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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24

Notice has been received by g..
Macco Jones. assistant professor in
architecture at Howard University.
that he has been recommended to
the graduate school by the COM
mittee at the University of doctor
of philosophy in civil engineering.
II is believed that Jones is the
first Negro TO receive this degree
which Is held by less than two score
white persons in the United States.
Mr.. Jones earned his degree by
writing thesis called "A study of
Various methods for the Determina-
tiOn OF Wind Stresses in Tall Build
incs." Final examinations were held
Just before the Christmas holidays
Mr. Jones received the bachelor
degree i'm architecture and archi-
tectural engineering in 1924, aud
the masters dcyree in architecture
in 1925. both nj the University OF
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24
QUINN ROAD
nv Julius W. Hockaday

A special meeting and program
will be featured at Phillips Hall,
Saturday. Feb. "a, at s p. m. y.
ii. Warren will discuss What
the CWA is Doing for the Colored
People of Macomb County" j. f.
Sanders will present the topic
What the Development OF Our
Own Means TO Quinn Road M. "A.
Hockaday will discuss What the
Churches Stand for in Quinn
Road" Other topics to be pre-
scented will be Quinn Roads Edl-
cational Outlook" by Prince Drew
~. julius w. Hockaday will be
master OF ceremonies.
Zion Baptists morning service
was very good, last Sunday. The
S. S. Beginners Glass made a fine
contribution of $2.75. $2.40 which
was received from the Valentine
program. given Feb IA. The total
contribution by the 5. ). was
1884 The next program Will be
given by the Juniors-Class NO.
.. Miss Huckaby. teacher Pastor
Moore delivered a real Gospel SER
mon, which all enjoyed. lie is q
wide-awake minister. Rev. Smell
! ing. OF st. Luke A. NJ. Il. Church.
of Kern Road. was the guest
speaker at D. IN. lie came under
auspices of the Willing Workers
club. The sum of $500 was turn
ed over to the church. by the club
and church finance committee.
AT Bethlehem Temple NO. Z
sunday. the 5. 5. lesson and other
services were very uplifting. Eldel
: Crosley, chairman of the ;. ;
department of field elders or tn
p. A. of j. C., was present; alst
Elder Martin and Brother Fletch
err. OF Detroit. At the mornini
service. Elder Martin preached
The Sisters service began at
%. m. II was the third Sunday ant
was given to the women. The at
tendance was excellent Elder Bak
er. of Detroit, preached at the ev
! ening service. The Bethlehem
; Temple No. will entertain tn
Northern District Council and III
first convention. combined abou
the last of May.
Special Notice
: The reporter of the churches are
requested the give the programs
and announcements OF the serV
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24
PROGRESS O F
RACE TOLD TO
BIG AUDIENCE
Speaker Paints Vivid
Picture Of Races
Achievement

Outstanding achievements OF the
Michigan Negro in education, agrl'
culture, industry. religion, Dusi
ness. politics and the professions
were wildly painted by John Z
Dancy. at the NTH annual ceie-
bration OF Negro History Week al
the Lucy Thurman branch OF the
Detroit Y. w. G. A. on Sunday al
ternoon, February Is. before an
audinece which taxed the capacity
of the auditorium.
Speaking from his carefully pre-
pared manuscript, which Is soon 10
be published II the new 'ompIe-
hensiye encyclopedia of Michigan
the sneaker unfolded a moving
narrative Of progress, from carry
slave days down 10 the presehl
time. citing The achievements on
Michigan Negroes in scholarship
and athletics as particularly sig
nificant
The list includes Carol Carson
William Sinkford. George ;. Ellison
and Joseph II. Evans who won cleo
lion 10 mi Beta Kappa al IN"
nl,crsify of Michigan; Wills I
ward ia 1888. the first Negro 20 /
ne elected 20 Tie sphinx club az
me University at " chigan; Edaie
Tolan 1882 olympic games star
10 Hart Hubbard. noted Negro
afnloic. and Dorothy Hubbard |
whose plays have been producer
n he University OF Michigan
Other important names m Michi-
gan Negro history are Elllah
Mccoy. inventor OF fabrication
cup for railroad trains; J. IA. Dick
nsou inventor oi "a mechanieal
process used in Photographs ma
-nincs. and benjamin Pelham, ihs' /
Negro 10 serve as county account
ant in Michigan.
The outstanding historical even,
II Michigan Negro history recalled
~ me speaker was the birth OF
he civil war in Detroit II WAS
Iohn Browns first visit to this city
ma ms meeting with Frederick !
)ouelass which led 70 his raid on
Iarper's Ferry and kindled the
lame which precipitated the ClVii ,
Mar IN 1859.
This meeting was sponsored by
he Elliattorian Business Girls
,mb OF the Y. w. G. A.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24
FARMER SAVED
FROM BURNING
in THE SOUTH
Father And Son Get
l. 3 For Killing
White In Ga

Albany, Ga.-Oscar Gordon and
his son Oscar. Jr., two colored
farmers near here, were found
guilty of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to one to three years In
prison by the Grady County SUI
perior court for the killing of a
white man last June.
Sentenced To Die
Gordon and his son were con-
victed last year of murder in the
first degree and sentenced TO death
in the electric chair. Their two
white attorneys, James w. Smith
and Delacey Allen of this city APP
pealed to the Georgia supreme
court and secured reversal of
the verdict and new trial.
The Albany branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People and the
national office in New York en-
ployed Messrs. Allen and Smith
after the first verdict and enabled
them to press the appeal and sec
ond trial.
The two lawyers secured
change of venue from Baker Coun-
~ TO Grady County and virtually
worked Il miracle in securing the
light manslaughter verdict.
The murder occurred on June 3.
| 1888. when four drunken white
men Of the locality entered the
Gordon house where a party was
in progress. In fight with Ne
gro outside the house one OF the
white men was shot and later
died. 1t has never been exactly de-
termined who fired the fatal shot.
Gordon and his son were jailed In
Albany, Ga. whence Mrs. Gordon
also fed in terror. Their crops.
stock and belongings were confis-
| oated
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24

ices that will be held for the next
week, instead of what has been
held.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24
SS Highland Park
~ Highlights By Tom owe"

Bridge Club and wives of thu
members were guests OF the affair
Bridge prizes were won by Mrs
+. Ross and Mr.. Tedford. Lunch
con was served and all had a de
lightful time.
ST LUKE A. vi. u. NEWS
The Allen Day League will pre-
sent a program Sunday. Februar,
25 at 300 +. NJ. The public is In
vited and members are urged tC
attend TO assure success.
The Graduation Social given by
tn A. G. T.. League was "A great
success. Many graduates and fu-
ture business men of the future
were present. None had been
trained for the ministry. Apparent
ly those who are qualified have
neglected 10 persue ministerial
training.
A very interesting program was
rendered by the graduates, after
which ice cream and cake were
served.
MIR. William Mcdonald, Sunday
school Superintendent, gave Col
lege and A. {. +. League yells.
Little Missile frankie Ferguson
and Mary Frances McGear and
Mrs. Hill, member of the League
who could not afford TO attend
we're remembered by the commit
lee who carried them refresh
nents. Mr. William kimball. Pres
dent of the League, has been
'ery successful leader.
The Sunday School Teachers
Training class taught by the pas
or. Rev w. T. Alexander IS
steadily growing.
The re-appearance OF Mrs. Ann
LEARN and Mrs. Celia Robinson
n the choir is received with plea
tlra
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24
PRISON A m d
PRISONERS
u. I,limnrh q Mitchell
BY Clinord c. Mitchell
RUSSIAN Prisoners!

Russian Prisoners
NrC ve heard the stories con-
corning street-car conductors TAX
inc a street-car ride for pastinle on
their off day. and OF hreinen
visiting fires on their off day, ana
Comparitivcly speaking nave
had similar experience \ SUI
cessful Chicago BUSINESS man lei
word that Was 10 call AT ms %
nee as he had something he thoush'
would interest me.
After being ushered into ms
uriyate office ths busy executive
explained that he knew OF my lh'e'
est i'm prisons. and while he hopVu
~ u,Ncr have anything 10 40 WIN
,ham he reads considerably on lhe
s,,htec, in order to- keep Wen III
snrmed and he explained that ne
had recently read two articles iha'
n hadn't already read mat n'
would loan me TO read.
One of these articles was by san
ford Bates and appeared III lns
magazine section OF the New iolA
Times for Sunday. February = l9o''
The other article was the SIX
teenth chapter in recent DOOR
",rhe Great Offensive, by Maurlcs
Hindus. and published by Harrison
: smith and Robert Haas, Inc i
Eas, 49th street, New YORK City'
was glad TO read this portion 0
the book and heartily recommen'
Il 10 other readers who are inter
es,ed In the solution OF our pris
on problem.
briefly summarized. the autho
Maurice Hindus. relates the plesel
Man IN force throughout RUSSIA
actually Investigated and observe
by the author on recent ''
throughout Russia.
Their system, apparehtiy'
opite the contrary to what the
erage American conceives 10 DE u
nurnose of prison. In this cou
nv The layman believes that PR
ON Is a place 10 punish ana ae y
same time by mysterious neln'
"a urn the punished prisoner %
an entirely remade and reiorin'
prisoner. ..oa ,yi
Those actually connected WI
prisons, and as Mr.. Bates pom
out in his article, know tina, pr
ons dealing with human penn
cannot be successfully run on
basis of punishment only Inc
nolicy is To thoroughly analyze ea'
prisoners aud TO attempt TO
appeal to that prisoner as 70 oSu a
the spark OF reformation 10 pa
itself within the prisoners prea
and mind, and once that is done
so encourage the prisoner as
Ic..linned on Page 81
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Rev. N. c. Clark "Y
Speaker, Sunday

The st. Antoine Branch y for,
an, nresents the Seventh of its 1888
Forum Series, next Sunday after
noon. The speaker is Rev. \. {.
clark the new minister at 81
John's c. NJ. +. Church. Rev clark 3
subject Is. Essentials Necessary 10
Ruilding a Successful Life Musi-
cal numbers will be rendered by
the 81. Johns G. NJ. f. Junior
Choir. 49,.
Rev Clark is one OF the latest
additions to the ministerial lie Oh
Detroit, and he comes direct from
Chicago, with record OF service
there. and In other large cities.
The meeting will start promptly
At 4 o'clock. and the public Is cord
tally invited.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24
LANSING, MICH
BY Mrs. G. NJ. Wagner

On Feb Ia. birthday party was
given i'm honor of Mrs. Modella
Gray. 1916 w St Joe street. Mrs.
Barba Hamilton and Travis Pope
were host and hostess. The table
was beautifully decorated and a de-
licious menu was served the guests.
Those present included Marshall
Gray. Mrs. b. Neal. Mr. and Mrs II.
Patterson, Miss Louise Barba Ham
ilton. all of Detroit; Mr.. Howard
Waite. of Chicago. ILL.,, George
Cross. and others, of this city.
The public is invited TO attend
the Memorial and dinner given by
Harmony Council. No 24G. at 1917
W. ST Joe Feb. -.
a prc-Valentine Lincoln ball.
sponsored by Capital City Temple
No. 30S. and Silver Leaf No. 534. at
Veterans Memorial Hall, Feb. IL
proved a financial and social event
Ed Swami was master of cere
monies and introduced the Mayor
the. Hon. Max,Tcmpletonl who spok
| briefly. A number of visitors from
| Detroit, Flint. and other cities wer,
| present. The program was excel
lent
J. A. Craigen. of Detroit. spoke on
The Negro and Education" There
were also many other interesting
numbers
The officers are Harold Jackson
president OF the council George
Barber. president; Irene Nich-
olas. corresponding secretary. Nj
Spaniolo. recording secretary, Car
Throop. treasurer r Narvcnson
advisor
Mrs. Wallace, missionary o
! Chicago. is holding "A Is day reviva
4 at the Church of God in Christ
1925 Birch street. Friday evening
Rev Mclarine preached "A farewell
sermon at the church. prior to leav
ing for Nashville, Tenn. He prev
iously closed his revival at tn
Church of God. on Williams stree
The Prayer Band Sisters OF tn
Church Of God, on Birch street. ar
continuing their daily hour {
prayer and doing missionary worl
I wherever possible.
The Stitch and Chat Club gave
|, surprise shower recently. for Mr.
. Dorothy Porter and baby, Jacqu
@ line
A Herbert Roberts. who has been
I with influenza, is again able TO
o at his work.
% Mesdames Abel Demeaux al
, Alice High have been removed fro
N st. Lawrene Hospital and are II
4 lproving. Athe Johanna Is also co
valescing. after an operation.
9 will leave the hospital soon.
"a Mrs. William Hunter is i'll at
NJ Lawrence Hospital.
N Mrs. V. Caldwell celebrated h
40 birthday, Saturday, Feb. II, at h
10 home. 1917 w. Maple. with relati,
o. and friends attending.
y The N. A. A. G. II. held their RI
nj ular meeting Sunday at Geo. A. G
II Inns A. NJ. f. Church. The campai
"a for membership is still open. I
next meeting will be on the seco
" Sunday in March.
I'M The second series of the progr
sive whist is sponsored by the Ill
le mony Council. No. 246, A. U. X.
nc ID. A. The score Is AZ and H.
Sunday evening. Feb. is. II
N Bruce, OF Iiillsdale Baptist Chur
" delivered an interesting serm
4, subject. THE Return, After the !
neral OF Jesus"
h Among the sick are: Gertrr
OF Childs. Mr.. Weare, and Mr.. RI
le' erts.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-02-24

Last Sunday morning at Lomax
A. M. Il. Zion Church, a number
OF visitors and professional peo-
pie were present at the services
which were especially uplifting.
Pastor Blackwell preached from
Matt. 8. He urged his people to
arise from pallets OF excuses,
economic inertia, Industrial con-
tentment, and get new life, master
circumstances, and defy obstacles;
for a race wins. because 1t moves
and goes forward" The pastor
and trustees had the land con-
tract for the purchase OF Lomax
A M. Il. Zion Church. read to the
congregation. DIR. Blackwell has
made great progress in this mat
ter. during the six months or his
pastorate here. At 3 p. M, SNOW
+. Grigsby spoke to capacity
house. subject, rs the Negro an
Asset or a Liability in the COM
munity?'
TO Whom 1t May Concern
Triangle Post No. 1873, OF the
American Legion OF Hamtramck,
Highland Park and \. Detroit, has
no connection with the Cotton
club and Ex-Service Mems CluD,
at $500 Jos Campau avenue. Inc
regular meeting OF Triangle Post
No. 1873 will be held Friday, FeD.
%. AT Iamtramck Council Cham
bers.
The Womans Home and For
eign Missionary Society, Oh Lo-
max Zion Temple. is sponsoring
a birthday guessing contest. feD'
~. Prizes will be given for the
correct guess to this question.
How Old is Mrs. W. a. Black
well?" Three guesses viii be al
lowed. The contest Will be given
for the purpose OF purchasing
hymnals for the church.
The program, given by the North
END Political Club, Thursday, FeD.
Is. was a great success and many
The subject discussed
was Has the Negro Race Done
ANYTHING? Have We History.
At Cosmopolitan Baptist Church,
the service and attendance were
excellent. sunday The contest
ants rally is in progress. Reports
OF their successful efforts Will
soon be made known.
The funeral rites for Mrs. Ar
della Jordan. aged 30, were held
Feb. IA. at ? p. III. Rev. NJ. Bolden
OBLIGATED. his text being taken
from Gal. 6;2. The hearts of the
great audience were deeply touch
ed
The North Detroit Ministers
Union have their monthly union
meeting at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, 1860 Meade street, sun
day, Feb. 20. at 3 p. IN.
Mrs. j. Coats, 203S Meade street
has been quite i'll for the past
fortnight
Rev. J. A. Peoples is planning
TO make "A motor trip TO Mont
gomery, Ala, about March 20.
Al Green Grove Baptist Churcl
last Sunday, Pastor Tarpley's ser
mon was from Matt. 9:1S, subject
The Gracious Call" The even
| ing message was from John 90
, The weekly entertainments AM
box socials have proved very ben
efcial Mrs. Tarpley is improving
in Parkside Hospital. Mrs. Carrie
Washington, 1926 Orleans street
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Evening star., 1934-12-16
Unknowos now, but
Hollywood is putting them
through a course Of sprouts
and they'll be big names
in a couple Of years

most important in my work Of coaching young
players. To me it seems all wrong to put
potential actors through the cookie mold most
of them go through in the average dramatic
school.
Each actor or actress must be trained In a
manner that win bring out his or her strong
points. To do that, weed out only that which
hinders, leaving all other qualities intact"
As Hinsden scans new material which daily
parades through his Office he looks first for good
TASTE both in manners and dress. Much Is
indicated by this, he believes. II q young
girl walks into his Office he instantly notices
how she is dressed.
IT look for simplicity of dress and Of speech"
he remarks. "Flowery language and unneces-
sary frills and rufles indicate state of thought.
When you get right down to it, poor taste
in dress, carelessness and elaborate speech all
are manifestations of thinking. That is why a
persons outward appearance can to a large
degree tell what kind of thinker he is"
Previous experience means nothing to this
coach. He is looking for talent. He will start
on a moments notice to train the rawest recruit
as long as that person shows signs Of possess
ing some talent. But as soon as he finds there
is no talent, he stops. His theory is that you
can Cnly teach a person to use what he has;
you can't give him anything.
A T THE moment Hinsden has several young
n players in his rather large class who he
believes will be ready for stardom by 1926.
Most of these youngsters are known to some
degree by the movie public, all having appeared
in numerous films. However, they still are
students, as far as he Is concerned, each hav-
ing much to learn before stepping into really
important roles His enthusiasm Is highest
when he mentions Martha Sleeper
MY, that girl has talent" he declares.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

Agnes Anderson UiH haue her name in
electric lights iOten fesC more years
haze passed, says HinsdeH.
quent shows at local theater. This gives
the youngsters an actual stage training that Is
of infinite value. They learn how to appear
at ease before an audience, get taste Of real
audience reaction, and gain confidence which
can be acquired in no other manner.
Besides, it gives studio executives and direc-
tors an opportunity to see the potential talent
which Is at their disposal. Hence these students
are certain to be given a chance to display the
results of their training in front of the movie
cameras.
AS for the average movie-struck girl or lad
who has visions Of being a star Of 1910 or
some later date, Hinsdells advice is forget all
about pictures"
Most of these hopefuls have no talent" he
explains. They're just mesmerized by that
state of mind called Hollywood and they're due
for disappointment if they hold on to the idea.
"Of course, to those among them who do
have talent and something to give, my advice
would be barrier. If that alone would stop
them, they wouldn't be worth anything anyawy.
Those who are really serious about acting
should become affiliated with Little Theater
group. More and more, producers of both the
stage and screen are realizing that their great
est source of talent is the Little Theater. With
such training behind them, young men and
women are already thinking and acting more or
less like troupers when they enter professional
work"
New stars will be needed in 1885, 1896 and
every year thereafter. But every candidate be-
fore invading Hollywood should first do some
thing to prove to himself that he is starring
material
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Sugar May Come In

CUGAR from Cuba and other foreign coun.
- tries which is being held in bonded ware
houses of the United States on December 81
may be admitted to the United States as
part Of this years quota providing the quota
of the country of origin has not been filled
on that date.
Under rulings by the A. A. A. importers Of
bonded sugar must file notice of intention to
include such bonded sugar, however, before
December 81.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

her on a new career which already has carried
her far beyond any goal she had been able to
attain before.
First of all, this instructor refuses to put
his students through routine training which
stamps them all alike. For the most part he
trains them individually. However, he fire.
quently brings them together in groups to give
them the fundamentals of timing, shading and
the ability to fit their voices to those Of their
co-workers.
He also insists that all of his students take
singing lessons, the theory here being that the
singing and speaking voice really is the same
and the development of one helps the other.
Then there are long periods of reading aloud
to develop round tones.
"It sounds strange, but am quite insistent
that my students go to art galleries and study
the works of the old masters" declares Hins-
dell. II also advise them to acquire knowl-
edge of the history that is behind most of
these great works.
Such a procedure seems remote to most
of the students just as it does to outsiders, but
such a study can have a very definite effect
upon acting. To be a good writer, artist, sculp-
tor or actor one must have both a knowledge
and understanding of beauty. And there is no
place this can be found better than in an
art gallery.
ct do not think person can express that
which he has not <elt, or at least understood.
All art is expression Thus one helps another"
Hinsden believes in allowing those he trains
to think for themselves. He shows them the
right and the wrong-then lets them work out
the rest. He feels that he has failed as a
coach if one of his graduates Is not ready to
go with any director His students must learn
more than just do the things his way. They
must learn to act.
To further their experience. he stages fire.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
Pink Boil W0rm Curbed

THE main cotton belt of the United States has
fortunately escaped infestation of the pink
boll worm, which would be a serious menace to
the crop if it were more widely spread
This year, thanks to a strict quarantine, the
worm was found only in Florida and some parts
of Georgia.