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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
Guards Plan A
Series Of Events

The Military Order OF Guards,
lisa. is preparing a series of So
cial events 10 be held at the ar
mory Of Companies A and b, 283s
Hastings street, prior TO the annual
encampment
Dates set for these events are
June l, "a, July and 8, beginning
at 9 pm. The commanders OF these
companies will do their utmost 10
entertain their guests with re-
freshments, dancing and a prescn-
tation Of their snappy military
drills.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
CIVIC RIGHTS
committee
SEEKS Jobs
Ask Public Utilities Aid
In Employing
Race

In an effort to secure deserved
employment for Negroes in the pub
lie utilities OF Michigan, the Detroit
Civic Rights committee sent the fol-
lowing letter to the employment
manager OF the Detroit Edison COM
pany, last Wednesday.
The letter addressed TO Mr., A. E.
Hurlbert reads as follows;
June 7, 1889
Mr.. A. K Hurlbert,
Employment Manager
Detroit Edison Company
1000 Second Avenue
Dear Sir:
We first want to express our
thanks and appreciation for the
conference that we held a few days
ago with you and the vice-president,
Mr.. Savage. We believe that now
our mutual problem will be more
easily understood,
This matter of the employment of
Negroes by the Detroit Edison COM
pany has been studied by US for
sometime, and the Negro commit
nity-feels that-qualified Negroes
should be absorbed throughout your
entire organization in all Of the vari-
Gus departments. To be more speci-
fic, here are some of the depart
ments- which more Negroes
should be employed: Motor trans
portation, building and operation,
Overhead fines, underground lines,
substations, engineering division,
meter department, sales and clerical
department, etc.
We realize that it would be an
imposition upon the Detroit Edison
company to suddenly employ large
number OF Negroes. The Negro COM
munity feels, however, that due to
the Negroes long participation as
buyers and users OF the Edison light
and power, as well as users Of cleo
trical products, an amicable pro-
gram should be instituted whereby
several hundred qualified Negroes
should be absorbed into your or
ganization over a period Of several
months.
We hope you will look forward 10
setting up an office in the Warren
Standardization and Warren-Brush
areas for the convenience of your
customers.
We are enclosing, as per your re-
quest, a list of qualified persons
from whom you might draw TO be-
gin your program Of absorption. We
will be glad to furnish additional
lists Of qualified persons.
Respectfully yours.
Detroit Civic Rights Committee
Snow F. Grigsby, Chairman,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
X eque SITS
Audience
With IE.D.R.

A local Citizens Committee is
seeking an audience with President
Roosevelt to discuss charges of
open discrimination against Ne
groes by the Homo Owners Loan
Corporation and other federal hous.
ing agencies, it was announced this
week.
The following wire was sent to
Senator Prentiss NJ. Brown in Wash
ington:
The Home Owners Loan Cor
poration has condoned discrimina-
ton against Negro applicants for
purchase Of property held by the
Home Owners Loan Corporation in
this area. 1t seems impossible for
Negro institutions to be approved
as an agent OF the Federal Housing
Administration or Home Owners
Loan Corporation. In view OF the
above conditions we request that
you make an appointment with the
President Of the United States and
yourself during the week of June
II Tor the following Citizens Com
mittee TO present their cause, In.
form US Immediately il you can't
make appointment. Well then use
another source.
Signed by Citizens Committee:
Rev George W, Baber Dr.. J. Nc
Clendon; L. c. Blount. c. W. White,
Mrs. Sadie Lindsay, Dr. J. l. Leach.
Robert A. Crump and Snow F.
Grigsby."
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
SOC|OLOGIST
Says RACE IS
CHEAPENED
Makes Stirring Address
Over Station
CKLW

Because a few men had chance
10 make money and gain power by
changing the attitude of one man
toward another. the position OF the
Negro during the period OF slavery
was that of a cheapened, carlca-
tured, debased race" averred Max
Yergan. internationally famous lee
turer one sociology last Monday
evening in an address over raolo
station CKLW.
This was done" DR.. Yergan
further explained, ito deaden the
conscience of their owners and the
potential liberal and humane quail
ties of the Southern Americans
Finally in the hope of completing
the stigma, the United States Su-
preme Oeart declared Negroes prop
erty."
Divide and Rule Theory
Declaring that the theory Of di-
vide and rule was very much in evi-
dence in our present day, Mr.. Yer
ran cited as examples the DONNA
ton of the Jew in Germany by Hit
Ter and similar treatment OF mi
nority in other parts of Europe, as
well as in America with the Negro
Cause for Oppression, Economic
~As we turn the searchlight OF
Democracy upon certain questions
attitudes, and problems which are
a part Of our basic social and eco
nornic structure, but which take the
form of racial prejudice, animosities
and conflicts, we can see hat our
so-cafied racial problems are not
fundamentally racial, because IN the
accurate sense, that is, in the sense
of racial purity, there hardly sucn
{. thing as race.
Race" the speaker has been re-
duced to a means seized upon by
the clever and interruptions to
serve as a scapegoat and a screen
for the despoilers Of mankind. To
the cliques and oligarchies that
would grab or retain for themselves
the political and economic power
that belongs to all the people, race
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
Il 1 M T.
Marches On
The NetVs OF The World
In Pitby Paragraph
? Y. BILLS PROHIBIT
DISCRIMINATION

ALBANY, N. Y,-Governor Leh-
man, last week. signed two bills
aimed at preventing racial diserimi-
nation in retail stores, beauty par
Iors, public halls, elevators and in
public service. OF the first bill the
Governor wrote:
Legislation that serves to deem
pbasize and break down differences
of race, color and religion has par
ticular merit in these days Of in
tolerance. 1t will simply serve to
make available to all citizens the
facilities of businesses which seek
public patronage and the means of
ingress and egress of multiple
dwellings"
The second bill Governor Lehman
said provided effective machinery
for the elimination o, racial dis
elimination in the public service"
Both bills were sponsored in the
Legislature by Senator Jacob J.
Schwartzwsld, Brooklyn Democrat.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
]. R. STREET,
ALVA CARROLL
APPOINTEES
Named To Fill Vacancies
In Friend Of The
Court

Two citizens were appointed as
clerks of the Friend Of the Court it
was announced this week. Following
confirmation of the appointments
by Circuit Court Judge Chenoit. AL
va Carroll of sos Erskine street and
Robert Fletcher of 5845 John r
street. were notified that thew had
been chosen to fill vacancies in the
Friend Of the Court. The saIarier
were reported at $1,000 annually
Ava Carroll of sos h,rskine street
was formerly member of the
maintenance department of the
Brewster Housing Project and he is
graduate OF Morehouse university
and the University Of Michigan He
Is a native of Georgia and has lived
N Detroit for several years. Mr..
carroll was recommended to The
post by the Detroit Civic RIGHTS
committee which submitted a list Of
several names upon the request of
the judge. N9' W
Robert Fletcher. IS. of 5845 fobr
uVeT Is former clerk in the
FORD Motor company. He is a gradu-
a'e OF Haven Teachers college and
a former student Of the Detroit civ
college Mr.. Fletcher was recon-
mended by the United District
Congressional organization of which
Attorney Charles RcxporouRh is
PRESIDENT and Mrs Beatrice Flem-
ing '2@e president. Mr.. Fletcher ~
captain Of tao first ward and has
bees active in organizational work
ne IS married and has one child.
vacancies were created in tbA
FRIEND OF the Court following the
resignation Of Henry S. Dunbar who
accepted the position OF manager OF
the Brewster Housing Project
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
Conference Endorses
Roosevelt 3rd Term

Michigan Federated Democratic
club with headquarters at 6l3 E.
Warren avenue. in a state wide
conference Monday night, June IL,
endorsed President Franklin D
Roosevelt, for a third term.
The conference also endorsed
Attorney General Fraak Murphy as
vice president. Highway Commits
sioner Pat Van Wagner as gov
ernor, and Postmaster Roscoe Z
Houston as U. S. senator.
A program 10 promote social Sc
curity and a better understanding
between the various racial groups
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17

in Michigan was emphasized by thu
conference.
The organization has about 10000
members in the state Of Michigan
mostly Negroes. State Senator
Charles c. Digs, of the third dis
trict, is president
The meeting was presided over by
DR.. Mckinley Carey Of Detroit
Speakers for the evening were,
Thomas Drum, vice president; Atty
Harold Bledsoe. member Of the
board OF directors, and Senate,
Charles c. Digs
Another state wide conference
viii be Aeld in October.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
Lack Of Money
Made Her Do 1t

Blaming financial trouble as the
cause Of her dependency, a twenty
four year old married woman went
to Receiving hospital last Thursday
and was given an antidote to
counter,act the poison with which
she attempted 10 take her life.
Annabelle Campbell OF 4431 St.
Aubin street. was reported to be
in a temporarily serious condition
a short time after receiving treat
ment for the iodine she had used
in her suicide try, police reported.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
Hunt Gunman For
Shooting Man, 81

Police arc searching for William
Lee, address unknown, the alleged
assaulter Of Clements Harrison. 30,
Of 1915 Ironwood street, who was
treated at Receiving hospital last
Sunday for a gunshot wound to the
right elbow. At the time his condi-
ton was reported as temporarily
serious.
Harrison was unable to give 20.
lice any information other than he
was shot by Lee following a heated
argument in a restaurant at 1927
McGraw street
Lee escaped Immediately follow.
ing the alleged shooting.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
GERMANS sCoRN "NIGGER
SONGS" FOR ROYALTY

BERLIN, Germany - German
newspapers ran headlines on the
reception received by the British
rulers while in the United States.
The comments were for most part
sarcastic and ironlc mentioning rthe
unroyal reception in Washington"
which was accompanied by the
painful music Of compliments. mig
ger songs and swing The Ger
man press went on to describe the
departure OF King George and
Queen Elizabeth frr m Washington
as being far more -uiet than their
arrival Only few curiously wait
ed IT dark streets whle their Ma.
jestles drove n tie station was
the comment Of one Of the papers.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
Called Away

Mrs. Germany E. Bennett was
called suddenly TO Charleston, W
Va, due to the unexpected death Of
her dear aunt, the late Mrs. Letha
Wagner.
Mrs. Bennett made her home with
Mrs. Wagner while she was stu
dent at West Virginia State college
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17
NOTICE

African Views and Reviews"
a column by Attorney Ramon
5, Martinez will begin in this
issue. Attorney Martinez is the
author of the recent Greater
Liberia Act" which was recently
introduced in Congress and for
years has been interested and
active in Negro organiEational
work.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-17

n~ See DEMOCRACY, Page J
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Coroner's Jury Exon
crates Sheriff
Fatally Shot Negro Who At
tempt To Pull Gun

A coroner's inquest Wednesday
night exonerated Sheriff David j
Randolph and Officer Robert John
son in the fatal shooting of a Wash
ington Negro when he attempted to
escape arrest.
The dead man, Charles w. Sheen,
rs years old, was shot when he and
a companion, James Johnson, also
of Washington, were accosted by the
officers after the wrecking of an auto
mobile alleged to have been stolen in
Washington. Both men have GRIM
inal records, according to police.
According to- testimony at the in
quest, Sheen was attempting to
draw a 3S pistol from his nip pocket
when Sheriff Randolph shot him
three times. Sheen was still strug
Cling for possession of his own gun
when Officer Johnson, who took the
other Negro without a struggle, fired
two shots at Sheen, it was testified.
Johnson was turned over to
Washington police by States At
torney Ellis Rollins on charges of
stealing the automobile.
Sheen's body was claimed by a
Washington woman who returned it
to Washington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Population Peak

That the population of the United
States probobly will not reach its
crest until about 1860 is the opinion
of DR.. o. E. Baker, agricultural eco
nomist of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The number
of births per year, however, has
Deen downward since 1924.
Births per year have declined from
nearly 100000 in 1921 to about
100000 in recent years, DR.. Bak-
er points out. He cites figures to
show that enrolment in the first
grade of public schools has declin-
ed about 100000 each year since
1880. Enrolment in elementary
schools as whole is declining, and
there are about IL percent fewer
children under 10 years of age in
the nation than when the census
was taken 8 years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Special Session OF Court

A special session of the Cecil
County Circuit Court was helG at
Elkton on February Fl, with Judge
j. owen Knots, on the bench when
several minor cases were disposed
of and application made for tue re-
moval of two other cases to other
courts was made.
Howard w. Taylor, a local con-
tractor of Perryville, charged with
failure to support his wife ana
child, and also contempt of court,
was given suspended sentence OF
one year in the House of Correction,
and released under bail to carry out
the courts orders.
The following jurors were drawn:
Carroll G.. Short, John w. Scott,
George B. McKeown, John r..
Coudon, John M. Lilly, Glenn H.
Graphical, Leroy Tome. They will
take the place of Daniel H. Husfelt,
deceased, Elweod HI. Burris, Fletch-
er H. Nickerson, Edward H. Gal
lagher, Walter N Arrants, Claude
C. Buck, and Ormond r. Burroughs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Governors Green Bag
Contains Surprises
Amendments Made In Many
OF The State And
Local Offices

Taking the General Assembly and
the politico- prognosticators by com
plete surprise, Governor O'Conor Oh
wednesday night named Col. Bever-
" q. Ober, of the Maryland Nation
al Guard. as superintendent OF the
State police.
Colonel Ober's appointment was
the greatest surprise in the green
bag" submitted in dribbles to the
Senate throughout the day by the
Governor.
willis r. Jones, former deputy At
torney General and member OF the
Bowman reorganization commission
will succeed Charles j. Butter, ne
nnblican. as director and chairman
of the state Board OF welfare III
charge of the Maryland penal IN
situations.
To succeed j. Goodman Boyd, Re
publican Parole Commissioner, tne
Governor chose another OF his asso-
ciates in the States Attorney ONCE
Herman M. Moser.
Subject to change, depending on
whether the administrations new
plan for conservation is approved by
the Legislature, the Governor nam
ed. under the existing setup Tor
three-man board, the following Con
seryation Commission:
Edwin Warfield, son of the late
Governor Warfield, chairman.
William H. Labrot, former mem
her of the House of Delegates from
Anne Arundel county.
Robert Harrison, of Talbot coun-
ty. as representative of the oyster
industry.
The Governor appointed for State
librarian was Robert Leach, Jr.
former States Attorney of Balti-
more, who appointed the present
Governor an Assistant States At
torney about sixteen years ago at
the outset of the O'Conof political
career. Mr.. Leach succeeds John W.
McCool, Republican, of Elkton.
The Cecil county appointments
that came out of the green Dag
were: Justices of the Peace-Robert
L. Anderson, Cecilton; James ROD
new. Chesapeake City; Warren y
Malin. Eikton; Charles BARLEY,
Elkton; George N. Owens, North
East: Granville c. Barrett, Rising
Sun: ]. Howard Pugh, Port Deposit
Dncking PoNce-Jesse Meekins'
North East; Harry Jackson, Perry,
Vile: Robert Kennedy, Cecilton.
Cornor-Dr. ]. B. Slicer, Rising
Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Wilmington Conference
Will End Where
1t Began

The Wilmington Methodist Epls-
copal Conference will come home
March 81 for its seventy-first and
final session in the church where II
was organized.
And that church, Asbury M. e.,
Wilmington, DEL, will at the same
time celebrate its own 150th ami
versary.
The conference will convene Tues-
day night, March FL, in the church
at Third and Walnut Streets, for a
special service concentrating
Asbury's century and a half of SER
vice, said the Rev. Henry M. Parks
pastor.
The anniversary will be attended
by Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes OF
the Washington area, members OF
tn. .ahinet, I've of the for"ef
,as,ors. G ". Richard G.. McMullen.
and Mayor Walter w. Bacon, he
said.
The Rev. DR.. E. G. Hallman,
superintendent Of the Dover Dis
trict of the conference, will preach
Then, ON Wednesday, the confer
ence will actually begin its last
session. 1t was organized in Asbury
in 1869.
Later in the spring the three great
branches of Methodism, the Method
list Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal
south, and the Methodist Protestant
Churches will be merged into one
church of more than 100000
members.
The Rev. DR.. Walter E. Gunby
Superintendent of the Wilmington
District, said the conference will DC
1.-THE last in the regular way" II
is scheduled to close Monday
March 81.
A call session might be held later
II it is needed in preparation FOL
the merger, he added.
The program for the conference
has not been announced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Miss Evelyn May Benjamin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hazlett o.
Benjamin of Port Deposit, and Mr..
Herman Carroll Reynolds, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Reynolds
of Sylmar, were quietly married at
1890 o'clock, Saturday, Feb. rs,
at Tome M E. parsonage, Port De-
post, by Rev. John w. Jones. They
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Ross McDougal, brother-in-law and
sister of the bride.
The bride wore a travelling suit OF
blue, with black accessories. and
carried a bouquet of bride-roses.
Immediately following the cere-
mony the happy couple left by auto
for an extended trip South.
The bride has been employed for
sometime at the National Bank OF
Rising Sun, and the groom at the
Sinclair filing station in this town.
They will be at home to friends
after March rs, at the McVey
Apartment, on Cherry street in this
town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
State Plans Beetle
Control
Maryland Will Wage War On
The Green And Gold
Japanese Pest

The Maryland anti-beetle army,
now in winter quarters at the Uni
versity of Maryland, is plotting the
summer offensive against hordes of
Japanese beetles expected this sum-
mer
Nearly three times as many of
those green and white bug traps will
be hung out to lure the pest. A new
device is being perfected in which
the bugs may be crushed to death,
once caught in traps.
Despite this further mechanical
ton of the anti-beetle forces, DR..
Ernest N. Cory, State entomologist,
and his first lieutenant, DR.. George
S. Langford, expressed pessimism
recently as to prospects of wiping
out the beetles from Maryland.
Japanese BEETLES were found last
year in every county of the State ex-
cept Garrett, and though $4,000
pounds of the little green and gold
pests were lured into traps last sum-
mer, this was largely a measure to
prevent the further spread of the
insects.
In heavily infested areas, such as
parts of Cecil County, the bugs in
fiicted about SIS worth of damage to
each acre of field corn, $3.50 to the
sweet corn. Many varieties of trees,
fruits and flowers also were harmed.
Though winged, the beetles appear
to travel very little ON their own.
For instance, the anti-beetle arm
les have laid siege to Cambridge
since 1927. No beetles have spread
to the surrounding region, yet near
ly 100000 beetles were caught in
that city last year.
But once beetle colony gets
well settled in new territory, they
multiply rapidly. Each female lays
forty eggs in the ground. In ten
days they hatch into grubs. Millions
of those grubs are now in the
ground awaiting spring to start their
meals on tender roots. About the
middle of June they will have been
transformed into hungry little
beetles.
Outside of DR.. Cory's men and
citizens cooperating with the Jap
anese beetle forces, federal, state
and local, the pest seems to have
few enemies. Last year 364 colonies
of small parasitical wasps were inn
ported from New Jersey to prey on
the Japanese beetles.
A vigil of inspection was main
tanned in nurseries. Crops were
busted and sprayed; soil was
treated.
Nevertheless, though Maryland
has one Of the most ambitious of
anti-Japanese beetle programs, it is
one of the most heavily infested
States.
About 100000 traps, colonies of
wasps and other measurers won't
be enough to wipe out the pests,
say the anti-beetle generals. Every
one who has land can cooperate and
one of the easiest ways is to kill
the grubs in the soil now by plac-
ing ten pounds of arsenate Of lead
in each 1000 square feet of lawn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Bodies Found At Cam
ming House
Woman And Boy Die From
Fumes From Stove

The bodies of Mrs. Clara Horn,
about SO, and her 11-year-old grand
child, George, were discovered
Thursday in the scale house of a
cannery at Liberty Grove, where
they had been living in a makeshift
home.
Dr.. R. C. Dodson, Cecil county
coroner, said they had been dead
"about two weeks" and that the
cause of their death had not been
determined. There were no signs of
violence.
The woman, fully clothed, was
lying across the bed and the child
was under the bed, attired in night
clothes and a bath robe.
Discovery of the deaths was made
by George Liddell, owner of the can
merry, which has not been operated
for about year.
The cannery is at Liberty Grove,
and Liddell went to investigate af-
ter being informed by the post
mistress that she had couple of
letters for Mrs. Horn and that she
had not seen the woman for several
days.
Liddell went to the cannery, saw
the bodies and notified officers.
Rooms in one end of the scale house
had been equipped as living quarters,
and Mrs. Horn, a widow, and her
grandson had resided there for
some time.
DR.. Howard j. Maldeis, post-mp r-
tenn physician for Baltimore City,
will perform autopsies to determine
what caused the deaths.
1t is thought the deaths were due
to gas from cool oil stove.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Chestertown Bans Fire
Company Carnivals

Plans for a carnival in Chester
town, Md, to raise money for the
Chestertown Volunteer Fire Com
pany were brought to an abrupt end
when the Mayor and City Council
turned over to the fire company
$1,000, an annual payment which
will continue only as long as the
firemen forego carniyals. A like
amount is received from the county
In making the donation, the May
or and City Council, placed resolu-
ton on their minutes which will
halt the payments if the carnival
method of raising money is ever
revived.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Liquor Law Violators

Mrs. Anna Purnell, was arrested
at her home on Water Street, Elk
ton, by Sheriff David Randolph and
Town Officers, Elwood Boyd and
Robert Johnson, charged with hav-
ing untaxed liquor in her possession
for sale.
Charles Bedwell, an alleged run
ner for the Purnell house, was taken
into custody, charged with trans
portating untaxed liquor. Both were
held under bail for hearing.