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~ j i ~ ! *' ^ j VOL. XXX—No 34 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 194S PRICE 10 CENTS -■ . ■ . ^ — —-— ^ > inters On Dewey Train Casey’s Column By Mike Casey Football season, World’s Seri es, Presidental Election and Russian situation all clogging tlie air waves. Isn’t F'M wonderr. these days. sjc * i So the Berlin blockade goes to UN. No doubt it i sthe begin ning of the end for UN. Why is it Gangster Stalin thinks he can continue to encroach on the lights of other people. If Kai ser Wilhelm, Hitler and Mussol ini could have a little talk with Joe I wonder if they could set him straight. Europeans just simply can’t understand that we will stand for so much and then, mister we’ve had plenty. Russia’s present government has (proven beyond all doubt that you can no more do business with them than you could with Hit. Personally, we don’t want war if we can help it. I am an ex service man, who has seen war and know what it is, but confound it, if we have to have another one, let’s get it over with so we can get back to a peaceful way of living and a way of doing business that don’t take all your money and mine for taxation. Why should Ger.. many be held in a virtual slave state and the Cnited States sup port them when except for Rus sia they could he put back on their feet and become a self su porting country. Diplomacy is all light if you are dealing with people if theyhonest, but not not can the widest stretch of the imagination can Stalin, Mo lotov and company ibe honest Gangsters such as they under stand only one thing, and that is straight from the shoulder talk with plenty of FORCE to back it up. * * * I have watched presidential campaigns since 1912 and with out a doubt President Truman is receiving the least help from his felloiwinen in his campaign that a Democratic nominee ever had I have leaked in vain all ever Chicago for a bill hoard, {i placard or a sign of any kind that mentioned bis name, eithei alone or with any other democr atic state or country nominee for office. We haven’t seen one yet. From every indication Will iam John Granata has the Clerk Circuit Court race in the bag. All that is needed is for the peo ple to get out and vote. John is a swell guy and a credit to good politics. He will make an effic ient official. s’: ❖ * On October 15th, the World ,VU1 carry it’s “Know Your Candidate Edition” in which an. opportunity is offered each can didate to tell their story to the great mass of south side voteis. ff you are a candicate Telephone 9 3512 fer further infformaticn. ... The sanest reason v e ha. o heard of for a strike is the one of the editors and writers cn the Rcme newspapers. The news papers quit paying them. So m.. susd of quitting they went on strike. president Truman is looking for scapegoats in his quest for votes. He’ll blame the manufac turers, retailers, or any other group for inflation regardless of hew government contributes to it.—Long Island Sun. Bureau-nu t: One who proceeds in a straight line from an unwar ranted assumption to a foregone conclusion. CLIFTON H. POPE Clifton H. Pope, 27 of 915 West Walnut St., a mail clerk (lied [Wednesday at St. Mary’s hospital after a short illjffess. Mr. Pope was born in Mobile, Ala. and 2am e here as a boy. He was graduated rom North Division high school, where he was on the foot ball team. From 1942 to 1945 he serv ed in the army. Survivors are hi a wife, Elizabeth; three sons, Clifton j r., Lawrence and Robert; his mother Mrs. syntnia rs. ±^oye; two sis.. Jters, Mrs. Adie A. Thompson, and .Beatrice Pope and. a brother, Charles A., of Miwakee*. White Liberal Says South Must Have Jim Crow CHICAGO. — “If segregation is continued to be accepted, very great advances can be achieved for the Southern Negro,” says ! noted Southern white liberal col umnist John Temple Graves in October Negro Digest, for the majority of whites feel sincerely j that their ‘race problem’ can j only be solved under a jim crow set-up. “In a state like Mississippi,” Graves aVer^, “where the Negro population is almost 50 per cent, there exists a very real ‘race 1 problem’ which cannot possibly, be understood by ‘outsiders.’ Min nesota, for example has only one-half of one per cent Negro population. “This is a very practical situ ation in the South and whites be lieve that segregation is the best way and the only possible way for the races to live together in such proportions.” Columnist Graves adds: “Se gregation isn’t right or necessary in Chicago, but it is in Birming ham.” U.S. JAILS BROWN ORPHANS CHICAGO.—At least 10 cou ples and one orphanage are ready and waiting to offer haven to each of the nation’s 150,000 homeless white children, an Oc tober Ebony photo-feature de clares, but some 10,000 brown or phans are going begging for both homes and foster parents, some even living in penal insti tutions. Because so lew cnucuess col ored couples adopt orphans and because so many orphanages hold strictly to the color line, there is a growing crisis for homeless Negro youngsters that rapidly approaching calamitous propor u. .s,” the article states. In Illi ,.v i alone, Ebony continues, “the Children’s Home and Aid Society was hit by the relusal of DO per cent of the state’s 106 institu tions to accept Negro children for keeping. rihe feature continues: “The lack of parents willing to adopt Negro children and the shortage of roster homes in view of a 90 per cent increase in colored or | phans made it necessary for the , Society to turn away many j brown waifs. “As a result these unfortunate | children grow up unwanted and I friendless in unfit homes,” the j tory adds, “or are kept in pe nal institutions in some states i for lack of a better place—their l only crime, that of being brown.” Warn LA Negroes With Fiery Cross LOS ANGELES.—A 12-foot tall flaming cross burned in Los Angeles sparkling in the skies a message warning Negroes not to move in the Eagle Rockarea. Several Negroes have already bought homes in this neighbor hood, considered one of the city’s better communities. Although a $500 reward has been promised for anyone find ing a person promoting racial hatred here, the identity of those burning the cross is unknown. It has been established, however, that the infamous Ku Klux Klan had nothing to do with this act. According to neighbors a crowd of about 75 persons was attracted to the cross which burned on a vacant lot. A white widow in this area, Mrs. Bety Brunner, hinted that she may have been threatened not to sell her home to a Negro. She said that she would sell her house to whomever she pleases. Tomatoes have been ^thrown at her house and police have been calld there because the “radio was too loud.” Mrs. Brunner said that several Negroes had been among the people inspecting her home. The revreed Abraham Lincoln 16th President, moved from an log cabin in whot was then Har din County,, Kentucky, to\ the White Houseby way of tho State of Illinois. Mrs. Earl Warren Mrs. Nina Warren, the comely blue eyed wife of Gov. Earl Warren, the Republican vice., pi esidental candidate, insists that she just “doesn’t have time for anything besides being a wife and mother.” -1 RELIGIOUS FILM TO BE SHOW HERE stepped forward,, (Bint Davis calmed down instantly so they were not needed. Meanwhile. Stanley Gerson was not seated in the Council for a i third time though Davis’ reso.. lution recommending seating of ithe Communist was voted on 14 to 6 in favor of putting it on file Quiet minds cannotbe perplex ed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm. Negro Approved As City Fireman The first and police commis sion Thursday night approved the tentative appointment of William E. Curry, 27, of 830 W. Garfield ave., to the Milwau kee fire department. Curry will become the first Ne gro fireman in the city on Oct. 1, when he will be appointed to fill a vacancy which will occur at that time. Fire Chief Edward E. Wischer said. Curry is a welder at the A. O. Smith' Corp. and a student at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He headed the fire department’s eligibility list, from which appointmnts are made with approval of the commission. ALL-CITY MASS MASS MEET (Milwaukee Special) At the All-City Mass Meet the Fourth Street girls team scored highest in three of the < four t. .ents of the meet. They .made the Shuttle Relay in 24.7 sec onds. The yscored 33.26” with an individual 72.10” score in basket i ball throw. They score standing I three hops 927. The members of the Fourth Street Mass Meet team are Misses Ruth Mae White, Clara Ann Conner, Anna Mae Stewart, Shirley Castine, Doro thy McDuffy, Thelma Purdy, Connie Fay Conner, and Adri enne Kleckley. NEGRO NEWSMEN ON DEWEY TR N With Dewey in the west: The cream of the press crops of the nation is - traveling with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as he shuttles through this western country tracking down votes which he hopes will land him in the'White House on January 20 th. The head of practically every important news bureau in Washington is in our party and according to members of the Governor’s staff, many others stand to be turned down be cause' of lack of space to ac comodate them. The thrree Negroe reporters in the party represent the Pgh, Courier and the Afro American newspapers. CHANGE ATTITUDES Four years ago when two Negro reporters traveled with the Governor, the event was considered so “startling” that several of the correspondents wrote about it. This year the ap pearance of the Negroes have occasioned little or no attention. They are taken for granted, and are an lniegraiea part oi tne party. White-haired Elmer Davis, the radio commentator, is still highly respected by the prelss corps. His opinion of one oC the Governor’s speeches and the1 reception he receives is care fully weighed by other reporters.. James C. Hagerty, the Gov ernor’s press secretary, with the assistance of Herbert Campbell, both former newspapermen, is doing an excellent job in provid ing the most adequate facilities for the newsmen. THE “SURVIVORS” There is talk amoung the newsmen who covered Dewey’s 1944 campaign trp and were vi ctims of the wreck at Cactld Rock, Wash., of setting up a permanent organization. It will; be recalled that each year since the fall of 1944, Governor Dewey has played host to the “Castle1 Survivors,, at a reunion cocktail party in the Pan American room of the Hotel Startler in Wash., WARREN RALLY . . .. « ‘p'"~ .. . " T" " - ~ 1 All of the nationality groups of this great city have united to present a great patriotic rally and pageant to greet Governoi' Earl Warren of California, who is to be the next vice president of theUnited States. Tliis huge meeting of more than 20,000 people of various nationality | groups will gather at the Inter., i ual Amphitheatrre, at 43 and Halsted streets, .Chicago o n Wednesday ejvenmg at 7:30 shrap, October 6th 1048. This will be a memorable ocassioif of song dance color and pag eantry of the people who came to this country from all parts of the globe. Our nationality group will be represented in tire program by our best artistic ta lent. In addition to Governor Warren, many other officials including the Governor of 111., the United States senator from Illinois, will, witness t.his dra matic spectacle. It is a matter of civic importance that we, or our group attend in large num bers to show our strength and hand to applaud those who re present our group in the pro gram. Remember the place and date: International Amphitheatre 43 and Halsted St., Chicago on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. October 6, 1948. There its plenty of FREE parking s;pace for more than 4000 automobiles. You are sincerely invited to attend. The Wood lawn Singers con ducted by Mrs. Maron Randell will take part in the program. MARION ANDERSON Marion Anderson, the world s greatest contralto, has kept her promise to Milwaukee music j lovers. When Miss Anderson sang here two years ago, sne pureui&.. ed the thrilled audience that she would try to return in two years. FBI Chief Urges Negro Youth Into Law Enforcement CHICAGO.“The Negro lias proven his worth as a law en forcement officer,” FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover declares in an October Negro Digest feature, ] and urges young Negroes to en- ! ter law enforcement as a career, j saying: “The Negro has made invalu- ; able contributions to the profes- j sion and has an essential place I in the future of this great field of public service.” In this article written espe- i dally for Negro Digest’s “Fu- I ture of Negro Youth” series, Mr. ! Hoover warns: “Before recommending law en- ' forcement as a career for any * youth, I would ask him to exam- ‘ ine himself carefully and decide what it is he wants out of life. If die is seeking either fame or j fortunte, he should not turn to , law enforcement. Few achieve . fame in law enforcement. Fewer still grow rich.” Mr. Hoover continues: “The field offers but limited opoprtunities to those whose sole or primary objective is wide re known or great wealth. “None, however,” the FBI heads adds, “offers a more ex hilarating challenge to ti e young nan who wants a career or serv ice. Law enforcement i; a re valuing occupation for anyone whose principal ambitk i i.; to lead a useful life.” Among Negroes Mr. Hoover cites as distinguished in he field of law enforcement are: James E. Amos and Jimmy i Young of the FBI and Patrol | man Oliver A. Cowan of the j Washington, D.C. Metropoiican Police Department. “If the Talmadge crowd tries force and violence,’’ he said sadiy “I fear the consequences. Negro es. and not going to submit to j trror without challenge.” I D. C. Although no one ever said much about it, many of the man i belts have thought hopefully of i the day when the reunions i would be held at the White House. On this trip seme of : the boys are openly predicting that the 1249 reunion will he held at 1600 Pennsylvania 'Ave. rather than at the Statler. Even those reporters who, four years a£0, were privately rooting for Roosevelt are claiming victory ,<01' him, are now saying, “It’s 1 Dewey this time.” J Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey^>^* Wnen Frances Dewey Decomes the First Lady.. and a lot ofl people hope she doers— she will bring to the White House the charm and easy manner of the gracious American hostess. Arkansas Law School Gets Negro Student FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A second Negro, Jack Schropshire of Little Rock, has been enrolled in the University of Arkansas law school, it was announced last week by Dean Robert A. Leflar. Schropshire is a first year student. He will attend separate clascs from those of the white students. •Last year the -school enrolled its first colored students, Silas Hunt of Texarkana. He dropped out because of illness.; Tucker Stock Dr. A. B. Carter, member cf the Securities Stock Brokers As sociation, urges Negroes to con tinue the buying of Tucker au tomobile stock. While the stock is offered at a low cost, it of fers a safe and sound investment to the public and will in the dis tant future bring the holder ox said stock big dividends. Dr. Carter states that these remain ing shares or class “A” common stock is selling between $4.00 and $5.00 per share and is being han dled by Barclay Investment Com pany located at 39 South La Salle St.,' 12th floor, the only stock in vestment company that has a Negro stock salesman on their staff. For further information concerning any kind or class of stock or securities, call or write Barclay Investment Company, phone ANdover 7055 or Dr. Car | ter, DOrchester 2809.