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PAGE TWENTY
UN-COVERING
WASHINGTON
By HARRY S. McALPIN
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• • •
MICH ’Ail] have to he d<• e- V
fi'.ake tn.s era of peu< r w.n'ff.il
While enactment of If ’ sl.it.on ere
at. tog * permanent FEPC would
seem to he a "must " on the p.i'-t of
euir government there ix , ( n nhiiga
fieri and respnnHbilify on the . ti
f.enr>- and organized groups to p.
piement and implemen' (• n r.eves*
aary efforts by th count rv in
solve one of its most pi ex- ng
problems.
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♦* Itv falls on or gat red il>> ll
la fared with problems of se.,io’-
tty \sith lavoffs. with new and
more efficient methods of produc
tion and with discrim nations vith
to jt> own ranks Organized labor
♦a not unaware of these problems
ft has been discussing them and
planning with reference to 'hem
*2X sometime. On some of the
problems it ha« reached decisions
and laid its plans On nth: . it
has much to do The Negro must
see that he is flftej into the .varp
woof and must co-operate and
participate in a manner' to rr<!i/r
♦ne maximum benefit a* \ i.encan
eitizens.
• • •
ANOTHER group Ui*on -vltic.i
fa]'.* a large sh-irr of '-espon-ib-litr
in the post-war na i- the church
Tn this new age of peace thr
church must hear a responsibility
bievond the feeding of spiritual food
• to its constituents. It rrpre-
one of the most potrntialy
effertive organizations in the life
of the people, but sometimes i»
the least active. hike organized
labor, it is beginning, however to
he cognizant of the problems fac
ing it and the Negro in the post
war period In some sections of
the country, tnerc has been real
a vakeninz of tor church to it- so
cial md < vie potentialities. Only
recently. Mr B-’k'.r field
'• orker fo»* tne Na’.onal Council
tor a Permanent FEPC. brought
hack a report that * <• leadership
I" ‘.nr i*h m trie ♦, jnt fa rK»r- j
tr.A”ent FFPC i« in the church
Os course whatever i< done
% hateve*- happe - w hatever i>
CAmmitte- r r on it'ed. affc' ting \r.
t' oe« w 1 be carried the Negro
press \ Jo* («f what it • ;!} have
to reflect n • rr "nred pages
**' f urrent history i events •- 11
f>,>» he in ham <nv ,* 'r. '■ •• -I,t*cd
purp- se fir whu n »e tod • ie
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Pleas Walker. 36. of 956 Leland.
on* of th* three m*n convicted
by a jury of conspiracy to utter
and publish fraudulent checks,
is shown her* leaving the court
of Recorder's Judge Gerald W.
Groat, Monday, Walker re
ceived a sentence of two to live
years in prison. Others sen
fenced on th* same charge were
Eli Gray, three to five years and
Edwin Gary, four years proba
lion and a 1250 fin*. Lee Water
man 33. and his wife. Anne,
30 pleaded guilty several weeks
age and have already been sen
fenced in Recorder s court.
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Louis R. Lautier (riqht) administrative assist
ant in the office of the Civilian Aide to the
Secretary of War, receives the Meritorious Cl
vilian award, with congratulations, from As
sr tant Secretary of War John J. MtCloy. at
brief ceremony in The Pentagon, Washington.
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woogie aboard this Coast Guard-manned troop
transport ferrying fresh forces directly lo the
Pacific from the European theatre. Part cf the
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Among the many guests at the Nacirema Week
bachelor dance wt-re the above. Photo 1, left
to right Prentis Morrow. Mrs. Claudia Wil
liams. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Alexander. Mrs.
Connie Beverly Mus Peggie Fisher. Mfs. Flor
Business League
To Start Magazine
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OH FOR A G/RL/
CLIMAX OF NA CIREMA WEEK
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THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE - - A RELIABLE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY
D. C.. on August 15. Mr. Lautier was com
mended for his assistance in the development
of policies that have resulted in the success
ful integration of Negro civilian employes into
all divisions in the War department. Negro
workers comprise 20 per cent of War depart
ment civilian personnel. U.S. Army photo
the world for the finishing blows against the
Japs, these soldiers carry their own fighting
band with them to get them in shape for their
later hot licks.— U.S. Coast Guard photo from
OWI.
ence Newman, Mrs. Birdie Leonard and Miss
Winona Ayers. In photo 2 are (left to right)
Thelma Nelson. Lillian Wilson. Alberta Dans,
Willie M. Franklin. Lee Crawford and Ray
Rogers.
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They both have plenty of stories to tell. Sgt.
Harvey L. Chalmers (left) of 518 South Jef
ferson street-. Petersburg, Virginia, "bats the
breezs" on the famous Boardwalk of Atlantic
City. N. J.. with Technical Sgl. and Mrs. Mario
Manfredini of 57 High street. Buffalo. N. Y.
Sgt. Chalmers put in 19 months on New Gui-
THfSF YOUNGSTERS ARE OUT. TO WIN
im« i !*—>•• • •■.!. ,«M .mi ill TANARUS!
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Mrs. Hattie Hinsc-n, 2245 Antietam street,
civic-minded housewife, pins a badge on one
of her young Clean Block workers. These
youngsters are doing a remarkable job in the
2200 block on Antietam, and are out to win.
Captain of the group is little Iris Franklin.
CLEANING UP 4800 BLOCK ON RIVARD
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Diligent workers in The Michigan Clean Block
campaign are these boys from the 4800 block
on Rivard street. Their captain is Edward
Jackson. The campaign ends September 1.
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Climbing out of the pool at City Collage in
Paris. France, during meet trials are, (left to
right): Private First Class Jack F. Inhoff. Hay*
ward. Wisconsin, breast and free style contest*
arTt: Corporal Hubert Gaskin. 11S West 130th
street. New York City. 200-400 meter breast
stroke contestant; and Staff Sgt. Andrew
Rep. Douglas Warns
Against Demagogues
Negroes shou’d think and flgn*
for the *e’fare of *1! pcnp>.
ra’nr tnan tne-vse e* ('.'tnr ir
dare* Rep Hr.cn Ganagan D<> .»*
nea as a heavy equipment mechanic, while
Sergeant Manfredini. a B-17 gunner, was a
prisoner of war in Germany for four months.
Both men are getting a well earned rest at
the Army Air Forces Redistribution center : n
Atlantic City.—U.S. Army photo from Bu
reau of Public Relations.
Working with her are: Rilph Harris. James
Dolbins. Luther Franklin. Ellioit Abbott. Don
ald Franklin. Leo Dobbins, Nellie Dobbins,
Muriel Ambers. Velma Adams. Laura Adams,
Charles Fran’rlin, Thomas Albright. Stanley
Kirk. Rose Miller. Shirley Abbott. James Pal
mer and Ike Abbott.
Priies will b« awarded at a public meeting
about September 15. Supervisors are reminded
that the judqes will begin their final inspec
tion ic-ur within the next few days.
THE WINNERS
Wagner, 914 Genesee Street, Trentcn. New
Jersey. 200-400 breast stroke contestant. These
enlisted men are members of the Communica
tions Zone Swimming team and co/np*f*d in
the'theatre championship swimming meet held
at Nuramburg. Germany on July 28 and 29.
U.S. Army Signal Corps photo from Bureau
of Public Relations.
las tins week writing in the cur
rent Negro Digest on "If I Weie
.t Negro "
The I.o« \ngeles congress woman
.mil forme Htn.idw »\ >lai urge*
< olored An e icans "to refuse tc
'■oiiMcier ca n sub|i*«'t exdiiMvelj
• ' .* he a s upon Negroe* "
To do *o wo'.ld he to fill s .<••
' ’ 'o ti,e and« :n.«2ogue ' >.u« Rep
Do ■: 21 ,s« Rat he i aou and I ron«idei
« .<rn proule ti a* u afTtv ts h.iman
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. 1045
dv I would reject him who so
licit-. m> help, my contribution and
Oi v vote as a Negro I would
heed hott who approaches me a*
an American and a* a citizen
The Depot i ,tt; .« oi an i»* uter
continues " \ >o\ e a 1 I would ic
i'i/c that 'he c < no Ncgio pints
' !cm. only a white pmhlrrn w hich
,n t 'ic fln.d analysis must be >o.\fo
b> white*.’
| COVER
the
T OW N
By RUSS |. COWANS
An old landmark will be leaving
Paradise Valley soon . . . Maceo
Campbell, who ha.- operated the
Metropolitan Valet .-hop at St. An
toine and Adams streets, will be
forced * out of
ms present lo
cation soon . . .
all because tne
owners of Club
606, owners ot
t h e build in?,
will start an
i xpunsion pro
gram . . . ex
tending their
business all the
way to Si An
toine street , . .
Some of the
Jeffrie.* work
ers mi the may
oral! y cam-
|
Russ J. C owans
paign are max
ing overtures to some or 'he
Krankensteen workers 1 . * urg ng
them not to work hard.
• • •
ONE OF THE veteran dance
trams of the stage was broken up
sexeral weeks ago when Walter
11. Ilardin was killed by an auto
mobile in Toledo ... in front ot
the .Miami Inn where his son, Ed
it in A. Harris, was working . . . Thr
two had been partners for IH vrars
spending eight in Europe before
Ihe war . . . Edwin, who played
the old Congo Club, will be at the
Hoxvery within the month . .
Collins Reynolds, school teacher,
has passed his doctorate examina
tion at Harvard . . . where he has
been studying on a scholarship
for two years.
• • •
DOROTHY DONEfIAN*. bong e
uoogie pianist at Frank Barorrus
Buwrrv Club, is a former school
mate df Robert Ryland. the tcnn..s
champion, and will have an oppor
tunity to talk about school daxx
in Chicago, during her cn/agerront
here . . Rob. who won the Puolic
Parks and Hamtramck t.t.os. din
not ; ompetc in the nat.onal becau-e
Delbert Ru .-t 11 who preceded h m
to New York 'ailed to erre' hi
n.me . . so Bob made a futile
tup to New Yors.
• • •
I RFI) HART Wil l I \MS w 1
p e-« n: the -econd annual lawn
mu- 1' al 'sept 2 .. at his home
.vli Woodland axenur . . weather
permitting . . The first one. held
1.i.-t year, was for the benefit of
tne E Azalia Hackley Memorial
Collection, now a project of the
Ditto t Public Library commission
and some of thr city s best
n. .mi an- donated the r .-rri .crs
. Fred writes tna* there 11 be
no ,idn isMon charge . . . J -t a
voluntary olTet ng u the fori: of
miiMi.il coni po-it ions, original man-
UsClipiS. t'u k s by o; on mt.si
t .diis. partn ularlv tho-e influenced
by the musical works of American
nuthors or composers of color . . .
The exhihi* in the Mam Library
■ s said to be the only one of It*
h nd in the United States. , . . and
already has oxer 200 items . . . TtW*
Macklev Collection was started bv
Mr William? n 1#42 while he was
pres-.dent pf the Detro l Musical as
-ociation.
• • •
I EON \KD REED Is emeeeing
the Huorshoxv at Chicago's U
tirottu qilery . . National Baptist
t nnxention officials are bending
their efforts toward solving a
housing shortage before the dele
gates begin arriving here for the
big conclave next month . . . Na
tional scribes rame up xx ith a false
report last xxrrk xxhen they had
Bill Graham preparing to wed
.lohnnx (iibson's xxifr . . . Truth is
C.raham. who is manager of Marx a
I outs. »s happilx married, recently
celebrating his eighth annixersarx
And the t.ihsons are not vet
divorced
Overseas Veteran
Has 30-Day Leave
C AMI’ P VlK' Citlif 1
R Sir. :h. 36. of 6,513 Fur hart a r.
nuo. Chi.'.ico. 11. who ><w actioi
w th the Ntxv Seabees on TVlc! i
Island his arr.xrd it Camp Pir *
after a 30-day leave with hia xx Ce
W x orr.x
Smith srrxrd IT months w-sh a
Sea bee -texed aie banal on which
mloadcd - ipp'.ie.s ,u< munitions
while under fi •• The t:r' t -x as
r.x rded i rommendat on Lr men
tin'.o;is se. \ ■ i e
Refine entniP? *'• «erv e,
So uh wo krd at tie Chirac l
Quartern!aster Depot He attended
Hxde Park High school and Wot
Virginia State college
Resigns NAACP Post
NF.W YORK M.ss Corvielo t
You n2, la-t week resigned he.
pn-iMoo as ri e<'or of publicity
..nd promotion :o tar NAACP and
el • ned to he hoirr n Chicago
Four Years
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First Sgt. Robert L. Nelson, ton
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nelscn re
siding at 5848 St. Antoine street
and tha husband of Mrs. Alice
Nelson of 1988 Maple street,
has completed his fourth year
in the armed forces. 14 months
of which were spent in Hawaii
where he is presently stationed.
Sgt. Nelson is the hcJder of the
Pre-Pearl Harbo. Ribbon. Asi
atic Ribbon and Good Conduct
Medal. He is a graduate of
Miller hiqh school where he
was a prominent athlete.

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