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1 son IS MORN

\ son II BORN
February %. 1865 on this date
baby hoy was horn 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Dubois of Great Be--
rington. Massachuss His par
ents gave him the name OF WILL
LIAM EDWARD BCRGHARDT
Dubois
NEGRO FAMILIES
a special study ~ Negro families
Was made IN the Southeast in 1898.
In the Georgia and South Carolina
villages The median income for III
Negro families dncuding those "a
relief was 1916. and for nonrelief
families 1856. Median incomes for
The North Carolina and Mississippi
Negro families we're S57s for all
families and $40 for nonrolicf
families. For iwo-thirds of the Ne
rro families, these low incomes
represent the combined earnings
NJ two or more members OF the
family. The number NJ families
having no Garner was negligible.
amounting 10 fewer than one per-
cent
The average size OF all Negro
families studied in North Carolina
and Mississippi villages was slight
lv smaller than the average for
white FAMILIES The average size OF
nonrelief white and Negro families
in Georgia and South Carolina vii
lagos was The same. 40.
About one out OF every three
families occupied an owned home.
The percentage OF home ownership
In the two groups OF nero village
families was smaller than among
any group OF white families.
The above findings are based on
reports from So.5 native Negro
families. living in $40 villages with
populations ranging from 20 10
5000. scattered geoEraphically
through the country.
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Metropolitan Baptist

The Rev. A. c. williams. pastor
OF Metropolitan Baptist church.
while preaching from the subject
Locked OUT taken from Matthew
25:12-1S, said, The progressive
coming Of Christ and His Kingdom
In the daily expansion OF His rule
over the hearts and lives Of men.
to me. Is far more important than
the vivid catastrophe OF his APP
pearing on the clouds OF the skies"
The senior choir was In charge OF
the morning service.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-02-18

Among the many readers vno
praised the special page on 'soms
OF The Makers OF Negro History.
which was published In last week
issue OF the Detroit Tribune. va
. telegram from Hobart +. MI.
chell. OF Minneapolis. Minn. IS'
telegram read a. follows;
Minneapolis, Nina.
Feb. II, 1883
Editor Detroit Tribune:
Orchids 10 you on your Nss'0
History page"
(sIEned)
Hobsrt T. Mitchell
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
Move To Dismiss
Red Caps Suit

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec, l5-In
the first of a series Of suits filed
by the International Brotherhood of
Red Caps against the nations rail-
roads to regain thousands of dollars
alleged to be due them under the
Wage Hour Act, the organization
met its first obstacle this week.
The suit was against the Union
Terminal Company, Inc, Of Gin
cinaati in the favor OF Earl Davis
and Edwin L. Duckworth, who
were named in the bill of complaint
as the underpaid employees.
The attorneys for the Terminal
company offered a motion to dis
miss suit on the grounds that the
bill failed to give grounds upon
which rest periods be given; the
case is without jurisdiction; that
the plaintiff be required to elimin-
ate certain allegations or to name
all Red Caps" that the plaintiff
failed 10 set out in detail each
eH4eieye- alleged sTe-beeB-gH--
derpaid number of hours en-
ployed and the amount Of money
claimed 10 be due.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
Rail Bird
Chatter

Royal Business" a boss that likes
the merry go round tracks. was listed
in this column to go the first time
out came buck-jumping on the
chin strap at Charlestown. W, Va,
which goes to show that such chat
ter is to be appended. Mike Grant
sent his nag Goedesian out to gath
er in the grapes. but the steed
missed by inches with little G. Car
doza up. This nag is sure 10 cop .
heat before the meeting is over
down West Virginia way
]. H. Stotler, famous trainer of
Discovery. will sever connections
with the Vanderbilt stable about
January l as he had very bad auto
accident.
j. Smith. former jockey. will ham
die 40 horses for the Dixiana stable
next year The Fischer Brothers OF
Detroit own this stable and they
will have two Kentucky Derby can
didates, Sirrocco and Faymar g.
Don Meade now leads the jockeys
with 255 wins this year including
December 10. H. Jacobs leads the
trainers with l06 firsts. Ben Jones,
the Missouri trainer. will give the
boys a run at Hialeah Park in re-
CARDS TO winning purses. Watch his
smoke in Florida this time. He has
soua pood horses
Ray Bryson's stable should do
well at New Orleans as he has
everything to work with. His nags
won't have any of the worst OF it,
get me?
Alviso, hard luck boss. is ready
to walk his beat at Tanforan, while
the nag. Anehelation should take the
4-mile heat at this track on closing
day.
E. H. Gaines, colored trainer of
repute, wig-wags the Michigan
Chronicle that his boss, Waugh Pop,
is ready for the asking at New Or
leans. H. Booker, colored train
er from Maryland, says follow his
gee gees at the Havana track, as he
will be trying every start Frank
Ormont, an old handicap boss of
yester year. is still able to win. At
taboy, Frank, consistent Owing
to the open winter we are having
all over the country, Bimelech is
cavorting around in his grass pad
deck. just like the Kentucky Derby
is at his mercy. at least that's the
news the Chronicle got :.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
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80 DAYS ON LIQUOR CHARGE

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec iS-Dorothy
Royal, 40-year-old operator Of the
Blue Lantern club. was sentenced
to thirty days in Jail and hned one
hundred dollars and costs last week
on a charge OF selling liquor with
out a license and keeping a dis
orderly house.
The raiding Of the club marked
the l4th time since last May IA.
Arrested along with Miss Royal were
40 patrons. Patrolman Archie Best
of the morals squad told the court
that at the time Of the raid hilarity
in the midst Of much drinking was
prevalent in the night spot.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

In order TO acquaint the ladies of
Flint and elsewhere with the high
grade face creams that the Holly
wood Makeup Men are using in
giving facials to the hundreds of
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
SIAGEDoOR
Dramatic Reviews
and Comment
By ROBERT G. HAYDEN


DIDN'T hou WAN a." M
II is with deep regret that we an
rource the reinforcement OF Don't
r.,m v,hi,h yvas
lou "e"' ~
10 have been presented thls WeeN At
Plymouth church. Inquiries have been
...,in, "a us trom every direction
-. A., -.
ABOUT Inc play anu "'N'
OF its having been postponed ihoeti-
nitely. The truth of the situation is
simply that we resigned our director
ship last week rather than continue
working under conditions which were
Noticeable and for the most part IN
excusable.
We felt that II would be better lot
all concerned. This is the hrst tune
we have ever had TO postpone pro-
duciion. and we hope that 1t VIII be
the last. We wish to say to the cast
Of Don't You Want To be freeF
that we have not Withdrawn in the
spirit of vindictivencss' and mat we
hope they will carry on.
STORE FRONT THEArEk y
A few columns ago we announced
our intention of organizing a store
front theatre group. The response OF
our readers has been tremendously
encouraging. Some OF them nave
promised financial aid and others nave
written sters offering advice or
other assistance. We are more thor-
oughly convinced now than ever ma
he Negro people of Detroit want thlS
theatre and that once started II
will be successful.
The theatre in general has always
been a focal point for all forms oil
artistic expression. ana therefore our
store-fgont would not only be con-
cerned with the production OF pays
by and about Negroes but would
also be a medium OF creative express
sion for all Negro artists.
ttaeatas-that II ~ eti4a-tske- ca the
aspect OF a Negro cultural center,
would be an organization deoicsleu
10 the Advancement OF art among Ne
groti and would attempt TO win recog-
milton and better opportunities Tor
serious work for our writer's actors
artists and musicians.
Obviously. the only thlng needeo
to get our plan in motion is money.
II 20 persons would contribute s9oo
each to our venture we eould open
our combination theatre ana 6aus-
aus"
We shall tell you more about our
store-front theatre IN later column
Meanwhile we'd appreciate line or
two from our readers Regarding H.
THEATRiCALlTEs
We're in slightly reminiscential' U
o. Mcintyre, mood at THIS writirg
probably because we ran across some
Of our- old Theatre programs recently
and fell to thinking OF plays ana
players we had seen IN our salad days
For instance there was "Draeula'
with Courtney White IN the title role
We saved up our lunch money 10 see
1t and were nervous wreck ior al
least two weeks afterwards II was
the most terrifying play we've ever
seen, with huge black vampires Tying
around the stage wolves hoWllhg'
cofpses coming 10 ne ana praeuia
IN long D;scK funeral CLOAK staIklne
me heroine. courtney WINES Dis-
cuia mad women screaming We
saw MIN iace 10 lace not SO ions ago.
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
FOUND DEAD

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 15-The body
OF an unidentified man was found
slumped over the wheel Of a parked
car in front of the Salvation Army
building. The body was transferred
following examination to Easley fu-
neral home.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
BUICK WORKERS
CHECK STOLEN

John R0wIette, 1922 Maines. re-
ceived his pay check a short while
before $50 pm. last Thursday and
placed same in his locker in plant
No. 70 Buick Motor company, Short
" after $3.50 he returned to the
locker to find his check gone Row
lette, according 10 police has no
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
INJURED

TOLEDO. Ohio. Dec. l5-Robert
Simpson OF Sis Vance street, Ben
Smith OF SAT Dorr street. and Bonnie
Folly Of 4i0 Indiana avenue, suf-
fered bruises and decorations as the
result OF an accident in which they
were involved enroute to work last
Monday morning. The three vic
tins were admitted to the Women's
and ChildreR's hospital for emery
ency treatments.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
Mrs. Sadie b. Bellamy

CHICAGO. Dec. i5.-tSpeeiaD-
Funeral services will be conduct
ed on Saturday morning at 1880
a. M, for Mrs. Sadie Barnett Bethany
who died December s after a short
illness. She lived with her widow
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

er, Morris, at
5227 Mich igan
avenue.
A native of
Pensacola. Fla.
Mrs. B ell amy
moved with her
family to Mont
30 m cry Ala.
when she was a
child. receiving
her e d c alton
there. She also
taught in the
State Teachers
college there.
She was a resi-
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dent of Chicago for 20 years. and
member Of Berean Baptist church.
The pastor of the church, Rev. Will
liam S. Braddan. will officiate at the
rites.
Surviving besides her widower are
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
By CLETus ROMAN
VICTORY PARTY

Mr.. Cottrell was host at his victory
party at the Waiter and Bellman,
December 6. Lucius Thomas and
his Tip Top revue furnished the
entertainment
RECOVERING
Miss Lefty Davis OF Avondale
avenue, is reported recovering from
short illness.
TO VISIT
Al Roman. formerly OF Toledo now
a resident OF Detroit, will spend
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
Downs, of 472 St. John street
FLASH.
The Black Panther Of Louisville
was defeated by the mysterious
Masked Marvel in the semi. final
this week.
MARRIED
Miss Marigold Belcher of Toledo
and Reverend Nicholson OF Detroit
were married on Sunday at the
Spiritual Israel Temple. The couple
will reside in Detroit.
SOCIALS
Third Baptist church, Division at
Pinewood avenues, was the scene Of
social last Saturday evening.
A box social was given by the
Spiritual Israel church. Stickney at
Bronson. last Saturday evening.
OPENING
The Dixie theatre. located in the
400 block on Dorr street. opened this
week with smart, fast stepping
stage show featuring Leon Warrick
of WTOL fame also Ophia Thomp-
son and his Modernistic Rhythm
band.
OPENS NEW BUILDING
Douglas Center will open its new
building located at Pinewood and
Fifteenth streets. The WHEREFORE
e0ttegians swift furnish music
for the occasion.
TO BIRMINGHAM
Loveless Cannon of SAT Dorr street
left the city enroute to Birming-
ham, Alabama, where he will at
tend the funeral Of his sister. While
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

A part Of introduction was gwen
b the Indiana Whist club last week
honoring James Thomas Of Column
bus. Ohio. Thomas is we'll known
in his home city as an expert at
whist and bridge.
Note; Send all news to Cletus Ro-
man, 8l9 Division street. Toledo,
Ohio.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
200 ATTEND GOLDEN
LEAF BANQUET

Commissioner Howard Clifford
OF the ninth ward, the official staff
of Otto P. Graft auto dealers, repre-
sentatives from the new Tip Top
Clothiers, several groups of Flint
business men, and persons from
Detroit. Saginaw, Lansing, were in
cluded among the large attendance
OF the banquet held Friday evening.
December by officials OF the
Golden Leaf club in an effort to
raise funds 70 help the needy
The venison. which was well
lone Up by Chef Marvin Hutchin=
son. with Miss Lucille Toliver, Sis
ter to Mrs. Magnus Clark and Mrs,
Ola Hughes, from Detroit in charge.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

four brothers. Terry and James Bar
nett OF Richmond. Vo., and Thomas
and Albert Of Montgomery, and
sister. Mrs. William Price Of Detroit.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

United States exports of i.476OOO
cases OF canned fruits in September
set a new high record for a single
month in recent years.
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Toledo News


there he will also visit relatives
and friends.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

Civic, religious and fraternal
leader of Cleveland, who was
named president of 1.-THE Civic
Memorial League formed last
week to develop plans to establish
permanent memorials to the late
Mary Elizabeth Brown Martin,
Congressman Chester c. Bolton,
and former Mayor Newton D.
Baker.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
Flint, Mich.

Vernon Chapel A.ME. church, Rev
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

While here, Mrs. Taylor was the
recipient Of many social affairs in
her honor. Among friends Of the
city she was the guest Of L. c.
tE--,,i,o, of Qt9 NcClellsn
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
YULE BASKET
EXCHANGE OPEN

Negro organizations and groups
Of individuals who plan to aid the
needy this Yuletide season should
take the advantage of the Commu-
nifty Fund Yule Exchange service
Or operate one among our own
gro , in connection with the ex-
change of the association
The service as it has been an
nually operated by the Community
Fund Association is to prevent
duplication in giving Christmas
baskets. According 10 Mrs, Virginia
Fegely, who is in charge of the
eff. service office at 3l6 W.
Waters street, temporary register
of families to receive gifts, both by
name and address will be main
tanned. As new lists are submitted,
they will check with the index
noting families already provided
fnr and adding unduplicated names,
Negro organization and groups
are invited to use the exchange
service as a means of preventing
disappointment OF certain families,
while others receive gifts from more
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
DAINTY NATIONS ENTERTAIN

The Dainty Matrons. the newly
organized club OF women, enter
tanned their husbands and friends
with a three-course dinner last Sun
day afternoon at the home Of one OF
the members, Mrs. Ruby Beck Of
Croker.
Among the members and friends
who we're entertained; DR.. and Mrs.
]. D. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Beam, Mr. and Mrs. j.. D. Shook,
Miss Gehexie- Ghappetff. flames
Matthews, Miss Helen Temple, and
George Friley. Mrs NJ. L. Santee,
md Nix Elnisn Mickens.
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TO BIRMINGHAM

Loveless Cannon of SAT Dorr street
left the city enroute to Birming-
ham, Alabama. where he will at
tend the funeral Of his sister While
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16

Before more than 200 persons, in
GLIDING various club members and
friends, Mrs. Eunice Chambers, Mrs.
Rosetta Dodson and Mrs. Mercedes
Rodgers were adjudged winners Of
the door and dress prizes of the
Jolly 10" door and dress party Sat
-urdaX- evening. December 9, al the
hall, Industrial and Mcclellan.
J. c. Keith. secretary Of the
Vehicle City Lodge 1896. L.B.P.O.E.
Of W. presented the first two prizes
to Messrs. Chambers and Dodson,
both members of the Socialite club,
while Miss Cleotile Moore presented
Mrs. Mercedes Rodgers the other
prize. Joe Parks, president; B. F.
James, secretary, and johnson
Buchanan chairman of publicity.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
ATTEND OLDER BOYS
CONFERENCE HERE

Eleven Negro boys were presen,
Of S7th annual Older Boys Confer
enee sponsored by the Y.WC.A.
which was held here Friday, De-
cember 8 and Saturday, December
8 at the Court Street Methods,
church and the auditorium of the
Central high school.
A iota. OF 600 delegates from the
state OF Michigan were present; 100
alone came from Flint. Eleven were
Negroes; Henry Bibbs. Flint; Hugh
Brasson and George Barton, both
representing Lansing; William Fos-
ter. Henry Wadles. James Prani.
Ed. Newton, Robert Allen, William
Barton Beatty, Boys Work seere-
tary of the St. Antoine Branch of the
Y.WCA, all delegates from De-
troit area, a representative from
AIuskegon and another from Lam
sing whose names were not aseer-
tanned, we're among the II Negro
delegates al the conference.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-16
ODESSA'S BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED

NELEbhal Eb
A surprise three-minute feminine
impersonation dance climaxed the
surprise birthday party given in
honor Of the 10th birthday OF Cd
dessa Allen of s26 Falkland, the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Roberts, Saturday evening. Dec. 9.
from 10 until everybody left.
Among the guests who were there
were Charles Adams. Miss Marie
REYNOLDS. Aaron Malone. both Of
Toledo. Miss Fay H. Fields. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Jackson. Miss Rachael
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rob-
erts, and mother. Mrs, Bette Rob-
erts, Mr., and Mrs. Charles Calhoun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Walker, Mrs.
Lewis Walker is sister Of Miss
Allen; Mrs. Joe Parks, Claud Nc
Nicely. Waddeil Cranberry, Miss
Elean Kincair, Mrs. Billie Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. R. L. Bolden, Joseph Gree,
Miss Allen was the recipient OF
a very large number of presents ar
ranging from head gear, through
bedroom gowns. lingerie TO Juice
The eight-layer cake which was de-
licious. to all was one OF the many
presents given by Charles Adams,
. .,.tAl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-11-10
Seagoing Aviary

A seagoing aviary, built up over
a period of 20 years by Capt. John
Stamperius, visited Seattle aboard
the motorship Delftdyk of Rotter-
dam. The 40 specimens in the cages
that line the walls of the lower
bridge were rescued from probable
death by the kind-hearted captain
after they tired while flying over
the sea and alighted on the ship.
Normally they would have starved
to death or died from exhaustion.
The collection includes Japanese
thrush, saffron finches from Colon
bia, a Holland blackbird that is q
fine singer, two Cuban doves, sew
eral kinds of canaries, two Clarke's
crows and other species. The crows
are a puzzle to ornithologists as
well as the captain. They landed
on the Delftdyk in the middle Of the
Gulf of Tehuantepec, off Lower Cali
fornia, where the weather is trop-
ical.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-11-10
Tiny Animal Aids Study
OF Cells Regeneration

A new discovery in cell regenera-
ton, leg-making factory in small
animal which grows IL or more legs
every time one is cut off, was re-
ported recently at the American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Science.
The leg-making was described by
William Balamuth of the University
of California. He found it in a very
complex, tiny animal, named sty-
lonychia. It has many legs, usual
ly about a dozen, all primitively
formed by combination Of ella,
which are hairs of living proto-
plasm.
When one is lost, the factory
makes an entire new set, there be-
ing no organized nervous signal
system to inhibit overproduction.
The factory" produces the ma
terials for new legs. These SUBJ
stances seem to migrate to the sites
of legs. There the old limbs dry
up and the new ones sprout. The
same factory" does the same thing
for the flashing hairs which the ami
NAL uses to sweep food into his
mouth.
The discovery shows there prob
ably is only one mechanism capa-
BILE of doing this kind of work and
scientists do not know how to Gre
ate one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-11-10
New Device Will Talk
But Encounters Difficulty

Sir Richard Paget, inventor of a
machine that talks, seems to have
confused for a time his inventive
genius and his ultimate goal; but
out of his works may come in the
end an improvement in methods of
human speech. His machine feeds
air through tube to various mouth
pieces, and by pressing the bellows
with his foot and placing a thumb
before the orifices he makes the
apparatus utter few simple words,
says the Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin. All right so far; but 1t is
the hardest way to talk ever DEM
onstrated with success.
On the other hand, Sir Richard
philosophers that, culturally, hui
man speech is thousands of years
behind the times. He notes that
speech is the natural result Of ges-
lures of the mouth and jaws, capa-
BILE of IA variations, but that the
upper arm, forearm, wrists and fin
gers together can make 100000 ges-
lures. To complicate speech by sign
language would generally annoy all
except tourists in strange land, but
the talking machine has mission
if finally perfected.
Radio, for example, would become
more popular if all announcements
were broadcast by a robot voice.
All would sound alike; no peculiar
hates would be attached to voices
under general classifications Of silly,
raucous, nasal, fippant, cultural,
stomachic. Elimination Of vocal per-
sonality cannot be attained by tram
scriptions, but a mechanical voice
could do the trick.
On the hustings a good, durable
mechanical voice could be fed
speech covering all issues, which
could be sent from town to town
spreading the argument without in
lection of any personal element. It
could be used to speak unpleasant
sentences in court, answer the tele-
phone when one wants to report
himself not at home, and for other
purposes to which an individual
voice is not fitted or from which 1t
shrinks or grows hoarse.