The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-10
Detroit Hit
AT State NAACP
Conference
Fight Waged
Over Assessments
To State Group
ny GLosrER CURRENT

BALDWIN MICH A crowd Of
nearly 500 delegates and resorters
filled the First Baptist church.
BALDWIN,. To hear Mrs Daisy l..
I.ampkin speak 10 The closing ses-
sion Of the third quarterly confer
encc OF The NAACP.
Mrs. I.ampkir related IN vivid
terms the story Of the national as
sociaiion's fight In Tennessee. She
emphasized the importance OF the
branches and state conferences
continuing the fight for registra-
tion and The ballot educational
equality. and physical security
above all" said Mrs Lampkir.
I'VE must not relax for an instant
our Militant fight to aid all tho Ne
groes
In portion Of her remarks on
National Defense Mrs Lampkir
pointed out thar the NAAcP Is
fighting for the indignation OF the
Negro in ali of the armed forces
~ The United states and an equal
share ir all military training.
The theme ~ the state confer
ence was National Defense and
What Negroes IN Michigan Can
DO" Edward swan. director OF tho
Negroes Affairs. NYA. contributed
data and information concerning
the present set up Of the National
Defense program Nr. Swar point
Cd out that many Negroes are he
inr referred 10 the Defense pro-
gram from the NPA Later. after
these rolls have been exhausted.
referrais will come from the NfA
and then the Michigan tnemploy-
merit Service.
A near fight developed IN the
cor ference over the controversial
.sue OF branch assessments J Nc
/ kinlev Lee Of Lansing. and Mrs
Helen Garland. OF Mnskegon. we're
hitter in their announcement or De
troits refusal TO pay p five cert
Per member assessment to the state
conference For the past three
wears the Detroit branch has viz
fnallv been the support OF the
state association, paving an aver
age OF over 100000 per year ms
wear. the Detroit executive hoard
voted 10 withdraw tho payment or
The grounds that the state assoc
anon was not functionlng and the
netroit branch had carried or state
activity in Port Huron and Monroe
AZ their expense No action was
token on the matter although MIS-
Helen Wilson ard Mrs. l.. W
Terrell stoutlv defended The DC
+, loit branchs stand.
In the Youth Section. resolutions
/ we're passed on National Dcfens"
ureirg the MIchiean vouih 10 seek
10 register for jobs In every capa
cifv The Youth Section called INC
attention OF the conference 10 me
Insufficient Representations Of inc
race on tho planning and adNl-
sorv committees of the various
agencies Misunderstanding the Nali"h-
Al Defense program Charles Har-
ris president ~ the Youth section
and Edward swan director ~ ne
Youth Councils. presided Over 'ho
Youlh Section which was wcil At
tended ~ representatives ~ me
Saginaw YpsIlanti. Lansing and
Detroit Youth Councils.
Dr L. s Rarlcv state prcsid'n'
announced that the neNi conference
would 60 10 Dowagiac In fFnfn.
arv. in response 10 rednes' OF
Nr Grain. ~ Kalamazoo. tho con-
terence will he hold IN that CIV
Detroit was represented nv Mrs.
Edward swsr. Mrs. Helen Wilson,
Mrs Terrell. STANLEY Evans Pac-
les vyche7. Glosier p Cnrfen'.
Geor~ Williams. Miss Nvonne Az
lon Mise Alma strong Misses
Frances and Louise Leonard. I'm
ment walker and Edward Barnes