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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18

ior choir Sunday afternoon. c. C.
Wyatt is director. Featured on the
program were: First Baptist chorus
and junior choir and H, c. Farrow of
Detroit. Among the numbers rem
dered were Gloria in Excelsis" and
sit Down Servant"
Sunday February 10 at } p. m. DR..
B. A. Milton VIII be the principal
speaker in the B. Y. P. U. and Sunday
Youth congress program.
Sunday. February 26 will mark the
close of a popularity contest between
Deacon B. B. Burnside and Trustee
Martin. Atty Herbert L. Dudley, E.
NJ. Mason of Detroit, DR.. L. c. Perry.
of Ypsilanu and DR.. B, A. Milton OF
Inkster viii appear on the program.
Fnst Baptist and congregation wor-
shipped with the Union Baptist, River
Rouge. Rev. A. L.-Merrit delivered the
message. The choir accompanying
him. Magnolia Simms is church re-
porter.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
NORTHWEST
DETROIT
FIRE

FIRE
Last week the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Eldridge OF Gardenlane
avenue in Ferndale, Michigan, was
destroyed by fire.
CALLED AWAY
W. P. Johnson OF Wisconsin ave-
nue. was called to Nashville last
week TO attend the funeral of his
mother.
Frank Jones OF Kentucky visited
his mother last week at St. Joseph,
Mich.
IN TENNESSEE
Mrs. Lorine Oldham OF Parkside
avenue will spend three weeks in
Clarksville. Tenn, visiting her
mother and friends.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
SOCIAL NOTES

Pryor. Anthelee Anderson. Eugene
Rhoades. Evelyn Brown. John Irving,
Ruby Brown. Leonard Berry, Els
worth Brown. James Hodges, Theo-
dore Salters, James Dexter, William
Beasley, Shannon Anderson. Lee Grit
fin, Frank Washington. Willis Sim
mons, Ross Hale. Charles Reid. Grace
Murray. Robert Rhoades. Jae McI.a-
more. Richard Lee. Charles Anderson.
Father and Mrs Malcolm Dsde were
honored with a Housewarming We'd
nesday evening at the Rectory of St.
CypriAns church. Hostesses for the
party were Mesdames Ethel Hall, Ann
Taylor and Gladys Dunlap.
Saturday at -c,rprians- the -rrian-
gle club OF which Mrs. Mary Roberts
is president. gave a Valentine Bridge
The pretty Valentine motifs and
colorful repast sppessed the satlsfac-
ton of the quests present. Everybody
seemingly that enjoy bridge playing
were present. the the party hence a
grand success.
During NstiCaal Negro History week
Mrs. Lucy Hat Smith, principal OF
Booker T. Was. 'ngton school, Lexins
ton, KY. and LAember of the Execu-
tive council of the A. S. L. H. will be
the guest speaker The date is set
for February Eth at p. m. at Bethe,
church. This is TO be a mammoth sf-
fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foley are visiting
from Columbus, ohis. and Earsey re-
ceiving compliments orer her gor-
seous Persian. Lamb coat . gift for her
anniversary.
Mrs. Dorothy Manzella is III at her
home on Melbourne Mrs. Eva
Green has been confined TO her bed
because of illness. also Mrs. Mamie
Alexander.
Three OF Detroit's most act.re
Northend matrons Ne Wis,
for them a speedy recovery.
Mr., and Mrs. rarpley gave a party
for Miss Maude Cummings when she
had birthday on Thursday last. The
famous Pokeno intermingled with
luncheon. Plenty of Refreshments
gave zest TO the evening Present were
Mrs. Marian Green, Mr.. Warren Tsy-
lor. Mrs. D. Smith. Mrs. Knox. Mrs. l.
W. Smith. Mrs. C. Mortinan, Mr.. How.
ard. Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett. Mrs. Fuller
Miss Bolden. Mr.. William Kinchen
Mrs. Pearl Adams and Mr.. Jasper Ad-
| adms.
The Playboys Guild and Gentlemen
OF Esquire were hosts at an informal
party Saturday evening down to the
Frogs Invitations brought out
their ladies fair and until early
morn frtvoiity prevailed.
Mrs. Glen McKesson Sr. was hos
tess Sunday evening to a few of her
many friends who dropped in 10 wine
and dine extensively. An elaborate
luncheon was served en- buffet style,
and merry chatter prevailed over to
their home on Hartford avenue. Pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt Taylor,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Taylor. Miss NJ
adelaide Taylor, Miss Mary Jackson,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Fields, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Harris.
The Orchestra Hall was crowded Ia
capacity Saturday as our music
lovers thrilled as they heard the De-
troit Symphony Orchestra en-
joyed the dancers all dressed in
formal attire and for Benefit Of Peter
Pan Nursery :. The artistic appre-
citation is climbing rapidly. and we
are proud of the loyal support given.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
Utilities Rally :
Led By Clerics

As a feature OF the utilities fight
Friday, Feb. "a, at II noon at the
Y. W. C. A.. Reverend R. L. Brady
of Second Baptist church and Rev.
]. D. McClain of St. John c. M. Z.
church will be the pep Talk
speakers.
They will give to those present a
technique for battling against high
bills from which they receive moth
ing like the returns to which they
are justly entitled.
This is a pep meeting and all per-
sons in the fight for recognition of
the Negro by utilities are invited 10
be present. Admission is free.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
Appeal Sought
In Firemen' S Case

TOLEDO, Ohio. Feb. i7.--Atty'
James Slater Gibson, assistant law
director Of Toledo, fled application
last Friday with the Court Of APP
peals for a re-hearing Of the case
of u Race fremen appointed TO No
Engine House at Indiana and Di-
vision streets.
The Court Of Appeals recently
upheld a common pleas court rul-
ing in a suit brought by Mrs, Julia
Ward twhi,e) that the method by
which Race fremen were selected
ard appointed was Illegal. Asst.
Law Director Gibson. besides hav-
ing an actiye part in this case, was
one Of the outstanding figures in the
recent Tmney-Allen case.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
DIR. Niebuhr
To Appear
In Lecture

DR.. Reinhold Niebuhr OF Union
Theological Seminary will be the
sixth speaker on the winter lecture
series of Plymouth church, Garfield
and Beaubien.
DR.. Niebuhr Is known as one Of
the foremost Christian liberal
thinkers OF our day. His coming
to Detroit should be of great In
-tefes.- the thinking -liberalS- of
our city.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
IN X ST E r

Inc IOlloHllE DtleQfn htlt ItDplANh
an ov.- the ,,,esv-e,d. Robert Sim
- - a,
mons MIS- INA iS"i'' 4"is' ~
berta Talbert. John P. Martin and
Mrs. Bessie Perry,
s.I.,, ,,,.. =, o,,o,..b,o 49,, AZ
-, A., y .t,,r,,, D.,
r.,' 1ai,,.s..d - ,,i-rt,,, ,,es.
80 ~ ,-aac,ed hi, ,,essaqe ,yi.h
short euloeies Of richard Allen,
Abraham Lincoln. Frederick Douglas
and soTourner Truth. The choir was
AZ It's hest under direction of Mrs.
onhelia ZONES Mrs. Rose Mary Sim
mons and Win4Hev Brooks. sang very
.yeetiv sNnsnswered YET as duet
,receding the sermon.
-. A.. ~, n Y,,,os,
-,,o. ~ -. ,,f&seeoSd
Ran,ist yvorshipped with lis. Rev
Douglas the assistant pastor delivered
tbe message which was both scholarly
and filled with the spirit. He analysed
the nalm tree and COMPARED our lives
,s N that ~ a nal,, Preceding the
sermon Mrs. W NJ. Binon gave a
short history Of the Pastors Aid
hoard and Mr.. Claudia Winfred and
Mrs. Binion sang a duet. Something
within" The senior choir of Second
Ran,is, rendered musical numbers. III
FIy Awav was sung as never before
and me audience VS. on the noun
ts,r ION of sniriri1utv. Rev. o. b.
Toro. h.s bser a victtrn of the lin
for the past week and was not able
tn preach although he was present.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
Photo Social Club Meets

The Photo Social club met last
Tuesday at the home of Miss e. Will
Ii Proctor. $40 .Hendrie. A tasty re-
past was served by the hostess after
the business meeting.
Officers OF the club are: Thelma
Clark, president; Opal Pritchard.
secretary, and Isabel Maxwell, re-
porter.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
Church And Social News
the penant tnis year
aOTR YEAR ANNIVERSARY

the penant this year.
2oTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
February Q was the 10th snniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Owens of
Hague avenue. The couple was de-
lightfully surprised with a gift of a
beautiful set OF fine china dishes given
to them by the popular Court club
of the Order of Calanthe.
HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE NO.
Housewives League No. 6 met at the
home Of Mrs. Burgess of Mscomb last
week, Officers were elected and in
staliation will be held soon.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
Commits Suicide in Front
Of Sweetheart's Home

ALLIANCE o., Feb. 1.-THE cor
oner last week gave a verdict Of
suicide by "phenol poisoning" in
the death Of Bernard Frank, IS, Of
Salem.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
BY MARY L. BEAsLEY
RUSSELL STREET CHURCH

60, $3.50 a.. ,,a,,,s a, p,,ssoi,
7'',1ay - ~ - a., m- -
Street Bantist church well Allied and
the ,astor and his wife enioyed a day
of much tet.nR for seven wears ago
tho second Sunday in February was
set aside as pastors day at the church.
At three o'clock very commendable
program was rendered Many lovely
rish. the pastor, is now able to be
wheeled about. We hope that he will
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18

Services at 935 Alser street are pro-
crossing nicely. There will be Valen-
tine party for the Sunday school given
at the home of Robert Evans of Aiger
avenue. Rev, L. Mailey is pastor, Mrs.
Z. McCray, reporter
GRACE CHAPEL
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18
BALL TEAM HONOREp

The St. Elizabeth baseball team was
honored with a banquet last Thursday
at the St. Elizabeth Spiritual church.
This is reputedly the only team in the
city which is a member OF the West
wood Athletic Association.
The boys closed the season last year
in first place an dare hoping to win
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-18

Sunday school convenes at Grace
Chapel al 9 am. Eleven o'clock serv-
ces begin promptly at THAI time.
Evening services convene at eight
O'Clock. Rev. D. Isham is pastor.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
AeSnciotol Draee try.I.


NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-What looked
like a promising rally in todays
stock market fizzled after leaders
had run up fractions to around 2
points.
At the finish many gains had been
cut or turned into losses and the
list bore = mixed appearance.
At no time was there great ac-
tivity. Transfers approximated 90O,-
900 shares.
Steels, motors and utilities led the
upward climb which came after
couple of hours of wavering in a
narrow range. Their leadership
held for a while, but lack of buying
support sent prices down again.
Foreign markets were generally
firm, although Amsterdam was a lit
tie wobbly at the close.
Here traders were represented as
awaiting tomorroWs pronouncement
OF Adolf Hitler before deciding the
positions they would take. Interest
in steels, which touched off the at
tempt at higher ground, was stinlu-
lated by reviews of the big backlogs
OF the companies, some of which are
booked through the remainder of
the year at capacity.
Some interest in carrier shares
was manifested following publica-
ton OF carloadingS figures for the
week ended September 30, showing
more than seasonal advance to 834.-
$40, the highest since the week end
end October 2, 1887, and not far
under the 847,245 reported for that
week which was the peak for the
year.
Chrysler, in today's rally touched
at one time a new high for 1899,
but fell back. Montgomery Ward
tailed to respond to a report that
sales for September and for the first
eight months of the year were the
best in the company's record.
Resistant were General Motors.
Chrysler, Electric Auto-Lite, Sears
Roebuck, United Aircraft. American
d Foreign Power preferred, PEOPLES
Gas, International Nickel. Loew's
and American Car & Foundry.
In the backward class were U. s.
Steel, International Harvester.
Union Carbide and Glenn Martin.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Oct LR1 Omitted States De-
partment OF Agriculture) Trading in
wool was very slow today on the Boston
market. Business was restricted largely
to purchases of small quantities for ur-
gent immediate requirements. Prices on
these transactions were within ranges Of
prices paid last week, but mostly below the
peak. Irregularity was noticed in quota
tions on offerings Of q aud Y blood
country Offerings Of these woods held
last week at so cents. in the grease. de-
livered were on the market at 48 cents
moving at 47-4S In the Rrease. delivered.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Trade and Industrial
Failures Up Sharply
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Sharp in
creases in retail and manufacturing
insolvencies lifted total CONNER
cial and industrial failures last week
to 1876 compared with 162 the pre-
vious week and 203 in the same week
a year ago, Dun and Bradstreet re-
ported today.
Retail failures during the week
numbered 126, or 286 per cent above
the week before. Manufacturing in
solvencies totaled 80, an increase of
80 per cent.
Wholesale and commercial service
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Home Equipment Firm
Reveals Sales Gain

NEW YORK, Oct. (SpeciaD -
Sales of Interstate Home Equipment
Co., Inc, Providence, r. l., in the
fourth quarter of its fiscal year end
ing October %, 1889, are continuing
ahead of last year and will establish
a new high yearly record, it was
stated by Benjamin N. Kane, presi-
dent, who estimated that the volume
for the year will exceed $6,750, 900, or
a gain of about 80 per cent over the
previous high Of $5,218,347 reported
for the year ended October 20, 1898.
In the first 43 weeks of the current
fiscal year sales totaled $5,624, 4,696.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Oct. 5.-Duplicating
Yesterdays right-about-face market.
wheat prices today rallied from a
fractional decline, advancing at
times more than a cent a bushel
from early lows.
Closing prices, however, were onlv
fractionally higher than on We'd
nesday.
Strength in securities and a fore
cast for fair weather over the do
mestlc Southwest helped to stimu-
late scattered wheat purchasing.
Some mill buying was in evidence.
Wheat closed 1s-ss higher than
yesterday, December, BIS 80; Nav.
82-82ls; corn. ss-s. up, December.
5o-49's; May, 52s4; oats IS.
higher.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-Cotton fu-
lures met small demand today. In
late afternoon prices were 2 points
lower to 3 higher. Aside from
scattered price-fixing through trade
houses and some local buying, sup
port was light. Offerings came from
Bombay accounts and there were
some hedge sales. Outside interest
was small. October sold at 9.13, up
3, and December at 8.8l was / high
er and May at "a was down 2.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
Poperboord Output t
Soors Above 1888
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The Census Bureau says produc-
ton of 3,018,869 short tons of pa
perboard by leading factories in
the first eight months of the year
was 247 per cent ahead of output
in the same months last year.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Cottonseed oil opened steady: October,
6.32b: December. 6.26b; January, 631b:
March. 6.44b: May, 652b.
b Bid.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

groups reported the same totals as
the previous week while the con-
struction division showed a small
decline.
Evening star., 1939-10-05
COtt0nseed Oil.

+, light covering movement, mostly local
lures today in sympathy with steadiness
OF lard, hogs and grain. Midday prices
March each np at 6.sl and 500. Crude
oil was 5s4 cents bid in the Southeast, So
bid IN the Valley and 5ss 20 534 nominal
Evening star., 1939-10-05
New Orleans Prices.

New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4 Up-cottor fir.
lures continued to move within an ex.
tremely narrow range here today and de-
prices were net unchanged to 3 points
lower w so
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, Oct. (P,.-Wheat No.
red winter, garlicky, spot, domestic, SO.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

New York Bur Silver
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 R.-Bax
silver, IS, unchanged.
Evening star., 1939-10-05

sun1t OF trading
% or oeln.
OF DIVIDEND In the disburse
81 quarterly
II notea special or extra dividends
n - Ignts Also extra
yea. fayabe 10 stock Declared far this
clared this year ~ "uS'eo o'V'oenos oaid OF de-
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Turkeys program of industrial
lzation is being increased
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Chicago Cash Market
Cash whea:,. No. . hard, s51. Corn
1o,d), No yellow, 5O4-51 4. No. .. 5OI,-
oIE4; No. ! white. 5s-5sha: No >, 5Si5:
sample grade, 4s1a-49; new. No yellow
-; No 3 white, So. sample grade as
Oats No, white 33a4: sample grade
wnlte' Sa' 3Q-3lis mixed grain. 80. Soy
psanS. NO: yellow. S4i4-l2 Barley
mating; 5000. nominal; feed 4O-46
nominal; No. ? barley 81. Timothy seed
3365o9o. nominal. Clover seed. 1850
Alsike, 13OO-l6O0. nominal '0''oo'
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Approximate SoIes Of Stocks on the Stock Exchono.
l1:OO AM 100000 l2.0O Noon A1o 600
1:0OP.M. 600 2.OOPM c7Nooo
for Tia Aax o1nn
Evening star., 1939-10-05

Winnipeg Prices.
oday: " Gill iause
Evening star., 1939-10-05
United States Treasury Position

By the Associated Press
The position OF the Treasury October 2 &C
Evening star., 1939-07-07
"Strike Against Congress"

The statement by the president of
the New York City Building and
Construction Trades Council that
the walkout of skilled w. P. A. work.
ers in protest against the so-called
security wage is strike directed
solely against Congress focuses at
tention on the real issue underlying
the controversy-Whether under the
circumstances of this case the use
of coercive tactics against the Con-
gress can be justified on any
grounds.
The spokesman for the American
Federation of Labor members par
ticipating In the strike recognizes
that the administrative officials of
the w. P. A. have no choice but to
comply with the terms of the law
enacted by Congress and signed,
however reluctantly, by the Presi-
dent. In view of that fact, it is
clear that the union leaders have
deliberately decided upon an at
tempt to force the adoption of new
law by methods which if generally
followed, would wreck our legislative
system. There is every reason why
Congress should take cognizance of
the threat, implicit in this strike, and
refuse to yield in the face of pressure.
The strike also tends to support
the contention that the payment of
prevailing hourly wages, policy
which has been replaced by the Sc
curity wage, was calculated to make
the w. P. A. permanent institution
rather than a temporary emergency
agency designed to meet the needs
of a particular economic crisis.
Under the old system, in many cases.
skilled workmen were paid the equiv
alent of a full months wage for
approximately one week of work.
Under the security wage plan they
must work 130 hours a month for
the same compensation.
That change. with others, was ap-
proved by Congress in the present
law for the purpose, first, of en-
hancing the efficiency of w. P. A..
and, second, to stimulate w. P. A.
workers in their search for jobs with
private employers. The changes in
the w. P. A. setup were made by Con-
gress after a careful study of the
problem, and the assertion by a union
spokesman that the payment to relief
workers of the security wage, which
Is, IN effect, lower hourly wage, is
apt to result in reduced pay scales in
private industry appears highly i'm
probable on its face. Unless a more
convincing argument can be made,
Congress should stand by its original
position.
Evening star., 1939-07-07

more years or Sacr1nce IN life and
Spartan living.
This is the grim prospect because
in the China of 1899, Japan faces a
people whose determination to resist,
whose capacity to fight on against
even seemingly insuperable odds,
have been welded by the fires of ca
tastrophe into national unity and
iron resolution. Out of that new
spirit and the counsels Of desperate
necessity Chiangs widely scattered
military forces have developed a
technique for guerilla warfare which
has the enemy worried and baffled
at almost every point OF occupation.
How long Chinese troops, fighting an
irregular campaign of this calibre,
can effectively prosecute it, is un-
practicable. Certainly, as long as
the old Russian caravan route from
the west and the new Burma road
from British India remain open for
transport of supplies, there is no
reason to anticipate any early COL
lapse Of resistance through shortage
Of battle sinews.
Japan's truculent treatment of the
western powers, especially her at
tempts to appropriate their rights at
Shanghai and in other international
settlements, betoken Tokio's anxiety
to curtail the war by making it pro-
gressively impossible for China to OBJ
tain foreign munitions and other
supplies. In the current attempt to
adjust the Tientsin blockade incident
with the British, the japanese seek
mainly to commit London to aban-
don future aid and encouragement
to the Chinese. All this, of course, is
part and parcel of the underlying
campaign to force the West to ac-
knowledge that new order in Asia"
which the Japanese war lords have
proclaimed and which aims at COM
plete obliteration of Occidental in
fluence in China.
On this second anniversary of the
commencement of their gallant
struggle for existence and independ-
ence the Chinese people are entitled
not only to the sympathy but to the
homage of the outside world. They
are fighting more than their own
battle for liberty and freedom. They
are fighting in the name of all peo-
pies who hate oppression and tyr
amy. Their brave men and women
are rendering an account of them
selves that will enshrine the Chinese
name for all time in honor and glory.
They have given new meaning to
their good earth" and hallowed it
with rich significance
Evening star., 1939-07-07

were some twenty-four hundred in
dictments in the 1898 fiscal period
and only eighteen hundred-odd for
the 1889 period. Since there was no
noticeable relaxation on the part Of
the police-indeed they strove to
draw their lines tighter-it would
seem to be a logical conclusion that
the speeding up of the machinery of
justice is having deterrent effect
on crime. Professional criminals are
likely to steer clear of cities which
have a reputation for fighting law
lessness with such effective weapons
as rigid policing, courageous prose-
cution and prompt justice.
Evening star., 1939-07-07
Soap Box Derby

Inc second annual Soap Box Derby
sponsored by The Star and the
American Legion, should attract
large audience. Eleven o'clock to-
morrow morning is the time, and
Massachusetts, avenue at Ward
Circle, Northwest, is the place. The
youthful contestants are ready.
Their cars will be inspected and
then transported to the American
University Gymnasium for final
checkup today. Nothing is wanting
for the success of the occasion. unless
perchance it be congenial weather.
a factor which lies beyond human
control.
Barring rain, then, the boys are
justified in expecting a capacity GAL
lery to cheer their efforts. For weeks
they have spent their leisure design
ing and building their miniature
racers. Each vehicle represents the
mechanical genius Of a young Amer
lean willing and able to face compe-
tition without fear. The drivers are
prepared to match their creations
against all corners. Only one can
achieve the top prize, yet none will
regret having participated. Victory,
the contestants realize, is not possible
for everybody; but honorable en-
deavor, earnest and sincere striving,
the doing Of ones best-these are
feasible goals for any one.