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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
St. Antoine w i'll
Present A Program
On Station WMBC

Frank Wilson creator Of
Theatre Guilds rrorgy and
Moses in Green Pastures. and
Edna Thomas. who PLAYED lady
Macbeth in The Federal thea
tres version OF Macbeth. will
he heard over station WMBC
THURSDAY evening May H. $50
to . 90 in dramatic prosen-
tation OF Into The Light
Olher actors make this ALL
star portrayal OF under-priyi-
legged colored children in tho
program sponsored nv The 81
Antoine NMCA in cooperation
with Station NMBC to show the
effective work Of the y In aid
ing colored youth
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06

Accord 9 announcement made
'hs wees py Fred w Smith. sec
Vars inc Civil Service Com
mission Henry 5 Dunbar. success
w candidate in The recent compet-
." EXAMINATION for manager OF
~ hfeHs'sf project, will take over
We dul'f' there within the month.
inc announcement was made fol-
""'os NE dismissal OF the petit
pOn h'ed fecently by George A. Isa-
'' ~ a'llng manager OF the project.
.u'' me mell examinations for his
p.''lon Do ne Graded on the ground
y peindlre on the part OF exam
no commission reaffirmed the
INNS y puhlished examination
''oe'' win ISABEL listed eley-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Newsboy Looking For
The Meanest Man In
Town Who Stole Cash

Fourteen year-old Je'hro Will
ans. 1857 Russell street, thinks the
guy who held him up and took
eighty-hve cents which he had
earned selling papers. Is the mean
est man IN town. Williams was
strong-armed and robbed by the
thug while walking on Superior
street, between Russell and Rivard
streets. Sunday evening
Williams Is hoping that the Of
hcers are successful In apprehend-
ing the thus.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06

urs Rgh, Brooks, 80, Tarnum
avenue. l.A sf was found guilty
oimsn ss3emer By jury in CIR
cut Court lldSe Vincent NJ. Bren-
mns coufi room last Saturday.
The iurv had dcliberated IS hours.
Mrs RrocAs was charged with
her husband death. y at h n
Brooks. So whom she shot Oct. Il,
ia's Tie died iUo days later.
The prosecnion charged that
Mrs Brook mad shot her husband
as Ne IVES ming from a neigh
boris hoa=t who're he had gone TO
ssl a paln' water
Claimed Self.Defense
Aiorness loais and Abner Tat
ken attempted 70 prove self-defense
for heir cienl. charging that the
shooting WAS he aftermath OF a
ssries Of gAmenis about Mr.
Brooks ph Iardeeng.
Mrs Books in her testimony
While on BE- sand. said that on the
day Of iNe shooting she and her
husband aaa been quarrcllng about
awoman nAchhnr. and that during
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06

n. @'sal King Of Egypt in verdi's
go 49, Aida - Harold Thomas
~ m was recently elected king
>, T y, original Detroit Negro OPP
4, Onorus He was excellent in
1. .ole last year and promises 10
vs,. 'n more masterful in this
49, 49, : Performance at the Art In
On May 26. The other off,
80 ..'' are William Hathcock, vice
v w'n Sybil Lee. secretary,
sr~ ~" merry, corresponding secre-
D.. nsymc Grimes. treasurer.
ree,s s" Maestro SCHNEIDER, new d.
and ~ VI the Detroit Nego Opera
,,,;. ar Ihaddeus Ronski. who is
sung we're very pleased with
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06

was or when he Mould be in.
King and Horton asked the local
NAAcP onics Wednesday TO inves-
ugate the matter. to determine II
IL is the policy OF the Nurses Mutual
Hospital association not TO employ
colored statesmen. There are thou
sands OF colored citizens in Detroit
and elsewhere in Michigan. poten-
tial buyers OF hospital insurance.
who will he interested 10 learn
whether or not colored statesmen
are 10 be barred.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Evangelist Lyle Back
In Town

Rev. William Lyle. prominent
minister and evangelist. has re-
Gently returned to Detroit tie y
widely known in the Baptist de-
nomination. and is open for local
engagements. lie can he reached
by phoning Terrace 29S5S.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Demand Investigation OF Discrimination
Charges A gainst Hospital Association

King williams and kelton Hor-
ton. tVo Young Negro college men
OF this city. who applied at the
offices In the Michigan building
this week for Jobs as hospital in
surance statesmen. were instructed
to see Attorney Ellerby. They we're
then referred TO a Mr. Mitchell.
but the young men report that al
though they made several trips 10
the Office. Mr. Mitchell could not
he seen and nobody knew where he
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06

that when hospitalitaiion u re-
CURED. patients insured may select
the hospitals Of their choice. all
expenses for gwen time 10 be
paid by the Nurses Mutual Hospi-
tai association.
In employing statesmen, however,
IL is reported that white men and
women hnd no difficulty In get
ting accepted, but that Negroes
who make application at the onice
as statesmen for this hospital In.
surance. are given the run-around
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
By staff Correspondent

The Nurses Mutual Hospital as
ISOLATION. with offices at SIS. 6lt
and $40 Michigan building, In this
city. is selling hospital insurance
to the local citizens for ten dollars
year.
The organization is hiring sales
men to sell this hospital insurance
to the public The insurance IL be-
Ing offered to citizens Of both ra-
cial groups. with the understanding
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Correction

In his testimony at the Civil
service hearing last week. Har-
old Williams, Of the Brewster
project. did not state that he
signed one OF the petitions to
have Manager George Isabel re-
moved. a. was incorrectly re-
ported. what he said was. he
signed an AFFIDAVIT stating that
one Of the petitions had been
handed 10 him to sign
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06

ference IN New York. This cstab-
fishes record IN the history Of
tho African Methodist Episcopal
church in Michigan.
Toodlc Defeated
In a heated and spirited contest.
Entsminger was elected on the
fourth ballot, beating Dr. Jones by
one Nole. s5-2t Aaron c Toodle,
ontlnucd on page -
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Committee To
Request Post Be
Given A Negro
Mahoney In
Threat To Quit
The Board

Forgetting polliical partisanship
and uniting for concerted EFFORT
a group Of citizens have welded
themselves into COMMITTEES -
lodge vigorous protest against
The dismissal % a1oruey Joseph
A. raisen a. deputy labor com
missioner
The committee chslrmaned nv
the Re, L v Pe',ford pastor %
George Il collins AME church.
LansinT. Viii place their protest
with Governor Luren n. Dickcrson.
next week. Other members cf me
COMMITTEES are
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06

An enthusiastic meeting was
held Monday morning at the A. &,
Wright Funeral Home, Beaubien
street. and Hancock avenue. by
local Insurance representatives, in
connection with the concerted
campaign for new business during
the National negro Insurance
Week observance which is now in
progress.
The meeting was presided over
by l.. c. Bloun. OF Great Lakes
Mutual Insurance company. and Us
insurance men and Women were
present
Irigshy speaks
S. r. Grigsby, chairman ~ he
Detroit civic Rights committee,
was present by special invitation
and made forccfui talk on The
Purchasing Power OF Negroes" In
his address. MIR. Griesby discussed
the success OF The campaign which
his organization is conducting TO
secure more Jobs for Negroes from
the Detroit, Edison company tie
stated that tho coiorcd citizens NJ
Detroit spend total Of more than
si9f 600 for electric lights and SER
vice each month also thai each fam
Nv Il hemr charged approximate
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
mister Woman Found Guilty Of
Mans|aughter In Killing Husband

the course OF the argument the
woman came into the house and ac-
cuscd Mrs. Brooks OF unfaithtul-
ness.
These accusations. the witness
charged, although without founda-
ton, provided the feul to intensity
the quarrel, Mr.. Brooks threaten
ing to Kill her. She said he left the
house hurriedly. but soon returned
with a knife In his hand,
Saw The knife
Mrs. Brooks said that when she
saw the knife she grabbed The shot
gun and fred at her husband, the
discharge striking Brooks IN the
chest.
The Brooks were married IN July.
1890 In Detroit. aud were bu>ing
their home In Inkster They have
an adopted child. lie was employ
ed at the Ford River Rouge plant.
Judge Brennan remanded Mrs.
Brooks TO the county jail pending
the report from the probation de-
partment. The penalty for man
slaughter is from 10 3 years
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Com mIttee Formed

The Rev. Robsri /. Bradbg pas
tor Second Baptist church me
Rev Horace a Whre pastor rism-
ouih Congregational Carlton ".
Gaines president Booker T WASH
inglon Trade association Dr.
James J McClendon. president be
iroit branch NAAtP William l..
sheriff. Emmett s cunningham.
chairman FEST Congressional
clubs Snow 2 riSsbv chairman
Detroit ti,ic Rights committee
The protest against The discharEs
or M Crslscn hinges on the ada
msnt refusal q, The members ~
he Labor and Industry commission
10 replace him With a colored man.
raieen appointed June .. 1887 Nv
Governor Frank Murphy. Was Of
81 "a iy notified lasi week ihai he
services VIII terminate Nav Is
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Measure Was
Defeated AT The
Last Session
Bill Would
Gerrymander
School District
BY staff Correspondent

LANSING Clothed in new habI-
iimcni, bur easily recognized. the
oft rejected hill IN gerry mander
the school districts In Ferndsle has
again appeared in the Michigan
Legislature.
The new bill was introduced by
Senator George =. McCallum. (Rl.
Ann Arbor. The bill Is ito provide
for the establishment OF certain
home rule cities as new school
districts and the separation OF such
new city districts from existing dis
tricts OF the third class compris-
ed OF such city and parts OF or The
whole Of another city, village and
township"
Charge Segregation
Opponents OF The measure charge
that the bill has for its primary
purpose the creation OF segregai-
ed school in Ferndale. Should The
bin pass the legislature and be-
come law. it would practically
leave the Eight Mile district heav-
ly inhabited by colored. with a
segregated school and without sufh-
cicnt funds TO operate H.
Senator Charles e. Digs CDl.
Detroit, IN commenting on the bill.
said that records showed that tax
* paid by colorcd residents OF the
district last year totslled $500.
while the taxes in the proposed dis
trlci was above four hundred thou
sand.
II IL easy to see that the peo-
pie in the old school district would
not he able TO maintain the school. =
Senator Diggs declared.
Chairman Led Wrong
Senator John Vanderwerp. lR).
Muskegon. chairman OF education
al apportionment committee. said
that he had been led 10 believe hat
a large number OF white students
would remain in the old district.
and that the residents OF that 8
trict would be able to maintain the
school
The bill TO gerrymander the
school district in Ferndale was de-
feated at the last session OF the
legislature following strong pro-
test by the colored residents OF the
district. ably supported by the De-
troit branch OF the NAACP
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Detroit Business Heads Start
Annual Insurance Week Campaign

~ one dollar month too much fnr
electricity here. in comparison TO
prevailing rates in ohio and ccr-
tain other states.
Mr Crigsby further declared
that the excess amount which local
families pay Tor electric lights IS
sufficient 10 purchase each col
ored family consumer an addition
al $500 worth Of life insurance.
lrge Cooperation
l. c. Blount and \. y Lake, local
insurance executives, also made
Impressive talks. in which they
gave their field representatives
valuable hints on selling larger
volumes OF insurance They also
urged their Workers 10 cooperate
ia all legitimate movements 10 Sc
cure more jobs and hctler economic
opportunities for members ot the
race. emphasizing the fact that The
more jobs secured bv Negroes The
larger amount Of insurance pro-
lection they will he able 10 pur-
chase
All Of the isS Insurance held
workers present volunteered to as
sist Chairman Grigshy and the
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Seek Separate Ferndale Schools
Electoral College Elects Herbert
Dudley And William [ntzminger
3, Russ J. cowANs

Lansing - Forty-nine delegates
to the Electoral college Of the
Michigan conference Of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church,
selected three delegates to the gen
Iclal conference in 1910, endorsed
the Rev. George w. Babcr for the
bishopric, and the Rev. }. ID. How
eli for the Office Of financial secre-
fary. an active one-day session here
Tuesday.
The three delegates elected TO
the general conference by the
church representatives from Michi-
gan. Canada, and Indiana, are: At
torncy Herbert L. Dudley. Eben-
ezcr. Detroit; William Entzminger,
81 Stephen. Detroit and DR.. King
IS. Jones. Bethel. Michigan City,
Ind
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Serving Second Time

Exhibiting surprising strength.
Attorney Dud Icy. Correctional
president Of the AME Laymcn. was
elected on the first ballot by poll
ing 80 Of the registered 40 dele
gates. This is the second time Mr..
Dudley has been delegate TO the
general conference, serving in that
capacity in 1856.
As correctional president of the
laymen, Nj. Dudley will preside
over the lay delegates at the 1910
conference in Detroit He held
the same position at the 1886 con-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-05-06
Threatens To Resign

The removal OF Craigcn without
replacing him with another colored
deputy vas sircnuously opposed bv
Commissioners Charles II Mahoney
and Daniel $ knaEgs. Nr Ma
honey. according 10 reports OF me
meeting indicated that he Mould
fesisn ffom The commission Y "a
attitude toward onlored was ex.
pressed in The failure to replace
orsigen with another colored man.
Cra'gen has requested hearing
before The Board az COMMISSIONS,
and the hea ing viii be held soms
Time mex week 81 Craiken ranked
hrsi following ihe competitive civil
service EXAMINATION held las, pe.
,cmber
Il was learned ms week that n
M adjustment " made Atcrnev
Oscar Baker BAY cts. viii head
.siar ot lawyers 90 take me case 10
eoUr
The ioaoNinS ORGANIZATIONS have
SEN wires 10 protest 10 'ae Board
o' commissioners aud Governor
pickinsnr
MACE. peror enlc iesgus.
ws,ne county rcr'Nsi ct.ani-s-
tion Nesrc Registration and Voting
league Rocker T Washington
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21

Until we came to "relief''-
Sometime na,u IN econon,;os
'' - ii'''''H : ca 'ioiiSiiipS-
Zero point IN the economics of Ia
Dor reiatlons-
Until federal government recog-
nized danger point
In a social class having no stake
in the nation
Created a new economic relation for
this citizen
Status of "Relief''-
-
"Reliefers"-
Nickname for surplus humanitv-
Nevertheless real "status" Gre
ated by law
Lacking which. a man NAV find
himself outside the pale
Not a landlord; without property
or income
Having only trade, an assortment
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21
Truths POndered While
Riding at
Anchor
"Then gently scan
your brother man" -
"Then gently scan
YOUR brother man" =
BY Mr.. MOdestus-

Serfdom-
That was status of men who
worked
Attached to land owned by a mas
ter
Landlord" had real meaning in
those days
1t meant to have the "upper," the
"lower," and the middle" law
1t carried power Of life and death,
with no appeal
Lords sat as judge, jury, prosecutor
and executioner-
Besides which, they held the power
of the bread
To own land, was to be free man.
master of himself
Free land, in America, wiped out
serf status here
Landlords here, own their land
only
Status of workers now rests on the
"job"--
They become either employed, or
unemployed
When unemployed, status of work
ers is uncertain
Unemployed h ad no economic
status
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21
Potters' Union Urges
Unity In Labor Ranks

Atlantic City, N. j. (ILNS) Peace
in labor ranks was urged by the Ma
tional Brotherhood Of Operative Pot
ters, A. F. of L. affiliate, at the closing.
session of the unions forty-seventh
annual convention here. "Unity rather
than strife in labor" was called for
in resolution approved by unani-
nous vote.
The delegates, representing $4,000
workers in the kitchenware, china
ware and sanitary ware branches of
the pottery industry, voted to con-
tinue their "Buy American" program.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21
UNION WAGES NOT
THE CAUSE OF HIGH
BUILDING COSTS

Washington, d. c. NS).-Daniel
w. Tracy, president of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, testifying before the fed
eral monopoly committee, fatty de-
MED that the high cost Of construction
in the building industry could be at
tributed to the wage scale of organ
lied building labor.
This was direct refutation of the
statements of previous witnesses who
had testified before the committee
that alleged restrictive agreements
between labor and contractors consti-
tuted one of the barriers to a low
cost housing boom.
"With 90 per cent of the building
trade workers in the low cost housing
field non-union," Tracy argued, cit is
apparent that the reason for failure
to produce low cost housing on low
cost basis can not be traced to union
wage conditions at all. 1t seems to
me the whole theoretical case against
the unions and the union wage scale
falls to the ground upon this fact
alone."
Annual Wage Held Impossible
Questioned on the source of the
statement that 80 per cent of the
building trade workers in the low cost
housing field are non-union, Tracy re-
piled that the figure was arrived at
through thorough check of the mu-
nicipal permits granted for residen-
tial building throughout the United
States.
Tracy further pointed out that the
international Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers scaled its wage rates
downward in favor of low cost hous-
ing. This was exemplified in the
District of Columbia where the down
town wage was $1.80 an hour as
against rs cents an hour in the bor-
der areas of the District where low
cost housing construction is in effect.
The hope of fair and adequate
annual wage for workers in the con-
struction industry was labeled as i'm
possible by Tracy in view of the cha
otic nature of the industry. The lack
of assured building continuity over
period of years would argue most
strongly against an annual wage, he
said. He pointed out that no bank,
company or employer could afford to
underwrite an annual wage for work
ers on the construction industry.
Fear Basis of Failure in Housing
Tracy attributed the failure of sup
plying adequate housing for the low
income groups to three important
factors:
First, over one-third of the popu-
lation cannot afford to build or own
home, no matter how low the cost
might be.
Second, cut throat competition
within the building industry initiates
against any widespread development
of low cost housing.
And third, psychology of fear
grips the buyer and builder in the
housing field. The memory of 1929
and the depression that has stretched
out prevents the great majority from
considering any venture where the
chances of risk and loss occur.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21

Peddles his pittances under rules
which use his labor
For useful process OF construction
Demands his skill on terms of COM
mon labor
Brands him as Surplus
But to preserve the umbilical cord
Binding him to the social order
which produced him
Passes over enough to keep body
and soul together
Pinning on this American his
"status" label
Challenging him to rebel against
the law
Which refuses to him a wage pro-
portionate to the "job."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21

Climate is no longer of primary i'm
portance in the cure of tuberculosis.
With rest and the supervision Of a
competent physician, the disease may
be cured in practically any climate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21

A woman is beautiful animal that
demands an explanation from her hus-
band, then doesn't believe it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21
s@ Patronize Hamilton Industries ss

Protecting one tuberculosis patient
protects many. BY placing sick
person in sanatorium, germ-spread-
ing contacts are broken.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21
Roster Of ORGANIZATIONS
HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21

"Status of relief
Anomalous classification
Victim of a system which has
spewed him out
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-07-21

Refused him chance to earn his pur-
chasing power
But as premium on insurance of
the social system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

ent upon them and looking to
mother for everything. That makes
them hate any girl with whom their
sons fall in love, and do everything
in their power to prevent them from
marrying.
Undoubtedly it is a difficult thing
for boy to make his mother see
that the girl he has chosen is the
right one for him, because mother
is so in the habit of thinking that
mother knows best that she feels
that she is more capable of picking
out mate for him than he is for
himself.
Nothing is harder for parents to
accept than the fact that their chill
dren have an individuality of their
own and that their tastes vary: that
the very qualities in girl of which
father and mother disapprove are
the ones that fire sons fancy. Cen
orally the best way to settle this
question is for the boy to 60 on
and marry the girl without further
argument.
DEAR DOROTHY DIX: I am a
woman of 35, engaged to be mar
ried to widower who has three
small children, all under IL years
of age. If I marry this man, I
would have to give up my good job,
leave my parents and friends, and
60 to live with him in small town
many miles away. What would be
my chances for happiness in this
case? THE WOMAN.
Answer-Being a stepmother is a
hard and thankless task and
would not advise you to undertake
it unless you love the man we'll
enough to make just being with him
compensate for many hardships
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

dot print for run-about. too. The
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when you must always have hanky
handy!
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1868
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As. 48, SO and So. Size 80 requires
4s4 yards of 35-inch material and
3. yard contrasting for collar and
cuffs.
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