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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1943
Police
BOY FRIEND,
MAN HELD IN
MURDER QUIZ
*A roomer at 298 Hendrie street
and a reported boy friend of the
landlady were held for Investiga
tion of murder this week in the
brutal, bloody and fatal flat-iron
assault made up a 40-year-old
woman at the pbove address.
Two bloody towels found in the
rooms of two roomers and the flat
iron—the-death weapon—were held
this week by Lieut. James Turner
and Sgt. Harry Williams of the
Homicide Squad.
Police learned that the body of
Mrs. Willie Murphy, 40. of the Hen
drie street address was found dead
on the attic floor, with her head
bashed in and a blood splattered
flat-iron lying three feet from the
body, found by a roomer, Edward
Bernard, 37 years old.
Bernard and Charles Ramsey, 54,
of 311 E. Forest avenue, were held
for investigation. Police say they
found a bloody towel in the room
of Bernard and one in the room
of 37-year-old Bill Turner, sought
for questioning by police this week.
Police disclosed that Ramsey had
visited his reported girl friend’s
house on th« previous evening and
found it in disorder. He, according
to police, stated that Mrs. Murphy
kept a large amount of money in
a strong box at her home. Police
failed to locate any money on the
premises.
Bernard, according to police,
stated that he had come home from
work early in'the morning and had
found the dead and bloody body
o| his landlady on the floor in a
pool of blood.
Meanwhile police* are seeking
clues and investigating the death of
Mrs. Willie Murphy. No motive
has yet been advanced for the slay
ing.
San Francisco
Case May Test
Race Relations
SAN FRANCISCO—f ANP)—San
(Francisco may develop into an out
standing example of technique in
solving current race problems. Dr.
Charles S. Johnson, noted sociol
ogist. indicated in a review here
recently. San Francisco has been
one of the spots in the country
where experts cgpected riots to flare
up at any time, the rap.d expansion
of Negro population from 3.000 or
4.000 to 20.000 in little over a year,
desperate housing facilities, inabil
ity of migrants from the deep south
to adjust easily hat this highly cos
mopolitan Rty. all pointing to defin
ite racial trouble. Dr. Johnson spent
•jwosilh t|jr> awreegring the situa
•oa pointed Vlwaa ing' IndnH*
trial oeenpafftm. housing, tmugor
ta\ion, schooling and recreation for
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Health Studio, 291 E. Kirby street and is shown
being inspected hero by Benjamin McFall. Dr.
W. J. Moms. Ally. Harold E. Bledsoe and
Calvacaders Hold
Community Panel
On Civic Problem
The Cavalcaders. sponsored a
forum on "Juvenile Delinquency,
It’s Causes and Cures’’ on Sunday
at the Brewster Project Library.
Guest speaker for the occasion was
Mr. Watkins of the juvenile court,
who represented Judge D. J. Healy
who is ill. .
The speaker pointed out that the
public must become conscious of
this evil and its ramifications and
unite as never before to eradicate
it from our community. He stressed
the fact that negligent parents are
largely responsible for this menace,
and informed the audience that the
juvenile courts arc using a more
humane approach to the problem
and are stressing citizenship and
patriotism. The importance of a Big
Brother and'Bfg Sister movement
was brought out.
Mr. Watkins lauded ♦he Caval
caders for being mindful of the
problems of the community and for
taking a forward step in combating
those problems with intelligence
and broad mindedness.
Mr. C. l«Bro« Slmmone of ttoa
national Negro Cofigrwa, Detroit
Chapter, was preeant at the forum
and gave > brief ata|toh of ttihh*
lOOjPwKCutlft MCfiMMr W
CavnJcadera and W. B. Mcfntoaa
Is chairman.
(THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE m~ • X RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
VISITING IN CHICAGO
■ »’™2L.
Mrs. Eris Gooch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Watson, of
Clay street, who is visiting relatives and friends in Chicago. Mrs.
Gooch is a former resident oi the Windy City.—Photo by Frank
Brown.
Christmas TYffi,
W^Svi^AtOenters
. i t
To the children of hundreds of
readers of this newspaper, the af
ternoon of Dec. 24 will be a ga*la
afternoon, surpassed only by the
actual Christmas festivities in their
own homes. They are the boys and
girls who attend recreation classes
and clubs at the Birdhurst, Brew
ster, and Mt. Vernon recreation
centers where the annual Christmas
tree lighting services will be held
at that time.
As the lights on the trees sparkle
and gleam, the big-eyed, excited
children will await the arrival of
Santa Claus with his enormous
pack which *hey know will be
loaded with candy, fruit and other
goodies for them. While waiting for
Here’s A Story
For Nineteen
Who Gave Blood
Twenty-one-year-old Jo<x>rh L.
Wooten, of 234 Alfred street walked
into the office of the Michigan
Chronicle Saturday and asked for
a reporter. Wooten had something
to say but didn't know how to say
it. or to whom it should be said.
He didn't even know whether the
newspaper would print what he had
to say, but he went on, he had to
get it off his mind.
The reporter listened—and
proddixl the modest young man—
and this is the story that was finally
told, a story written especially for
19 persons who didn’t know’ that
thev helped save a life on that ter
rible June 21 when the Infamous
race riot was at its height: *'l was
standing at a parking lot on June
21 when—l don't know why, so
don't ask me—l was shot by a
policeman. One of the bullets
lodged in my stomach and the
other in one of my legs. By the
time I was taken to Receiving hos
pital I had lost so much blood the
doctors said only a transfusion
would save me.
“I guess you don’t know what it
means to hear a doctor say that if
voa don't get blood from some
b>xiv soon you will die" The re
porter agreed that he didn’t know*.
Wooten went on. "After the trans
fusion my condition became stead
ily worse and the doctors began to
call for more blood, but that isn t
what 1 m getting at.
• What 1 really want to say Is
that before I got out of the danger
zone. 19 people had given their
blood to help *ave my life. I don't
know who they are, or how’ they
happened to come to my rescue. But
thov were there to save my life and
I vc been trying ever since Oct. 20
when I was discharged from the
hospital to find a way to thank
' "That’s about all there Is to the
story. I just want those people to
know that I appreciate what they
did for me. Will you tell them for
me’* Thank/ a million."
And that IS all there Is to the
story If you arc one of 19 people
who donated blood to help save a
life on June 21. and didn’t know
who«o life \ou were saving. Joseph
Wooten want* you to know that
he didn’t forget But who will for
get June 21,
George McFall as Owner Carlson Burnett shows
them the facilities offered in the infra-red treat
ments of patients. The studio is under the su
pervision of Dr. S. W. Jenkins. *
this jolly fellow to appear they
will be entertained with music,
dancing, singing, and other amus
ing diversions.
Municipal Tree
At the same time the municipal
Christmas tree ceremonies will be
held in front of the City Hall and
pretty eighUyear-old flna Zanier
will place a Victory plaque on the
tree to symbolise the second war
Christmas tree to go unlighted.
Every community c-nter con
ducted by the Department of Parks
and Recreation will have tree light
ing services on a smaller scale.
Trees for all oi them, including the
giant tree at the City Hall,
been donated by the Forty and
Eight, Voiture 102, American
Legion.
The Birdhurst Recreation Ceni.r
has planned their program from 4 !
to 6 p. m. Friday. Everybody will
join in community singing of
Christmas carols and members of
the classes will stage the rest of
the entertainment. With all the tal
ent in that section there's bound
to be a great show and. of course.
Santa Claus' visit will wind up the
proceedings.
Brewster’* Tree
Brewster Recreation Center’s
program will start at 5 p. m. with
a Christmas play a$ the main fea
ture. A recitation of the well
loved poem ’"Twas the Night Be
fore Christmas” plus the singing of
Christmas carols and five other acts
of entertainment will establish the
mood for the arrival of Santa Claua.
In addition to the members of
classes conducted at Brewster,
children from he Brewster Hones
clinics hav’e been invited to be
present.* Through the Amerioan
Red Cross a number o.* toys and
other useful gifts have found their
way into Santa's pack to be given
to deserving little boys and %rls.
Mt. Bernon Recreation an
nounces the tree
for 5 p. m Children who attend the
center have been eagerly awaiting
this program for weeks and have
prepared a skit which is all about
Christmas. Of course the tradit
ional Christmas carols will have an
important place in thd services.
Mention should be made of the
many fine volunteers who help each
year in making these programs a
success. Members of the Youth
Service Organization and men and
women who lead busy lives, will
take time out to give their services
so that the children’s Christmas
parties will go off well. Their co *
tribution is a hearVwarming ex
pression of cooperation and the
workers at *he centers and the
executives of the department are
deeply grateful.
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YMCA Forum Committee, an
nounced that the Y’s most informa
, tlve and purposeful forum series
will open its twentieth year Sun
day. Jan. 9. at 4 at SL Antoine
Branch YMCA. *
Normah *Q. Humphrey, assistant
professor of sociology and anthro
pology of Wayne university, will
discuss “Race and the Post-War
World." Professor Humphrey is re
source analyst of Detroit Council of
Sociology and co-author of the re
cent book “Race Riots.” This book
has provided a great deal of com
munity interest and many De
troiters will be very anxious to
have the speaker elaborate on some
of the statements contained in this
book.
January 16, Dr. Thobum T.
Brambaugh, executive secretary of
the Detroit Council of Churches,
will speak on the subject “The
Church and the Post War World.”
January 16 and January 23, the
committee is planning to present
Alexander Ruthvan, president of
the Uinversity of Michigan. On
January 30. through the coopera
tion of the Wolverine Bar associa-.
tion, Forum listeners will hear At
torney Homer Brown, member of
the Pittsburgh legislature.
The “Y” Forum will open
Eromptly at 4 p.m. every Sunday
eginning January 9 and closing
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Roy Wilkins To
Review Defense
OfNAACPBody
Roy Wilkins, editor of the Crisis
Magazine will speak for the Detroit
Branch NAACP on “Legal Defense’’
day. Sunday. January 9, 1944, at
Bethel AME church. The meeting
will be held at 3:00 p. m. in the af
ternoon and closes the drive of
$1,500 00 Legal Defense funds to be
raised by members of the associa
tion.
Mr. Wilkins will review the work
of the NAACP during 1943, and will
tell something of what is expected
in 1944. A history of the legal work
of the association through the years
will be given with emphasis on
some outstanding cases.
The meeting, first Jn the year
1944 series of NAACP membership
meetings, promises to turn out an
Easfer Sunday. Each presentation
affords an opportunity for the De
troit public to become better ac
quainted with the swift moving
current events of the world. It is
also the work of the Committee
to help crystalize the thinking of
the community on the problem in
volved in permanent peace.
GREETINGS
DR. FRANK P. RAIFORD
Tobin Building
Hours: 12-2; 6-8
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overflow gathering to hear the mil
itant editor of the association's
widely read publication.
Dr. James J. McClendon, presi
dent of the NAACP, ufged that all
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