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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-06

Mrs. Bertha Stitt has received
word from her son George. who was
indicted in the service a few weeks
ago, that he has been transferred
from Fort Jefferson, Mo, to Waco,
Tex.
Miss Virginia Morrissey. formerly
OF Huron Homes office staff. will
begin work Monday in the bone and
joint clinic OF DR.. Carl Badgley, Ann
Arbor.
Tavern Coleman has returned to
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo, after
spending a furlough with relatives
here.
Mrs. Lyle Hart and daughter
Sharon are expected to arrive sun
day night from Chicago and will
spend two weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lafayette Sphinx and other
relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Ehle OF
Butternut have been spending this
week visiting family friends. Mrs.
Ned Aspinwall and children, Troy,
joined them for part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fountain. Ian
sing. was a guest Thursday OF Mrs.
Herman Wenzel and returned
Thursday to their home.
Mrs. Walter c. Hall. Kalamazoo.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. James
F. Warner and will continue her
visit through another week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-06

The Ypsilanti Daily Press
wishes all subscribers TO re-
ceive their papers regularly
and promptly. In case Of poor
OF non delivery Of the Daily
Press phone the Press Office
at 470 before s p. m. or 2 ?. m.
Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-06
Brother Succumbs

Mrs. Frank Dugas has returned
home after attending the funeral
of her brother, Merrill Mahoney
GEORGETOWN, ILL.,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-06
Attend Rites

Mrs. Anna Beard received word
Saturday morning OF the death OF
her brother, John Clifford, Toledo,
o., and Mrs. Beard and grand
daughter, Miss Viola Notar, attend
ed the funeral Tuesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-06

The Mems Fellowship Glass OF
First Baptist Church Sunday School
went today to Silver Lake for a
retreat, remaining until Sunday
afternoon. Frank Huff is teacher
and director OF the class The
wives of the men in the class will
be included in the retreat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-06
Honor Miss Wyekoff

o. Honor Miss WyekoF
Miss Alice Beal and Mrs. Amy
Hopkins Wilcox gave a breakfast
this morning at the Beal home hor-
oring Miss Ruth Wyckoff. whose
marriage to Robert Martin will take
place June rs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Wise and
family have sold their home at 215
S. Wallace Blvd. and have moved
to the duplex at 1907 Grant St.
Arthur E. Ferguson. 1888 Norris
St. has been ordered 10 report this
week end at Detroit to be trans
ferred TO an aviation cadet train
ing camp.
Mr.. and Mrs F. L. Gable will go
to Albion Sunday. Gordon Gable,
who has completed his years work
at Albion College, will return home
with them.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
Says RoIe0f
Negro Votes
Is Under-rafed
Domination By
South Resented,
White Charges

NEW vORK CTTY-(SNS)--De-
claring that the Nero vote plav-
ad a larger part in the i942 cleo
lions than is RECOGNIZED bv the
white dailies. Walter White. ex-
ecutive secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement
If Colored Peorle this week in {,
ctatement to the nress said that
he shift in a number of Con-
oressional districts of Negro vot-
nrs from the Democratic to the
Republican side is in laroe NEE
sure due to resentment against the
domination of national policy on
tn Negro by the reactionary
South.
The mistreatment of Negro
soldiers and civilisns in the South
particularly, continuation of Jim
Crowism in the armed forces and
war efforts generally, transfer Of
the Fair Employment Practice
Committee from its independent
status under the President to the
War Manpower Commission and
other evils made Negroes sore
enough TO shift their political a.
tiliations. Mr.. White stated:
''It is true that much Of this is
due to the attitude OF. voters gen.
orally to throw the srascals out
when things do not go well. But
it would be a serious mistake for
the Republicans to believe that
they now have re-captured the
Neproes' vote and will continue to
hold 1t no matter what they do.
On too many fundamental issues.
economic, military. and social.
there has been an unwholy al
lance IN Congress between Negro
hating Southern Democrats and
reactionarv Republicans who think
of the Negro only when he is
forced to around election time.
CAS- the Norfolk Journal anc
Guide stated editorially on No.
vernber Z regarding the Republican
party's oversight in adopting g
ten-point declaration of polices
and utilize their strategically 10
Gated political strength wisely, un-
selfishly, and with complete indie
oendence. Onlv by SO doing car
he cause the political leadership Of
. all parties to know that the Ne
gro voter is alert, intelligent, ane
is watching critically every wore
and deed Of the various politica
parties.
crest Of the administration will
be particularly severe IN that con-
gressmen from the poll tax state.
were able to return to the HOUSE
and inasnuch as the Democrats
are still the majority party their
power has increased"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
By cliff Maekay

lies are widespread among Ne
groes. A good example was the
hySterical voice that called our
office the other day to pass on a
tip $50 he saidD that three Negroes
had been lynched in Bolton, a
small suburb of Atlanta.
When the writer expressed
doubt, the voice on the phone
became insistent that he had
obtained his information from,
a reliable source" Of course
a checkup revealed that the
story was completely false. 1t
was just another poisonous
rumor, cleverly designed to de-
press even further the morale
of black citizens.
And then there is the most
vicious rurnor of all. Widespread
Is the belief that has been created
IN the minds of many Negroes that
the japanese deal gently with
people of color, while showing
their bestial nature only to whites.
HLLT Ell ITALIANS
A closer reading of newspapers
would spike this lie without fur
ther discussion. Certainly the
japanese have treated no white
people as harshly as they have
the Chinese, Koreans or Filipinos.
And not to be forgotten is the
TACT that it was the Japanese, who
now so loudly proclaim themselves
as protectors of the darker
races" who freely supplied the
Italians during their conquest of
Ethiopia in 1885.
Every man, woman, and
child can make big contri-
button to our war effort by not
spreading these lies. You can
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
ICCDisnniisses
Railroad Case
Agency Says
Condition Has
Been Corrected

WASHINGTON, D. CAMP
Declaring that unreasonable and
',njustly discriminatory" condi-
tons formerly provided fer Ne
oroes on Texas portion of the
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
railroad had now been corrected,
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion ruled Tuesday that the Rev
J. @. S. Stamps had no case
against the railroad and ordered
his complaint dismissed.
Rev. Stamps was travelling be-
tween Dallas and league, Texas,
on June rs, when he complained
to the commission that while ne
rode on the Rocket" a stream
lied train, accommodations for
Negroes were in the baggage-m
compartments.
His complaint pointed out that
this compartment had no ventila-
ticn except through the door and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

polluted stream Of ru1norS has
been spread in Negro commune
ties throughout the country.
DEMANDS TWISTED
Particularly in the South where
racial feelings are SO easily in
famed have these propaganda
seeds been planted. White Southern
ers have been fed on all sorts Of
impossible stories about what Ne
groes are planning to do.
Demands for racial justice
and economic and political
equality, all Of which are wholly
in accord with the democratic
ideal, have been twisted and
misinterpreted to mean some
thing entirely foreign.
How these lies, no doubt origi-
mating in enemy sources, are given
credence through widespread rep
etition by unthinking and historical
citizens was shown the other day
with the appearance in Atlanta
Of two Negro Red Cross workers
sent from the Washington national
Office.
NOT SO SILLY
No sooner had they reported to
the Atlanta Office where volunteer
workers were folding sterile band
ages, when the telephones got
busy. Excited white women were
told that the two Negro women.
who had their credentials and
wore uniforms, actually did not
come from the national Red Cross,
but were Japanese agents. sent
down to spread poison on the
bandages that were being made.
Seems silly, doesn't It? But
It becomes serious when q
check is made on how wide
spread this vicious lie became
and how much distrust suspi-
cion and confusion II created
at 2 time when national unity
IS Of paramount importance.
No one knew where the rlmor
originated. No one even stopped
q think that 1t could have been
he work of our enemies. Few
y those who passed It on, magni-
wing It q Nttle more with each
cling, realized that they were
lctually working for Hitler, even
noush they were receiving no
'onpsnssttor TOT that WORK.
NEdRors. roo
Just as that ru1nor was spread |
'mone white Americans. similar !
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

Sleeping Car Porters, A Philip
Randolph. international president
and Bonnie Smith, second inter-
national vice president, organized
md set up local divisions of the
brotherhood on the Canadian
Pacific railroad in Toronto and
Montreal.
IN Toronto. Pettgraye was elected
ores.; Shirley Jackson, vice pres
and Lem Cromwell. secretary
treasurer. In Montreal, Joe Jones
vas elected president, S. r. Lewis.
st vice president; Jimmie Greene,
Ind vice president, and Victor /.
Coward. secretary treasurer. Other
.ccal divisions will be established
II Winnipeg, Calgary and VAN
.ouver, according to Mr.. Randolph
Who with Mr.. Smith will go to
Winnipeg later in the month.
Plans are under way to organize
he porters of the Canadian Ma
ional railways. Ladies' auxiliaries
have been organized in Toronto
nd Montreal
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

Leading the Negro candidates
was William l.. Dawson, commit
teeman of the second ward and
former alderman from the same
district, who won the First Con-
gressional seat vacated by Arthur
w. Mitchell. Dawson's entire slate
in the ward was also victorious.
Dawson defeated the Republican
candidate, William E. King. for
mer state senator and presently
member of the Illinois industrial
commission, for the congressional
job by vote of 26,593 to 23,628.
Wendell e. Green, member of
the city civil service commission,
was elected judge of the munich
pal court. Green's victory marks
the first time a Negro has sat on
the bench since 1880 when the late
Judge Albert B. George, Republi-
can, failed for reelection.
County Commissioner Edward
mike Sneed was reelected with a
tally of 717,610 votes with the sup
port of the Kelly-Nash machine.
O. Stanton DePriest, son of the
former congressman for the First
district, and .. B. Martin, were
defeated in the race.
Democrats also won the contests
in the first and third senatorial
districts, with Christopher c. VIM
bish of the Dawson organization
pulling away from the Republican
candidate, Benjamin Clanton, by a
vote Of 1898 to 1908.
The vote for the lower house
was split with the Democrats
yielding two seats to the Republi-
cans. Corneal Davis and Fred j.
Smith were the Democratic stand
dard bearers, and Charles j. Jen-
kins, Ernest A. Greene and Will
liam Warfield, incumbents, won
the Republicans.
Davis and Smith are new corners
to the legislature.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

that it had none of the facilities
or white passengers, such as air
conditioning, adjustable single
chair-car seats, separate toilet
Mushrooms for men and women,
bringing fountain cups and dining
service.
All of this has been corrected,
according to the commission, by
partitioning off portion of one
coach for Negroes and providing
them with dining service.
The commission dismissed the
complaint and said no affirma-
tive order was necessary inasmuch
as the complaint had not sought
PREPARATION and the complaint had
been satisfied for the future.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

Little if any mention has been
made of the fact that there are
Negro combat units abroad, al
though one. an anti-aircraft regi-
ment at Hawaii, has been widely
puhlicized
Declaring it against the policy to
give names and designations as
well as locations of military units,
the department decried the belief
that no other Negro combat units
were abroad.
At the same time, Thursday
morning It was announced that a
total of 1000 United States troops
had just landed at Cairo and were
expected to take an immediate
part in the desert campaign now
being waged against Gen. Ronnmel
Negro troops were with this. the
largest single convoy Of United
States troops to be landed from
one boat.
The commanding officer, Col
John E. Baird Of Providence. was
pleased with the conduct of the
troops on the long trip from New
York stating that not single man
had been lost through illness O,
in any other manner, an unusual
occurrence. The landing of the
troops was belatedly announced.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

tary forces-it was through the
dissemination of propaganda de-
signed to create suspicion, doubt
and divide the peoples he was set
upon conquering.
His arch co-conspirator Herr
Goebbels, Nazi propaganda minis
ter, worked, overtime to spew forth
blanket Of vicious lies to create
unity destroying confusion, before
Nazi hordes moved in to complete
destruction.
WOULD PLAY
ON PREJUDICE
Hitler, long before his declaration
Of war on this country, boasted
that America would be q push.
over; that It's complex racial popu-
lation under his planned propa-
ganda campaign could be quickly
turned into seething revolt.
with this fair warning, COM
ing from = man who knows
no bounds to ruthlessness and
savagery, il seems that Amefi-
cans would be on constant
guard against the poisonous
hes and rulmors the enemy seeks
Il spread il orr midst 81 his
feverish effort TO-. divide Is.
unhappily this Is not true. AS II
the actions 81 unthinking and m
dennocratic A4peFss aas coward Ne,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

Dear Mr.. Barnett:
MY attention has been called
to a news story published i'll
number of Negro newspapers under
a Washington, d. c., dateline OF
October 81, 1912, and accredited
to the Associated Negro Press
This story charges. among other
things that the Office of War In
formation employs only four Ne
groes out of total of 4.407 work.
ers. These are only two of num-
Der Of misstatements of fact made
in the story.
TN the first place, 1 should like
to point out that the Office of War
Information has never and does
not now employ 4,407 persons. This
was the total number asked for in
our budget which We did not ex-
pect to reach till next summer, and
may never reach at all. On October
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

81. 1912, the date on which the re-
lease was published, the entire
field and department staff of the
OWL included less than $500 en-
ployees. Of this number 1926 en-
ployees were On the departmental
staff in Washington.
81. am at a Toss to understand
how any reporter who has visited
any Washington office of Owl
could charge that owl has only
four Negro employees.
"At the present time, the Office
OF War Information is spending
more than 100000 on a single
pamphlet which happens to be de-
voted to the Negro question IN
America. This is in edition to a
Manpower pamphlet, Just released,
which the owl assisted four major
war agencies in preparing, and OF
course, does not include similar
pamphlets, posters md graphic
material already released or in the
process of preparation in the owl.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
The Globe Trotter
Be A Soldier Of The Truth

MORE DANGEROUS than enc
my bullets and more disastrous
than bombs is propaganda. Hit
Ter, chatting under the propaganda
as well as military defeat Of the
Germans in World War I, In his
"Mein KampfD revealed that he
would do his utmost not to have
this error repeated.
How well he has made use Of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

the powerful
weapon, prop.
a g a n d a, ! IS
shown in his
blitzkrieg cap
ture of one
European ma
ton after an
other in the
early stages of
the war. the
first attack on
these coun-
tries was not
with his mill
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

conscientious about the special
regulations have issued to pre-
vent discrimination against Ne
gr0es in all works undertaken by
ahe Federal Works Agency"
-FWA Photograph.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
OW|Head Refutes
Article From AMP

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS)-Elmer Davis Direc-
tor of the Office of War Information today made public
the following letter which has been sent sent to Mr. Claude
A. Barnett Director of the Associated Negro Press 1907
South Parkday, Chicago, ILL.,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

defeat the enemy in his ini-
tial attack on America by
simply refusing to believe the
hundreds of r,lmors floating
around until you see some
proof of them in newspapers
or hear it over the radio.
When people approach you with
these stories, frankly tell them
that you don't believe them. And
then refuse to pass them on to
others. Be extremely skeptical Of
everything that people tell you
about the war, about racial con-
f1icts, about anything that snacks
of enemy propaganda.
Be a soldier of the truth. Truth
is the one thing enemy propagan-
dists fear most. It is the only
effective counter wear on to his
propaganda attack. DE- ut hesitate
to search for it. Don. be afraid
to use it, Don't be an unwilling
agent of the enemy.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

Christopher c. Wimbish won the
lection for State Senator from the
Third Senatorial district in Chica-
20 ON last Tuesday November 3.
Mr. Wimbish is an Albanian by
birth received his early training at
Atlanta University, and later grad
Iated from Howard and North
estern Universities. He was
volunteer and LIST Lieutenant Of
he 366th Infantry, 92nd Division
in the LIST World War, and is an
able practicing attorney in Chica-
70. Mr.. Wimbish is married and
resides with his wife at 4203 S.
Michigan Avenue.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
Randolph Organizes
Porters OF Canada

MOMTREAL-(ANp)- Follow
ing the policy of organization
formulated at the St. Louis con-
vention Of the Brotherhood of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
Dawson Elected To House
Seat Vacated By Mitchell
Many Negroes Are
Swept Into Office

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Republicans the state
the Tuesday elections the Democrats demonstrated voting
returns that they still have firm population Chicago
and Cook county.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
Fighting Units
Are Abroad Too

WASHINGTON-(ANP)- There are several Negro
fighting units abroad according to official of the
department in answer to query to whether all Negro
units were Service units
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

SOMEWHERE TENNEssEE-(sNS-y yitbout ensineers the
whole army especially the completely
less Here Corporal Livingston Is shown
fastening the side rail clamp engineers
enable tanks T. The tzrbplent Cumberland during
nanevcrs The photo taken sandee during
problem executed On The nnaneuvers u. Army Phcto(
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
ST. LOUIS ELECTS DEMOCRAT

ST. LOUIS ELECTS DEMOCkAT
4 ST. LOUIS - (ANP) Edwin
Kenswil, a Democrat, was elected
to the state legislature last Tues
day, defeating George Carper,
Republican. Kenswil was the only
Negro Democrat elected here as
the Republicans made huge gains
in st. Louis and st. Louis county.
DR.. Dixon, Republican, defeated
Bledsoe, Democrat, for justice of
the peace; Ellis Jones won over
Chambers for constable and Judge
Crittenden Clark was reelected
justice of the peace.
DIGGS REELECTED
DETROIT-(ANP) - State Sen.
Charles c. Diggs was elected to
serve his fourth term in the Mich
igan state legislature, beating his
opponent on the Republican ticket
by some $4,000 votes, possibly the
largest vote ever cast In the sec
ond senatorial district.
While Negroes are jubilant over
the reelection of Sen. Diggs, a spell
of gloom fell upon the Democrats
when Gov. Murray d. Van Wagon
er was defeated and the state
again goes Republican. Van Wa
goner had done many good things
Tor Negroes
OHIO REPUBLICANS GAIN
THREE SEATS IN ASSEMBLY
CLEVELAND - Repub-
licans throughout the state record
ed a smashing victory for the par
| ty sweeping into office almost the
entire ticket, lead by Gov. John
w. Brickers. Including three can
didates for the legislative assem-
bly,. They are the Rev. David Tur-
peauy Of Cincinnati; the Rev. San
dy F. Ray of Columbus; and Atty
Chester K. Gillespie of Cleveland
Atty. Gillespie, a veteran of two
terms in the house, was returned
to office by vote upwards of 1O9,-
668 in a district where slim hopes
were held for Republican candi-
date. The lawyer known as vote
getter and able legislator, captured
| his seat with tally far ahead OF
opposing candidates.
WISCONSIN GETS
FIRST NEGRO
| MADISON, Wis.-(ANP1 - The
lower house of the state assembly
here, for the first time In So years
and the second time in Wisconsin
history, will have a Negro mem
Der. Cleveland NJ. Colbert, Repub-
lican, former Spanish Civil war
aviator, was elected by six votes In
Milwaukee's sixth district over
Philip Markey, white Progressive:
Colbert 1855; Markey 1859.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14
NO ASPIRIN.

can domore for you thanSt. Joseph Aspirin.
So why pay more? Worlds largest seller
at Zoe. SO tablets 20e 100 for only 35t.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-14

Just as that rurnor was spread
among white Americans. similar
Evening star., 1942-06-07
by Matt Taylor
Msarufsd BY h~ss Montgomery F1ess

amt combed and his hands are strong and
stops He talks nice to that kid and tries to
draw him out. The kid gives him the eye and
says, ''Oh, yeah?" and Nuts to you" until
Dan can't take it any more He rushes out to
find Lieutenant Dunbar
We'll. officer" says the lieutenant, when
Dan busts in. what els your report on this
Mussy Kane kid?'
What is my report?" shouts Dam II will
give it to you quick. He's mean, ugly. bad
tempered. disagreeable brat"
Naturally" says the lieutenant. What
about corrective treatment
WELL" Dan says, If you will let me take
my belt strap :"
The lieutenant raises his hand. II don't
say strap wouldn't do this Mussy world
of good, but it mustn't be cop that gives it
to him. What about his home life?'
He won't talk" says Dan.
Then find out. Have someone responsible
for him here in the morning."
WHEN the kid hears Dan is going home
with him. he amt so cocky any more.
Dan chuckles. when get through with
you" he says, your old man will give you
such whaling ="
Amt got no old man," says the kid.
Your ma. then" says Dan. And III
stick around if she needs any help"
Mussy lives in tenement in the South
End. and they climb three flights up the
creaky stairs. Mussy isn't wisecracking any
more and he's pale under his freckles. When