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Wallace Plead*
For The Man In
Lower Bracket*
NEW YORK—Vice President Wal
lace sooke by radio transmission to
live thousand persons in Harlem’s
GoJden Gate ballroom Sunday. He
said he has lound American people
Interested in speedy winning of the
*ar. enduring peace, full employ
ment at decent wages af:cr war.
and the reelect ion of Roosevelt.
The reelection of Roosevelt is
ticcessarv, he said, because of his
Vast experience w hich will be
Heeded through the post-war period
The vice pre»ident said the wel
fare of all the people must be con
sidered. and all the people means
the Nrgio at well as white*
There are still million* of share
croppers. and thousands 1. the
tnban cor:et> who *ie despeia'ely
in need c? good hon es Private in- '
ci ?:iv will not supply these home*. |
t r-efi rc it * incumbent upon the 1
f'dr-al government to provide a.
r ’ 1 ion and « half new herr.es
Congressman W.lliam Dawson. '
who also spoke pointed out that
R *o*evelt had done more to pro. j
n tr the welfare of the Negro than
si' other presidents combined since
Ii 1 coin Forces support.ng the opno
Sitior hr satd. are tnose which
h'ought ‘ K e country to the brink of
eh*?« and who now light social
security
Congressman-elect A Clayton ;
r veil «aid a t me like this de
rand* the elect .on of those who
have proven themselves
Hospital—
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We agree that there is a
reed for nv>re hojpital space but
we feel it should be established
for all people regardless of race,
e.ecd, o’" color. I; should be staffed
en an interracial basts”
14 Out of 100 Answer
Some time ago, the Detroit
Health Council was considering the
health needs of minority groups
particularly, and a sub-committee
»a< created to study those of the
Nrgio population A questionnaire
was sent out to the membera of
the Detroit Medical Society (a Ne
gro association', which 14 out of
a hundred answeied. From the«e
the sub-commit tec generalized that
Negro doctors as a group here
want a hospital built to fill their
Deeds.
The rub-committee report asks I
that p-e>ent available facilitie* such
a« various Department of Health
programs, and the services of the
D -tnct Nursing Association be ex-!
tended more widely to Negro citi- I
rcn«. hut conspicuous by its ab- |
rcnce s anv reference to present
hospital facilities. The report also
Implies that the initiative for fur
ther hospital facilities should come
from the Negro medical group,
whereas the problem of more fa
cilities for all Detroit facilities is
clcarlv a community responsibility.
While the proposed hosptal is
iuoooaed to have an interracial
ataff and to welcome patients of
any color, realistic observers point
out that prospective white patients
are not likely to enter a hospital
wherein only colored nurses and
doctors are to be trained as pro
posed bv the report
Special Facilities Hit
Further ba Mr. Taxhnick pointed
out. “The report stresses the fact
that special facilities be made
available to Negroes; but suppos
ing a Mohammedan w'ants to prac
tice in Detroit. Would we have
to build special facilities for him.
too**"
Reverend White also said, "The
doctors say they cannot get ex
perience in so-called white hos
pital* because of segregation and
discrimination. The Detroit Health
Council seeks to meet this dis
crimination that Negro doctors ex
perience by saying well give Ne
groes hospitals of their own They
argue further that Negro nurses
cannot be trained in Detroit and
therefore a Negro hospital would
helo give training to Negro nurses."
He continued, “The Detroit Health
Council ought to find itself insist
ing that every facility available to
train nurses is open to Negro girls.
To try to meet this piece of in
justice by establishing still more
segregation, seems to me to be a
lack of real understanding of the
health needs of all the people in
our city."
Brawl —
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ern when for some und.•closed
reason. or.e of two men drew a gun
and shot him.
Police learned that two unidenti
fied men had entered tne tavern,
had gone to the lunch counter
v here they ordered some chili. Chef
Charier Oliver, of 360 Isabelle told
them he did rot have any chili.
Motive Mystery
Oliver then told Petenmn to
watch out for the two men as they
vore planning to rob him. The two
men ill* the bar and returned to
the lunrh counter, at which time
me of them pulled a gun and shot
Peterson Both men then escaped.
Second Tavern I'jo >tin|
The second Hastings street tav
ern shooting under investigation by
police involved a gum-hot wound
*.j the person of Fred I>irick. 35. of
2647 Brush street, while in a beer
garden at 2619 Hastings street.
Pol.-e learned tha 1 Lorick had an
argument with an unidentified
■u irran and received his injuries
d jr.ng a scuffle with James Coles.
53. n? 2607 Hastings' street a bar
tender in the establishment
LoruK wh» treoted for a gunshot
Wound to the left shoulder.
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In Detroit, Louis G. Blount, president of tho
Booker T. Washington Trade Aisociation. com
posed of all small Negro businessmen in De
troit. shakes hands with Cap!. Hugh Mulxac,
commander of the S.S. Booker T. Washington,
•1 • luncheon held at the Lucy Thurman YWCA.
At the meeting were (left to right): Rev. Claude
Pupils—
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partmen: Ford Lena!: T. .1. Cole
man. president of the American
Protective Association, presided.
Following suggestion* by Current
and Colem-in, tne organization
voted to confer with the school
board and the principal to secure
information ab<>ut enlarging the
present school, bus transportation
for children who live as far as
four and a half miles away.
The aid of the law enforcement
agencies of Wayne County was
so..gnt to prevent threatened vio
lence by irate wh.tc.s who do not
want their children attending the
same school *s Negro children
Mrs Martin, addressing the group,
related that at a stormy school
board meeting, some of the white
residents of the area, mostly the
new in-migrants, were asking that
a separate school be set up for
either their children or the Ne
groes. They accused the school
board, when it refused to accede
to their request, of catering to the
“niggers "
Mrs Martin stated that the new
principal of Corey school. Miss
Fangborn, also told the petitioners
that she was placed in charge of
the school to teach all children and
treat them all alike
At the school hoard meeting. Mrs.
Martin arose and challenged the pe
titioners. stating that their posi
tion was undemocratic. She drew
the applause of the school board
members by telling of her son.
Willie Williams, in the armed
forces overseas, fighting for dem
ocracy.
Rev i ewing the background of the
community, Coleman declared that i
Negroes have been in the area since
1921. During that time they have
built homes and striven; to build l
a fine community against great i
odds One of the odds is a lack of
facilities.
Some of the Negro children have
to travel four and a half miles to
school. Requests for bus trans
portation have been denied by the
board of education it wafc reported.
Mr Current explained that ac
cording to Michigan law, it is il
legal for any school board to set
up separate schools. “The law is
explicit." stated Mr. Current, “that
'all persons, residents of any town
ship school district and live years
•f age. shall have an equal right
to attend any school therein, and
no separate school or department
shall be kept for any person on
account of race or color.’”
The NAACP wired Wayne Coun
ty Sheriff. Andrew Baird, stating
“jt has come to our attention that
certain residents of the Romulus
Township school district whose
children attend Corey school, have
threatened to cause trouble be
tween Negro residents and have
threatened violence due to con
troversy over erection of a separate
school. Accordingly we advise you
of this condition and request that
necessary measures be taken to
insure maintenance of the peace."
The NAACP has also asked the
Dearborn Council of Social Agen
cies, the YMCA and the YWCA to
investigate the possibility of pro
viding community recreational fa
cilities w-hich are vitally needed in
the area.
Efforts are being made to pro
vide bus transportation. Coleman
advised the group to oppose another
school building in preference to
enlarging the existing school.
Dr. Sweet —
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wa« held in November, 1925. result
ing in a deadlock by the jury.
Dr. Sweet's younger brother, the
late A:tv. Henry Sweet, was the
lone defendant in the trial in the
spring of 1926, winning an .acquit
tal
At the same time Mrs. Funiee
Sweet, wife of Dr. Otis Sweet,
brother of Dr 0.-si.in H. Sweet,
and well known dentist, has insti
tuted divorce proceeding against
her husband
When Attorney Samuel Weller,
counsel for Mrs Sweet, filed her
bill of complaint, he discovered
that Dr. Sweet had already filed a
petition for divorce, charging in
his bill that Mrs. Sweet had re
fused to furnish a home for him
here and that she stayed aa ay
from home for days.
Mr* Sweet has denied the alle
gations *ct up in her husbands
bill and at the same time ha< ob
ta.ned an injunction restraining
h.m from disposing of any of his
assets at the National Bank of De
tro.t, an automobile and their
nome arid furnishings at 1426 West
Grand boulevard.
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Duka Ellington, famous composer and orchestra leader, congratu
lates Marvin DuPre, diractor of the DuPre Victorian Choir on the
work that is being done by this youthful aggregation, in singing
and on their unusual arrangements. Although he was suffering with
a severe cold, the Duke took time out between shows during his
recent appearance m the city to visit the Choir during their Tues
day rehearsal.—Photo by Bradley.
Home Rule —
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reached its bonded limit and now
wishes to gain control of the gov
ernment of Wayne County in order
to extend this limit.
Detroit Would Dominate
Tiie committee urged the voters
to keep in mind that the City of
Detroit will become the dominant
unit in the county and all of the
other smaller units will be ignored
In a statement prepared for the
press, the Committee charged that
the Home Rule Amendment would
“nullify the State Constitution in
Wayne County and withdraw its
protection from our citizens and
units of local government.” This
viewpoint is substantiated in the
fact that the amendment provides,
“Notwithstanding any other pro
vision of this Constitution the gov
ernment of Wayne County may be
organized under a charter which
shall provide for:" This statement
in itself is so broad that many of
the “inalienable rights" could be
disregarded.
It is further pointed out that the
counc,! of 21 members will be
composed of 12 members chosen at
large from Detroit.
This will give Detroit 2-3 of the
membership on the council.
The committee further charges
that the foundation of the two
party system will be destroyed in
that the amendment makes manda
tory that*, there be non-partisan
e!e tions of charter commissioners
and county officials. No choice in
the matter is left to the people of
the county.
County Officers Appointed
T T nder the amendment all county
ofli lals, including prosecuting at
torney, could be appointed by the
governing body Inasmuch as the
prosecuting attorney would be ob
ligated for his existence to the
governing trxtv. the possibility of
checking on him would be slight.
“This amendment is substantially
the same as the proposal on the
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Army—
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nouncement of the revision has been
expected for several days from the
War Department, but at the end of
the week had not been made.
The new' plan, how'ever, is reliably
reported to provide for complete
integration, by assignment, in the
centers at Lake Placid, N. Y., and
at Atlantic City. The latter place
recently has been added to the five
resort centers where 49 hotels al
ready had been selected by the
army.
In New York City, the center will
be integrated on a volunteer basis.
Returned overseas veterans, white
and colored, may express a prefer
ence for New York. They will be
housed indiscriminately in the
same hotels.
New Center on Coast
A new center, not yet selected,
will be opened on the West Coast.
In view of the social and recrea
tional pattern of the program and
the necessary community contacts
and cooperation outside the hotels
to make the program a success, no
Negroes will be assigned to centers
in the South. Otherwise, and except
for volunteer requests to be sent
to New York City, the men will be
assigned to centers nearest their
homes.
While no announcement has been
made, it !s believed the army will
abandon both the Pershing and the
Theresa hotel sites in Chicago and
New York City, respectively.
In Chicago, where steps have
been taken toward the actual phy
sical seizure of the Pershing and
occupants notified to be out by
October 1, the army is known to
have sent a representative to study
the community reaction and to
learn whether abandonment of the
project is advisable.
ballot in 1942," Carpenter said,
“and since it was rejected then
by the voters of Wayne County,
it should be' rejected again."
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By FRANK K. BOLDEN
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TEHERAN, Iran-s(NNPA) lt
was a tired unit of casual replace
ment troopa who landed at Khor
ramahahr in the Gulf of Persia
on a blistering hot day with
the thermometer showing 146 de
grees, after a tedious ocean voyage
that lasted almost two months.
As our men hit the quay they
were greeted by Capt Coleman L.
Watson —
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Barsett street, going to Miss Alma
Bacon.
Singleton stated that 326 homes
will be built on the lots in the sub
division. construction scheduled to
begin within 30 days and will be
completed by March 1, 1943.
The manager said that the project
had been brought to his attention
by the Builders’ association, and
he later submitted it to Mr. Watson,
who agreed to purchase the plot
and construct the homes which will
accommodate 400 families.
The 19 homes already In the
project are modern eight, six and
five-room houses. The homes to be
constructed will be similar in type.
During the last 15 years, the Wat
son Realty company has sold,
handled and manager more than
635,000,000 worth of real estate, Mr
Watson, president of the company,
said.
In addition to being president of
the Watson Realty Co., Watson is
president of the Watson Insurance
Agency, owner of the Investment
Loan company, vice president and
board member of the Great Lakes
Mutual Insurance company, former
vice president and at present ore
of the largest stockholders of the
Wayne County Better Homes, Inc.,
treasurer of the Ray Music com
pany. treasurer and one of the
stockholders of the Paradise Bowl,
one of the most beautiful and mod
ern bowling alleys to be found in
the country.
At the luncheon were Fred Allen,
owner Supreme Linen Supply;
Samuel Major, Arthur B. Smoot,
Jerome Oliver, James Thompson,
all of the Watson Realty company;
John Cowling, Wayne county em
ployee; Richard Austin, certified
public accountant: Mrs. Rosa L.
Gragg, C. W. White, president of
the Brokers’ Association; Fred Hart
Williams, and Mary Penick. Detroit
Tribune; John R. Williams. Pitts
burgh Courier; Georgia Whitting
ton, Watson Realty company, and
Frank Williams.
Mother —
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Stephens died a short time later
at Receiving hospital. Funeral ar
rangements had not been made as
this goes to press.
Michigan Chronicle learned that
the slain woman is the mother of
two sons, Lawrence Crisp, 30, nqw
serving in New Guinea; Samuel
Crisp, 32, stationed in Texas, and a
daughter, Mrs. Mild-ed Davis of 555
Hendrie street.
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street. Jacksonville, Fla., who it the
chaplain in the Khorramshahr area.
The ranking colored officers in the
Persian Gulf Command are the
chaplains, all of whom are captains.
I was also informed that there were
a few colored warrant officers scat
tered throughout the Command.
The port battalions, most of whom
are colored, wer? right on the job
and lost little time in initiating the
unloading of the newly arrived
ships. These battalions are the toast
of the command, as it is here that
the supply route to Russia begins,
and needless to say they have per
formed their duties far beyond the
expectations of their superiors.
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It is reputed that the colored port
bosses who handle the native coolie
laborers (as well as their own men)
are the best in the PGC at this task.
They have taken it upon themselves
to learn the difficult native lan
guages and customs—both Persian
and Arabian—efficiently enough to
permit the East and the West to
work effectively together in keeping
the goods rolling northward.
These men work under the most
trying conditions. The punishing
heat requires them to wear heavy
gloves, sometimes two pair, so aa
not to burn their flesh on the metal
parts of the ships and supplies.
Even wrist u’atches cannot be worn
on the arm because the metal backs
will leave burns.
Working this supply line to
Russia is a heartbreaking transport
job and the soldiers of this com
mand, some four thousand of whom
are colored, are mainly responsible
for the millions of tons of Lend-
Lease supplies valued at millions
of dollars which have rolled
through the Persian corridor to aid
our Soviet ally.
Most of the colored troops are
serving as engineers, port bat
talions, and quartermaster trucking
and baking complements in the
warmer sections of the Command—
the central and southern areas.
Hailing from almost every state in
the Union and together with their
white comrades in arms, they have
truly made the Russian front "an ex
tension of the American front.
Diggs—
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were the only defendants in the
case who did not file motions for
new trials. Dombrowski is now
serving a prison term for perjury
Another defendant. Rep. William G
Buckley, also denied a new trial,
entered prison Sept 11.
.Indue Simpson denied the several
defense motions of the 19 defend
ants and instructed defense attor
neys to file a “concise statement of
facts” with the court and Sigler
within 20 days if they intend to
carry their appeal to the Michigan
Supreme court.
Mrs. Charles C. Diggs, wife of
the senator, said in an interview
with the Michigan Chronicle,
“There's still hope. My husband
has not been transferred to Jack
son. His attorney, Mr. Bledsoe, ap
peared before the Michigan Su
preme Court Wednesday morning.”
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