The Michigan chronicle. [volume], January 22, 1944, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1944
CIO Political Action Body Seeks Protection Of Workers
SAYS RACE MUST
BE INCLUDED IN
PDST-WAR PLAN
NEW YORK.—-Full employment
In the post-war period i«/'impera
tive to the industrial and economic
life of the nation, and must include
the Negro, top figures of labor de
clared in the two-day “Conference
cn Full Employment” held here
under the auspices of the CIO Po*
litical Action Committee last Fri
day and Saturday.
The conference was keynoted by
fjidney Hillman, chairman of the
committee, and also heard Philip
Murray, CIO president. Participat
ing in the program were Williard
P. Townsend, president. United
Transport Service Employes of
America; William H. Hastie, dean,
Howard university; Ferdinand C.
fvnith, secretary, National Maritime
Union; and Mrs, Jeanetta Welch
Jtrown. executive secretary. Na
tional Council of Negro Women.
Victory Contribution
In opening the meeting Mr. Hill
man called it a “war conference,”
one which can make “a very sub
stantial contribution to victory."
He described ‘‘full employment'' to
mean jobs for workers, although
puch a realization, he said, would
benefit “every ether group and sec
tion of our population."
Answering the requests of Ne
pro newsmen for his comment re
garding the significance of the Po
litical Action Committee to Negro
people, Mr. Hillman handed them a
p-tatement in which he pledged the
committee to do three things,
namely:
1. To urge those southern Negroes
Who are able to do so to pay the
|>oll taxes;
2. To seek protection for those
• •.tempting to register for the pur
jKise of voting and also in the cast
ing of their ballots; and
3. To solicit the support of Negro
frroups in the 'ulfillment of their
respective programs at points which
'parallel.”
Elections Won Locally
“Elections are not won or lost na
tionally. They are won locally, and
the people can win this one by
realizing that they control their own
future,” Mr. Murray stated. "In
every city, town, village or county
—and even in the poll tax states—
the people can win elections if they
know what they want and vote ac
cordingly. All the propaganda, all
the misleading newspaper stories,
ai) the whispering campaigns, can
not defeat the average man in our
democracy if all of us stick to
gether.”
Leading the discussion on “Full
Employment and the Negro” Mr.
Townsend reminded his listeners of
the difficulties which followed
World War I when, as he said, the
Ku Klux Klan was revived, Ne
groes were used merely as the
“pawn between labor unions.” and
vdjen “the dreams of a peaeful.
democratic environment in which
to live and rear his family became
u figment” of the Negroes imagina
tion.
Smith assured that Negroes "do
rot place their special problems
ahead of the major task of w inning
the war," nor do they seek an “im
mediate solution of their Just
needs.” he sa’.d.
Dean Hastie maintained that
•“economic democracy" is essential
to the elimination of race conflict
end to the “political effectiveness"
cf labor. He call I'd democracy m
unions a “practical education in the
American way of life.”
“Like labor, Negro women have
no assurance of adequate or stable
Income after the war," declared Mrs.
Brown. “We must therefore depend
upon some form of federal agency
or legislation to begin now to plan
for the transit on period from war
to peace If left in the hands of the
States, plans will get caught In a
bottleneck of conflicting interests
•nd unwholesome prejudices."
You can add zest to your mea’s
With a bit of seasoning Trv a squeeze
or two of Ifinn Juice, or a bit of
Vinegar m.xed in with the fat boiled
with carrots, Mots or turn ps. It
r akes them something special.
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This new War Bond Poatar, exemplifying America** Negro wmtrihn
flon In the War effort la now being distributed in all sections of the
United State*. The poster, wrought in colors, is the work of Mrs. Beta*
Graves Revneau, Brooklyn artiat now teaching at Howard University*
Washington. D. G.
u. S. Treasury Department
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Adolo While. 10 year* and 4 months old. with her now-born baby.
Annio Mao. Dr. L. T. Cook, of Coo'e hospital in Monahans, Texas,
delivered the baby and attested the mother's age. The baby was
born January 1 and weighed t pounds. 8 ounces al birth. The
child's father has not boon identified.
Launch Fourth War
Loan Drive At YWCA
The fourth War Loan drive of the
Interracial War Bond committee
got under way at noon Jan. 13.
with a luncheon under the auspices
of Frank N. Isbey of the United
States Treasury Department, at the
Lucy Thurman Branch of the Y.W
CA. The chairmrn of the commit
tee, Charles H. Mahoney, presided
Mr. Lsbey. state chairman of
Michigan War Loan drive, was
principal speaker. He expressed
appreciation to the committee for
its cooperation in previous drives,
and sircsAcd the importance of $25.
SSO. SIOO and S2OO bonds In mak
ing a plea for more gallant volun
Congressmen Are
Urged To Reject
Vote Compromise
Dr. James J. McClendon, presi
dent of the NAACP. in letters to
Michigan Congressmen urged that
they reject any compromise meas
ure on allowing the soldiers to vote
and support the Worley-Green Lu
cas bill as originally placed before
the house.
“Any compromise designed to as
suage the feelings of southerners
and which allows no federal super
vision over the counting of soldier
ballots will undoubtedly result in
the disfranchisement of thousands
of Negro soldiers who are doing
their part to aid democracy and the
United Nations in the winning of
this war,” said the NAACP presi
dent _
DR. WRIGHT AT HAMPTON
HAMPTON INSTITUTE. Va
Dr. Arthur D Wright, president of
the Southern Education Foundation,
will deliver a combined Baccalau
reate-Founder's Day address at
Hampton Institute on Jan 30, dur
ing the January commencement
exercises of the college. Acting
President R. O’Hara Lanier has an
nounced.
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
teers. Mr. Isbey explained the
meaning of the word gallant which
briefly means anyone selling at
least SIOOO worth of bonds during
this drive. Each person present
indicated a desire to be a gallant.
Those who have not received
your kit or desire one. may either
get it at the United States Treas
ury Department or by calling Ed
ward A. Baker, vice chairman of
the In’erracial War Bond commit
tee CA 0126.
There are also available films
which may be shown to group*.
They may be obtained upon request
by calling the Treasury Depart
ment. Some of the titles are “Battle
of Russia,” “Baptism of Fire.”
“Battle of Britain." etc.
Among those present Were: lfrt.
Margaret Steams of (he United
States Treasury publicity depart
ment, Mrs. Beatrice Fleming. Mrs.
Fleming asked for volunteer “V”
members—persons pledging to sell
bonds for the duration. Those in
terested can call Mrs. Fleming or
Mrs. Sheldon Cooper at the Treas
ury department. RA 8208
Other members of committee
present were: Geneva C. Alexander
secretary; Mrs. Erma Henderson.
M ry Isbe.ls Deskins. Russ J Cow
ans, Viola Lewis Joseph A. Craig
en J. D. and Mrs. H E Howell,
t award A. Simmons, Louis C
Blount, L M Quinn. Michigan
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Current Geraldine Bledsoe. Henry
\r Du . l l b f r * Mrs - Beatrice Yates.
Hunter. Mrs Helen
Malory, Mrs. Jerene Macklin Irma
C. Batter. Bessie W. Gwyne. V. A
Bristol. Mrs. Susie Breazil. Mrs E.
p.'TTw ~ r# ;, Manw »U* William*.
£ Cook ‘ B * n Henderson.
Mrs. V. Nash. Mr. Wilson, (Stutz)
Anderson. Olivia Cook. Andrew
Sneed. Aaron C. Toodle Everett I
2, a I H® n * Walker. Lawrence
Millben. George W Reed. Mrs Rosa
u £ r ;, Mr * ****** Mcßr.de, John
« Wil.iams, Mrs. Ernestine Pestle.
Mrs. J. E. McCall and Mn. M
Fowler.
It is said that Detroit is second
on the list as to be the hardest
city after the war, so, “Lets Buy
Bonds now to Buy Bread Later."
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every one of them to be
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ready to help you with any
money problem. The next time
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on Commonwealth and get one
of those "pay day" loans. A
S2O loan for 30 days costs only
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LLOYD RICHARD
PAID TRIBUTE IN
COLLEGE PAPER
Below La an excerpt from the
Wayne Collegian paper of Jan. 12.
1944. Lloyd Richards is a member
of St. Cyprian’s church, and the
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He is
well known for his work in social,
civic and church circles among the
younger set. and has a brother. Al
len, now serving “aomewhere in
Auatralia."
Another professional career has
been interrupted, which is the
speech department’s way of ex
plaining that Lloyd Richards has
left for Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama, to he a part of the air corps.
To ask some of the “speech peo
ple” who worked with Richards
about what he did at 448 West Wa y'
ren is to call to mind a list ot-ac
tivities including the Wayne Uni
versity Broadcasting Guild, Student
Stage, the Readers’ Bureau, and
whatever else the speech depart
ment might be offering at any par
ticular time.
Perhaps Richards was best known
by the general Wayne population
as the “Fella* that used to run the
elevator,” but in “professional cir
cles” he was most famous for his
interpretation of Edna St. Vincent
Millay’s "Ballad of the Harpweav
er.” Dr. E. Ray Skinner, associate
professor of speech, admits that the
"Richards version" of Millay's poem
is about the best he has ever heard
Id the Guild and Reader’s Bureau
for about five years. Richards, a
graduate student whe he left for
service, was one of four students
selected to represent the university
before a meeting of the National
Association of Speech Teachers’
Convention last year. He appeared
before an audience of approximate
ly 8.000 at the Michigan theatre
Good Friday service for three con
secutive years. He read at a meet
ing of the Michigan Education As
sociation, and had frequently taken
part in public school programs.
Founders’ Day
Held Jan. 21
At Va. School
PETERSBURG, Va. (ANP)
Founder’s day at Virginia State col
lege will be observed on January
21 with a program at 8 o’clock in
the auditorium of Virginia halL The
guest speaker for the occasion will
be Dr Gordon B. Hancock who was
named on the seventh annual Vir
ginia honor roll by the Richmond
Timee-Dispatch. Dr. Hancock is pro
fessor of economics end sociology
at Virginia Union university, pastor
of the Moore Street Baptist church.
Richmond, end Associated Negro
Press columnist
The alumni speaker is Dr Mary
E. Branch, president of Tillotson
college, Austin. Texas, and a former
instructor of English et the college.
Dr. Branch is the only Negro
woman president of a four year
college. Lillian A. Davenport of
Woods Cross. Va., a senior home
economics major, will be the stu
dent speaker.
USOBansPamphlet
‘Races Of Mankind’
NEW YORK—(ANP> Circula
tion of a pamphlet, “The Races of
Mankind,” • recent publication by
Ruth Benedict and Gene Weltflsh,
anthropologists at Columbia uni
versity, has been banned from
YMCA-operated USO units, as ‘‘too
controversial."
The pamphlet, prepared for the
Publio Affairs committee, a non
profit educational organization
sponsored by tl.e Alfred P. Sloan
foundation, explains certain facts
concerning mankind and the equal
ity of races; it presents information
about mans origin and makeup,
and describes race prejudice as "a
comparatively modern disease,
caused by fear.”
ASSISTANT MANACIR
A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
Race Troops Face Japs
On Bougainville Island
By FLETCHER MARTIN
(■•preMnttaf M»rro' M#w»p»p*r Pool)
SOMEWHERE ON GUAD
ALCANAL An advance
echelon of American >Jegro
troops has arrived In Bou
gainville to relieve Marines on
the hotly-contested Island in the
Southwest Pacific, it was revealed
this week by Army sources.
Moving in with a large contingent
of army soldiers to take the place
of Marines who won beachheads
and air strips on the last enemy
stronghold in the Solomons, the
Negro soldiers will be virtually in
the front the fight against
the Nipponese.
A returning correspondent re
vealed the presence of Negro troops
to this reporter. It is one of the
first instances in which race troops
have been thrown in direct contact
with enemy forces. The troops are
an air security unit which is as
signed to keep airfields in order
for American aerial operations, and
to guard the vulnerable site from
re-occupation by constantly-threat
ening Japanese counter attacks.
The immediate possession of the
entire Bougainville sector becomes
more necessary daily since Ameri
can landings on New Britain, as
the presence of powerful enemy
forces holding onto strategic points
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renders the American occupation
as yet quite hazardous.
Allied forces pushing up from
the Solomons are seeking to hasten
the impending ground assault on
the powerful Japanese base of Ra
baul. It is believed the colored
unit will also be charged with hold
ing the vital and strategic Allied
air strip near Empress Augusta Bay
They are thus destined to play an
important front-line role in the
final operations towards clearing
the Bougainville area of the enemy
These troops, described as an
airbase security unit are heavily
armed, and have been trained to
meet any possible enemy assaults.
Fresh bodies of colored Marines
were landed recently at Guadal
canal and have already pushed on
to Russell Island to reinforce col
ored troops previously stationed
there.. _ Semi-official reports say
that a still larger defense unit of
Marines will soon be stationed at
this point of the Pacific sector.
They will probably be used in any
landing and assault operations now
in the making.
On Perimeter Of Fighting
The use of colored troops for as
sault is yet to be attempted in the
Pacific, although several combat
units have been in the perimeter of
the fighting since the early stages
of operations there. As to whether
they will eventually be called upon
in this phase of the occupation is
still a matter of conjecture, but
The record breaking birth rate is keep
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busy night and day .«, and we hope that
both will be even busier this year. The.
more babies, the merrier—we say, and
we’ll be ready for them with as fine a
selection of essential baby needs as
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Johnson Baby Gift Sets $1.69
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the trend as present official action
is taken to indicate that such plans
are highly probable at an early
date.
At present, except for patrol
clashes and occasional air blows
action in this vicinity has remained
at a minimum as each side-mar
shalls its forces for what promises
to be a bitter all-out struggle. For
Bougainville represents the bottle
neck to strategic Allied domination
of this sector It must be taken at
all costs.
On Guadalcanal where thousands
of Negro troops are now stationed,
life is disturbed only by periodical
rains. These troops are winning
no battle glory as far as the rest of
the world is concerned, but they
still stand as a bastion, a life-line
between vital supplies from home
and the men at the front.
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PAGE FIVE
VISITS SOLDIER HUBBY
Mrt. Ernestine Smith left the city
Jan. 10 to Join her husband in St
Louis. Mo., who ts servlnf In the
U. S. Navy, and is stationed in Bel
tirrore, Md. Mrs. Smith will return
to the city the end of the month.
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