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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, TM*
Committee Fights The Eviction Of Six Detroit Families
RACIAL EQUALITY
SRC UP OPPOSES
DRASTIC ACTION
On December 1, 1943, Corpora*
tion Counsel Paul E. Krause Issued
•1-day eviction notices to six Ne
gro families living at Alexandrine
end Sixth street. The housing com
mittee of the Committee of Racial
Equality has becomd concerned
with this case, because court ac
tion is imminent, and the city has
not provided any housing facilities
for the six families. Three of the
family’s-head are members of the
United Automobile Worker's Union.
CIO, and two are recipients of aid
from the Bureau of Aid to Depen
dent Children.
The six families live in a two
story frame building which is a
part of the property bought by the
city to build the Jeffrie's Housing
Project in the post war iperiod. The
area in which this building is lo
cated is bounded by Canfield on the
North, Gibson on the West, Haynes
on the South and Hamilton on the
East.
Slum Conditions
All the property in this area typi
fies slum conditions and the build
ing in which the six families live
is especially bad. It is a health
hazard as well as a fire trap. Plaster
falls frequently from the walls and
ceilings, leaving the laths exposed.
Several of the toilets are beyond
repair and unusable. It is in two
room apartments of this nature that
large families are forced to live
because of the hous.ng shortage.
Mrs. Walter Berman, one of the
tenants, told the interviewer from
the Committee on Racial Equality
housing committee that they, as all
of the rest, were told to apply for
housing at the War Housing Com
mission. 305 W. Fort street. She
was informed upon completing the
detail questionaire that she would
be notified by mail of housing in
which they could move. January 1,
arrived and no notice had been re
ceived by any of the six families.
On January 3. Mack K. Herley.
head of the Detroit Housing Com
m.ssion War Housing Center, was
contacted by the Core investigator
and questioned as to what plans
were being made to provide hous
ing for these six families as court
action was imminent and five of
these families had absolutely no
place to move to. The sixth family,
a man and his wife, were faced
with the problem of storing their
furniture and finding a room, if
that was possible. Mr. Herley then
*>ked what was the nationality of
the tenants and upon being in
formed that, they were Neg Toes he
stated, "We. don't have any hous
ing for Negroes at this date.” Upon
being further questioned as to what
-would be done for these people Mr.
Herley stated that the judge usually
-was lenient and perhaps would de
fer the evictions until the commis
sion bad housing for these tenants.
At the present time Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Berman, with seven chil
dren; Mr. end Mrs. Henry Junior
-with five children, one being ill;
Mrs. Bessie Perry, whose two chil
dren are at home while she is still
In the hospital after being sent
there December 15; Mrs Elite Bal
lard. with three children and a
granddaughter; and Mr and Mrs.
Bert Daniel with Mrs. Daniel con
fined to her apartment because of
a scalded leg. comprise the 33 per
sons who face eviction when no one
should be without shelter.
C.O.R.E. ACTICE
The Housing Committee of the
Committee of Racial Equality is
determined that people such as
these shall not be evicted until the
City of Detroit provides a decent
Jilace for these persons to move
nto.
The citizens of Detroit are the
owners of this ind similar property
from which these families are being
evicted, and are therefore respon
aible for whatever conditions exists
and for whatever action is taken
by their representatives in the city
government. The Committee of
Rac.al Equality does not believe
that the citizens of Detroit condone
the policy being pursued by the
Detroit Corporation Counsel and
the War Housing Commission in
this instance but rather feels that
being informed of what is being
done in their r.ame will regi'ter
their indignation with the War
Housing Commission and at the
Corporation Counsel's office.
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Arly Williams, format managar of tha old Chocolata Bar. hat baan
namad at management's representative in partonal mattara by tha
Datroit and Cleveland Navigation company. Mr. Williams has
alraady taken up his new dutias. .
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years.—Photo by George Thompson.
Taylor Raps Real
Estate Board's
Horn e A ttitude
CHICAGO—<ANP) Rohcrt It
Taylor, chairman of the Chicago
Housing Authority, Friday con
demned the attack on public hous
ing by Cyrus Crane Willmorc. presi
dent of the Na tional Association of
Real Estate Boards, which recently
appeared in the press.
ilfi Taylor charged that Mr. Will
rrore’s statement is a distortion of
facts designed to confuse the people
ar.d deny decent housing to the
thousands of American families
whose incomes are too low to in
duce private enterprise to serve
them adequately. Mr. Willmore
states that the public housing pro
gram has failed because it has not
cleared the slums.
The Housing Authority spokes
man also pointed out that the in
come of workers in public housing
projects has risen due to the war,
bi t that more than 40 per cent, or
2.485 of the tenant families now
have incomes under $1,600 a year.
Furthermore, the average annual in
come of new tenants for October,
1042, amounted to $826.
IPHE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE * RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
Nutrition Course
To Start Jan. 18
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A 20-hour course in nutrition,
sponsored by the American Red
Cross, will open with its first meet
ing and registration, Tuesday, Jan.
18, six to eight in the evening, and
to be held at the Detroit Associa
tion of Women s Clubs. Brush and
Ferry streets.
This course, embracing such sub
jects as food purchasing, prepara
tion of foods, vitamins and their
relationship to health, will be given
by Mrs. Jean Travener, nutritionist
for the Detroit Department of
Health, and may be followed by
Red Cross canteen or dietitian aid
courses.
Park Named For
Generous Donor
JACKSONVILLE, FIa.—(ANPY
Outstanding in his financial assist
ance to worthy youths and to men
and women who found it difficult
to hang on to their business hold
ings. Joseph S. McLane, familiarly
known as "Joe** McLane. last week
surpassed his former deeds of kind
ness, when he donated to the city
of Marianna, his hometown, a par
cel of property to be used for the
recreation and pleasure of the Ne
gro people of that area.
Pettiway’s New Barber Shop
“A Barber Shop For Men Who Care**
2307 BRUSH STRIET at Montcalm
CLAUDE J. PETTI WAY, Prop.
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Arm Chair Combinations . . . Consoles $39.50 and up . . .
HAND WOUND AUTOMATIC WIRELESS PHONOGRAPHS
Special Sale Floor Lamps Tabla Lamps $10.95
Fin* Quality Merchandise. Trade In Your Old Radio. Convenient Credit
RADIO CITY SALES CO.
Pit WOODWARD. Open Dally IS to S. Sunday IS to S
Opposite Paradise Theatre
ADAMS COAL and COKE COMPANY
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group is seen above. The men in service were
honored in particular on this occasion. Photo
by Frank Brown.
Trail Of Blood
Led Police To
'Death Scene’
Last week Recorder’s Judge John
P. Scallen held William Turner,
37-year-oTd roomer for trial in the
fatal flatiron slugging of 40-year
old Mrs. Willie Murphy in the attic
of her home at 298 Hendrie street
It was testified at the examina
tion last Wednesday that a trail
of bloodspots led from a closet in
Turner’s room upstairs to the attic
where the body and death weapon,
a flatiron, were found by police.
A white bloodstained towel and
the iron were introduced as evi
dence in the murder of Mrs. Mur
phy, a prominent member of the
Second Baptist church, on Decem
ber 18. last year.
The towel, which police say bore
human bloodstains, was found in
the room of the accused man. Po
lice say that a spot of human blood
was also found in a clothes closet
and on a rug in front of the closet
and through the kitchen, then up
stairs into the attic.
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wer.Yt SjTbaHeved'tatlfni Murl
phy had an unknown amount of
money in a strong box In her homo.
Police say that no money was found
<m the premises after her dead
body had been found.
Dr. Albert Langtry identified the
spots in the closet, on the rug and
on the stairw’ay as human blood.
Dr. W. Thomas Love. Wayne Coun
ty Medical Examiner testified that
Mrs Murphy had a fractured skull,
resulting in her death.
Turner was remanded to the
county jail to await a trial for the
slaying of his landlord.
HAD ACCIDENT
After accidentally setting fire to
her dressing gown in her room at
550 E. Adams avenue. Juanita
Bailey. 26 years old. was treated
for first, second and third degree
bums of the back and back of both
loss.
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To Savo Democracy!
Old anto parts, fence wtr«t
roof gutters, broken ma
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that contains Iron or metal!
DO YOUR PART AND GET
CASH FOR YOUR SCRAP
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LINCOLN UNIV.
OBSERVED ITS
FOUNDERS DAY
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A re
dedication to the idea Conceived by
the men of the 62nd and 65th Col
ored Infantries which resulted in
the establishment of (then) Lin
coln Institute, will be the primary
objective of the Founder's Day pro
gram here in Page auditorium Sun
day, Jan. 16. .
This seventy-eighth anniversary
Founder’s Day affords much in his
tory and outlook to be fittingly
considered by the program partici
pants. The Founder’s Day service
will have as its principal speaker,
Mrs. Ethel Bowles of St. Louis,
Mo., former teacher of dramatics
and folk dancing at the university
and member of the board of cura
tors during 1939-1940.
Other prominent persons invited
to participate in the program as
platform guests are Honorably For
rest C. Donnell, Governor of the
State of Missouri, and Mrs. Don
nell: Representative Edwin F. Ken
swil of the State Assembly: A. C
Shropshire, president of the Mis
souri State Association of Negro
Teachers and Alumnus of the
school: Dr. J. E. Perry, president
of the board of curators: Dr. J. D.
Elliff. member of board of curators;
Jonathan Booker, president Stu
dent Council; Dr. W. W. Dowdy,
faculty member. College of Arts and
Sciences; Honorable Roy Scantlin.
state superintendent of schools, and
D. F. Martinez, state supervisor of
Negro schools.
Dr. Sherman D. Scruggs, presi
dent of Lincoln university, will
preside and introduce the platform
guests on the program.
Cut In Quarrel
By Her Husband
Police are investigating the stab
bing of 42-year-old Mattie Lewis
of 1544 Hague avenue, w'.iose hus
band told police that he and his
wife were quarreling and that she
had accidentally run into a knife
which he was using to clean his
fingernails.
Mrs. Mattie Lewis was treated
at Receiving hospital for a serious
stsb wound to the abdomen.
Police learned that she and her
husband. George, were arguing over
three dollars, at which time, ac
cording to the wife, her husband
pushed her and she was stabbed.
Police say *hat George was in
an alcoholic condition and made
vague statements concerning the
stabbing.
LEWIS BUSINESS COLLEGE
OPEN MID-WINTER TERM
With FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The month of January Is being observed in a 'very unusual way
at tha Lewis Business College, Michigan's oldest, and largeat
Negro owned and operated School of Business Training—with
tha celabration of tha Fifteenth Anniversary of the College.
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The founding of lha work of lha Lawis Butinas* Collaga. was
in January 1929. and for fiftaan years tha work of training the
Afro-young American in business has bean carried on. Starting
from a store front on Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis. Indiana,
tha school has expanded over tha years to tha spacious quarters
now occupied in tha vary heart of Detroit's educational canter.
PRESENT HOME LEWIS BUSINESS COLLEGE—DETROIT
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Founder’s month, it being set aside for open house: to meet
new and old friends and for registration of new students for
the Mid-Winter term beginning Monday. February 7. Every
effort is being put forth by the directors of the college, to make
accommodations for the many new students registering during
January as well as reserving adequate classroom space for the
357 students already in attendance. The office will be open
every evening until • o'clock for registration.
The Directors of the Lewis Business College, have faith in the
Afro-young American, and his ability to make a mark in the
business world. \The sole aim and purpose of the school is to
give the best in business training, to the Negro youth, and
thereby serve our business public.
Arly Williams Named
To Boat Line Position
The Detroit and Cleveland Navi
gation company announced the ap
pointment last fall of Arley Wil
liams as management’s representa
tive in personnel matters. Mr.
Williams has already taken up his
duties and has his office in the
company's administration building
at 210 Wayne street. $L
He has been an employee of the
company since 1931. Starting as a
bell-boy he worked his way up
until he was in charge of service
on the S. S. Cleveland 111. In 1942
he resigned to become agent for
the Seafarers International Union
of North America AFL. one of the
few members of his race in the
city of Detroit to be a full-time
representative of an AFL union.
While in this position he organ
ized all the boats of the D and C
line as well as the Put-In-Bay of
the Ashley and Dustin Line. He
was successful in all of his cases
before the War Labor board and
secured raises totaling nearly $200,-
000 for his members as well as im
proving working conditions and
establishing an eight-hour day.
sometlring heretofore unheard of
for sailors in the stewards’ depart
ment.
It was under his guidance that
colored women were used in vari
ous branches of the service, the
first time in the company's his
tory.
At the end of the 1943 season
he resigned from the union and was
appointed to his present positi<»n
by James McMillan, vice president
and general manager and fourth in
line of the family that founded
the company.
Mr. Williams will act as field
agent for the employment depart
ment during the winter months and
as personnel relations officer dur
ing the navigation season. His
duties will take him to all the com
pany’s port cities and various other
parts of the country.
The Detroit and Cleveland Navi
gation company carries passengers
and war material between Detroit
and Cleveland .and Detroit and Buf
falo besides operating a cruise boat
to Mackinac Island. It has the
enviable record of operating sev
enty-five years without one case of
racial discrimination against it
Mr. Williams is probably better
known to Detroiters as the man
ager of tlft old Chocolate Bar on
Livingstone street and former man
ager of the Waiters Progressive
Dr. Frank P. Raiford
Tobin Building
Hours: 12-2; 6-8
1308 Brotdway—Cx. 0276
League at 606 Adams. He was
born In Battle Creek, Mich., com
ing to Detroit in 1922, attending
Northwestern high school and Is
at present attending classes in per
sonnel management and special se
lection techniques at Wayne uni
versity. He is married and lives
at 655 Alger.
Root Doctor Nabbed For
Aid To Draft Evaders
SAVANNAH, Ga. (ANP)
Charles Johnson, 60-year-old “root”
doctor, was arrested Wednesday by
FBI Agent John R. Ruggles on
charges of selling concoctions de
signed to make a person unfit for
military service.
The root doctor Is accused of sell
ing to a young man on November 6
and November 25 an herb prepara
tion which the seller claimed would
keep the latter from being drafted.
MEET MR
MONROE A. HORN
G«t acquainted with Common
wealth’s staff. You wall find
every om of thorn to bo
friondly. congonial sort of folks
rood? to holp you with any
monoy problom. Tho noxt timo
you run short of cosh, just coll
on Commonwoolth ond got on#
of thooo "pay doy" loons. A
•20 loon for 30 doys costs only
10c. Of courso if you nood o
larger omounL SIOO. s2ool $250
or moro, just Ist us know.
S2O FOR 30 DAYS COSTS ONLY 60c
commonuiEALTH company
1404 Gratiot Avenue near Russell Cadi Mac 1306
ALSO 0 OTHER DETROIT OFFICES
Telephone Aheve Office for Address of Branch Nearest Ton
Costs quoted in this ad are based on a monthly rate of 3% on balanced
of SIOO or less than t\<i% on balances above SIOO.
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OFFICE LIGHTS
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The government asks the utmost corner*
ration o! electricity to save coal, man
power* transportation and critical war
resources. Riming off your office lights for
an hour at lunchtime may not seem like
much of a saving. But one or two lights in
thousands of offices, turned off one hour a
day. will save in a year thousands of tons
of coal vitally needed today.
Electricity is not rationed and there is no
shortage of electric power In this area.
The Government asks you to reduce your
use VOLUNTARILY as part of the national
conservation program. Save electricity
whenever and wherever you can—in
store and office and home. The Detroit
Edison Company.
Published in cooperation with the
WAR PRODUCTION BOARD
PAGE THREE
•At s meeting In tho ofllcos of B
A Schinner, waste paper drive
chairman for tho Wayne County
Salvage committee, with reproeoß*
tatives of tho Junkmen of DotretV
were laid for intensified
efforts on tho part of this group to
collect critically needed waste
paper. The junkmen, or peddlers as
they are known to tho trade, have
pledged themselves to go all out
WATCH OUT FOR THE
Vagabonds I
WAITRESSES* 1
POPULARITY CONTEST |
To Bo Announced Soon 1 |
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