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CITY OFFICIALS
HONOR WATSON
AT HUGE PARTY
Hundreds of members of the
police department and their wives,
and many of the ranking judges
•nd other official* were on hand to
Join in the banquet celebration of
the 18:h Annual Poll*'* Field D»v
at the Sutler Hotel Saturday » ;ght
Patrolman B:ll Watson. probably
one of the greate>t if not the £u.«t
e*t all-around athlete ever pro
duced in America, achieved the d.s
tinct.on of being the individual
high-point man on the Detroit
Police track team at the Sta’e Fair
Grounds Saturday, September 113.
Walton Honored
He won firat place* in the 100-yd
dn.‘h, standing broad jump high
Jump, shot-put arid the shuttle :e
--lay, secot d places in the lunntng
broad jump h 'p-step-and-jump and
r:.‘«us throw, fourth place ,n the
66- t b we ght throw He was pie
amted t..e individual high-pomt
t . John F. Ballenfer, com*
tnasu re: , { Deti vt pol.ee.
Mint Present
An ■ c those presort were John
F Rahenger. commissioner Detroit
p h.r Inspector D J Marshall.!
luesident T*>r rto Police AAA; j
€' ourcilmen Copy, Van Antwerp]
*• j Cas’at<>r Judges Murphv, Gillis, |
<1 irdon. Brennan, Thomas D Lead
better and many others. Compli
ments should be paid to those re
apot - hie for the a.ding n the elim
ln*t. >n of the un-wntten law for-'
bida re Negroes to he entrrta.ned .
e-.r sheltered .n the exclu*i\e Detroit
hotels.
Leaders —
(Continued From Page 1)
Massachusetts. Rev. Charles A. Hill.
Mich gan; Carl Johnson, Missouri;
Oaceoia McKaine, South Carolina;
Captain Hugh Mulzac, New York;
Carter Wes.ev. Texas. Bishop R R
Wright Jr.. Ohio; and P. B. Young
£r V.rginia
The basic issues of the elections,
• M of especial concern to Negro
Voter*, are said to be: »1> foreign
jxj.icy for peace and security; <2>
po>t-war employment; (3) a porma
rent FEPC; «4> elimination of dis
cr.rrination in the armed forces.
«:>' universal suffrage; '6> “state*
rights;" <7> strengthening of or
ganized labor; and *R' the e'.imina
t.on of “racism" from American
politics
In addition to the officers listed,
members of the National Non-
Partisan Committer for the Re
flection of Roosevelt include: Dr
Charlotte Hawkins Brown, North
Carolina: laiuis Martin, Shelton
j'appes. Beulah Whitby. Michigan;
Arne Mason. Ohio; Willard Town
arno. 11l ; Julian Steele, Massachu
setts Lenerie Roberts, Pennsyl
vania; and Wilhelmma Adams. Mrs.
Jeanetta Welch Brown, Mayme
Brown Charles A. Collins, Thelma
M Dale, Benjamin J. Davis Jr.,
Joseph W. Ford. George Goodman,
Beulah Green. Mae C. Hawes, Al
f’baeus Hunton, Hulan E. Jack,
xiuise J McDonald, Henry L. Moon,
Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.; Es
telle Massey Riddle, Alma Vessels.
M. Moran Weston, of New York.
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Fish—
(Continued From rage ll
he had inserted in the Congres* ion*l
Record a letter of h.« addressed to
Secretary of Wai Sumson on Feb
ruary 1, 1944
This interx iewfr, eager to know
how far the outspoken Congrr«>man
was prepared to go now as regard*
segregation in the arm*, and realiz
ing the Republican pledge in the
1944 party platform, endeavored to
point up the need for corrective
tcgislation now.
She pointed out the sac t that the
racial situation had become so grave
that it could make for b< th military
and civilian collapse She stated
that the returning veterans will
need some *af« guards and that the
time had come when this govern
ment must lake a position. She
fur her rejoined that mere remedial
legi.-lat.on was not enough The t.me
had come for attacking the problem
at its roots. This she mid was emi
nently necessary to prevent future
racial chaos and bloodshed.
Mr Fish stated at ‘he outset that
he was outspoken and would speak
nothing but the truth His statement
r-.r»:
“I would not have anything to
de with sponsoring any such amend
ment A bill to abolish segregation
in the army wouldn't get thier votes
in Congress. It would be political
suicide for any one who would
atiempt such and 1 for one would
not.
We have jti«t gotten over one
war What do you want to do. *.art
another war brfoie this one is over?
Why. the entire South as well as
the North would nee up in revolu
tionary fury and put you people
farther back than you have ever
come -and besides. I do not favor
abolishing segregation ami allowing
Negroes to force themselves on
white people 1 don't believe :n mis
cegnation and inter-murriage and
all that stuff. Negroes ought to be
proud of their race and g’aa to
stay in it. They ought not be wani
ng any mixed regiments. To per
mit Negroes to fight with white
men in a mixed regiment is the
same as inviting Negroes in an
exclusive white club!’ Negroes
ought to fight for civil rights and
stop pushing themselves on white
people. I repeat white people don't
want you!
“Nobody is talking that nonsense
but a few Communist* and besides
no responsible Negro organization
or individual—not even a soldier—
ar.d I have talked to many—would
even dire say he wanted to aoolisn
regregation ”
In reply to the statement—“well
there have been a few instances in
which mixed regiments have been
tried and they have w orked ’—spe
cific reiercnre was made to the tact
that the British were training a
mixed regiment on American soil.
Mr. Fish remarked, “ThL is not true
according to my knowledge. There
may be Instances in which there
are white officers and colored en
listed men but that is different—
and that works.”
The interviewer broke In. “Yes,
it seems that the races are always
free to mix when they are on un
equal terms such as officers and
men. That only proves the Nazi’s
doctrine of superior and inferior
races The white man does not ob
ject to mixing when he is a ‘top
dog' but never when he is an equal. ’’
"Well that may be true. That's
why I think Negroes ought to de
mand that white officers of Negro
regiments be replaced by Negroes
—and make something of your
selves as an Independent group,”
the Congressman stated.
The interviewer remarked. “Ne
groes don't want that, we are not
concerned primarily with being a
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‘gieat American Negro* We want
•imply to be an Amernan. We are
not de»irnus of remaining a nation
within a nation. We want an equali
tarian democracy. Any other phi
losophy would be dangerous to fu
ture world peace and security. VVe
are fighting this war to debunk
forever the Nazi th of Nordic
superiority.”
"That doesn't have anything to
do with Negroes," Mr. F.»h con
tinued.
When asked what the Republicans
intended to do about thi» plank in
their platform Mr Fish stated. “I
do not th.nK the Republican party
had any idea of abolishing segiee.i
ti°n in the army when they wrote
that clause in the,r platform. 1 for
one certainly had mil "
The interviewer remarked “Then
we are mak ng a mockery es those
who now die for equality and de
mocracy."
"WeM, I can't help that There
are other thing* you Negroes tan
work for like the right to vote,
lake one step at a time. We are rot
thinking of disturbing segregation.
Besides, I haven't heard ar.y white
soldier* excepting a few corrmu
m.‘ts. say that they wan*ed to break
-segregation. And after all I guess
you know white foiks ate *;iU ln
the major.ty in this country.”
Meeting—
(Continued From Page 1)
'SIR He aso holds a diploma in
navigation and radio from the In
ternational Correspondence Nauti
cal schot 1 arid a certificate from
tne Spen y Gyro Compass school.
In 1922 Mulzac passed his exam
ination as master of ocean going
steamers unlimited.
Maritime Cnion
Ferdinand C. Sm.th. national
secretary of the Maritime Union,
outlined the history of the Mari
time Union and the great fight that
it has waged in the interest of Ne
gro seamen He praised the Roose
velt administration, and declared
that a great deal of credit for the
strides made hv Negroes in the
Merchant Marine.
As a surprise on the program.
Ensign Cecil Blackman introduced
Car,tain Mulzac as guest of honor.
Mulzac explained that be was on
a vacation but anxious to do his
part for President Roosevelt, he
had undertaken a speaking tour
with Ferdinand Smith in his be
half.
$300.00
In response to a plea by Atty.
Lebron Simmons, president of the
Detroit chapter of the National
Negro Congress, the audience of
approximately 600 persons made a
contribution of over S3OO for the
defense of Bonny Morrow and
Huddie Allen, who face extradi
tion to the states of Mississippi
and Alabama, respectively.
Music was furnished by the Du
pre choir and Shelton Tappcs, of
Local 600. UAW-CIO.
Wyandotte —
(Continued From Page li
insisted that Wyandotte wa.' already
congested itself, and any additional
inhabitants would have to “build
up in the sky.”
From the citv hall. I went to visit
one of the Wyandotte newspapers,
where I talked to a young editor.
He said that there was no federal
public housing in Wyandotte, and
that the closest thing to it was a
group of houses built with federal
aid by one of the big chemical com
panies for their incoming war em
ployees.
Wyandotte Riot
He told me of an incident in the
early 1920’s when a small group
of Negroes working in Wyandotte
industries* had been run out of
town. Street fighting preceded their
sudden departure. Since then, ac
cording to him, there have been no
Negroes in Wyandotte, and that
was substantiated by the comments
of the people I talked to first.
The areas surrounding Detroit
are determined to remain lily
white, and unless governmental
units force their hands, they will
get away with their undemocratic
policy.
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Housing—
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grounds that the Housing Commis
sion has nothing to do with schools.
Conanl Negroes Named
Vaiiou.* spokesmen from the
group trs'.fied that Negroes from
Conant Gardens were opposed to
the propped plan and that some
of them had been around to the
whites with petitions for them to
sign in opposition to it.
One irate protestor said. "I
tin ught that this was a democratic
country, don't our restrictions mean
anything’'' To which Rev. Horace
While answered, “I thought so too.”
Kate Trouble Predicted
V.rgil Chandler and Joseph Buffa
insisted that there was no need for
Negro housing in that area in that
most Negroes work on the west side.
They predicted race trouble if the
plan was allowed to go through.
James Oden, housing director for
local 600, UAW-CIO, speaking for
the proposal said. “I am sure that
you people would not be fighting
this war if you believed as you are
talking now.”
Obvious Race Prejudice
William Nicholas, housing di
re.-tor of the UAW-CIO. chastised
tne group for objecting to the pro
posal on such obvious racial preju
d i ce.
In casting a dissenting vote, Rev.
Horace White said. “So long as the
city of Detroit continues to do this
type of thing to its Negro citizens .
neither the city or this rommission
Is helping to avert race trouble. My
people just cannot continue to live
under the condition* thev are forced
to face in Detroit. 1 think that this
proposal should not be voted down
but given back to the Victory Coun
cil lor investigation.”
Playing Ostrich
Raymond Hatcher of the Detroit
Urban League and member of the
Detroit Victory Council, told the
Michigan Chronicle in an exclusive
statement: "As of June 1 Detroit
has supplied about 2100 units of
war housing for the 15,000 Negro
families which have corne here
since 1910. When the plight of these
15,000 families is added to that of
the 16.000 Negro families who were
already living under sub-standard
conditions in 1940, we face a con
dition which reflects no credit on
the city and which, in the best in
terest of the total community calls
for immediate positive action on
this whole question of housing and
homes for Negroes. I am afraid,
however, that Detroit is going to
play ostrich on the auestion of
housing for its Negro citizens until
one day it is going to be alarmed
to find that the sections of its body
not buried in the sand had not been
protected ”
Ned Gorrel, chairman of the De
troit Victory Council, told the
Chronicle this week that he had
been sick with the flu for a week
and “I d.dn’t know anything about
this meeting until I read it in the
newpapers.”
Glouster Current, executive secre
tary of the Detroit NAACP. in a
letter lo the Housing Commission
set forth the following points:
The Housing Commission in Its
action enables the present confusion
surrounding housing of Negroes to
continue.
The cry of “riot” Is a convenient
escape for those who do not Intend
to carry out their responsibility.
“Real estate interest” have once
again determined Commission pol
icy.
The spectre of trouble has been
overplayed In this instance.
Postwar proposals do not answer
the present problem.
Mrs. Aikens Has Cay
Dinner Party For Two
Mrs Mary Rood. Witchta, Kans.,
and Mis. Robert Hargrove of At
lanta, Ga . were honored at a dinner
party given in their honor bv Mrs.
J. L. Aikens, 2121 McDougall.
Guests at the dinner included:
Mcsdames Daisy Peters. L. B. Dud
ley, L. Hudspeth, C. J. Harrison,
Francis Taylor, ELssie Tarner, Susie
Williams, Fredrica Hall, Elaine
Stevens, Alma Moseley, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Greene, and Miss Doris
Redmond A full course dinner
w as served.
Robert Arnolds
Celebrate 25th
An niversary
By GLADYS MILLS
M-. and Mrs. Robert Arnold of
ti.e West Side sector, celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary on
Saturday with a reception held in
their home on Woodrow avenue.
Their daughter, Mrs, Clarisse
Eeutmey, greeted the guests, in a
black and white floral print. Mrs.
Arnold received in turquoise blue
with matching ostrich accents, and
a corsage of red roses and white
carnations.
Hostesses who assisted Mrs. Ar
rold were: Mrs. Jacqueline Wl
- Garnetta Nickerson. Pauline
McKinney, Gertrude Bailev, and
Audrey Beasley of Cleveland.
The floral motif consisted of vari
gated arrangements of gladioli
about the house.
The list of guests included Percy
Beckw'ith of Cleveland, Dr. and
Mrs. W. P. Walker of Anniston.
Ala , Major and Mrs. Roy J. Mor
ton, Mrs. Eula L.ghtfoot. Mrs. Rob
ert Walker, Mrs. Van Doom, Mrs.
Hazel Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Bel
ton. Mr, and Mrs. S. C. Turner, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Kcnnibrew, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Gaines, Mr. and Mrs.
W A. Kendricks, Mr. and Mrs.
George Jones, Mrs. Frances Moss,
Rosco» Wroten, Mr. and Mrs Wn
vcrly Davis, Mrs. I,eland Mitchell,
Mr and Mrs. William Hall, Mr. and
Mr* Ross Taylor, Mrs M. bel Riley,
Mrs Willa Bailev and others.
CONVICTED OF LARCENY
Frank McKee, 35, 2705 Waterloo
street, w r as convicted of larceny by
Recorder s Judge Christopher Stem
Tuesday and will be sentenced Oc
tober 4. Miss Ruth Teeters. 639
Melbourner, was the complaining
witness.
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Chinese —
(Continued From Fife 1)
white man's side *nd the colored
man's. But after all. there are
good and bad in all races.
"You read a lot about crimes,
but I've known a lot of Negroes
who are very nice.”
When asked if thev would allow
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"We just can't. The trouble is,
you’re in business, and the major
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do go down to Chinatown to eat.
We're not prejudice, but we just
can t -have them here because of
others ”
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Negro customers if it weren’t for
the majority opinion, and if they
would welcome Negroes, and she
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She said that the people who
had opposed their buying a home
d.dn't deserve to be Americans.
One of many white persons who
have written the Chins since the
incident, said: "I'd rather have a
law-abiding Chinese family live
next to me than some of our na
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of themselves, and have a ‘holier
than-thou attitude *'
Beat Two Women,
Pays Heavy Fine
David Key. 26. of 3930 St. An
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of assault and battery, was placed
on probation for one year, ordered
to pay a S6O hospital bill for him
self. pay two hospital bills for his
girl friend and her sister and fifty
dollars court costs and to stay
away from both young women.
Testimony disclosed that Key
had assaulted his alleged girl-
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Killed —
(Continued From Fage 1)
was asking for her autograph
when her husband, Robert, came
up. shoved her aside and shot
Pinkard, who died a short time
later.
Set High Bond
Robert White. 36-year-old tavern
bouncer, was placed on a $3,000
bond, two sureties this week by
Recorder’s Judge John P. Scallcn
after he had been arraigned on a
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