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iWCA Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
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Mrs. Sylvia Wells
Foman Pedestrian Is Killed As Two
arc Crash In S t r e e t Intersection
lashes Wife
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Fight Over
Another Man
Bl**hed across the abdomen with
wife early Saturday evening,
£ Clara Brown, 27, of 958 Mont
• *•* in a Serious condition in
Hospital this week.
‘"'' wounded woman said she
"been cut by her husband,
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an< >ther man when she
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Well Be A Blitz On Gloom At The
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ht DeJK*L t . nßual m °tion picture party given jointly by
f»ihA V rolt X, n^un « and the Drive-In theater for Tribune
<l* * J be held Monday evening, Aug. 4, at Seven
avenue
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J LEAPING.'nEO IkO WEEKLY OF MICHIGAN fh^P
Carrie Curtis, state directress of
education, standa hetneen Miss
Rodgers and Mr. Rlalne. To Miss
Rodgers’ left are Mrs. L. John,
son. state directress of Wlscon*
sin; Fred Hart Williams, state
Detroit’s one hundred and forty
fourth traffic victim for 1941 was
buried Tuesday when funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Sylvia Wells, 38. 2713
Waterloo, were held from Bryant
Funeral Home. The Rev. E. M.
Kaigler conducted the services.
Mrs. Wells was found dead at the
scene of a two-car collision at Jo
seph Campau and Lamed shortly
after midnight Saturday. Her
body was found at the intersection
after a car driven by Thomas
Hurst, 19, white, of 3851 French
road, had been hit by an automo
bile driven by Harry C. Coughlin,
5358 Belvidere.
Myatery Surrounds Death
The mystery surrounding Mrs.
Well’s death started an investiga
tion by Accident Prevention Bureau
police.
Driving cast on Lamed, Hurst's
car was struck by the automobile
driven by Coughlin which was go
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ytir's i irty will be i huff* * ur ‘
cess. Special comedies and cartoon
pictures are being added to the
regular bill, as an added attraction
to the youngsters.
The principal ' pictures to be
shown on this occasion will H*
“Saps At Sea," featuring Stan
Laurel and CHver Hardy; and
“Captain Caution.” A ‘‘March of
(Coatfaaed ea page I)
director of Michigan; William
Houston, Washington, n.C„ cbi.i.
mltsioner of education for the
Elks, and Amos White, grand or*
gnnlzer of western states and
state treasurer of Illinois.
Radio Statkm
WJLB Carries
KKK Programs
Time brings about radical
changes. Some twelve or fifteen
years ago, members of the Ku Klux
Klsn usually concealed their iden
tity hy covering their faces with
white hoods and meeting secretly
at nigh* Today, however, this
organization which in the past has
been so hfc'tiK 'toward Negroes,
Jews and Catholics, now boldly
sponsors radio programs on
“Americanization.**
An advertisement, calling public
attention to the programs, appear
ed in the July 21 issue of the De
troit Free Press as follows:
HEAR
kl KLIX KLAM
AMERICANIZATION
PKOGIAM
TO-NIGHT.
and Krerjr Monday Night
1400 WJLB—7:IS p. m.
Station WJLB was formerly sta
tion WMBC. the station from which
tho Jate jack Buckley waged a cru
sade against corrupt government.
Fivc-Month-Old Baby
Balls From Bed While
Mother Is Gone; Dies
Awakening during the absence
of her parents, five-month-old Loise
Holland, squirmed to the edge of
the bed and fell two feet to the
floor and died of strangulation.
Mrs. Waymon Holland, mother
of the child, was visiting her
mother in the front of house at 1526
Monroe. Mrs. Holland said she
had the baby to sleep at nine
o'clock, and had returned several
times to see if the child was still
asleep. •
Mr. and Mrs. Holland have two
other children, a girl and a boy,
four and two respectively.
DETROITER IS
APPOINTED TO
DEFENSE UNIT
Named by President Roosevelt to
the United States Civilian Defense
committee. Mrs. Rosa Gragg. 469
K Kerry, left Detroit Wednesday
night for Washington. D.0.. where
she attended a meeting of the com
mittee Thursday. July 24. Mayor
LaiGuardla la ohalrman of the com
mittee.
• Mrs. Gragg, who I* president of
the Cltv Association of Women s
clubs, hid luncheon with Mrs.
Roosevelt in the White House
Thursday noon.
Following the meeting of the
committee Thursday evening. Mrs.
Gragg left for Oklahoma ntf
where she will attend the *"*"•£*
second annual convention of Color
ed Women’s clnhs which will con
vene from July ?? to Aug. "•
Dr. Young’* Funeral
Dr. Charles Young, of Boston,
who died last week, was buried in
Detroit Tuesday from the McFalJ
Funeral Home Dr. Young was the
brother of .John Young, owner of
a reetaorarfl at Dubois and Mullet..
DETROIT, MICH., SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1941
THREE KILLED IN
AUTO COLLISION
Foster Was
Witness Against
White Hoodlums
Car Found In
Front Os Wife’.
Home
Mystery shrouds the sudden dis
appearance of Lemuel Foster, 2274
Newton, following his appearance
in a Hamtramck court last Fri
day, where he was to be a witness
against a group A)f young white
hoodlums who had attacked him
and several others during a recent
racial demonstration on Newton.
Foster, an employee of the
Chrysler Motor Corp., left the
court room with friends, got into
his car and drove to the home of
his wife, Mrs. Helen Foster, 789
Tennessee. He parked the car in
front of his wife’s house and has
not been seen since.
Wife Disturbed
Mrs. Foster is keenly disturbed
over the disappearance of her hus
band. She made telephone calls to
his father, bul the latter saidWti
had not seen Lemuel. The car was
still in front of Mrs. Foster’s home
Tuesday.
The trouble on Newton started
two weeks ago when Foster was
molested by a group of hoodlums
in a smoke shop on Joseph Cam
pau, near Newton. In the subse
quent fracas the proprietor of the
shop, according to Foster, drew a
gun, forcing Lemuel to flee and
leave his car.
Foster later returned with Ed
die Dew, 2290 Newton, and another
friend and got his car.
Two Are Shot
Several nights later the hood
lums, with faces covered with
handkerchiefs, made several vain
attempts to break into homes and
attack the residents, hurling bot
tles and stones. Mitchell Dzied
ziulla, 17, 6016 Dubois, and Ches
ter Nagler, 17, 6202 Dubois, were
wounded when someone fired a
shotgun.
Foster and several others had
been summohed to court to appear
as witnesses against the two white
boys. The case was adjourned to
July 26.
In the meantime friends have
(C'ontlnned on page 2)
Mrs. Byrd Arraigned
In Recorder’s Court
For Slaying Os Hubby
Mrs. Evelyn Byrd, 38, of 7439
W. Warren, was arrainged on in
formation before Recorder’s Judge
Arthur E. Gordon Tuesday morn
ing. Mrs. Byrd is charged with the
fatal shooting of her husband, Dr.
Cloyd R. Byrd, June 28.
The bond of $2,000 and two
sureties, set by Judge Christopher
E. Stein at the examination, was
continued by Judge Gordon. At
torney Charles A. Roxborough ap
peared in court wdth Mrs. Byrd.
Citizens Committee
Drafts Senator Diggs
To Run For Council
At a meeting of cltitens held In
the dlnin* room of Lucy Thurman
YWCA Tuesday noon Senator
Charles C. Diggs was drafted to run
for the Common CoanoU at the elec
tion this fall. The Rev. John Miles
was named chairman of tha Diggs-
For-Councll committee.
In a telephone conversation with
the Rev. Horace A. White. Diggs
said that he would be willing to run
provided the committee was sin
cere end willing to raise funds to
support the campaign.
The committee Is silled to hold
another meeting Friday at
Tburmln Branch YWCA and draft
plana for the campaign.
Struck With An Axe
Henry Clory, 49. 3564 Riopellc,
waa hit on the head with an axe
during *n tegument with an «n-
Irnowi man Sunday at Rivard nnd
Watson.
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Mrs. A Ira Martin, 7611 Central
(ahnie was Injured and her tin*,
hand, Cornelius (right), was
killed in an automobile collision
Saturday near Jackson, Mich. Mr.
and Mr«. Martin, with three
friends, were on their way to
Benton Harbor nt the time. Two
white hogs In the other car died
datrr of fi*»rtes.
Elk Regional Oratorical Contest
Is Captured By Milwaukee Girl
Milwaukee, Wis., is National Elkdom’s third district’s “Citadel of Oratory,” so to
speak, because Valva Lee Rogers, its representative for championship oratorical hon
ors, most valuable of which was the SI,OOO scholarship, stood before an overflowing
and enthusiastic audience at the YWCA Sunday afternoon and convinced three dis
criminating judges that “The Negro and the Constitution" as she interpreted it was
best, <
But, Miss Rogers’ task was no
easy one. Fourth in the roster of
contestants, doubtless one of Elk
dom’a future leaders, this charm
ing young woman was preceded by
three others and followed by two.
all of whom were strongly hopeful
of coming out on top. winning dis
trict awards, and going to Atlantic
City for the windup for national
championship, as all-expense
guests.
Auditorium Filled
Before the scheduled hour, 3:30,
the Lucy Thurman Y. W.’s audi
torium was filled to capacity. Not
until 4:25, however, did the pro
gram staYt. At approximately
5:07, following detailed explana
tions to the audience by Commis
sioner of Education William C.
Hueston of Washington, the con
test was on the way. Each young
student was like a debater, build
ing his or her speech around the
Constitution and its relation to
the Negro’s progress.
First on the list was Miss Morn
etta France of Lexington, Ky., of
slender stature, with a strong and
carrying voice, she spoke for al
most 10 minutes on the Negro and
the famous document. She felt
that durinr slavery the Negro sank
deepest “Today there is no slav
ery,” she continued, “but the
amendments arc just as impor
tant.” Quoting the preamble of
the Constitution, Miss France
urged the spellbound audience to
“take advantage of rights.” “If
we do this,” she concluded, “the
Negro shall rise from the dust in
which we have grovelled so long."
Clifton Douglass of Youngstown.
Ohio, and the only young man on
the platform, used "Lincoln and
the Constitution” as his offering.
He pointed to the Great Emanci
pator as a man little known in the
broader sense of the word. Indulg
ing in strong contrasts, Douglass
showed how "He was humility’s
child and master of man,” a hum
ble Christian out a great thinker.
Lincoln, he stressed, saw In each
clause cf this American Bill of
Rights a pledge to a cause. In
addition, he showed that Lincoln
waa one of the world's greatest
strategists and realised that the
preservation of any sort of ftnlon
would rest only on the emancipa
tion of tha black man and woman.
Indianan Speaks
Jana Lee of Fort Wayne, lad.,
SEPARATED BY THE WHEELS OF DEATH
v v ■r
L I
third, chose to speak on the Negro .
as considered through the thir
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments. Striking at those
who would infer disloyalty on our
part, this young woman told her
audience that the black man’s
credo is: “America first, only and
always.” She painted a sorrowful
picture of the past and present,
touching upon disfranchisement
and prejudice. But, felt the In
dianan, there is a way out, which
lies in continued loyalty and patri
otism, in spite of any difficulty.
Again. a« a fourth choice, the
prize-winning one, “The Negro and
the Constitution,” was interpreted
by Miss Rogers. Opening and
closing this most convincing ad
dress with words made famous in
the Spanish Civil War. (No Pa
saran). “They Shall Not Pass.’’
Miss Rogers retried her hearers
through the glories of Negro his
tory, likening the various stages
of American legal procedure to a
huge symphony, “For centuries
the white man told the Negro,
•You shall not pass,’ ” said Miss
Rogers, but that served only to re
inspire him to greater application.
Served in History
Continuing, the winner said,
"The black man guided Columbus,
FORD WORKERS
TO UAW-ClO
CONVENTION
During the recent elections held
by the Ford Local 600 for union
representatives among the em
ployees of the Ford Motor Cos., the
following members of the race
were elected to office:
From the foundry, Shelton
Tappes was unanimously elected
plant chairman, having no oppon
ent; John Robinson waa elected to’
the building committee of the open
hearth; Veal Clough, Vernon Jen
kins, Walter Redenbaugh, Rich
mond Teamen, Henry Marshall,
Virgil Means, Otis Eaton, and Nel
son Davis were ’elected to the
building eommitte of tha produc
tion foundry; Samuel Atkins, Fred
Amaker, Lewis Armstead, Georg*
Bailey, Jobert L. Byrd, John W.
(Ciatiaaed oa page S)
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died on Bouton Commons and
Bunker Hill.” Further ijio named
contemporary characters whose
lives have been dedicated to up
lift, among them Roland Hayes,
Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune and
Marian Anderson. Rights for the
Negro came, with the “first sym
(Cnntlnneil on pnge (t)
Ex-Slave Dies
At Age Os 105
Resident Os
Detroit 28 Years
Robert Lewi.-, who claimed he
was born 105 years ago in Missis
sippi, died in Shurlcy Hospital last
Thursday. Funeral services for
the venerable ex-slave were held
Tuesday afternoon from Cole
Funeral Home on Fast Warren.
Mr. Lewis, who lived with Mrs.
Louis Abbott at 936 Adelaide, told
friends that while he was born in
Mississippi, he was raised in Ken
tucky. He had been a resident of
Detroit for 28 years.
Mrs. Abbott said Mr. Lewis had
been ill two weeks before he was
taken to the hospital six weeks
ago.
Former St. Louis Newspaper Man Is
Now Member Os The Tribune Staff
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Samuel P. Rill*, former managing
editor of the St Loula Call, and for
•lx year* an employee of that paper,
ia now on the ataff of the Detroit
Tribune, having arrived In the city
STflhdav. July 4. to begin work.
Hills began with the St. Ixnils
Call la Us Infancy, eerving flrat hi
rapacity of aaalatnnt to the city
editor. Later he became city editor,
and. In April 1940. following a
brief period aa acting managing
editor, waa promoted by the admln
latrative officera of the Call to the
position cf managing editor. During
h.a earlier daya ha aenred aa sotle
ty editor* and upon hia realgnatlon.
was In charge of church news. Ha
C|l IN MICHIGAN
7. CENTS ELSEWHERE
Cars Collide
On Highway Near
Jackson
Detroiters On
Way To Benton
Harbor
By S. I\ BILLS
The cold, icy fingers-of the Grim
Reaper, Heath, reached out of a
.«tarlit sky last Saturday night on
U. S. Highway No. 12. some 69
miles from Hetroit, and brought
two cars together in a head-on
collision, snapping off the life cords
of smiling Cornelius Martin, 24-
year-old Detroiter, strewine bodies
of helpless victims along the road
side. and leaving a family in tha
Motor City without a “loving son
and brother,” and a homeloving
wife without a husband.
Saturday, or perhaps earlier,
Martin, his wife, Atra. of 7614
Central, and friends, Julius Tyner,
Betty Lou Tyner and Claude Sam
uels, made plans for a trip to Ben
ton Harbor, where they were ta
spend some happy xnomapts with
relatives and associates over tha
week-end.
Started Saturday
Leaving the city Saturday eva
ning. anxiously looking forward to
a pleasant sojourn, the joyous trav
elers turned out onto No. 12. with
"Neely,” as he was familiarly
called, at the wheel, Samuels at
his side. Atra was in the rear seat.
The highway lay straight ahead
and Martin was driving at a mod
erate rate of speed, when, sudden
ly, there loomed, out of the night,
another car, likewise full of trav
elers, the driver of which seemed
uncertain of his way.
Apparently unable to swerve his
car from before the approaching
! vehicle, Martin was forced into tha
collision. The impact of the run-in
i crushed his body. “Neely” died,
: scarcely knowing what had hap
-1 pened. Atra was struck on tha
! head, but remained conscious. Tha
J others in the Martin car were in
jured, one receiving a fractured
1 jaw.
Other Driver White
Robert Steyer, white, Ann Ar
bor youth, driver of the other car,
claimed, according to Melvin Hom
merding, Jackson county deputy
sheriff, that he had been sick and
that a dizzy spell caused him to
lose balance for the fatal moment.
His statement was borne out by
teen-age witnesses. Bill Peisen
roth, 14: Betty Walker. 13: May
bele Smith. 13. all of Ann Arbor.
Stayer's age could not be obtained.
Steyer and Deinroth were taken
to Ann Arbor hospital and tha
girls to Foote hospital at Jackson.
It was later reported to the Tribune
office that two occupants of Stay
er's car died.
Stunned by the visit of the Fates,
Atra, according to those who cam#
upon the scene, had somehow drag
ged the cold body of her dead hus
band from under the steering
wheel. Urban League Director John
Dancy and others, who were driv
ing down the highway, said she,
(t oiitinued on page 2)
ia a correapondent of the Aaaoelnt*
rd Negro Preaa.
Preceding hia entrance into the
employ of the Call, Bills waa n
social worker with the St. Ignite
Relief Administration and • former
teacher. He hold- « bachelor of
arta degree from the rnlverelty of
Kanaaa and haa done gradnate
work there and at the Ufttversßy
of ('olorado.
For three year* he waa minister
of Music at Metropolitan AMS Hon
rhnreh largest lion chnrch west of
of the Mississippi, parroted hi pres
ent by the Rev. W. A. Cooper. U»-
(Can tinned en papa t)