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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Club Celebrates
Third Anniversary

The willing Workers Faithful
Twenty celebrated their third an
niversary, Feb. Is. at the home OF
Mrs. Emma Brady. 1925 Chestnut
street.
The welcome address was dellv.
cred by Mrs. Evelyn Smith AMI
Mrs. Maxine Saucer responded
Mrs. Thelma Lowe gave the histor,
Of the club, and an interesting talk
was given by Mrs Rosa Gynyard.
organizer Of the club. Thomas Hlg-
gins rendered n vocal solo.
A number Of lovely gifts were
presented 10 Mrs. Rosy Gynyard
and Mrs. Mary Weaver. tho pre-
sensations having been made by
Mrs. Melvera and daughter. Mrs.
Louise Hinton.
On February %, the club also
celebrated washington's birthday.
at the home OF Mrs. Molly Jarrett.
Refreshments we're served.
Officers OF the club include Mrs.
Rosa Gynyard. president: Mrs. n.
Townson. secretary.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Court Decides F O !
Joe Louis

New York (ANP) Joe Louis
may keep on training for his
heavyweight championship bout
with Henry Thomas at Chicago on
April 1, and will not have 10 como
here before then TO defend a civil
suit fled in New York. II was de-
cided last week by Municipal Court
Justice John J. Sullivan.
Louis Is being sued by william
Rollins az assignee OF claim
against the champlln for $3.50. a
salary balance allegedly due Frank
Sutton. camp dietitian for joe NJ
Pompton Lakes. N. j. I'm 1898.
John w. Roxborough. assistant
manager. Is also named In the ac-
ton. The case will not be called
until after the Brown Bimber's
next fight.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Citizens Are Urged
To Register and Vote
L o c al Organization
Maps Plans For
Big Drive

The popularity OF the Committee
on Negro Registration And Voting
which was organized in Detroit
several weeks ago a, the sugges
i.on OF Edward Baker OF the De-
,rosi Tribune. IS growing from day
"a day and the idea has spread
other cities in which The Tribune
T. circulated
Announcement; - made this week
II. N the New York headquarters
~ IN. \ : A c r that this orga-
n.za'ion j. planning a similar
movement on a raiion-wide scale
f he purpose % stimulating lars
e numbers OF colored citizens -
i. eistes and vote Branches u Ia
y 4. a c p in the various citie'
have been requested 20 co-oPffaf
Ia the crusade 70 register colored
voters ia all states where members
q; The race have the privilege OF
voting
Splendid progress is being made
hy ihe local Committee on Negro
Registration And Voting AZ the
weekly meeting las, Friay ai'er-
noon. large number q enthus :
ss'ir political and civic leaders
hravcd the binding snow and as
SON Med ~ The Douglass Civic
cubs headquarters 95l + War
rem avenue Chairman Joseph 4
Craisen presided
captains We're assigned 10 yari-
Gus wards and districts in which
large numbers Of colored citizen.
reside aud with the cooperation u
lieu;enanis and volunteer worke-s
they Will make house-to-hodss
canvass. distributing questionable
10 be filled out and filed and ur@-
ing adults 10 register and vote
Chairman craIgen also appoiit'
cd chairmen on The various COM
mittees representing the differ
en- professional business CIVIC
social religious, and fraterr a
groups 81 Greater Detroit
Among those present were At
forney Joseph Craigen Edward
Baker. Atty Chas Roxborough. Or
Aaron c Toodle. Senator Charlei
G. Digs. Emmett Cunningham
Lawrence Carter, Theodore Jones
Mrs. Beatrice FLEMING. Anderson
Rollo s.. Vest Atty Henri Lewis
The next meeuus 49,. - 49,. Fri
day. March IL, at $50 D. m. at n,
Elks Rest. on Chene street. will
the political organization Of En-
NETT Cunningham and Lawrenc,
Carter as host
All civic-minded citizens inter
ested in the movement are invite,
10 attend the meetings and co
operate with the Committee. o.
Negro Registration And Voting. a
a means OF political and economi,
protection for the group.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Wagner And Mcclellan To
Debate Ani-Lynch Bill

Washington-(A n P)-Although
the federal anti-lynching bill was
thwarted and finally shelved in the
present session OF congress. II is
far from dead. and plans are going
forward for meetings In key cities
radio broadcasts, and debates
First debate Is expected TO be
between Sen. Wagner OF New York.
co-author of the measure. and Sen.
Mcclellan. Tennessee, who accent
ed the formers challenge hurled
during the filibuster from Tho sem
ate floor.
Both parties will share blame for
the bills failure. The Republicans
will be accused of twice refusing to
support cloture, the only way 10
force a vote on the measure. They
Will retort that the administration
used weakened tactics In trying
to break the flibuster President
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
John Dolphin Comments
Used Car Exchange Week

John Dolphin, OF John Dol,h,.
Inc. one OF Detroits success,a,
automobile dealers, expresses 81.
isfaction at the volume of sales !.
sulting from the nation-wide ca,
paign known as National Used "a,
Exchange Week. Mr. Dolphin saws.
Millions of dollars spent nv
automobile dealers to inform m.
public Of values In used cars. b,s
served greatly TO stimulate the sale
of thousands OF superb used car.
at amazingly low prices
Responding TO the slogan Drive
A Better Car. Detroiters arr omen.
Ing their pocketbooks and il is es-
timated that at this early hour N
the campaign, all previous records
for sales OF used cars have been
shattered. and In turn if>re are
in the hands OF owners thousands
OF good late models. including
1885. So. 81, and 80 models Of used
cars. with many unused miles OF
dependable transportation
Bargains such as one never
dreamed of may still be had at
auto dealers establishments in the
Metropolitan Detroit area.
Taking our firm as basis n
comparison. all late model Fords
Bucks. Lincoln Zephyrs. chevro-
let's. Dodges. Plymouths. and other
cars may be had. for very small
sums in cash or no money down,
but Just an old car as down-pay
ment
1T is predicted that prices viii
go sky-high within anothc thIrv
days. and to-day there Is more
value for the money in late model
used cars than ever before in the
history Of the automobile industr,
II is estimated that as result Of
this great sales campaign Of used
car dealers. thousands Of Detroit.
ers. will go back 10 work in the
factories within the near future
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
.SLASHES WIFE
WITH RATCHET
Charged Association
With Another Man

George Edwards. 2i will be ar
raigned in Recorders Court. this
week on charge OF felonous as
sault. The charge grew out of All
assault on his common-law wife.
Beatrice Jones. 26. 1912 Erskine
street. Saturday night.
According TO Anna Maud Davis,
of 1912 Erskine street Edward
and Miss Davis became involved in
an areument Saturday evening
when he charged her with being
out with another man
The witness testified that in the
heat Of the argument EDWARDS at
tackled his wife from behind with
a Ratchet which he had OBTAINED.
inflicting serious cuts on the head,
hand and wrist Doctors at the
Receiving Hospital where Miss Ia
Wis was taken stated that there
was possible skull fracture as a
result Of the attack
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12

Sentence D e at h
Driver To T e r m
In S t a t e Prison

A motorcycle which he had
stolen from parking lot
where h. was employed as an
attendant. can be pointed 10
as the cause Of George Crock
cts prison sentence given
him Monday BY Judge Thomas
= Maher in Traffic Court
After stealing The motor
cycle on Aug . 1887 he lost
control % the machine ian up
on me sidewalk and injured
sam Cohen -. 752 Randolph
street ~ho lat4i died IN Re-
c~iying Hospital
crockett. ~ho lives al 1927
Byl-t street was sentenced %
one u .iye wear, il ne pf;-
son
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
LARGE CROWD
HEARS GUEST
SUNDAY AT Y'|
Speaker Praises Joe
Louis And Theresa
Caver In Talk

Praise for TWO OUTSTANDING
young persons IN their INDIVIDUAL
fields Of endeayor, WAS expires seq
~ Edgar H. Guest poet ana pa'''
osopher. In his address al ~ An
tome fMCA sunday afternoon De'
Tore one o. sh7 as
N the cuFreh' season
In Teiesf'Ns 70 Sis
Caver' youhs p0eeeos
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Youth Councils
Will Broadcast

The Detroit Youth Councils Of
The National Association For the
Advancement Of Colored People
will broadcast a program over Sta
ton WSXWWJ, short wave station
OF WV. This program Is being
presented on the Scroller Hour.
The Scrollers. n pledge club Of
Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity, are
sponsoring weekly programs over
station wSzwWJ. City Chairman
Glosier Bryant Current viii head
the y a a q p youth radio pro-
gram
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Argument Ends In
Shooting Of Man

During an argument between
Charles Robinson. 81. OF $40 King
street. and a man known as VII
kinson. Robinson was shot in the
left loin at S:45 p. m. Monday, near
Kirby and Rivard street Robinson
was given first aid treatment Of
Receiving Hospital and released.
After the shooting Wilkinson es-
capped and is being sought by 20.
lice. When last seen. he was wear
ing a dark suit. He is about 81
years OF age. five feet ten inches ir
height. and weighs 100 pounds
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
OXFORD HOTEL
THUGS GUILTY
State Blasts Alibi Of
Two Bandits


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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
REPORTING ACCIDENTS

Accident reporting is very i'm
portant to safety agencies because
1t helps them plan the never-ending
war against death on the highway.
The law is explained here because
you may be asked about II when
applying for your next drivers IL
cense, and because II is fundamental
inform ton for every motorist.
A dr. 'er involved in an accident
resi- ting in death, injury, or prop
erty damage, must stop, give his
The new Michigan drivers license
law requires each motorist TO pass
a test on highway regulations and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
CITY Association Of
Club Women Holds
Meeting

The City Association OF Colored
Women's Clubs met Friday evening
Feb. is. at the Phyllis wheatley
Home
The session was called 10 order
by the president, Mrs. Sadie Lind
say. The Board OF Managers met
first and revision of the constitu-
ton was made. so as to permit the
meetings to open earlier.
After a brief discussion. II was
decided that the Association would
not participate in the Free Press
contest for food prizes.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Ministers Organize
Employment Agency

A Centralized Committee. deal.
ing with unemployed men and wo-
men will be formed when the
members Of the Inter Denomina-
tional Alliance m e Monday.
March 81. at st. Antoine INCA.
The meeting will open al eleven
O'Clock in the morning and the
Rev. p. X. Flack will open the
discussion.
Al the meeting last Tuesday
this question provoked a heated
discussion. II was finally decided
that the members should take the
initiative.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12

name, address, vehicle registration
number, and show his drivers
license. II death or injury has re-
suited, he must be of whatever helm
he can to the victims. An acct
dents involving injury or death or
such damage to q vehicle that Il
cannot be driven away under its
own power, must be reported 70 The
most convenient police station. The
report should be made immediately
but in any case, 1t must be reported
WYNN" 70 n0ofs' .ssaar es,-N~-
intersections, unless an officer tell.
you to. Another safety rule in this
connection includes staying In line
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12

ot0eF SUBJECTS
when applying
for a permit.
Here is an cx-
PLANTATION Of
the overtakng
and passing
rules, just in
case the exam
lner asks you.
Y GU m ay
overtake and
pass another
vehicle only
when It Is safe.
II you are in
the open coun-
try. sound your
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
Seek Girl Whose
Mother Is Dead

Relatives in Hot Springs. Ark
ansas. are seeking to locate LILLIAN
Brown. Detroit. address unknown.
to inform her that her mother,
Mrs. Molly Moore, has Just died.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12

BE sure to read the Detroit Tri-
bune. Michigan's fast growing
and popular weekly II IL circu-
lated IN all parts ~ ~ --'
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
CIVIL u N 10 N.
|MAKESCHARCE|
AFTER PROBE
Montjoy A ccuse d
Of Raping Woman
In Covington, Ky.

y
year-old Negro hanged last De-
cember at covington, Ky. just
across the river from Cincinnati.
was innocent OF the charge Of rape
against him was asserted by the
American Civil Liberties union in
a statement on The Frame-Up OF
John Montjoy" issued from New
York headquarters this week.
The Cincinnati branch OF the A.
c. l.. L. had interested itself in
the case almost from its in
ception In 1895 and had formed the
Mon'ioy Defense committee 70 aid
him
Monijoy's execution was four
times postponed through court pro-
cecdings and appeals for executive
clemency Governor Albert d
Chandler OF Ky, who has con
sis,ently refused 10 issue single
pardon. declined 10 ac' in his case.
despite the recommendation OF the
attorney general ana the lieutenant
governor One unsuccessful at
tempt was made 10 get the United
States Supreme court 70 review
and the repud;ated confession of
the sole word Of white woman
he conviction. which rested upon
companion OF Monijoy. At the orr
ginal trial Montjoy was represent
ed by counsel who failed to make
record on which an appeal could
be fairly based.
White Woman's Word
The story Is essence. according
10 the union. involves the "assump-
ton. common in the South. that
any white womans word Is TO he
taken against a Negroes. The white
woman who alleged she was raped
by Negro whom she had never
seen n whom h Q iden-
tined from pictures in the posses
sion Of the police. was later shown
10 have been on friendly. II not in
] innate terms with Montjoy for
three years"
The story, as IL came out at the
original trial. was that on the night
OF March %. 1885, Mrs. Irene Cum
mings wife OF a postal clerk. rush
ed into cafe on the most popu-
I lous street OF Covington in an hys-
terical state and screamed that
she had been attacked and robbed.
iic' eaO.un-e - -. d;eoraarod
and her appearance gave no signs
OF struggle Two Negroes. she said.
had accosted her but one had fled
prior 10 the crime. Later in trc
evening she was able to identi v
the assailant from a rogues gallery
! OF several thousand Negro faces.
When John Montjoy was ares, /.
ed, he denied the attack but after
several days OF grilling. police 20.
ported that Montjoy confessed. He
was indicted on charges OF RAFT
and armed robbery. both capita,
offenses in Kentucky. At the trial
Montjoy declared that he was re-
turning after an evening in Cincin-
att with his companion. Willie
Black. when police arrested him.
Charges of robbery and rape
against Black were withdrawn az
ter he testified against Montjoy for
the prosecution.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12

norm hrst The overtaken driver
must move to the right and not in
crease speed. Be sure you have
an ample clear distance ahead. free
OF oncoming trafhc. Don't pass on
curves - kills ~ q ran and road
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-03-12
IN MEMORIAM

In memory OF the late Rev. Chas.
u. 'olbert. who passed away n year
avo. March II. 1897. Although ne
has gone away from ms, his devot.
ed vile, a host OF friends and en-
Tire office staff wish 10 pay tribute
to his memory and great work. A
memory that we believe Will never
die because II Il 10 well establish.
ed.
Prom
A devoted wife. family. q host Of
friends and Office forcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24

by an arrow weed ramada. Later the
school was moved TO the church
building.
There were improvements that
went a long way toward making
that frontier life something the
pioneers. men and women, wouldn't
have missed for The world. There
were even cooling systems and re-
frigerators-of a kind Mrs. Jasper
McCary, who lived near HoltVine
then, put her butter and milk and
eggs in a bucket ana hung the
bucket in the irrigation ditch. That
was her refrigerator.
Forerunner OF the present day
desert coolers were the original
models. Multi-layered gunny sacks
we're draped over a box frame
Water from a pan atop the con-
trapticn dripped through the sacks.
The result was a quite passable
iceless ice boX-when the wind blew
through the sacks.
The tedium OF three meals a day
beans. bacon and canned goods
was broken now and then by gay
outbursts Of community eXtravag-
ance. Mrs. Will A. Edgar was among
The moving figures in one such out
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
"Old Mcdonald
had a FARM

Then came Farmer Mcdonald.
He was a very popular man, and
it was not long before word got
about that "Old Mcdonald had a
farm etc, ETC." Mcdonald was one
of the few Imperial Valley farmers
who raised vegetables. That was
the reason for his popularity His
friends were legion as long as his
vegetables lasted.
Somebody, perhaps it was Nc
Donald, planted some sweet pota
toes near HoltVille. For years after
ward the same patch Of sweet pota
tees kept producing offspring. And
for years afterwards the sweet po-
tatGe patch was a popular rendcz-
vous for valleyites.
The vegetables were handy to the
Womeufolk with infants, but until
the children demanded food more
sClid than milk, even a truck gar
den didn't help. Ruth Reed daugh-
ter Of an Imperial editor, was the
first child born in Imperial Val
ley and the problem she presented
to her parents was one repeated for
oJFtl dl ACello dlbCl JlldG III iildliJ
different families. Ruth went on a
self imposed fast when her family
didn't provide food she liked dur
ing her first days on earth, and her
history might have ended there but
for the fact someone discovered a
store Of canned milk. Thereafter
Ruth thrived happily.
Most pioneer Imperial Valley bab-
les spent their first few months ly-
ing on the floor. 1t was the coolest
place.
Washing colthes was one neces-
sity and ironing them was another.
AS electricity was still a future
hope, the housewife stocked up her
fire and heated up her flat irons.
That method of ironing was used
for many years.
store clothes" might have been
obtained in Los Angeles but not in
Imperial Valley towns. So the wife
and mother made hers and the
chfdren's clothing from material
imported from Los Angeles and
other railroad points.
All lighting was by kerosene
! lamps or tallOW candles. A small
! kerosene stove was devised and
many valley women used them.
They were made on the same prin-
ciple as the lamp. The wick was
from four to five inches across.
Heat from the stove was suffi-
cient for frying and boiling pur-
poses
A. B. Derrick who gazed upon
Imperial Valley for the first time
in 1893, claims that the best cook
ing utensil in the world is the dutch
oven.
When he arrived, there was no
such thing as a wood stove. They
did all their cooking on camp fires
and he said his mother, Mrs. w. H.
Derrick, baked bread in a dutch
oven over camp fire.
Derrick said it was necessary to
boil all drinking water because of
the danger Of typhoid fever.
Between 1893 and 1895 there were
five women in the valley Derrick
recalls They were his mother, Mrs.
Andy Elliott, Mrs. George Thing,
Mrs. Bob Mccain and Mrs. Will
Ruby.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24

We Wish to Take This Occasion to
Thank Ell Centro and Imperial VAL
ley for Your Kind Reception of Our
New Project. We Hope It's Another
Step IN Your =.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24

When ne finally finished. the grove
more resembled a county fair eX-
hibition than a grove on one of
Imperial Valleys leading farms.
But Aten had a purpose in mind.
After the planting of six grapefruit
trees, six tangerines, eight olive.
eight pomegranate, eight peaches.
eight apricots. eight Calimurma
figs eight brown figs, eight bell
flour apples. eight almonds and
eight English walnuts, the rancher
cared for the trees and watched
tner progress. or lack of It. down
through tae years.
1nat was n 1896. when FL Cen
Uos only building was = boX-oar
depe,
b 1907 Ateu was certain that
.le English Wainut8 would not
aro@. SO he pulled them out. The
ALMONDS We're neHt to go. then the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24

Noah and his ark, into which he
led two of each kind of animal, had
nothing on Ira Aten one of Imper-
ial Valleys earliest pioneers.
Aten didn't specialize in animals
but he did make an experiment IN
the planting OF fruit trees. And he
probably provided more first hand
information as TO the type of trees
which would and would not grow
than any other valley farmer.
If you We're good boys and girls
and went to Sunday school. you will
remember that Noah took two lions
two tigers. etc. and one keg OF
cider. when ne embarked on his
newly built ark
Aten didn't build an ak bat ne
made Imperial Valley a hot house.
And he outdid Noah. For he Gidn't
stop al plantins one tree lie plant
ed SIX CT ciaht Of each Ed1eN.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-24
Tragedy comes
10 coolest spot

Mrs McCarys outstanding mem-
CRY of those days is Of her kitchen,
set up under such ramada There
she cooked over the cast iron stove;
there She worried over the problem
! of a new way to cook beans; from
] there She directed Tie iOrays of the
i men folks in search of stray mes
quite stumps or other wood to stoke
the firebOX.
1t was such ramada that
brought momentary tragedy to the
j viii A. and Arthur Edgar families.
/ Twin houses they had constructed
side by side. and over all and be-
/ yond all was a great arrow weed
Shade. Between the houses was the
coolest place in Imperial Valley
for a while. Then, when the families
had not yet properly moved in, the
ramada caught fire 1t took houses,
/ furniture and groceries with it up
in flames There were no fire de-
! partments then.
! RamadaS were handy living quar-
ters for everybody concerned, and
a lot Of different things were con-
cerned in Imperial Valley after the
/ turn of the century. Mrs. EValyn
Boman Westerfield, before she
grew uD to be county recorder,
watched her mother, Mrs. Paul Bo-
man, reading a newspaper under the
/ family ramada in the Alamo dis
trict one day. The peace of the af-
/ ternoon was rudely disturbed.
Out of the ramada dropped one
! Of it's Inhabitants large lizard.
He plopped splang in the middle of
! the newspaper.
Mrs. Boman did not dispute pos
! session with him.
Food was a perpetual problem.
] Train service was slow, refrigera-
tion was nil, and green vegetables
were a rarity. Occasionally the shot
guns of the men brought down a
| rabbit, a flock of blackbirds or a
meal Of ducks, and when this hap
pened a family feast was immedia-
tely in order. Dan West, fortunate
enough to live in the northern part
of the valley, was one Of those
] who dined more than once on ducks.