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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
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door, supporters of Rev. Hill, leader
Of the S0journer Truth housing
fsht and present leader Of the cam
paisn for more jobs for Negroes in
local defense plants, were busy dis
,ributing their officer slate at the
entrances.
After the gym was almostafiled.
all persons entering the room were
asked to show their membership
cards and upon failure to do so
we're shunted into another room to
sign a membership voucher.
By $3.50 evey seat was taken and
party supporters and curiosity
seekers we're lined up,sagainst the
walls while the balcony was be-
ginning 10 fill up. There was hub
Dub as members began to fight ner-
vously and glance over the nomin-
stlng committees list Of officers for
the hundredth time, displaying a
nervous tension as the secretary and
executive secretary Of the organiza-
ton took their seats thanked by re-
porters and photographers.
At exactly 3:3l, DR. McClendon
stepped to the platform and the
tension was broken as his support
ers began 10 cheer Justify,
Reports Are Heard
McClendon called the meeting 10
order and reports. from the secre-
tary, the executive secretary and
various committees we're heard, az
ter which the president asked the
vice president. Fred Allen, to take
the chair while McClendon made
his annual report
McClendons only report was to
sanction that made by GlosterS ur-
rent, TO which the president added
that while all this was going on l
was still president"
From that point McClendon went
into a campaign speech in which
he pledged continued support to the
organization and pointed out that
he had made many personal and
business sacrifices in the interest Of
the NAACP. Summing up his speech
he said there are rumors that if
| am elected president l will FIRE
Gloster Current. the executive Sec
rotary. l want it understood that
have no power to hire or fire any
body - such action is left up TO
the executive board"
PandemOnium Breaks Loose
When a motion was offered for
the acceptance Of McClendon's re
port" Father Rockford B. Meyers,
Rector Of ST. Matthews church
asked the vice president, rs that
a report or something else?"
This question seemed to touch off
a spark and there were calls OF
no" and yes" as the vice presi-
dent raped for order Allen claim
cd that anything no. heard in Nc
Clendon's report was contained in
the report Of the executive secre-
tary.
W. Barton Beatty. chairman OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
LANGSTON HUGHES

The Shakespeare OF Harlem,
Langston Hughes, was telling me Of
his proposal 10 relieve the growing
racial tensions which have devel-
oped in the armed forces and among
civilians during the war period. He
says the Government should launch
some sort Of educational program
for soldiers and war workers where
by they would learn fully what this
war is all about and how essential
it is for unity between all the
groups that make up the nation A
great deal is being done to their
bodies but their minds are ignored
I believe our poet has something
there.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
NORWOOD TO
STAND TRIAL
ON TUESDAY
Granted New Trial
After Conviction
In January

A motion made by defense coun-
SCI Cecil Rowlette 10 suppress the
evidence and dismiss the defend
ants in the Norwood conspiracy
case was denied on Monday by Re-
corder's Judge Donald ". Van Zile,
as the defendants faced a second
trial for conspiracy 10 violate the
gaming laws
The case had been tried once and
the defendants. including Walter
Norwood, owner OF the hotel bear
ing his name had been found guilty.
However the State Supreme Court
granted a new trial TO the defen-
dsnts, insofar as illegal evidence
had been used at the trial.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
URBAN LEAGUE
RAISED MONEY
THRU WORKERS
Large Donations Made
By Business And
individuals

In q report given out by the De-
troit Urban League Negroes save
generously to the War Chest Of
metropolitan Detroit in its recent
campaign for funds 10 care io'
those IN the Armed Forces and the
needy at home'
More than 5000 was raised
through the channe. OF the league
wElch in no way represents all the
money collected. It is felt that sew
c-sl times this amount was pledged
&. the places where many are en-
I!oyed.
The following workers vo.un-
tcared 10 solicit for tais worthy
enterprise;
Fred A. Allen, W 9. Beatty
Horace Bradacld. Mrs Sidney
Bartawell. Ms Gorzelse Bailey, V.
4. Bristol. Lloyd " Coter, Mrs
Jessie Darlington. Alys Carroll,
Z. R. Carney, Mss Viola Cole, Mrs
Frank Davis, Mis- Lucy Davis, Mrs
lanes E.hr!dee, Robert Fletcher,
Mrs Beatrice Fleming Mrs. Made
Inc Faylc- Moses K. Fritz. Mrs
Bernjco GrIfa7 Mrs. Catherine
G-ahar d Rober, Green.dsc. Mrs.
Eleanor Griffin. Mrs, L. Louise
Cro51s Mrs II Pcy,oa johnson;
z T Marshall Ms. Bromsi
porick GEORGE Reed W. H Robin
son R S Serusgs Mrs. Ardenah
Stephens W. L. Walker. Mrs. Mau-
r.1e Tsvlor. Mrs Eledore Coruely.
Mrs Carrie Curtis. Dr. and Mrs. F.
I Dawson Miss Gladys Dll5rd
Ms Mildred For:soA. Mrs. Albert
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19
PREPARE BIG DRAFT CALL

WAYNESBORO, Ga.-The largest
group of Burke county Negroes
will leave for Fort Benning on
December % to join the armed
forces, D. L. Stone. draft board
chairman, announced recently.
Eighty EIGHT men were in the
call and only two OF these were
rejected.
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the nominating committee read the
slate Of officers TO be elected and
the Rev. Horace A. White asked
that Or. j. l. Henderson act as
chairman pro TEN during the cleo
ton.
De- McClendon's nomination was
seconded by a number Of his sup
porters but when the vote was
called for on the question, Sheldon
Tapes, recording secretary Of Lo-
cal 600, UAW-CIC rose to a point
Of order claiming that the noTinat-
ing committee had acted undemo.
cratically in placing only one name
for each office on the slate. At this
point pandemonium broke loose in
the building as McClendon support.
ers attempted to have Tapes ruled
gu, Of order.
Attorney c. Debron Simmons got
he floor and nominated Rev. Hill
and there followed long speeches
by McClendon supporters who re-
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19

voting more than once. After the
votes had been cast they were
counted in another room in the
building while interested parties
from both factions waited over an
hour to hear the ~eturns.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-12-19

With thesdenial Of the motion
made Monday after the defense
eounsels argument, the defendants
will be given a new trial with a
jury beginning on Tuesday before
Judge Van Zile
Those accused Of the policy con-
spiracy are Walter Norwood. Mr..
and Mrs Harold Woodward. Harold
Hardiman. Agatha Plummer. Fed
don Pappss and several others.
Judge Van Zile, however, ruled
that all evidence eeized in a raid
al the Norwood hotel was illegally
seized and could not be used at the
trial.
The dates OF the alleged conspir-
acy were changed 10 include April
q to May 7 of 1910.
Testimony at the trial is expected
10 disclose evidence seized at a raid
conducted by police at 544 jose
pl!ne avenue.
We're Convicted In January
All the defendants were convicted
N January Of this year by IA per-
sor Jury and were 10 be sentenced
on last February, however an ap-
peal Of the case resulted in the
present new trial being granted the
defendants.
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Evening star., 1942-11-20

20 yards behind the first, and we
shouted to the third and fourth
boats to get away. Then we, too,
turned and tried to escape by zig
tagging.
The destroyer was pouring g.
inch shells our way.
"A splinter took away the front
of one of my shoes, splitting two
toes.
Another shell blew leg off the
coxswain.
'The air was full of metal. A
second lieutenant jumped up to
take the wheel. A moment later he
got machine gun slug through a
thigh.
AS + started to climb up for the
wheel, shell crossed my lap and
blew up the motor. Burning gaso-
line spread over the boat so I gave
the order for the men to 60 over
the side. The destroyer picked
us up.
The men In the first boat swan
for the shore. Hundreds of French
civilians waded out to drag them to
safety. They chased away the Mo-
roccan police and took off their. own
coats to wrap our dripping soldiers.
"A French officer grabbed me and
asked how many boats there were in
the attack group. told him could
tell nothing but my name, rank
and number. The officer ran ex-
citedly to the bridge. They appar-
emily thought the whole invasion
was being centered at Casablanca
instead of Fedhala, and steamed
back to port.
There were no doctors on the
destroyer. but our six wounded
didn't let out whimper. We
were taken to a French military
hospital jammed with their own
wounded"
He said that the commanders Of
the two boats which escaped, 1t
Arthur Erwin of Columbia, S. c.,
and 1t. Thomas w. Kelly, jr, drove
their boats back to transport. re-
fueled and landed at Fedhala beach
as originally planned.
Among those from the two sunken
boats who were captured and then
released after the armistice were
Pvt. Elmer Spencer Of Greencastle,
Ind; Pvt. Donald Holman of Mil
lerstown, Pa; Pvt. GRANGE Lovett
of La Toilette, Tenn, and Pvt. Gene
Wagner of AbbOttStoWn, Pa.
They treated us very WE'LL" Pvt.
Lovett said. Civilians brought us
chicken, wine, jam and cigarettes
After we were released, the
French themselves drove us to
Fedhala."
Evening star., 1942-11-20

to see that they get their share of
war business, which is not as easy
as it may sound. Other manufac-
turers have the means, the machin-
cry and the engineering skill to
convert easily to essential produce
ton.
Tough Job.
The Murray-Patman Act set up
the Smaller War Plants Corp. and
established within WPB the posi-
ton of deputy chairman on smaller
war plants. WPB Chairman Nelson,
setting up the smaller war plants
division to do the planning, the
contact work and furnish engineer
ing aid for the manufacturers,
named Lou E. Holland of Kansas
City as deputy chairman and to
head the division and serve as
chairman of the corporation.
These tied-in duties gave Mr..
Holland one of the toughest jobs
in the Government. How his or
ganizations are going about their
work-the nature of their problems
and how they are being met-Will
be considered in later installments
Of this series.
Evening star., 1942-11-20

is survived by three brothers, Hamil-
ton P. Dorman, Naval Medical Re-
serve: Ensign Wayne E. Dorman,
Naval Mine Warfare School, and
Parker S. Dorman, U. s. N. r.
Other Victims Listed.
The Navy listed, besides Cadet
Dorman, the following as killed:
Ensign Frederick w. Greve III,
U. S. N. R.. pilot-instructor, West
Lafayette. Ind
Corpl. Ernest w. Tun, Raj stu
dent, Slough Buckinghamshire, Eng
land.
William J. White, Raj, Upton,
Stafferdshire, England.
Walter r. Porter, aviation machin-
lists mate, Detroit.
Ensign Robert S. Geiger, U. s.
N. r., pilot-instructor, Green Cove
Springs, Fla.
Cadet Fielding L. Mercer, Prairie
View, Ill.
Charles E. Rozier, aviatson ma
chinist. Moncks Corner, s. C.
Johnnie C. Hopkins, seaman Sec
ond class. U. S. N. R.. Vienna, Mo-
whose body has not been recovered
from the bay.
The two British airmen will be
buried in Fort Barrancas National
Cemetery In Pensacola.
Evening star., 1942-11-20
Toronto Delays Fete
For WHIkie;; He Asks:
WHO Wanted IT.?
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO, Nov. 20. - The
Toronto Board of Control yes
terday refused to approve plans
for a civic reception for Wen
dell Willkie next Wednesday
until information is received as
to what Mr.. Willkie will say in
a speech here in support of the
Friends for Russia movement.
In view Of WILKES past ut
terances I am opposed to it un-
til I hear something definite
about what he intends to say in
Toronto said Controller R. H.
Saunders.
IF it is something to do
with Britain or India I don't
want to have anything to do
with it," said Controller Fred
Hamilton.
II don't think we want To-
ronto to be the sounding board
for Republican Party politics"
said Controller Lewis Duncan.
In New York, Mr.. Willkie. on
being informed of the action,
said:
Who said I wanted q civic
reception? I thought those
things had been given up for
the duration"
Evening star., 1942-11-20
Six Die in Florida Crash
OF Light Army Bomber
Nv tho Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Nov.
20.-A light Army bomber crashed
today on Morrison Field, carrying
the pilot and five members Of the
crew to instant death.
Officials announced that the plane
starting a routine flight, crashed
Immediately after the take-of1 and
burned before any of the six men
could be rescued.
Names of those killed were not
Immediately made public.
1t was the first fatal accident at
Morrison Field since the Army Air
Transport Command took it about
two years ago.
Evening star., 1942-11-20
BY HAROLD V. BOYLE,

asooSidtCd AeSs w al lCopOhOGAl.
WITH A UNITED STATES
TASK FORCE, Casablanca,
French Morocco, Nov. Is de-
layed The tragic story OF the
lost squadron"-four American
assault boats which ran into
French destroyer fire here while
they were searching for the Fed
hala landing beaches-Was told
today by Second 1t. Edward w.
Wellman of New York City.
He and II other survivors were
captured by the French after the
destroyer riddled the first two as
sault boats when she was hailed in
the belief she was United States
warship.
They were among the few Amer
leans taken prisoner during three
days of fighting.
There were l9 casualties in the
engagement. Seventeen men in the
first boat to be sunk swan 3l2 miles
to safety. some without lifebelts.
1t. Wellman, formerly employed
in the advertising department of
the New York Daily News, received
minor injuries.
Headed Toward Casablanca.
The men pulled away from trans
ports in four assault boats about
$50 am. November 8, the first day
of the attack.
I'VE were supposed to land on the
beaches of Fedhala," 1t. Wellman
said, but through error the assault
boats headed toward Casablanca, 13
miles away, where the French feet
was quartered.
1T was not until we were in Casa
blanca harbor that we realized that
the fire toward which we were
headed was not from oil tanks on
Cape Fedhala. but French ship
hit by our naval fire.
Two OF our boats drew back.
The other two had drawn near
the vessel, which. in the darkness,
they thought was United States
destroyer.
Il was in one When the men in
the other hailed the vessel. a foreign
voice answered. They shouted back
we are Americansr
"A burst of machine gun fire came
from the destroyer. then only Is
yards away, and the first burst IA
tally wounded the captain.
Realizing that resistance was
useless against destroyer. the men
stood up and threw up their hands
some even tearing of their under
shirts and waving them.
French Suspected Trick.
'The destroyer, perhaps thinking
they were up to trick. Immediately
opened fire with 3-inch shells.
Some men in the boat were killed
by the shells and machine-gun bull
lets; then Sergt. Claude Cunning
ham Of Memphis, Tenn, sent the
survivors over the side into the
water.
THE French kept on pumping
shells into the boat until It sank
Under international law they could
do this since 1t was an assault
vessel.
7 was in the secesd boat, only
Evening star., 1942-11-20
Monpower
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portation of Puerto Ricans and ad-
ditional Mexicans to relieve the farm
labor shortage was also among mat
ters up for discussion.
The commission recently issued a
directive virtually freezing" cop
per miners and smelter workers to
their jobs in II Western States.
Disliking the freeze" order, min
ers are reported to have left their
work and through a mixup, accord
ing to Reed Robinson, international
president of the Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers Union, the armed
services continued their recruitment
IN the areas and employers started
hiring miners from mines of their
competitors.
The WPB reports the factors
causing the general outmigration
are complex, the main one being
wages. Over a number of years
significant wage dif1erential had
existed between aircraft and Ship
building on the one hand, and min
ing industries on the other, with
this gap widening with the BEGIN
ming of the war effort. Other fac
tors are poor housing, unsatisfac.
tory working conditions, and the
general fear Of postwar decline,
the WPB said.
Strike Against Soldier Miners.
Among the 1000 soldiers fur
loughed by the Army for mine duty
were 400 colored soldiers. Forty Of
these were sent to Butte, Mont.
about three weeks ago. When they
entered the mines, a strike was
called by the local union and despite
pleas of the unions international
president, Army and manpower
ohicials, the Butte miners and work.
ers have refused to return to their
posts.
This situation was up for discus
sion today. and it was reported that
the Army was willing to furloush
additional men to relieve the short
age In all areas. Mr.. McNutt has
denied that the use of troops to
break the Butte strike is contem-
plated.
Meanwhile, Mr.. McNutt reported
that the employment service planned
to comb every city and cross roads
to locate skilled men and women
for war jobs.
He said he had instructed the
service to make every effort to per-
suade such workers to shift from
civilian work to jobs In war plants.
This campaign does not reflect .
general shortage Of labor, Mr.. Nc.
Mutt explained, but 1t does mean
that In many occupations serious
scarcities hsye developed.
Evening star., 1942-11-20
Farm Leader Warns
AGAINST Artificial
Ceiling on Corn
Officials Are Cautioned
To Icy in Supply Of
Aspirin by Witness
d, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Government officials were cau-
toned today to lay In supply OF
aspirin against the many head
aches ahead" unless they change
their attitude toward farmers.
The warning came from Law
renee Farlow, secretary of the Farm
ers Grain Dealers Association OF
Illinois, who declared the deduction
of Government conservation and
parity payments in fixing ceilings
would result in gross injustice" to
producers of corn, wheat and other
grains.
Fixing Of an artificial ceiling on
corn, he told a Senate Agriculture
subcommittee, would remove any
incentive for holding it and cause
warehouse overflows and a trans
portation jam.
Urges Floor Under Corn.
He urged a floor under corn OF
around SO cents bushel in the
form of a Commodity Credit Corp.
loan and a ceiling OF around SO
cents as he said the revised price
control law required.
If this Is not done, to permit
orderly movement, he declared, Il
suggest to the Commodity Credit
Corb., the Department of Agricul-
ture, the railroads and the operators
of grain-handling facilities that they
lay in supply of aspirin, as there
will be many headaches ahead
Mr.. Farlow supported a pending
resolution to declare the Senate's
intention that price ceilings estab-
lished on farm products should pro-
vide at least parity to producers.
Reed Hits Henderson.
Contending Price Administrator
Henderson was attempting to impose
"a collectivist system Of agricultural
control on the country. Senator
Reed, Republican, Of Kansas de-
manded last night that Congress
''call halt to his experiments"
Senator Reed made his assertion
to reporters after H. C. Filley, over
seer for the Nebraska State Grange,
told the Agriculture Subcommittee
that price fixing officials were ignor-
ing provisions of the price-control
law.
There is very great danger.
Mr.. Filley testified, that Government
officials are embarking on "a subsid,
payment program that will cos
hundreds of millions of dollars"
Evening star., 1942-11-20

war production co-ordinator for the
city Of Providence, r. l., dissented.
He told the committee he thought
most, practically all, these small
industries could be turned to war
necessary purposes, military or
civilian.
How many of these little industries
can be saved, how many will last
through the winter, is a matter Of
guessvork today.
According to Mr.. Reeds analysis,
these $4,000 firms did about $4,000
900 900 worth of business-about 13
per cent of all the business done by
manufacturers. And they had about
per cent Of the net sales
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son told the committee that his own
information corroborated Mr.. Reeds
conclusions, that there will be
many thousands. probably $4,000 or
Is 900 of the manufacturing estab-
lishments which are physically un-
able to participate in the war pro-
gram, and by reason Of the fact
that our production system right
now for the war account Is limited
mainly by the availability of raw
materials"
Can't Spare Equipment.
And he added: obviously you
cannot spare, for "a 900 small manu-
featuring establishments, the new
machinery, the machine tools and
everything else to get them to gear
into the war program, even though
you could take the order and split
them down SO that you got a pro
rata amount based upon some pre-.
vious base period"
Representative Bulwinkle, Demo.
crat, Of North Carolina, asked what
Mr.. Henderson thought of a sub.
sidy sufficient to meet the overhead
of these war doomed concerns unit
peace gives them a chance tt
open up.
MY impression is that we viii
need lot Of these establishments
Mr.. Henderson replied, "and for tina
reason tant we could afford an in
vestment in them as an item II
national wealth.
Whether 1t would be q full sub
sidy or not, I am not qualified a
this minute to say. 1t would seen
to me, however, that 1t ought no
to be an automatic guaranty, be
cause certainly there is always /,
normal amount of disappearance
and the fact that the public ha!
changed its mind about the product
and that ought to be going on ir
wartime as In any other time. Yo,
can't avoid loss entirely and main.
tain q competitive system that |.
based primarily on consumer pref
erences."
Still = Possibility.
The question of subsidies for man.
ufacturers, WHOLESALERS and retailer.
still is 4 subject of congressiona
discussion, legislative possibility
Chairman Patman of the Hous,
Small Business Committee ane
others feel that some form of sub.
sidy will be needed to prevent ,
serious dislocation of America
traditional economy, ont only now
but during the postwar period.
Meanwhile, the WPB smaller wal
plants division and the Smaller Wal
Plants Corp. are hoping to save a.
many manufacturers as possible.
Many small plants already ART
making products OF direct or indi.
rect military value. The job then j..
Evening star., 1942-11-20
Col. Elliott Roosevelt
On North African Front

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North
Africa, Nov. 20.--Lt. Col. Elliott
Roosevelt, the Presidents son. was
somewhere ut the front in North
Africa today with his reconnaissance
unit.
He left to join the OUTFIT three
hours after he had arrived at this
base from England. It was disclosed
last night.