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R.D LAST RITES FOR DR. J. W. AMES
OTEST OUSTER OF PROJECT MANAGER
II[BE JOHNSON
MS TENANTS
Viewpoint
Officials May
H|Hft||ts over the di;missel of
BMBk Johnson u manager of the
'Si’lßwt Horae* Federal Housing
MMff at Inkster flew thick and
BorlmtX Sunday afternoon at a
’SJdC of lhe Security as
jHHpon. an organitation of tenants
llKrver home*.
hundred persons met In
tori urn of the project school
BRkaar William Nicholas and Otto
KETof the UAW-CIO pledge to
HBAb up Johnson. George Johnson
llgL briefly and stated that he was
because he would not run
• “bureaucracy" to
R? "“Slubberd Speak*
E;|WHsrt Hubbard of the Federal
LyiiAf Authority staff and now
Etfinorary manager Of the Inkster
BSSt spoketoSt tenants ho' did
K refe^to^the^ouo^r
b^ 1 named the ftret of ;[•
Carlton F. Sharpe the region*! heed
of the Federal Public Housing Au
thority In Cleveland. ,
|ir. Sharp# Informed the Michl-
Sn Chronicle two weeks ago that
r. Johnson was being dismissed
cause of “unsatisfactory service
during his probationary period. Al
though Mr. Sharpe would not dia-
Close for publication the findings of
the FPHA Investigation of Carver
Hemes, it was made clear that cer
tain discrepancies had been found.
The housing official stated that the
publication of the findings would
be withheld unless Mr. Johnson
chose to make an issue of his ouster.
Officers of the Tenants Security
Association, beside Mr. Johnson,
are’ Harvey Flowers, vice-president;
Mrs. Dan Carter, secretary and
George Penn, treasurer.
SPOT NEWS
BULLETINS
SOMBINO NEEDED
Bark from his harrowing escape
from the enemy In China, Tom l|ar
mon of Ann Arbor, football act of
the University of Michigan, told a
groan at the Detroit Athletic clab
-I was utterly ashamed of Detroit
In connection with the race riots."
!|*jtfJd Detroit needed a bombing
YtljT to convince the dtlsenrjr of the
aerieasnem of. the war.
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NAZIS AND FATS WALLER
German newspapers carried a
Nasi propaganda release last week
which warned the people that the
A vies would force upon them the
kind of culture which was repre
sented In the works of Fats Waller,
"the United States musical down
who enjoyed great popularity In
the United States and Britain in
the last few years.’*
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FDR GETS ACCLAIM
A poll conducted hr a war cor
respondent among soldiers In New
Caledonia revealed that while the
white officers and enlisted men
split almost evenly on the Issue of
a fourth term for the President, sll
the Negro soldiers Interviewed fa
vored a fourth term. The Negroes
voted In the straw poll M to 0 for
FDR. There are almost a million
Negro soldiers today.
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THE ARMY LOOKS UP
The pamphlet "The Races of
Mankind.** which was banned by
the officials of the USO. will be
given soldiers. The morale division
of the army ordered M.W° eoples
last week which will be used In
training soldiers. The psmphlet is a
aclenUTlc work combating the
myth of a superior race.
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LIBERIA IN THE WAR
The Republic of Liberia got
around to declaring war on Ger
many and Japan last week accord
ing to a news dispatch from London.
The Negro republic becomes the
thirty-fifth member of the United
Nations fighting the Axis.
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Main Office: 268 Eliot Street
“Kluxer” Linked To Jury Staff
U.S. Will Sell
Projects Built
In Washington
In the first move by the Federal
Government to dispose of war holla
ing, the Defense Homes Corpora
tion announced this week that it Is
ready to consider offers to purchase
any of 25 projects. Including Lucy
Diggs Slowe Hall and George W.
Carver Hall, resident dormitories
for Negro war workers in Washing
ton, D.C.
The announcement of the pro
posed sale of the 25 projects, repre
senting a total investment of more
than $71,000,000 was made by Her
bert Emmerich, president of the
Defense Homes Corporation and
Commissioner of the Federal Pub
lic Housing Authority.
Offers to purddfce will be con*
etdarad if price end terms of pay
ment are aeli«rsoWi»<U „ tfrg eorpo
merdch JakL*l* made to take the
Government out of a war emer
gency enterprise comparable
to private endeavor iiythe Charac
ter of iu properties and manage
ment in contrast to -dther public
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700 Strikers At
Tank Plant Go
Back To Posts
Seven hundred workers of the
Chrysler Tank Arsenal who refused
to work with a Negro who had
been up-graded ended their two
day strike Friday following media
tion by the State Labor officials.
Spokesman for Local 833 of the
UAW-CIO denied that the walkout
was a hate-strike and stated that
the dispute arose because the com
pany had violated seniority provis
ions by upgrading some employees
with* less seniority than others. In
this instance the upgraded em
ployee happened to be a Negro and
the union officials charged that the
company raised the cry of discrimi
nation.
The company charged, however,
that workers quit work when the
Negro was transferred from the
heat treat to the tank assembly line.
They contended that the workers
refused to wmrk with the employee
and after several hours of argu
ment walked out.
Hate-strikers have occurred In
many Detroit war plants and union
officials admit that race prejudice
hafc created many problems which
have not been settled.
The Railroad Blues
EDITOR'S NOTE: The follow ln« let
ter sn received from a Chronicle
reader who signs herself Aunt Hager.
With more thao passing writ the letter
writer has t|kfq the Director of the
Detroit Housing Commission 10 task.
Director of the Detroit ■
Housing Commission
Dear Mr. Edgecomb:
Since ypur announcement In one
of the dailies recently that certain
projects are to be built for Negroes,
my husband and I have spent many
delightful hours trying to decide
which railroad we'd rather live
near. I can’t for the life of ma re
member which railroads will be
near which projects but It is SQ ro
mantic thinking of being bounded
by the New York Central, the Pere
Marquette, the Grand Terminal, or
the Baltimore and Ohio.
My husband insists that the Pere
MarquettJ trains whistle most mu
sically. Personally I think that it
would be more educational to look
at the New York Central day after
day. What do you think about this
or have you had any experience
living near a railroad? It mutt be
all so thrilling, don't you think?
One of our friends who doesn’t
think these things through u deer
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Dr. James W. Imaa, prominent
pkyaiciaa and nirpeon. who died
•arty Monday menOog in h*
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An Old Resident
Called By Death
James Henry Porter, prominent
business man. died Dst Thursday et
Edythe K. Thomas Memorial hos-
Eital. He was 84 years old and was
om in Virginia and came to De
troit from Pennsylvania in 1907.
He became engaged in painting
and decorating business snd be
came an associate of Dr. William H.
Dam.T.ond. an electrical engineer
and inventor. They spent a year in
England where Dammond’s inven
tions were studied.
Porter returned to Detroit and
organized the Good Citizenship
league and did civic and charity
work, providing baskets for needy
families at Christmas.
Death was due to the results of
a paralytic stroke suffered five
years ago by Porter, who was con
fined to the hospital for approxi
mately two weeks prior to his
death.
He is survived by a son. William
H. Porter, proprietor of Porter’s
Paint and Wallpaper company; a
daughter. Mrs. Sarah Barclay of
Howard City, Mich., and a grand
son. Wili am Randolph and a host
of nephews, cousins and friends.
Lt Frank Raiford
Called To Army
Lieutenant Frank P. Raiford Jr.,
son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Raiford
of McDougall street, was called into
active service by the army last
week. Young Raiford is a graduate
of the University of Michigan
medical school.
Dr. Raiford Sr., was a captain In
the last war. His son i* expected to
leave for camp this work.
ly as we do. (and 1 include you here.
Mr. Edgccomb), says it is too bad
Negroes weren't allowed to live in
the Willow Run projects But I can
see that such a bi-racial arrange
ment would be social equality and
that would be too. too dreadful,
wouldn't it? Of course, the scien
tists do say there is no difference
in races but you and I aren't Scien
tists, are we? Even my daughter
who is fourteen agrees with my
friend on this. Here is what she
sings whenever I mention how hap
py we were to hear about the proj
ects: i
Choo choo Charley
Your project’s down by the rail
road tracks.
I’m afraid she reads scientific
books too
Now. Mr. Edgecrtmb. please keep
us informed as to your plans. You
do have such wonderful ideas It
was SO elever of you to announce
these railroad projects after all that
unkind publicity about the empty
Willow Run projects. After all. your
Job ia to spend the taxpayers’ money
and to keep the races apart, isn't
it You’re really doing a grand Job.
Sincerely yours.
Abut Hagai.
Detroit; Michigan. Saturday* February 5. mi
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CHARLES SPARE
SAID TO BE ON
STAFF OF JURY
Charge He Was High
Official Of National
Klan Organization
Tuesday In the state legtsiatare.
Senators Nswaek, Diggs and "Wil
kowski asked for an exploitstten of
the alleged presence es Charles
<)Hfht Shirt) Spare en the grand
Jury pay roll. Jadge Leland Carr,
one-man grand Jary, told reporter*
that he had no comment
Charges that a former^jjran^exj
A dte
rn issa! of Spore was contained in a
telegram from the Civil Rlfhto fed
eration to Judge Lelaad Carmwhd
was also asked, “to aace>Cain\the
manner in which he was
At this writing the fact that re
m in the employ of the
has not been denied although Jcßge
Carr was quoted by a daily news
paper as saying that efforts wele
being made to discredit the probl.
| The following news release wis
received from the Civil Rights fed
eration on the subject: A
"Information was received by thn
MT See "KLUXER." Page 4 |
WORKER FIRED
FOREMAN GIVEII
A SUSPENSION
(NAACF RELEASE) I
An altercation between a Negri
worker and a white foreman «
Murray Body corporation which im
suited in the discharge of Olive!
Buckles, while the foremafi, Min
Barno, was merely suspended
two weeks, was reviewed befora tH
Regional War Labor Board at B
hearing held Friday. Jan. 28. Wlfl
liatn Kennedy Jr., chairman of tIH
NAACP Labor committee sat in A
the hearing which was asked for
Murray Body Local No. 2, UAIH
cio pi
Mike Barno. allegedly callA.
Buckle* an insulting name, relative
to his race, which provoked the aL
tercation. The Union maintained
that if the workers action war,
ranted discharge, then similar ac-i
lion should be taken against the
foreman.
IJnked With Chandler
Rarno was linked to Virgil
Chandler, indicted by the Federal
Government for conspiracy to pre
vent occupancy of Sojourner Truth
in 1942 in the statements made by
Peter Wilson, committeeman of lav
cal No. 2. who cross-examined wit
nesses and handled the case for the
Union.
Wilson contended that Chandler,
employed at Murray’s and in charge
of planning and scheduling, had
great influence on Barno because
of their close association. During
the day both use the same desk.
Chandler was hired by the com
pany in 1942. and the Union has
asked for his removal many times
in order to improve worker morale,
but to date the company has refused
to comply with the request
Buckles testified In his own be
half. and admitted striking Barno
after being provoked to do so by
Barno's use of epithets. Company
officials admitted that Buckles’ rec
ord since employment in IMS has
been excellent
J. H. Williams, attorney for Mur
ray corporatkMv cited statistics
showing that 1452 per cent of all
employees hired from April 1942
to September, 1943. were Negro.
In the department in which the al
tercation * occurred iheat treat)
fourteen Negroes are employed and
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Loufimng Bari .
At Willow Run
Urged ByNAACP
Branding as *'unsstisftiq|ory" the
answers of Sherwood Reedir, direc
tor of FPHA. end Carlton F. Sharpe,
director of Region V, Federal Public
Housing Authority, the Detroit
Branch of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People in communications Feb. 1.
sent by Gloster B. Current, execu
tive secretary, appealed to John B
Blandford Jr„* administrator of the
Federal Public Housing Agency, to
•'review” the discriminatory pol cy;
the Wayne County Better Home*.
jnc., a Negro organization, which is
actively interested in providing
homes for Negro war workers. Dif
ficulties encountered to date by this
organization in the securing of sites
which will meet requirements of
WF bee N.A.A.C.F- Page 4
Hauser Lauded Before
Taking St. Antoine Job
EVANSTON. Ill—More than 400
citizens of this city were in attend
ance at the eighteenth annual meet
ing of the Emerson Street YMCA
tonight and paid high tribute to
Prather J. Hauser, executive secre
tary here for the past 18 years, who
recently accepted a similar position
with the St Antoine Branch YMCA
•t Detroit
Among those who spoke briefly
and lauded the fine service which
Mr. Hauser has rendered were the
following: Harold Mogg. president
of the Council of Socigl Agencies;
the Rev. J. Gentry Horace, pastor
of the Second Baptist church; A L.
Foster, executive secretary of the
Chicago Urban League. J R Skiles
and David Walker, superintendents
of school Districts 75 and 78. re
spectively, Adam P. Perry, chair
men of the Committee of Manage
ment; the Rev. C F Stewart. p»s
lor of the Ebenerer A MI church:
Norman Weston, general secretary
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Planes In 3 Dogfights
ALLIED . HEADQUAR
TERS, ALGlEßS.—Smashing
right into the heart of Rome
itself, darinj pilots of the all-
Negro 99th Pursuit Squadron
air victory oi
week in down.ng ar.
Nazi planes,
destroyed were two
■ore Luftwaffe craft while four
■rries were damaged,
lit was the proudest accompliah
■ent of the crack 99th fliers in their
■re months o\orseas in the Medi
■rranean theatre.
■ The break that Anally gave the
legro pilots a chance to quit their
Iraftng and bombing work to take
lit in combat minions was the neea
Er the P-40s the Allied
Beachhead landirffp south of Rome
■or five days las* week the outfit
Commanded by Major George S.
Roberts of Fairmont. W. Va.. pa
■ro’ed the convoy lanes and the
Bssault beaches without encounter-
Rig a sxngle enemy craft
Capt Hall GeU Two
Then Thursday the Nazis attacked
The 99th was there and eight Luft
waffe men were felled.
The Jerries came back Friday.
Four fascists failed to return after
the 99th engaged them in dogfights
Grabbing the spotlight in the bat
tles were Captain Charles B Hall
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CAPT. CHARLES B. HALL
o‘ Brazil. Tnd.. and Lt. Robert W
Delz of Portland. Oregon, who shot
down two planes each.
Captain Hall, who brought down
the squadron's first plane over Sicily
last July, has three Jerries to his
credit now and is the ace of the
squadron. His last two victims were
a Focke-Wulf 190 ard a Messer
sehmidt 109. He got them both on
Friday
Lt Dciz got one ener v craft on
Thursday and another on Friday.
Low Flying Patrols
Others who scored \ to r r.s on
Thursday’s bag of eight plan 's were:
Capt Rodney Custis of Hartford
Conn., squadron operations officer;
Lta. Wiliie Ashley of Sumter. S.
iC.; Leon Roberts of Pritchtrd, Ala.;
Edward Topps of San Francisco;
Charles Bailey of Punta Garda
Fla; and Wilson Eaglerion of
Bloomington. Ind One \lcto'y was
shared by Lts. Clarence- Alien of
Mobile, Ala., and Howard Baugh ol
P*s' rsburg. Va.
Names of th« two pilots besides
Tir FLAXES, Page 4
Sgt Joe Louis To
See Bowling Meet
Set Joe Louis will arrive in De
troit Saturday, Feb. 5. and will go
immediately to Paradtae Bowl to
witness the Aral annuel national
singlet ehamploqabip tournament
now in progress. Sgt. Louis wanted
to compete, but could not obtain a
furlough. However, he win bowl a
fiat gauna white tea*
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Are Americans Too.
FUNERAL RITES
WILL BE FROM
HOME THURSDAY
Famed Physician Had
w Been 111 For More
Than A Year
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By INS J. COWANS
Dr. James W. Ames is dead.
The venerable physician and sure
geon and humanitarian died in his
home, 965 Frederick atreet, eariy
Monday morning. Death resulted
from a heart attack. He had ten
ill for more then a year, 'rt . n -
• Dr. Ames suffered a stroke IRb
January. IMS, and durinfi the wan*
ing days of laat summer Wee taken
to Red Bank. N. J„ to reeuparaf%
He returned home left fall to eaf*»
brate bis 79th birthday*
Funeral aerviae* . UrH* to held
Thursday from the family, residence
at 2 pjn. __ ' TT
XAdt Raraaeed / •>s;
The death of Dr. Amee removal
a sparkling link (hat'connected Do*
troit, the present day amagl es do*
mocracy with its roaring industrial
plants, to Detroit aTfinother era, am
era when this bustling dty wee
i garbed in automotive twaddling
Clothes, and eras lust beginning to
cut its industrial teeth.
That va during the day* when
the late Welter Stowers. Jams#
Cole. Robert J. Willis. William Fee*
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Dinrf&r Guest Of
NAACP Friday
Dr. Luis Alberto Sanches of
Peru who ic a well known Latte
American author and aohoiar wan
the dinner guest of the local
NAACP. branch last Friday eve*
ning at the Gotham hotel. ‘
Dr. Sanchez la teaching at the
State college in Lanalng for the
current term and la interacted la
race relations in the United States.
An informal discussion of Negro
white relations in Detroit was
following the dinner.
Among those who participated in
the discussion were: Dr. J. J. Mew
Clendon. Mr. and Mrs. Picon. Rh«
men Scruggs, Louis C. Blount
Ulysses Boykin. Lloyd Cofer, Mrs.
Beulah Whitby. Dr. and Mrs.
Humphrey, Horace White. Mrs,
Florence Cassidy, Louis Martin and
Dr. Ganady.
Dr. Sanchez stated that the preju
dices exhibited in the United States
against people of color Wore- quite
foreign to the people of South
America. He said also that Latin
Americans w-ere disturbed by the
racism of North America.
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