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THE
TOWN
By
RTSS COWANS
The new million dollar nbdt- I
Thlnn . . . recently purchased bv
the WiUmi Fesltv C«i« slated
U be named Ida Watson Snhdlvl
ann ... In hitner •( Fverett I
WatMni captivating «i*ou«e . .
bat Mr* Watson rebelled telllnc
the member* of the worktnc force
that ahe wanted the subdivision
te he named In honor of her hus
band because **l want my husband's
name to live forever" . . . and
that** whv It ha* been named the
Watson Subdivision . . . And It 1
*a« brourht oot at the luncheon
Frldav that Mr* Watson has been
holding a real estate broker’s II- [
eense since back In the late
when she was operating a real
estate office In Cleveland . . .
Chester Rotv.c tr.ivnr of Para-,
disc Valiev, send* a no‘e to m-
w ‘or a nit* v, priUi* n r i •
form rr.e that a committee, of \»h.ch
he is chairman, has been orjan red
•nd is cf'ermg a rewr 1 for "the
• prehension and convict .on of the
parties responsib’e f r the death
nf Mrs. Victoria len," 83-year-old
white woman who wa* shot *o death
In front of a ho«p *al last month
The members of *he comm.t'ee are
Ous Saunders. Everett I Watson.
Sunny Wilson Raymond <S
Jackson and John White . . Any.
me wishing to contribute to this
fund can do so by sending a check
1n the committee headquarter*
East Adams avenue ... or calling
Ca OATS
Jasf because the Tigers failed In
the last game to win the flag In
the American League, a failure
which deprived them of the right to
meet the St. 1-ouls Cardinals for the
world championship (what about
the Homestead Gravs?), did not
atop Frank Perkins from hastening
up from Louisville to spend the
week . . . Frank had already pur
chased his transportstion, so. rath
er than cancel the trip, he came on
to renew acquaintances with Tommy
Gamhl*. Joe Tavlor. Jlmmv John
son. Willie MlMer. and other old
timers . . . and he found just as
much pleasure In nolntinr out the
defects In the Tiger armor with
the rang as he would have watch- j
Inc the world series . . . snd much
rhesper . . . The little nartv Reuben
Patton pulled at Cluh Wit a few
evenlnrs ago has caused the wag*
to hertn wondering If there’s anv
truth to the rumor that he and
Miss Sylvia Dow. the little Dallas
girl who was In the party, will be
hitched soon . . .
Loui« Emmanuel Martin publish
er of this sheet, laid aside his labors
r s thumping the drums of publicity
for the Democratic Party long
enough for a brief visit home this
week . . , and rushed down to the
Lucy Thurman Branch YWCA din-
Ing room to chat with other mem
bers of the Round Table . . . and to
catch uo on what has been trans
piring In the daily bull sessions . .
Patrolman Bill Wstson should keep
Ills head buried in the sport pages
©f the Michigan Chronicle . . . He’s
go far behind In the report* on
Gene Derricotte that he’s funny . .
Yep. Bill, the Michigan Chronicle
had stories about the brilliant Der
ricotte long before your outburst.
In fact. Reporter Charles Wartman
talked to Derncojte shortly after
the football training season opened
at Ann Arbor ...
A lovely little la««s feels like
ghaking every member of the De
troit Tigers . . . Her boy frund
telephoned that he would be in for
tne world senes . . . and plans were
made tor a wonderful week-end
. . . and then the Tigers come up
punctriess and lose the final game
. . . Hoi ace Shcftield lost a deuce
cf bucks when his baby atnved a
week ago , . . He had wagered that
the new arrival would be a boy
. . . and a little girl was born . . .
•r.d row he must change his plans
lor his son to win a berth on the
University of "Michigan football
team . . . and later work for the
Political Action committee . . . Torn
Briscoe, who used to be a fine foot
ball player at Western Michigan
college, remains at home every Fri
day night and tends the baby while
the little woman taxes the night
off
Those books you see under the
• rms of persons these d.iN.s are the
work? of the late Mr Shakespeare
. . . the boys and girl* are re
•cquaintmg th«*rr.sche.v with Othello
. . . so they can iccogn.ze the char
acters when Paul Robeson comes
to town to play the leading role in
the drgma . . . Tane a gander at
the *’Wi son" flicker ... ft is worth
the price of admiss.on . . . Ray
Hitcher, local Urban league bggie.
promise* plenty of information
when he meets with the gang Sat
urday mgit . . Grayer L. Sadler.
Courier scribbler, is bacg from the
Urban league conference in Colum
tu* . . and aglow- with excitement
• bout he wonderful time -he had
• . ditto for Sara Game*
Sre.ton Johnson, who Keep* thing
r-o\.r.g in the Eight M.lc Rr, a d dis
trict. made one of hi? few tr.p» to
Faradise Valley ,a • At ek .. .
Jimmy Th mp.-or., who :v d to
teich swmm.r.g at the Rrewster
Fecrearidn Center, has „ridrd more
than 1.5 p ijndv . frame
A bert 'Geecr.x • PanerTHn >- 1 ran
i ■ 1 Sft. Clayton N
Viet
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ing. the li*tie fei ow nr t r.;<- tic,-
Iribuled
duftry. hc.» been r. • hid oy n,i.«-
f rtuf e aurir;g :ne tn-.c
r onths . . . r.r»‘ Nt ,| a*.
injured in a gl.oer <h .oe: ’ ne i
Mt. Clemens, causing the doctor
to aifiputaM • • ' „
v*r»cs bacK he Jo.*t h.s muther
»ut ht keeps muling.. \ r*«l gu;
Plan 10,000 Homes
For D.C. Negroes
WASHINGTON—.Wort than 10-
SOO accommodation? for Negro w <r
workers are included in tie war
housing program for tr.e Washing
ton, DC. metropolitan are*. Jo
B Blandford Jr., administrator oi
the National Housing agency, an
nounced this wera
These new a< cummodat.ons w.il
be :n add.tmn to tne 2.024 :ai
units and 1,378 dormitory accommo
dations that had been completed
for Negro war wmkers by
Jl. Mr Blandford said At the same
time work it now being pushed on
th« installation of 400 mobile house
•nd 150 dormitos'' accommodations
while 107 demountable houses ar?
being finished for occupancy after
movement from Suitland. Md.
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Left—Edward McMillan. Boys’ Work secretary of she St. An
toinu Branch YMCA. canter, presides at a meeting of the executive
council of th# Boys’ department. This is democracy in practice.
ST. ANTOINE *Y’ PREPARES TO MEET POST-WAR PROBLEMS
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Laf!—Prathar J. Hauser, executive secretary of the St. Antoine
YMCA. canter, talks over plans for the current membership drive
with Claude Cooper, membership secretary. Left—Percy Piper,
chairman of the Board of Management and Edward McMillan.
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Emperor Haile Selassie lakes a look at the first lend lease plane
presented to Ethiopia by the United States following a presenta
tion ceremony.
IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Handling Negro Marine public relations at the Montiord Point
camp her# are Sgt. Lueious A. Wilson (left) of 800 Dunbar Court.
Orlando. Fla., and hit photographer, Cpl. Edwin K. Anderson,
204 E. ICth street. Wilmington, Dal. Sgt. Wilson is a formar cor
respondent for the New York Amsterdam News and a graduate
of Florida A. and M. College. Cpl. Anderson attended both Tempi#
•nd Lincoln University and was a commercial photographer in
civilian life.—Official U. S. Marina Corps Photo.
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE .'. " A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLE
TOMORROW’S LEADERS AT WORK AND PLAY
Right—Boys in th* lobby of th* Boys* department of the St. An
toine YMCA enjoy some of the games which develop thought.
Boys' Work secretary. Right—The YMCA is adapting its pro
gram to the postwar problems. Right— The business personnel of
St. Antoine Branch YMCA works diligently to keep the many ac-
AVIATION METALSMITH
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GREAT LAKES, 111.—Graduate* of the Avia
tion Metalsmith school. Camp Robert Smalls,
U. S. Naval Training center. Great Lakes, Illi
nois. who finished the course here last week are
pictured above. In front row, left to right: Ed
ward Perry, Sic, 2224-A Dickson street, St.
Louis. Mo.; William Jolly, Sic, 4841 S. Michigan
avenue. Chicago. 111.; Joseph Wellington. Sic,
1624 E. Jefferson street, Baltimore, Md.; Ernest
L. Bishop. Sic, 1240 Church street, Norfolk, Va.;
Edward P. Booker, Sic, Route No. 3, Box 83-A,
Portsmouth, Va.; Henry A. Smith, Sic, 5942
Summer street. Philadelphia, Pa.; Richard L.
Benbow, Sic, 4518 Garfield avenue. St. Louis,
Mo.; Robert L. Gibson, 51 N. Valley street. Ak
ron, Ohio; Richard T. Allen, Sic, 4331 Bridge
FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE’
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Members of Local 600. UAW-CIO. register for
participation in the 1944 presidential election
under the watchful eye of Shelton Tappes. local
Court Sentences
Two Young Men
Two men convicted by juries, one
of breaking and entering and the
other of robbery armed were sen
tenced to long prison terms on Mon
day by Recorder's Judge Arthur E.
Gordon.
Belotrice Johnson, 28. of 3333
Merrick avenue, accused of enter
ing a Westside business place and
attempting to open a safe was sen
tenced to serve five to 15 years in
prison.
Rudolph Ernst. 20, of 5349 Tire
man avenue, found guilty of armed
robbery of a cab driver on last
November 4. was sentenced to serve
15-30 years in Jackson prison. The
robbery netted Ernst SI 2. so police
disclosed
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secretary. They are setting the example for
government by participation.
Call Report
On FEPC Bill
‘A Big Victory’
WASHINGTON—-The Senate Edu
cation and Labor Committee’s
favorable report on the Permanent
FEPC Bill was termed 'a victory
and a challenge to minority-group
American*” in a statement issued
this week by A. Philip Randolph
and Rev Allan Knight Chalmers,
co-chairmen of the National Coun
cil for a Permanent FEPC
Failure of *he House committee
to take similar action, they added,
“might well be interpreted as po.iti
cal evasion. We hope the Hnu c e
committee will follo w the example
of the Senate pilots of the bill and
report its version before election.”
stamina and sportsmanship. Thay laarn .many lassons hara that will
help tham to malca thair placas as men in Detroit and the world.
tivities of the building functioning properly. Left to right, they
are: Mrs. Iry Masquita. Mrs. Haley, Mrs. M. C. Johnson, and Mrs.
Ann Gomes Knight, senior worker and manager of the office.
GRADS
port Court, Inkster, Mich. Rear row, left to
right: George W. Short, AM3c. 11 N. S4th street.
Philadelphia, Pa.; Alfred E. Horton. Sic. 2545
E. 73rd street, Cleveland, Ohio; Roy L. Wills,
Sic, 177 N. Chamion avenue, Columbus. Ohio;
Winston A. Gibson. Sic, 522 Armory avenue.
Cincinnati. Ohio; Lee H. Wright, Sic, Marin
City, Calif.; Lt. (jg) J. Pruski. officer in charge
of the Aviation Metalsmith school; William A.
Hudson, AM3c. 54 N. 54th street, Philadelphia,
Pa., honor man of the class; James E. Stouda
mire. Sic, 482 Albertus Brown Homes, Toledo.
Ohio; Cornelius C. Sledge, Sic. 5 Linden place.
Danbury, Conn.; Norman C. Lumas, Sic. 2227
Orleans avenue. New Orleans, La., and Robert
W. Hendrickson. Sic, 3411 103rd street. Corona.
N. Y.—Official U. S. Navy photo.
'Youths Held In
Theft From Auto
A trio of teen-age youths were
held this week frrr investigation of
i breaking into an auto Held were
Ezra D. Richards, 18, of 8831 North
end; Burke Patton. 18, of 20781
Woodside; Bailey Dean. 19. of 21004
Reim.inville, all of Ferndale, Mich
The name of the fourth youth is
withheld because of his age. He
also lives in Ferndale.
HELD IN SIOO THEFT
Police say that 35-vear-old Ver
non Haithcox of no home address is
held P>r investigation o \ grand lar
ceny in the theft of SIOO from a
I guest of a large downtown hoteL
Old Friend
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Commander Daniel W. Arm
strong. USNR. Assistant Recruit
Training Officer was detached
from the United States Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes.
111., on Sept. 21. Commander
Armstrong had been in charge
of the Negro Recruit Training
program since its beginning in
June. 1942. Today there are
more than 160.000 Negroes in
the Navy, most of whom re
ceived their basic training at
Great Lakes. Lt. Vance A.
Kauffold, USNR who has been
assigned to the Negro Recruit
Training program since its in
ception, has been designated
Assistant Recruit Training Offi
cer*—Official U. S. Navy Photo.
Missionary
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Wk. Hi
Dr. Hartman A. Lichtwardt.
medical missionary to Asia and
world travalar. was tha guast
speaker at the sixth annual
dedication anniversary banquet
of St. Cyprian’s Episcopal
ehurch on Friday, Sept. 29. Dr.
Lichtwardt held his audience
spellbound with his forceful
presentaton. Other features of
the program were the showing
of two films and solos by Henry
Hamman. baritone. The ban
quet is the annual occasion for
fellowship of the families in the
pari« w
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1944
Mourn
Washington
By HARRY S. McALPIN
Whiu Biin o*rm|iH«l
ikMMMiI Through the AtluU Oafl?
w«rid hr hmpai
Maybe Westbrook Pegler sat the
pace for retractions and re-evaluat
ing one s opinions when he ac
knowledged in one of his columns
last week, speaking of Negroes, that
“it all seems reasonable and feasi
ble when you just sit down and
meet as men and colleagues in a
business and begin to understand
each other, instead of beating one
another over the head with meat
ax editorials as total strangers on
opposite sides of town ”
I’m in that mood this
have witnessed two performances
by a man of whom I, along with
many other Negroes, have been very
critical. What he did has warmed
my heart, caused me to cast aside
an emotional antagonism, and make
an objective evaluation of his worth
and the handicaps under which he
must operate.
Perhaps I should wait to write
this column until events and cir
cumstances make it possible for me
to call that man s name and give a
blow-by-blow description of the
fight he put up for Negroes in
these two performances. To do so
now. however, probably would
do him more harm than good. His
opponents in these fights would
welcome the opportunity of attack
ing him for having let out the
story—which he didn’t.
Another reason for this vague
ness is that a lot of people who
would prefer to see a different win
ner than I in that great American
event which climaxes on Novem
ber 7. would accuse me of playing
politics through this column.
I could not give that blow-by
blow account without in one case
seeming to throw bouquets at one
of the presidential candidates for
his forthright stand on an economic
matter, in which the principle in
volved touched the heartstring and
pocketbook of every Negro in
America —where the might of the
United States Army was used to
back up that principle.
And in the other case. too. It
would sound like political “stump
ing” because to describe the pef*
formaneq. would necessitate divulg
ing how one of the presidential
candidates stood four square and
insisted upon the elimination of
segregation in a phase of operation
in an institution where jimcrow
has been one of the Negro's pet
peeves.
But the events have so impressed
me that I could not resist the urge
to say that I have had to re-evaluate
my opinion of this unnamed man.
I regret I can do no more at this
time than pin a nebulous medal on
an anonymous hero.
Stay Execution Of
3 Florida Youths
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.—Forty-eight
hours before the time set by Gover
nor Spessard L. Holland for their
execution, three Florida Negro
youtfis wece given a new lease on
life ky an appeal filed with the
Court of the state by
RiMford O Williams, civil liberties
and labor attorney of Lakeland. Fla.
Thus ended the first phase of one of
the most sordid episodes in the
annals of justice in the state which
is the nation's winter playground.
Investigating the case as a rep
resentative of the Southern Negro
Youth Congress and the Internat
ional Labor Defense. Louis E. Burn
ham. organizational secretary of the
Youth Congress spent two weeks
in Quincy, Like City, Tallahassee,
Gainesville. Jacksonville, and the
state prison at Raiford, Fla. This in
vestigation revealed that James
Davis. 16. Fred Lane. 19. and James
C Williams. 26, who were charged
with raping a white woman near
Chatahoochee. Florida, on July 30,
were assigned to the electric chair,
“not according to the requirements
of justice but as appeasement of a
l.vnch-crared mob.”
NAACP To Enter
Railroad Case
AMARILLO. Tex —Hearing in th#
North D Hayes case against tha
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Railway company, has been set for
November 10 by the ICC. before
Examiner F. C Weems at the Capi
tal Hotel, Amarillo. Texas. A mem
ber of the legal staff will
lepresent the plaintiff.
MASONS TO MOTOR CITY
The 63rd biennial session of the
United Supreme Council of Ancient
Scottish Rite Masons was held in
Houston. Texas, this month Dr.
Louis Tillery, 33 degree, of Chicago,
Hi, presided All sessions were held
in the Mt Carmel Baptist church.
Rev. R. T Bingham, pastor.
Detroit was selected as the site of
the next session. 1945. by a unani
mous vote Ernest Ford. 33rd degree,
G. M. of W King David G. L.
In S. Pacific
Ik
T.-slh Edward A. Lee. nephew
of Mamie Taylor. 928 Mullelt
street, is now serving some
where in the S. Pacific with a
Quartermaster Truck Co. Lee
formerly resided in Detroit
prior to his induction. His ad
dress is T.-Sth Edward Lee.
365943951. 3663rd Q.M. Trk. Co..
APO 322. c-o P.M., San Fran
cisco. Calif.