The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-01-31
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THE TOWN
By John WOOD

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the Shoutin' is over and the govern
ment with the consent OF the
housing commission) decides tic
provide housing for eolored defense
workers a lot OF people are going
to be disappointed. Unlike The
handling OF Brewster, this new pro-
iect will house those for whom il
was built and not Hose who have
the pull" in the right place that
enables them 10 acquire housing
ahead Of those who most need 10 a.
cost housing.
Typical OF the many complaints
about the handling tor misnandlingJ
OF the Brewster Homes. is the story
of woman with whom talked
last week. Said she: was under
the impression that the Brewster
project was built for people in the
lower income bracket until | tried
to get place in the project l made
application in September, 1910; l
was given white card and told
to report at some other place;
was never even told whether or
not was on the waiting list. But
since then know Of DSR employ
eeS Ford workers, mail carriers,
business people and others who
have moved into the project SINCE
| made application for a home.
My husband earns a small salary
and he can't get into the project;
yet these other people who have
good incomes and can afford to
pay the landlord are favored with
home in a project supposed 10
have been built for those who can
not afford high rents"
NOTE: The waiting list for &C.
cupancy in the Brewster project
is somewhere around 5000, mostly
people VINO SHOULD occupy the
project And the lady is absolutely
right, about the favortism shown
in renting homes in the project
That is why the authorities are
going 10 tighten down on applica-
lions so the deserving people will
be taken care OF first.
IS 1T TRUE DEPARTMENT: John
Doe claims he took his wife to
hospital and before she was given
treatment the hospital attaches de-
msnded that he bring his wifes
life insurance policy to hospital.
They looked it over and asked john
Doe 10 make the HOSPITAL
BENEFICIARY in the event Of
death. Doe asked for a little time
to- think the matter over; consulted
his pharmacist; and returned 10 the
hospital. Instead OF changing The
policy he changed hospitals. John
Doe said he didn't mind being taken
for square but he thought his
wife had small chance OF recov-
ering when the doctors started
figuring on her insurance money
even before they treated her. Are
hospitals REALLY that way?
.GRAzX-fBEA- DEPARTMENT.
Every weekday at noon you will
find these people having lunch at
Barthwell's Benton street store:
two or three clerical workers. a
pharmacist, a newspaperman, an
architect, sales girl and an assort-
ment Of truck drivers, BARRIERS, etc.
One of these customers VINO for
merly lunched at Barthwell's Hol-
brook store advanced the opinon
that the girls at that store could
do better job on chewing gum
than the girls at the Benton street
store, but there was a difference
in opinion after much argument.
So in few days the whole gang
is going out to the Holbrook store
just 10 see il the girls there can
out-chew the girls at the other
store. A nutty idea if ever there
was one.
CALLING LEROY WHITE: Your
blast at the leaders is the talk Of
the town, but you must remember
there are two ways 10 talk about
a thing. ARTHUR REED: When the
Navy department issued the state
ment that that branch Of the serv-
ice had never put a ban on Negro
blood plasms it meant the NA.A.
C.P. had chslked up another VIC
tory, for it was the NA.ACP. that
forced the statement from the Navy
department All OF which proves
that your assertion that the N.A.A.
C.P, never does anything should be
taken with the proverbial grain
OF salt. MR.. and MRS. Levi
Mcdowell: Your invitation has been
accepted. W. c. COOKE: Just
where does the Crusaders Organiza-
ton stand in this housing fight?
Or is it too big? e. REV. and
MRS. PITTMAN: Isn't it nice to
know your son, Randle, who was
recently indicted into the army,
will be missed by so many people?
SHORT STORY: The man sitting
across the isle on crosstown car
began TO flirt with the lady but
she paid him no mind, all the time
she was looking straight into his
eyes without seeming to see him.
He continued TO make signs and
wnen the car stopped at Woodward
ne saw vacant seat beside ner
but she got Up. He made one last
effort 10 attract her attention as
she got up but she still ignored
him. and walked right into him.
As she left the car she pulled out
a white cane she had concealed
under her coat and began TO make
her way across the street. The guy
probably thinks he is q flop as a