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Evening star., 1939-05-30
Manners
of the
Moment

Some secretaries, I am told, are
so efficient that they refuse to al
low any one in to see their employ
ers. And the employers grow lone
uer and loneher as the days 60 by.
One employer confessed to me re-
Gently that even an insurance agent
would be mama to him. He says he
hasn't seen any one except his sec
retary during office hours tor nigh
onto two months. And he's getting
tired of the shape of her chin.
Every once in while he has to
pretend he has an engagement and
rush out to talk to the cop on the
corner. Otherwise, he says, he'll
forget how to talk.
OF course, the secretary is very
efficient, and handles most of the
people very ably herself. So the firm
still gets some business.
He has decided to tell her to let
him see every fourth person who
comes in. even if he is the window
cleaner. He thinks later she might
learn to pick the plums out for him.
Moral: Every secretary should try
to give her employer some work
to do. JEAN.
Evening star., 1939-05-30

DEAR DOROTHY DIX: When
I was married my father said to me:
Study your wife as she is and
play up to her. Remember that
feminine psychology is very different
from masculine and try to do the
things that please her" I took his
advice and watched closely to see
how her mind worked. My first
observation was that she was very
appreciative of every expression of
affection and so I have never failed
to tell her every day that in every
way she grew dearer to me- Next
I noticed that anniversaries bulked
large with her so, less I forget, I
marked down in my private calen-
dar in my desk at the Office the
date when we met, when I proposed
to her, when we were married and
so on, and never fail to send her
some little gift on these occasions.
Often 1 send her by telegraph mes
senger a box of candy and loving
message concerning an event that
seems trif1ing to me. but appears
ldl &c W lleI. 1Ileil L IlOllCeu lIldl
married women are particularly de-
lighted at any display of a hus-
bands devotion when other women
are present, so when she is en-
tertaining friends or having
bridge party l arrange to have a
florist deliver a box of flowers at
the psychological moment when it
will attract the most attention
from her friends Sometimes to do
these things is inconvenient and
troublesome and requires strength
and resolution, but it has paid.
For making my wife happy I have
made myself happy and I commend
the plan to other men. j. McC.
Answer-O wise man! A second
Solomon come to judgment! For
there is no wife in the world who
could not be handled by your tech
nique and kept eating out of her
husbands hand. 1t is folly for
man to treat his wife as he would
Evening star., 1939-05-30
By BARONESS PHANTOM

BARONESS PIANTON1.
little of
she looks she herself designs
stitches
Our color chart will aid planning the
The pattern envelope contains hoon transfer designs
averaging by inches complete directions with
color chart and Illustration of stitches used.
To obtain this pattern IS cents stamps
coin cover service and postage Address orders the
Editor o6 Evening
Evening star., 1939-05-30
By BARBARA BELL.

Design 1888 is cool and charm
ing frock for tots, with a bonnet to
shade young eyes from a too-bright
sun. AS you see from the diagram,
it is simply nothing to make-just
three pieces that go together as
easily as ice cream and cake. Make
it of dimity, batiste, linen or dotted
swiss.
Evening star., 1939-05-30
Keeping Up Interest in Club
During Vacation Months Is
Accomplished by Letters
Round Robin Report, in Which
Each Member Describes Her
Summer Activities, Welcome
By KAY CALDWELL and ALDEN HARRISON

It's often difficult hold summer Mem
bes scatter hiher vacations
crush and bumper
usual
frequently finds the club barely png along complete
Collapse IN dire need OF blood
But don't have simply because
Evening star., 1939-05-30

disappeared from the calendar.
Dog days need not be dull days. A
little advance planning now will
enable your group to have fun
steadily until Labor Day, no matter
how high the temperature or how
scattered the members.
A girls club in an Eastern city
started a round robin" letter last
summer as soon as the first mem
Der left for the shore. A list of
members had been drawn up, with
all summer addresses included. The
president started the ball rolling
with brief letter to the first mem
Der, containing breezy notes on what
she was doing, mention of the
marvellous lifeguard she had met
at Old Point Misery and a Snapshot
of herself scraping the sand off
hot dog.
How Best to
Keep 1t Going.
The first member who got this
letter kept it only two days-the
limit-and sent it on to the next
girl, adding note of her own. BY
the time it got back to the president
after travelling all the way from
New York to Camp Whocares-in
the -Rockies-it was a fine thick
| envelope containing items about
! every girl in the club. Whereupon
the president removed her original
letter, wrote new one and started
the bulging bundle on its way again.
Fun-and matchless way of keep
! ing club members in touch with
each other all through the summer.
The girls who stay at home get
| a big kick out Of round robin
letter, but meanwhile they can be
doing plenty to improve the shining
and sizzling hours of June, July and
August on their own account. BY
forming a summer book club. for
instance, as did 10 high school
| students We know. The crowd got
| together and made up a list of
books which they all wanted to read
during vacation. Each one then
bought one of the volumes and
| pasted list of the other members
to the fly leaf
One week was allowed to read
the book. Then the girls had an
informal get-together, exchanged
books, and discussed those already
read At the end of the summer
they all had done some worthwhile
reading, they had maintained regu-
lar contact with the other members,
and they had ten new books for
the club library-or for the mem
bers to keep themselves Try this
plan if you're -at-home!
Suggestions For
Other Activities.
An overnight or all-day-Sunday
hike can be fun if your crowd likes
to tramp through woods or along
country roads. You might hold a
number of such outings during the
summer months, visiting places of
| interest not too far from your
homes. Blankets, cooking utensils
| and other heavy gear can be sent
ahead by car. provided you don't
want to pack them yourselves
through the heat. Better have an
older person along unless your
parents think it's unnecessary.
Visiting a radio studio to watch
a broadcast, attending outdoor con-
certs as a group, or making a week
end excursion to the summer cot
tage of one of the members. are
other ideas which should appeal to
you. And swimming parties are
great when the mercury hits the
top of the thermometer and threat
ems to pop right through.
Your club can even earn some
money during the summer if you're
clever and energetic. Try holding
an ice cream sociable. or buy-your-
Evening star., 1939-05-30
Build Gorfied Leanto Small Expense for Summer Vacations
Sunlight and Air Brought
Into Living Room With
Folding Glass Doors
Fireplace May Be Arranged
To Serve Both the Terrace
And Indoor Quarters
BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

Every one is talking about where they going this and
probably discussing the thing family
you gong What are you going to do Have place to call
where from things
simplest of the
summertime practical up your
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

Youth Club In
Anniversary

The Youth Progressive club cele-
brated its second anniversary at the
Lark's club last Sunday night with
a.cabaret party. at which a capacity
crowd attended. The guests were
entertained with a unique show con-
sistlng Of tap dancing. singing and
ballet dances.
Among those present we're: Dr.
Boddie president Of the Major City
Federation Of Clubs: Dr. Swanson.
Samuel Bibbons. manager Of Cut
rate Department store. Mr.. Jones OF
Jones Super Service station; scv
eral members OF the Eve Jessyc
choir, and many others.
Miss Marie Pruitt was ins'rumcn
tai in presenting the program. Mrs
Selma Bell was winner Of beau
tiful box Of stationery for selling the
highest number OF tickets Alder,
Scott. president. made the presents.
ton OF the gifts and gave an sddrcs
Of thanks to those present
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
Say The Negro Shall
No Longer Be A Tool

Negroes throughout the city
responded readily to the invitation
of the Michigan Chronicles fea-
ture editor to express themselves
freely as to their opinions relative
to the recent attempt at breaking
the strike at Dodge plant which
vas settled last week
Below We nave reprinted a num-
Der Of the letters received by US
from various interested persons on
the question should Negroes Be
Used As Strikebreakers and
Scabs?"
Members Of Locals BOG, 208 Luke
Fennell, Hodges Mason and Frank
Macdonald, respectively say. quote:
Dear Sir; When misguided groups
Of people arc encouraged to incite
riot among the Nero and White.
workers.: although the union is
contending for salary increases.
promotions according 10 ability,
vacations with pay. and equality
toward all workers then it is time
for US as a group Of dependent Ne
gro laborcrs to start thinking and
analyze the situation 10 our best
judgment.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

Charles Hill Commissioner Charles
Il. Mahoncy. Rev William H. Peck,
Father Malcolm Dade, Wilbur
Woodson, Louis Martin, Walter
Hardin, Percy Keyes and others.
These persons had the initiative
to come forward and help us
thraugh their -e experience and
knowledge, by stopping our people
from attempting to 60 through a
picket line,
We wish to openly thank the
above mentioned persons for their
cooperation in preventing such a
calamity as the Negro workers
again being used as a tool to
inci'e a riot to discredit organized
labor.
II these Negro workers had been
-successfui IN attempted Back
TO work movement" it would have
brought about a misunderstanding
between Negro and white unionist
Here we are proud to know that
we have such responsible people in
our city as Rev, Horace White.
Senator Charles Digs, Rev.
81 See NEGRO. Page ,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
Sought 3 Years;
Caught By Police

Three years OF diligent search by
two Negro detectives were re-
warded last week when Robert
Johnson. 20, who admitted his name
was Ellie Tuggle of 2637 Jay street
was arrested for murder.
Detectives Henderson Turpin and
Harry Pitts Of Hunt street station
arrested Tuggle, who they say
killed a man in Atlanta, Ga, in
1885 on Gordon street near Peoples
street The deceased man was
known as Edward Taylor, according
tao Detective Turpin
The detective further added they
had been looking for the accused
murderer for approximately three
years and that he is fighting extra
dition TO Georgia where he is
wanted for the alleged murder
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
7 HURT I'm D.S.R. CRASH
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Homicide

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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
Y STITCHES TAKEN IN
WOMAN'S NECK, FACE, BODY

For cutting a Lemon" 65-year-
old George Jones Of a Hancock
street adde's was found guilty of
felonious assault by a jury be-
fore Recorders Judge J. Brennan
this week.
Lemon Preston of 1923 East Cam
field street told the court that
George Jones met her on the street
and cut her with a razor after she
had spent the night at his room.
She stated he cut her on Hastings
streen near Superior street and
that she was treated at Receiving
hospital for the wounds to her
naek=faee=a na=hadx =atlegedly in
flicted by the defendant, George
Jones.
During the examination held Oc-
,ober q. the complainant stated she
was gong with the defendant and
cleaned up the room and did things
for him She added that he knew
her very well" as people do when
they go together. On the stand, she
told of spending the right with the
accused man and IF drinking with
him and his sister. The night she
spent with him preceding the al
legged cutting on Hastings street
The defendant told the court that
he had awakened the next morning
to find both her and his $50 miss
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

Maynard Woodruff, IS OF us
Hastings street, was taken into
custody by police pending an in
vestigation into the murder Of
Crawford Roland, police records
disclosed this week
The deceased man was found in
an alley at the rear OF vacant lot
alongside 1445 Monroe street police
say. Woodruff was arrested by AL
bert Webb Of No. cruiser.
Herman Hill, 80, Of 5l4 E Adams
street. was also arrested by police
who claim he is fugitive from
Los Angeles, Calf.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
Jealousy Blamed In
Double Stabbing

Jealousy was blamed as motive
for the double stabbing Of Miss
Stelis Ousloy, Is. and George Jones,
81. at the Pine Grove beer garden
last Monday.
A band leader at the beer garden,
the young woman lived at 1926 Mer-
rick street apartment II, police say.
Treated at Receiving hospital, the
injured woman stated she was cut
on the left thigh and left hand by
George Jones, while she was
working
Treated at the hospital George
Jones. Of $3.50 Whitewood street
stated he was cut by Miss Ousloy
about the right side Of his face. He
was taken TO the hospital by Nor
vale Henderson OF 5726 Van Court
avenue. The alleged cutting &C.
CURED after an argument and fight,
police learned.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
Man Sought In
Auto Accident

David Cutchins. age unknown, Of
1928 fireman avenue, driving a
large car, make unknown, is wanted
by police for questioning concern
ing an auto collision at Boston and
LaSalle streets at approximately
800 Tuesday am, police disclosed.
According to records Of police
Cutchins was the driver Of a car
which struck a car driven by Mrs.
Beatrice Kelly, address unknown.
It is alleged that Cutchins' car
struck the right rear end Of the
car. swinging it around and hitting
light post
After the alleged accident police
learned that Cutchins gave his ad-
dress to a witness then left the
scene of the accident without
notifying the police, who say that
all accidents must be reported
within a specified number Of hours
from the time they occur.
Mrs Kelly was slightly injured in
the auto mishap with a disloca,ed
knee, according 10 officers OF the
auto prevention bureau.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
UNSANITARY,
BAD=HOUS|NG
IS ATTACKED
Senator Ghagrined Over
Poor Excuse For
Conditions

Bad housing was again attacked
this week by Senator Charles c.
Digs in his declared war on real
estate raeketeers. when he Aayed
the reply given to his inquiries rel
alive to certain unsanitary Brady
street properties. by one Mr. A.
Kramer, believed TO be an executive
in the Hub Furniture company Of
this city.
Hitting Mr.. Kramer's indictments
against the Negroes maltreatment Of
property, the Senator stated in his
letter: quote:
December S, 1889
Hub Furniture Company
1909 Broadway
Detroit, Michigan
Attention; Mr.. A. Kramer
Dear Sir:
was very much chagrined over
the poor excuse and answer you Of
fered concerning the condition Of
premises and the high rent you are
charging Negro citizens for the "old
sub-standard houses" being rented
to them by you in the so-called
blighted area.
Your statement that some ten
ants destroy your property is a
definite indication Of resentment by
these tenants for the lack Of respect
you have for them in housing and
charging them exorbitant rent for
these run down" properties
l contacted you in reference to
the reported condition of your prop
erty as a matter of courtesy and as
a bid Tor cooperation, which yoa-
rudely ignored or by your resentful
attitude overlooked.
The property owned by you on
Brady street, has a number Of rat
holes" part Of the plumbing and
bath tubs are disconnected-while
the building is in general need Of
repairing. decorating and cleaning
Notwithstanding, when you bought
this property from the bank, the
tenants we're paying $500 per
G. nUCHC n.uo o
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
BUS CRASHES
PRIVATE AUTO:
DENTS MA|LbOX
Rose Jerry, 9, Suffers
Possible Internal
Injuries

Seven persons were hurt and two
badly injured this week when a
DSR bus struck loaded car at
Montcalm and Parkway avenue.
The bus driven by John Schultz,
80. and white of 1924 W. Parkway.
and the auto driven by Arthur Tur-
ner. SO. of 1929 Hendricks. knocked
over a light pole, dented mailbox
and broke a store window at 2239
Parkway after the collision.
Those injured were: Rose Jerry, 8,
Of 1920 Hudson street, suffering with
a confusion of the abdominal wall
and possible internal injuries and
George Donaldson, 81, of 1929 Hen
bricks, suffering from fractured ribs
on the right side and a possible
fractured pelvis They were treated
at Receiving hospital. Both were
passengers in the car driven by
Arthur Turner, Sc. of 1923 Hendricks
street.
Others injured as passengers in
the bus were: Mrs. Lillian Alpiner.
63. Of 1874 W Euclid avenue; Eva
Nelson. "a, Of 1874 W. Euclid and
Louis Sachs, 48. OF 300 Richton ave-
nue. They were all white and suffer
ed minor injuries.
No charges have as yet been
placed against eitheEIAhH- Schultz
the bus driver or Arthur Turner
driver Of the car.
According to police the bus struck
the right rear side OF the Turner
car and was travelling at ABOUT 90
IS miles per hour. While the Turner
car was travelling at approximately
$40 miles an hour after stopping at
a stop sign at the intersection OF
Park and Montcalm streets.
Brunette Turner, 80, Of 1929 Hem
bricks and William Jerry, II, Of 1920
street were also in the car
collision, but were not seriously in
jured.
Turner stated he did not see the |
bus until it was right on him and |
that he had stopped for the crossing. |
The bus driver stated he saw the |
other car when il was a short dis |
lance away short time before the /
impact Of the two cars which dam
aged a street light, mailbox and |
broke a store window. The bus was /
going south on Park while the Tur-
Hef car was going west on Mont
calm. Police arc investigating the
accident.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
Seek Action Against
Hole For Discrimination

Charging that the Hole dis
criminaies against Negroes in the
buying o}gDLc property a group
Of citizens attending a joint meet
ing Of the Real Estate Brokers assoc
citation and the Detroit Civic Rights
Committee last Tuesday noon de-
cidcd to take court action against
the Home Owners Loan corpora
ton.
Over a hundred realtors and COM
mittee members were present al The
meeting over which C. W White
rcaltor. presided A clean case
against the Hole revolving around
the refusal to sell a house at 1853
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

Charged with taxicab robberies
netting more than $50 resulted in
&he arrests this week. Of five per-
sons. police say. p
Manley McCray. II. of 1912 Ri
ward street; John Teamer, 81, OF 4431
Russell street; Philip Teamer, 10, Of
269 East Baltimore avenue; Warren
Robinson, II. Of 1896 Warren avenue
and fiftyyear-old boy were made
by police following the cab robber-
les. it was disclosed this week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

scribed as about As. five feet six
inches tall. with a checkered cap
pulled low over his eyes.
A I3-year-ol4 girl told police she
was walking on Alexandrine at
Russell street when some unidenti-
fled man seized her She was
dragged into the rear Of 1900 Russell
street and raped. it was disclosed
Her alleged assailant was de-
scribed as about IS years old. five
feet eight riches tall and weighing
about 100 pounds, wearing dark
hat and overcoat.
The Women's Division was noti-
fled Of the case.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

Euclid street 10 a Negro solely on
the grounds Of color was the sub
ject Of general discussion. Among
the speakers were DR.. J. j. Nc
Clenion Of the N.A.A.CP.. the Rev
Charles Hill Snow F Grigsby and
Attorney Charles Berry
An Hole manual containing a
clause permitting discrimination
was uncovered by the N.AACP.
and the following section was read:
Section 233 The valuator should
Investigate areas surrounding the
location to determine whether or
- See Hole, Page 2
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09

The project located at Ryan and
Naumann. two miles east Of Wood
ward avenue Is used as a place to
mix concrete for other WPA pro-
fjccts. A pit about fifteen feet deep
was used TO make the truck beds
low enough 10 be filled with sand
by men standing on top of the sand
piles. The sand was piled on heavy
plankS at the level Of the pit surface.
Then men standing alongside the
truck side would shovel the sand
down into the truck bed. Most Of
the % men on the project were in
side the pit making it large enough
to accommodate larger transit mix
trucks, when the cave-in suddenly
occurred, witnesses stated. The
heavy planks supporting the piles Of
heavy sand gave way. falling into
the pit where the men were digging,
1T was reported.
Ten Men Buried By Debris
Ten men were partly buried by
the falling mass Of wood and sand.
while the man who died later. Jo-
seph Brown was completely covered
beneath the debris. The heavy
weight Of the planklng was hdd re-
sponslble for the injuries sustained
by the twelve men, injured in the
cave-in.
"A big beam fell across my leg,
but ffDYII,s cra,,.t,l 1,,t -. -, -.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-09
CAVE-IN ON
WPAPROJECT
INVESTIGATED
Eleven Workers Hurt In
Tragic Accident
On Job

One man WAS killed and eleven
others injured Monday afternoon in
a cave-m on a WPA project nov
under investigation by police who
seek to determine Just who might
be held responsible for the tragic
occurrence.
Joseph Brown. 40 years old Of
1874 Harper avenue, died Monday
night at United States Marine hospi-
tai He was found, by fellow work.
ers. buried beneath heavy planks
and loose sand where he had been
working with % other WPA men.
3 Negroes Hurt: One Dead
John Parker, As, OF 1857 Russell
street, William White, Of an Antie-
tam address, and Charles Nicely. OF,
Of 633 East Alexandrinc were the
colored workers injured in the cave
in.
Eight others, white workers. were
also injured in the mass of fallen.
heavy planks and loose sand.
Police Investigate Cave-in
Inspector John o. Whitman and
Chief assistant prosecutor William
E. Downing questioned various wit
nesscs to the accident and stated
the engineer, foreman uuc sd work
ers will be questioned to determine
whether negligence on anyone's part
was responsible for the tragic mis-
4 hon