kuzma was
stricken last spring.
Franks was selected by Grantland
Rice last fall for one of the guard
positions on his All-American team,
the fifth Negro to win this gridiron
distinction. It was Frank’s aggres
siveness, uncanny ability to diag
nose plays of the enemy and sub
sequently slash through to spill
runners, plus his offensive ability,
that caused his selection.
Not only was Franks a great ath
lete, with indications pointing to
him winning another All-American
berth, but he is an excellent stu
dent. He is a graduate of Ham
tramck high school and plans to
enter the dental college.
Spot News —
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that he will throw a party for
Judge Rivers on December 18.
SIT CAREFULLY
In rendering a decision on a street
car fracas, Judge John Kelly of
Knoxville’s Circuit court said the
following last week: ’’There has
been a custom, too well established
in this community to admit of dis
pute and so well known that the
court may take judicial notice
thereof, whereby in public street
cars white passengers are seated
from the front to the rear and
colored passengers from the rear to
the front.”
Tuberculosis Is not inherited. It
spoeads from the sick to the well.
One may have the disease for a long
time, perhaps years, without being
aware of its true nature.
Sold Beer To
MinorsTJailed
William Averitte, 48. of 18543
Wexford avenue, was sentenced to
serve 90 days in the Detroit House
of Correction on Monday by Re
corder’s Judge Thomas M. Cotter,
who found him guilty of selling
beer to minors.
Averitte, a bellhop In a white
hotel, according to testimony given
in court sold ten bottles of beer
to a group of teen-age white
musicians in the Dixieland Hotel.
One witness said that the bell
hop sold the ten bottles of beer
“from his private stock” for $2.85
3 Nabbed Here
Andrew Louis Burgess, slias Buf
falo, 36, of 1422 Beaubien street,
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a as one of several persons arrested
by the narcotic squad last week and
held for investigation of violating
the Marihuana Tax Act, so police
records disclosed.
Murder —
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in the left chest with • white bone
handled knife.
Jimmy staggered from the bed
room rnd collapsed on the front
room floor, whefe he was lying
when polis* arrived and questioned
him. -ie accused his wife of the
stt bbing and was rushed to Re
ceiving hospital.
However, he died n short time
later. Meanwhile, Mrs Mildred
Sullivan was treated for two knife
wounds on her thighs, reportedly
self-inflicted during the altercation
with her husband,
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