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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
CLEANING FIREPLACE

Cleaning a stone fireplace that
has become smoked on the outside
is a complicated process but well
worth the trouble.
Dissolve four ounces Of high
grade yellow laundry soap, cut in
thin chips, in enough hot water to
make one quart of soft soap when
the mixture Is cold. Apply addi-
tional heat TO the mixture, IL
necessary. to dissolve the soap.
Stir one-half pound of powdered
pumice stone and one-fourth of q
pint of household ammonia into
the quart Of soft soap.
Mix thoroughly and, after re-
moving as much of the smoke as
possible by brushing with a good
stiff brush, apply a coat of the
mixture to the surface with a
brush. II the mixture Is too thick,
add water until it can be spread
easily. After allowing the mixture
to remain on the surface for Is
to 80 minutes, take a scrubbing
brush and a pail of warm water
and a sponge and scrub the sur
face thoroughly. Then wash the
soapy mixture from the surface
with water and a sponge and
rinse the surface with plenty Of
water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Mortgage Insurance Helps
In Rebuilding Slnm Areas

Recognizing the social-economic
necessity of eliminating or reno
waiting the deteriorated sections of
American cities. Federal Housing
Administrator Stewart Mcdonald
announces the the FILA has pre-
pared regulations covering insur-
ance of mortgages for the rehabili-
tation of urban blighted areas.
Mortgage insurance. which has
proven so successful in the SMALL
home field during the last five
years, may now be used as an in
strument to correct some of the
evil of dilapidated houses and slum
areas.
This problem IL undoubtedly
most acute In eastern and middle
western Industrial cities. Many of
these properties are structurally
sound but have deteriorated into
dingy tenements.
But, as Mr.. Mcdonald points out
in his announcement, the problem
can be solved In many places
through Q large-scale rehabilita-
ton program for rundown proper
ties made possible under the in
sured-mortgage provisions of the
national housing act.
OF great Importance Is the fact
that many properties in blighted
areas are now in the hands of in
stitutions and estates as a result
of foreclosures. Renovation under
the new FILA regulations will
make the properties more attrac-
tive and will lower the vacancy
rate, while at the same time I'M
desirable housing will be corrected
Institutions Consult FILA
Representatives of life insurance
companies, savings banks, savings
and loan associations, and real es-
tate boards have been consulting
with officials of the FILA in arriv-
ing at proper eligibility require
ments and regulations covering re-
Mobilization mortgages.
Banking and real estate inter-
ests have expressed the view to
the FILA that mortgage insurance
can become a useful instrument in
making possible the restoration to
better use and condition of urban
neighborhoods blighted by the out
ward growth Of cities, the exodus
Of population, the infiltration of
undesirable factors, and similar
conditions.
In most cases, they say, all that
is needed to rehabilitate such
neighborhoods is the renovation of
enough buildings in the same To-
cality to create a nucleus or neigh
borhood Of sufficient size to be
self-contained and resistant to
bhghting factors.
Projects Under Section 20T
Rehabilitation project mortgages
insured by the FILA will fall under
the regulations of section 207, the
portion of the national housing act
covering chiefly large-scale rental
housing mortgages.
In the case Of rehabilitation
mortgages, the cost Of new physi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15

II you're not using It, sell II viii,
z Fast Action Times Want Ad
Phone Main 1851. !
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15

ever before toward stimulating
and facilitating the purchase of
houses by families In the $1,000
to $1,000 a year income group.
II was looking toward this end
that the FILA recently broadened
its program in order to start the
flow of private capital into these
and wider channels.
All Elements Unite
1.-THE construction Industry,
building material dealers and
manufacturers, and lending insti-
tutions," Mcdonald continued, ARE
now uniting In a concerted drive
to put before the public we'll
equipped home that can be paid
for at approximately $25 a month
or less. including all charges. Both
the house and the price are the
result of progress made in recent
years by builders and lenders, in
cooperation with the government,
toward producing a desirable
commodity that Is available to a
large proportion Of the nations
people who have felt previously
they could not afford to own their
own homes.
Careful planning. combin e d
with the advance made in the de-
velopment Of building materials
has produced houses which no,
only are desirable from a mer-
ohandising standpoint but also are
accepted by lenders as excellent
mortgage risks, thus making huge
reservoirs Of private capital avail
able to finance their purchase.
FHA Raises Quality
This has been brought abou
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
CHECK WINDOWS AND
REDUCE FUEL BILLS

When the fuel bill is high 1t
may be wise to check the windows
before blaming the furnace. Even
one window in an exposed house
front in moderately severe win
ter can be responsible for conid-
cradle fuel losses.
The losses may be reduced par
TALLY by Misunderstanding. Per-
manent double windows or storm
SASH windows, tightly fitted, will
help even more by cutting down
both conductioh and radiation
losses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Building Hints

To avoid the disturbance OF the
household by meter readers. an
electric meter may be mounted at
right angles 10 or facing q cellar
window so that II can be viewed
from the outside Of the house, or
In a cabinet that can be secured
10 the exterior OF the building.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15

or more Of the agencies would be
able to come to one place to effect
their business.
First Of Consultations
This is the first of a number of
consultations which will be eff
fected throughout other sections
of the country where such q
merging of facilities will prove
economical and practical, as was
intended under the government re-
organization act" Mr.. Jones
stated.
The work Of coordinating the
field offices in Los Angeles was
under the direction of George +.
Buskie, deputy loan administrator.
Subsequent procedure along this
line will also be handled by Mr..
Buskie. Mr.. Jones said.
Testimony of the federal loan
administrator before the subcom-
mittee of the house appropriations
committee, recently made public,
showed that Mr.. Jones had asked
for $4,000 for the coming fiscal
year with which to administer the
Federal Loan agency. These funds
would not be a direct appropria-
ton but would be drawn from the
agencies comprising the organiza-
ton. The allotment was to be made
as follows:
Reconstruction Finances
corporation and the
RFC Mortgage COM
pany $4,000
Home Owners Loan COR
poration ............ s4,50o
Federal Home Loan Bank
podiu o,6OO
Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance corporation 1900
Federal Housing admins
lralioH ............... $500
Electric Home and Farm
authority ............. $500
Export-Import Bank of
Washington ........... 500
,2oo,oo
No Elaborate Set-Up
Mr.. Jones told the committee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15
Mirrors Add SpacIousness

The reflective quality of mir
rored surface is an effective tool
in the hand Of q skillful home
owner.
Built-in mirrors increase the ap-
parent spaciousness of room and
brighten dark corners. Well placed,
they bolster dull room by the
reflection of lights and by throw
ing back important colors.
The use Of colored plate glass
for mirrors gives them a range al
most infinite compared with the
limited uses Of other days. Several
attractive colors are available TO
blend or contrast with other OBJ
jects In the room
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-15

S<Vo,OUU
No Elaborate Set-Up
Mr.. Jones told the committee
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

scout when you get under his skin,
Such prospects want what they
want when they want it-snd they
usually pay for what they get when
they get it, so they look good to
us and are well worth the special
effort required to land them.
The natural laws OF compensation
work out in selling just the same
as in all other lines OF endeavor,
The hardest people to sell are u.s.
ually the most desirable customers
for you-and no salesman can make
good on the occasional bone" that
is thrown out by the easy prospects
in his territory
There is a right method TO land
every kind Of prospect Make up
your mind 10 that now and when
you fail to bring home the bacon
don't make the mistake OF laying
| the blame TO the peculiar character
istics OF your prospect,
Always take the blame yourself
You'll get a lot Of good out Of
analyzing your work in that way
! it will help you improve your
methods and increase your sales.
while by accepting any prospect as
impossible you will weaken your
self, even on the people with whom
YOU arc naturally most successful
A high class salesman loves a
good fight-a high strung prospect
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

Negro. Call it....er-r-r.. call 1t
anything. . anything but Negro.
Oh yes, we have a Negro community
center, Negro Y,M.CA. and WV.
CA. Negro schools, Negro church,
es. Negro businesses -lipe-in=
/ Negro reighborhoods and Negro
communities. We've got to. The
white folks make US have them.
They refuse to permit us. they dare
-us,-to- share -theirs-But- we don't
call them that We try to fool our
selves by other designations. We
tell ourselves it is not so. We are
afraid to say Negro. Afraid! Per-
haps we are ashamed.
WHO CARES?
Our enslaved minds have US en-
shaved to our masters Our teach
ings make US ashamed OF anything
that is all Negro We think we can't
walk without our masters. Hence
we tear down, fight, oppose and
attempt to destroy anybody who
dares believe the Negro can walk
alone Because OF our lack OF faith
in the Negro. ..our frantic effort
to run away from ourselves we
have no strength. We are power
less. Because we are afraid to build
as Negroes we are failing to build
at all.
Because we are afraid to stand
together; afraid TO live together;
afraid to fight together; we, the
Negro, are being destroyed. Oh well.
who cares?
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
NORTHWEST
DETROIT

Flash
Next week, this column will fea-
ture articles from neighbors, friends,
taxpayers and property owners,
speaking on the subject which is
most talked about among colored
citizens. especially TO us on the
Eight Mile Road, incorporating A
City"
Visiting
Mrs. MARCIA Smith OF Connecticut
is the guest OF Mr. and Mrs, ],
Lockett on Glinlodge avenue, Fern
dale.
Mrs, Gertrude Bruton spent three
weeks with relatives and friends in
Detroit, She returned to her home
in New Jersey last week.
Mrs. Emerson OF Ilene street, a
good neighbor, old friend and citi-
zen, is leaving for New Jersey where
she plans to make her home
Mrs. Roxie Wright Of Ithaca
street spent two months visiting rel
stives and friends in Sardis. Miss
Como, Miss, Memphis, Tenn. and
Chicago. Ill.
Mrs. jamie Williams OF Flint
Mich. was the guest OF Mr. and
Mrs Washington Of Roselawn street
Rufus Barnett Of Athens, Ca is
the guest OF Mr. and Mrs, Luther
Barnett Of Wisconsin street
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
On the Horizon
By JERENE GURLEY MACKLIN

By JERENE GURLEY MACKLIN
The first colored school south Of
the Mason and Dixon line was
organized May 20, 1865 in Lexington,
Ky. 1t was established in the same
building over which Captain John
Morgan hoisted the first Confed-
crate flag in Kentucky
X X X
The first colored Roman Catholic
priest in the United States was a
Rev. Augustus Folton OF Quincy,
Ill.
The greatest Negro scholar in the
world was DR.. Edward Wilmont
Blyden, a full-blooded Negro. and
formerly Minister OF Liberia to
England. is an extensive contribu-
tor to English literatur
The first daily newspaper pub
lished by colored people was the
Cairo Gazette, owned, edited and
published by Hon. W. S. Scott. OF
Cairo, ILL., The first issue came from
The press April %. 1882
X \
Dr. Booker I. Washington found
er Of Tuskegee Institute. was the
first Afro-American invited 10 ad-
dress the Boston Unitarian club
which was one OF the most intelli-
gent and wealthiest clubs In the
United States.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Observing -.
POLITICS and
POLITICIANS
By VIM. L. SHERRILL
=.--- Associate Editor
DIES COMMITTEE
FRANK MURPHY
PAT HARRISON
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

The Dies Committee virtually
tells us that there is no need in
looking under the bed every hour
or so in fear at finding a Communist
there.
Communists there are, and Fss-
cists. and other lists, the committee
reports to Congress-all Of them try
ing to undermine the American
democracy, and some of their or
CARNATIONS agents OF foreign gov
ernments which are opposed to the
American Way. But whatever the
committees citation OF subversive
activities which it has exposed and
been instrumental in checking, the
large fact is that this committee. for
all its frugent sensationalism, de-
clares that subversive activities in
this country are rapidly declining.
Perhaps we may thank the Dies
Committee for helping to bring this
about. But the committee itself lays
the decline to the International, sit
uation, which means, chiefly the
compact between Nszism and Com
munism, Hltlerism and Stalinism.
This is not to minimize subver-
sive activities uncovered by the
committee. Many communities have
seen them or learned OF them from
reliable sources, but the number
seriously influenced by them is rel
atively small, the committee says,
thus confirming the opinion Of a
tgreaEmany=infnrmed, intelligent
Americans who have refused to be-
come excited and get all "het up"
over the situation"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

nomic strength with which TO en-
trench himself for a battle to the
finish against the enemies OF his
progress and be able to defend him
self with credit and success against
| all comers7
II he ever did acquire enough
wealth and economic power in this
country to make himself really felt,
would it be his salvation or his doom
and damnation?
Would he in such case become a
greater gotham =ne@=sad
become the victim OF the rapacious
interests OF this country bent and
determined 10 take away from him
tine wealth and toot-that- he-Haay
have accumulated through his CEN
turtles OF thrift, sacrifice and self
denial?
Was the tragic fate OF the Jews in
Germany the direct result OF the
wealth that they had accumulated
with the power and influence that
such wealth represented IN that
,ountry, and the ,outburst OF the
hatred of the German Nordies mott
waited by greed and envy and the
desire to extort and despoil the
Jews of such wealth? These are
some OF the questions that we sub
nit for thought and answer to some
OF the Negro apostles who are ad-
vising the Negro to build in Ameri-
ca an economic empire capable Of
liberating the Negro from civil dis
ability and racial persecution.
In the meantime. and while our
black economists are bordering ov-
er and unravelling these questions,
let US who have a more realistic
view OF life and OF this race prob
lem go over some facts and figures
in the economic field and stare them
squarely in the face.
Looking at the Negro economic
panorama in its true perspective we
find the great mass OF gainfully oc-
cupied Negroes in the United States
divided into four main groups: %
Agricultural workers. ~ domestic
and personal servants, 49, unskilled
and semi-skilled laborers, and "a
the trades. The rest of the gainfully
occupied Negroes in America form
Insignificant classes, las to numbers)
and the smallness OF their number
is out of proportion respectively to
the rest OF the Negro population, if
we are to take the standards OF pro-
portion established for the rest of
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Letters To The Editor

OF consumable goods as much 40
he takes out On the other hand,
the person on the dole takes with
out giving. If these peoples taxes
we're paid we could demand any
improvements and not be compelled
to travel streets without lights.
1t is impossible TO put more
strain on these people. Can they
support more? Then what do they
mean BY the people get next to
nothing for the taxes we pay.
The only thing the Eight Mile
Road needs to receive all the mod
ern conditions any other place gets
is to unite, pay these taxes, fix
these homes, place man or woman
OF the caliber OF Lincoln at our
dictorship and he will receive the
moral support of the community
| am sure. thank you.
Mrs. Nina johnson
A taxpayer Of Ferndals
since 1922.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13


1t doesn't make any difference
what territory you work, you nave
all KINDS OF prospects TO deal with
There are easy prospects and close
prospects: large prospects and small
prospects; quick prospects and SLOW
prospects; good and poor prospects,
quiet prospects and loud. boisterous
prospects; open and frank prospects:
sly, smooth prospects, courteous
pleasant prospects and SO called
mean, fighting prospects.
There are few, if any snaps among
them but its good to know that you
can tackle any old kind OF pros
pect and come home with the roast
beef" under your arm.
Every angle of business today is
constant grind in which intelli-
gent, hard work is the big factor
OF success, and your territory is
not large enough so that you can
afford TO draw any lines as to the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
The writer's thoughts necessarily represent the
and opinions Of this paper.

America as a ysrd-stick. Outside Of
the last group, which is the small
est in number OF the four, the great
wealth of our race must be based
chiefly on the earnings OF the Ne
gro m-laborers, the Negro serv-
ant, and the Negro unskilled and
semi-skilled laborer.
II we take the white mans stand
ards OF proportion as a yard-stick,
and on the basis Of the Negro form
ing ten per cent Of the total popula-
ton OF the United States, then we
must conclude that the Negro is still
the servant and unskilled- worker
class OF America, and saddest OF all
in the lowest income bracket OF all
other peoples OF this nation.
Since the figures for the 1910 CEN
sus are not yet available, and TAX
ing the figures for the 1880 census,
and perhaps some in-betWeen. we
have the following figures to ex-
anime: These figures are taken
from the Negro Year Book. 1887 80,
ana from olher reiiaoie statistical
sources IN 1851 there were IN
agriculture, 36i Negroes per 1000
painfully occupied Negroes, as COM
pared with 214 native whites and
81 foreign born whites" That is out
OF every 1000 whites only 305 were
engaged IN agricultural LABOR linen
mere sheate-hot nave oeen more
Lhah=sa.o=Ae sees=fe =eeefs=ttee zei
Votdl population as against sol Tor
every l'ooo negroes. IN oomestic
service ana personal service there
misrepresentation ssihfaiiy
occupied negroes, as compared with
90 LOT natiVe whlles ana III Tor
lorelsn porn whites In otner
words LOT every l'ooo whites there
were lS' al tolo employed IN per-
sohal and domestic service At that
rale there snoulo nave oeen only
z5'S negroes IN oomestic and per-
sohai service Tor every l.loo OF total
populatioh' instead OF zof Tor every
l'ooo negroes.
Inc negro rear BOOK gives also
tnese otner interesting figures: Vi
tne salhlully occupied negroes o1
America we nave IN sgrlcultural
and ailieo occupations 5o'f percent;
IN Manufacturing ana mechanical
industries tchiefiy as unskiiled or
seml-skllled laoorers) 1876 percent;
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13

! Pat Harrison objects to the presi-
dents proposal to raise $3.50, 900, 600
for the National defense. And he
proposes that a joint committee OF
the two houses OF Congress 10 sur
vey the situation and draw up q
Congressional Budget"
A Congressional budget - We
would like to see it. Harrison has
been one Of the leaders in the &C.
onomy bloc. Now that many OF the
members of this bloc are facing cleo
ton back home, it will be interest
ing TO watch them handle the ques-
tons OF relief, recovery, budget and
defense.
Harrison himself intimates that II
congress draws up budget it will
in all probability spend more than
the president Who doubts it? This
is election year.
President Roosevelt the precedent
breaker, broke another precedent
when he delivered his opening
speech to Congress. He made no
proposals to Congress OF signifi-
canoe. Instead he left it up to Cong
ress to make its own program-and
take the rap. With two exceptions
his message on the state OF the union
was in reality one on the state OF
the world
The two exceptions are the plug
lie put in for extension OF the trade
i--5-reements Aet-snd- his expressed
wish that Congress meet the addi-
tional army and navy expenditures
with new taxes, Otherwise no work
is laid out for the hired men to do.
He did say the field is large. The
inference is that the House and
Senate can find their own places
10 dig
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13
Mr.. Louis E. Martin
Editor, Michigan Chronicle

Mr.. Louis E. Martin
Editor, Michigan Chronicle
Detroit, Michigan
| Dear Sir:
Using your columns as a means Of
expressing my views on the pres
ent economic crisis, l point out the
following facts: -
Within the past twenty years
more than at any other time in thu
history OF our nation the greed of
gain has held sway. Throughout this
period millions have fallen victim
to its ravaging hand. The most i'm
portant cry OF this space, or the
thought that has predominsted the
minds OF men was TO get money and
get it at any cost This being true
Silver and Gold became the chief
Gods, substituting the principles of
justice and fair play which, even
in our dealing with one another.
were destroyed.
Men forgot Gods Commandment.
Thou shalt have no other God he
fore me" and kent travel;r
rapidly away from the God of the
universe. Our journey has landed
us in a very bad predicament. And
the more serious our situation be-
comes the more we are realizing
Just how falls, were the value. or
Gods to which we so long clunr We
can now realize to great extent
Just how perishing were the thing.
for which we sought and how chang
ing are conditions in this world OF
ours.
As we slowly emerge from thes.
social, economic and political depth,
INTO which we were suddenly
thrown, it seems that once more we
are returning to Him who is the
eiver OF every good and perfect gift.
Having been fully rescued let II,
abide in Him" There's always dang
er in strsying from the principles
Of the lowly Nazarene. but in sbid.
ing this will be better world in
which to live.
tSigneuJ
Daniel W. Blackman
3345 Merrick avenue
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-01-13


All Of Michigan should be proud
OF Frank Murphy. Even those who
do not agree with his social philoso-
ply or politics must be proud OF
the meteoric rise Of one OF the sons
Of Michigan from a humble citizen
to seat on the United States Su-
preme Court bench.
No son OF Michigan has ever 50
distinguished himself, from Detroit
City Hall he stepped into the posi-
ton of High Commissioner at the
Philippines. Resigning the position
he became governor of the state OF
Michigan. He ran for a second term
and was defeated.
To any other than Frank Murphy
this would have meant political
death. But almost before the ballots
were counted, Murphy had been ap-
pointed to State Attorney General
Now after distinctive service in this
post he is named a justice in the
highest court in the land.
A finer addition to our Supreme
Court could not have been found
Frank Murphy brings to this court
fearless opinion and solid merit.