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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19
BLEDSOE GETS
N EW POSITION
Put On Correction
Commission

Attorney Harold + I}lcdsoe was
notified "Wednesday by Governor
Murphy over the telephone Of his
appointment 10 he MICHIGAN Cor
rection Commission This com
mission was created by the state
Legislature Of 1897 and consists Of
five members appointed by the
Governor by and with the conScnl
OF the senate The act provides
that not more Than three Of the
members shall be- Of HE same poll
teal party. The terms OI Office are
staggered The first iwo members
are appointed for iwn years two
members for fonr years and one
member for six years
The commission shall constitute
the responsible authority for the
administration Of penal insiitu-
fions, prison industries parole and
probation Of the state The com
mission shall determine all mat
ters relating To the unified dcyrl-
npmcnt of penal institutions pri-
son institutions. parole and preh1-
tien~ OF The state and shall coordi-
nate and adjust The agencies aud
institutions within rs jurisdiction
so that each shall form an inlri-
cate part Of the general system
The act further provide that
The Governor shall fill any yacan-
cy occurring in The membership Tor
The unexpired term Bledsoe Will
nll the vacancy created by The re-
sienatiom Of George ! Burke OF
Ann Arbor. who resigned to he
come a member Of the state civil
service Commission "Bledsoc is a
.lose friend OF mine, fine man
ana christian gentleman." said
Governor Mrphy My recent
visit to Marquette Prison indicai-
ed that il would be good thing
to have representative Of his
race on fhc commission.
Blcdsoc received his A u from
Howard university. Washington.
u. c.. and his IL. y from the
Detroit College Of Law lie has
been d practicing attorney Tor
over thirteen years in The state OF
Michigan. having served as assist
ant attorney general of the stare
OF Michigan under Governor Com
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19
STOP AND GO LIGHTS

when the light changes. They mus,
be allowed to reach safety before
YOU start en- the Green.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19
Dewey Jones Quits Position
To Join Staff at Hull House

manifest in the area.
Miss Charlotte Carr, elected as
successor 10 Jane Adams as head
resident of Hull House, Is respon-
sible for this new program which
brings Mr.. Jones 10 the center the
Rosenwald Fund Is paying his
salary and sharing in the devel-
opment OF the program which was
instituted after a survey and pro-
posai made by Mr. Jones. Mf
Jones and his wife, Faith Jones.
one of Chicago's most talented So
cial workers. are TO take up resi-
dence in Hull House. another new
departure. the first time Negroes
have.
No word has been received as
yet whether the posts vacated by
Weaver and Jones In the Interior
Department will be filled. N has
been suggested that moving the
housing activities out of the de-
partment eliminated the necessity
for Negro advisors.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19
COURAGE WINS
TOUGH BATTLE
F 0 R NOMINEE
Walter Hardin Has
Been Fighting
For Years

When readers. scanning their
papers last week, read that Wal
ter Tracy Hardin had been nomi-
mated for the city Commission OF
Pontiac. they probably said. Well,
another politician has been nOmi-
mated" and let II go at that.
But Walter Tracy Hardin is not
just another politician" Instead,
he's just hard working man who
Is willing 10 fight 10 the last inch
for what he thinks Is right
Right now Hardin Is an organi-
ger for the International Automo-
bile Worker But behind that lies
a story OF courageous stand a.
gainsl terrific odds, a story writ
ten in the blood of Hardin and two
white men on the night Of Novem-
Der H. 1881
Hardin and number of white
liberals OF Pontiac had been offer
ingf stiff opposition TO the Bullet
Club forerunner OF the Black Leg
ion in Oakland Co. in 1881 In fact
aud flogged until they We're un-
noxious to the members OF the
Bullet that it was agreed to take
The leaders out and flog them
On the night of November IL
Hardin and two white men were
Kidnapped taken to nearby lake
and nflogged until they We're un-
cOnciOus
On regaining conciousness, IIar
din crawled to the highway where
he was picked up by motoris
and returned to Pontiac Severa
days later he received lette'
telling him to leave Pontiac a
once But instead of leaving, Har
din continued his fight against tn
Bullc, club, and later, The Blacl
Legion until both were shattered
Ii was because OF his courag
thar he was selected as an organi
! Ter for the trAW Before cominl
To Pontiac in 1919, Hardin ha'
worked as a miner in West Vh
ginia lie is married and the fathe
OF one child.
Hardin. who was nominated 10
the one-year term, has platfori
for better housing conditions 10
the colored people of Pontiac; II
discrimination in city jobs. and
long time federal program.
When he first entered the UA'
there were only SIS members in n
local. Today tire are $500.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19
l.. Gould l get a job In the
place in California that l have In
mind were TO try! Should l go!

lie t.--tOuid i gel lOD III the
place in California that l have In
mind were l to try! Should l go!
Ans II you would try 10 ge'
employment right where you are
now you could find something 10
do. II takes money to travel over
the country and you will have TO
do something to get money before
you can make a change.
A. {. J.-Wlll ! always be going
TO shows alone! Tell me what 10
do! ~ ..... ...
Ans: Snap out of the rut you
are in and make some nice friends.
There isn't any reason why girl
who looks as nice as you do 10 be
without friends You are timid and
must get over It. make friends
with the various girls you come
in contact with and they in turn
will introduce you to boy friends.
Is Is. BIS J. BIS cough dan
gerous! should I keep his lnsur-
ance up or let II go!
Ans. He needs medical care and
he could overcome the cough that
he Is suffering with. Keep the IN
Surance If you can afford II IL
Is loss OF money 10 pay on II
and let il go
VI. 4. B.-I am u reader OF your
column and | want 10 know II
will gel paid for the accident
had In October!
Ans: II Is up to you 10 force
settlement. II you can't do sc
without securing lawyer Their
IN ". uld be to your advantage lC
secure one. Have this thing at
tended TO just as soon as possible
w. C.-PIease answer just ~
soon rs you can. VIII my aunt %
able to work sOOn..
Ans She will yes and any
thing that you do for her now VII
he repaid by her a million times.
A. c. CT have wife and thre
children back IN La.. and nav
lbeen out here eight years. wan
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19

Most Of us know what traffic sig
nails and stop signs mean, but this
il q reminder 80 you will be pre-
pared II asked when applying for a
drivers license.
Red means STOP. Yellow in
combination with Green also means
STOP. Green alone means GO.
The Yellow 10 shown to give driv-
srs approaching on the Green q
chance TO stop, and 10 protect per-
sons caught IN the Intersection
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19

TO know ii l should MARI, again
w. | have In mind!

TO know ii l should MARI, again
w. ] have In mind.
Ans: Ii you feel you have found
The right girl for you then you
should be happy married again
Although you should continue to
help with the support OF your
children ana do everything you
can 10 educate them this is
your responsibility
W. X. >. have been working
ut place for quite while now
and when ! took the job they pro-
missed me more money after had
been there n while. should I ask
Tor the raise.
Ans Wait 4 couple oil months
before asking and ia The
meantime do your work Just e..
thorough as ynn can as Well as
take particular pride in irylne in
please your employer II they lik,
your manner ihcy will fa-e
You in time.
VI. \. ID. How can get m, boy
friend hack again. Someone told
him something on me and he quit
and | have cried my eyes out and
II doesn't do any good.
Ans II he insists on believing
this gossip then he isn't worthy ol
your attention He will find oul
later that it isn't 80 Go oul Will
the other boys around your com
munity and make him jealous H.
really is Interested in someone els'
also
V. 4. l.. have reared grand
son and he i now twenty years %
age. Tell me what 10 expect o
him!
Ans Help him 10 choose pro
fession right now and prepar
him for il He is quite an indus
trious type and he Will make yo
very proud in time 10 your yer
best fni The boy
l
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week and send your local news
items to the local spondeni
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19

Waterman Smith
Loses His Money

John Henry smith, "a, $50
East Vernon Highway, wns
forced TO give up two dollars
III his own money early sun.
dry morning when two white
thugs held him up In the Auto
motive garage. 1920 Elmhurst
street where Smith Is employ
ed a. n night Waterman.
Smith told officers that the
Two thugs entered the garage
and after taking his money.
put him In n truck and told
him 10 stay there. They escap-
cd through the front door.
smith said both we're young
men.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19
SURVEY SHOWS
TnECLINE CAME
AFTER BATTLE
Memphis Also Shows
Results Of Fight
Against Disease

v,w yorh city. ,ANP) Inter
..,i,a t,c's concerning deaths
nom tuberculosis among Negroes
i ,e Amer. ana cities is revealed
n recently released report COM
.osd by & j. llrolet Of the New
york Tuberculosis and Health as
.,ea,lon tho survey being made
NJ courtesy ~ the health COM
missioner 81 Zach city included I'm
he survey
Covering h year 1886. the re-
mart roni.lss The mortality rate
Vim lha % 1857. AL increases or
declires bain made on that basis
The greatest increase (l9S per
,eui w4 rDrded in Portland.
Ore. wilh Negro population of
1915. wl, % 1885. there was
only one daih Ia 1896 three. Next
in Increase Winchester Mass,
population 1876, TWO deaths in
1879. foul In 1876
Omaha Nrb st Paul. Mimi.
and The rn cily. Minneapoli..
lead IT, i I'd The nation IN Ne
gro mortality decrease ST Paul.
with lsO7 N,sfoes had s deaths
in 1875. oulN ! ia 1896: MinneapO-
rs, win gi had Z deaths in
1855, ohly 1896. Omaha. with
1855 Nc.f had 95 deaths from
musmup 10 1875 only - in
pse
Two tiN among the i6. syria
euse = * 2oVu Negroes and
Cleveland o ,iGeS Negroes. had
The same number Of deaths IN 1896
As lhe rfssleAS year. viz. SYRIA
ta-e fletland sl3.
The tu iiies in America lead
ng In Ncalv population are New
York crv lS l52: Chicago. 2ii.
sol pa.tiaIphia. 2eS.329 Wash
ngipn p g 1890: Baltimore.
1870, NV orleans. 143,S2S: De-
irii ls6a'| birmingham. 1oS.96S
Memphis ie5oSe, and Atlanta.
loio'l az hose ten. Chicago.
WashIrs' l- and Ilalsimore show
ed q le cent increase In The iu-
oercploN~ fA'e Atlanta has a 3
pr ceAi Hurcase in the death
rate due u tuberculosis: New Or
leans { per crnl. New York 4 per
crn' and Philadelphia . per cent.
all Increases in the death rate. II
Is ssnillc1n that among the 10
realms tiios. only TWO Memphis
and Detroit Showed decreases.
Memphis, PER cen, and Detroit
? per cent
me Wii If he New York AS
socla'in lfrl The recommended
'lons i.aM me Health Commits
Nohets oi ihr various cities stress
"a The need fat continuing unabat-
"a 'af lie't AGAINST tuberculosis
better lNlns conditions. better
hospii''.kriNn facilities. the need
Iof pciied'' Nominations by those
'Apos'A ~ 'h disease. and pro-
'ecllon 81 children against tuber-
'u'oSls were some of the mea-
'nres tccnnnended TO hall The
iea'h l1'c among Negroes.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19

The Twin Cily Drum and ImeIe
corps composed Of high school
girls of River Rouge and EcorSe,
held their installation OF officers
March 8 in Ecorse Madam Lloyd
and the Rey G. stevenson presid-
I'd over The installation cercmon~
les, which were held in coniunc-
ton with a Joint program at MI
Zion Baptist church. Twelfth and
iIyacinth streeis. \ large congre-
cation attended the services
Among The participants were:
W ". simmons. OF Highland
Park and } w IIill who is or
eanizcr sponsor and teacher Of
the Drum ana Bugle Corps which
numbers one hundred
Professor simmons paid a
glowing tribute 10 Mr.. Hill. in an
address IN which he spoke OF this
leul,r's career from childhood 10
the present lime
Dr. Milton spoke
pr : u Milton. of River
Rouge. who bulls Tie splendid
Sunby Hospital also made IN
spring remarks
The services were opened by
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19

stock he served on The l'nemploy
mcnt Insurance Study Commits
sion being appointed by Governor
Murphy He was a presidential
electorate large for the election OF
president and yive-president o.
the United States for 1896 lie is
recognized as one Of the leaders OF
the Democratic Party Of our group
In the state Of Michigan He was
In charge Of the Roosevelt cam
paign in the state during 1896 and
campaigned throughout the state
for Governor Murphy during the
last election. appearing upon the
platform with him on many spe-
cial engagements
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-19
THROUGH HIGHWAYS

All State Trunk Line Highways,
and other roads and streets desg-
mated by local authorities, are
through highways. Come 70
complete stop before entering
them.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17
ELKTON FOLKS
OPPOSE BRIDGE
Business Men Fear That New
Proposed Span Would
Hinder Town Progress
HEARING NEXT MONDAY

Renewed opposition is reported
brewing among Elkton, Md. bust
ness interests to the revised plans
of the State Roads Commission for
the proposed non-draw bridge over
Big Elk Creek to carry the dual
road traffic Baltimore to the Della
ware state line. Hearing on the
question will be given next Monday
by the District U. S. engineer of
the War Department. A similar
application was withdrawn last
spring when a hearing brought out
a general protest from nearly every
source in the county. The roads
officials since have revised their
plans by increasing the height of
the proposed bridge, but no provi-
sion is made for draw span which
would enable large crafts to enter.
The lcal opposition is based on the
contention that building of such a
bridge would forever kill any pos
sibilities of developing the upper
reaches of the big creek for indus
trial purposes, it is said
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17
10Th
CENTURY CLUB
Mrs.Bevalie Cone, Field Secre-
tary of Girl Scouts, to
Address Meeting
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP

American Citizenship will be OBJ
served at the meeting Friday after
noon. Mrs. Bevalie Cone, field sec
retary of Girl Scouts, will be the
speaker. The meeting will follow
luncheon which will be served by
Red and Gold groups at one o'clock.
At $50 Miss Cone will also speak
to girls of Smyrna who are inter
ested in Scouting The Century
Club is making plans to sponsor q
Brownie pack and a Scout Troop
if there is sufficient interest. All
girls seven and eight years old who
are interested in being Brownies as
well as girls ten years and over,
are invited to come to the club
house for the meeting directly af-
ter school Friday afternoon. Dur
ing the last two weeks club mem
bers have attended several affairs
outside of town, including the Kent
County institute at Harrington and
State Educational meeting at Do
yer. Last Tuesday the club were
guests of Middletown Club and
heard a most interesting talk on
flower arrangement given by Miss
Amy Gardener.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17
SMYRNA GUN CLUB SHOOT
Will Be Held at Their Club House
Next Saturday, November 19

The Smyrna Gun Club inaugu-
rates its fall program of club
shoots with a turkey shoot to be
held on the club grounds, Sunny
side Road, opposite the Welfare
Home, on Saturday, November 10.
Every effort is being made by the
officers of the club to give the
members an enjoyable afternoon of
sport, and everyone interested in
the Smyrna Gun Club should turn
out and help make the day a sue
cess. The prizes will be good size
turkeys and prices will be very
reasonable. Numbered tickets will
be issued for each entry in any
event, and a turkey will be drawn
by lot and given to the lucky num-
Der holder at the close of the shoot.
All squad contests will be on the
Lewis Glass System which gives all
shooters an equal chance to take
home turkey. Starting prompt
ly at 2 p. m. the shoot promises to
be a real day for the trapshooters
of the vicinity and a good turnout
is expected. The Smyrna Gun Club
has enjoyed a successful career,
due to the interest of its members
in sport and cunning, and has pro-
vided trapshooting of the highest
CONTINUED on PAGE Ivel
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17
ROTARY CLUBS
WEEKLY MEET
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton,
Gave an Interesting Talk
on "Armistice"
TRIBUTE TO SOLDIERS

The Rev Frederick Marx Barton,
Of the Smyrna Rotary Club, ad-
dressed his fellow members on
"Armistice". DR.. Barton said that
Armistice Day is a celebration of
the suspension of war. A most
recent Armistice was the truce
signed by Hitler, Chamberlain,
Mussolini and others. A lasting
Armistice is the brotherhood of
man as taught in the scriptures.
Stop, look and listen were three
objectives toward the road to uni
versal brotherhood. Stop evil ways,
look forward to peace on earth and
listen to wise counsel, such broth
erhood should spread peace thru
out the world. Rev. Barton con-
cluded by stating that the United
States of America should be first
In peace and the development of
universal brotherhood throughout
the world. Tribute was paid to the
ex-service men and those still suf-
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17
SMYRNA FIRE
co. SEEK TOYS
Will RecOnditiOn Old Toys to
Make Poor Children Happy
in This Community
PREPARING FOR XMAS

Citizens Hose Compa Smyr-
ma, as in past years. VII. gain this
year give toys, nuts, fruit and
candy to the needy children Of the
community at Christmas. The
firemen ask the community to give
all the old or new toys that they
may have, 50 they may be repaired
and painted, to be given to the
children to make them happy
Christmas. If you have any old
toys you are asked to bring or send
them to the fire house or phone the
fire house and they will be called
for by firemen. You are asked to
send the mrarly so they may be re-
conditioned and re-decorated before
the Christmas holiday preparation
is at its peak. However, if you
discover any toys late, there are
firemen who will take care Of the
last ones to arrive. The commun-
ity is requested to make this the
biggest and happiest Christmas for
the needy children Of the commun-
ity ever Anyone wanting to do
nate fruit, nuts, candy or money
for Christmas, send or see the en-
tertainment committee composed
of Wilson FAIRIES, Homer Shorts,
John Mood
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17

Starts Thanksgiving and Continues
and Will Continue Until Christmas

An appeal for widespread use of
the double-barred cross tubercu-
losis seals which will go on sale on
Thanksgiving Day is being made
by the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society in an effort to secure CO
operation throughout the State.
Christmas Seals make a beautiful
decoration. Teamed with millions
of others they have made possible
a life-saving campaign that has
saved thousands of lives, said Miss
Emily P. Bissell, President of the
Anti-Tuberculosis Society, at a
meeting of the board of directors
held this week. Miss Bissell sug-
gfests the following ways of using
the seals: On all greeting cards;
on packages to foreign countries;
on Christmas cards mailed to any
place in this country; on bridge
tallies and place cards at parties
this month; on church calendars;
on bills and business letters: on
programs; on correspondence cards
and packages to carry Christmas
Continued on Page FourI
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17
CUNNING SEASON OPENS WITH
SOME GOOD SPORT FIRST DAY

raised. Warning was issued by
the board to gunners not to shoot,
without care, in the vicinity of
CCC camps or other fifield activit-
les of federal or state employees.
Particular attention was called to
the requirement that gunners do
not shoot from public highways.
Mr.. Yerger said gunners should
stay at least so yards from the
highways and issued warnings for
gunners to be particularly careful
in suburban sections. Rabbit and
quail are reported numerous thru
out the state. Pheasants are not
so plentiful here and some think
there should be a closed season on
them for atleast two years. Some
gunners had their quota of bags
the first day. Weather was fine.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-17
OF
POULTRY MART
Feed Prices Low as COmpar'
ed to Egg Prices Gives
Encouragement
BETTER OUTLOOK SEEN

Feed costs that are low compar-
ed with egg prices will favor win
ter egg production and further eX-
pansion of the poultry industry in
1889, H. L. Richardson of the Del
aware Extension Service said this
week. In discussing the annual
outlook report for poultry and egg
producers, just issued by the Bu-
reau of Agricultural Economics,
Mr.. Richardson said that this
rather marked expansion in pros
pect for the poultry industry dur
ing the coming year may result in
some contraction the following
year. But the swing in production
over the next 4 or 5 years as a
whole" he said, lis likely to be up
ward fro mthe relatively low levels
of the past several seasons" The
outlook report cites several factors
that favor "reexpansion" from the
low point to which poultry produc-
ton has fallen since the high of
1928. OF major Importance is the
more abundant feed supplies in
most OF the recent drought areas
where laying focks and feeding for
production h4d Eeen seriously cur
tailed. Reduction in numbers of
layers during the past 10 years has
been sharpest in the central parts
of the country and least marked
only per cent in the areas OF
commercial production in the
Northeast. The highly CONNER
cialized areas of the Western Stat
es, in contrast, have shown a de-
cline of II per cent. This sharp
decrease in the Western States is
attributed by the Bureau to the low
level of egg prices which made it
difficult for eggs from the far
West to bear the cost of transpor-
tation to Eastern cities. Another
factor tending to operate against
Western producers has been the
increasing proportion Of high-qual-
lty eggs produced IN olher areas
But little change has occurred IN
the position of the South as a COM
petitor in commercial markets dur
ing the past several years with
poultry meats the trend IS IN the
direction of more specialized meth
DDS of production as evidence by
Delaware's broiler industry" Rich
ardson said. This trend IS evldenc-
ed by the increasing production OF
fall and winter broilers and tur-
keys as a specialized enterprise.
The supply of poultry meats aris-
ing as by-product of egg produc-
ton appears to be a decreasing
proportion of the market total.