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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
THE SPELLING BEE At
GARFIELD

The Spelling Bee in our scho0l
was very interesting. and IN ,b,,s
won the seventh Grade Rec Al
though others may think il po,hi,,
I'm very, very proud Of myself
When we first started practic,,
for the Spelling Bee. was sur.
prised at my own self, for stand
Ing up last every day.
When the final Spelling Bee a,a
come. was so nervous I comb
scarcely spell l was doing we'll
until | came to the word. "'locaH.
fy.' which is a very easy word a
most people. but to me II was the,
very difficult. Anyway. from then
on. 1t was kind OF difficult. thIul
my rival was by far the best spell.
err, but you see. lot OF peou,
make mistakes on the yowels 30 n
won the Seventh Grade Spelling
Bee by sheer luck.
Now. I have a chance 10 compels|
for the schools Championship Be-.
so ! say. Good Luck" TO ever.
body including myself.
Hortense Rice-age 10. iBi
5S15 Brush street
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
THE FALL ELECTION

Although the fall election still several months
ahead many Of tbs pGb ohee-hoderS who are 70 come
up for reelection already beginning 70 court the good
will OF the
Within the next few months some OF these Office
holders including few OF the Judges VIII again pc seer
at coored meetings making donations . various causes
and assuring people OF their loyal friendship for US
Some Of them Viii seek prove their friendship by
informing that they have in their domestic employ faith
full colored hauffeur anitors and maids that
they personal friends Of some well-known Negro
leader.
This is all very we'll but they will forget state that
these Negro corestics are usually paid less than white
these judges few 10 Negro lawyers and SO
many 70 white.
Some Of the ofhce-holders will also tell Of various
personal OF kndneSs shown members OF our race IN
the past but they Will mention a word about what
they could have Negroes but failed do in the
matter OF giving appointments safeguarding the legal
merited consideration. the impartial administration of
their official duties
Political promises and verbal expressions of friend
ship from public ofhcehoders longer satisfy our
people When for candidates and help place them
in office fee Justified expecting them 10 recprocate
by giving members Of group fair share Of the APP
pointive jobs their disposal and seeing that not
Disseminated against the courts OF justice, the Civil
Service Commission in the securing Of employment in
the various municipal county state departments TO
which we are eligible citizens.
This vital political question is being seriously con-
sidered by local coloed citizens, and united movement
has been launched by the Committee On Negro Reglsra
ton And Voting induce members Of the to register
in larger numbers than ever before
Under the auspices Of this organization headed by
leaders of the local coored political and civic
clubs mammoth meeting will be held Sunday after
April 10. at o'clock at Ebenezer NJ f. Church.
Willis and Brush streets, for the purpose of stimulating
all eligible coored citizens Detroit register
and All interested and twentyone years
or older are urged to attend this important meeting.
The fall election is in the offng, and the coored
citizens of our city and wake up register and
become qualified to vote.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
East End Youths
Plan For Dance At
Franklin Settlement
BY julia Turner

Devotional services prior TO the
preaching at Zion Baptist Church
last Sunday morning began at
1l:30- The Lords Supper was OBJ
served and the choir sang beauti-
fully
The Sunday School Union met at
First Baptist Church Sunday af-
ternoon. Six dollars was raised by
Zion S. s. The Union will hold it's
next meeting at Zion Baptist
Church. The Choir Union will meet
on April 10 at Homer Temple
Church, Smile Road.
Mrs. verrena. member OF the
Pilgrim True Church. died April 3.
The Junior Choir OF East Lake
Baptist Church will render a pro-
gram Sunday. April 10 at z D. m.
Younger Set
The young people OF East End
are looking forward to attending
the Phyllis wheatly spring dance.
Friday, April s. at Fraklinn Settle
ment II should be grand affair.
with Isaac Goodwin's music to
swing 70. Yours truly will be pre-
sent. Hope to see you there
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
CAR STRIKE
Continued from Page u

form men outrank bus drivers in
length OF service, they would get
prior rights in event OF layoffs and
might be shifted TO buses. CAUSING
bus drivers to be dropped unde
system seniority, the bus men con
tend
The question has been fought in
the courts and also before the Ma
tional Labor Relation Board with
out effective settlement. At pre-
sent. Il is before the State Supreme
Court. but the platform men. by
their decision Wednesday night,
apparently do not intend 10 wait
for a ruling.
The colored workers. because OF
their work with the street caia.
favor the system seniority
There Is at present. only one COL
ored bus driver in the system.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
Mrs. N. Green
Laid To Rest

Funeral rites for the late Mrs
Matte Green. 1891 Goddard street
were held Tuesday at D. m. from
Peace Baptist Church OF which she
was an ardent member. Rev. Lee
T. Clay. pastor, delivered the
eulogy. Appropriate renditions
were sung by the Pastors Chorus
Mrs Thomas and Mrs EasIey rem
dered solos.
Mrs Green. who was the for
Matte Derricotte OF Athens. Ga.
passed away Tuesday. March 20 in
Trinity Hospital She had reside d
IN Detroit for fifteen years MAJ
ing her home with her father anil
mother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. No.-
man Green Having been faith
ful member Of the Peace Baptist
Senior Choir and other church
auxiliaries. Mrs Green also took
active part in the various com
munity activities
Survivors are two daughters n,
high school. Marian and Mildred;
a mother. Mrs Margaret Derricot.e
Newark y j.. three sisters. Mrs
Camilla Phillips. Mrs Elizabeth
Hill Miss Willie Derricotte. all Of
Newark. \. j.. two brothers. Mat
thew OF Newark Louis Derricotte
OF Atlanta, Ga. and several other
relatives.
Besides Mrs. Phillips and Miss
perricoite. other out OF town re-
latives and friends who attended
the funeral were: Mrs. Matte
Jackson. Mrs Judia J Robinson.
Mrs Tina Thomas. Mr.. and Mrs
Willie Jackson. all Of Cleveland
Ohio.
Ford and Ford Funeral Directors
were in charge
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
CHI LOSES
Continued from Page II

With Chicago out OF the run
ming. New York and Detroit re
main as the possible sites for the
staging OF the battle Right nos
Detroit looms as the most favora-
BILE pot
However. Joe was able 10 bias.
Thomas out in the fifth round to
defend his title for the third time
since he won It last June. Because
OF this. Joe was awarded red
white. and blue belt offered by the
National Sporting Club OF London
for the first heavyweight 10 defend
his title successfully three times.
Thomas said in no uncertain
terms that he was confident Louis
would stop Schmeling when m
two meet in June.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
EDITORIAL PAGE ' %.. PARTISAN
Tells How Church
Can Help Juveniles

! The Rev +. A. Fisher. a graduate
Of the Union Theological Seminary.
gave a most interesting and edu-
cational lecture on Monday. March
/ IS. at the regular meeting OF the
West Side Human Relations Coun-
ell. His subject was. How the
Church May Best Serve the Com
munity in Delinquency Prevention
In his talk. the Rev. Mr.. Fisher
pointed out the need OF the church
TO provide information. expand the
program. and equip itself with lead
ers capable OF carrying out the
program OF preventing juvenile de-
linquency He further stated that
where the economic security OF a
group OF people in any community
is lacking the problems of juvenile
delinquency will also inevitably be
acute The speaker was we'll vers-
ed on his subject and succeeded in
holding the audience spellbound
with his rendition OF II.
The regular program Of the West
side Human Relations Council con-
tinued as usual Reports were Civ
en- from the various committees and
the attempt to organize mothers OF
school children seems 10 be work.
ing out successfully. The toy pro-
ject has reached total of SIS boys
and the work being accomplished
is remarkable.
All interested in making the
West Side a model community are
invited TO attend the meetings at
the Loihrop Branch Library. The
next meeting Will be Monday, April
IL. and another interesting speaker
will be heard discussing another
phase OF juvenile delinquency
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
BY Carter g. wood-on

During these days when Negroes
receive the proclamation OF great
achievement the mere act OF get.
ting on the relief rolls or being en-
ployed to administer relief It ID
necessary for us TO pause a minute
10 find out where we are and how
we happened 10 get there. As Ne
gro clerks gradually reach the age
limit or die in the Government
service their positions are being
filled by whites. Industrial estab-
lishments have for some years
been doing the same. The laborers
occupying the very lowest brackets
have suffered likewise. Agriculture
as now directed offers little hope
for cotton is no longer king. Since
1910 the wholesale production OF
this staple has been a failure. The
World War prosperity made II ap-
parently profitable for a few years,
but the natural slump due 10 po-
duction In other parts OF the world
has shown since that time. the
necessity TO break up the cotton
plantation into small parcels for
diversified farming. but this duty
neither the planters nor the politi-
clans are wiling TO perform
The Negroes. then. have no re-
sort except the bread line unless
they can find some way to develop
toward self-sufficiency This task
they have been unable 10 do In
spite Of all the talk we have had
about socializing the professions.
community buying and selling,
consumers league and joint
corporations Of the people The
hope long since held out In The
program Of communism has been
blasted by the dIctatorial turn
things have recently taken In the
countries where despotsm rather
than liberty has become the rule.
This tendency however. has been
explained as "A temporary impedi-
ment to progress toward the de-
struction Of capitalism Yet we are
compelled TO inquire what II would
mean TO the Negro TO destroy capt.
ialism when he has not shown suf-
ficient efficiency to compete with
others. The workers who are on the
higher level would step in and con-
sumo the control now lodged In the
hands OF the capitalists. The Gov
eminent can now tax the rich to
feed the poor at least few years
but In the economic leveling OF the
social order with a redistribution
Of wealth, or no wealth at all. there
would be practically nothing to
tax. Wealth Is mainly a fiction.
something based upon credit and
evaluated according to ones abili-
~ to manipulate things economic
10 his personal advantage. The po-
sItion is one Of influence and with
this comes an increasing clientele
which enhances the prestige OF the
so called wealthy The destruction
Of such influence over the commu-
nifty by an upheavel brings ruin.
and things go back to the days of
humble beginnings. Can the Negro
|, figure such beginnings7
A great crisis in Negro affairs IL
now imminent. II the majority OF
Negroes can be forced Into the
bread line, and this Is the present
trend everywhere, n will be an
eaey matter TO cut him off from
among the living an Hitler has
done The, Je~s wr1en the Negroes
are out Of agriculture. out OF In
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
nU.LLETI III
- q 4 IS - ;. n
~ vLYssEs ". BoyKiN)
~ ULYssEs ". DoyKiN,

SPRING Is here believe II d
Notl and April. the enchanted
month. is just over a week old
This month will mean new clothes
new loves, new places TO go ant
lots OF new and interesting thingi
to do. The fashion editors tel
us that the ladies have gone In
for a flowery Season and every.
thing is blooming-from the Gun.
ming little bonnets TO the posiee
perched gaily on the tip OF their
shoes. ...--
The men down east are going 10
wear gay colored artificial flowers
in their lapels !. SO much for the
fashions Tell the gents TO watch
Andrew JAP Sneed and George
Staten for the latest Esquire has
TO offer In fashions. ...
POLITICS Things political seem
to be holding the spotlight this
week We would like to mention
the fact that group of nnselfish
members OF the Race (members OF
the various political groups) have
banded together to wage a militant
campaign for Negro Registration
and Voting This group feels
mat one hundred and fifty thou
sand Negroes in Michigan could be
a political power II they only regis
Ter and vote II Is interesting TO
note that the voting strength OF the
Negro in the City Of Detroit alone
Is approximately 70,000-These are
enough to command the respect of
any politician. But this respect can
only be demanded II the Negroes
would Register and Vote
III our gaze was turned for a NOM
ent, however, from the world OF
political affairs to the activities of
the undistinguished masses we dis
cover men and women OF all aga,.
and stations making an effort un-
rrecedented In the annals Of human
aspiration TO ut themselves by the
obvious mass OF education for a
higher plane In the social and eco
monte scale. The key to saliva
lion for the individual and the
group lies In political education. /.
10 begin with, the great thing to
i've In a country where every citi-
zen may form an opinion, freely
express that opinion. and cast into
'he mill OF the public judgement
without prejudice to his neighbor
ana without s'raIning the unity OF
state'.We have made a few
toward developing a political lead
ership In Detroit. /. /. But we have
only scratched the surface. ri
we can fight for fair Representa-.
pon In government in our city and
s'a'e--' because our salvation lies
In our political activity !. The
.,me has come 40 make ! move for
the future .hetterme int sof our RAGS
IN Detroit So EtgfsTEkn ANN
sorpa-~rhii your AEG f1sl
s'7S 80 .t1o,u;f ,..s
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burgers and case on the wes,
Side. '''
MISS Harriet Robinson related
the history OF the Youth Council
and the program proposed for ,he
year Mrs. Elizabeth Terrell. ,oId
OF the reason for the found,rs -
National Training School for wo.
men and Girls, and Dr. James !
McClendon. president ~ ,ha
branch, In a brief talk. said ,ha,
the voters should cast the halle,
Tor friends and against enemies
Joseph A. craigen. deputy labor
commissioner. explained the func.
tons OF the COMMITTEES of Negro
Resistrstion and Voting csll,nv - :, : .
tention to the MACS mselnr vh,ch
", viii ~ be held SUNDAY afternoon A.
nDenerer A. N u scAs7ch.. 80.
%
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BURROUGHS
Continued from Page Il

Negro. and rank yourself with the
human race.
In her talk on Challenge of a
New Day." Miss Burroughs urped
her listeners TO exhibit more initi-
alive. courage and ingenuity Don,
have people carrying your bur-
den when you can carry II We arc
not as bad off as we think We arc /,
she said.
Urged To Vote
She importuned the audienca %
make use OF the baI1ot-and The
dollar. You were whining IN Dixie
about not being able 10 vote Now
you have the ballot. so make nse
OF IL The ballot and the dollar viii:
help to solve many OF your oues-
TONS she continued.
The meeting was under the ans.
pices OF the local branch of rho
National Association for the Al,
vancement OF Colored People. Mrs
W. A. Thompson. treasurer OF The
branch. presided
The Rev. Horace A. White. pas.
tor OF Plymouth Congregational
Church and chairman Of the legal
committee OF the branch. read a re.
port which told OF the fight the
branch has launched against raclal
discrimination in the city. The re
cent cases. Of Percy Keys, rejected
by the isuperptendent OF womans
Hospital after he had been brutal.
~ beaten by police, Gatheld VII.
liamsss wounded In a Woodward
Avspue RESTAURANT jwhen he at
tempted "a pprchsse some ham
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
GARDENING

When spring does come. it's time
for fun.
And it's time for gardening too:
It's time 10 plant some tulips
And narcissi of all hues.
You take the hoe. dig up the weeds
Along the garden wall:
For II you leave those terrible
weeds.
You'll have no flowers at all
Roberta Smith--age IL. IA
.
SPRING
In spring when the sun shines
warm,
With the birds and flowers so
sweet.
The flowers with colors gay and
bright
And the birds with songs of lofty
cheer.
Oh, isn't the spring just dar
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09

live In It,. You work In II ~
you pay taxes for its support. !
An interesting event OF this we'd
will be the BUNNY PARTY at NtI
kenzie Union on Friday events
sponsored by the Beta Mu Chaplt1
OF the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorcni
ty..... 49,. ...l
JOHN DOLPHIN. progressive auto
mobile dealer. reports that be
doing a record business and Is an
xious to get all of the Race bua
ness ..Give him a break. IN
advertises in the Detroit Tribune
the home town paper .
DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY.
will be the name OF Nacirema
play to be presented at the Al
Institute on May 6 The mem
bers OF the cast will be Julia hun
ton, Nimrod Carney, Leon Snii'
Sadie Routt, Constance Miller Ru'
Webb. Clarence BradheldBill hO'
ton. Edna Swan. Jack Wells, Oe''
ge Higgins. a.. Mr.. and Mrs Va
Mills are the able directors.~
PAUL BOOTH. who works Tor U
Special delivery service OF the
81 is quite a man-about town 'ne'
days.
The Youth Legioners. an organs
ton OF progressive young men u
fine program all worked out
will go places. Monday ne
the organization which meets III
Mich. Federated Democratic w
on. f. Warren. presented a prosI
at which several speakers We
presented Those who talked
the boys were Judge d j. h's
Joseph A. Craigen. and ~"
Things are going along fo'
Ellitorian Business Girls ia''
show (date to be announced SOU
according TO Mrs. Marie Anoe'
Mitchell We would sugssH
a model, the lovely MISS
Childs.. -.
DIR. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mari.
returned 10 the city Sunday =
attending the Funeral services
Doctor Marlowe's mother N m
con, Georgia. . DIR. Haley D'"
40 atteded the funeral rites
lieve Il or Not DIR. Bell VIZ :,
the way to Macon ana o''
PULLMAN. $500 n
The 81. Antoine Branch, 80
A. will celebrate the 18Th ns'
ary with bsndus "a
the branch on THURSDAY. ay'1
1898. Judge Paul Kins "
Federal Court will speas',..,,. ,s
National Negro Health wee =
p pe'ns Medical society. 'a .. I
part Of that Observance .s, arcr,s
cisty sponsored a spec's' ~ = pss
:. az. ,v.etIv meeting on ", "a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09

infendent OF schools. will be in
charge OF the program
The initial Principals
Day" program was held last
November at which time more
than thirty principals from
more than thirty schools were
present A larger group Is an
ticipated at the meeting.
All members OF the luncheon
club are expected TO be pre-
sent. and reservations will be
made for as many others as
acc mmodations will permit
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
THE WISE pop,x

AS was walking home ona d..
passed a robin on the wav '@''
we started to walk together
An. Ana soon we talked Of the wealth..
"ohirp, chirp'" said he. MS sDr,s,
again 'p'us
Sometimes it's fair. sou.,
there's rain:
Whether it's fair or If /, sho...
It's sure to bring joy and losa,,
flowers. '''s''
Joseph waller-aged 10. n,
1928 f. Ferry street
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
The Negro At The Crossroad

dustry- and out OF commerce, The
mental service remaining "a. those
ON the lowest level will not be con-
sidered OF sufficient importance TO
serve as a permanent attachment
TO the community. and them ELI
mination Will not be dsihcult
task for Their oppressors. The bread
line into which the socalled talent
ed members OF the race are being
drawn along with others is no
more than an expedient or an OPT
ate used TO ease ones dying. How
long can we continue at this rate :?
What way out OF the difficulty IA
open To US? What thought have we
given this matter? Can we by
thinking add one cubit unto our
stature? II we cannot do 70 by
thinking what is the properly?
Certainly there must be some
thing which the Negro can do be-
sides holding out his hand for tins.
whether the world is to be capitai-
istic or communistic the people
must be provided with food. cloth
Ing. shelter and medicine. Those
who can participate in supplying
these essentials will figure more
conspicuously than those who
stand ready TO receive while de-
veloping no power to give Human
society cannot exist with nothing
but drones. without workers it's ex
istence Is impossible
All honor TO those Negroes who
In spite OF their poverty have re-
fused to go. into the bread line.
Recently Washington woman
thus dislocated and facing the al
Tentative Of charity or self-support
chose the higher level. She estab-
lished chain Of hamburgher
shops. Al first she had a hard
struggle. and Respondent Negroes
expected her to fail. but she strug-
gled on until at last a CLEAN OF
light indicates that she will 20 for
ward unto success.
An equally striking instance Is
that OF another woman who had
been working In a white cafe. |
she did not figure In the picture
and could not rise by promotion
any higher than Of an assistant.
She stayed there lone enough. how
ever. TO learn their efficient way of
conducting that business. She
abandoned that service. took over
the old order after another had fail
ed and by applying methods of
close administration in all OF lis
operations she has made this place
one OF the most attractive dining
rooms in the eastern part OF the
United States.
Two young college men with the
same spirit contrived to find en-
ployment In one OF the chain gro
Gerry stores as result OF the
Don't spend-where-you cannot
work movement" They had suffl-
cient vision to understand that
their position was only temporary.
Recently they gave up their work
In the chain grocery store. estab-
lished business OF their own. APP
plying methods OF efficiency which
they had learned by contact with
the large establishment: and they
have built up one Of the most
modern meat shops IN washington.
ID. G. These men and others like
them are the only solution for
avoiding the bread line. other coll
lege graduates should emulate their
example BY going into the,ic busi-
ness. coal sapply, and huckster
sefvfceln 80 sbl.t Z ~
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Luncheon lu b
To Observe End
Principals' Day

The second Principals Day.
will be observed at he weekly
meeting OF the MONDAY Lunch
con Club OF the Booker 7.
Washington Trade Association.
Wednesday. April - Or War
rem F. Bow. assisian, super
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09

With its free and lovab,.
Rosetta cayett. age y r.''
sl5 Frederick s,r..,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
EASTER DAY

Easter Day is coming
And you must say
What YOU will do
ON Easter Day.
Some people pray.
And some get gay.
All on bright
Sunny Easter Day
Henry Murry-sBf
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-04-09
School Children's
Verse And Prose

iorsN cates q .o,um, .
order 70 " the n.
and ~
icaon should be ns
10 fhef teachers TOT inspection "'" writing
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4 FRIEND

One who helps you all the time,
One who has no fault TO find.
One who has always been kind.
Is my idea OF friend.
One who thinks that you are grand,
One who can always understand.
One who does whatever he can.
Is my idea OF friend.
One who always Is around,
One VINO never wears frown.
One who helps you up or down,
Is my idea OF friend.
BY Joya Sherrill-age 13 SA3