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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
|Red Cross Censured
For Relief Baskets

Predicated on the small numbel
OF Negro families to receive Christ
mas baskets from the American
Red Cross. a request for "some ex
rlanation' u the action was made
lals week by the Rev. Horace A
White, pastor OF Plymouth Con
EregationNl church in letter to A
J. Beires. manager OF the Detroit
enapler OF the American Red
Cross.
The letter reads as follows:
December 2. 1910.
hr. A. J. Belres, Manager
Detroit Chapter American Red
Cross
w Dubois Street.
Dear Mr.. Belres,
y has Just come 10 my atten.
i'on that the department Of the
american Red Cross, having
charve Of distributing Christi
mas baskets, has stated that
only fifty families Of the Ne
gro race from the Department
Of Welfare can he referred for
baskets this year.
This Is certainly not the
spIrlt OF the Red Cross that l
ny my hest to serve. AT this
very minute we are making
RED Gross materials In my
.nnrch. ! am willing to 90 10
.ne necessary expense and time
70 have this done. because l
uoh upon the Red Cross as a
'emocratlc organization.
bu' this sort Of note com.
Confined ON mage 81
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Carlton Gaines Again
Elected Head Of The
Trade Association

Carlton w. Gaines was re-elect-
ed Wednesday 10 his third term
as president OF the Booker T.
Washington Trade association. de-
feating Attorney Pcrcival II. piper.
80 20 2S. Sixty-two votes were
cast The election was held az the
regular weekly meeting Of the
MONDAY Luncheon club.
George Read was elected first
vice president: Romeo A. Hender-
son. second vice president; r.
Louise Henderson. recording sec
Rotary: John Theus. financial Sec
rotary. and Nose X Fritz. treasu-
rer. william Porter. Fred Allen
and Harry Pope were elected mem
bers OF the executive board.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
First Annual Banquet
Held BY Credit Union
OF West Side Group

The first annual banquet OF the
West Side Improvement Credit I'M
ion was held Wednesday night.
Nov. 81. at st. Cpyrian Episcopal
church.
Reports showed that the union
had done well during the past
twelve months. showing balance
OF $4,000 and loans OF $4,000.
The speakers were Julian Rod
gers. assistant corporation counsel
and member OF the board OF direc-
tors; Haywood CAN'T, president;
Willis NJ. Graves. Herbert Thomp-
son. and Clarence X. Howard.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Democrats Start Big
Membership Drive
For 5000 Members

The Michigan Federated Demo-
cratic clubs launched member
shin campaign Saturday. pee. :.
and viii continue the drive until
Feb. I. The goal has been set al
5000 new members according 10
Attorney Joseph A. Craigen. chair
man.
In addition 10 the annual mem
bership fee Of one dollar, the com
mittee has organized the "Rnose-
welt" membership. a membership
for four years and costing three
dollars. life memberships vii he
sold for twenty-five dollars.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Ny +. HENRY LUCAS

mllhin the past four weeks Of
Ls'aiS OF the Municipal Civic
sasue, a colored organization, In
nssleWed John C. Townsend. exc
sause director Michigan Unemploy.
msn' Compensation, Messrs. Blue
, ~ Houston. chief and chief as
1nt employment directors re-
Scuully at Dodge Brothers: W,
VNeil. president and general
Haaser at chrysler Institute OF
lasineering.
me interview, according 70
nsue officials. was 10 obtain
s@ sr viewpoints on employment,
llailon. ' '"'e'' "''"'
!. Wants Best Equipped
"a an interview with Mr.. Town
.u ~ regards to the procedure
rae,leed by the Michigan state
sl',p,,oylnent Service OFFICES In
sme1'ou'ing jobs. he declared IN
ssss'lc terms that whether the
ms v'oyer's order "a for a man IN
e,S. .sc'lon with a National Defense
0f one requiring the services
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Shot During Brawl In
East Side Pool Room

Albert Walker. %, OF 3766 Char
levoix. was shot IN pool room az
1888 Mt Elliot. Monday morning.
Walker told police that man
known TO him az "John' had shot
him IN the abdomen.
The wounded man was taken 10
the Office OF physician. Dr. d. H..
Givens BY friends. He was later
transferred to Receiving hospital.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Will Get Warrant For
Robbery Arm Suspect

Police were To ask for a warrant
this week against Clarence Carter.
30. OF 1929 81. Antoine. on rob-
berry armed charge. Police say
Carter had been identified hy four
persons As the man who held up
q restaurant al 60S0 Woodward.
Nov. % The bandit was traced
through n taxicab.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Jail Car Driver Who
Fled Accident Scene
For Year In Prison

Charged with leaving the scene Of
an accident. John Irwin. rs. OF I'll
Medbury. was sentenced TO one 10
Ave years In prison by Traffic
judge George r. Murphy, Tuesday
william G. Dey. white. So. Of 1924
Twelfth. was killed instantly In the
accident.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Rev. II. Porter Will
Conduct Services In
The Former Edihce

Rev. Henry Porter. pastor OF
ST John Presbyterian churcn:
announces that on account OF
the Are Monday which badly
damaged the new church siruc-
ture al Jos. Campan and Gin
ton streets. services this sun.
dav aud until further notice VIII
he held at the former churcn
nome. corner Madison and nu-
boIs. The pastor expresses tns
home that all the members ana
friends vii lattend services sun
day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07

housed the Memorial Presbyterian
church, and Is owned by the Pres
bytery OF Detroit.
The members OF ST. Johns Pres
byterian church moved into the edi-
flee last Jan. 90. following % years
OF service in the church at Dubois
and Madison. The formal opening
OF the church was celebrated from
Jan. 20 through Feb. %.
The Rev. Henry w. Porter the
fifth minister 10 serve st. Johns
congregations Is pastor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
TO INSTALL OFFICERS

The regular meeting OF the De-
troit branch OF the NAACr will
hold installation OF new officers,
Monday. Dec. 9, At 81 Antoine
YMCA. s pm. All members and
friends are cordially invited.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Fortieth Anniversary

The LydIan association VIII OBJ
serve its forileth anniversary Win
hanouet At Lucy Thurman Branch
ywcA. Monday. Dec. ?. Reserva-
tons can be obtained from mem
bers.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
St. Johns Church
Congregation Back
At Former Edifice

Transfer of church services to the old building for
mery occupied by the congregation and the beginning Of
rebuilding program marked the aftermath of the fire
which Quilted St Johns PRESBYTERIAN edce Monday morn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Industrial Leaders Give Viewpoints
On Employment Of Negro Workers

OF a most ordinary type OF worker,
the service strives to refer only the
best equipped worker available IN
our files. II an employer specihes
CONTINUED on page 81
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07


At the same time committee
consisting Of three city officials
and two members OF the Detroit
vclfar eoIsG.sssou. was sdppcint.
ed Tuesday TO investigate the
charges made by Digs and Nowak
The charges against the officials
centered around the employing oi
fremen and who have listed
as clients by the respective dis
tricts. This. according to the sena-
tors. Is In direct violation OF the
State Welfare Act.
All OF the fremen have been
paid al the rate OF $50 month
One Negro fireman was hired. but
was not returned after he had been
let out. the probe OF the senators
disclosed.
Senator Dggs revealed that the
investigation OF the welfare funds
was instituted following the lodg-
ing OF numerous complaints by
clients against case workers.
VIII Investigate Houses
Digs further declared that he
would ask for an Investigation Of
the housing conditions. lie pointed
out that the welfare was paying
rent for houses which had been
condemned by the Board OF Health,
and were unfit for habitaiion.
The senator's letter 10 the State
Welfare Commission, which was
made public Sunday. read:
Michigan Welfare Commission,
Lansing. Michigan.
"Gentlemen:
1--WE beg to advise your honor
able body that a partial investiga-
ton made by us has revealed what
appears 10 be a serious misuse or
State Welfare funds by the Detroit
Welfare Commission.
evidence. which we have coll
lected. indicates that there has
been a serious attempt on the part
OF the Detroit welfare officials TO
circumvent the state Welfare Act
bv using welfare funds to the
amount OF several thousands OF
dollars for the payment OF admin
istration salary costs.
Our Investigation has revealed
that at least $4,000 OF welfare
money u being used annually to
nav employees who hitherto were
carried on the CITY payroll with a
clyil-service classification. Some OF
these employees receiving welfare
money as salaries and not INDECENT,
we found. but who have other In
come.
Ask State Audit
"Inasmuch as we are not an IN
body and because OF
charges. we feel that complete
OF the Detroit sitna-
ton should he made by your
honorable body to ascertain IN
what extent this practice has Jeen
rarrled. We also believe that a
complete state audit should be
made of the state welfare funds
by the Detroit Com
mission. -
eve know Il Is not the intent
~ your commission that these
iunds be used for administrative
purposes while thousands OF needy
are being denied many
fhings they require for a healthful
living. -
vssr. that the Detroit Welfare
has been Improperly
and our Investigation
m these charges has given us IN
(COnflnued on page "
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Attorneys To Appeal Conviction
OF Youths In Holdup Stabbing

Appeal for a trial for Edward Johnson, is years
cd 1924 Rivard and James Roberts Z of 62S Erskne
be held in Recorders Court this week. according to
attorneys for the two defendants.
johnson and Roberts found guilty Of first de-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07
Probe To Sift
Bad Housing In
Detroit
One Negro
Fireman Hired
By Welfare

A sweeping investigation OF al
legged misuse OF welfare funds by
Detroit officials Is to be made by
the state. according TO Senator
Charles {. Digs. this week.
The probe BY the state follows
charges made by Senators Diggs
and Stanley Nowak. representing
the Twenty-hrst district after an
investigation OF two months OF
the welfare by the two senators.
Duohnnu - Dt.LnL
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-12-07

TTIT UTFWl
Judge Scallcn deferred sentence
OF the two boys until Dec. rs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19
JUST CAUSE FOR 121a
 CENTS PER XVII WORTH OF CELEBRATION

On next November 1 the Town of Wrangell will own, free and clear of all encumbranees, a light plant, conservatively valued at $150,000, capable of supplying all the power and light this community can use, and more too.
 Since back in 1881 when the town first took over the old plant which had been operated by the then de- funct sawmill, the town has paid around $65,0O0 in round figures for the privilege of owning it's own municipal plant, and every dime of it has come from revenues. In other words, the light and power users have paid the bill in rates which are admittedly about as high as any to be found on earth. And they have done it without more than normal complaint of good citizens about taxes, light rates and the customary things We are all guilty of griDing about on occasion.
 November l, the last small pay ment will be made. With ample funds in the light department to take care of it, the suggestion has been advanced that the final pay ment be made a little before it is due and tie it in with a community celebration heralding the occasion.
 It's a laudable thought worthy of aarIv consideration If such a eel ebration is held it might be we'll to hold 1t around the close of the fish ing season and before industrial op- erations are closed down for the winter.
 At any rate, it's a suggestion and we're passing it on for what it's worth. Surely, If any one ever had cause for community celebration WrangelI has after the long and costly pull of acquiring a light plant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19

draft the national platform at Phil adelphia. which Democratic Key noter Barkley at Chicago described as written in mud by the migra- tory feet of a weasel probably will have a copy of this document as the basis for the Alaska COP platform.
 Most interesting part of the sitka convention, however, will be tthe attitude of the GOPers following the seating of the White delegation in Philadelphia The Alaska Press at Juneau, spokesman for the anti Whites, declared in a recent issue that the fight is still on Thus, the boys may gather at sitka in an ef- fort to unseat the White organiza- tion or they may fail to show up at all, which is most likely.
 While MT White, National Com mitteeman, E. A. Rasmuson and others who attended the Philadel- phia convention report the situation well under control, Mr R. D. Rob ertson of Juneau, who headed the dAl lA- " IAANG uEAEEsEa EANAA l0 4 AA4AHHEl= phia without success, has issued vol luminous statements on the subject Simmered down, they add up that Mr. White had the support of Sen ator Thomas of Idaho and the Sen ator had the ear of the chairman of the committee passing on the Alaska delegation as well as a few other attentive ears with the result that the great stacks of protests, reports, etc, which the anti-Whites carried back to the convention were a little heavy for summer reading.
 * * *
 Mr. Robertson declares they were politically machined" out of the convention. Fact is that those Re publian leaders opposing the White organization have been out-smarted politically for the last seven or eight years and will continue to be until such time as they decide to settle their differences in their own party in Alaska and not at national con yentions. In the meantime, the Dem ocrats should give Mr. White a leather medal for keeping their op- position in a state of upheaval.
 L. ".
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19

back and forth within the bottle even move up from Birmingham. And that brings up the No. Bot tleneek. Raw materials.
 Here's An Example
 Ammunition making Is the per feet example Of the business that runs smack dab Into bottleneeks the day Congress votes the money Tor tt. Take a 75 nm. shell for light field guns
 The parts of that shell are made all over The map. The government ordinarily makes the cases in the only plan of it's kind in the eouu- try.
 Now contracts have to be farmed out Electrical equipment makers can make them in a pineh-if they can tool up. So contracts are let
 Steel companies get contracts for the projectiles. Spark plug makers get the primer job. and a plant that makes the bushings 70 keep your auto wheels from shimmying turns out the fuses.
 Smokeless powder is required The only such plant in the United States could supply only 10 per cent of the needs of an army of million men. More plants are necessary.
 Nearly every step requires more machine tools from an industry that's working night and day now, The raw materials for the job have 10 be pulled through the bottlenecks, too. Cotton from down south, ether and alcohol from the midwest, nitric and sulfurie acid from all over the map.
 But you still haven't any ammu- nitionl
 All of this stuff has to be assem- bled, and the only assembling or loading plant in this country is a comparatively dinky affair operated by the government. More of these are in the blueprint stage. But it'll take a year and a half. on the most conservative estimates, to get any prepardness program through the l bottlenecks!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19
FRENCH FRONT IS
 LATEST POPULAR WAY
 TO DO YOUR HAIR UP
A. stueSerFiee

II looks as f the long bob were winning once again. The up-hair do and the baby curls couldn't defeat il. Now the modified pompadour is bidding for It's place. but it doesn't seem likely to win out-not until nearer fall. anyhow. It's a case of American women sticking to the easiest way to fix their hair
 But the French front, which real ly is the old pompadour. is easy to do. loo. Paris hair stylists say tor said1. In fact. they say it's really a war measure to take curls off of the neck when the hairdresser is fnae- cessible.
 Here's a French front timesayer and hot weather special.
 First, part the back hair in the center. then draw the former neck eurls into a single curl over each ear. Let a small comb hold each curl in place For evening. tuck velvet ribbon securely at the back, then bringing it Up 10 cover the part toward the top of the head and 10 end in a bow just behind the front swirl of pompadour. It's for nal looking. perhaps too much so for popularity right now
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19
DEATH WRITES FINS
 TO LIFE MARKED WITH
 TRAGEDY FOR HERNANDEZ

Tragedy struck for the last time this week for Tony Hernandez, Al, long time resident of Wrangell. Tony, watchman at the Farwest Alaska Company cannery, was found dead Monday morning on the can nery dock, the victim of a pulmon- ary hemmorhage. He had suffered with lung trouble for a long time.
 Tragedy had dogged Tony's steps through life. On December IA, 1883, his little family of three girls were burned to death when the family home near the present site of the City Hall was destroyed by flames, the children being trapped in the inferno. His domestic life had been unhappy.
 Born in Mexico June 13, 1899, Hernandez came here with Herb Kittilsby when Carl Theile started the Diamond K, now the Harvest, and was employed as night watch man. He had worked for years with Kittilsby in Sikta and Douglas
 "A mighty good workman and a hard one to replace" said J. Frank Wright, Farwest Superintendent.
 Friends gathered Wednesday morning to pay last respects to Tony at Catholic sevices. Peter c. Mc- Cormack Jr. and undertaken Ed Lindeman, old friends, were in charge. He was buried beside his three children.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19

But the machine tool industry is punch drunk. Few dies, jigs. and tools were needed in the depression. Plants closed. Workers were dis missed.
 Furthermore, all the armament programs, from planes to micro scopes. need the same machine tools. One Of these is the automatic screw machine, a sort of lathe to turn, shape and scrape metal. An other is the deep drawing press. an elephant Of a gadget that stamps out and shapes metal into sheets and tubes and squares. and what not. Everything needed in a re- armament drive runs into one or the other or both of these precious gadgets somewhere along the line.
 The Labor Problem
 Skilled labor is the Number 2 Bottleneck. There's not enough of it. and the depression scattered it away from the eenters of the machine tool industry. back to rural areas. Much of this can't be salvaged now. Many wartime skills do not even exist in peace time
 The only answer to the skilled labor bottIeneek at the moment is more vocational schools. more push button machines for semi-skilled workers.
 But there's that machine tool bottleneck again! Push-button ma chimes can't be made without ma chine tools.
 The Railroad Problem
 The Number BOttleneck is transportation-a not so serious item as yet. But it's there just the same, and you'll be hearing more about it. It isn't that the railroad. haven't got the facilities to move Q war program load, but that this load must move through narrow bot tlenecks-prineipally the Chicago yards.
 Take airplanes and transporta tion Seventy per cent of the in dustry is on the west coast. All tht big engine plants are in the hear of the great American industria bottle, with the neck lying on Chi cago, and the bottom roughly bound ed by Boston and Baltimore. En zines have to be made by the en zine plants in the bottle, and ship ped to the far west TOT mounting.
 So far, so good But at the samt time this is going on, the uniform makers are drawing their woo through the Chicago bottleneck, too Packers have to get meat for tn, workers drawn into the bottle. Tn, ammunition makers are trying tt get their cotton through to the east ern arsenals. Steel must shuttle
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19

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The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-07-19
- ON TTIHIlB WASHINGTON - FRONT
* k
By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, July 19-All you hear about the rearmament program is "bottleneeks. What are they and why are they so important?
 The four great bottlenecks are CD machine tools, CD skilled la bor, (3) transportation, and (4) raw materials.
 Of all these, machine tools is the first-and the worst
 Without machine tools you cant even make a good bean shooter. Planes, guns, tanks, pontoons (the new aluminium kind), trucks, ammu- milton, even the buttons on uni forms, and the uniforms themselves absolutely require machine tools
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02
AT TER MANY YEARS
By {. 7. SHORT

The few rough spots that de-
yeloped there were taken out in
a two hour rehearsal at Pesh-
astin Saturday afternoon.
Much Of the journey is over
highways which closely follow
the pioneer trails. The Method
list church at Kent is near the
site Of home to which settlers
In that part Of the White River
valley fled for protection the
night Of the Indian outbreak
which was the beginning of the
war against the whites in the
valley in the early eighteen
fifties.
From Kent over Snoqualmie
pass the road follows part of
the trail made by the Indians
who came from Yakima to
trade with the Hudson's Bay
post at Fort Nisqually. Blewett
pass follows the general direc-
ton of another trail used by
the Indians and pioneers.
From Peshastin TO Wenatehee.
Cashmere, Okanogan, omak and
Chelan, the route follows the
general direction of an old trad
ing road. There also are many
landmarks left by the Hudson's
bay traders and Catholic mis-
sionaries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-04-02

TUESDAY, April. 2

This should be a fairly for
tunste day. for good and evil
planetary influences counter
balance 10 q certain degree. The
planetary government is for
tunste for those who exercise
authority. Under this rule of
the stars there will be social
unrest and economic discomfort
Of grave potentialities.
Heart and Home: This should
Be . fortunate day for the FAM
ily. The head of the house
should Be generous in spending
money for spring repairs. wo-
men are well directed. The stars
encourage mild love affairs
among the young. but there is
danger Of choosing the wrong
mate while this CONFORMATION
prevails.
Business Affairs: Fair pros
perity will be enjoyed in the
United states through this year.
despite the usual trade slack
before a national election. Farm
ers VIII profit, but weather con-
ditions may be unsatisfactory
this month. Acknowledging and
other modern industries will
gain greatly. Demand for chem
ists and electrical engineers will
assure large salaries.
National Issues: The stars are
read ss indicating close races
among political candidates for
high offices. Fate will hang in
the balance In q way that raises
hopes and then destroys pros
poets Of success. Underneath
all party issues the economic
problem viii be most serious
and may be the principal factor
in the final outcome. A lead
Inc finsncier whose counsel is
needed will reach the close of
his long career.
International Affairs: Russia
IL subject TO portents of world
concern as internal troubles
oomplieate the ambitious plans
Of the Soviet government. There
IL q sinister sign believed 10
presage the serious illness or
death Of Stain The stars APP
pear to forewarn tragedy for
dictators as world descriptions
change conditions on the planet
Earth.
Persons whose birthdate II is
have the augury OF year OF
probable advancement in busi-
meas or professional matters.
Government employees will en-
JOY unexpected advantages.
Children born On tina day